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U2 did not have a reputation as a politically and socially conscious group.
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"text": "U2 U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin formed in 1976 . The group consists of Bono ( lead vocals and rhythm guitar ) , the Edge ( lead guitar , keyboards , and backing vocals ) , Adam Clayton ( bass guitar ) , and Larry Mullen Jr. ( drums and percussion ) . Initially rooted in post-punk , U2 's sound grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music , yet has maintained an anthemic sound built on Bono 's expressive vocals and the Edge 's effects-based guitar textures . Their lyrics , often embellished with spiritual imagery , focus on personal themes and sociopolitical concerns . Popular for their live performances , the group have staged several ambitious and elaborate tours over their career . The band formed at Mount Temple Comprehensive School in 1976 when the members were teenagers with limited musical proficiency . Within four years , they signed with Island Records and released their debut album , Boy ( 1980 ) . Subsequent work such as their first UK number-one album , War ( 1983 ) , and the singles `` Sunday Bloody Sunday '' and `` Pride ( In the Name of Love ) '' helped establish U2 's reputation as a politically and socially conscious group . By the mid-1980s , they had become renowned globally for their live act , highlighted by their performance at Live Aid in 1985 . The group 's fifth album , The Joshua Tree ( 1987 ) , made them international superstars and was their greatest critical and commercial success . Topping music charts around the world , it produced their only number-one singles in the US , `` With or Without You '' and `` I Still Have n't Found What I 'm Looking For '' . Facing a backlash and creative stagnation , U2 reinvented themselves in the 1990s through a new musical direction and public image . Beginning with their acclaimed seventh album , Achtung Baby ( 1991 ) , and the multimedia intensive Zoo TV Tour , the band integrated influences from alternative rock , electronic dance music , and industrial music into their sound , and embraced a more ironic , flippant image . This experimentation continued through their ninth album , Pop ( 1997 ) , and the PopMart Tour , which were mixed successes . U2 regained critical and commercial favour with the records All That You Ca n't Leave Behind ( 2000 ) and How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb ( 2004 ) , which established a more conventional , mainstream sound for the group . Their U2 360 ° Tour of 2009 -- 2011 is the highest-attended and highest-grossing concert tour in history . The group 's thirteenth album , Songs of Innocence ( 2014 ) , was released at no cost through the iTunes Store , but received criticism for its automatic placement in users ' music libraries . U2 have released 13 studio albums and are one of the world 's best-selling music artists of all time , having sold more than 170 million records worldwide . They have won 22 Grammy Awards , more than any other band , and in 2005 , they were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility . Rolling Stone ranked U2 at number 22 on its list of the `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' . Throughout their career , as a band and as individuals , they have campaigned for human rights and philanthropic causes , including Amnesty International , Jubilee 2000 , the ONE/DATA campaigns , Product Red , War Child , and Music Rising .",
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"text": "No Smoke Without a Fire `` No Smoke Without a Fire '' is a song by British rock group Bad Company , released as the second single from their eighth studio album Dangerous Age . Despite failing to match the success of the album 's first single , `` Shake It Up '' , `` No Smoke Without a Fire '' was played substantially with `` Shake It Up '' on rock radio stations at the time of its release , eventually reaching a peak of # 4 on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart . The song is one of the songs listed on Clear Channel 's list of `` songs with questionable lyrics '' following the September 11 , 2001 attacks .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Blink-182 Blink-182 ( often stylized as blink-182 ; pronounced `` blink one eighty two '' ) is an American rock band formed in Poway , California in 1992 . The band currently consists of bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus , drummer Travis Barker , and guitarist and vocalist Matt Skiba . Founded by guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge , bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus and drummer Scott Raynor , the band emerged from the Southern California punk scene of the early 1990s and first gained notoriety for high-energy live shows and irreverent lyrical toilet humor . Blink-182 was initially known as Blink until an Irish band of the same name threatened legal action ; in response , the band appended the meaningless number '' -182 '' . In its early years , Blink-182 toured heavily behind the band 's debut , Cheshire Cat ( 1995 ) . The group signed with major label MCA Records to co-distribute its second album , Dude Ranch ( 1997 ) . Raynor was fired midway through a 1998 tour and replaced by Barker . The group 's next two releases , Enema of the State ( 1999 ) and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket ( 2001 ) , were enormous successes on the strength of radio and MTV airplay . The eponymously titled Blink-182 followed in 2003 and marked a stylistic shift for the group . DeLonge quit in 2005 , sending the band into what was termed an `` indefinite hiatus '' . They reunited in 2009 , producing the trio 's sixth album , Neighborhoods ( 2011 ) . In 2015 , DeLonge again exited and was replaced by Alkaline Trio guitarist and vocalist Matt Skiba . The band 's seventh studio album , California , was released on July 1 , 2016 . Blink-182 is considered a key group in the development of pop punk ; the band 's combination of pop melodies with fast-paced punk rock featured a more radio-friendly accessibility than prior bands . The trio has sold over thirteen million albums in the United States , and over 50 million albums worldwide . In 2011 , The New York Times asserted , `` no punk band of the 1990s has been more influential than Blink-182 , '' and even as the band receded after its 2005 split , `` its sound and style could be heard in the muscular pop punk of Fall Out Boy or in the current wave of high-gloss Warped Tour punk bands , like All Time Low and The Maine . ''",
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"text": "Acrobat (song) `` Acrobat '' is a song by rock band U2 . It is the eleventh track on their 1991 album Achtung Baby . The critical failure of Rattle and Hum ( 1988 ) led the band to seek a harder sound in their music . The song developed from a riff created by guitarist The Edge , and is played in a time signature . Thematically the song contains elements of hypocrisy , alienation , and moral confusion . `` Acrobat '' has never been performed live , although it was rehearsed prior to the third leg of the Zoo TV Tour .",
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"text": "Timeline of U2 This is a timeline of the history of rock band U2 :",
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"text": "Zimbabwean jazz Zimbabwean Jazz , also known as Afro Jazz was developed in the 20th century . Its history can be traced from its early colonial era . It was influenced by a style of township rhythm that evolved in a southern part of Africa over the last century . One can also trace similarities from Kwela , a pennywhistle-based , street music from the southern part of Africa with jazzy underpinnings and a distinctive , skiffle-like beat . Kwela music was influenced by blending the music of Malawian immigrants to South Africa , together with the local South African sounds . In Chichewa , the word Kwela has a very similar meaning to the South African meaning : `` to climb '' . The music was popularised in South Africa and then brought to Malawi , where contemporary Malawian artists have also begun producing Kwela music . It is also closely related to Marabi which was the name given to a keyboard style ( often using cheap pedal organs ) that had a musical link to American jazz , ragtime and blues , with roots deep in the African tradition . Early Marabi musicians were part of an underground musical culture and were typically not recorded . An example of such an artist in the early 1940s is August Musarurwa of the Skokiaan fame . It has continued to develop and you can even see traits of this music in his grandson Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa . This music was often played in townships ( segregated parts of suburban areas ) . During colonial years of Rhodesia , the term township referred to a residential area reserved for black citizens within the boundaries of a city or town , and is still commonly used colloquially . But In modern Zimbabwe it is also used to refer to a residential area within close proximity of a rural growth point . These townships you would find `` Shebeens '' . Shebeens are most often located in townships as an alternative to pubs and bars . In the colonial error indigenous Africans were barred from entering pubs or bars reserved for those of European descent . Originally shebeens were operated illegally by women who were called Shebeen Queens and was itself a revival of the African tradition that assigned the role of alcohol brewing to women . The Shebeen Queens would sell home brewed and home-distilled alcohol and provided patrons with a place to meet and discuss political and social issues . Often , patrons and owners were arrested by the police , though the shebeens were frequently reopened because of their importance in unifying the community and providing a safe place for discussion . During the colonial error era shebeens became a crucial meeting place for activists , some attracting working class activists and community members , while others attracted lawyers , doctors and musicians . Shebeens also provided music and dancing , allowing patrons to express themselves culturally , which helped give rise to and support for the musical genre called Township Jazz which we now call Afro Jazz or Zimbabwean Jazz .",
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"text": "Less Than Zero (song) `` Less Than Zero '' is the eighth track on Elvis Costello 's debut album My Aim Is True , and the first Costello single that Stiff Records released . The song expressed Costello 's anger after seeing former British Union of Fascists leader Oswald Mosley interviewed on television attempting to deny his racist past . In the liner notes to the Rhino edition of the album , Costello writes : The song therefore fits in with a number of others on early Costello albums that deal with themes of fascism and totalitarianism , which also include `` Night Rally '' from This Year 's Model and `` Goon Squad '' from Armed Forces . In this case , a racist and totalitarian movement is seen in terms of sub rosa teenage sex : `` Turn up the TV ... Even your mother wo n't detect it/So your father wo n't know . '' Allmusic critic Mark Deming describes the melody as `` slow , slinky -LSB- and -RSB- sinister . '' Deming also suggests that the melody shows some reggae influences , even though the rhythm does not incorporate reggae syncopations . Deming describes the song as `` controversial , audacious , and highly effective '' as well as `` a truly remarkable debut . '' On his first visit to the United States , Costello found that American audiences did n't understand the song , writing in his 2015 autobiography , Unfaithful Music and Disappearing Ink , `` I 'm not sure if anyone in Cleveland has ever heard of Oswald Mosley or gave a damn about him when we played `` Less Than Zero '' that night . It was just some rock and roll music with a fashionable-sounding title '' . Later , he substantially rewrote the lyrics to refer to Lee Harvey Oswald . This was a reference to the common misconception among American fans that this was the `` Mr. Oswald '' referred to in the original lyrics . This version is usually referred to as the `` Dallas version '' and is available as a bonus track on the My Aim is True reissue , and a live version can be found on Live at the El Mocambo . The song later provided US author Bret Easton Ellis with the title of his debut novel . The song was also involved in Costello 's infamous performance on Saturday Night Live on 17 December 1977 . Following pressure from his record company to play the song on the show , Costello began to play the song , but he stopped after only a few bars , saying that `` there 's no reason to do this song here . '' He then launched into an unannounced performance of `` Radio Radio '' , a song he had promised not to play . As a result , he was banned from the show until 1989 . In 2015 , Costello wrote of having seen the Saturday Night Live appearance as an opportunity equivalent to The Beatles ' first live US television performance on -LSB- -LSB- The Ed Sullivan Show -RSB- : '' -LSB- ... -RSB- Columbia insisted that the second song should be `` Less Than Zero '' . The song had already proven to be obscure to many American ears and if this was supposed to be our I Want to Hold Your Hand moment , I thought the song was too low-key '' . He had then come up with the plan to switch songs , inspired by a live performance on the BBC 's The Lulu Show in 1969 in which Jimi Hendrix had scrapped a performance of Hey Joe after a few bars to instead play an impromptu tribute to Cream , who had broken up just days before . `` Less Than Zero '' appears on the first Stiff Records compilation ; A Bunch of Stiff Records , whilst the B-side , `` Radio Sweetheart '' , appears on their second ; Hits Greatest Stiffs .",
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"text": "Black people Black people is a term used in certain countries , often in socially based systems of racial classification or of ethnicity , to describe persons who are perceived to be dark-skinned compared to other given populations . As such , the meaning of the expression varies widely both between and within societies , and depends significantly on context . For many other individuals , communities and countries , `` black '' is also perceived as a derogatory , outdated , reductive or otherwise unrepresentative label , and as a result is neither used nor defined . Different societies apply differing criteria regarding who is classified as `` black '' , and these social constructs have also changed over time . In a number of countries , societal variables affect classification as much as skin color , and the social criteria for `` blackness '' vary . For example , in North America the term black people is not necessarily an indicator of skin color or ethnic origin , but is instead a socially based racial classification related to being African American , with a family history typically associated with institutionalized slavery . In the United Kingdom , `` black '' was historically equivalent with `` person of color '' , a general term for non-European peoples . In South Africa and Latin America , mixed-race people are generally not classified as `` black '' . In other regions such as Australasia , settlers applied the term `` black '' or it was used by local populations with different histories and ancestral backgrounds .",
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"text": "Ulster Protestant Action Ulster Protestant Action ( UPA ) was an Ulster loyalist and Protestant fundamentalist vigilante group in Northern Ireland . The group was founded at a special meeting at the Ulster Unionist Party 's ( UUP ) offices in Glengall Street , Belfast , in 1956 . Among the attendees were many loyalists who were to become major figures in the 1960s and 1970 , such as Ian Paisley and Desmond Boal . The independent unionist MP Norman Porter also attended , but took no further part in the group . The meeting 's declared purpose was to organise the defence of Ulster Protestant areas against anticipated Irish Republican Army ( IRA ) activity , based on the old Ulster Protestant Association immediately after the partition of Ireland in 1920 , who organised assassination missions into Catholic areas of Belfast . The new body decided to call itself `` Ulster Protestant Action '' , and the first year of its existence was taken up with the discussion of vigilante patrols , street barricades , and drawing up lists of IRA suspects in both Belfast and in rural areas . The initial executive of the UPA consisted of John McQuade , Billy Spence , Charles McCullough , Richard Fenton , Frank Millar , Sammy Verner , Herbert Ditty , Bob Newman and Noel Doherty , with Paisley as an ex officio member . Even though no IRA threat materialised in Belfast , and despite it becoming clear that the IRA 's activities during the Border Campaign were to be limited to the border areas , Ulster Protestant Action remained in being . Factory and workplace branches were formed under the UPA , including one by Paisley in Belfast 's Ravenhill area under his direct control . The concern of the UPA increasingly came to focus on the defence of `` Bible Protestantism '' and Protestant interests where jobs and housing were concerned . Although initially opposed to professional politicians , specifically banning them from membership of the group , the UPA stood the former Belfast City Councillor and superintendent of an independent gospel mission , Albert Duff , against Brian Maginess in Iveagh at the Northern Ireland general election , 1958 . Maginess was perceived as being sympathetic to Catholics , having banned an Orange Order parade in 1952 , and Duff was able to take 41.5 % of the vote , although he failed to win the seat . Duff was more successful in May 1958 , when he regained a seat on Belfast City Council , with Charles McCullough also taking a seat for the UPA , while , in 1960 , Boal won the Belfast Shankill constituency at Stormont as an official UUP candidate . As Paisley came to dominate Ulster Protestant Action , he received his first convictions for public order offences . In June 1959 , a major riot occurred on the Shankill Road in Belfast following a rally he had spoken at . His moves to form a Protestant unionist political party caused tensions in the group , and Paisley 's supporters formed their own `` Premier '' branch of the UPA , reinforcing their control of the group . In the 1960s , Paisley and the UPA campaigned against Prime Minister of Northern Ireland Terence O'Neill 's rapprochement with the Republic of Ireland and his meetings with Taoiseach of the Republic , Seán Lemass , a veteran of the Easter Rising of 1916 and the anti-Treaty IRA . They opposed efforts by O'Neill to deliver civil rights to the Catholic minority in Northern Ireland , especially the proposed abolition of gerrymandering of local electoral areas for the election of urban and county councils . In 1964 his demand that the Royal Ulster Constabulary remove an Irish Tricolour from Sinn Féin 's Belfast offices led to two days of rioting after this was followed through . In the aftermath of these protests , Duff and James McCarroll were elected to Belfast City Council for the UPA . In 1966 , the group reformed as the Protestant Unionist Party .",
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"text": "1950s in jazz By the end of the 1940s , the nervous energy and tension of bebop was replaced with a tendency towards calm and smoothness , with the sounds of cool jazz , which favoured long , linear melodic lines . It emerged in New York City , as a result of the mixture of the styles of predominantly white swing jazz musicians and predominantly black bebop musicians , and it dominated jazz in the first half of the 1950s . The starting point were a series of singles on Capitol Records in 1949 and 1950 of a nonet led by trumpeter Miles Davis , collected and released first on a ten-inch and later a twelve-inch as the Birth of the Cool . Cool jazz recordings by Chet Baker , Dave Brubeck , Bill Evans , Gil Evans , Stan Getz and the Modern Jazz Quartet usually have a `` lighter '' sound which avoided the aggressive tempos and harmonic abstraction of bebop . Cool jazz later became strongly identified with the West Coast jazz scene , but also had a particular resonance in Europe , especially Scandinavia , with emergence of such major figures as baritone saxophonist Lars Gullin and pianist Bengt Hallberg . The theoretical underpinnings of cool jazz were set out by the blind Chicago pianist Lennie Tristano , and its influence stretches into such later developments as Bossa nova , modal jazz , and even free jazz . See also the list of cool jazz and West Coast musicians for further detail . Hard bop , an extension of bebop ( or `` bop '' ) music that incorporates influences from rhythm and blues , gospel music , and blues , especially in the saxophone and piano playing , developed in the mid-1950s , partly in response to the vogue for cool jazz in the early 1950s . The hard bop style coalesced in 1953 and 1954 , paralleling the rise of rhythm and blues . Miles Davis ' performance of `` Walkin ' '' the title track of his album of the same year , at the very first Newport Jazz Festival in 1954 , announced the style to the jazz world . The quintet Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers , fronted by Blakey and featuring pianist Horace Silver and trumpeter Clifford Brown , were leaders in the hard bop movement along with Davis . ( See also List of Hard bop musicians ) Modal jazz recordings , such as Miles Davis 's Kind of Blue , became popular in the late 1950s . Popular modal standards include Davis 's `` All Blues '' and `` So What '' ( both 1959 ) , John Coltrane 's `` Impressions '' ( 1963 ) and Herbie Hancock 's `` Maiden Voyage '' ( 1965 ) . Later , Davis 's `` second great quintet '' , which included saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianist Herbie Hancock , recorded a series of highly acclaimed albums in the mid-to-late 1960s . Standards from these sessions include Shorter 's `` Footprints '' ( 1966 ) and Eddie Harris 's `` Freedom Jazz Dance '' ( 1966 ) . In Brazil , a new style of music called bossa nova evolved in the late 1950s . The free jazz movement , coming to prominence in the late 1950s , spawned very few standards . Free jazz 's unorthodox structures and performance techniques are not as amenable to transcription as other jazz styles . However , `` Lonely Woman '' ( 1959 ) a blues by saxophonist Ornette Coleman , is perhaps the closest thing to a standard in free jazz , having been recorded by dozens of notable performers .",
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"text": "Northern Ireland Unionist Party The Northern Ireland Unionist Party ( NIUP ) was a small political party in Northern Ireland . It was formed in January 1999 as a splinter party from the UK Unionist Party ( UKUP ) . This split was caused by disagreement between the five UKUP members of the Northern Ireland Assembly . Four of the members disagreed with UKUP leader Robert McCartney 's policy of resigning from the Assembly should Sinn Féin become part of the power-sharing executive . Cedric Wilson , Patrick Roche , Norman Boyd and Roger Hutchinson disagreed with McCartney , wanting to remain in the Assembly to challenge unionists in favour of the Belfast Agreement . McCartney disciplined these members in their absence and , in response , they left the UKUP and formed the NIUP . Led by Wilson , the new party argued that it had the support of the grassroots membership of the UKUP , but McCartney disputed this . Subsequently , Hutchinson left the NIUP on 30 November 1999 , sitting as an independent Unionist for a period before joining the Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP ) . He then left the DUP and unsuccessfully contested the 2003 Assembly Election as an independent Unionist . The NIUP opposed the Belfast Agreement and the reformation of the Royal Ulster Constabulary to the Police Service Northern Ireland . They described their position as `` principled unionism . '' In its first electoral test , the party polled very poorly in the 2001 General Election and in local elections held on the same day , winning no Westminster or council seats . In the 2003 Assembly Election , the NIUP won no seats at all . The NIUP consistently a low level of support and mainly contested the constituencies represented by its four Assembly members . In 2001 , it received 1,794 votes in the general election and 1,818 votes in the local elections . This fell to 1,350 in the 2003 Assembly election . Its share of the vote across Northern Ireland was around 0.2 % in each case . The party 's submission of accounts for 2004 stated that the party was `` inactive '' during this period and there is no evidence of subsequent activity . Wilson stood as an independent candidate in the Strangford constituency at the 2007 Assembly Election where he polled 305 votes ( 0.8 % ) , thus finishing last out of the fifteen candidates . The NIUP voluntarily deregistered as a political party on 10 March 2008 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Beatlemania in the United Kingdom The phenomenon known as Beatlemania originated in the United Kingdom , birthplace of the Beatles , when the band first realised enormous popularity there in 1963 . Returning in 1962 from a highly formative two-year residency in Germany , the Beatles achieved a commercial breakthrough with their second UK single release , `` Please Please Me '' early in 1963 , but gained `` Superstar '' status with the release of `` She Loves You '' later that year . There followed an almost non-stop series of concerts and tours , attended with feverish enthusiasm across the UK , for the whole of the following year . The Beatles ' popularity in the UK came to exceed even that of the notable American artists Tommy Roe , Chris Montez and Roy Orbison , whose UK chart success at the time did not keep them from being overshadowed by the Beatles during their 1963 nationwide tours with the lower-billed band -- an achievement previously unknown for a UK act . With intense media interest in the Beatles during 1963 , the year was also taken up with TV shows , press interviews and a weekly radio show . Despite these demands the band found time for many sessions in the recording studio , releasing two albums and four singles during the year . 1963 was also the year when Lennon 's son Julian was born . By the end of 1963 , Beatlemania would begin to spread internationally . The single `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' entered the US charts on 18 January 1964 , selling one-and-a-half million copies in under three weeks , and the following month the Beatles made their first visit to America . The great interest in the Beatles brought about a major change in US attitudes to popular music and marked the start of the phenomenon known as the British Invasion .",
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"text": "Anti-nuclear groups in the United States More than eighty anti-nuclear groups are operating , or have operated , in the United States . These include : Abalone Alliance , Clamshell Alliance , Greenpeace USA , Institute for Energy and Environmental Research , Musicians United for Safe Energy , Nevada Desert Experience , Nuclear Control Institute , Nuclear Information and Resource Service , Public Citizen Energy Program , Shad Alliance , and the Sierra Club . These are direct action , environmental , health , and public interest organizations who oppose nuclear weapons and/or nuclear power . In 1992 , the chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said that `` his agency had been pushed in the right direction on safety issues because of the pleas and protests of nuclear watchdog groups '' . Some of the most influential groups in the anti-nuclear movement have had members who included Nobel Laureates ( e.g. , Linus Pauling and Hermann Joseph Muller ) . These scientists have belonged primarily to two groups : the Federation of American Scientists , and the Committee for Nuclear Responsibility .",
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"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 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "KMFDM KMFDM ( originally Kein Mehrheit Für Die Mitleid , `` loosely '' translated by the band as `` no pity for the majority '' ) is an industrial band led by German multi-instrumentalist Sascha Konietzko , who founded the group in 1984 as a performance art project . The group 's earliest incarnation included German drummer En Esch and British vocalist Raymond Watts , the latter of whom left and rejoined the group several times over its history . The trio recorded the band 's earliest albums in Germany before Konietzko and Esch moved to the United States , where they found much greater success with seminal industrial record label Wax Trax ! . German guitarist Günter Schulz joined in 1990 ; both he and Esch continued with the band until KMFDM broke up in 1999 . Konietzko resurrected KMFDM in 2002 ( Esch and Schulz declined to rejoin ) on Metropolis Records , and by 2005 he had assembled a consistent line-up that included American singer Lucia Cifarelli , British guitarists Jules Hodgson and Steve White , and British drummer Andy Selway . Konietzko and Cifarelli moved back to Germany in 2007 , while the rest of the band stayed in the U.S. . In addition to these core members , dozens of other musicians have worked with the group across its nineteen studio albums and two dozen singles , with sales totaling in excess of two million records worldwide . Critics consider KMFDM to be one of the first bands to bring industrial music to mainstream audiences , though Konietzko refers to the band 's music as `` The Ultra-Heavy Beat '' . The band incorporates heavy metal guitar riffs , electronic music , samples , and both male and female vocals in its music , which encompasses a variety of styles including industrial rock and electronic body music . The band is fiercely political , with many of its lyrics taking stands against violence , war , and oppression . KMFDM normally tours at least once after every major release , and band members are known for their accessibility to and interaction with fans , both online and at concerts . Members , singly or working together and with other musicians , have recorded under many other names , primarily Watts ' Pig , Konietzko 's Excessive Force , and Esch and Schulz 's Slick Idiot .",
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"text": "Is It a Sin `` Is It a Sin '' is a song by British electronic group Deepest Blue . It was released in May 2004 as the third single from their debut album Late September . It reached number 24 in the UK Singles Chart . The track shares a common echoed guitar riff with U2 , which can be found prominently in U2 's `` Where the Streets Have No Name '' and other U2 songs .",
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"text": "One Tree Hill (song) `` One Tree Hill '' is a song by Irish rock band U2 and the ninth track on their 1987 album The Joshua Tree . In March 1988 , it was released as the fourth single from the album in New Zealand and Australia , while `` In God 's Country '' was released as the fourth single in North America . The release charted at number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart . The track was written in memory of Greg Carroll , a Māori man the band first met in Auckland during the Unforgettable Fire Tour in 1984 . He became very close friends with lead singer Bono and later served as a roadie for the group . Carroll was killed in July 1986 in a motorcycle accident in Dublin . Following the tangi ( funeral ) in New Zealand , Bono wrote the lyrics to `` One Tree Hill '' in Carroll 's memory . The lyrics reflect Bono 's thoughts at the tangi and during his first night in New Zealand when Carroll took him up Auckland 's One Tree Hill . They also pay homage to Chilean singer-songwriter and activist Víctor Jara . Musically , the song was developed in a jam session with producer Brian Eno . The vocals were recorded in a single take , as Bono felt incapable of singing them a second time . `` One Tree Hill '' was received favourably by critics , who variously described it as `` a soft , haunting benediction '' , `` a remarkable musical centrepiece '' , and a celebration of life . U2 delayed performing the song on the Joshua Tree Tour in 1987 because of Bono 's fears over his emotional state . After its live debut on the tour 's third leg and an enthusiastic reaction from audiences , the song was played occasionally for the rest of the tour and semi-regularly during the Lovetown Tour of 1989 -- 1990 . It has appeared only sporadically since then , and most renditions were performed in New Zealand . Performances in November 2010 on the U2 360 ° Tour were dedicated to the miners who died in the Pike River Mine disaster .",
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"text": "Music Music is an art form and cultural activity whose medium is sound organized in time . The common elements of music are pitch ( which governs melody and harmony ) , rhythm ( and its associated concepts tempo , meter , and articulation ) , dynamics ( loudness and softness ) , and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture ( which are sometimes termed the `` color '' of a musical sound ) . Different styles or types of music may emphasize , de-emphasize or omit some of these elements . Music is performed with a vast range of instruments and vocal techniques ranging from singing to rapping ; there are solely instrumental pieces , solely vocal pieces ( such as songs without instrumental accompaniment ) and pieces that combine singing and instruments . The word derives from Greek μουσική #Ancient Greek ( mousike ; `` art of the Muses '' ) . In its most general form , the activities describing music as an art form or cultural activity include the creation of works of music ( songs , tunes , symphonies , and so on ) , the criticism of music , the study of the history of music , and the aesthetic examination of music . Ancient Greek and Indian philosophers defined music as tones ordered horizontally as melodies and vertically as harmonies . Common sayings such as `` the harmony of the spheres '' and `` it is music to my ears '' point to the notion that music is often ordered and pleasant to listen to . However , 20th-century composer John Cage thought that any sound can be music , saying , for example , `` There is no noise , only sound . '' The creation , performance , significance , and even the definition of music vary according to culture and social context . Indeed , throughout history , some new forms or styles of music have been criticized as `` not being music '' , including Beethoven 's Grosse Fuge string quartet in 1825 , early jazz in the beginning of the 1900s and hardcore punk in the 1980s . There are many types of music , including popular music , traditional music , art music , music written for religious ceremonies and work songs such as chanteys . Music ranges from strictly organized compositions -- such as Classical music symphonies from the 1700s and 1800s , through to spontaneously played improvisational music such as jazz , and avant-garde styles of chance-based contemporary music from the 20th and 21st centuries . Music can be divided into genres ( e.g. , country music ) and genres can be further divided into subgenres ( e.g. , country blues and pop country are two of the many country subgenres ) , although the dividing lines and relationships between music genres are often subtle , sometimes open to personal interpretation , and occasionally controversial . For example , it can be hard to draw the line between some early 1980s hard rock and heavy metal . Within the arts , music may be classified as a performing art , a fine art or as an auditory art . Music may be played or sung and heard live at a rock concert or orchestra performance , heard live as part of a dramatic work ( a music theater show or opera ) , or it may be recorded and listened to on a radio , MP3 player , CD player , smartphone or as film score or TV show . In many cultures , music is an important part of people 's way of life , as it plays a key role in religious rituals , rite of passage ceremonies ( e.g. , graduation and marriage ) , social activities ( e.g. , dancing ) and cultural activities ranging from amateur karaoke singing to playing in an amateur funk band or singing in a community choir . People may make music as a hobby , like a teen playing cello in a youth orchestra , or work as a professional musician or singer . The music industry includes the individuals who create new songs and musical pieces ( such as songwriters and composers ) , individuals who perform music ( which include orchestra , jazz band and rock band musicians , singers and conductors ) , individuals who record music ( music producers and sound engineers ) , individuals who organize concert tours , and individuals who sell recordings and sheet music and scores to customers .",
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"text": "Schindler's List Schindler 's List is a 1993 American epic historical period drama film directed and co-produced by Steven Spielberg and scripted by Steven Zaillian . It is based on the novel Schindler 's Ark by Australian novelist Thomas Keneally . The film relates a period in the life of Oskar Schindler , an ethnic German businessman , during which he saved the lives of more than a thousand mostly Polish-Jewish refugees from the Holocaust by employing them in his factories during World War II . It stars Liam Neeson as Schindler , Ralph Fiennes as SS officer Amon Göth , and Ben Kingsley as Schindler 's Jewish accountant Itzhak Stern . Ideas for a film about the Schindlerjuden ( Schindler Jews ) were proposed as early as 1963 . Poldek Pfefferberg , one of the Schindlerjuden , made it his life 's mission to tell the story of Schindler . Spielberg became interested in the story when executive Sidney Sheinberg sent him a book review of Schindler 's Ark. . Universal Pictures bought the rights to the novel , but Spielberg , unsure if he was ready to make a film about the Holocaust , tried to pass the project to several other directors before finally deciding to direct the film himself . Principal photography took place in Kraków , Poland , over the course of 72 days in 1993 . Spielberg shot the film in black and white and approached it as a documentary . Cinematographer Janusz Kamiński wanted to give the film a sense of timelessness . John Williams composed the score , and violinist Itzhak Perlman performs the film 's main theme . Schindler 's List premiered on November 30 , 1993 , in Washington , D.C. and it was released on December 15 , 1993 , in the United States . Often listed among the greatest films ever made , it was also a box office success , earning $ 321.2 million worldwide on a $ 22 million budget . It was the recipient of seven Academy Awards ( out of twelve nominations ) , including Best Picture , Best Director , Best Adapted Screenplay , and Best Original Score , as well as numerous other awards ( including seven BAFTAs and three Golden Globes ) . In 2007 , the American Film Institute ranked the film 8th on its list of the 100 best American films of all time . The Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2004 .",
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"text": "Leonardo the Musical: A Portrait of Love Leonardo the Musical : A Portrait of Love is a musical with a book by Greg Moeller and Russell Dunlop and music by Greg Moeller and lyrics by Tommy Moeller . The 1993 West End production is considered one of the biggest disasters in the history of London theatre but had rave reviews in Oxford . The management changed the original music and scripts after Oxford shows . The project , a highly fictionalized account of Leonardo da Vinci 's creation of the Mona Lisa , was the brainchild of Duke Minks , an advisor to the Republic of Nauru and former road manager for the 1960s pop group , Unit 4 + 2 . He convinced government officials to invest # 2 million -- derived from profits earned from their major export , marine deposits rich in phosphates -- in the production , a fact later gleefully exploited by the critics in their scathing reviews . The rambling plot -- which started and ended with its protagonist on his deathbed , his completed masterpiece at his side -- centered on the struggling artist da Vinci 's commission to paint a young woman named Lisa , betrothed to nobleman Francesco Del Giocondo . The artist and his model engage in a passionate affair resulting in her pregnancy , and she returns to her fiancé , pretending the child is his to avoid public scandal and his private wrath . Eventually she returns to beg for forgiveness from the now successful da Vinci , who accidentally is murdered by her husband when he confronts the two in a jealous rage . A subplot hinting at da Vinci 's homosexuality involved his close friendship with his young assistant , a painter named Melzi . The production , plagued by problems with sets , costumes , and -- most significantly -- the script throughout its development , opened at the Strand Theatre on June 3 , 1993 . By the time the performance ended , nearly four hours after the curtain first rose , most of the audience had departed . A victim of critical disdain and audience indifference , the show closed five weeks later on July 10 . The cast included Paul Collis , Jane Arden , James Barron , and Hal Fowler .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Mecklenburg State Theatre The Mecklenburg State Theatre ( Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater Schwerin ) is the principal theatre of Schwerin in Germany . Its main theatre ( or Grosses Haus ) seats 650 people and is used for the performance of plays , opera , musical theatre and ballet . Designed by Georg Daniel , it was built between 1883 and 1886 after the previous theatre had been destroyed by fire in 1882 . The theatre was inaugurated on 3 October 1886 with a performance of Gluck 's Iphigénie en Aulide with Marie Wittich in the title role . The complex also includes the State Museum in Schwerin ( Staatliche Museum Schwerin ) and a 240-seat concert hall , now used for performances of chamber works . All theatres were closed for the Autumn season of 1944 , with the staff drafted wherever possible . By German WW2 standards wartime casualties and destruction by bombing in Schwerin were small , in spite of nightly RAF raids and the droning of massive bomber pulks as silver specks on the sky during the day on their way to Berlin . Americans were the first to enter the town in the spring of 1945 , handing it over to the British until the Russians arrived . These ordered the immediate reopening of the theatre , taking great interest in light operas and operettas as an art they very much appreciated , but until then out of their reach in most parts of Stalin 's Soviet Union . Not familiar with Central European culture , one saw their well-fed ladies wearing night gowns during the invariably full houses as a substitute for an evening dress . In the immediate years to follow , there was a gradual exodus of key staff to the West , where few found equivalent employment . The ensuing vacancies provided new chances for many musicians , who were prepared to stay in East Germany to gain important positions there in their later career .",
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"text": "11th Robert Awards The 11th Robert Awards ceremony was held in 1994 in Copenhagen , Denmark . Organized by the Danish Film Academy , the awards honoured the best in Danish and foreign film of 1993 .",
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"text": "Sesame Street Jam: A Musical Celebration Sesame Street Jam : A Musical Celebration is a Sesame Street Musical Special first broadcast on PBS on October 29 , 1993 .",
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"text": "1993 Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards The 19th Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards , honoring the best in film for 1993 , were given on 11 December 1993 .",
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"text": "ER (TV series) ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist and medical doctor Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19 , 1994 , to April 2 , 2009 , with a total of 331 episodes spanning over 15 seasons . It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Television , in association with Warner Bros. . Television . ER follows the inner life of the emergency room ( ER ) of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago , Illinois , and various critical issues faced by the room 's physicians and staff . The show became the longest-running primetime medical drama in American television history . It won 23 Primetime Emmy Awards , including the 1996 Outstanding Drama Series award , and received 124 Emmy nominations , which makes it the most nominated drama program in history . ER won 116 awards in total , including the Peabody Award , while the cast earned four Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Drama Series .",
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"text": "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 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Houston Film Critics Society Awards 2010 The 4th Houston Film Critics Society Awards were presented on December 18 , 2010 . These awards for `` extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Houston Film Critics Society ( HFCS ) based in Houston , Texas . The organization , founded in 2007 , includes 22 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications in the greater Houston area . The awards are co-sponsored by the Houston Film Commission , Southwest Alternate Media Project , Women in Film and Television/Houston , WorldFest , and the Houston Cinema Arts Society . The nominations for the 2010 awards were announced on December 12 , 2010 . Eligible films do not need to have played or opened in a Houston film theater prior to the nomination deadline , merely made available to the HFCS membership at a screening or on DVD . Along with the 13 `` best of '' category awards , this year also saw the introduction of a new category for `` Worst Movies of the Year '' . The Social Network , True Grit , and 127 Hours each received six nominations , all including the Best Picture , Actor , Direction , and Original Score categories . The Social Network was the HFCS 's most awarded film of 2010 taking top honors in the Best Picture , Best Director ( David Fincher ) , Best Actor ( Jesse Eisenberg ) , and Best Screenplay ( Aaron Sorkin ) categories . Inception was the only other film to garner multiple awards , winning both the Best Original Score ( Hans Zimmer ) and Best Cinematography ( Wally Pfister ) prizes . The other acting awards went to Natalie Portman as Best Actress for Black Swan , Hailee Steinfeld as Best Supporting Actress for True Grit , and Christian Bale as Best Supporting Actor for The Fighter . The remaining film honors went to Toy Story 3 as Best Animated Film , Restrepo as Best Documentary , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo as Best Foreign Language Film . `` We Are Sex Bob-Omb '' by Beck from Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was named the Best Original Song . The HFCS 's first-ever award for `` Worst Picture '' was given to Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin . In addition to the category awards , the HFCS presented their annual Lifetime Achievement Award to Sissy Spacek and its Humanitarian Award to George Clooney . Clooney was selected for `` selflessly using his celebrity for greater good '' . The HFCS award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinema awards were presented to Charles Dove , director of the Rice University Media Center , and Hector Luna , the founder and editor of C-47 Houston .",
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"text": "Miramax Miramax ( also known as Miramax Films , stylized as MIRAMAX ) is an American entertainment company known for producing and distributing films and television shows . It is headquartered in Santa Monica , California . Miramax was founded in 1979 by Bob and Harvey Weinstein , and was a leading independent film motion picture distribution and production company before it was acquired by the Walt Disney Company on June 30 , 1993 . Shortly thereafter , Pulp Fiction was released . The Weinsteins operated Miramax with more creative and financial independence than any other division of Disney , until September 30 , 2005 when they decided to leave the company and founded The Weinstein Company . Miramax was sold by Disney to Filmyard Holdings , a joint venture of Colony Capital , Tutor-Saliba Corporation , and Qatar Investment Authority , in 2010 , ending Disney 's 17-year ownership of the studio . In 2016 , ownership was transferred to beIN Media Group .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Michael Schultz Michael Schultz ( born November 10 , 1938 ) is an American director and producer of film and television .",
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"text": "A Simple Plan (film) A Simple Plan is a 1998 American neo-noir crime thriller film adapted by Scott B. Smith from his 1993 novel of the same name . Directed by Sam Raimi , the film stars Bill Paxton , Billy Bob Thornton and Bridget Fonda . Set in rural Minnesota , the story follows Hank Mitchell ( Paxton ) and his brother Jacob ( Thornton ) , who , along with Jacob 's friend Lou ( Brent Briscoe ) , discover a crashed plane containing $ 4.4 million in cash . The three men go to great lengths to keep the money a secret but begin to doubt each other 's trust , resulting in lies , deceit and murder . Development of the film began in 1993 before the novel was published . Mike Nichols purchased the film rights , and the project was picked up by an independent film studio , Savoy Pictures . After Nichols stepped down , the film adaptation became mired in development hell ; during the troubled pre-production , Ben Stiller and John Dahl turned down opportunities to direct the film . After Savoy closed in November 1995 , the project was sold to Paramount Pictures . John Boorman was hired to direct , but scheduling conflicts led to his replacement by Raimi . Principal photography began in January 1998 and concluded in March after 55 days ; filming took place in Wisconsin and Minnesota . The score was produced and composed by Danny Elfman . A Simple Plan premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival , where it was met with critical acclaim . The film 's appearance at the festival preceded a limited release in the United States on December 11 , 1998 , followed by a general release in North America on January 22 , 1999 . It underperformed at the North American box office , grossing $ 16.3 million on a $ 17 million production budget . Reviewers praised various aspects of the film 's production , including the storytelling , performances and Raimi 's direction . A Simple Plan earned multiple awards and nominations , among them two Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor ( Thornton ) and Best Adapted Screenplay ( Smith ) .",
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"text": "1993 Toronto International Film Festival The 18th Toronto International Film Festival ( TIFF ) took place in Toronto , Ontario , Canada between September 9 and September 18 , 1993 . M. Butterfly by David Cronenberg was selected as the opening film . Forest Whitaker won FIPRESCI International Critics ' Award for Strapped .",
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"text": "Unsimulated sex Unsimulated sex is the presentation in a film of sex scenes where the actors engage in an actual sex act , and are not just miming or simulating the actions . At one time in the United States such scenes were restricted by law and self-imposed industry standards such as the Motion Picture Production Code . Films showing explicit sexual activity were confined to privately distributed underground films , such as stag films or `` porn loops '' . Beginning in the late 1960s , most notably with Blue Movie by Andy Warhol , mainstream cinemas began pushing boundaries in terms of what was presented on screen . Although the vast majority of sexual situations depicted in mainstream cinema are simulated ( in early pornography , the main actors engaged in simulated sex , with inserts placed in the film ) , on rare occasions actors engage in real sex . The difference between these films and pornography is that , while such scenes might be considered erotic , the intent of these films is not solely pornographic . Notable examples include two of the eight Bedside-films and the six Zodiac-films from the 1970s , all of which were produced in Denmark and had many pornographic sex scenes , but were nevertheless considered mainstream films ( they all had mainstream casts and crews , and premiered in mainstream cinemas ) . The last of these films , Agent 69 Jensen i Skyttens tegn , was made in 1978 . From the end of the 1970s until the late 1990s it was rare to see hardcore scenes in mainstream cinema , but this changed with the success of Lars von Trier 's The Idiots ( 1998 ) , which heralded a wave of art-house films with explicit content , such as Romance ( 1999 ) , Baise-moi ( 2000 ) , Intimacy ( 2001 ) , Vincent Gallo 's The Brown Bunny ( 2003 ) , and Michael Winterbottom 's 9 Songs ( 2004 ) . Some simulated sex scenes are sufficiently realistic that critics mistakenly believe that they are real , such as the cunnilingus scene in the 2006 film Red Road .",
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"text": "Tenebrae (film) Tenebrae ( also known as Tenebre ) is a 1982 English-language Italian giallo film written and directed by Dario Argento . The film stars Anthony Franciosa as American author Peter Neal , who -- while in Rome promoting his latest murder-mystery novel -- becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who may have been inspired to kill by the novel . John Saxon and Daria Nicolodi co-star as Neal 's agent and assistant ; Giuliano Gemma and Carola Stagnaro appear as detectives investigating the murders . John Steiner , Veronica Lario and Mirella D'Angelo also feature . The film has been described as exploring themes of dualism and sexual aberration , and has strong metafictional elements ; some commentators consider Tenebrae to be a direct reaction by Argento to criticism of his previous work , most especially his depictions of murders of beautiful women . After Argento had experimented with pure supernatural horror with 1977 's Suspiria and 1980 's Inferno , Tenebrae represented the filmmaker 's return to the giallo horror subgenre , which he had helped popularize in the 1970s . Argento was inspired by a series of incidents which saw an obsessed fan telephone the director to criticise him for the damaging psychological effects of his previous work . The telephone calls culminated in death threats towards Argento , who channelled the experience into the writing of Tenebrae . The director also wanted to explore the senselessness of killings he had witnessed and heard about while staying in Los Angeles in 1980 , and his feeling at the time that true horror came from those who wanted `` to kill for nothing '' . Shot on location in Rome and at Elios Studios , Tenebrae utilised mostly modern-looking locations and sets to help Argento realise his intent that the film reflect a near-future with a diminished population ; the director filmed none of the historical landmarks that usually featured in films set in Rome . Employing director of photography Luciano Tovoli , Argento also intended that the film simulate the stark , realistic lighting featured in television police shows at the time ; production designer Giuseppe Bassa created supporting environments that were cold and austere , with sharp angles and modernistic spaces . Several former members of Italian rock band Goblin provided Tenebraes music , a synth-heavy score inspired by rock and disco music . Tenebrae was a modest success in Italy ; it reached theatres with little controversy after Argento made cuts to one of the most violent scenes . However , in the United Kingdom , it was added to the infamous list of `` video nasties '' and banned from sale until 1999 . The film 's theatrical distribution in the United States was delayed until 1984 , when it was released in a heavily censored version under the title Unsane . In its cut form , Tenebrae received a mostly negative critical reception , but the original , fully restored version later became widely available for reappraisal ; it is considered by some to be one of Argento 's best thrillers . The film critic and author Maitland McDonagh said that it was `` in many respects ... the finest film that Argento has ever made '' .",
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"text": "Just a Matter of Duty Just a Matter of Duty ( Die Denunziantin ) is a 1993 German drama film directed by Thomas Mitscherlich , about a German war crimes trial following World War II . It was entered into the 43rd Berlin International Film Festival .",
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"text": "Whole World Theatre The Whole World Theatre is an improvisational theatre located in Atlanta , Georgia . Whole World Theatre ( WWT ) is a non-profit theatre company that began in Atlanta , Georgia in late 1993 , when David Webster began teaching a group of student actors whom he would train to become the hottest improv company in town . Jennifer Horne and David Webster were co-founding members . The original students of Whole World Theatre performed their first show in front of 25 people in September 1994 . Specializing in experiential improv and unconventional scripted works , and using a unique approach to improv , which put more emphasis on acting , character and atmosphere than on cheap laughs , Webster wrote and directed original ground breaking pieces such as , Blood Bath Bingo and Pimps , Queens , and Dope Fiends . Webster also produced scripted works included , Balm in Gillead , Bitches , Women Behind Bars , Four Dogs and a Bone and The House of Yes , among many others . In June 1995 , Jennifer Horne and David Webster spent their honeymoon money to open Whole World Theatre at their current location at 1214 Spring Street in mid-town Atlanta . As their popularity grew , the cast of Whole World Theatre were given the opportunity to produce their live improv comedy show for television when Webster sold the show to television . `` Whole World Comedy '' - Whole World 's premier TV show - helped to launch the southern based Turner South Network . David Webster taught every actor at Whole World Theater until 2001 . He wrote , directed and emceed every show for over 1000 shows . He won several awards including an Emmy award for writing . In 2003 Managing Director , Emily Reily Russell , created a youth summer camp program and an improvisational acting program for teens and young adults at Whole World Theatre that still exists to this day . Many of the graduates of this program have entered the `` Performance Ready Group '' that hosts a more family oriented show the first Saturday of every month November through May . The Performance Ready Group is directed and mentored by Assistant Artistic Director , Eric Goins . Russell , in conjunction with Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and The Starlight Starbright Foundation has also created `` Improv in Dialysis . '' Providing monthly improvisational acting workshops to patients and their families at Egleston Children 's Hospital in Atlanta . Lance Krall , one of Webster 's original students , eventually moved to Hollywood and went on to produce his own television show , The Lance Krall Show , which aired Spike TV , and Free Radio , which aired on Vh1 . Lance has hired several alumni from Whole World Theatre to guest star in his projects . In 2004 , Webster moved on to write and direct independent movies and Jennifer Horne moved on to begin her own improv troupe in Charlottesville , Va. . That same year , a complete change in management occurred at Whole World Theatre . In 2004 , Chip Powell became Artistic Director of Whole World Theatre . The Company continues to perform improv shows and remains one of Atlanta 's most successful theater companies . Under Powell 's leadership the company has produced Improv in the Park : an annual free improv show in Atlanta 's Piedmont Park and Central Park at Atlantic Station . Improv in the Park was voted `` Best Outdoor Event '' by Creative Loafing . Powell also went on to launch Whole World 's 3rd Space Theatre by Producing and Directing scripted works such as Sordid Lives and Southern Baptist Sissies by Del Shores . In 2005 , the theatre started a television show for a network called MAV TV and is currently broadcast in over 200,000 homes across the U.S. . The show features Whole World 's Improv Comedy and is geared towards a more mature audience . Official Website Category : Theatres in Atlanta",
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"text": "Groundhog Day (film) Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Harold Ramis , starring Bill Murray , Andie MacDowell , and Chris Elliott . It was written by Ramis and Danny Rubin , based on a story by Rubin . Murray plays Phil Connors , an arrogant Pittsburgh TV weatherman who , during an assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney , Pennsylvania , finds himself caught in a time loop , repeating the same day again and again . After indulging in hedonism and committing suicide numerous times , he begins to re-examine his life and priorities . On its release , Groundhog Day was a modest success and garnered generally positive reviews . It gained stronger appreciation among critics and film historians over time , and is now often listed among the best comedy films ever . It further entered into the public consciousness , where the term `` Groundhog Day '' can represent a situation that seems to repeat over and over in government and military arenas , as well as influencing other entertainment . In 2006 , the film was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . A stage musical version of the film premiered in 2016 .",
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Grace and Frankie is a show Jane Fonda was in.
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"text": "Jane Fonda Jane Fonda ( born Jayne Seymour Fonda ; December 21 , 1937 ) is an American actress , writer , political activist , former fashion model and fitness guru . She is a two-time Academy Award winner and two time BAFTA Award winner . In 2014 , she was the recipient of the American Film Institute AFI Life Achievement Award . Fonda made her Broadway debut in the 1960 play There Was a Little Girl , for which she received the first of two Tony Award nominations , and made her screen debut later the same year in Tall Story . She rose to fame in 1960s films such as Period of Adjustment ( 1962 ) , Sunday in New York ( 1963 ) , Cat Ballou ( 1965 ) , Barefoot in the Park ( 1967 ) and Barbarella ( 1968 ) . Her first husband was Barbarella director Roger Vadim . A seven-time Academy Award nominee , she received her first nomination for They Shoot Horses , Do n't They ( 1969 ) and went on to win two Best Actress Oscars in the 1970s for Klute ( 1971 ) and Coming Home ( 1978 ) . Her other nominations were for Julia ( 1977 ) , The China Syndrome ( 1979 ) , On Golden Pond ( 1981 ) and The Morning After ( 1986 ) . Her other major competitive awards include an Emmy Award for the 1984 TV film The Dollmaker , two BAFTA Awards for Julia and The China Syndrome and four Golden Globe Awards . In 1982 , she released her first exercise video , Jane Fonda 's Workout , which became the highest-selling video of the time . It would be the first of 22 workout videos released by her over the next 13 years which would collectively sell over 17 million copies . Divorced from second husband Tom Hayden , she married billionaire media mogul Ted Turner in 1991 and retired from acting . Fonda was divorced from Turner in 2001 . She returned to acting with her first film in 15 years , the 2005 comedy Monster in Law . Subsequent films have included Georgia Rule ( 2007 ) , The Butler ( 2013 ) , This Is Where I Leave You ( 2014 ) and Youth ( 2015 ) . In 2009 , she returned to Broadway after a 45-year absence , in the play 33 Variations , which earned her a Tony Award nomination , while her recurring role in the HBO drama series The Newsroom ( 2012-2014 ) , has earned her two Emmy Award nominations . She also released another five exercise videos between 2010 and 2012 . She stars with Lily Tomlin , Sam Waterston and Martin Sheen in the Netflix original series Grace and Frankie , which premiered in 2015 . Fonda was a visible political activist in the counterculture era during the Vietnam War and later became involved in advocacy for women . She was famously and controversially photographed sitting on an anti-aircraft gun on a 1972 visit to Hanoi . She has also protested the Iraq War and violence against women , and describes herself as a feminist . In 2005 , she , Robin Morgan and Gloria Steinem co-founded the Women 's Media Center , an organization that works to amplify the voices of women in the media through advocacy , media and leadership training , and the creation of original content . Fonda serves on the board of the organization .",
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"text": "Frankie Michaels Frankie Michaels ( born Francis Michael Chernesky ; May 5 , 1955 -- March 30 , 2016 ) was an American singer and actor of stage , film and television .",
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"text": "The Jane Show The Jane Show is a Canadian television sitcom produced by Shaftesbury Films that was shown on Global from 2006 to 2007 . The series stars Teresa Pavlinek as Jane Black , an aspiring novelist who takes a corporate job after her life undergoes a major upheaval . Pavlinek was also a cocreator , producer and writer for the series . The show 's cast also included Patricia Zentilli , Darren Boyd , Kate Trotter , Hardee T. Lineham , Nigel Shawn Williams and Andrew Misle . Global originally aired the series pilot in December 2004 , but retooled and redeveloped the program before ordering more episodes , which aired in 2006 . The second season aired in 2007 . The show was officially cancelled by Global on June 28 , 2007 .",
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"text": "Janeane from Des Moines Janeane from Des Moines is a 2012 American political drama film directed by Grace Lee , written by Lee and Jane Edith Wilson , and starring Wilson as a conservative housewife who attends the 2012 Republican Party primary in Iowa . It mixes elements of mockumentary and real-life interviews with Republican politicians conducted in-character without their knowledge .",
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"text": "Frankie Stone Frankie Stone is a fictional character from the American ABC Daytime soap opera , All My Children . Portrayed by Elizabeth Hendrickson from September 27 to November 28 , 2001 , the character was noted as popular , having gained `` a huge following '' after only three months on the series . When she was killed off , the popularity and loyal following the character had obtained resulted in Hendrickson being brought back as the character 's identical twin sister , Maggie Stone .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "An Impudent Girl An Impudent Girl ( L'Effrontée ) is a 1985 French film directed by Claude Miller . It stars Charlotte Gainsbourg , who won the César Award for Most Promising Actress , and Bernadette Lafont , who won the César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role . It is a free adaptation of the novel Frankie Addams ( French title of Carson McCullers 's The Member of the Wedding ) . The film won the Louis Delluc Prize , and received César nominations for Best Film , Best Director , Most Promising Actor , Best Writing , Best Costume Design and Best Sound .",
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"text": "The Deputy (TV series) The Deputy is an American western series that aired on NBC from 1959 to 1961 The series stars Henry Fonda as Chief Marshal Simon Fry of the Arizona Territory and Allen Case as Deputy Clay McCord , a storekeeper who tried to avoid using a gun .",
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"text": "Frankie Wells Frankie Wells may refer to : Frankie Wells , fictional character in Blessed Event Frankie Wells , fictional character in List of Person of Interest episodes",
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"text": "Windy City Jamboree Windy City Jamboree was an American popular music program on the DuMont Television Network from March 19 to June 18 , 1950 . The show aired live from the Rainbow Gardens nightclub in Chicago , Illinois on Sunday nights from 8pm to 10 pm ET , using the facilities of DuMont affiliate WGN-TV . The cast included Danny O'Neil , Gloria Van , Jane Brockman and Bud Tygett , Jimmy McPartland , Dick Edwards , `` Woo Woo '' Stephens , Paula Raye , John Dalz , and the Julian Stockdale Orchestra .",
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"text": "Saving Grace (1998 film) Saving Grace is a 1998 film produced in New Zealand based on a play by Duncan Sarkies . It was directed by Costa Botes and stars Kirsty Hamilton and Jim Moriarty .",
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"text": "Showgirl in Hollywood Showgirl in Hollywood is a 1930 American Pre-Code all-talking musical comedy-drama film with Technicolor sequences , produced and distributed by First National Pictures , a subsidiary of Warner Bros. . The film stars Alice White , Jack Mulhall and Blanche Sweet . It was adapted from the 1929 novel Hollywood Girl , by J. P. McEvoy . Al Jolson , Ruby Keeler , Noah Beery , Walter Pidgeon , and Loretta Young make cameo appearances in the final reel , which was photographed in Technicolor . Showgirl in Hollywood is a sequel to the 1928 Warner Bros. silent film Show Girl which also starred Alice White as Dixie Dugan . A French version of the film , titled Le masque d'Hollywood , was directed by Clarence G. Badger and John Daumery .",
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"text": "Soulstream (Holly Johnson album) Soulstream is the third studio album by the British musician Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes to Hollywood . It was released 1999 and recorded in Johnson 's own studio at his home , and released via his own label : Pleasuredome . The album contains a re-working of his hit song with Frankie Goes to Hollywood , `` The Power of Love '' , which hit the UK charts at No. 56 , as well as a re-working of his 1994 single `` Legendary Children ( All of Them Queer ) '' . Johnson recently marked the track `` Soulstream '' as his favourite from the album . The title of the album came from a quote from Stevie , a film about the poet , played by Glenda Jackson .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Jimmy Hawkins James F. Hawkins ( born November 13 , 1941 ) , known as Jimmy Hawkins , and later , Jim Hawkins , is an American actor and film producer whose career began as a child actor to such Hollywood stars as Lana Turner , Spencer Tracy , James Stewart , and Donna Reed . His acting career spans the time frame from 1944 -- 1974 , after which he devoted his energies to the production of films and later to his construction/contracting business . Hawkins had starring roles in several television series : The Ruggles ( 1949 -- 1952 ) , Annie Oakley ( 1954 -- 1957 , syndicated ) , The Donna Reed Show ( 1958 -- 1966 , ABC ) , and Petticoat Junction ( the first four seasons , 1963 -- 1967 , CBS ) . He also had recurring roles as ( 1 ) a friend of the Nelson brothers on ABC 's The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet and ( 2 ) as Jonathan Baylor on CBS 's Ichabod and Me sitcom with Robert Sterling and George Chandler in the 1961 -- 1962 season . He guest starred in many other programs during his childhood and young adult years , such as the CBS sitcom , Dennis the Menace . Hawkins was born in Los Angeles to Thomas J. Hawkins ( 1913 -- 1993 ) and Bette C. Hawkins ( born c. 1916 ) . His first roles -- as a two-year-old -- were uncredited -- Spencer Tracy 's The Seventh Cross and Lana Turner 's Marriage Is a Private Affair at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios . His mother was the force behind his early childhood acting . He graduated from the Roman Catholic-affiliated Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks , Los Angeles .",
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"text": "Summerland (TV series) Summerland is an American drama television series created by Stephen Tolkin and Lori Loughlin . It is centered on a clothing designer in her 30s , Ava Gregory ( Loughlin ) , raising her niece and nephews after their parents die in a tragic accident . They live with three of Ava 's friends who also help raise the kids in the fictional city of Playa Linda , California . Summerland premiered on June 1 , 2004 on the now defunct television network The WB . The series ran for a total of 26 episodes over two seasons . Its cancellation was announced on May 15 , 2005 and the last episode aired on July 18 , 2005 . A soundtrack was released on March 19 , 2005 and the show has been syndicated in many countries .",
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"text": "Flo Flo is an American sitcom and a spin-off of Alice that aired on CBS from March 24 , 1980 to July 21 , 1981 . The series starred Polly Holliday as the title character of sassy and street-smart waitress Florence Jean `` Flo '' Castleberry who returns to her hometown of Cowtown , Texas and becomes the proprietor of a rundown old roadhouse that she renames `` Flo 's Yellow Rose '' . Although the series was successfully in the Top 20 throughout its run , it was cancelled at the end of its second season .",
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"text": "Musical Starstreams Musical Starstreams ( also known as Starstreams ) is a terrestrial and internet radio program that first aired in the San Francisco bay area in December 1981 . Originally known as Music for Your inner Space , it has been produced , programmed and hosted by Forest , originally in Mill Valley and now from Maui , for its entire nearly thirty-five year history , except for a twelve-month period from mid-2002 , when Madison Cole hosted the show . In 1983 the two-hour weekly show began syndication on commercial terrestrial radio , and in 1985 was picked up for distribution outside the US . It has been heard on over 200 noncommercial and commercial radio stations , cable systems , the internet , XM satellite radio channels and DirecTV . Although initially scoring good ratings nationwide , the show peaked in numbers of terrestrial stations in 1991 , the same year it was nominated for Billboard magazine 's ` Adult Syndicated Program of the Year . ' With the volatile nature of commercial radio stations continually changing formats , terrestrial station coverage has significantly declined to a point where by their own website 's count , they list only 10 noncommercial and commercial radio stations ( as of 3/11 ) which they attribute to the decline in terrestrial station listening and the increased popularity of the internet where more listeners have chosen to listen online to the program in its current form . A more music intensive version of the program called The Starstreams Channel can be heard online , hosted by Madison Cole and by Forest himself as simply Starstreams on Mixcloud . Back in the 1980s the show played a mix of electronic , new-age and a small amount of jazz , Today , it has more of a Chill music core , sometimes characterized as mid - to down-tempo `` exotic electronica '' . Back in the early days it was also sometimes described as `` Marin County hot-tub music '' a tongue in cheek reference to its former home just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco .",
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"text": "The Joan Rivers Show The Joan Rivers Show is an American talk show hosted by comedian Joan Rivers that premiered on September 5 , 1989 in broadcast syndication . The show aired for five seasons and ended on December 31 , 1993 . The show was nominated for numerous Emmy Awards , with Rivers winning the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host in 1990 . The series was produced by PGHM Productions , Joan Rivers 's production company , and distributed by Tribune Entertainment . Rivers had previously hosted late-night talk show entitled The Late Show with Joan Rivers which got canceled in May 1987 .",
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"text": "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew , later called simply Rehab with Dr. Drew , is a reality television show that aired on the cable network VH1 in which many of the episodes chronicle a group of well-known people as they are treated for alcohol and drug addiction by Dr. Drew Pinsky and his staff at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena , California . The first five seasons of the series , on which Pinsky also serves as executive producer , cast celebrities struggling with addiction , with the first season premiering on January 10 , 2008 , and the fifth airing in 2011 . The sixth season , which filmed in early 2012 , featured non-celebrities as treatment subjects , and the series name shortened to Rehab with Dr. Drew . Season 6 premiered on September 16 , 2012 . In May 2013 , Pinsky announced that season six was the final season , explaining that he was tired of the criticism leveled at him after celebrities he treated had relapsed into addiction and died .",
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"text": "9 to 5 (TV series) 9 to 5 is an American sitcom based on the 1980 film of the same name that aired on ABC from March 25 , 1982 to October 27 , 1983 , and in first-run syndication from September 13 , 1986 to September 10 , 1988 . 9 to 5 features Rachel Dennison , Dolly Parton 's younger sister , in Parton 's role of Doralee Rhodes ; Rita Moreno portrayed the Lily Tomlin role of Violet Newstead , and Valerie Curtin took the Jane Fonda role of Judy Bernly . In the truncated third season , Curtin 's Judy Bernly was replaced with Leah Ayres as secretary Linda Bowman . In the second version of the show , Sally Struthers replaced Moreno , and Curtin returned as Judy . A total of 82 episodes were filmed . The first season was on film in front of a studio audience but switched to videotape for the next season .",
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Apocalypse Now was released in 1979.
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"text": "Apocalypse Now Apocalypse Now is a 1979 American epic war film directed , produced and co-written by Francis Ford Coppola . It was co-written by John Milius with narration written by Michael Herr . It stars Marlon Brando , Robert Duvall , Martin Sheen , Frederic Forrest , Albert Hall , Sam Bottoms , Larry Fishburne , and Dennis Hopper . The screenplay , written by Milius , adapts the story of Joseph Conrad 's novella Heart of Darkness changing its setting from late 1800 's Congo to the Vietnam War . It draws from Herr 's Dispatches , and Werner Herzog 's Aguirre , the Wrath of God ( 1972 ) . The film revolves around Captain Benjamin L. Willard ( Sheen ) on a secret mission to assassinate Colonel Kurtz , a renegade who is presumed insane . The film has been noted for the problems encountered while making it , chronicled in the documentary Hearts of Darkness : A Filmmaker 's Apocalypse ( 1991 ) . These problems included Brando arriving on the set overweight and completely unprepared , expensive sets being destroyed by severe weather , and its lead actor ( Sheen ) having a breakdown , and suffering a near-fatal heart attack , while on location . Problems continued after production as the release was postponed several times while Coppola edited thousands of feet of film . Apocalypse Now was released to universal acclaim . It was honored with the Palme d'Or at Cannes , nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture , and the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Drama . It is considered to be one of the greatest films ever made . The film was ranked No. 14 in the British Film Institute 's Sight and Sound greatest films poll in 2012 . In 2000 , the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' .",
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"text": "El año de la peste El Año de la Peste ( The year of the plague ) is a Mexican motion picture categorized as drama , thriller and Sci-Fi . It was filmed in 1978 and released in 1979 . The production counted with the famous Colombian writer Gabriel García Márquez for the adapted screenplay from the novel of Daniel Defoe A Journal of the Plague Year published in March 1722 .",
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"text": "Quintet (film) Quintet is a 1979 post-apocalyptic science fiction DeLuxe Color film directed by Robert Altman . It stars Paul Newman , Brigitte Fossey , Bibi Andersson , Fernando Rey , Vittorio Gassman and Nina Van Pallandt .",
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"text": "Now the Hell Will Start Now the Hell Will Start : One Soldier 's Flight from the Greatest Manhunt of World War II ( 2008 ) is a narrative nonfiction history book by United States author Brendan I. Koerner . It investigates and recounts the story of Herman Perry , an African-American World War II soldier assigned in the China-Burma-India theatre of the war . Perry killed a white officer while helping construct the Ledo Road . He subsequently retreated into the Indo-Burmese wilderness and joined a tribe of the headhunting Nagas , successfully joining one village and marrying the fourteen-year-old daughter of one of the tribesmen . It also relates some of the history of the CBI theatre as it pertains to Herman Perry 's , as well as explores the injustices of the Jim Crow mentality and policies carried out by the military during World War II . In February 2009 , American director Spike Lee purchased the film rights to the book .",
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"text": "We begin bombing in five minutes On August 11 , 1984 , United States President Ronald Reagan , while running for re-election , was preparing to make his weekly Saturday radio address on National Public Radio . During a sound check before the address , Reagan made the following joke to the radio technicians : `` My fellow Americans , I 'm pleased to tell you today that I 've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever . We begin bombing in five minutes . '' The joke was a parody of the opening line of that day 's speech : `` My fellow Americans , I 'm pleased to tell you that today I signed legislation that will allow student religious groups to begin enjoying a right they 've too long been denied -- the freedom to meet in public high schools during nonschool hours , just as other student groups are allowed to do . '' Contrary to popular misconception , this microphone gaffe was not broadcast over the air , but rather leaked later to the general populace . But the Tokyo newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported in October 1984 that the Soviet Far East Army was placed on alert after word of the statement got out and that the alert was not withdrawn until 30 minutes later . An unnamed aide to US Representative Michael Barnes ( D-Md . ) confirmed that the Pentagon was aware of the alert . There was no report of any change in the DEFCON level for the United States . The Soviet reaction , and mild confusion it created , was covered by NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw . This was not the first time Reagan had joked before giving a speech or address . The Soviet official news agency , TASS , condemned the joke , declaring that `` The USSR condemns this unprecedented and hostile attack by the US President '' and that `` this kind of behavior is incompatible with the great responsibility borne by heads of nuclear states for the destinies of their own people and mankind '' .",
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"text": "Combat Shock Combat Shock is a 1986 action war drama film written and directed by Buddy Giovinazzo and distributed by Troma Entertainment . The plot of the film takes place in Staten Island , and follows an unemployed Vietnam veteran living in total poverty with his nagging wife , his deformed baby due to Ricky having been exposed to Agent Orange that the US was spraying as a defoliant over Vietnam , and junkie friends . Unable to get a job and surrounded by the depravity of urban life and crime , he begins to lose his grip on sanity . The film received mixed reviews when it was released . Film Threat 's Christopher Curry praised the film for its gritty realism , and Troma president Lloyd Kaufman calls it one of the company 's true `` masterpieces '' ; however , shockcinemamagazine.com called it `` one of the ugliest , nastiest , most depressing movies of the decade '' ( though the review itself was a positive one ) , and Videohound described the film as `` relentlessly bleak ... you wo n't find a more depressing film outside an art-house cinema '' . Tagline : Fighting , killing , maiming ... Agent Orange and the torture cages were the easy part !",
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"text": "United States presidential election in New York, 1980 The 1980 United States presidential election in New York took place on November 4 , 1980 . All 50 states and The District of Columbia , were part of the 1980 United States presidential election . New York voters chose forty one electors to the Electoral College , which voted for President and Vice President . New York was won by former California Governor Ronald Reagan , in a narrow victory against President of the United States Jimmy Carter , who failed to gain reelection against Reagan . Also in the running was Independent candidate Congressman John B. Anderson of Illinois , who ran in New York as the Liberal Party candidate . Reagan won the state with a plurality of 46.66 % of the vote to Carter 's 43.99 % , a margin of 2.67 % . Anderson finished in third with 7.54 % . New York 's election results reflect the Republican Party 's re-consolidation of base under what is popularly called the `` Reagan Revolution , '' which sounded various overwhelming conservative electoral victories across the United States throughout the 1980s - and most evidently against the relatively unpopular President Carter during the 1980 presidential election . New York weighed in for this election as more Democratic than the national average by about 7 % . This election is notable in that , while the highly populated regions of New York City , Buffalo , and Albany turned out for Carter , the election in the state was tipped by the majority of less-populated upstate counties , combined with heavily populated suburban counties around NYC , most of which were won by Reagan . Carter actually picked up plurality wins in 2 counties which he had lost in 1976 : Monroe County , home to the city of Rochester , and Niagara County . A major contributing factor to Reagan 's victory over Carter was the relatively strong third party showing by independent candidate John B. Anderson , a former liberal Republican congressman who garnered 8 % of the vote in the State - twice the 4 % margin by which Carter had won New York in 1976 . Running on the ballot line of New York 's Liberal Party , Anderson attracted the votes of many liberals and moderates who normally leaned Democratic but were dissatisfied with the policies of the Carter Administration , thus splitting the left-leaning vote in New York State . In the heavily populated , and very liberal , 5 boroughs of New York City , Carter still won overall , and Reagan made only modest gains in vote share over Gerald Ford 's 1976 showing of 33 % , taking 37 % in the city in 1980 . However , although still winning 4 out of 5 boroughs , Carter bled a massive amount of support in the city to Anderson , dropping from 66 % in 1976 to only 55 % in 1980 . Since Democratic victories in New York State in that era depended on running up massive margins in New York City to overcome the rest of the state 's Republican lean , the reduced margin in the city from vote-splitting would prove fatal to Carter 's chances of winning the state in 1980 . While Reagan only bled about 1 % of Republican base support in the state ( winning a plurality in a 3-way-race with 46.66 % while Gerald Ford had lost the state in a two-man race with 47.52 % in 1976 ) , Carter bled nearly 8 % of his 1976 support , falling from a 51.95 % majority win in 1976 to a losing 43.99 % in 1980 , most of those lost Democratic base votes going to Anderson instead . This remains the last election in which a Republican presidential nominee has won Tompkins County in upstate New York , home to the college town of Ithaca , where Cornell University and Ithaca College are located . Reagan narrowly won the county with a plurality of 42 % to Carter 's 40 % , while Anderson took nearly 14 % , making it Anderson 's strongest county in the state . In 1984 , Tompkins County would vote against Reagan and in the following years it would become the most Democratic county in upstate New York , giving Barack Obama over 70 % of the vote in 2008 .",
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"text": "List of Australian films of 1979",
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"text": "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction fantasy film co-produced and directed by Steven Spielberg , and written by Melissa Mathison . It features special effects by Carlo Rambaldi and Dennis Muren , and stars Henry Thomas , Dee Wallace , Robert MacNaughton , Drew Barrymore , Peter Coyote and Pat Welsh . It tells the story of Elliott ( Thomas ) , a lonely boy who befriends an extraterrestrial , dubbed `` E.T. '' , who is stranded on Earth . He and his siblings help it return home while attempting to keep it hidden from their mother and the government . The concept was based on an imaginary friend Spielberg created after his parents ' divorce in 1960 . In 1980 , Spielberg met Mathison and developed a new story from the stalled sci-fi horror film project Night Skies . It was shot from September to December 1981 in California on a budget of US$ 10.5 million . Unlike most films , it was shot in rough chronological order , to facilitate convincing emotional performances from the young cast . Released on June 11 , 1982 by Universal Pictures , E.T was an immediate blockbuster , surpassing Star Wars to become the highest-grossing film of all time -- a record it held for eleven years until Jurassic Park , another Spielberg-directed film , surpassed it in 1993 . It is the highest-grossing film of the 1980s . Widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time , critics acclaimed it as a timeless story of friendship , and it ranks as the greatest science fiction film ever made in a Rotten Tomatoes survey . In 1994 , it was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . It was re-released in 1985 , and then again in 2002 to celebrate its 20th anniversary , with altered shots and additional scenes .",
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"text": "If You Leave Me Now `` If You Leave Me Now '' is the title of a popular hit ballad by the American rock group Chicago , from their album Chicago X . It was written and sung by bass guitar player Peter Cetera and released as a single on July 31 , 1976 . It is also the title of a compilation album released by Columbia Records ( Columbia 38590 ) in 1983 . The single topped the US charts on October 23 , 1976 , and stayed there for two weeks , making it the first number one hit for the group as well as hitting number one on the Easy Listening charts . It also reached number one in the UK on November 13 , 1976 , maintaining the position for three weeks . `` If You Leave Me Now '' was also Chicago 's biggest hit worldwide , topping the charts in other countries such as Australia . It won Grammy Awards for Best Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist ( s ) ( strings ) for arranger Jimmie Haskell and producer James William Guercio and Best Pop Vocal Performance by a Duo , Group or Chorus . It also received a nomination for Record of the Year . In addition , by August 1978 it had sold 1.4 million copies in the United States alone . It has been certified gold and platinum by the RIAA . The song has been featured in several television series and movies such as Three Kings , Shaun of the Dead , A Lot Like Love , Sex and the City , Happy Feet , South Park , and the video game Grand Theft Auto V. In 2010 Chicago teamed with the American Cancer Society and offered the opportunity to bid on the chance to sing their hit , `` If You Leave Me Now '' with them on stage live at their concerts , with proceeds going to the American Cancer Society to fight breast cancer . The fund raising effort has continued in succeeding years .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "It's Alive (Ramones album) It 's Alive is the first live album by the American punk band the Ramones . It was recorded at the Rainbow Theatre , London , on December 31 , 1977 , and released in April 1979 . The title is a reference to the 1974 horror movie of the same name . The album was originally released as a 2-LP set and draws material from the Ramones ' first three albums . Four concerts during the UK tour were recorded , but the New Year 's Eve performance was chosen because ten rows of seats were thrown at the stage after the concert and it was considered the best of the performances at the venue . The concert was also filmed and later released in a truncated form on the DVD It 's Alive 1974-1996 . The album was certified gold in Argentina in 1993 .",
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"text": "Desolation Angels (album) Desolation Angels is the fifth studio album by hard rock band Bad Company . The album was released on March 17 , 1979 . Paul Rodgers revealed on In the Studio with Redbeard ( which devoted an episode to Desolation Angels ) that the album 's title came from the novel of the same name by Jack Kerouac . Desolation Angels was recorded at Ridge Farm Studios in Surrey , England in late 1978 . It is considered the last strong album by Bad Company , With the original lineup mostly because it contains their last major hit , `` Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy , '' written by Paul Rodgers and inspired by a guitar synthesizer riff that Rodgers had come up with . `` Gone , Gone , Gone '' , written by bassist Boz Burrell , also received substantial airplay on rock stations . It was the first of only three songs he ever wrote for the band , but is widely revered as one of the band 's finest compositions . The album reached No. 3 on the Billboard album charts in 1979 and went Platinum in 1979 and Double Platinum subsequently . A cover version of `` Oh , Atlanta '' , written by Mick Ralphs , was recorded by Alison Krauss and appears on her 1995 album Now That I 've Found You : A Collection . The original version was used in the open to The Nashville Network 's 1993 broadcast of the Motorcraft 500 when ABC ( which originally had the broadcast ) could not find time to air the race , postponed six days by a snowstorm in the Atlanta Motor Speedway . The album was remastered and re-released in 1994 .",
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"text": "Missile X – Geheimauftrag Neutronenbombe Missile X -- Geheimauftrag Neutronenbombe is a 1978 German/Italian/Spanish international co-production Eurospyadventure film directed by Leslie H. Martinson . It stars Peter Graves and Curd Jürgens . The translated title is Missile X : The Neutron Bomb Incident . It is also known in the USA as Teheran Incident . It was released on home video in the early 1980s as Cruise Missile . Most of the movie was filmed on location in and around Tehran , Iran in 1978 before the Iranian Revolution overthrew Iran 's Shah . Many locations in Iran , including the US Embassy in Tehran before the Iranian Hostage Crisis , appear in the film . It has been branded by some as an exploitation film due to the political nature of Iran before the 1979 Revolution .",
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"text": "Alien (film) Alien is a 1979 British-American science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott , and starring Sigourney Weaver , Tom Skerritt , Veronica Cartwright , Harry Dean Stanton , John Hurt , Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto . The film 's title refers to a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship . Dan O'Bannon wrote the screenplay from a story he wrote with Ronald Shusett , drawing influence from previous works of science fiction and horror . The film was produced by Gordon Carroll , David Giler and Walter Hill through their Brandywine Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox . Giler and Hill made revisions and additions to the script . Shusett was executive producer . The eponymous Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by Swiss artist H. R. Giger , while concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the human aspects of the film . Alien launched the Alien franchise and is chronologically the first of the main series , with the prequel series set in an earlier timeframe . Alien received both critical acclaim and box office success , receiving an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects , Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film , Best Direction for Scott , and Best Supporting Actress for Cartwright , and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation , along with numerous other award nominations . It has remained highly praised in subsequent decades , being considered one of the greatest films of all time . In 2002 , the film was deemed `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' by the Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry . In 2008 , it was ranked as the seventh-best film in the science fiction genre by the American Film Institute , and as the 33rd greatest film of all time by Empire magazine . The success of Alien spawned a media franchise of novels , comic books , video games , and toys . It also launched Weaver 's acting career by providing her with her first lead role , and the story of her character Ellen Ripley 's encounters with the Alien creatures became the thematic thread that ran through the sequels Aliens ( 1986 ) , Alien 3 ( 1992 ) and Alien : Resurrection ( 1997 ) . , a crossover with the Predator franchise produced the Alien vs. Predator series , which includes Alien vs. Predator ( 2004 ) and Aliens vs. Predator : Requiem ( 2007 ) , and also a prequel series of films , which includes Prometheus ( 2012 ) and Alien : Covenant ( 2017 ) .",
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"text": "Tornadoes of 1979 This page documents the tornadoes and tornado outbreaks of 1979 , primarily in the United States . Most tornadoes form in the U.S. , although some events may take place internationally . Tornado statistics for older years like this often appear significantly lower than modern years due to fewer reports or confirmed tornadoes .",
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"text": "Tenebrae (film) Tenebrae ( also known as Tenebre ) is a 1982 English-language Italian giallo film written and directed by Dario Argento . The film stars Anthony Franciosa as American author Peter Neal , who -- while in Rome promoting his latest murder-mystery novel -- becomes embroiled in the search for a serial killer who may have been inspired to kill by the novel . John Saxon and Daria Nicolodi co-star as Neal 's agent and assistant ; Giuliano Gemma and Carola Stagnaro appear as detectives investigating the murders . John Steiner , Veronica Lario and Mirella D'Angelo also feature . The film has been described as exploring themes of dualism and sexual aberration , and has strong metafictional elements ; some commentators consider Tenebrae to be a direct reaction by Argento to criticism of his previous work , most especially his depictions of murders of beautiful women . After Argento had experimented with pure supernatural horror with 1977 's Suspiria and 1980 's Inferno , Tenebrae represented the filmmaker 's return to the giallo horror subgenre , which he had helped popularize in the 1970s . Argento was inspired by a series of incidents which saw an obsessed fan telephone the director to criticise him for the damaging psychological effects of his previous work . The telephone calls culminated in death threats towards Argento , who channelled the experience into the writing of Tenebrae . The director also wanted to explore the senselessness of killings he had witnessed and heard about while staying in Los Angeles in 1980 , and his feeling at the time that true horror came from those who wanted `` to kill for nothing '' . Shot on location in Rome and at Elios Studios , Tenebrae utilised mostly modern-looking locations and sets to help Argento realise his intent that the film reflect a near-future with a diminished population ; the director filmed none of the historical landmarks that usually featured in films set in Rome . Employing director of photography Luciano Tovoli , Argento also intended that the film simulate the stark , realistic lighting featured in television police shows at the time ; production designer Giuseppe Bassa created supporting environments that were cold and austere , with sharp angles and modernistic spaces . Several former members of Italian rock band Goblin provided Tenebraes music , a synth-heavy score inspired by rock and disco music . Tenebrae was a modest success in Italy ; it reached theatres with little controversy after Argento made cuts to one of the most violent scenes . However , in the United Kingdom , it was added to the infamous list of `` video nasties '' and banned from sale until 1999 . The film 's theatrical distribution in the United States was delayed until 1984 , when it was released in a heavily censored version under the title Unsane . In its cut form , Tenebrae received a mostly negative critical reception , but the original , fully restored version later became widely available for reappraisal ; it is considered by some to be one of Argento 's best thrillers . The film critic and author Maitland McDonagh said that it was `` in many respects ... the finest film that Argento has ever made '' .",
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"text": "Apocalypse Series (Kanso) The Apocalypse Series encompasses 125 works consisting of 75 paintings and 50 drawings created between 1982 and 1984 by Nabil Kanso . The subjects of the works in the series are based on the Revelation of Saint John the Evangelist . The colors of this painting are somber , suggesting richness and heaviness , while the repetitive geometry of the shapes suggest apocalyptic inevitability . In Peran Erminy 's article , The Apocalyptic Paintings of Nabil Kanso , he clearly states that Kanso 's paintings portray our world today . He states that our world is constantly surrounded by violence and people feel vulnerable . The aggression one has can ultimately lead to a break out in war where the world will be doomed . Kanso 's paintings reflect the path we are taking as a world . People today are quick to act upon threats leading us into a world that is ruled by war . This will be the hell on earth made by none other than human beings themselves . Kanso has a strong , intense effect on his audience 's feelings and emotions . Kanso 's work is dark and sometimes frightening , conveying how it is relevant to the scary obstacles of today 's world . Our society seems to be stuck on depressing violence and aggression and if continued on this path , will only continue to result in tragic wars .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "1979 in radio The year 1979 saw a number of significant events in radio broadcasting history .",
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"text": "List of songs about the Cold War This is a list of songs about the Cold War . `` 1999 '' by Prince . `` Yeah , everybodys got a bomb , We could all die any day '' - referring to nuclear proliferation . `` 2 Minutes to Midnight '' -- refers to the Doomsday Clock , the symbolic clock used by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists . In September 1953 the clock reached 23:58 , the closest the clock ever got to midnight . This occurred when the United States and Soviet Union tested H-bombs within nine months of one another . `` 99 Luftballons '' -- release of 99 balloons triggers governments to scramble fighter jets to intercept them , ultimately leading to a nuclear war . `` A Great Day for Freedom '' `` A Hard Rain 's a-Gonna Fall '' -- 1962 song by Bob Dylan , widely interpreted by reference to the Cuban Missile Crisis , even though it was written before that date `` Back in the USSR '' -- 1968 song by the Beatles , telling of the singer 's great happiness on returning home to the USSR from the United States ; political observers saw it as pro-Soviet . `` Balls to the Wall '' -- about human rights `` Be Not Always '' , a 1984 song from The Jacksons ' Victory LP `` Bonzo Goes to Bitburg '' -- written in reaction to the visit paid by U.S. president Ronald Reagan to a military cemetery in Bitburg , West Germany , on May 5 , 1985 `` Breathing '' -- about a foetus aware of what is going on outside the womb and frightened by nuclear fallout , which implies that the song is set either during a nuclear war scare or a post-apocalyptic birth `` Bullet the Blue Sky '' -- originally written about the United States ' military intervention during the 1980s in the Salvadoran Civil War `` Burning Heart '' -- The East versus West conflict is reflected by the fight in the boxing ring between Rocky and Ivan Drago `` Christmas at Ground Zero '' `` Crazy Train '' -- main theme of the song is criticism of Cold War `` Cult of Personality '' `` Defcon '' ( Impakt song , Dunk Yer Funk Records ) `` Der Kommissar '' `` Dominion/Mother Russia '' `` Eighties '' by Killing Joke `` Eve of Destruction '' `` Everybody Wants to Rule the World '' `` Everyday Is Like Sunday '' `` Fortunate Son '' - Creedence Clearwater Revival . The sons of fortunate men in America avoid the draft to Vietnam `` Games Without Frontiers '' `` Goodnight Saigon '' - Song about the Vietnam War . `` Hammer to Fall '' `` Heresy '' by Rush `` Heroes '' by David Bowie -- a love song depicting lovers kissing `` by the wall '' `` Hiroshima '' `` Holidays in the Sun '' `` It 's a Mistake '' `` Land of Confusion '' `` Lawyers , Guns and Money '' `` Leningrad '' `` Mutually Assured Destruction '' by Gillan `` Nikita '' -- a love song set against the East German border : the singer describes his crush on a beautiful border guard whom he can not meet because he is not allowed into the country . `` Nuku pommiin '' `` New Year 's Day '' `` Oh Moscow '' `` Party at Ground Zero '' `` Radio Free Europe '' `` Right Here , Right Now '' by Jesus Jones `` Ronnie -- Talk To Russia ! '' -- cover says `` Featuring Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev '' `` Russians '' by Sting `` So Long Mom ( A Song For World War III ) '' , by Tom Lehrer `` Subterraneans '' `` The Fletcher Memorial Home '' `` The Tide Is Turning '' by Roger Waters `` The Visitors '' by ABBA `` The Wall '' by Steppenwolf `` Two Tribes '' by Frankie Goes to Hollywood `` Two Suns in the Sunset '' by Pink Floyd `` We Did n't Start the Fire '' by Billy Joel `` Weeping Wall '' -- described by Bowie as intending to evoke the misery of the Berlin Wall `` When the Wind Blows '' `` Wind of Change '' by Scorpions `` State of the Nation '' by Industry Cold War Category : Cold War in popular culture",
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"text": "Harry Potter (film series) Harry Potter is a British-American film series based on the Harry Potter novels by author J. K. Rowling . The series is distributed by Warner Bros. and consists of eight fantasy films , beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone ( 2001 ) and culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 ( 2011 ) . A spin-off prequel series will consist of five films , starting with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ( 2016 ) . The Fantastic Beasts films mark the beginning of a shared media franchise known as J. K. Rowling 's Wizarding World . The series was mainly produced by David Heyman , and stars Daniel Radcliffe , Rupert Grint , and Emma Watson as the three leading characters : Harry Potter , Ron Weasley , and Hermione Granger . Four directors worked on the series : Chris Columbus , Alfonso Cuarón , Mike Newell , and David Yates . The screenplays were written by Steve Kloves , with the exception of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix ( 2007 ) , which was written by Michael Goldenberg . Production took over ten years to complete , with the main story arc following Harry Potter 's quest to overcome his arch-enemy Lord Voldemort . Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows , the seventh and final novel in the series , was adapted into two feature-length parts . Part 1 was released in November 2010 , and Part 2 was released in July 2011 . Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ( 2004 ) is the only film in the series not among the 50 highest-grossing films of all time , with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 , the highest-grossing film in the series and one of 30 films to gross over $ 1 billion , ranking at number 8 . Without inflation adjustment , it is the second highest-grossing film series with $ 8.5 billion in worldwide receipts .",
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"text": "T. P. Wiseman Timothy Peter Wiseman FBA ( born 3 February 1940 ) , who usually publishes as T. P. Wiseman and is named as Peter Wiseman in other sources , is a classical scholar and professor emeritus of the University of Exeter . He has published numerous books and articles , primarily on the literature and the social and political history of the late Roman Republic , but also the mythography of early Rome and Roman theatre . Among Wiseman 's students at Exeter was J.K. Rowling , about whose encounters with ancient authors he has written . Because of his connection with Rowling , Wiseman attracted brief pop-culture notoriety when media speculated that he was a model for the character of Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series of books and movies .",
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"text": "Harry Potter in Calcutta Harry Potter in Calcutta is a work by Uttam Ghosh in which Harry Potter meets figures from Bengali literature . J. K. Rowling and her lawyers sued for the novel to be removed from the market , citing intellectual property concerns , and subsequently they were removed from sales .",
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"text": "Harry Potter (character) Harry James Potter is the title character and protagonist of J. K. Rowling 's Harry Potter series . The majority of the books ' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter , who , on his eleventh birthday , learns he is a wizard . Thus , he attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to practise magic under the guidance of the kindly headmaster Albus Dumbledore and other school professors . Harry also discovers that he is already famous throughout the novel 's magical community , and that his fate is tied with that of Lord Voldemort , the internationally feared Dark Wizard and murderer of his parents , Lily and James .",
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"text": "Pavilion Books Pavilion Books Holdings Ltd is an English publishing company based in London . It specialises in illustrated books and digital content .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Harry Wingfield John Henry `` Harry '' Wingfield ( 4 December 1910 -- 5 March 2002 ) was an English illustrator , best known for his drawings that illustrated the Ladybird Books Key Words Reading Scheme ( also known as Peter and Jane ) in the 1960s through to the 1980s , which sold over 80 million copies worldwide . Wingfield was born in Denby , near Derby , the son of a blastfurnace man . He grew up in Manchester and Derbyshire . Hoping to become an engineer , he failed to obtain an apprenticeship to Rolls Royce because of his stammer , he started his first job , in an advertising agency in Derby , aged 16 , and then worked in Walsall and Birmingham . He took evening classes in drawing , where he met his wife , Ethel and he served in the RAF in the Second World War as a driver in the RAF regiment . Based in the Azores he painted camouflage but also gained a reputation for painting portraits of colleagues and family members . He worked as a graphic designer when he returned to England before working as a freelance illustrator for Ladybird in the 1950s . His watercolours , along with those of Martin Aitchison , provided strong images to accompany the simple text devised by William Murray . Wingfield 's wife Ethel , as an expert in early learning , was a significant collaborator . His best-known work accompanied books in the Key Words Reading Scheme brought out by Ladybird as competition to the American Janet and John books . They conformed to stereotypes , with neat , obedient children ; Peter helping Daddy with the car or in the garden , and Jane helping Mummy in the kitchen . They featured images initially based on photography of families on new council estates of the period , a market they targeted with phenomenal success . Within a few years , new lifestyles meant that Wingfield 's images were looking out of date , so he modernised the illustrations in the 1970s . The children became scruffier , and the domestic settings changed , though the books never truly reflected the social changes of the period . Wingfield remained a freelance for most of his life and in 1989 , Ladybird returned a catalogue of around 600 original pictures to him , some of which were sold at exhibition , but many of which he retained . He lived modestly , and after retirement continued to live in the house in Little Aston , near Walsall , where he had spent his working life as an artist . Exhibitions of Wingfield 's pictures were held in Walsall in 2002 and 2003 and across the UK , organised by Ladybird enthusiasts including the writer Cressida Connolly . His works , along with the books , have increased in value in recent years as Ladybird books and their accompanying illustrations have become more fashionable and therefore more collectable . In late 2014 Ladybird books received major UK media coverage with the release of an iconic ` covers ' collection to celebrate their 100th anniversary . Many of Harry Wingfield 's illustrations were reproduced in the UK media as part of that announcement .",
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"text": "Alchemy in art and entertainment Alchemy has had a long-standing relationship with art , seen both in alchemical texts and in mainstream entertainment . Literary alchemy appears throughout the history of English literature from Shakespeare to modern Fantasy authors . Here , characters or plot structure follow an alchemical magnum opus . In the fourteenth century , Chaucer began a trend of alchemical satire that can still be seen in recent fantasy works like those of Terry Pratchett . Visual artists had a similar relationship with alchemy . While some of them used alchemy as a source of satire , others worked with the alchemists themselves or integrated alchemical thought or symbols in their work . Music was also present in the works of alchemists and continues to influence popular performers . In the last hundred years , alchemists have been portrayed in a magical and spagyric role in fantasy fiction , film , television , comics and video games .",
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"text": "Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series . Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments . The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .",
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"text": "Penguin Celebrations Penguin Celebrations was a book series released by Penguin Books in 2008 , Penguin re-released 36 modern popular works using Penguin 's distinctive late 1940s style , rebranded ` Penguin Celebrations ' . Following the 1940s style ; Green is for ` mystery ' , Orange for ` fantastic fiction ' , Pink for ` distant lands ' , Dark Blue for ` real lives ' and Purple for ` viewpoints ' . The ` Penguin Celebrations ' books are as follows : Fiction William Boyd - Any Human Heart Jonathan Coe - What a Carve Up ! Jonathan Safran Foer - Everything Is Illuminated Zoë Heller - Notes on a Scandal Nick Hornby - How to Be Good Marian Keyes - The Other Side of the Story Matthew Kneale - English Passengers Hari Kunzru - The Impressionist Marina Lewycka - A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Meg Rosoff - How I Live Now Ali Smith - The Accidental Zadie Smith - White Teeth Sue Townsend - Adrian Mole and the Weapons of Mass Destruction Pat Barker - Regeneration Non-fiction Noam Chomsky - Hegemony or Survival Niall Ferguson - Empire Robin Lane Fox - The Classical World Malcolm Gladwell - Blink Brian Greene - The Fabric of the Cosmos Steven Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner - Freakonomics James Lovelock - The Revenge of Gaia Eric Schlosser - Fast Food Nation Crime Donna Tartt - The Secret History P. D. James - A Certain Justice John Mortimer - Rumpole and the Penge Bungalow Murders Alex Garland - The Beach Barbara Vine - The Chimney-sweeper 's Boy Travel and adventure Ryszard Kapuściński - The Shadow of the Sun Redmond O'Hanlon - Congo Journey Paul Theroux - Dark Star Safari Biography Charles Nicholl - Leonardo da Vinci : Flights of the Mind Claire Tomalin - Jane Austen : A Life Jeremy Paxman - The English Essays Alain de Botton - The Consolations of Philosophy Jeremy Clarkson - The World According to Clarkson Alistair Cooke - Letter from America",
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"text": "BBC Books BBC Books ( also formerly known as BBC Publishing ) is an imprint majority owned and managed by Penguin Random House through its Ebury Publishing division . The minority shareholder is BBC Worldwide , the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation . The imprint has been active since the 1980s . BBC Books publishes a range of books connected to BBC radio and television programming , including cookery , natural history , lifestyle , and behind the scenes `` making-of '' books . There are also some non-programme related biographies and autobiographies of various well-known personalities in its list . Amongst BBC Books ' best known titles are cookery books by former TV cook Delia Smith , wildlife titles by Sir David Attenborough and gardening titles by Alan Titchmarsh . In the BBC Publishing days , it turned down The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy , a book which has now sold over 14,000,000 copies worldwide .",
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"text": "George Percy, Earl Percy George Dominic Percy , Earl Percy ( born 4 May 1984 ) , is the heir apparent to the Dukedom of Northumberland . Percy was born as the second child and elder son of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland . He became heir apparent to the dukedom in 1995 , when his uncle Henry , 11th Duke of Northumberland , died . Percy 's parents , now Duke and Duchess of Northumberland , were eager to protect him from `` vices and pitfalls '' , and filed a lawsuit to prevent him from inheriting # 1 million and a # 250,000 annual income upon turning 18 . In 1999 , they succeeded in delaying the inheritance , which Lord Percy received at the age of 25 . George Percy is also set to inherit Alnwick Castle , famously known as Hogwarts ' School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Harry Potter films . He served as a Page of Honour to Queen Elizabeth II from 1996 to 1998 . He is also a direct descendant of Charles II of England through multiple descents . Earl Percy was educated at Eton College , and studied geography at the University of Edinburgh , specialising in sustainable development and renewable energy . He graduated in 2008 , having shared a house with Pippa Middleton , with whom he has been linked since . Percy studied Arabic language at the University of Damascus , and later worked in Abu Dhabi . He is the managing director of energy company Cluff Geothermal with Paul Younger . As old family friends , Lord Percy and his family attended the wedding of Middleton 's sister Catherine and Prince William , Duke of Cambridge , in 2011 .",
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"text": "Tolkien's legendarium Tolkien 's legendarium is the term for the entirety of J. R. R. Tolkien 's mythopoetic writing that forms the background to his The Lord of the Rings . Tolkien worked and re-worked the components of his legendarium throughout his adult life , or during a period of more than 50 years ; the earliest drafts , published in The Book of Lost Tales ( 1983 ) dating to 1916 . Colloquially , `` Middle-earth '' is popularly used as a shorthand for a `` canonical '' or mature form of Tolkien 's narrative , Middle-earth being Tolkien 's term for the inhabited part of the world in which most of his published stories were set . The mythological and cosmological background of Tolkien 's published works was sketched in the posthumously-published The Silmarillion ( 1977 ) , and in Tolkien studies as a field as it has developed since the 1980s .",
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"text": "The Secret of Platform 13 The Secret of Platform 13 is a children 's novel by Eva Ibbotson , and illustrated by Sue Porter , first published in 1994 . The book has gained extra significance as many readers find it similar to the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling , as the first book of that series , Harry Potter and the Philosopher 's Stone was published in 1997 , three years after this book was published . ( They both mention a platform on Kings Cross Station , in London , that leads to a different world . ) As journalist Amanda Craig has written , `` Ibbotson would seem to have at least as good a case for claiming plagiarism as the American author currently suing J. K. Rowling , but unlike her , Ibbotson says she would ` like to shake her by the hand . I think we all borrow from each other as writers . ' ''",
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"text": "Into the Wild (novel) Into the Wild is a children 's fantasy novel written by Erin Hunter after concepts and outlines created and developed by Victoria Holmes . The novel was published by HarperCollins in Canada and the United States in January 2003 , and in the United Kingdom in February 2003 . It is the first novel in the Warriors series . The book has been published in paperback , and e-book formats in twenty different languages . The story is about a young domestic cat named Rusty who leaves his human owners to join a group of forest-dwelling feral cats called ThunderClan , adopting a new name : Firepaw . He is trained to defend and hunt for the Clan , becomes embroiled in a murder and betrayal within the Clan , and , at the end of the book , receives his warrior name , Fireheart , after a battle with another Clan . The novel is written from the perspective of Fireheart ( previously known as Rusty for a short time , then , for most of the book , Firepaw ) . The series began in 2003 when HarperCollins requested Holmes to write a book on feral cats . After creating one storyline Holmes brought in Kate Cary to finish writing the book as Holmes went behind the scenes to edit and supervise the details . Holmes has compared the style of the book to a different language as the books are written by three separate authors . She feels that Erin Hunter must have a consistent voice the entire series . The story uses a lexicon with words such as `` twoleg '' substituted for `` human '' or `` new-leaf '' for `` spring '' . The style has been compared to the Harry Potter series , J.R.R. Tolkien and Brian Jacques . Themes include family , loyalty , death , courage , and survival . Into the Wild was critically well received . Booklist believed the book would appeal to followers of Brian Jacques ' Redwall series . Among other awards , it claimed third place in the 2006 Young Reader 's Choice Award .",
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"text": "Literature of England The literature of England is literature written in what is now England , or by English writers . It consists mainly of English literature - i.e. literature written in the English language - but there are important examples of literature from England written in other languages .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Old English literature Old English literature or Anglo-Saxon literature , encompasses literature written in Old English , in Anglo-Saxon England from the 7th century to the decades after the Norman Conquest of 1066 . `` Cædmon 's Hymn '' , composed in the 7th century , according to Bede , is often considered the oldest extant poem in English , whereas the later poem , The Grave is one of the final poems written in Old English , and presents a transitional text between Old and Middle English . The Peterborough Chronicle can also be considered a late-period text , continuing into the 12th century . The poem Beowulf , which often begins the traditional canon of English literature , is the most famous work of Old English literature . The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle has also proven significant for historical study , preserving a chronology of early English history . In descending order of quantity , Old English literature consists of : sermons and saints ' lives ; biblical translations ; translated Latin works of the early Church Fathers ; Anglo-Saxon chronicles and narrative history works ; laws , wills and other legal works ; practical works on grammar , medicine , geography ; and poetry . In all there are over 400 surviving manuscripts from the period , of which about 189 are considered `` major '' . Besides Old English literature , Anglo-Saxons wrote a number of Anglo-Latin works .",
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"text": "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 .",
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"text": "A Wizard of Earthsea A Wizard of Earthsea is a young adult fantasy novel written by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin , first published by the small press Parnassus in 1968 . The novel received highly positive reviews , initially as a work for children , and later among a general audience as well . Set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea , the story centers around a young mage named Ged , born in a village on the island Gont . Displaying great power while still a boy , he joins the school of wizardry , where his prickly nature drives him into conflict with one of his fellows . During a magical duel , Ged 's spell goes awry and releases a shadow creature that attacks him . The novel follows his journey as he seeks to be free of the creature . The book has often been described as a Bildungsroman or coming of age story , as it explores Ged 's process of learning to cope with power and come to terms with death . The novel also carries Taoist themes about a fundamental balance in the universe of Earthsea , which wizards are supposed to maintain , closely tied to the idea that language and names have power to affect the material world and alter this balance . Although the structure of the story is similar to that of a traditional epic , critics also described it as subverting this genre in many ways , such as by making the protagonist dark-skinned , in comparison to more typical white-skinned heroes . A Wizard of Earthsea is widely regarded as a classic of fantasy and young-adult literature and was one of the final recipients of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award . The book was widely influential within the genre of fantasy ; Margaret Atwood , for instance , called A Wizard of Earthsea one of the `` wellsprings '' of fantasy literature . Le Guin would later write five subsequent books that , together with A Wizard of Earthsea , are referred to as the Earthsea Cycle : The Tombs of Atuan ( 1971 ) , The Farthest Shore ( 1972 ) , Tehanu ( 1990 ) , The Other Wind ( 2001 ) , and Tales from Earthsea ( 2001 ) . George Slusser has described the series as a `` work of high style and imagination '' .",
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"text": "Character (arts) A character ( sometimes known as a fictional character ) is a person or other being in a narrative work of art ( such as a novel , play , television series , or film ) . The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person , in which case the distinction of a `` fictional '' versus `` real '' character may be made . Derived from the ancient Greek word χαρακτήρ , the English word dates from the Restoration , although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749 . From this , the sense of `` a part played by an actor '' developed . Character , particularly when enacted by an actor in the theatre or cinema , involves `` the illusion of being a human person . '' In literature , characters guide readers through their stories , helping them to understand plots and ponder themes . Since the end of the 18th century , the phrase `` in character '' has been used to describe an effective impersonation by an actor . Since the 19th century , the art of creating characters , as practiced by actors or writers , has been called characterisation . A character who stands as a representative of a particular class or group of people is known as a type . Types include both stock characters and those that are more fully individualised . The characters in Henrik Ibsen 's Hedda Gabler ( 1891 ) and August Strindberg 's Miss Julie ( 1888 ) , for example , are representative of specific positions in the social relations of class and gender , such that the conflicts between the characters reveal ideological conflicts . The study of a character requires an analysis of its relations with all of the other characters in the work . The individual status of a character is defined through the network of oppositions ( proairetic , pragmatic , linguistic , proxemic ) that it forms with the other characters . The relation between characters and the action of the story shifts historically , often miming shifts in society and its ideas about human individuality , self-determination , and the social order .",
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"text": "Christina Aguilera Christina María Aguilera ( born December 18 , 1980 ) is an American singer , songwriter , actress and television personality . Born in Staten Island , New York and raised in Rochester and Wexford , Pennsylvania , she appeared on the television series Star Search and The Mickey Mouse Club in her early years . After recording `` Reflection '' , the theme for Disney 's 1998 film Mulan , Aguilera signed with RCA Records . She rose to prominence with her 1999 self-titled debut album that spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number one singles ; `` Genie in a Bottle '' , `` What a Girl Wants '' , and `` Come On Over Baby ( All I Want Is You ) '' . The following year , Aguilera released two studio albums ; the Spanish-language album Mi Reflejo and the holiday album My Kind of Christmas . She assumed creative control for her fourth studio album , Stripped ( 2002 ) , which produced `` Dirrty '' , `` Beautiful '' , and `` Fighter '' . Aguilera 's fifth studio album , Back to Basics ( 2006 ) , debuted at number one on the album charts of ten countries and spawned the tracks `` Ai n't No Other Man '' and `` Hurt '' . In 2010 , Aguilera released her sixth studio album Bionic and starred in the film Burlesque . The following year , she debuted as a coach on the reality competition television series The Voice ; she has since appeared on six of its twelve seasons . Her seventh studio album , Lotus , was released in 2012 . Aguilera has also been featured on several successful collaborations during her career , including `` Lady Marmalade '' , `` Moves like Jagger '' , and `` Say Something '' . Aguilera has been recognized as a pop icon and earned the title `` Pop Princess '' in her early years . Her work has earned her five Grammy Awards , one Latin Grammy Award , and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . She has sold over 17.9 million albums in the United States as of 2014 and 50 million albums worldwide as of 2015 . In 2009 , she ranked at number 58 on Rolling Stones list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time , thereby becoming the youngest and the only artist under 30 to be named . Billboard recognized her as the 20th most successful artist of the 2000s , and Time listed Aguilera among the top 100 Most Influential People in the World of 2013 . Aside from her work in the entertainment industry , Aguilera is involved in charitable activities through human rights , world issues , and her work as a UN ambassador for the World Food Programme .",
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"text": "Latin Grammy Award A Latin Grammy Award is an award by The Latin Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry . The Latin Grammy honors works produced anywhere around the world that were recorded in either Spanish or Portuguese and is awarded in the United States . Submissions of products recorded in regional languages from Latin America and the Iberian Peninsula of Hispanophone or Lusophone countries such as Nahuatl , Catalán , Quechua may also be considered . Both the regular Grammy Award and the Latin Grammy Award have similar nominating and voting processes , in which the selections are decided by peers within the Latin music industry . The first annual Latin Grammys ceremony was held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on September 13 , 2000 . Broadcast by CBS , that first ceremony became the first primarily Spanish language primetime program carried on an English-language American television network . The most-recent ceremony , the 17th Annual Latin Grammy Awards , was held on November 17 , 2016 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas , Nevada . Since 2005 , the awards are broadcast in the United States by the television network Univision . In 2013 , 9.8 million people watched the Latin Grammy Awards on Univision , making the channel a top-three network for the night in the U.S.",
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"text": "Hurt (Christina Aguilera song) `` Hurt '' is the second single from American singer Christina Aguilera 's fifth studio album , Back to Basics . It was serviced to US contemporary hit radio stations on September 19 , 2006 and was released for purchase in November . Written by Aguilera , Linda Perry , and Mark Ronson , and produced by Perry , the song describes how the protagonist deals with the loss of a loved one and was inspired by the death of Perry 's father . `` Hurt '' received mixed to positive reviews from music critics , who praised her vocals but were ambivalent towards its production . The song peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . According to Nielsen SoundScan , the single has sold over 1.1 million copies in the United States . It was a top-ten hit in Europe and Oceania , entering the top ten of record charts in countries including Austria , Belgium , France , and Germany . A music video the song was directed by Floria Sigismondi and co-directed by Aguilera . It depicts Aguilera as a 1940s circus star who suffers from her father 's death . It won two MVPA Awards for Best Video and Best Direction of a Female Artist in 2007 , and was nominated for a Juno Award for Video of the Year . Aguilera has performed the song live on a number of occasions , including at the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards and on Saturday Night Live . The track was included on the setlist of Aguilera 's Back to Basics Tour in 2006 and 2007 .",
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"text": "El monstruo (audience) El Monstruo ( ` The Monster ' ) is the popular designation that 's given in Chile to the audience attending to the Viña del Mar International Song Festival . The name is due to great authority that perform the audience in each day of the event . From pressing to lengthen presentations favorite artists to interruptions with catcalls to singers and comedians who are not like , booing to prevent complete their show and force them to withdraw from the stage . In that case , in Chile it is said that `` El Monstruo ate the artist '' . The audience at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival is the only one in the world that has received a special name . This creates an expectation in people attending the show , waiting for the slightest opportunity to show their intolerance . Most artists booed by El Monstruo have been comedians , both for its lack of grace as the misfortune to get on the right stage between performances of singers or bands of renown . He was remembered the occasion when El Monstruo asked the Gaviota de Plata ( Silver Seagull ) award for José Luis Rodríguez in 1988 ; the refusal of the mayor of Viña del Mar , Eugenia Garrido , who in the 1980s was who corroborated the awards , the singer said `` Sometimes the people 's voice must be heard '' , a phrase which some had a political background in relation to the military regime then ruling the country ; the artist has said his sentence was not thought out or had a direct political intention . Rodriguez has indicated that feel that in that case it was a `` tool for greater spiritual ideal . '' Sometimes , however , the public is manifested catcalls to protest the presenters of the event . This happened in the 2007 , when the animators , Tonka Tomicic and Sergio Lagos , dismissed the artist Ana Torroja to the general public discontent , he wanted her to continue singing . Boo to Lagos and Tomicic lasted nearly an hour . The same happened in 2009 when El Monstruo was in favor of Simply Red , booing for an hour for the group to return , and incidentally interrupting the Folk Competition , the singer Paolo Meneguzzi , a humorous routine performed by the trio Manpoval until partially calmed their minds with the presentation of Rakim and Ken-Y .",
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"text": "Qué Hiciste `` Qué Hiciste '' ( English : What Did You Do ? ) is a song recorded by American singer Jennifer Lopez for her fifth studio album , Como Ama una Mujer ( 2007 ) . It was written and produced by Marc Anthony and Julio Reyes Copello , with additional writing from Jimena Romero . `` Qué Hiciste '' became a commercial success for Lopez , appearing in a wide range of charts around the world . The song became her first Spanish-language song to chart inside the Billboard Hot 100 , reaching a peak position of eighty-six . It also peaked atop of Billboard Hot Dance Club Play and Hot Latin Tracks charts . The song additionally reached the top position in Italy and in Switzerland . Lopez performed the song on American Idol on April 11 , 2007 ; becoming the first artist ever to perform a Spanish song on the show .",
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"text": "Christina Aguilera doll The Christina Aguilera doll was released in 2000 by Yaboom Toys . The celebrity doll featured the likeness of Christina Aguilera , with different outfits from her concerts , appearances , photoshoots , and music videos . Some dolls could `` sing '' when a button on their bellies was pressed . Yaboom planned `` talking dolls '' , but they were never developed . The other dolls were standard fashion dolls ( see Barbie ) made with help from Play Along Toys . They became a hit during the 2000 holiday season . Later on , the line was promoted less often , and was eventually discontinued before Christina released her 2002 album Stripped , with its more adult content . In a radio interview , Aguilera said that she thought the doll 's hair was too `` poofy , '' and that they looked nothing like her . In another interview , she talked about how the doll was created , `` I had to pose for it -- side views , back views , mug shots , '' she told Australia 's Daily Telegraph . `` Its weird looking like it . It 's like my Mini-Me '' . In Ecuador , there were Christina Dolls that had long hair . The dolls can still be found on eBay . There was also a very rare mini Christina Doll released .",
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"text": "Caliente (TV series) Caliente ( Hot ) is a television music series that aired on Univision from April 8 , 1995 to March 11 , 2006 with 417 episodes . It was hosted by Charlie Bravo and Diana Franco , until Rafael Mercadente took over on March 1 , 2003 . It could be described as a sort of Latin Soul Train . Caliente featured some of the biggest names in Latin music including live segments from Celia Cruz and Daddy Yankee . The show was mostly shot in Miami , Florida but the show also made tapings in New York , Chicago , Los Angeles , Puerto Rico , Mexico , the Dominican Republic and others .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Christina Perri Christina Judith Perri ( born August 19 , 1986 ) is an American singer and songwriter from Bucks County , Pennsylvania . After her debut single `` Jar of Hearts '' was featured on the Fox television series So You Think You Can Dance in 2010 , Perri released her debut extended play , The Ocean Way Sessions . Soon after , she signed with Atlantic Records and released her debut studio album , Lovestrong ( 2011 ) . Perri also gained recognition for writing and recording `` A Thousand Years '' , the love theme for the film The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn -- Part 2 ( 2012 ) , which appears on the accompanying soundtrack . The song went on to sell over 4 million copies in the United States , being certified 4 × platinum . She later released her second extended play , A Very Merry Perri Christmas ( 2012 ) , followed by her second studio album , Head or Heart ( 2014 ) .",
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"text": "Premio Lo Nuestro 2003 Premio Lo Nuestro 2003 was the 15th anniversary of the awards . the show was hosted by Mexican presenters Marco Antonio Regil and Adal Ramones . Juanes , Thalía , Marc Anthony , Pilar Montenegro , Sin Bandera , Banda el Recodo and other Latin music greats gave electrifying performances . In the show , there was 36 awards winners with 135 nominations . In Pop genre , Awards was given for : Album of the Year , Best Male Artist , Best Female Artist , Best Group or duo , Best New Artist and Song of the Year . In Rock Genre : Best Rock Album and Best rock Performer of the Year . In Tropical genre : Best Tropical Album of the Year , Best Tropical Male Artist , Best Tropical Female Artist , Best Tropical Group or Duo of the Year , Best Tropical New Artist , Tropical Song of the Year , Best Merengue Performance , Best Salsa Performance and Best Traditional Performance . Juanes was the biggest winner of night , took home four awards Best Pop Male Artist , Best Music Video , Best Rock Performance , and Pop Song of the Year . In the Regional Mexican , Pilar Montenegro took three awards for Regional Mexican Song of the Year , Pop Song of the Year ( `` Quitame Ese Hombre '' ) , and for Best Regional Mexican Female Artist . In the tropical genre , Celia Cruz took home with four great awards of the night for Best Salsa Performance , Best Tropical Female Artist , Best Tropical Song of the year and Tropical Album of the Year . At the night , the greatest performance was a medley of top Latin hits from the last 15 years , performed by the artists that made them famous , including Vikki Carr , Son by Four , Los Ilegales , La Mafia , Luis Enrique , Wilfrido Vargas and Olga Tañón . There was a great tribute to Celia Cruz by the world-famous salsa group `` Fania All-Stars '' , of which Cruz was a member during the 1970s , reunited for an exclusive performance that rocked the house .",
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"text": "List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2007 The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States . Published by Billboard magazine , the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single 's weekly physical and digital sales , and airplay . In 2007 , 17 singles reached the top spot on the chart . An 18th single , Beyoncé Knowles ' `` Irreplaceable '' , began a run at the top in 2006 which continued into 2007 . In 2007 , eight acts achieved their first US number-one single , either as a lead artist or featured guest : Maroon 5 , Avril Lavigne , Mims , Plain White T 's , Sean Kingston , Soulja Boy Tell 'Em , T-Pain , and Yung Joc . Producer Timbaland earned his first number-one single as lead artist with `` Give It to Me '' ; he had previously appeared as featured guest on singer Nelly Furtado 's number-one single `` Promiscuous '' . T-Pain , Justin Timberlake , Nelly Furtado and Fergie each earned two number-one singles , either as a lead artist or featured guest . Three number-one singles tied for the longest run on the chart in 2007 : Knowles ' `` Irreplaceable '' , Rihanna 's `` Umbrella '' , and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 's `` Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) '' all topped the chart for seven weeks ; the last of these was non-consecutive . However , `` Irreplaceable '' , which started its peak position in three issues the previous year , is credited to by Billboard magazine as 2006 's longest-running single . To this effect , `` Umbrella '' and `` Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) '' are the longest-running singles of 2007 . Other singles with extended chart runs include singer Alicia Keys ' `` No One '' which stayed at number one for five straight weeks . `` Irreplaceable '' is the best-performing single of the calendar year , topping the Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2007 for seven consecutive weeks . Band Maroon 5 's `` Makes Me Wonder '' is noted for its jump from 64th to 1st place on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it the largest leap of 2007 . `` Umbrella '' , which occupied the top slot for seven of summer 's thirteen weeks , has been credited by the music press as 2007 's Song of the Summer .",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song The Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song was a new category at the 2015 ceremony of the annual Grammy Awards . It combines two previously separate categories in the Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music field , Best Contemporary Christian Music Song and Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance . The new category recognizes both songwriters and performers ( solo/duos/groups / collaborations/etc . ) and is open for singles or tracks only . Songwriters are only awarded a Grammy Award if it is a newly written song . Grammy 's for cover versions of previously recorded songs are awarded to the performer ( s ) only . Along with the also newly formed Best Gospel Performance/Song category , these mark the only Grammy categories which honor both performers and songwriters in one category . These changes were made in June 2014 by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences `` in the interest of clarifying the criteria , representing the current culture and creative DNA of the gospel and Contemporary Christian Music communities , and better reflecting the diversity and authenticity of today 's gospel music industry . '' According to the Grammy committee , the move recognizes `` the critical contribution of both songwriters and performers by combining songwriters and artists into the Best Gospel Performance/Song and Best Contemporary Christian Music Performance/Song categories . '' Gospel performances , which were previously recognized in the Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Performance category , will now fall under the newly created Best Gospel Performance/Song category .",
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"text": "Don't Cry for Me Argentina `` Do n't Cry for Me Argentina '' is a song recorded by Julie Covington for the 1976 concept album , Evita , and was later included in the 1978 musical of the same name . The song was written and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice while they were researching the life of Argentinian leader Eva Perón . It appeared at the opening and near the end of the show , initially as the spirit of the dead Eva exhorting the people of Argentina not to mourn her , and finally during Eva 's speech from the balcony of Casa Rosada . Covington was signed by the songwriters for the track , based on her previous work in musicals . The Evita album had taken 3 -- 4 months to record , since Rice was not satisfied with the intensity of the initial recordings . It had a number of different titles before `` Do n't Cry for Me Argentina '' was decided as the final one . The song shares its melody with `` Oh What a Circus '' from the same show and lyrically consists of platitudes where Eva tries to win the favour of the people of Argentina . It was released in the United Kingdom on 12 November 1976 as the first single from the album , accompanied by national and trade advertising , full-colour posters , display sleeves as well as radio interviews . The song reached number-one on the UK Singles Chart and earned a gold certification from the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) , with over a million copies sold . It also reached the top of the charts in Australia , Belgium , Ireland , New Zealand and the Netherlands . `` Do n't Cry for Me Argentina '' was critically appreciated , with Rice and Lloyd Webber winning the 1977 Ivor Novello award in the category of Best Song Musically and Lyrically . When Evita moved to a London theatre , Covington -- who had become disenchanted with the whole project -- refused to reprise the part of Eva and the role went to Elaine Paige . `` Do n't Cry for Me Argentina '' has been covered by multiple artists , including The Carpenters , Olivia Newton-John , Sinéad O'Connor as well as the TV series Glee actors Lea Michele and Chris Colfer . In 1996 , American singer Madonna starred in the film adaptation of the musical in the title role . Her version of `` Do n't Cry for Me Argentina '' was released as the second single from the film soundtrack on 4 February 1997 . A separate version called the `` Miami Mix '' , which included re-recorded vocals in English and Spanish and an Argentinean bandoneon in the song 's intro , was promoted to radio . Madonna 's vocals received positive critical response and the song went on to reach the top of the charts across Europe , Spain and the remix reached number-one on US Dance Club Songs charts . The song also reached the top-ten of the charts a number of nations , including the US Billboard Hot 100 chart , and received gold certifications from five of them .",
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"text": "Yolanda Pérez Yolanda Pérez ( born May 20 , 1983 ) is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in banda music . She is sometimes known by the stage name `` La Potranquita '' , ( Spanish : `` little filly '' ) , a name taken by her father from his home city of Zacatecas , Mexico . Perez was born in Los Angeles , California . Her family later moved to Montclair , California . She graduated from Montclair High School in 2001 . When she was 11 years old , Perez won a music contest held in the Los Angeles-area Lynwood . As part of the prize package , she recorded an album that launched her musical career . She has since recorded several more albums . Her career was especially enhanced when she signed with the Fonovisa label , part of the Univision Music Group . Perez followed in the footsteps of her father and grandparents who were also exponents of banda music . Her minor-label albums exhibited all the traditional characteristics of banda , but from Déjenme Llorar ( 2003 ) onwards she has combined the banda sound with modern elements such as rap as well as introducing set-piece dialogues into some tracks . Her music also shows other influences from hip hop and R&B artists - this has led her to include Spanglish phrasing in some lyrics , such as in the duet Estoy Enamorada with Don Cheto . Perez therefore , while continuing to exemplify traditional banda , has placed her own stamp and interpretation on this genre . In 2005 , Pérez was nominated for an Urban Artist of the Year award at the 17th Lo Nuestro Awards . Perez has also performed public service announcements and has been involved with other charitable work . In 2006 she volunteered to help with the `` Got Milk '' campaign , explaining that Latin American women tend to worry about outer beauty but need to also focus on their diet .",
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"text": "Shotgun (Christina Aguilera song) `` Shotgun '' is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera . It was featured on episode `` The Storm Has Just Begun '' of the third season of Nashville . The song was released on April 21 , 2015 as a promotional single for Nashville . Aguilera sang the song at the 50th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards , accompanied by Rascal Flatts . Their performance segued into `` Riot , '' from the country trio 's Rewind album .",
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"text": "Filipino American music Filipino Americans have a rich and long history of music in the United States . The Philippines have a rich musical context and varied influences due to indigenous traditions and early colonial influences of Spanish and American occupation . During occupation by the United States , many Filipinos were recruited for manual labor along the West Coast . These early laborers commonly would perform Spanish-influenced rondallas as well as choral groups . With many Filipinos living in the United States beginning around 1900s , Filipinos have contributed towards early Americana staples such as blues and jazz , and continue to influence more modern contemporary genres such as hip hop and rock . American music has also been influential in the Philippines for artists and vice-versa . Though contributing to the evolution of American music , large number of Filipino Americans have a strong identity with culture of the Philippines by participating or organizing traditional dances and musical performances , largely in the form of PCNs on university campuses . Traditional dances and musical performances commonly practiced in the US are rondallas , choral groups , and gong chime ensembles . College campuses often organize performances on campuses , but can also have characteristics unique to America , as many Filipino Americans want to share their experiences of living in America and perform a more neo traditional variation of traditional performances .",
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"text": "Walk Away (Christina Aguilera song) `` Walk Away '' is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera , taken from her fourth studio album , Stripped ( 2002 ) . The song was written by Aguilera , Scott Storch and Matt Morris . Its production was handled by Storch , while Aguilera and E. Dawk served as vocal producers . The track is a piano-driven ballad which talks about an abusive relationship , where Aguilera uses a `` clever '' metaphor . Upon its release , `` Walk Away '' received mainly positive reviews from music critics , who praised its melody and deemed it as one of the stand-out tracks from Stripped . On March 14 , 2008 , the song peaked at number 35 on the Danish Tracklisten chart , becoming the only non-single entry from Stripped on the chart . Aguilera performed the track on two of her major concert tours : Justified & Stripped Tour ( 2003 ) and The Stripped Tour ( 2003 ) .",
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"text": "Backing vocalist Backing vocalists are singers who provide vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists . In some cases , a backing singer may sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist 's entry or to sing a counter-melody . Backing vocalists are used in a broad range of popular music , traditional music and world music styles . Solo artists may employ professional backing vocalists in studio recording sessions as well as during concerts . In many rock and metal bands ( e.g. , the power trio ) , the musicians doing backup vocals also play instruments , such as guitar , electric bass , drums , or keyboards . In Latin or Afro-Cuban groups , backup singers may play percussion instruments or shakers while singing . In some pop and hip-hop groups and in musical theater , the backup singers may be required to perform elaborately choreographed dance routines while they sing through headset microphones . The style of singing used by backup singers varies according to the type of song and the genre of music the band plays . In pop and country songs , backup vocalists may perform vocal harmony parts to support the lead vocalist . In hardcore punk or rockabilly , other band members who play instruments may sing or shout backup vocals during the chorus ( refrain ) section of the songs .",
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"text": "Woohoo (Christina Aguilera song) `` Woohoo '' is a song by American recording artist Christina Aguilera , featuring American rapper Nicki Minaj . The song was written by Aguilera , Onika Maraj , Claude Kelly , Ester Dean and Jamal `` Polow da Don '' Jones , and produced by Polow da Don , for Aguilera 's sixth studio album , Bionic ( 2010 ) . `` Woohoo '' was serviced to rhythmic contemporary crossover airplay as the album 's second radio single on May 25 , 2010 . The song , which contains a sample of the 1972 song `` Add már uram az esőt '' by Kati Kovács , lyrically speaks about the act of oral sex . `` Woohoo '' has been described as an electro-R & B and dancehall track . The song received mixed to positive reviews from critics , some of whom praised Minaj 's appearance and Aguilera 's vocals . Many noted its similarities to Kelis 's `` Milkshake '' . However , others expressed distaste for the song 's sexual nature . `` Woohoo '' debuted and peaked at 46 and 79 in Canada and the United States , respectively . Aguilera performed the song in a medley with `` Bionic '' and `` Not Myself Tonight '' at the 2010 MTV Movie Awards .",
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"text": "Sevillanas Sevillanas ( -LSB- seβiˈʝanas -RSB- ) are a type of folk music and dance of Seville and its region . They were derived from the Seguidilla , an old Castilian folk music and dance genre . In the nineteenth century they were influenced by Flamenco . They have a relatively limited musical pattern but are rich in lyrics based on country life , virgins , country towns , neighborhoods , pilgrimage , and love themes . They are sung by a plethora of local groups , like the Los Romeros de la Puebla , Los Amigos de Gines , Las Corraleras de Lebrija , Cantores de Hispalis , and Los del Río . Every year , dozens of new sevillanas on CD are published . Sevillanas can be heard mainly in fairs and festivals , including the famous Seville Fair , La Feria de Abril . There is an associated dance for the music : `` Baile por sevillanas '' , consisting of four different parts . One can find schools teaching `` baile por sevillanas '' in nearly every town in Spain . Sevillanas Rocieras are a religiously oriented genre of the Sevillana , with particular emphasis on the Virgin of the Rocío . They are sung in numerous religious and cultural events in the South of the country .",
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"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 '' .",
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"text": "Oh Mother `` Oh Mother '' is a song recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera for her fifth studio album , Back to Basics ( 2006 ) . The song was released on November 23 , 2007 by RCA Records as the fourth and final single from the album in European territories , while `` Slow Down Baby '' was serviced as the final single in Oceania . It was written by Aguilera , Derryck Thornton , Mark Rankin , Liz Thornton , Christophe Barratier , Bruno Coulais and Kara DioGuardi . Production was done by Big Tank and Q , with L Boggie credited as co-producer and Aguilera serviced as additional producer . `` Oh Mother '' is a downtempo pop and R&B piano ballad that talks about Aguilera 's abusive childhood . It incorporates various musical instruments , from strings to keyboards . It contains a sample from `` Vois Sur Ton Chemin '' , written by Bruno Coluais and Christopher Barratler . Upon its release , the song was met with mainly positive reviews from contemporary music critics . It also managed to enter charts in Europe with moderate success .",
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"text": "Reba McEntire Reba Nell McEntire ( born March 28 , 1955 ) is an American country singer , songwriter , actress , and record producer . She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band , on local radio shows with her siblings , and at rodeos . While a sophomore in college , she performed the National Anthem at the National Rodeo in Oklahoma City and caught the attention of country artist Red Steagall who brought her to Nashville , Tennessee . She signed a contract with Mercury Records a year later in 1975 . She released her first solo album in 1977 and released five additional studio albums under the label until 1983 . Signing with MCA Nashville Records , McEntire took creative control over her second MCA album , My Kind of Country ( 1984 ) , which had a more traditional country sound and produced two number one singles : `` How Blue '' and `` Somebody Should Leave '' . The album brought her breakthrough success , bringing her a series of successful albums and number one singles in the 1980s and 1990s . McEntire has since released 29 studio albums , acquired 40 number one singles , 16 number one albums , and 28 albums have been certified gold , platinum or multi-platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America . She has sometimes been referred to as `` The Queen of Country '' . and she is one of the best-selling artists of all time , having sold more than 85 million records worldwide . In the early 1990s , McEntire branched into film starting with 1990 's Tremors . She has since starred in the Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun and in her television sitcom , Reba ( 2001 -- 07 ) for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series -- Musical or Comedy .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Healthcare Businesswomen's Association The Healthcare Businesswomen 's Association ( HBA ) was founded in 1977 as a global non-profit organization dedicated to furthering the advancement of women in healthcare worldwide .",
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"text": "Retail clinic A retail clinic is a category of walk-in clinic located in retail stores , supermarkets and pharmacies that treat uncomplicated minor illnesses and provide preventative health care services . They are sometimes called `` retail-based clinics , '' `` convenient care clinics , '' or `` nurse-in-a-box . '' Retail clinics are usually staffed by nurse practitioners ( NPs ) or physician assistants ( PAs ) and do not necessarily have a doctor physically available onsite . Some , however , are staffed by physicians .",
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"text": "Violence against doctors in China Violence against doctors and other medical practitioners in China has been reported as an increasing problem . National Ministry of Health statistics indicate that the number of violent incidents against hospitals and medical staff increased from about 10,000 in 2005 to more than 17,000 in 2010 . A survey by the Chinese Hospital Association reported an average of 27.3 assaults per hospital per year in 2012 , up from 20.6 assaults per hospital per year in 2006 . In 2012 , an editorial in The Lancet described the situation as a `` crisis '' for the practice of medicine in China .",
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"text": "Dietitian A dietitian ( or dietician ) is an expert in dietetics ; that is , human nutrition and the regulation of diet . A dietitian alters their patient 's nutrition based upon their medical condition and individual needs . Dietitians are regulated healthcare professionals licensed to assess , diagnose , and treat nutritional problems . A registered dietitian ( RD ) or registered dietitian nutritionist ( RDN ) , is a dietitian who meets all of a set of special academic and professional requirements , including : the completion of a bachelor 's degree with an accredited nutrition curriculum satisfactory performance on the registration exam an internship at an approved health-care facility , foodservice organization , or community agency Roughly half of all RDNs hold graduate degrees . and many have certifications in specialized fields such as sports , pediatrics , renal , oncological , food-allergy , or gerontological nutrition . After learning about a patient 's health history , favorite foods , eating and exercise habits , the RD helps the person to set goals and to prioritize . Follow-up visits often focus on maintenance and monitoring progress . Most RDs work in the treatment and prevention of disease ( administering medical nutrition therapy , as part of medical teams ) , often in hospitals , health-maintenance organizations , private practices , or other health-care facilities . In addition , a large number of registered dietitians work in community and public-health settings , and/or in academia and research . A growing number of dietitians work in the food industry , journalism , sports nutrition , corporate wellness programs , and other non-traditional dietetics settings .",
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"text": "Boston University School of Medicine Boston University School of Medicine ( BUSM ) is one of the graduate schools of Boston University . Founded in 1848 , the medical school holds the unique distinction as the first institution in the world to formally educate female physicians . Originally known as the New England Female Medical College , it was subsequently renamed BUSM in 1873 . It is notably also the first medical school in the United States to award an M.D. degree to an African-American woman in 1864 . As the only medical school located in the South End neighborhood of Boston , Massachusetts , BUSM and Boston Medical Center , its primary teaching hospital , operates the largest 24-hour Level I trauma center in New England , the largest network of regional community health centers , and possesses the most diverse patient base in New England . BUSM is also the home of the world-renowned Framingham Heart Study -- from which all knowledge of cardiovascular disease risk factors were originally discovered . Notable alumni of the medical school include Marcia Angell , former editor-in-chief of the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine and the only woman to hold the position in the journal 's almost 200-year history , as well as Louis Wade Sullivan , former Secretary of the US Department of Health and Human Services and founder of Morehouse School of Medicine . Boston University School of Medicine is ranked 29th on the 2017 list of Best Medical Schools in the Best Research category by the U.S. News & World Report .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Susie McEntire Martha Susan `` Susie '' McEntire-Eaton ( formerly Luchsinger ; born November 8 , 1957 ) is an American CCM singer . She is the younger sister of Reba , Alice , and Pake . She used her married name of Susie Luchsinger on her solo albums until her divorce in 2008 .",
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"text": "I Need a Doctor `` I Need a Doctor '' is a single by American rappers Dr. Dre and Eminem and recording artist Skylar Grey . The song is produced by British record producer Alex da Kid , mixed by Dr. Dre , and was released for digital download through the American iTunes Store on February 1 , 2011 . Musically , `` I Need a Doctor '' is predominantly a rap song , backed by a `` spacey '' , drum-heavy production , with extra piano keys featured in the introduction and the chorus . Lyrically , the song is largely about Dr. Dre and Eminem 's close friendship , and how they have often needed and inspired each other in the past . Even though the song was leaked onto the Internet several months in advance of its release , it became a significant commercial success on its official release , particularly in the United States , where it peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Dr. Dre 's second highest peaking song on the chart ever , and also peaking in the upper regions of many national charts . As of October 2011 , it has sold over 2,206,000 digital copies in the United States alone .",
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"text": "Medical degree A medical degree is a vocational , or even technical , degree awarded for studies in fields associated with medicine and surgery . A study conducted in 2011 that involved more than 1000 medical schools throughout the world indicated on average , 64 university exams , 130 series exams , and 174 assignments are completed over the course of 5.5 years . Students need more than 85 % marks in prerequisite courses in order to get enrolled for the aptitude test for these degree programs . They then have to pass the test with 85 % to 90 % marks , which is high compared with all the other bachelor 's degree programs .",
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"text": "What If (Reba McEntire song) `` What If '' is a song written by Diane Warren , originally recorded by Brenda K. Starr for her 1991 album By Heart . The song was covered in 1995 by Belgian jazz band Vaya Con Dios on their album Roots and Wings .",
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"text": "Morehouse School of Medicine Morehouse School of Medicine is a co-educational medical school in Atlanta , Georgia , USA .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "University of Louisville School of Medicine The University of Louisville School of Medicine at the University of Louisville is a medical school located in Louisville , Kentucky , United States . Opened as the Louisville Medical Institute in 1837 , it is one of the oldest medical schools in North America and the 9th oldest in the United States . University of Louisville researchers achieved the first implantation of the first fully self-contained artificial heart , the first successful hand transplant in the world , the first five hand transplants in the United States and nine hand transplants in eight recipients as of 2008 , the first discovery of embryonic-like stem cells in adult human bone marrow , and the first proof that adult nasal stem cells can grow to become other types of cells . In 2013 , U.S. News & World Report ranked the University of Louisville School of Medicine # 76 in research in its annual list of Best Medical Schools in the United States . The school offers several dual degree programs including MD/MS , MD/MA , MD/MBA , MD/MPH , and MD/PhD degrees . For the 2013 entering class , 159 students enrolled in the Doctor of Medicine ( M.D. ) program . In May 2013 , Dr. Toni M. Ganzel was selected as the next dean of the School of Medicine .",
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"text": "Progress note Progress Notes are the part of a medical record where healthcare professionals record details to document a patient 's clinical status or achievements during the course of a hospitalization or over the course of outpatient care . Reassessment data may be recorded in the Progress Notes , Master Treatment Plan ( MTP ) and/or MTP review . Progress notes are written in a variety of formats and detail , depending on the clinical situation at hand and the information the clinician wishes to record . One example is the SOAP note , where the note is organized into Subjective , Objective , Assessment , and Plan sections . Another example is the DART system , organized into Description , Assessment , Response , and Treatment . Documentation of care and treatment is an extremely important part of the treatment process . Progress notes are written by both physicians and nurses to document patient care on a regular interval during a patient 's hospitalization . Progress notes serve as a record of events during a patient 's care , allow clinicians to compare past status to current status , serve to communicate findings , opinions and plans between physicians and other members of the medical care team , and allow retrospective review of case details for a variety of interested parties . They are the repository of medical facts and clinical thinking , and are intended to be a concise vehicle of communication about a patient 's condition to those who access the health record . The majority of the medical record consists of progress notes documenting the care delivered and the clinical events relevant to diagnosis and treatment for a patient . They should be readable , easily understood , complete , accurate , and concise . They must also be flexible enough to logically convey to others what happened during an encounter , e.g. , the chain of events during the visit , as well as guaranteeing full accountability for documented material , e.g. , who recorded the information and when it was recorded . Physicians are generally required to generate at least one progress note for each patient encounter . Physician documentation is then usually included in the patient 's chart and used for medical , legal , and billing purposes . Nurses are required to generate progress notes on a more frequent basis , depending on the level of care and may be required anywhere from several times an hour to several times a day .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Mary Henry (doctor) Mary Elizabeth Frances Henry ( born 11 May 1940 , in Blackrock , Cork ) is a former Irish politician and medical doctor . She was an independent member of Seanad Éireann . She was elected Pro-Chancellor of the University of Dublin in 2012 . By profession she is a University Professor and medical practitioner . In 1966 she married John McEntagart of Dublin , Merchant and they have three children . She is a member of the Church of Ireland . She is a graduate of the University of Dublin ( B.A. in English and History of Medicine 1963 , M.B. ( Honours ) ( 1965 ) , M.A. ( 1966 ) M.D. ( 1968 ) ) . As an undergraduate , among many other distinctions she won the Sir James Craig Memorial Prize in Medicine . She represented the University of Dublin constituency in the Seanad from 1993 until 2007 . She did not stand in the 2007 Seanad election , and Ivana Bacik was elected to succeed her .",
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"text": "MD–PhD The Doctorate of Medicine and of Philosophy ( MD -- PhD ) is a dual doctoral degree for physician -- scientists . The degree is granted by medical schools often through the Medical Scientist Training Program or other non-MSTP MD -- PhD programs . The National Institutes of Health currently provides 43 medical schools with Medical Scientist Training Program grants that support the training of students in MD -- PhD programs at these institutions through tuition and stipend allowances . These programs are often competitive , with some admitting as few as two students per academic year . The MCAT score and GPA of MD -- PhD matriculants are often higher than MD only matriculants .",
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"text": "Medical care ratio Medical care ratio ( MCR ) , also known as medical cost ratio , medical loss ratio , and medical benefit ratio , is a metric used in managed health care and health insurance to measure medical costs as a percentage of premium revenues . It is a type of loss ratio , which is a common metric in insurance measuring the percentage of premiums paid out in claims rather than expenses and profit provision . It is calculated by dividing those premiums allocated for fully insured or self-funded health care coverage into the total expenses for inpatient , professional ( physicians and other licensed providers ) , outpatient , and pharmacy . ( Briefly , MCR = Costs/Premiums . ) As a general rule , a medical cost ratio of 85 % or less is desirable . Some insurers now call MCR benefit -- cost ratio ( BCR ) . In the United States , the term is medical loss ratio .",
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"text": "University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine ( UPSOM ) is a medical school located in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania . The School of Medicine , also known as Pitt Med , is consistently ranked as a `` Top Medical School '' by U.S. News & World Report in both research and primary care . UPSOM is currently ranked 15th in the category of research by U.S. News and is separately ranked 11th in the Academic Ranking of World Universities list of best medical schools in the world . The school encompasses both a medical program , offering the doctor of medicine , and graduate programs , offering doctor of philosophy and master 's degrees in several areas of biomedical science , clinical research , medical education , and medical informatics . Pitt med is a national leader in biomedical research . In an analysis of National Institutes of Health funding for the 2015 fiscal year , the faculty of the School of Medicine and the Graduate School of Public Health ranks fifth , with total funding of more than $ 414 million . Admission to the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is highly competitive ; the incoming class averaged a score of 33 on the MCAT with an average GPA of 3.7 . In 2016 , 5,872 people applied and 847 were interviewed for 148 positions in the medical school 's entering class . The School of Medicine is closely affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center ( UPMC ) . UPMC is considered a leading American health care provider , as its flagship facilities have ranked in the U.S. News & World Report `` Honor Roll '' of the approximately 15 to 20 best hospitals in America for over a decade . In 2016 , for the 17th time in recent years , UPMC appears on the U.S. News and World Report Honor Roll of American 's Best Hospitals . UPMC Presbyterian Shadyside ranked 12th overall , making it the highest-ranked medical center in Pittsburgh , and was one of only 20 hospitals nationwide that made the Honor Roll of the `` nation 's best '' in the 2016 survey . Nationally , UPMC is recognized for excellence in 15 of 16 specialty areas and is among the top 10 hospitals in four specialties : ear , nose , and throat ; gastroenterology and GI surgery ; pulmonology ; and rheumatology . Children 's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC is ranked seventh overall and ranked in nine of 10 pediatric specialties included in the magazine 's survey , four of which were ranked in the top 10 . The School of Medicine is one of sixteen schools that comprise the University of Pittsburgh and is located in the Oakland neighborhood of the city of Pittsburgh .",
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BYD Auto is only a consulting firm from Japan.
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"docid": "fa455a0e95ed87ce6302970f5bc2e07a",
"text": "BYD Auto BYD Auto Co. , Ltd. is a Chinese automobile manufacturer based in Xi'an , Shaanxi Province , and a wholly owned subsidiary of BYD Company . It was founded in 2003 , following BYD Company 's acquisition of Tsinchuan Automobile Company in 2002 . Its principal activity is the design , development , manufacture and distribution of passenger cars and buses sold under the BYD brand . It also has a 50:50 joint venture with Daimler AG , Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co. , Ltd. , which develops and manufactures luxury electric cars sold under the Denza brand . BYD Auto sold a total of 506,189 passenger cars in China in 2013 , making it the tenth-largest selling brand and the largest selling Chinese brand . In 2015 , BYD Auto was the best selling global electric vehicle brand , ahead of General Motors and Nissan . For a second year running , BYD was the world 's top selling plug-in electric car manufacturer with over 100,000 units delivered in 2016 , followed by Tesla , Inc. . In October 2016 , BYD Auto became the all-time second largest global plug-in car manufacturer after the Renault-Nissan Alliance .",
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"docid": "477b63d14916027429af0653995b6c9f",
"text": "Japan Association of Corporate Executives The is a Japanese professional association of independent leading executives . Founded in 1948 , the group engages in advocacy on public policy issues related to the development of the Japanese economy in both a domestic and global context . The association is commonly referred to as `` Keizai Dōyukai '' . Keizai Dōyukai conducts in-depth policy studies , publishes position papers , and holds regular meetings and seminars on issues relating to the development of the Japanese economy . The association seeks to engage with political parties , government officials , labour organizations and other economic stakeholders . For most of the post-war period , Keizai Dōyukai has promoted a more progressive , innovative and market based economic approach to business issues in contrast to the position of country 's other main corporate sponsored business associations ; Keidanren and the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry .",
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"docid": "d2a13be22823d52ac4807442750f11ba",
"text": "Itaru Ishii is an international consultant . He is the President of Ishii Brothers ' Co. , located in Tokyo , Japan , an independent consulting firm and licensed publisher .",
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"text": "Alps Electric is a Japanese multinational corporation , headquartered in Tokyo , Japan , producing electronic devices , including switches , potentiometers , sensors , encoders and touchpads . The company was established in 1948 as Kataoka Electric Co. , Ltd. and changed its name to Alps Electric Co. , Ltd. in December 1964 . Since June 22 , 2012 , the President has been Toshihiro Kuriyama and Chairman is Masataka Kataoka . Alps is also well known for the Alpine brand of car audio . The Alps Electric Group has R&D , production and sales bases located in Japan and around the globe -- in the Americas , Europe , Southeast Asia , Korea , and Greater China . Since its founding , Alps Electric has supplied around 40,000 types of electronic component to over 2,000 manufacturers of home appliances , mobile devices , automobiles and industrial equipment worldwide . Alps Group comprises 84 subsidiary companies , 25 through Alps Electric , 32 through Alpine Electronics and 27 through Alps Logistics . The company is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange and a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index .",
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"docid": "506d427198fa7f9538a598f87bf60be0",
"text": "Toyota Corona The Toyota Corona was an automobile manufactured by the Japanese automaker Toyota between 1957 and 2003 . Traditionally , the competitor from Nissan was the Nissan Bluebird . The word `` corona '' is Latin for `` crown '' , a reference to an earlier vehicle Toyota offered called the Toyota Crown . It was exclusive to Toyopet Store dealership channels in Japan , while the larger Crown was available only at Toyota Store locations . In many countries , the Corona was one of Toyota 's first international exports , and was shortly joined by the smaller Toyota Corolla , providing buyers with a choice of a larger car , with similar operating expenses to the smaller Corolla . The Corona was Toyota 's second sedan in their hierarchy of products , just below the Crown , until 1968 when the Corona name was used on a larger , all new platform called the Toyota Corona Mark II , which gave buyers more interior space while still offering dependable , affordable performance . The Corona became successful in export markets and was marketed under a number of different nameplates worldwide -- including those branded in much of Asia as Coronas marketed in European markets as Carinas . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Dowa Automobile Company Dōwa Automotive Industries Co Ltd ( traditional Chinese/Ky ūjitai : 同和自動車工業株式會社 ; simplified Chinese/Shinjitai : 同和自動車工業株式会社 ; Japanese Hepburn : Dōwa Jidōsha Kōgyō kabushiki kaisha ) was a Manchukuo-based manufacturer of automobiles , trucks and armored cars . Its head office was in Hsinking , the capital of Manchukuo .",
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"text": "BYD G6 The BYD G6 is a midsize four-door saloon produced by the Chinese manufacturer BYD Auto launched in September 2011 . The G6 is available with a choice of two four-cylinder petrol engines : a BYD designed all-aluminum-alloy 1.5 L ( 1497 cc ) turbo ( called TID ) producing 113 kW and 240 Nm mated with a 6-speed dual clutch automatic or a Mitsubishi 483QB 2.0 L ( 1991 cc ) producing 103 kW and 186 Nm with a 5-speed manual .",
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"text": "Dadi Auto Dadi Auto ( officially Dadi Automobile Group Co. , Ltd. ) is a pickup truck and heavy-duty truck manufacturing company headquartered in Baoding , China . Formerly a military automobile maker , Baoding Dadi assembled their first civil pickup in 1988 . Currently their product line-up mirrors that of Great Wall Motor and Zhongxing . The company claims a production capacity of 50,000 units per year , but this figure may conflate engines and whole vehicles . The company has since then stopped manufacturing passenger cars , and has been focusing on the commercial vehicle market .",
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"text": "GLM Co. Ltd. GLM Co. , Ltd. is a Japanese electric sportscar automaker , based in Kyoto , Japan . The company was initially founded in 2010 .",
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"docid": "9e47c9acf11be553ae153a1d94dd00b7",
"text": "Subaru Corporation , formerly known as ( FHI ) , is a Japanese multinational corporation and conglomerate primarily involved in aerospace and ground transportation manufacturing , known for its line of Subaru automobiles . The company 's aerospace division serves as a defense contractor to the Japanese government , manufacturing Boeing and Lockheed Martin helicopters and airplanes under license along with being a global development and manufacturing partner to both companies .",
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"docid": "2242cc33c4a2f03fb6085265003dc123",
"text": "Fujita (company) Fujita was the name of a Japanese conglomerate zaibatsu based in Osaka .",
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"docid": "eee14f04068df018588208646bbf4a15",
"text": "Auto Europe Auto Europe is a large car rental wholesale company , working with approximately 20,000 car rental locations in 180 countries in Europe , Asia , Africa , Australia , as well as North and South America . Auto Europe has been accredited with the Better Business Bureau since April 2 , 1993 with an A + rating . Auto Europe was founded in Germany in 1954 by Alex Cecil . The company got its start purchasing cars to rent to U.S. travelers in Europe . Cecil later moved to New York and eventually relocated the company to Maine . In 1997 , Alex Cecil retired , passing the reins to Imad Khalidi , President and CEO of Auto Europe . In 1995 , Auto Europe began offering airfare and hotels under the name Destination Europe . In 2010 , they re-branded this division as Fly International .",
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"docid": "cf22d17a621336074a95fe8c61cd3fa2",
"text": "Foton Motor Beiqi Foton Motor Co. , Ltd. ( Foton Motor or Foton ) is a Chinese company which designs and manufactures trucks , buses , sport utility vehicles and agricultural machinery . It is headquartered in Changping , Beijing and is a subsidiary of BAIC Group . Foton makes commercial trucks in a joint venture with Daimler AG , called Beijing Foton Daimler Automobile Co. , Ltd. , which sells its products under the `` Auman '' brand name .",
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"text": "Nagoya Rinkai Railway The is a Japanese freight-only railway company in Nagoya , Aichi , shared by Japan Freight Railway Company , Nagoya Port Authority , and Nippon Express . The third sector company ( in a sense in Japan ) was founded in 1965 . The company is abbreviated as . Its lines serve the industrial area of the Nagoya Port . They mainly transport limestones via Seinō Railway , chemical products , train cars of Nagoya Railroad , or car parts of Toyota Motor .",
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"docid": "a02cc9aeb7d2a181cf7812209aea1d2b",
"text": "T&D Holdings T&D Holdings is a Japanese insurance company . It is listed on the Nikkei 225 . It is based in Tokyo , Japan . Subsidiaries include Taiyo Life , Daido Life , T&D Financial Life , and T&D Asset Management . In 2012 , it was ranked 413 in the Fortune Global 500 list , with USD $ 26.6 bn in revenue . Assets -- $ 123.7 billion ( 2015 ) .",
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"text": "BYD S6 BYD S6 is the first SUV model independently designed and manufactured by the China 's Shenzhen-based battery , PV and auto maker , BYD Company Ltd. . BYD S6 was shown at the Guangzhou Auto Show in late 2010 and since May 6 , 2011 when this model was first officially sold in Changsha , China , it has witnessed a vibrant growth in sales thanks to its attractive SUV exterior design and overall performance in electronic equipment and safety etc. . It became the best selling China domestic SUV in sales volume by reaching 15,000 units in December , 2011 , being awarded as `` Fastest Seller SUV '' and has been named China 's `` SUV of the Year '' according to the Annual Ranking of Chinese Automobiles -- the highest honor in the China Automotive Industry .",
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"docid": "c35e31fe68b7b3627f37dc20c46996c1",
"text": "Sewells Group Sewells Group is a global consulting and outsourcing company specialising in the automotive retail industry , with presence in Asia Pacific , Africa and the Middle East regions .",
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},
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"text": "Katsuhiro Nakagawa is the former vice chairman of Toyota Motor Corporation . Vice-Minister for International Affairs , Ministry of Economy , Trade and Industry in 1997 - 1998 ． Former president and CEO Katsuaki Watanabe replaced him as the new vice chairman of the company and Watanabe 's spot being replaced by Akio Toyoda . Other corporate position held by Nakagawa : Chairman of Tokio Marine Capital Co. , Ltd Auditor of Shochiku Co. , Ltd. 2001-2014 Corporate Auditor of Aichi Steel Corp. 2006 - President and Director of MX Mobiling Co. , Ltd. 2008 - ? Director of Mikuni Corporation 2013 -",
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"text": "Dekra DEKRA is a vehicle inspection company founded in Berlin , Germany in 1925 as Deutscher Kraftfahrzeug-Überwachungs-Verein ( German Motor Vehicle Inspection Association ) . With approximately 36,000 employees and revenues of roughly $ 1.9 billion , DEKRA is the largest inspection company in Germany and the third-largest in the world . By its own account , it is the European market leader . The group focuses on the inspection of vehicles and technical systems , but also offers other services . DEKRA has had its headquarters in Stuttgart since 1946 . Business operations are carried out by DEKRA SE , which is wholly owned by DEKRA e. V.",
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"docid": "937eca779ae70537d57ba61f9e32f31a",
"text": "Japan Civil Aviation Bureau The is the civil aviation authority of Japan and a division of the Ministry of Land , Infrastructure , Transport and Tourism ( MLIT ) . Its head office is in the MLIT building in Kasumigaseki , Chiyoda , Tokyo . It is the Japanese equivalent of the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration .",
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"docid": "638310f9da8183febb1e3b2c2af1c0f6",
"text": "JXTG Nippon Oil & Energy , or NOC or Shin-Nisseki is a Japanese petroleum company . Its businesses include the exploration , importation , and refining of crude oil ; the manufacture and sale of petroleum products , including fuels and lubricants ; and other energy-related activities . Its products are sold under the brand name ENEOS , which is also the name used for its service stations . It is the largest oil company in Japan , and in recent years it has been expanding its operations in other countries . JX Nippon Oil & Energy is a member of the Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group ( MUFJ ) keiretsu .",
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North Korea is bordered by the Republic of Yugoslavia.
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"text": "North Korea North Korea , officially the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea ( DPRK ) , is a country in East Asia constituting the northern part of the Korean Peninsula . Pyongyang is the nation 's capital and largest city . To the north and northwest the country is bordered by China and by Russia along the Amnok ( known as the Yalu in China ) and Tumen rivers ; it is bordered to the south by South Korea , with the heavily fortified Korean Demilitarized Zone ( DMZ ) separating the two . In 1910 , Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan . After the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II in 1945 , Korea was divided into two zones along the 38th parallel by the United States and the Soviet Union , with the north occupied by the Soviets and the south by the Americans . Negotiations on reunification failed , and in 1948 , separate governments were formed : the socialist Democratic People 's Republic of Korea in the north , and the capitalist Republic of Korea in the south . An invasion initiated by North Korea led to the Korean War ( 1950 -- 1953 ) . The Korean Armistice Agreement brought about a ceasefire , but no peace treaty was signed . North Korea officially describes itself as a self-reliant socialist state and formally holds elections . Critics regard it as a totalitarian dictatorship . Various media outlets have called it Stalinist , particularly noting the elaborate cult of personality around Kim Il-sung and his family . International organizations have assessed that human rights violations in North Korea have no parallel in the contemporary world . The Workers ' Party of Korea ( WPK ) , led by a member of the ruling family , holds power in the state and leads the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland of which all political officers are required to be members . Juche , an ideology of national self-reliance , was introduced into the constitution as a `` creative application of Marxism -- Leninism '' in 1972 . The means of production are owned by the state through state-run enterprises and collectivized farms . Most services such as healthcare , education , housing and food production are subsidized or state-funded . From 1994 to 1998 , North Korea suffered a famine that resulted in the deaths of between 240,000 and 3.5 million people , and the country continues to struggle with food production . North Korea follows Songun , or `` military-first '' policy . It is the country with the highest number of military and paramilitary personnel , with a total of 9,495,000 active , reserve , and paramilitary personnel . Its active duty army of 1.21 million is the fourth largest in the world , after China , the United States , and India . It possesses nuclear weapons . North Korea is an atheist state with no official religion and where public religion is discouraged .",
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"docid": "3979e343050ead1158d485f3394e6b50",
"text": "Republic of Prekmurje The Republic of Prekmurje ( Vendvidéki Köztársaság , Mura Köztársaság Murska Republika , Republika Prekmurje Prekmurje Slovene : Reszpublika Szlovenszka okroglina , Mörszka Reszpublika ) was an unrecognized state in Prekmurje , an area traditionally known in Hungarian as Vendvidék ( `` Wendic March '' ) . On June 6 , 1919 , Prekmurje was incorporated into the newly established Kingdom of Serbs , Croats and Slovenes ( renamed `` Yugoslavia '' in 1929 ) . The state was bordered by Austria to the north , Hungary to the east , and the Kingdom of Serbs , Croats and Slovenes to the west and south .",
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"docid": "5264ebb8c3c6dd89ad6b6d465a0d0681",
"text": "Art of Yugoslavia Art of Yugoslavia refers to the visual arts of Yugoslavia . It was shaped by a number of Yugoslav painters , sculptors and graphics artists .",
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"text": "Radio jamming in Korea Radio jamming on the Korean Peninsula makes the border region one of the world 's busiest places for radio signals . Medium wave jamming is dominant in the area including Seoul and the DMZ . South Korea jams all radio and television broadcasts from North Korea , and until 2013 jammed all foreign broadcasts , which was ended during the Park Geun-hye administration . North Korea jams South Korean state broadcasts and foreign shortwave broadcast services which it believes to be against the North Korean regime . These include the Korean language service of the Voice of America , Free North Korea Radio ( which originates from US transmitters in Guam ) , Radio Free Asia , and several other services and broadcasts .",
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"text": "Cho Ki-chon Cho Ki-chon ( 조기천 6 November 1913 -- 31 July 1951 ) was a Russian-born North Korean poet . He is regarded as `` a founding father of North Korean poetry '' whose distinct Soviet-influenced style of lyrical epic poetry in the socialist realist genre became an important feature of North Korean literature . He was nicknamed `` Korea 's Mayakovsky '' after the writer whose works had had an influence on him and which implied his breaking from the literature of the old society and his commitment to communist values . After a remark made by Kim Jong-il on his 2001 visit to Russia , North Korean media has referred to Cho as the `` Pushkin of Korea '' . Cho was dispatched by the Soviet authorities to liberated Korea when the Red Army entered in 1945 . By that time , he had substantial experience with Soviet literature and literature administration . The Soviets hoped that Cho would shape the cultural institutions of the new state based on the Soviet model . For the Soviets , the move was successful and Cho did not only that but also significantly developed socialist realism as it would become the driving force of North Korean literature and arts . Cho offered some of the earliest contributions to Kim Il-sung 's cult of personality . His most famous work is Mt. Paektu ( 1947 ) , a lyrical epic praising Kim Il-sung 's guerrilla activities and promoting him as a suitable leader for the new North Korean state . Other notable works by Cho include , a seemingly non-political love poem which was later adapted as a popular song that is known in both North and South Korea . During the Korean War , Cho wrote wartime propaganda poems . He died during the war in an American bombing raid . He and his works are still renowned in North Korean society .",
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"text": "Korean Armistice Agreement The Korean Armistice Agreement is the armistice which serves to insure a complete cessation of hostilities of the Korean War . It was signed by U.S. Army Lieutenant General William Harrison , Jr. representing the United Nations Command ( UNC ) , North Korean General Nam Il representing the Korean People 's Army , and the Chinese People 's Volunteer Army . The armistice was signed on July 27 , 1953 , and was designed to `` insure a complete cessation of hostilities and of all acts of armed force in Korea until a final peaceful settlement is achieved . '' No `` final peaceful settlement '' has been achieved . The signed armistice established the Korean Demilitarized Zone ( de facto a new border between the two nations ) , put into force a cease-fire , and finalized repatriation of prisoners of war . The Demilitarized Zone runs not far from the 38th parallel , which separated North and South Korea before the Korean War .",
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"text": "Rason Rason ( formerly Rajin-Sŏnbong ; -LSB- ɾa.sʌn , ɾa.dʑin.sʌn.boŋ -RSB- ) is a North Korean city and ice-free port in the Sea of Japan in the North Pacific Ocean on the northeast tip of North Korea . It is in the Kwanbuk region and location of the Rason Special Economic Zone . In South Korean pronunciation , the initial `` R '' of the name is pronounced as `` N '' , ( 나선 , Naseon ) as per standard Korean phonology . In 2000 , the name was shortened from `` Rajin-Sŏnbong '' to `` Rason '' . During the 1930s , the Japanese called it Rashin ; at that time , it was an important port at the end of a railroad line . It was liberated by the Red Army on 14 August 1945 . Before 1991 , Rason was used by the Soviet Union as an alternative warm-water port in case Vladivostok was unavailable . From 1993 to 2004 , it was administered separately from North Hamgyŏng as the directly governed city ( Chikhalsi ) of Rason . Prior to 1993 and from 2004 to 2009 , the city had been part of the North Hamgyŏng Province . Since 2010 , the city is a `` special city '' , again breaking from provincial control , but different from its older designation as a directly governed city . What this means in practice is unclear . Rason borders Jilin province of China and Khasansky District in Primorsky Krai of Russia . China is making investments in the port as it gives it access to the Sea of Japan . In July 2011 , the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea ( DPRK ) gave a green light to the China 's domestic trade cargo to be shipped via its port of Rajin from northeast to east China . Coal is shipped from nearby Chinese mines to Shanghai . A casino by the sea caters to Chinese visitors .",
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"text": "Battle of Kyongju The Battle of Kyongju was an engagement between United Nations ( UN ) and North Korean ( NK ) forces early in the Korean War from August 31 to September 15 , 1950 , in the vicinity of Kyongju in South Korea . It was a part of the Battle of Pusan Perimeter , and was one of several large engagements fought simultaneously . The battle ended in a victory for the United Nations after large numbers of United States ( US ) and Republic of Korea ( ROK ) troops repelled a strong North Korean attack . Holding a line north of P'ohang - dong , An ` gang-ni , and Kyongju , the so-called `` Kyongju corridor , '' the Republic of Korea Army I Corps was unexpectedly hit with an attack by the North Korean People 's Army 's II Corps , part of the wider Great Naktong Offensive . The South Korean troops , already demoralized and struggling to maintain a strong defensive line , were easily pushed back from their positions . US Army units were called in to assist the South Koreans repel the attack . Fighting was heavy and the two sides fought to capture and recapture P'ohang - dong and An ` gang-ni , with the North Koreans seeking to break through the Kyongju corridor as a way to attack the UN base at Pusan . However , with large amounts of UN air and naval support , the US and South Korean ground forces were able to rout and force back the North Korean troops after two weeks of fighting .",
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"text": "Korean Empire The Korean Empire ( 대한제국 Hanja : 大韓帝國 ; Daehan Jeguk ; -LSB- tɛ.ɦan.dʑe.ɡuk̚ -RSB- ; literally `` Greater Korean Empire '' ) was proclaimed in October 1897 , after the Donghak Peasant Revolution of 1894 to 1895 and Gabo Reforms that swept the country from 1894 to 1896 . It lasted until the annexation of Korea by Japan in August 1910 . Emperor Gojong oversaw the partial modernization of the military , economy , land system , education system , and various industries . Japan became wary of Korea 's modernization and industrialization attempt through Gwangmu Reforms , and after the assassination of the Resident-General Itō Hirobumi , decided to forcibly annex the Korean Empire .",
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"text": "Sino-Russian relations since 1991 Diplomatic relations between the People 's Republic of China and the Russian Federation dramatically improved after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the establishment of the Russian Federation in 1991 . American scholar Joseph Nye argues : With the collapse of the Soviet Union , that de facto US-China alliance ended , and a China-Russia rapprochement began . In 1992 , the two countries declared that they were pursuing a `` constructive partnership '' ; in 1996 , they progressed toward a `` strategic partnership '' ; and in 2001 , they signed a treaty of `` friendship and cooperation . '' The two countries share a long land border which was demarcated in 1991 , and they signed a Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001 . On the eve of a 2013 state visit to Moscow by Chinese President Xi Jinping , Russian President Vladimir Putin remarked that the two nations were forging a special relationship .",
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"text": "Brotherhood and unity Brotherhood and unity was a popular slogan of the Communist Party of Yugoslavia that was coined during the Yugoslav People 's Liberation War ( 1941 -- 45 ) , and which evolved into a guiding principle of Yugoslavia 's post-war inter-ethnic policy . In Slovenia , the slogan `` Brotherhood and Peace '' ( bratstvo i mir ) was used in the beginning . After the invasion of Yugoslavia by Axis forces in April 1941 , the occupying powers and their helpers sought to systematically incite hatred among the many national , ethnic and religious groups of Yugoslavia . The Yugoslav Communist Party successfully publicized the brotherhood and unity of Yugoslavia 's nations ( narodi ) and national minorities ( nacionalne manjine , later renamed to narodnosti ) in their struggle against the fascist enemy and domestic collaborators . The decision of the second session of AVNOJ on the federalization of Yugoslavia in 1943 was regarded as the recognition of this Brotherhood and Unity principle . After the war , the slogan designated the official policy of inter-ethnic relations in the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , as embodied in its federal constitutions of 1963 and of 1974 . The policy prescribed that Yugoslavia 's nations ( Serbs , Macedonians , Croats , Slovenes , Montenegrins , Muslims ) and national minorities ( Albanians , Hungarians , Romanians , Bulgarians , Jews , Italians , and others ) are equal groups that coexist peacefully in the federation , promoting their similarities and interdependence in order to overcome national conflicts and hatred . Every individual was entitled to the expression of their own culture , while the ethnic groups had an oath to one another to maintain peaceful relations . Citizens were also encouraged and allowed to declare their nationality as Yugoslav , which usually polled at 10 % . The policy also led to the adoption of national quota systems in all public institutions , including economic organizations , in which national groups were represented by their republic 's or province 's national composition . Throughout Yugoslavia many factories , schools , public venues , folklore ensembles and sporting teams used to be named `` Brotherhood and unity '' , as well as the Ljubljana-Zagreb-Beograd-Skopje highway ( Highway `` Brotherhood and Unity '' ) . The country had a decoration called the Order of the Brotherhood and Unity . Several prominent persons from former Yugoslavia were convicted for activities deemed to threaten the brotherhood and unity , such as acts of chauvinist propaganda , separatism and irredentism . Among the convicts were the former presidents of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( Alija Izetbegović ) and Croatia ( Franjo Tuđman and Stjepan Mesić ) , Croatian army general of Albanian descent Rahim Ademi and many others . One Kosovo Albanian , Adem Demaçi , was imprisoned for almost 30 years for allegations of espionage and irredentism .",
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"text": "2006 North Korean missile test Two rounds of North Korean missile tests were conducted on July 5 , 2006 . The Democratic People 's Republic of Korea ( DPRK or North Korea ) reportedly fired at least seven separate missiles . These included one long-range Taepodong-2 missile and short-range Scud derived missiles including the enlarged Nodong missile . The Taepodong-2 was estimated by United States intelligence agencies as having a potential range reaching as far as Alaska , the missile reached a distance of about 250 miles from northern California . North Korea made its first public acknowledgement of the tests on July 6 , through its foreign ministry , describing them as `` successful '' and part of `` regular military drills to strengthen self-defense , '' insisting that it had the legal right to do so . The country warned of `` stronger physical actions '' if it were put under pressure by the international community . On July 8 , CNN reported that the U.S. had deployed the USS Mustin , a guided missile destroyer , to the Japanese port of Yokosuka , home of the U.S. Navy 's Seventh Fleet . A spokeswoman said that the deployment was not related to the test-firings , and it had been previously planned .",
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"text": "China–Vietnam relations The bilateral relations between the People 's Republic of China and the Socialist Republic of Vietnam ( 中越关系 , Quan hệ Trung Quốc -- Việt Nam ) have been turbulent , despite their common socialist background . Centuries of conquest by modern China 's imperial predecessor have given Vietnam an entrenched suspicion of Chinese attempts to dominate it . Though the PRC assisted North Vietnam during the Vietnam War , relations between the two nations soured following Vietnam 's reunification in 1975 . China and Vietnam fought a prolonged border war from 1979 to 1990 , but have since worked to improve their diplomatic and economic ties . However , the two countries remain in dispute over territorial issues in the South China Sea . A 2014 survey conducted by the Pew Research Center showed 84 % of Vietnamese were concerned that territorial disputes between China and neighbouring countries could lead to a military conflict . Once , Vietnam had a territorial control even to the territory of modern-day Guangxi and Guangdong , due to historical wars with China , the border between China and Vietnam has been defined like today .",
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"text": "North Korea–Russia border The border between Russia and North Korea , according to the official Russian definition , consists of 17 km of `` terrestrial border '' and 22.1 km ( 12 nautical miles ) of `` maritime border '' . It is the shortest of the international borders of Russia .",
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"text": "Nampo Namp ' o ( North Korean official spelling : Nampho ; -LSB- nam.pʰo -RSB- ) is a city and seaport in South Pyongan Province , North Korea . Namp ' o lies on the northern shore of the Taedong River , 15 km east of the river 's mouth . It was a provincial-level `` Directly Governed City '' ( `` Chikhalsi '' ) from 1980 to 2004 and was designated a `` Special City '' ( `` T'ŭkgŭpsi '' ; tŭkpyŏlsi ; 특별시 ; 特別市 ) , in 2010 and made a part of South P'yŏngan . Namp ' o is approximately 50 km southwest of P'yŏngyang , at the mouth of the Taedong River . Namp ' o was originally a small fishing village that became a port for foreign trade in 1897 , developing into a modern port in 1945 after World War II . With the rapid increase in state investment , the city 's industrial capacity grew . Some of the city 's industrial facilities include the Namp ' o Smelter Complex , the Namp ' o Glass Corporation , the Namp ' o Shipbuilding Complex , the Namp ' o Fishery Complex , and other central and local factories . Namp ' o is a center for the DPRK shipbuilding industry . North of the city are facilities for freight transportation , aquatic products , and fishery , and a sea salt factory . Apples grown in the city 's Ryonggang district are a famous local product .",
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"text": "Geography of Kosovo Kosovo is a small landlocked country in Southeastern Europe , in the center of Balkan Peninsula . With an area of 10,908 km2 , it is one of the smallest countries in Europe . Considering it 's small area , Kosovo has a variety of topographical features . It is surrounded by mountains : the Sharr Mountains are located in the south and southeast , bordering Macedonia , while the Kopaonik Mountains rise in the north . The southwest borders with Montenegro and Albania are also mountainous , and home to the country 's highest peak , Gjeravica , 2656 m high . The central region is mainly hilly , but two large plains spread over Kosovo 's west and east , respectively , Metohija plain and Kosovo plain . In the terms of hydrography , Kosovo has limited water resources . The main rivers in the country are the White Drin , running towards the Adriatic Sea , the South Morava in the Goljak area , and Ibar in the north . Sitnica , a tributary of Ibar , is the longest river lying completely within Kosovo . There are several small natural lakes but the country 's most important lakes are artificial . The biggest lakes are Gazivoda , Radonjić , Batlava and Badovac . Kosovo also does have a large number of karst springs , thermal and mineral water springs .",
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"text": "Trans-Korean Main Line The Trans-Korean Main Line is a project to build railway infrastructure in North Korea , and allow rail freight to travel between South Korea and Russia ; it is hoped to halve the time taken to transport freight from eastern Asia to Europe and earn substantial transit fees . In 2001 , the leaders of Russia and North Korea signed agreements to construct a rail corridor .",
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"text": "Terentii Shtykov Terentii Fomich Shtykov ( Russian : Терентий Штыков ; Korean : 테렌티 스티코프 ; -- 25 October 1964 ) was effectively the first supreme leader of North Korea , as the de facto head of its 1945-1951 military occupation and the first Soviet Ambassador to North Korea from 1948 until 1950 . Shtykov 's support for Kim Il-sung was crucial in Kim 's rise to power , and the two persuaded Stalin to allow the Korean War to begin in June 1950 . A protégé of the influential politician Andrei Zhdanov , General Shtykov served as a political commissar during World War II , ending up on the Military Council of the Primorskiy Military District . Through direct access to Joseph Stalin , Shtykov became the `` real supreme ruler of North Korea , the principal supervisor of both the Soviet military and the local authorities . '' Shtykov conceived of the Soviet Civil Administration , supported Kim 's appointment as head of the North Korean provisional government , and assisted Stalin with editing the first North Korean constitution . As the preeminent representative of the Soviet Union 's political authority over the nascent North Korea from October 1945 until December 1950 , Shtykov 's legacy was to aid the Kim family 's rise to power . The war they started freed Kim from Soviet domination ; China intervened following North Korea 's poor military performance in the early autumn . Shtykov was fired as ambassador in December and demoted to major general the following month . He later served as the Soviet ambassador to Hungary from 1959 to 1960 . Andrei Lankov asserts that Shtykov made more impact on Korean history than any foreigner other than Japanese colonial politicians , and that he was `` the actual architect of the North Korean state as it emerged in 1945-50 . '' Several of Shtykov 's policies , most notably North Korean land reform , are today credited to Kim Il-sung by official North Korean media .",
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"text": "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 .",
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"text": "North Korea–Norway relations North Korea -- Norway relations refers to the current and historical relationship between Norway and the Democratic People 's Republic of Korea ( DPRK ) , commonly known as North Korea . Neither country maintains an embassy in the other , although North Korea formerly had an embassy in the Norwegian capital Oslo . The Norwegian ambassador in Seoul is also accredited to North Korea , as is the North Korean one in Stockholm to Norway .",
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"text": "Hwanggumpyong Island Hwanggumpyong Island is an island on the Yalu River , which forms a section of the land border between North Korea and China . It now belongs to North Korea , due to ethnic Koreans living on the island at the time of the 1962 border treaty . The island is an exclave on the otherwise Chinese side of the river . In June 2011 , an agreement with China was made to establish a joint free trade area on Hwanggumpyong and Wihwa Islands , and the China border area near Dandong . By 2013 the site had been prepared , and free trade area of over 300 acres may be ready for operation in about two years .",
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"text": "Groundhog Day (film) Groundhog Day is a 1993 American fantasy-comedy film directed by Harold Ramis , starring Bill Murray , Andie MacDowell , and Chris Elliott . It was written by Ramis and Danny Rubin , based on a story by Rubin . Murray plays Phil Connors , an arrogant Pittsburgh TV weatherman who , during an assignment covering the annual Groundhog Day event in Punxsutawney , Pennsylvania , finds himself caught in a time loop , repeating the same day again and again . After indulging in hedonism and committing suicide numerous times , he begins to re-examine his life and priorities . On its release , Groundhog Day was a modest success and garnered generally positive reviews . It gained stronger appreciation among critics and film historians over time , and is now often listed among the best comedy films ever . It further entered into the public consciousness , where the term `` Groundhog Day '' can represent a situation that seems to repeat over and over in government and military arenas , as well as influencing other entertainment . In 2006 , the film was added to the United States National Film Registry as being deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' . A stage musical version of the film premiered in 2016 .",
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"text": "Harold Ramis Harold Allen Ramis ( November 21 , 1944 -- February 24 , 2014 ) was an American actor , director , writer , and comedian . His best-known film acting roles were as Egon Spengler in Ghostbusters ( 1984 ) and Ghostbusters II ( 1989 ) and Russell Ziskey in Stripes ( 1981 ) ; he also co-wrote those films . As a director , his films include the comedies Caddyshack ( 1980 ) , National Lampoon 's Vacation ( 1983 ) , Groundhog Day ( 1993 ) , and Analyze This ( 1999 ) . Ramis was the original head writer of the television series SCTV , on which he also performed , as well as a co-writer of Groundhog Day and National Lampoon 's Animal House ( 1978 ) . His final film that he wrote , produced , directed and acted in was the critical and commercial failure Year one ( 2009 ) . Ramis ' films influenced subsequent generations of comedians and comedy writers . Filmmakers including Jay Roach , Jake Kasdan , Adam Sandler , and Peter and Bobby Farrelly have cited his films as among their favorites . He won the BAFTA Award for Best Original Screenplay for Groundhog Day .",
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"text": "Doris Wishman Doris Wishman ( June 1 , 1912 -- August 10 , 2002 ) was an American film director , screenwriter and producer . She is credited with having directed and produced at least thirty feature films during a career spanning over four decades , most notably in the sexploitation film genre .",
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"text": "Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' . Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' . Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions . A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .",
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"text": "Roland West Roland West ( February 20 , 1885 -- March 31 , 1952 ) was a Hollywood director known for his innovative proto-film noir movies of the 1920s and early 1930s .",
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"text": "The Dam Short Film Festival The Dam Short Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Boulder City , Nevada , typically in early February . Lee Lanier and Anita Lanier are the original co-founders of the festival . The festival is organized by the Dam Short Film Society , a non-profit 501 ( c ) 3 Nevada corporation . Past festival sponsors have included The Art Institutes , the Nevada Film Office , the Hacienda Hotel and Casino , and Cirque du Soleil . The Society receives annual grants from the National Endowment for the Arts via the Nevada Arts Council . Started in 2005 , the Dam Short Film Festival only screens films that run between 1 and 40 minutes . Generally , there are between 100 and 140 short films programmed each year . Although most of the festival shorts are submitted by student , independent , and other `` up-and-coming '' filmmakers , the stiff competition means many of the shorts have been produced involving film professionals . These have included Oscar-winner Louis Gossett Jr. in `` Window , '' Oscar-winner , Tom Hanks , William Shatner , and Michael York in `` Why Shakespeare ? '' , the late Bela Lugosi narrating an animation based on the Edgar Allan Poe classic `` The Tell-Tale Heart '' , Francesco Quinn in `` The Gnostic '' , and Robert Wagner and Lori Singer in `` Little Victim '' The short films are arranged into thematic programs , such as international drama , crime drama , dramedy , science-fiction , horror , comedy , avant-garde , underground , and animation . In addition to the regular screenings , the festival presents special showcases and retrospectives ; for example , the 2009 event featured a showcase dedicated to documentary filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt while 2008 included a program dedicated to animator Jim Blashfield The festival also presents parties , mixers , filmmaker panels , and Q&A sessions with attending filmmakers . In 2008 , the Festival moved to the historic 400-seat Boulder Theatre . The Theatre was built in 1931 and is currently owned by Desi Arnaz Jr. and his wife Amy . 2014 marked the 10th anniversary of the festival . At present , Lee Lanier serves as the Dam Short Film Society 's executive director while John LaBonney serves as festival director . The Society has a working board of directors that varies from 4 to 6 members .",
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"text": "The Philaletheis Society The Philaletheis Society ( often shortened to Philaletheis or just Phil and founded as The Philalethean Society ) is a student theatre group at Vassar College in the town of Poughkeepsie , New York , and the school 's oldest student organization . Founded in December 1865 , Phil began as a college literary society and its first leader was college president John Howard Raymond . Control of the organization was swiftly handed to the students and the group split into three chapters , each with a distinct focus . The group maintained its literary focus until the 1890s , by which point dramatic productions had taken over in popularity . The tradition of producing four and later three plays per year continued into the mid-twentieth century , but in 1958 , the organization disbanded due to lack of interest . It was revived in 1975 , first as an arm of student government and then as an independent student organization . The group is run by an executive board that selects which plays to produce each year based on the proposals received from student-directors . Auditions are open to all Vassar students but those interested in directing must have previously completed a directing workshop through the organization .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Ramji Ramji ( born in Thanjavur , Tamil Nadu , India ) ( presently in Chennai ) is an Indian film cinematographer , who has worked with directors such as Sangeeth Sivan , Selvaraghavan and Ameer Sultan .",
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"text": "Melville Shavelson Melville Shavelson ( April 1 , 1917 -- August 8 , 2007 ) was an American film director , producer , screenwriter , and author . He was President of the Writers Guild of America , West ( WGAw ) from 1969 to 1971 , 1979 to 1981 , and 1985 to 1987 . He came to Hollywood in 1938 as one of comedian Bob Hope 's joke writers , a job he held for the next five years . He is responsible for the screenplays of such Hope films as The Princess and the Pirate ( 1944 ) , Where There 's Life ( 1947 ) , The Great Lover ( 1949 ) , and Sorrowful Jones ( 1949 ) , which also starred Lucille Ball . Shavelson also worked as a writer on Hope 's radio show , The Pepsodent Show Starring Bob Hope . Shavelson was nominated twice for Academy Awards for Best Original Screenplay -- first for 1955 's The Seven Little Foys , starring Hope in a rare dramatic role , and then for 1958 's Houseboat . He shared both nominations with Jack Rose . He also directed both films . Other films he wrote and directed include Beau James ( 1957 ) , The Five Pennies ( 1959 ) for which he won a Screen Writers Guild Award , It Started in Naples ( 1960 ) , On the Double ( 1961 ) , The Pigeon That Took Rome ( 1962 ) , A New Kind of Love ( 1963 ) , Cast a Giant Shadow ( 1966 ) , and Yours , Mine and Ours ( 1968 ) , which starred Henry Fonda and again with Lucille Ball . Shavelson created two Emmy award-winning television series and wrote for a dozen Academy Award shows . He also wrote , produced and co-directed the six-hour ABC screenplay to the 1979 television miniseries Ike , based on the World War II exploits of Gen. Dwight Eisenhower . It featured an all star cast including Robert Duvall and Lee Remick . Shavelson 's autobiography , published by BearManor Media in April 2007 , is entitled How to Succeed in Hollywood Without Really Trying , P.S. - You Ca n't ! Shavelson wrote several other books , including , with Mr. Hope , `` Do n't Shoot , It 's Only Me : Bob Hope 's Comedy History of the United States '' ( Putnam , 1990 ) , and How to Make a Jewish Movie ( 1971 ) , a memoir of his experiences while producing and directing Cast a Giant Shadow , and the Hollywood-themed novel Lualda ( 1973 ) . Shavelson was a noted instructor at USC 's Master of Professional Writing Program from 1998-2006 . He taught screenwriting , who often cracked to his students , `` I 'm a writer by choice , a producer by necessity and a director in self-defense . '' He was an amateur radio operator and held the callsign W6VLH . Shavelson 's first wife , Lucille , died in 2000 . He was married to his second wife , Ruth Florea , from 2001 until his death in 2007 . He had two children , Lynne Joiner and Richard Shavelson .",
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"text": "Film poster A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film . Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets . They normally contain an image with text . Today 's posters often feature photographs of the main actors . Prior to the 1990s , illustrations instead of photos were far more common . The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors . It may also include a tagline , the name of the director , names of characters , the release date , etc. . Film posters are displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters , and elsewhere on the street or in shops . The same images appear in the film exhibitor 's pressbook and may also be used on websites , DVD ( and historically VHS ) packaging , flyers , advertisements in newspapers and magazines , etc. . Film posters have been used since the earliest public exhibitions of film . They began as outside placards listing the programme of ( short ) films to be shown inside the hall or movie theater . By the early 1900s , they began to feature illustrations of a film scene or an array of overlaid images from several scenes . Other posters have used artistic interpretations of a scene or even the theme of the film , represented in a wide variety of artistic styles .",
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"text": "Cine Foundation International Cine Foundation International is London-based non-profit film company and human rights NGO `` aiming to 'em power open consciousness through cinema ' '' . The foundation was formed in December 2010 by American filmmaker Jesse Richards , founder of the Remodernist film movement , South Korean film critic Blue Un Sok Kim and Tobias Morgan , formerly the developer of `` The Garage '' on Mubi . On 3 January 2011 , CFI announced their launch of a campaign of protest films and public actions calling for the release of imprisoned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi . `` The campaign will include protest films that speak to human rights issues in Iran and throughout the world , six of which are commissioned feature-length , plus twenty shorts . Participating filmmakers may act anonymously or through pseudonyms since voicing their stories can be dangerous . The films , which will address themes of nation , identity , self , spiritual culture , censorship and imprisonment , will be aimed for public , web and various exhibition media '' . In January 2011 , filmmakers Béla Tarr and Lav Diaz joined the foundation 's Board of Directors , and in February Fred Kelemen joined the Board of Directors . Also in January 2011 , CFI deployed a video protest mechanism called WHITE MEADOWS ( named for the Mohammad Rasoulof film of the same title ) and developed by Ericson deJesus ( of Yahoo! and frog design ) at the request of the foundation . The video mechanism `` allow ( s ) anyone in the world to record a short video statement about Panahi and Rasoulof . There will be an ESCAPE button at top , allowing quick exit for those in countries where recording a statement would be dangerous . There will be an option to have the screen black , and soon , voice distortion . The video statements will be recorded as mp4s , giving them maximum transmedia capacity , which essentially makes them broadcastable from any device that can show video '' . Users can also use the mechanism to comment on how they would `` like to see as an international response by the film industry '' , comment on the state of human rights in general , or to `` report a human rights abuse to the world '' . Late in 2011 , CFI launched #OccupyCinema , an ongoing collective project in collaboration with the global Occupy movement . The project encompasses `` public space projections onto buildings or other public surfaces -- broadcasting films , video documents or live feeds , with the intention of decentralising traditional broadcast monopolies and information power structures where these interfere with freedom of speech or otherwise compel human beings to surrender to the agendas of ethically bankrupt regimes . '' On November 1 , #OccupyCinema will launch public displays of films in New York City , Dallas , Kansas , London and Paris , with more to follow over the next week . Tobias Morgan resigned as Chair in Autumn 2011 , having been commissioned to make a Cine Foundation International feature film dedicated to the Iranian film producer Katayoun Shahabi . Jesse Richards resigned in 2012 , and Blue Un Sok Kim took the Chair . Category : International human rights organizations Category : Organisations based in the United Kingdom Category : Arts organisations based in the United Kingdom Category : Film organisations in the United Kingdom",
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"text": "Ed Pincus Edward Ralph Pincus ( July 6 , 1938 -- November 5 , 2013 ) studied philosophy and photography at Harvard , and began filmmaking in 1964 , developing a direct cinema approach to social and political problems . He has producer-director-director of photography credits on eight of his films and has been cinematographer on more than a dozen additional films . Pincus also authored Guide to Filmmaking ( 1968 ) and co-authored The Filmmaker 's Handbook ( 1984 & 1999 ) . He was born in Brooklyn , New York . Pincus started and developed the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Film Section . He has received a Guggenheim Fellowship ( 1972 ) and several National Endowment for the Arts grants . He was Visiting Filmmaker at Minneapolis College of Art and Design and Visiting Filmmaker for three years at Harvard . After completing his best-known work , Diaries , he moved to Vermont and became a farmer until returning to film in 2007 . Ed was known as a leading cut flower Peony producer , who influenced many future generations of farmers and contributed greatly to the Association of Specialty Cut Flower Growers . Pincus died November 5 , 2013 of leukemia in Roxbury , Vermont .",
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"text": "Theatre Guild The Theatre Guild is a theatrical society founded in New York City in 1918 by Lawrence Langner , Philip Moeller , Helen Westley and Theresa Helburn . Langner 's wife , Armina Marshall , then served as a co-director . It evolved out of the work of the Washington Square Players . Its original purpose was to produce non-commercial works by American and foreign playwrights . It differed from other theaters at the time in that its board of directors shared the responsibility of choosing plays , management , and production . The Theatre Guild contributed greatly to the success of Broadway from the 1920s throughout the 1970s . The Guild has produced a total of 228 plays on Broadway , including 18 by George Bernard Shaw and seven by Eugene O'Neill . Other major playwrights introduced to theatre-going Americans include Robert E. Sherwood , Maxwell Anderson , Sidney Howard , William Saroyan , and Philip Barry . In the field of musical theatre , the Guild has promoted works by Richard Rodgers , teamed with both Lorenz Hart and Oscar Hammerstein II , George and Ira Gershwin , Jule Styne , and Meredith Willson , all of which have become classics . Under President John F. Kennedy , the Guild was engaged to assemble a U.S. theatre company , headed by Helen Hayes , to tour the capitals of Europe and South America with works by Tennessee Williams , Thornton Wilder , and William Gibson . In 1968 , the Guild became involved in the travel field by taking 25 of its subscribers to European capitals to see plays . In 1975 , it instituted its Theatre At Sea program with a 17-day cruise aboard the Rotterdam with Hayes and Cyril Ritchard . Since then they have hosted more than thirty cruises , each with seven or eight performers . Among them have been Alan Arkin , Zoe Caldwell , Anne Jackson , Cherry Jones , Richard Kiley , Eartha Kitt , Patricia Neal , Lynn Redgrave , Gena Rowlands , Jean Stapleton , Eli Wallach , and Lee Roy Reams , who served as the program 's resident director . The last Broadway play produced by The Theatre Guild was State Fair in 1996 .",
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"text": "Major film studio A major film studio is a production and film distributor that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market . In the North American , Western , and global markets , the major film studios , often simply known as the majors , are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85 percent of U.S. and Canadian box office revenue . The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate . The `` Big Six '' majors , whose operations are based in or around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood , are all centered in film studios active during Hollywood 's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s . In three cases -- 20th Century Fox , Warner Bros. , and Paramount -- the studios were one of the `` Big Five '' majors during that era as well . In two cases -- Columbia and Universal -- the studios were also considered majors , but in the next tier down , part of the `` Little Three '' . In the sixth case , Walt Disney Studios was an independent production company during the Golden Age ; it was an important Hollywood entity , but not a major . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , United Artists , and RKO were majors . Today , Disney is the only member of the Big Six whose parent entity is still located near Los Angeles ( actually , on Disney 's studio lot and in the same building ) . The five others report to conglomerates headquartered in New York City , Philadelphia , and Tokyo . Of the Big Six , Paramount is the only one still based in Hollywood , and Paramount and Fox are the only ones still located within the Los Angeles city limits , while Disney and Warner Bros. are located in Burbank , Columbia in Culver City , and Universal in the unincorporated area of Universal City . Most of today 's Big Six control subsidiaries with their own distribution networks that concentrate on arthouse pictures ( e.g. Fox Searchlight Pictures ) or genre films ( e.g. Sony 's Screen Gems ) ; several of these specialty units were shut down or sold off between 2008 and 2010 . The six major studios are contrasted with smaller production and/or distribution companies , which are known as independents or `` indies '' . The leading independent producer/distributors -- Lionsgate Films , The Weinstein Company , and former major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- are sometimes referred to as `` mini-majors '' . From 1998 through 2005 , DreamWorks SKG commanded a large enough market share to arguably qualify it as a seventh major , despite its relatively small output . In 2006 , DreamWorks was acquired by Viacom , Paramount 's corporate parent . In late 2008 , DreamWorks once again became an independent production company ; its films were distributed by Disney 's Touchstone Pictures until 2016 , at which point distribution switched to Universal . The Big Six major studios are today primarily backers and distributors of films whose actual production is largely handled by independent companies -- either long-running entities or ones created for and dedicated to the making of a specific film . The specialty divisions often simply acquire distribution rights to pictures in which the studio has had no prior involvement . While the majors still do a modicum of true production , their activities are focused more in the areas of development , financing , marketing , and merchandising . Those business functions are still usually performed in or near Los Angeles , even though the runaway production phenomenon means that most films are now mostly or completely shot on location at places outside Los Angeles . Since the dawn of filmmaking , the U.S. major film studios have dominated both American cinema and the global film industry . U.S. studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal . Today , the Big Six majors routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets ( that is , where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films ) . It is very rare , if not impossible , for a film to reach a broad international audience on multiple continents and in multiple languages without first being picked up by one of the majors for distribution .",
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"text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .",
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"text": "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 .",
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"text": "Rex Wilson (director) Rex Wilson ( 1873 -- 1951 ) was a British film director of the silent era .",
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"text": "Moving Picture Institute The Moving Picture Institute ( MPI ) is an American non-profit organization and film production company founded in 2005 by human rights advocate Thor Halvorssen . Its current executive director is Rob Pfaltzgraff . MPI produces and collaborates on both fictional films , and non-fictional , often documentary-style films . The subjects of MPI 's films typically center on concepts like human rights and individual freedoms , and governmental waste and corruption . It uses its films as a medium through which these kinds of social and economic troubles are brought to public attention to shape public perceptions , and ultimately , to change society 's values . As Halvorssen explains , `` Put it this way : What Sideways did for Pinot noir , I want to do for freedom . '' Public exposure to freedom-oriented ideas , they contend , will contribute to the improvement of these important issues which they feel tend to be ignored by other traditional media outlets .",
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"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 . ''",
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"text": "Meniscus Film Festival The Meniscus Film Festival is an annual event which takes place in Grimsby , North East Lincolnshire , England . Based at the Whitgift Film Theatre ( Whitgift School ) in Grimsby the festival screens a range of independent films and has been running since 2001 . The Festival regularly shows locally produced films . Various fringe events also take place at separate venues in the region during the festival and a number of other film-based activities are run throughout the year . The festival includes a competition for film makers to make a film under 5 minutes in duration based upon a creative title . The winner of the competition receives an award and a cash prize . It is organised on a voluntary basis and funding is sourced from the local authority , The National Lottery and through private support .",
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"text": "The Dream Merchants The Dream Merchants is an American novel written by Harold Robbins and published in 1949 . Set in the early 20th century , the book is a `` rags-to-riches '' story of a penniless young man who goes to Hollywood and builds a great film studio . A former Universal Studios employee , author Harold Robbins based the main character on Universal 's founder , Carl Laemmle . With the Hollywood history in the backdrop , it is a love story .",
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"text": "Taipei Taipei ( -LSB- ˌtaɪˈpeɪ -RSB- ) , officially known as Taipei City , is the capital city and a special municipality of Taiwan . Sitting at the northern tip of the island , Taipei City is an enclave of the municipality of New Taipei City . It is about 25 km southwest of the northern port city Keelung . Most of the city is located on the Taipei Basin , an ancient lakebed bounded by the two relatively narrow valleys of the Keelung and Xindian rivers , which join to form the Tamsui River along the city 's western border . Taipei has been the capital of the ROC since 1949 , when the Kuomintang lost the mainland to the Communists in the Chinese Civil War . The city proper is home to an estimated population of 2,704,810 in 2015 , forming the core part of the Taipei -- Keelung metropolitan area which includes the nearby cities of New Taipei and Keelung with a population of 7,047,559 , the 40th most-populous urban area in the world -- roughly one-third of Taiwanese citizens live in the metro district . The name `` Taipei '' can refer either to the whole metropolitan area or the city proper . Taipei is the political , economic , educational , and cultural center of Taiwan , and one of the major hubs of the Chinese-speaking world . Considered to be a global city , Taipei is part of a major high-tech industrial area . Railways , high-speed rail , highways , airports , and bus lines connect Taipei with all parts of the island . The city is served by two airports -- Taipei Songshan and Taiwan Taoyuan . Taipei is home to various world-famous architectural or cultural landmarks which include Taipei 101 , Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall , Dalongdong Baoan Temple , Hsing Tian Kong , Lungshan Temple of Manka , National Palace Museum , Presidential Office Building , Taipei Guest House , Ximending , and several night markets dispersing over the city . Its natural features such as Maokong , Yangmingshan , and hot springs are also well known to international visitors . As the capital city , `` Taipei '' is sometimes used as a synecdoche for Taiwan . Due to the ongoing controversy over the political status of Taiwan , the name Chinese Taipei is designated for official use when Taiwanese governmental representatives or national teams participate in some international organizations or international sporting events ( which may require UN statehood ) in order to avoid extensive political controversy by using other names .",
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"text": "Visa requirements for Taiwanese citizens Visa requirements for Taiwanese passport holders are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on nationals of Republic of China ( ROC ) , commonly known as Taiwan . Although the ROC has only one type of nationality under its nationality law , its nationals ' right of abode in Taiwan is based on whether they have established household registration in Taiwan , hence ROC nationals are divided into two categories : nationals with household registration ( `` NWHRs '' ) , with right of abode in Taiwan ; and nationals without household registration ( `` NWOHRs '' ) , without right of abode in Taiwan . Only NWHRs are entitled to a National Identification Card , and the National ID number is imprinted on the passport 's biodata page to signify the holder 's status as an NWHR . Holders of such passports can travel to more countries and territories without visas than holders of passports without National ID number , as NWOHRs using ROC passports to enter Taiwan require an entry permit and are subject to immigration controls . Taiwanese passport is one of the five passports with the most improved rating globally since 2006 in terms of number of countries that its holders may visit without a visa . As of 1 January 2017 , nationals of Republic of China with rights of abode in Taiwan had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 134 countries and territories , ranking the ordinary Taiwan passport 31st in terms of travel freedom ( tied with Costa Rican and Vatican passports ) according to the Henley visa restrictions index . The Taiwanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs , however , listed 164 countries with visa-free or visa on arrival access , which included a large number of countries requiring pre-arrival documentations such as invitations or visa approval letters ( such as Kazakhstan , Uzbekistan and Vietnam ) . Such countries are not considered as providing visa-free or visa-on-arrival access , since the visa is usually approved before arrival and during the process of obtaining such documentations . The graph below only lists those countries which provide visa-free or visa on arrival without additional documentations prior to travelling as per international-accepted definitions .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Maokong Maokong is located in Wenshan District of Taipei , Taiwan . The area used to be the biggest tea growing area of Taipei . There are many intertwining footpaths which have been used to transport tea . Now , it is a popular place for tea culture and viewing the night scenery of Taipei City .",
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"text": "Taishin Financial Holdings Taishin Financial Holdings ( or Taishin Financial Holding Co. , Ltd. ) is headquartered in Taipei , Taiwan . Taishin Financial Holdings consists of subsidiaries in the sectors of banking , securities , bills finance , assets management , and venture capital .",
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"text": "Taipei 101 / World Trade Center Station The Taipei Metro Taipei 101 / World Trade Center Station is located in the Xinyi District in Taipei , Taiwan . It is a station on the Red Line and began revenue service on November 24 , 2013 with the opening of the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall - Xiangshan route section .",
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"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 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Central District, Taichung Central District is an urban district in the Taiwanese city of Taichung . It is both the smallest and the most densely populated district in the city .",
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"text": "Taipei Economic and Trade Office, Jakarta, Indonesia The Taipei Economic and Trade Office , Jakarta , Indonesia ( TETO ; ; Kantor Dagang dan Ekonomi Taipei ) is the representative office of the Republic of China in Indonesia , functioning as a de facto embassy in the absence of diplomatic relations . It also has responsibility for East Timor . The office is located at Artha Graha Building in Sudirman CBD , Senayan , Kebayoran Baru , Jakarta . Its counterpart body in Taiwan is the Indonesian Economic and Trade Office to Taipei .",
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"text": "Shilin District For the rock formations in Yunnan , see Shilin ( Stone Forest ) . Shilin District ( also spelled `` Shihlin District '' ) is a district of Taipei and home to a large foreign population , mainly concentrated in the Tianmu area . It has long been a top choice for expatriates from Europe , the United States , and Japan to live , run businesses , and establish embassies and offices due mainly to the natural environment -- sitting at the foot of Yangmingshan -- and because the international schools are all located here . The central command of the Republic of China Navy is located in Shilin .",
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"text": "List of Apostolic Nuncios to China The Apostolic Nuncio to China is the diplomatic representative of the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See , a diplomatic mission of the Holy See to the industrialized developed country Republic of China ( Taiwan ) , now commonly known to most of the world as Taiwan , which as far as the Vatican is concerned , is the state of `` China '' . Due to this difference in diplomatic recognition of `` China '' , unlike most of other countries who recognize the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) as `` China '' and whose embassies are located in Beijing , People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) , the `` Apostolic Nuncio to China '' is located in Taipei , Republic of China ( Taiwan ) . The rank of a nuncio is equivalent to that of an ambassador . The post is currently vacant and is represented by a chargé d'affaires . The office of the nunciature is located at 7-1 , Lane 265 , Heping East Road Section 2 , Daan District , Taipei .",
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"text": "Provincial Highway 3 (Taiwan) Provincial Highway 3 is a 438.7 km-long Taiwanese highway that starts in Taipei and ends in Pingtung . Also known as Inner-Mountain Highway , the road travels through the mountain towns in Western Taiwan and was the major route for the area until NH 3 was built .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Nuannuan District Nuannuan District is a district of the city of Keelung , Taiwan .",
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"text": "Tamshui Junior High School The New Taipei Tamshui Junior High School is a junior high school in Tamsui District , New Taipei , Taiwan .",
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"text": "Chunghwa Telecom Chunghwa Telecom is the largest telecommunications company in Taiwan and the incumbent mobile , PSTN and broadband carrier there . It has its headquarters in Zhongzheng District , Taipei on the remains of the old Taipei Prison .",
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"text": "New Taipei City Hall The New Taipei City Hall is the venue of the government of New Taipei City of the Republic of China . The hall is located in Banqiao District .",
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"text": "Shiding District Shiding District is a rural district in southern New Taipei City , Taiwan .",
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"text": "Taipei City Hall Bus Station The Taipei City Hall Bus Station is a multi-use transportation complex located in Xinyi District , Taipei , Taiwan . It serves as a transportation hub for bus and metro , with the metro 's Taipei City Hall Station incorporated into the basement .",
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"text": "Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium The Taipei Representative Office in the EU and Belgium ; ) represents interests of Taiwan in the European Union and Belgium in the absence of formal diplomatic relations , functioning as a de facto embassy . It was established in 1976 as the Chambre de Commerce Sino-Belge . It was later renamed Far East Trading Services , Inc. . Since the closure of the Luxembourg City office in 2002 , it has also been responsible for relations with Luxembourg . The Luxembourg office had been established in 1975 as the Centre Sun Yat-sen . The Office is headed by a Representative , currently Tung Kuo-yu . He was appointed to the post in 2013 . Its counterparts in Taiwan are the European Economic and Trade Office Belgian Office , Taipei , and the Luxembourg Trade and Investment Office , Taipei .",
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Eric Trump is the child of a man born in June.
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"text": "Donald Trump Donald John Trump ( born June 14 , 1946 ) is the 45th and current President of the United States . Before entering politics , he was a businessman and television personality . Trump was born and raised in Queens , New York City , and earned an economics degree from the Wharton School . He then took charge of The Trump Organization , the real estate and construction firm founded by his paternal grandmother , which he ran for 45 years until 2016 . During his real estate career , Trump built , renovated , and managed numerous office towers , hotels , casinos , and golf courses . Besides real estate , he started several side ventures and has licensed the use of his name for the branding of various products and properties , including Trump Entertainment Resorts , Trump Steaks , and Trump Vodka . He was the founder of Trump University . He owned the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants from 1996 to 2015 , and he produced and hosted The Apprentice , a reality television series on NBC , from 2004 to 2015 . His net worth was estimated to be $ 3.5 billion , making him the 544th richest person in the world . Trump first publicly expressed interest in running for political office in 1987 . He won two Reform Party presidential primaries in 2000 , but withdrew his candidacy early on . In June 2015 , he launched his campaign for the 2016 presidential election and quickly emerged as the front-runner among seventeen candidates in the Republican primaries . His remaining opponents all suspended their campaigns by the end of May 2016 , and in July he was formally nominated at the Republican National Convention along with Indiana governor Mike Pence as his running mate . Many of his campaign statements were controversial or false , generating much free media coverage . Trump won the general election on November 8 , 2016 , in a surprise victory against Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton and commenced his presidency on January 20 , 2017 . He became the oldest and wealthiest person ever to assume the presidency , the first without prior military or government service , and the fifth to have won the election while losing the popular vote . His political positions have been described by scholars and commentators as populist , protectionist , and nationalist .",
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"text": "Eric Trump Eric Frederick Trump ( born January 6 , 1984 ) is an American businessman , philanthropist , and former reality TV personality . He is the third child and second son of the President of the United States , Donald Trump , and Ivana Trump . Alongside his older brother Donald Trump Jr. , he serves as a trustee of The Trump Organization . A longtime executive vice president of the firm , Trump and his brother are running the company during their father 's administration . From 2007 to 2016 , he founded and led The Eric Trump Foundation , a charity that raised money for St. Jude Children 's Research Hospital .",
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"text": "List of presidential trips made by Donald Trump This is a list of presidential trips made by Donald Trump as the 45th President of the United States . This list excludes trips made within Washington , D.C. , the U.S. federal capital in which the White House , the official residence and principal workplace of the President , is located . Also excluded are trips to Camp David , the country residence of the President , and to the private home of the Trump family in Trump Tower , New York City . International trips are included .",
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"text": "June 23",
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"text": "United States presidential election, 2016 The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial American presidential election , held on Tuesday , November 8 , 2016 . The Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence defeated the Democratic ticket of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Senator from Virginia Tim Kaine . Trump took office as the 45th President , and Pence as the 48th Vice President , on January 20 , 2017 . Concurrent with the presidential election , Senate , House , and many gubernatorial and state and local elections were also held on November 8 . Voters selected members of the Electoral College in each state , in most cases by `` winner-takes-all '' plurality ; those state electors in turn voted for a new president and vice president on December 19 , 2016 . While Clinton received about million more votes nationwide , a margin of % , Trump won 30 states worth a total of 306 electors , or 57 % of the 538 available . He won the perennial swing states of Florida , North Carolina , Ohio , and Iowa , as well as Clinton 's `` blue wall '' states of Michigan , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin , which had been Democratic strongholds in presidential elections for decades . Leading up to the election , a Trump victory was considered unlikely by almost all media forecasts . In the Electoral College vote on December 19 , seven electors voted against their pledged candidates : two against Trump and five against Clinton . A further three electors attempted to vote against Clinton but were replaced or forced to vote again . Ultimately , Trump received 304 electoral votes and Clinton garnered 227 , while Colin Powell won three , and John Kasich , Ron Paul , Bernie Sanders , and Faith Spotted Eagle each received one . Trump is the fifth person in U.S. history to become president while losing the nationwide popular vote . He is the first president without any prior experience in public service or the military , as well as the wealthiest and the oldest at inauguration , while Clinton was the first woman to be the presidential nominee of a major party and the first woman to win the popular vote . This was the first time since the 1984 re-election of Ronald Reagan that Wisconsin voted for a Republican , and the first time since 1988 that the Republican nominee won the states of Pennsylvania and Michigan , as well as Maine 's second congressional district . It was also the first time since the 1828 election of Andrew Jackson that an electoral vote split occurred in Maine . On January 6 , 2017 , the United States government 's intelligence agencies concluded that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 United States elections . A joint U.S. intelligence review stated with high confidence that `` Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election . Russia 's goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process , denigrate Secretary Clinton , and harm her electability and potential presidency . '' Investigations about potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials were started by the FBI , the Senate Intelligence Committee and the House Intelligence Committee . Donald Trump has criticized these conclusions by citing a lack of evidence , calling it a `` hoax '' and `` fake news , '' stating in a tweet : `` The Russia-Trump collusion story is a total hoax , when will this taxpayer funded charade end ? ''",
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"text": "Strauss–Howe generational theory The Strauss -- Howe generational theory , created by authors William Strauss and Neil Howe , describes a theorized recurring generation cycle in American history . Strauss and Howe laid the groundwork for their theory in their 1991 book Generations , which discusses the history of the United States as a series of generational biographies going back to 1584 . In their 1997 book The Fourth Turning , the authors expanded the theory to focus on a fourfold cycle of generational types and recurring mood eras in American history . They have since expanded on the concept in a variety of publications . The theory was developed to describe the history of the United States , including the 13 colonies and their British antecedents , and this is where the most detailed research has been done . However , the authors have also examined generational trends elsewhere in the world and described similar cycles in several developed countries . Eric Hoover ( 2009 ) has called the authors pioneers in a burgeoning industry of consultants , speakers and researchers focused on generations . Steve Bannon , adviser to President Donald Trump , is a prominent proponent of Strauss -- Howe generational theory . Academic response to the theory has been mixed -- some applauding Strauss and Howe for their `` bold and imaginative thesis '' , and others criticizing the theory . Criticism has focused on the lack of rigorous empirical evidence for their claims , and a perception that aspects of the argument gloss over real differences within the population .",
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"text": "Great America PAC Great America PAC is a Super PAC that supported Donald Trump in the 2016 Presidential Election . Great America PAC was founded in 2016 by Eric Beach , a political strategist who is a veteran of presidential campaigns . Beach soon brought on Ed Rollins , a long time Republican campaign consultant and strategist who served as the campaign manager for Ronald Reagan 's 1984 presidential campaign .",
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"text": "Paul Thurmond Paul Reynolds Thurmond ( born January 9 , 1976 ) is an American politician from the state of South Carolina . A member of the Republican Party , Thurmond is a former member of the South Carolina Senate . His father , Strom Thurmond , served in the United States Senate for 48 years .",
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"text": "Christopher Steele Christopher David Steele ( born 24 June 1964 ) is a former British intelligence officer , and a founding director of Orbis Business Intelligence , a London-based private intelligence firm . He is the author of a controversial 2016 report that claims Russia collected a file of compromising information on U.S. president Donald Trump .",
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"text": "Trump Vodka Trump Vodka was an American brand of vodka produced by The Trump Organization at the behest of its owner Donald Trump . The brand was launched in the United States in 2005 , but ceased production under the Trump name in 2011 when it failed to meet the required threshold for distribution . However , it is still sold in Israel , especially around the Jewish holiday of Passover .",
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"text": "June 1",
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"text": "Eric Voegelin Eric Voegelin ( born Erich Hermann Wilhelm Vögelin ; -LSB- ˈføːgəliːn -RSB- ; January 3 , 1901 -- January 19 , 1985 ) was a German-born American political philosopher . He was born in Cologne , and educated in political science at the University of Vienna , at which he became an associate professor of political science at the Faculty of Law . In 1938 he and his wife fled from the Nazi forces which had entered Vienna , and emigrated to the United States , where they became citizens in 1944 . He spent most of his academic career at the University of Notre Dame , Louisiana State University , the University of Munich and the Hoover Institution of Stanford University .",
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"text": "Presidency of Donald Trump The presidency of Donald Trump began at noon EST on January 20 , 2017 , the day that Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 45th President of the United States , succeeding Barack Obama . Trump , a Republican , was a businessman from New York City at the time of his victory in the 2016 presidential election over Democrat Hillary Clinton . His running mate , former Governor Mike Pence of Indiana , took office as the 48th Vice President of the United States on the same day . Trump 's term in office is set to end on January 20 , 2021 , though he is eligible for election to a second term and has declared his intention to run . During his first few months in office , , Trump has issued 36 executive orders and 25 presidential memoranda . The executive orders 13769 and 13780 dealing with denying admission to the US of people from several foreign countries have been blocked by federal courts . Trump 's nominee to the Supreme Court , Neil Gorsuch , was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 7 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Eric Hilton Eric Michael Hilton ( July 1 , 1933 -- December 10 , 2016 ) was an American heir , hotelier , and philanthropist .",
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"text": "Humayun Khan (soldier) Humayun Saqib Muazzam Khan ( September 9 , 1976June 8 , 2004 ) was an American soldier . Born in the United Arab Emirates to Pakistani parents , he moved to the U.S. with his family as a young boy . He attended the University of Virginia , where he was a member of the Army Reserve Officers ' Training Corps . Upon graduating in 2000 , Khan was commissioned an officer in the United States Army and was deployed as a captain to Iraq during the Iraq War . In 2004 he was killed in a suicide attack near Baqubah , Iraq , and was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star . Khan 's name came to national attention during the 2016 presidential campaign as an example of Muslim Americans serving in the military . At the 2016 Democratic National Convention , his father Khizr Khan , standing at the podium with his wife ( and Humayun 's mother ) Ghazala , delivered a speech condemning U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump 's statements on Muslims .",
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"text": "Donald L. Trump Donald Lynn `` Skip '' Trump ( born July 31 , 1945 , in Greencastle , Indiana ) is an American oncologist who has been the director of the Inova Schar Cancer Institute in Falls Church , Virginia since January 2015 . He is not related to U.S. President Donald Trump .",
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"text": "John G. Trump John George Trump ( August 21 , 1907 -- February 21 , 1985 ) was an American electrical engineer , inventor , and physicist . He was a recipient of U.S. President Ronald Reagan 's National Medal of Science , and a member of the National Academy of Engineering . John Trump was noted for developing rotational radiation therapy . Together with Robert J. Van de Graaff , he developed one of the first million-volt X-ray generators . He was the paternal uncle of Donald Trump .",
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"text": "Residences of Donald Trump U.S. President Donald Trump currently has seven residences . During his time at the New York Military Academy , he lived on campus ; he later rented row houses in college . In 1971 , Trump moved to a studio on 75th Street in Manhattan . Since the completion of Trump Tower in 1983 , Trump has lived in a three-level penthouse on the top floors . He purchased the Seven Springs mansion in Bedford , New York in 1995 . Upon Trump 's election to the US presidency , he moved into the White House in Washington , D.C. while First Lady Melania and their son will stay at Trump Tower in Manhattan until the end of the school year before moving to the White House as well .",
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"text": "Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower The Trump International Hotel & Tower Panama ( formerly Trump Ocean Club or Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower ) is a 70-story , 2500000 sqft , mixed-use waterfront condominium tower development in Panama City , Panama . The project was designed by Colombian architects Arias - Serna - Saravia S.A. . The building is situated on a beachfront lot with views of the Pacific Ocean and Panama Bay , in the area of Punta Pacifica . The building was developed by real estate tycoon Donald Trump of the Trump Organization and Roger Khafif , President of the K Group , a Panama resort developer . The project includes 369 hotel condominium units , 700 condominium units , 1500 parking spaces , retail shops , casino , use of a private beach club on Viveros Island , yacht club and pier , wellness spa , gym , pool deck , meeting and event spaces , and a business center . The hotel opened on July 6 , 2011 . On September 21 , 2011 , it was indicated by Bloomberg.com that Fitch Ratings downgraded $ 220 million in bonds that Newland International Properties , Corp. is using to finance construction of the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Panama . The downgrade to CCsf from B-sf , resulted from `` continued uncertainty over the willingness and ability '' of buyers to take possession of apartment units , according to Fitch documents . In November 2012 , Sun International announced plans to open a 75000 sqft casino at the property with 600 slot machines and 32 table games . The company paid $ 45.5 million for the rights to the space , and planned to spend another $ 60 million to develop it for an opening in mid-2014 . Its similar style to the Burj Al Arab , a hotel in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , has been noticed , and court proceedings over the similarities took place .",
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"text": "Dana White Dana Frederick White , Jr. ( born July 28 , 1969 ) is an American businessman . He is the President of the mixed martial arts organization Ultimate Fighting Championship ( UFC ) . Under White 's leadership the UFC has grown into a globally popular multi-billion dollar enterprise .",
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"text": "Umar Lee Umar Lee ( born Bret Darren Lee September 18 , 1974 in St Louis , Missouri ) is a writer and political activist . Lee is a descendant of Richard `` The Immigrant '' Lee and a distant relation to Confederate General Robert E. Lee .",
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"text": "Edward Nixon Edward Calvert Nixon ( born May 3 , 1930 ) is an American entrepreneur and the youngest and last surviving brother of former United States President Richard Nixon . He coauthored his memoir , The Nixons : A Family Portrait , with Karen L. Olson . The book was published in 2009 .",
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Hamlet (1990 film) was directed by Tim Burton.
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"text": "Hamlet (1990 film) Hamlet is a 1990 drama film based on the Shakespearean tragedy of the same name , directed by Franco Zeffirelli and starring Mel Gibson as the eponymous character . The film also features Glenn Close , Alan Bates , Paul Scofield , Ian Holm , Helena Bonham Carter , Stephen Dillane , and Nathaniel Parker . An international co-production between the United States , the United Kingdom , and France , the film is notable for being the first film produced by Icon Productions , a company co-founded by Gibson .",
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"text": "Macbeth (1979 film) Macbeth is a 1979 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn 's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare . Produced by Thames Television , it features Ian McKellen as Macbeth and Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth . The TV version was directed by Philip Casson . The original stage production was performed at The Other Place , the RSC 's small studio theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon . It had been performed in the round before small audiences , with a bare stage and simple costuming . The recording preserves this style : the actors perform on a circular set and with a mostly black background ; changes of setting are indicated only by lighting changes .",
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"text": "Three Days (of Hamlet) Three Days ( of Hamlet ) is an American documentary film from independent production company TMG , The Martindale Group , based in Los Angeles , California . TMG previously produced `` Pursuit of Happiness '' in 2000 starring Frank Whaley and Annabeth Gish . Three Days ( of Hamlet ) covers a troupe of actors , and others , who gather to rehearse and perform a staged-reading of William Shakespeare 's Tragedy of Hamlet at the Matrix Theatre in West Hollywood , California during three days in July 2010 . Reality intrudes . Alex Rotaru , Director of the documentary film Shakespeare High , in a personal message to the film 's creator , actor/director Alex Hyde-White , says about Three Days ( of Hamlet ) ' ... jaw-droppingly ambitious and often brilliant ... It was such an exquisite pleasure to learn something new about the play of all plays through your eyes . The pressure cooker in which you put yourself and your fellow actors was truly an ultimate test - I felt butterflies in my stomach just watching it . If Hamlet urges his actors to `` hold a mirror up to nature '' , you hold a mirror up to the mirror itself , doing what the French call ` mise en abime ' , or loosely : ` looking into the abyss of infinite reflections ' The film builds on its main structure of on-stage happenings by juxtaposing stories from the players , including actors Richard Chamberlain ( Polonius ) , Stefanie Powers ( Gertrude ) , Tom Badal ( Claudius ) , Peter Woodward ( Laertes/Player King ) and Joseph Culp ( Himself ) . The lead actor/manager Alex Hyde-White weaves his own personal dramatic narrative about `` Fathers and Sons '' as he recalls stories from his childhood as the son of the well-known British actor Wilfrid Hyde-White . At times , particularly when the character of Hamlet experiences the visitations from his father 's ghost , King Hamlet , the line of what is theatre and what is real life is purposely `` deconstructed '' and what happens onstage is commented on offstage resulting in a self-reflective dynamic of sometimes very powerful and moving proportions . Later , as the Son becomes the Father , a clear line of succession emerges in a profound , archetypal , way .",
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"text": "Timeline of Shakespeare criticism Timeline of Shakespeare criticism is an informal term that presents a chronological collection of critical quotations about William Shakespeare and his works , which illustrate the article Shakespeare 's reputation . Shakespeare enjoyed recognition in his own time , but in the 17th century , poets and authors began to consider him as the supreme dramatist and poet of all times of the English language . In fact , even today , no other dramatist has been performed even remotely as often on the British ( and later the world ) stage as Shakespeare Since then , several editors and critics of theater began to focus on the dramatic text and the language of Shakespeare , creating a study that focused on extracting all the power of his literary texts , being used in studies on the printed page rather than in the theater . This attitude reached a high point with the Romantics , which saw his figure as a genius , prophet , and Bard -- and continued important in the last century , receiving analysis not only by poets and authors , but also by psychoanalysts , psychologists and philosophers .",
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"text": "Philip Burton Jr. Philip Burton Jr. ( December 9 , 1934December 24 , 2010 ) was a documentary filmmaker whose subjects included African-Americans and American government .",
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"text": "Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' . Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' . Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions . A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .",
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"text": "Stratford Shakespeare Festival production history This page describes the production history of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival . The Stratford Shakespeare Festival ( formerly known as the Stratford Shakespearean Festival and the Stratford Festival of Canada ) is a summer-long celebration of theatre held each year in Stratford , Ontario . Theatre-goers , actors , and playwrights flock to Stratford to take part -- many of the greatest Canadian , American and British actors have played roles at Stratford . It was one of the first and is still one of the most prominent arts festivals in Canada . The Festival 's primary mandate is to present productions of Shakespeare 's plays , but it also produces a wide variety of theatre from Greek tragedy to Broadway musicals to contemporary works . By 2017 , only three of the 14 productions were based on Shakespeare 's works . The following is a chronological list of the productions that have been staged as part of the Stratford Festival since its inception . On February 17 , 2015 , AP News reported that the Stratford Shakespeare Festival plans to film all of Shakespeare 's plays .",
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"text": "Edward Scissorhands Edward Scissorhands is a 1990 American romantic dark fantasy film directed by Tim Burton , produced by Denise Di Novi and Tim Burton , and written by Caroline Thompson from a story by Tim Burton and Caroline Thompson , starring Johnny Depp as an artificial man named Edward , an unfinished creation who has scissor blades instead of hands . The young man is taken in by a suburban family and falls in love with their teenage daughter Kim ( Winona Ryder ) . Additional roles were played by Dianne Wiest , Anthony Michael Hall , Kathy Baker , Vincent Price and Alan Arkin . Burton conceived Edward Scissorhands from his childhood upbringing in suburban Burbank , California . During pre-production of Beetlejuice , Caroline Thompson was hired to adapt Burton 's story into a screenplay , and the film began development at 20th Century Fox , after Warner Bros. declined . Edward Scissorhands was then fast track after Burton 's critical and financial success with Batman . The majority of filming took place in Lakeland , Florida between March 10 and June 10 , 1990 . The film also marks the fourth collaboration between Burton and film score composer Danny Elfman . The leading role of Edward had been connected to several actors prior to Depp 's casting : a meeting between Burton and the preferred choice of the studio , Tom Cruise , was not fruitful , and Gary Oldman and Tom Hanks turned down the part . The character of The Inventor was devised specifically for Vincent Price , and would be his last major role . Edward 's scissor hands were created and designed by Stan Winston . Edward Scissorhands was released to positive feedback from critics , and was a financial success . The film received numerous nominations at the Academy Awards , British Academy Film Awards , and the Saturn Awards , as well as winning the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation . Both Burton and Elfman consider Edward Scissorhands their most personal and favorite work .",
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"text": "A Midsummer Night's Dream (1959 film) A Midsummer Night 's Dream ( Sen noci svatojánské ) is a 1959 Czechoslovak animated puppet film directed by Jiří Trnka . It is based on the Shakespeare play of the same name . It was entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival . An English-language dubbed version was made with narration by Richard Burton . The film won several awards including the Prize of the Technical Committee in Cannes and an Honourable Medal at the Venice Film Festival .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Hamlet (disambiguation) Hamlet is a tragic play by William Shakespeare . Hamlet may also refer to :",
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"text": "Macbeth (1971 film) Macbeth ( or The Tragedy of Macbeth ) is a 1971 British-American historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski and co-written by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan . A film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's tragedy of the same name , it retells the story of the Highland lord who becomes King of Scotland through treachery and murder . The film stars Jon Finch as the title character and Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth , noted for their relative youth as actors . Themes of historic recurrence , greater pessimism and internal ugliness in physically beautiful characters are added to Shakespeare 's story of moral decline , which is presented in a more realistic style . The production , funded by Playboy Enterprises , was troubled by poor weather around the British Isles , and the film was a box office bomb . Polanski 's Macbeth was screened out of competition at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival . It was somewhat controversial for its depictions of graphic violence and nudity , but has also received positive attention , and was named Best Film by the National Board of Review .",
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"text": "List of frequent Tim Burton collaborators Tim Burton ( born August 25 , 1958 ) is an American film director , film producer , writer and artist who often works with certain actors and crew members in multiple feature film directing projects . The actors who collaborated with Burton the most frequently are Johnny Depp , Helena Bonham Carter and Christopher Lee , who all appeared in eight , seven and six films , respectively . Film composer Danny Elfman composed the music for all of Burton 's feature films with the exception of Ed Wood ( 1994 ) , Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( 2007 ) and Miss Peregrine 's Home for Peculiar Children ( 2016 ) . He also composed the music for The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ) , a stop-motion animated film Burton co-wrote and produced . Other actors that Burton has worked with include Danny DeVito , Conchata Ferrell , Albert Finney , Carmen Filpi , Michael Gough , Eva Green , Pat Hingle , Jan Hooks , Rance Howard , Jeffrey Jones , O-Lan Jones , Michael Keaton , Martin Landau , Lisa Marie , Catherine O'Hara , Michelle Pfeiffer , Missi Pyle , Paul Reubens , Alan Rickman , Deep Roy , Winona Ryder , Diane Salinger , Glenn Shadix , Martin Short , Timothy Spall , Sylvia Sidney , Christopher Walken , Frank Welker , Terence Stamp and Paul Whitehouse . Catherine O'Hara , Paul Reubens , and Glenn Shadix also starred in The Nightmare Before Christmas . Actor Jason Hervey appeared in the short film Frankenweenie ( 1984 ) , before appearing in Burton 's feature film directing debut Pee-wee 's Big Adventure ( 1985 ) . Actor Vincent Price worked with Burton on three projects , hosting the television film Hansel and Gretel ( 1982 ) , narrating the short film Vincent ( 1982 ) and appearing in the feature film Edward Scissorhands ( 1990 ) . Actresses Ada and Arlene Tai worked with Burton as extras in Ed Wood before going on to be cast in Big Fish ( 2003 ) . In addition to starring in Beetlejuice , Edward Scissorhands and Frankenweenie , Winona Ryder appeared in the Burton-directed music video for The Killers ' `` Here with Me '' .",
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"text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .",
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"text": "Macbeth (1982 film) Macbeth is a 1982 Hungarian dramatic experimental independent underground art television film directed by Béla Tarr . György Cserhalmi plays Macbeth while Erzsébet Kútvölgyi plays Lady Macbeth . The film is composed of only two shots : The first shot ( before the main title ) is five minutes long , the second 57 minutes long . The film has been screened during a retrospective held in honor of director Béla Tarr at the 33rd Moscow International Film Festival .",
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"text": "Troilus and Cressida Troilus and Cressida ( -LSB- ˈtrɔɪləs_ən_ˈkrɛsᵻdə -RSB- ) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare , believed to have been written in 1602 . It was described by Frederick S. Boas as one of Shakespeare 's problem plays . The play ends on a very bleak note with the death of the noble Trojan Hector and destruction of the love between Troilus and Cressida . The work has in recent years `` stimulated exceptionally lively critical debate '' . Throughout the play , the tone lurches wildly between bawdy comedy and tragic gloom , and readers and theatre-goers have frequently found it difficult to understand how one is meant to respond to the characters . However , several characteristic elements of the play ( the most notable being its constant questioning of intrinsic values such as hierarchy , honour and love ) have often been viewed as distinctly `` modern , '' as in the following remarks on the play by author and literary scholar Joyce Carol Oates : Troilus and Cressida , that most vexing and ambiguous of Shakespeare 's plays , strikes the modern reader as a contemporary document -- its investigation of numerous infidelities , its criticism of tragic pretensions , above all , its implicit debate between what is essential in human life and what is only existential are themes of the twentieth century . ... This is tragedy of a special sort -- the `` tragedy '' the basis of which is the impossibility of conventional tragedy .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "The History of King Lear The History of King Lear is an adaptation by Nahum Tate of William Shakespeare 's King Lear . It first appeared in 1681 , some seventy-five years after Shakespeare 's version , and is believed to have replaced Shakespeare 's version on the English stage in whole or in part until 1838 . Unlike Shakespeare 's tragedy , Tate 's play has a happy ending , with Lear regaining his throne , Cordelia marrying Edgar , and Edgar joyfully declaring that `` truth and virtue shall at last succeed . '' Regarded as a tragicomedy , the play has five acts , as does Shakespeare 's , although the number of scenes is different , and the text is about eight hundred lines shorter than Shakespeare 's . Many of Shakespeare 's original lines are retained , or modified only slightly , but a significant portion of the text is entirely new , and much is omitted . The character of the Fool , for example , is absent . Although many critics -- including Joseph Addison , August Wilhelm Schlegel , Charles Lamb , William Hazlitt , and Anna Jameson -- condemned Tate 's adaptation for what they saw as its cheap sentimentality , it was popular with theatregoers , and was approved by Samuel Johnson , who regarded Cordelia 's death in Shakespeare 's play as unbearable . Shakespeare 's version continued to appear in printed editions of his works , but , according to numerous scholars , including A.C. Bradley and Stanley Wells , did not appear on the English stage for over a hundred and fifty years from the date of the first performance of Tate 's play . Actors such as Thomas Betterton , David Garrick , and John Philip Kemble , who were famous for the role of Lear , were portraying Tate 's Lear , not Shakespeare 's . The tragic ending was briefly restored by Edmund Kean in 1823 . In 1838 , William Charles Macready purged the text entirely of Tate , in favour of a shortened version of Shakespeare 's original . Finally , Samuel Phelps returned to the complete Shakespeare text in 1845 .",
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"text": "Hrid Majharey Hrid Majharey ( Live in my Heart ) is a critically acclaimed 2014 India-Bengali cult love tragedy film written and directed by debutant Bengali filmmaker Ranjan Ghosh . Inspired by Othello and incorporating elements from Macbeth and Julius Caesar , this was the first film in the Bengali language based on the works of William Shakespeare and is internationally considered as one of the top five World Adaptations of Othello . It was first presented as a tribute on his 450th Birth Anniversary in 2014 . Critics consider it among the top ten adaptations of Shakespeare in Indian cinema , since 1949 . The movie achieved cult status by having the unique honour of surviving a crucial two-year journey , from its launch in July 2014 celebrating Shakespeare 's 450th birth-anniversary , to being showcased at a British Conference on the Bard held in London in April 2016 to mark 400 years of his death . The prestigious Oxford , Cambridge and RSA Examinations Board enlisted Hrid Majharey in ` Additional Resources - World/International Adaptations of Othello ' for their ' A Level Drama and Theatre ' course with the theme ` Heroes and Villains - Othello ' . Earlier in 2015 , the movie was screened at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts , and was included in their PhD in Cinema Studies ( ` Shakespeare and Indian Cinema ' ) . Still earlier in its year of release in 2014 , it had earned a rare recommendation from Film London in its list of world cinema based on Shakespearean plays . In another major achievement , the film and its screenplay were included in the UGC Literature Archive through the ` Shakespeare in Bengal ' project conducted by Jadavpur University . Hrid Majharey had already created history by becoming the first Bengali film to be shot in the Andaman & Nicobar Islands after a gap of more than three decades . It was shot in 2013 in the Archipelagos . The last time was in 1979 when veteran filmmaker Tapan Sinha partly shot his children 's adventure film Sabuj Dwiper Raja in Port Blair . Matinee idols Abir Chatterjee and Raima Sen debuted together in a romantic pairing for the very first time in this modern revisiting of William Shakespeare .",
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"text": "Dead Poets Society Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American drama film directed by Peter Weir , written by Tom Schulman , and starring Robin Williams . Set in 1959 at the fictional elite conservative Vermont boarding school Welton Academy , it tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry . The film received critical acclaim and was a box office success . It won the BAFTA Award for Best Film , and César Award and David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Film . Schulman received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work .",
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"text": "English Shakespeare Company The English Shakespeare Company was an English theatre company founded in 1986 by Michael Bogdanov and Michael Pennington to present and promote the works of William Shakespeare on both a national and an international level . Its inaugural production ( 1986 ) was an anthology entitled The Henrys ( Henry IV , Part 1 , Henry IV , Part 2 , and Henry V ) which opened at the Theatre Royal , Plymouth in December 1986 . A year later , several more plays ( Richard II , Henry VI : House of Lancaster , Henry VI : House of York and Richard III ) were added to the original productions and were presented as a complete history cycle under the title of The Wars of the Roses . The production toured for two years in seventeen venues in the UK including the Old Vic in London , as well as appearing at several international venues , including the Hong Kong Festival , opening the new Tokyo Globe Theatre , being the centrepiece of The World Theatre Festival of Chicago , and touring to Stamford , Connecticut , the Spoleto Festival , Melbourne , the Adelaide Festival , Brisbane , The Netherlands , Hamburg , Berlin and Frankfurt . In addition to The Wars of the Roses , productions of many individual Shakespeare plays were also presented . They included Twelfth Night , Macbeth , The Tempest , Romeo & Juliet , Antony and Cleopatra and As You Like It . The last production of ROMEO AND JULIET . indeed the closing production ended in Plymouth after touring the world .",
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"text": "Helen Keller Helen Adams Keller ( June 27 , 1880 -- June 1 , 1968 ) was an American author , political activist , and lecturer . She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a bachelor of arts degree . The story of how Keller 's teacher , Anne Sullivan , broke through the isolation imposed by a near complete lack of language , allowing the girl to blossom as she learned to communicate , has become widely known through the dramatic depictions of the play and film The Miracle Worker . Her birthplace in West Tuscumbia , Alabama , is now a museum and sponsors an annual `` Helen Keller Day '' . Her birthday on June 27 is commemorated as Helen Keller Day in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania and was authorized at the federal level by presidential proclamation by President Jimmy Carter in 1980 , the 100th anniversary of her birth . A prolific author , Keller was well-traveled and outspoken in her convictions . A member of the Socialist Party of America and the Industrial Workers of the World , she campaigned for women 's suffrage , labor rights , socialism , antimilitarism , and other similar causes . She was inducted into the Alabama Women 's Hall of Fame in 1971 and was one of twelve inaugural inductees to the Alabama Writers Hall of Fame on June 8 , 2015 . Helen proved to the world that deaf people could all learn to communicate and that they could survive in the hearing world . She also taught that deaf people are capable of doing things that hearing people can do . She is one of the most famous deaf people in history and she is an idol to many deaf people in the world .",
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"text": "The Frost King `` The Frost King '' was a short story about King Jack Frost written by 11-year-old Helen Keller . Keller 's teacher , Anne Sullivan , had mentioned that the autumn leaves were `` painted ruby , emerald , gold , crimson , and brown , '' and Keller , by her own account , imagined fairies doing the work . Keller wrote a story about how a cask of jewels , being transported by fairy servants , had melted in the sun and covered the leaves . As a birthday gift , Keller sent the story to Michael Anagnos , head of the Perkins School for the Blind , who published the story in The Mentor , the Perkins alumni magazine . It was picked up by The Goodson Gazette , a journal on deaf-blind education , based in Virginia .",
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"text": "Albert Parsons Albert Richard Parsons ( 1848 -- 1887 ) was a pioneer American socialist and later anarchist newspaper editor , orator , and labor activist . As a teenager , he served in the military force of the Confederate States of America in Texas , during the American Civil War . After the war , he settled in Texas , and became an activist for the rights of former slaves , and later a Republican official during reconstruction . With his wife Lucy Parsons , he then moved to Chicago in 1873 and worked in newspapers . There he became interested in the rights of workers . In 1884 , he began editing The Alarm newspaper . Parsons was one of four Chicago radical leaders controversially convicted of conspiracy and hanged following a bomb attack on police remembered as the Haymarket affair .",
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"text": "Socialist Labour Party (UK, 1903) The Socialist Labour Party was a socialist political party in the United Kingdom . It was established in 1903 as a splinter from the Social Democratic Federation ( SDF ) by James Connolly , Neil Maclean and SDF members impressed with the politics of the American socialist Daniel De Leon , a Marxist theoretician and leading figure of the Socialist Labor Party of America . After decades of existence as a tiny organisation , the group was finally terminated in 1980 .",
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"text": "Sergei Shevitch Sergei Egorovich Shevitch ( spelled variously , c. 1847-1911 ) ( Russian : Сергей Егорович Шевич ) was a Russian newspaper editor and socialist political activist who achieved his greatest fame in the United States of America . As editor of the New Yorker Volkszeitung ( New York People 's News ) from 1879 to 1890 , Shevitch emerged as arguably the most important leader of the Socialist Labor Party of America . In 1889 , Shevitch was the leader of a split of the Socialist Labor Party of America , emerging victorious and serving for a short while as the National Secretary of the organization . Shevitch and his wife , the former Helene von Racowitza , returned to Russia in 1890 to avoid loss of his estate lands to the crown owing to emigration . Following several years on his estate , Shevitch emigrated again , this time to Germany , where he would die by his own hand in 1911 .",
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"text": "Mary Barr Clay Mary Barr Clay ( October 2 , 1839 -- October 12 , 1924 ) was a leader of the American women 's suffrage movement . She also was known as Mary B. Clay and Mrs. J. Frank Herrick . The elder daughter of Cassius Marcellus Clay and his wife Mary Jane Warfield , Mary Barr Clay was born on October 2 , 1839 , in Lexington , Kentucky . Clay married John Francis `` Frank '' Herrick , of Cleveland , Ohio , on October 3 , 1866 . The couple had three sons : Cassius Clay Herrick ( July 17 , 1867 - March 1935 ) ; Francis Warfield ( February 9 , 1869 - May 16 , 1919 ) ; and , Green ( August 11 , 1872 - 1948 ? ) . They divorced in 1872 . She then dropped the Herrick name and took back her surname of Clay ; she changed the last names of her two youngest children to Clay also . In 1878 , Clay 's parents also divorced , leaving her mother Mary Jane Clay homeless after she had managed White Hall , the family estate , for 45 years . This inequality galvanized Clay into joining the women 's rights movement , and she soon brought her three younger sisters with her . Laura Clay , the youngest , also became very active in the movement . In May 1879 , Mary B. Clay went to St. Louis , Missouri to attend the tenth anniversary of the National Woman Suffrage Association . She soon became a Kentucky delegate for that organization , serving as a vice-president . She was already a Vice President for the American Woman Suffrage Association . There she met Susan B. Anthony and arranged for the suffrage leader to speak in Richmond , Kentucky . Returning home she organized the Fayette County Equal Suffrage Association in 1879 . The next year , she created the Madison County Equal Rights Association . While living in Ann Arbor , Michigan , to educate her two younger sons , she organized a suffrage club there . She became president pro tem of the convention in Flint for the Michigan State Suffrage Association.She also edited a column in the Ann Arbor `` Register and spoke before the senior law class of the University of Michigan on the `` Constitutional Right of Women to Vote . '' She submitted the Kentucky report in Volume 3 of the History of Woman Suffrage : 1876-1885 . Clay became the first Kentuckian to hold the office of president in a national woman 's organization when she was elected president of the American Woman Suffrage Association in 1883 . Mary B. Clay was also the first Kentucky woman to speak publicly on women 's rights . She corresponded with Susan B. Anthony , Lucy Stone , Alice Stone Blackwell and other leading suffragists . She is credited with drawing her younger sister Laura Clay into the women 's rights movement . The younger Clay became better known in history as a women 's rights advocate . Her public life pretty much ended in 1902 , as she dealt with ill health and family obligations . Clay died on October 12 , 1924 , and she is interred at Lexington Cemetery .",
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"text": "Young People's Socialist League (1907) The Young People 's Socialist League ( YPSL ) , founded in 1907 , was the official youth arm of the Socialist Party of America . Its political activities tend to concentrate on increasing the voter turnout of young democratic socialists and affecting the issues impacting that demographic group .",
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"text": "National Party (United States) The National Party was an early-20th-century national political organization in the United States founded by pro-war defectors from the Socialist Party of America in 1917 . These adherents of the SPA Right first formed a non-partisan national society to propagandize the socialist idea called the Social Democratic League of America . Many of these individuals were eager for the formation of an alternative political organization to both the so-called `` old '' parties and the anti-war Socialist Party of America and eagerly latched on to a burgeoning movement for a new party that sprouted in 1917 .",
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"text": "Susan B. Anthony Susan Brownell Anthony ( February 15 , 1820 -- March 13 , 1906 ) was an American social reformer and women 's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women 's suffrage movement . Born into a Quaker family committed to social equality , she collected anti-slavery petitions at the age of 17 . In 1856 , she became the New York state agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society . In 1851 , she met Elizabeth Cady Stanton , who became her lifelong friend and co-worker in social reform activities , primarily in the field of women 's rights . In 1852 , they founded the New York Women 's State Temperance Society after Anthony was prevented from speaking at a temperance conference because she was female . In 1863 , they founded the Women 's Loyal National League , which conducted the largest petition drive in United States history up to that time , collecting nearly 400,000 signatures in support of the abolition of slavery . In 1866 , they initiated the American Equal Rights Association , which campaigned for equal rights for both women and African Americans . In 1868 , they began publishing a women 's rights newspaper called The Revolution . In 1869 , they founded the National Woman Suffrage Association as part of a split in the women 's movement . In 1890 , the split was formally healed when their organization merged with the rival American Woman Suffrage Association to form the National American Woman Suffrage Association , with Anthony as its key force . In 1876 , Anthony and Stanton began working with Matilda Joslyn Gage on what eventually grew into the six-volume History of Woman Suffrage . The interests of Anthony and Stanton diverged somewhat in later years , but the two remained close friends . In 1872 , Anthony was arrested for voting in her hometown of Rochester , New York , and convicted in a widely publicized trial . Although she refused to pay the fine , the authorities declined to take further action . In 1878 , Anthony and Stanton arranged for Congress to be presented with an amendment giving women the right to vote . Popularly known as the Anthony Amendment and introduced by Sen. Aaron A. Sargent ( R-CA ) , it became the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution in 1920 . Anthony traveled extensively in support of women 's suffrage , giving as many as 75 to 100 speeches per year and working on many state campaigns . She worked internationally for women 's rights , playing a key role in creating the International Council of Women , which is still active . She also helped to bring about the World 's Congress of Representative Women at the World 's Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893 . When she first began campaigning for women 's rights , Anthony was harshly ridiculed and accused of trying to destroy the institution of marriage . Public perception of her changed radically during her lifetime , however . Her 80th birthday was celebrated in the White House at the invitation of President William McKinley . She became the first actual woman to be depicted on U.S. coinage when her portrait appeared on the 1979 dollar coin .",
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"text": "Socialist Appeal (US, 1935) Socialist Appeal was the name of a newspaper published by American Trotskyists from 1935 to 1941 . It was started by supporters of the Trotskyist Workers Party of the United States in Chicago who had entered the Socialist Party of America in 1935 and was edited by Albert Goldman . In 1936 , when the Workers Party formerly dissolved and entered en masse into the SPA and in August 1937 the publication moved to New York City and was re-launched as the organ of the `` Left Wing Branches of the Socialist Party '' but was effectively controlled by the unofficial Trotskyist faction within the SPA . The `` Socialist Appeal tendency '' split from the Socialist Party to form the Socialist Workers Party in 1938 . The publication became the official organ of the SWP and continued as Socialist Appeal until 1941 when it was renamed The Militant , reverting to the name of the original ( 1928-1934 ) Communist League of America publication .",
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"text": "Yugoslav Socialist Association The Yugoslav Socialist Federation ( Jugoslovanska Socialistična Zveza ) was a socialist migrant organization in the United States of America , 1905 to 1952 , founded in Chicago , IL . The Jugoslav Socialist Federation was established in Chicago , Illinois , in 1905 . The founders were Slovenian , Croatian , and Serbian representatives of several independent socialist and liberal organizations . They represented , in education , socioeconomic class and philosophy , the broad range of South Slavic immigrant America . Although not all Marxist , they were unified in opposition to industrial capitalism and the intrusion of organized religion into economic and political spheres . They also believed in the importance of ethnic awareness and inter-ethnic cooperation among workers . These people established a myriad of organizations in America between 1900 and 1918 , among them the Slovenska Narodna Podporna Jednota , the South Slavic cooperative movement , and the Yugoslav Republican Alliance . From 1905 until 1914 , the Jugoslav Socialist Federation was the primary political organization among South Slav immigrants , dedicated to advancing socialist causes and to enriching the cultural life of its members . From 1912-1917 , the Federation was affiliated with the Socialist Party of America ; it favored entry of the United States into World War I . In 1919 , it was expelled from the Socialist Party and most of its Serbian and Croatian members joined the Communist movement . Most of the Slovenian membership remained independent , but sympathetic to the Bolshevik Revolution . In 1922 , the Federation reaffiliated with the Socialist Party and remained so until 1940 . From 1940 until it ceased to exist in 1952 , it functioned as an independent socialist and cultural organization composed mostly of Slovenians . The Federation published two newspapers , Proletarec ( Slovenian ) and Radnička Straza ( Serbo-Croatian ) as well as an annual , Ameriški Družinski Koledar . Majski Glas was the May 1st issue of Proletarec , which became a separate publication .",
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"text": "Frank Lovell Frank Lovell ( July 24 , 1913 -- May 1 , 1998 ) was an American communist politician . Lovell was born in Ipava , a town situated in the farming district of Illinois . Lovell studied psychology at the University of California in Berkeley . After he had left the campus , Lovell earned his living as a seaman , chiefly on the West Coast of the United States . In the 1930s , Lovell came into contact with Trotskyist movement led by James P. Cannon and he became one of the first members of the Socialist Workers Party , and in 1942 he was elected to its National Committee . As a seaman , Lovell was active in the Sailors Union of the Pacific and the leader of many strikes . In 1943 , during World War II , serving in the U.S. merchant marine , Lovell barely survived the blow up of his ship by a German mine off the coast of Iceland as the ship came off the Murmansk run . In the 1950s , Lovell was one of the SWP 's prominent members who had to move to Detroit the rebuild the party 's branch there after the SWP had had to expel a lot of members part of the Bert Cochran faction group . Lovell run for Governor of Michigan on the SWP ticket in 1954 , 1958 and 1964 , and as candidate for Mayor of Detroit in 1953 amidst an atmosphere of McCarthyism . In the early 1980s , Lovell , and several other members of the SWP , got into a sharp conflict with the new , younger party leadership under Jack Barnes . Eventually , Lovell and many other members of the party were expelled ; some of these , Lovell included , went on to establish the Fourth Internationalist Tendency . On May 1 , 1998 at the age of 84 , Lovell died of a heart attack in his Manhattan apartment .",
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"text": "Politics (magazine 1944–1949) politics was a journal founded and edited by Dwight Macdonald from 1944 to 1949 . Macdonald had previously been editor at Partisan Review from 1937 to 1943 , but after falling out with its publishers , quit to start politics as a rival publication , first on a monthly basis and then as a quarterly . politics published essays on politics and culture and included among its contributors James Agee , John Berryman , Bruno Bettelheim , Paul Goodman , C. Wright Mills , Mary McCarthy , Marianne Moore , Irving Howe , Daniel Bell , Hannah Arendt . The journal reflected Macdonald 's interest in European culture . He used politics to introduce US readers to the thinking of the French philosopher Simone Weil , publishing several articles by her , including `` A Poem of Force '' , her reflections on the Iliad . He also printed work by Albert Camus . Another European , the Italian political and literary critic Nicola Chiaromonte , was also given space in the journal . politics was also Macdonald 's vehicle for his repeated and energetic attacks against Henry Wallace and his Progressive Party campaign for President . In a letter to Philip Rahv at the end of December 1943 , George Orwell mentioned that Macdonald had written asking him to contribute to his forthcoming journal . Orwell had replied telling him he might `` do something ` cultural ' '' but not ` political ' as he was already writing his `` London Letters '' to Partisan Review . In his `` As I Please '' article for the 16 June 1944 issue of Tribune , George Orwell recommended politics . He stated that he disagreed with its policy but admired `` its combination of highbrow political analysis with intelligent literary criticism . '' He went on to add that there were no monthly or quarterly magazines in England `` to come up to '' the American ones , of which there were several . Macdonald , in an editorial comment for the November 1944 issue of politics referred to a letter from Orwell which cast interesting light on the ` russification ' of English political thought over the last two years . Orwell had read the May issue 's review of Harold Laski 's Faith , Reason and Civilisation and mentioned that the Manchester Evening News , the evening edition of the Manchester Guardian , had refused to print his own review because of its anti-Stalin implications . Despite considering the book `` pernicious tripe '' , Orwell had praised the author for being `` aware that the USSR is the real dynamo of the Socialist movement in this country and everywhere else . '' , but criticized him for shutting his eyes to `` purges , liquidations '' , etc. . Macdonald pointed out that the fact that such a review should be considered `` too hot '' shows how much the feats of the Red Army had misled the English public opinion about Russia . He added that the `` English liberal press had been far more honest about the Moscow Trials than our own liberal journals '' and that Trotsky had been able to write in the Guardian .",
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"text": "Eugene V. Debs Eugene Victor `` Gene '' Debs ( November 5 , 1855 -- October 20 , 1926 ) was an American union leader , one of the founding members of the Industrial Workers of the World ( IWW or the Wobblies ) , and five times the candidate of the Socialist Party of America for President of the United States . Through his presidential candidacies , as well as his work with labor movements , Debs eventually became one of the best-known socialists living in the United States . Early in his political career , Debs was a member of the Democratic Party . He was elected as a Democrat to the Indiana General Assembly in 1884 . After working with several smaller unions , including the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen , Debs was instrumental in the founding of the American Railway Union ( ARU ) , one of the nation 's first industrial unions . After workers at the Pullman Palace Car Company organized a wildcat strike over pay cuts in the summer of 1894 , Debs signed many into the ARU . He called a boycott of the ARU against handling trains with Pullman cars , in what became the nationwide Pullman Strike , affecting most lines west of Detroit , and more than 250,000 workers in 27 states . To keep the mail running , President Grover Cleveland used the United States Army to break the strike . As a leader of the ARU , Debs was convicted of federal charges for defying a court injunction against the strike and served six months in prison . In jail , Debs read various works of socialist theory and emerged six months later as a committed adherent of the international socialist movement . Debs was a founding member of the Social Democracy of America ( 1897 ) , the Social Democratic Party of America ( 1898 ) , and the Socialist Party of America ( 1901 ) . Debs ran as a Socialist candidate for President of the United States five times , including 1900 ( earning 0.63 % of the popular vote ) , 1904 ( 2.98 % ) , 1908 ( 2.83 % ) , 1912 ( 5.99 % ) , and 1920 ( 3.41 % ) , the last time from a prison cell . He was also a candidate for United States Congress from his native state Indiana in 1916 . Debs was noted for his oratory , and his speech denouncing American participation in World War I led to his second arrest in 1918 . He was convicted under the Sedition Act of 1918 and sentenced to a term of 10 years . President Warren G. Harding commuted his sentence in December 1921 . Debs died in 1926 , not long after being admitted to a sanatorium due to cardiovascular problems that developed during his time in prison . He has since been cited as the inspiration for numerous politicians .",
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"text": "Edwin C. Fairchild Edwin Charles Fairchild ( 1874 -- 1955 ) was a socialist activist and conscientious objector during the First World War . A long-term member of the Social Democratic Federation ( SDF ) , Fairchild was a member of its radical Central Hackney branch , alongside Zelda Kahan and Theodore Rothstein . As early as 1909 , he was a signatory to a resolution denouncing party leader H. M. Hyndman 's anti-German rhetoric . He supported closer links with the Independent Labour Party and other socialists , and worked with Alf Purcell and Victor Grayson on the Provisional Committee for the Promotion of Common Ground Among the Socialists . This was opposed by the right-wing of the SDF , but proved successful , as it constituted the British Socialist Party ( BSP ) , and the SDF merged itself into the new party . Fairchild was elected to the BSP 's first standing orders committee , alongside Duncan Carmichael , Peter Petroff and C. T. Douthwaite . The four worked together to ensure voices in the party opposing British rearmament were heard . He was also elected to the party 's executive , representing the party 's left-wing . At the London County Council election , 1913 , Fairchild stood for the BSP in Bow and Bromley . He took 1,609 votes , but was not elected . In 1915 , the party selected him as its delegate to the Zimmerwald Conference , but he was refused a passport and could not attend . During this period , Fairchild was close to John Maclean . When Maclean 's newspaper , Vanguard , was suppressed , Fairchild launched The Call as a replacement . The BSP was divided over British entry to World War I ; although the majority of the party opposed it , much of the leadership was in favour . Fairchild was an opponent of the war , although he was considered a centrist within the party , as he also argued against action which would endanger `` national defence '' . The party 's right-wing were defeated at its conference in 1916 and walked out ; following this , Fairchild was elected as the party 's chairman , and The Call became the party 's official newspaper . The BSP affiliated to the Labour Party , and Fairchild was selected by the Rochdale Trades and Labour Council as the party 's candidate for Rochdale the 1918 UK general election . However , a dispute over his support for conscientious objection during World War I led to his replacement by R. H. Tawney . Like the majority of his party , Fairchild welcomed the February Revolution in Russia , and he spoke at the launch of the Council of Workers ' and Soldiers ' Delegates in Leeds . However , he remained committed to parliamentary democracy even when many in his party preferred setting up workers ' councils . He and Henry Alexander resigned from the BSP in 1919 , after it voted to seek affiliation to the Third International .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Troy Porter Troy Porter was a plumber , politician , and civil rights leader in Paris , Illinois . Troy Porter was born in Fayette County , Kentucky April 15 , 1855 . His parents were Winnie Porter , who had been born a slave , and a man whose name may have been Troy or John Porter . The elder Porter enlisted in the Union Army during the American Civil War ( 1861-1865 ) and died at the Battle of Perryville . Winnie escaped to Camp Nelson in Kentucky , and then to Ripley , Ohio . In 1865 , through the influence of Rev. Granville Moody ( a Union Army officer ) , they moved to Paris , Illinois . At the age of eleven he began to learn the trade of plumbing , gas and steam fitting . On November 21 , 1876 , he began to work for himself . He became an important member of the local Republican Party and in 1882 he was appointed superintendent of the Paris Water Works . In 1885 he was elected town clerk of the township and was reelected to the position in 1887 . He was a prominent member of a number of social societies . He joined the Grand United Order of Odd Fellows in 1877 and was district secretary from 1881 until August 1886 . In 1895 , Porter was a leader in a Illinois branch of the National Afro-American League which organized to improve the condition and support the civil rights of blacks . It was particularly concerned with black miners who were victims of the 1895 Spring Valley , Illinois race riots . Porter was a member of the executive committee . Porter remained involved with civil rights and was a member of the Afro-American State Protective League of Illinois and was a delegate to the 1898 convention of African Americans coincident with the 1898 World 's Fair in Omaha , Nebraska . In July 1914 , Porter was a delegate to the Negro National Education congress in Oklahoma City . Winnie Porter , Troy 's mother , died at a reported age of 101 in 1909 . Porter married a woman named Cora and died August 25 , 1929 in Terre Haute , Indiana .",
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"text": "Henry W. Lee Henry W. Lee , often known as H. W. Lee ( 10 July 1865 -- 5 March 1932 ) was a prominent British socialist . Born in London , Lee worked in the printing industry , then joined the Social Democratic Federation ( SDF ) soon after its foundation . He became the full-time Assistant Secretary of the party in 1885 and soon after became its General Secretary . He held this position until the organisation dissolved itself into the new British Socialist Party . Again appointed the Secretary , he held the post for only two years , in 1913 taking over from Harry Quelch as editor of Justice . Lee supported British involvement World War I , alongside such prominent party members as H. M. Hyndman and Will Thorne . However , this proved to be a minority position in the party , and Lee was a member of the right-wing split of 1916 which founded the National Socialist Party . This group opposed the October Revolution , and Lee wrote a pamphlet entitled `` Bolshevism : A Curse and Danger to the Workers '' . Lee stepped down from his editorial post in 1923 , but remained on the national executive of the associated group , now again known as the `` Social Democratic Federation '' . He spent his last years working at the headquarters of the Trades Union Congress . In 1935 , Lee 's Social-Democracy in Britain , a history of the movement to date , was published .",
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"text": "Socialist Party of Illinois The Socialist Party of Illinois ( SPIL ) is a political party in the state of Illinois . It was affiliated with the Socialist Party of America . It was founded in September 1901 , though the grouping met in 1900 at a convention in Chicago and supported Eugene V. Debs for president in 1900 . It was the successor to the Social Democratic Party of America . In 1915 , the party had 6,004 members . 44 party members held public office in that year , including one mayor , 18 aldermen and 2 members of the Illinois House of Representatives among others . The Chicago Socialist was the newspaper of the Socialist Party of Illinois . The Chicago Socialist Party was the most active local in the SPIL and one of the most active in the United States . It is now an affiliate of the Socialist Party USA .",
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"text": "League of American Writers The League of American Writers was an association of American novelists , playwrights , poets , journalists , and literary critics launched by the Communist Party USA ( CPUSA ) in 1935 . The group included Communist Party members , and so-called `` fellow travelers '' who closely followed the Communist Party 's political line without being formal party members , as well as individuals sympathetic to specific policies being advocated by the organization . The League 's policy objectives changed over time in accord with the shifting party line of the CPUSA . Beginning as an anti-fascist organization in 1935 , the League turned to an anti-war position following the signing of the Nazi-Soviet Pact of 1939 and to a pro-war position after the German invasion of the Soviet Union in June 1941 . The organization was prominent in the defense of Republican Spain during the Spanish Civil War and in providing financial and moral support to writers in need in the United States and internationally . The organization was terminated in January 1943 .",
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"text": "Winifred Horrabin Winifred Horrabin , née Batho ( 1887-1971 ) , was a British socialist activist and journalist . She was born in Sheffield , South Yorkshire , on 9 August 1887 , daughter of Arthur John Batho , a postal telegraph clerk , and his wife Lilian , née Outram . She was the fourth of six children , three of whom died in infancy . The family were members of The Wicker Congregational Church . Her father died in May 1891 , in Graaff-Reinet , South Africa , where he was seeking treatment for his tuberculosis . Winifred began attending the Sheffield School of Art in 1907 , where she met her future husband , the political activist , cartographer and cartoonist Frank Horrabin . She had a political awakening while a student , influenced by the South African socialist and feminist Olive Schreiner . She joined the Women 's Social and Political Union , a militant group campaigning for women 's suffrage led by Emmeline Pankhurst , and in 1909 disrupted a speech by Winston Churchill with the suffragette cry `` Votes for women ! '' She and Horrabin married on 11 August 1911 , and they moved to London the same year . In 1912 she delivered a paper , `` Is Woman 's Place the Home ? '' , to the Fabian Society , arguing that the liberation of women from economic slavery depended on the destruction of private property . She and her husband were involved in the Central Labour College , and in 1913 Winifred set up a Women 's League to focus on the education of female workers . In 1915 , inspired by the art of William Morris , she became a guild socialist . She was honorary secretary of The Plebs ' League , and contributed to The Plebs , the League 's journal , which her husband edited . She became a founder member of the Communist Party of Great Britain in 1920 . She and her husband collaborated on a book , Working Class Education , published in 1924 . In 1926 she travelled to the Soviet Union , where she met N. K. Krupskaya and visited Lenin 's tomb . Her trip appears to have been organised by the Society for Cultural Relations with the USSR . She also visited Poland and witnessed a mass trial of political dissidents . In 1932 her brother Harold died from wounds sustained in the First World War , and she made an anti-war speech to the National Conference of Labour Women , arguing that the working classes should reject employment in munitions factories , even if it meant starvation . The Horrabins were involved in setting up the Socialist League , a left-wing faction within the Labour Party led by Stafford Cripps , in 1932 , and it was Winifred who named it , after the original Socialist League , founded by William Morris . It took anti-war , anti-fascist and pro-nationalisation positions , but only lasted until 1937 , when the Labour Party declared that membership was incompatible with membership of the Party . She began reviewing books and films for Tribune in 1937 , continuing to do so until 1948 . She also wrote for the political magazine Time and Tide and had a weekly column in the Manchester Evening News from 1944 under the pseudonym Freda Wynne . In 1938 her mother died , and she was diagnosed with an ovarian cyst , undergoing a hysterectomy the following year . Her husband , who had been having a long-term affair with his secretary , Margaret McWilliams , asked for a separation in 1942 and they divorced in 1947 . In her later years she compiled a collection of autobiographical essays , The Summer of a Dormouse , and wrote a novel , After Which War ? , but did not publish them . Other unpublished works included a play , Victorian Love Story : Beloved Good , about Thomas Carlyle and his wife Jane , and a biography of Olive Schreiner . She died at her home in Dorking , Surrey , on 24 June 1971 , and was cremated at Randall 's Park crematorium , Leatherhead , on 30 June . Her papers are held by the University of Hull .",
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"text": "24 (TV series) 24 is an American crime thriller television series produced for the Fox network , created by Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran , and starring Kiefer Sutherland as counter-terrorist agent Jack Bauer . Each season , comprising 24 episodes , covers 24 hours in Bauer 's life using the real time method of narration . Premiering on November 6 , 2001 , the show spanned 192 episodes over eight seasons ; the series finale broadcast on May 24 , 2010 . In addition , a television film , 24 : Redemption , was broadcast between seasons six and seven , on November 23 , 2008 . 24 returned as a 12-episode series titled 24 : Live Another Day , which aired from May 5 to July 14 , 2014 . 24 : Legacy , a spin-off series featuring new characters , premiered on February 5 , 2017 , after Super Bowl LI . The series begins with Bauer working for the Los Angeles -- based Counter Terrorist Unit , in which he is a highly proficient agent with an `` ends justify the means '' approach , regardless of the perceived morality of some of his actions . Throughout the series most of the main plot elements unfold like a political thriller . A typical plot has Bauer racing against the clock as he attempts to thwart multiple terrorist plots , including presidential assassination attempts , weapons of mass destruction detonations , bioterrorism , cyber attacks , as well as conspiracies that deal with government and corporate corruption .24 garnered critical acclaim , winning numerous awards over its eight seasons , including Best Drama Series at the 2003 Golden Globe Awards and Outstanding Drama Series at the 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards . At the conclusion of its eighth season , 24 became the longest-running U.S. espionage/counterterrorism-themed television drama ever , surpassing both Mission : Impossible and The Avengers '' .",
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"text": "Saturday Night Live (season 24) The twenty-fourth season of Saturday Night Live , an American sketch comedy series , originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 26 , 1998 , and May 15 , 1999 .",
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"text": "List of ER episodes ER is an American medical drama television series created by novelist Michael Crichton that aired on NBC from September 19 , 1994 , to April 2 , 2009 . It was produced by Constant c Productions and Amblin Entertainment , in association with Warner Bros. . Television . ER follows the inner life of the emergency room ( ER ) of fictional County General Hospital in Chicago , Illinois , and various critical issues faced by the room 's physicians and staff . Over the course of the series , 331 episodes aired .",
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"text": "Procedural drama A procedural drama is a genre of television programming which focuses on how crimes are solved or some other aspect of a law enforcement agency , legislative body , or court of law . Some dramas include a lab or conference room with high-tech or state-of-the-art equipment where the main characters meet to work out the problem . Shows usually have an episodic format that does not require the viewer to have seen previous episodes . Episodes typically have a self-contained , also referred to as stand-alone , plot that is introduced and resolved within the same episode . The procedural format is popular around the world . In 2011 , the director of a TV consultancy said , `` The continuing trend is for procedurals because they use a predictable structure . '' Due to their stand-alone episodic nature , they are more accessible to new viewers than serials . Self-contained episodes also make it easier for viewers to return to a show if they have missed some episodes . In general , procedural dramas can usually be re-run with little concern for episode order . Procedurals are often criticized for being formulaic . Procedurals are also generally less character-driven than serialized shows . However , some procedurals have more character emphasis than is typical of the format . Some may occasionally feature a storyline stretching over several episodes . A popular variant is the police procedural .",
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"text": "Monk (season 4) The fourth season of Monk originally aired in the United States on USA Network from July 8 , 2005 , to March 17 , 2006 . It consisted of 16 episodes . Tony Shalhoub , Traylor Howard , Ted Levine , and Jason Gray-Stanford reprised their roles as the main characters . A DVD of the season was released on June 27 , 2006 .",
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"text": "L.A. Law L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC , from September 15 , 1986 , to May 19 , 1994 . Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher , it contained many of Bochco 's trademark features including an ensemble cast , large number of parallel storylines , social drama , and off-the-wall humor . It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s , and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as capital punishment , abortion , racism , gay rights , homophobia , sexual harassment , AIDS , and domestic violence . The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff . In addition to its main cast , L.A. Law was also well known for featuring then relatively unknown actors and actresses in guest starring roles , who later went on to greater success in film and television including : Don Cheadle , Jeffrey Tambor , Kathy Bates , David Schwimmer , Jay O. Sanders , James Avery , Gates McFadden , Bryan Cranston , C.C.H. Pounder , Kevin Spacey , Richard Schiff , Carrie-Anne Moss , William H. Macy , Stephen Root , Christian Slater , and Lucy Liu . Several episodes of the show also included celebrities such as Vanna White , Buddy Hackett and Mamie Van Doren appearing as themselves in cameo roles . The show was popular with audiences and critics , and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run , four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series .",
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"text": "Sunshine Days `` Sunshine Days '' is the eighteenth and penultimate episode of the ninth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files , and the series ' 200th episode overall . It originally aired on the Fox network on May 12 , 2002 . The entry was written and directed by executive producer Vince Gilligan . The episode is a `` monster-of-the-week '' episode , a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the mythology , or overarching fictional history , of The X-Files . `` Sunshine Days '' earned a Nielsen household rating of 6.2 , was viewed by 6.5 million households , and 10.4 million viewers in its initial broadcast . It received mixed reviews from television critics . The show centers on FBI special agents who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X-Files ; this season focuses on the investigations of John Doggett ( Robert Patrick ) , Monica Reyes ( Annabeth Gish ) , and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) . In this episode , Doggett , Reyes , Walter Skinner ( Mitch Pileggi ) and Scully stumble on to a bizarre murder case where the main suspect is a man with an unusual obsession for The Brady Bunch . Despite their initial differences -- both in investigative style and love of The Brady Bunch -- the four of them soon learn that the man 's telekinetic ability is the ultimate , undeniable proof of an X-File . The episode marked Gilligan 's second directorial effort , after season seven 's `` Je Souhaite '' . The Brady Bunch house set featured in the episode was completely rebuilt . According to Anderson , people came `` from all over Los Angeles '' to get their pictures taken on the set . In addition , it contained several elaborate effects . `` Sunshine Days '' was the final `` monster-of-the-week '' entry in the series ; the series finale , `` The Truth '' would deal with the series ' overarching alien colonization mythology .",
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"text": "Grey's Anatomy (season 4) The fourth season of the American television medical drama Grey 's Anatomy , commenced airing in the United States on September 27 , 2007 and concluded on May 22 , 2008 . The season continues the story of a group of surgeons and their mentors in the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital , describing their professional lives and the way they affect the personal background of each character . Season four had twelve series regulars with ten of them returning from the previous season , out of which eight are part of the original cast from the first season . The season aired in the Thursday night timeslot at 9:00 EST. . In addition to the regular seventeen episodes , a clip-show narrated by the editors of People recapped previous events of the show and made the transition from Grey 's Anatomy to Private Practice , a spin-off focusing of Dr. Addison Montgomery and aired on September 19 , 2007 , before the season premiere . The season was officially released on DVD as a five-disc boxset under the title of Grey 's Anatomy : Season Four -- Expanded on September 9 , 2008 by Buena Vista Home Entertainment . For the first time in the show 's history , many cast changes occur , seeing the first departure of two main cast members . Despite garnering several awards and nominations for the cast members and the production team , the season received a mixed response from critics and fans . Show creator Shonda Rhimes heavily contributed to the production of the season , writing five out of the seventeen episodes . The highest-rated episode was the season premiere , which was watched by 20.93 million viewers . The season was interrupted by the 2007 -- 2008 Writers Guild of America strike , which resulted in the production of only seventeen episodes , instead of twenty-three originally planned .",
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"text": "Teen drama A teen drama is a genre or type of drama series with a major focus on teenage and young adult characters . It came into prominence in the early 1990s , especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly Hills , 90210 . After 90210 became a success , television writers and producers realized the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic . In the past , most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms , while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children . More often than not , teen dramas have soap opera elements , incorporating one or more ongoing story arcs spanning several episodes . The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of issues thought to be typical of adolescence . There have also been many successful teen-based series with major science fiction , fantasy and action/adventure themes .",
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"text": "CSI: NY (season 8) The eighth season of CSI : NY originally aired on CBS between September 2011 and May 2012 . It consisted of 18 episodes . Its regular time slot continued on Fridays at 9pm/8c . CSI : NY The Eighth Season was released on DVD in the U.S. on September 25 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Mercy Point Mercy Point is an American science fiction medical drama , created by Trey Callaway , David Simkins , and Milo Frank , which originally aired for one season on United Paramount Network ( UPN ) from October 6 , 1998 , to July 15 , 1999 . With an ensemble cast led by : Joe Morton , Maria del Mar , Alexandra Wilson , Brian McNamara , Salli Richardson , Julia Pennington , Gay Thomas , Jordan Lund , and Joe Spano , the series takes place in a 23rd-century hospital space station located in deep space and revolves around its doctors and nurses . The series was produced by Mandalay Television and Columbia TriStar Television ; the executive producers were Trey Callaway , Michael Katleman , Lee David Zlotoff , Joe Voci , and Scott Sanders . Callaway developed Mercy Point from Frank 's script , `` Nightingale One '' , as a concept for a feature film under the working title of the same name . Even though it was picked up by Mandalay Television , the concept was eventually revised as a television project and renamed Mercy Point due to the disappointing commercial performance of the 1997 film Starship Troopers . The show was part of a $ 3 million deal between Mandalay Television and Columbia TriStar Television to produce 200 hours of material . It was filmed in Vancouver to reduce production costs , with the hospital sets constructed on a series of sound stages . Director Joe Napolitano had praised the show for its use of a complete set to allow for more intricate directing . Despite being envisioned as a companion to Star Trek : Voyager , it was paired with Moesha and Clueless as its lead-in on Tuesday nights . Initially focused on ethical and medical cases , the show 's storylines gradually shifted toward relating the characters ' personal relationships to better fit UPN 's primarily teen demographic . Mercy Point was placed on hiatus after only two episodes were aired , and was replaced by the reality television series America 's Greatest Pets and the sitcom Reunited . The show suffered from low viewership , with an average of two million viewers . The final four episodes of the series were broadcast in two , two-hour blocks on Thursday nights in July 1999 . It was never released on DVD or Blu-ray . Critical response to Mercy Point was mixed ; some television critics praised its characterization and use of science-fiction elements , while others found it to be uninteresting and unoriginal . Several media commentators negatively compared the show to other television programs . Callaway has stated that he had the potential story arcs for the full first season already planned before the show 's cancellation .",
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"text": "Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 4) The fourth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek : The Next Generation commenced airing in broadcast syndication in the United States on September 24 , 1990 and concluded on June 17 , 1991 after airing 26 episodes . Set in the 24th century , the series follows the adventures of the crew of the Starfleet starship Enterprise-D . This season saw the show embracing the notion of serialized storylines . A recurring theme throughout the season is the notion of a brewing Duras-Romulan plot against the Federation , coupled with Worf 's effort to reclaim his family honor . Both storylines were introduced in Season 3 's . Worf 's discommendation is a major theme in and , while his dishonor and the Duras-Romulan plot take center stage in the episodes , , and . A second recurring storyline in the season is the growth of Miles O'Brien as a character . His first and middle name are revealed in `` Family '' , he marries in , his past is revealed in , and his marriage is explored in . Season 4 featured many family-themes episodes . The first episode following deals with Picard and Worf 's family , and the second with Data 's . Worf 's son Alexander appears later in the season , as does Tasha Yar 's sister , and the Enterprise '' encounters an infant alien space entity .",
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"text": "List of A Different World characters A Different World is a spin-off from the American television sitcom The Cosby Show . It aired on NBC for six seasons , from 1987 to 1993 .",
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"text": "Twelve Horny Women `` Twelve Horny Women '' is the eighth episode of the eighth season of the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother , and the 168th episode overall .",
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"text": "List of George Lopez episodes George Lopez is an American television sitcom that ran on the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) from March 27 , 2002 , to May 8 , 2007 , with a total of 120 episodes produced over the course of 6 seasons .",
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"text": "Frasier (season 9) The ninth season of Frasier was a 24 episode season , that ran from September 2001 to May 2002 , beginning on 25 September 2001 . The opening title screen color was changed to orange .",
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"text": "Emergency Vets Emergency Vets is a reality television series that airs on the U.S. cable network Animal Planet . First aired in 1998 , it depicts the working and outside lives of the veterinarians at Alameda East Veterinary Hospital in Denver , Colorado , USA , plus the animals that they treat . At its peak of popularity , Emergency Vets alternated with The Crocodile Hunter as Animal Planet 's most popular show . The show stopped first-run production in 2002 because Alameda East was occupied with building and eventually moving into a new facility in Denver . In 2004 , a new documentary called E-Vets : The Cutting Edge aired on Animal Planet , showing the changes in Alameda East Veterinary Hospital since the show 's final episode . The documentary scored good ratings and has been rerun several times as part of the Whoa ! Sunday umbrella anthology show on Animal Planet , as well as inspiring a follow-up episode first aired in 2005 that took viewers on a tour of the new Alameda East facility while showing cases of animals receiving cutting-edge treatment at the new hospital . Another documentary , Emergency Vets 20 Most Unusual Cases , aired on Whoa ! Sunday in 2006 , featuring 20 cases from the series including follow-ups with the families and interviews with the doctors involved . In 2007 , Animal Planet announced that the real-life drama at Alameda East would return to prime-time airwaves under a new title , E-Vet Interns . The new series features six new veterinary interns during their first year of residency practice at the new Alameda East hospital , as well as familiar faces Dr. Robert Taylor , Dr. Kevin Fitzgerald , Dr. Preston Stubbs , and Dr. Holly Knor . In preparation for the new show 's debut on January 22 , 2007 , Animal Planet aired a new E-Vets special , E-Vets : Things Pets Swallow , featuring memorable cases from the Emergency Vets years dealing with dramatic objects that animals have ingested .",
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"text": "Packed to the Rafters (season 4) The fourth season of Packed to the Rafters '' , an Australian drama television series , began on 8 February 2011 on the Seven Network . The season concluded on 20 March 2012 after 22 episodes . Season four traces the family 's fortunes as they attempt to rebuild their lives in the aftermath of Melissa 's death . Strong family bonds ensure that traumatised Ben receives warm support as he takes his first steps back into the work-force . Slowly he learns to smile again , embracing a newfound interest in gardening and a growing friendship with his boss 's daughter Emma , which might hold the promise of something more . There are further love issues in the Karandonis household , with Carbo and Retta choosing to elope rather than face the comic extravagance of a Karandonis wedding . Julie and Dave , meanwhile , are forced to deal with the consequences for Rachel and Jake of a dangerous accusation flung at him by a drunken woman on a rugby weekend away . Rachel 's feelings for Jake are tested to the limit , especially when her boss throws into the confusing mix the chance of a lifetime to work in New York . The Rafters also wrestle with the unexpected arrival of new family members , not the least being the release from prison of Dave 's father , Tom . Tom 's never quite predictable manipulations ultimately force Dave to take a heart-breaking stand , and cause him to initially misjudge the intentions of his half-brother , Matt . Julie meanwhile finds a new best friend in Donna , though their initial exchanges are hilariously unpromising . Meanwhile , Nathan is searching for new direction in his life and his desire to travel forces Julie and Dave to undertake some soul-searching of their own . Ted is also keen to find a greater purpose , mentoring a troubled twelve-year-old boy .",
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"text": "Aaron Pierce (24 character) Aaron Pierce is a fictional character on the television series 24 , played by actor Glenn Morshower . Pierce is a Special Agent with the U.S. Secret Service , tasked with leading the teams guarding , at various times , David Palmer and Charles Logan . Pierce has one son , who , when last he was mentioned , was serving in the U.S. Navy . Aside from Jack Bauer , Pierce is the only character to have appeared in each of the first seven seasons of 24 , and is also one of the few long standing characters to survive his tenure in the show .",
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"text": "Real World: Ex-Plosion Real World : Ex-Plosion is the twenty-ninth season of MTV 's reality television series Real World , which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season , as cameras follow their lives and interpersonal relationships . It is the eighth season of Real World to be filmed in the Pacific States region of the United States , specifically in California after The Real World : San Diego in 2011 . The season featured a total of twelve cast members over the course of the season . It is the seventh season to take place in a city that had hosted a previous season , as the show 's third season was set in San Francisco in 1994 . It is also the sixth season to be located in California . San Francisco , California was first reported as the location for the twenty-ninth season in an August 2013 article on the website Vevmo . Production began from late August until October 21 , 2013 , and the season later premiered on January 8 , 2014 , consisting of 12 episodes . After 21 years , this season marks the first big change in the show 's format . The cast narration `` This is the true story ... of seven strangers ... '' that was used during the previous 28 seasons was eliminated from the opening title sequence and replaced with a new introduction . The roommates move into their San Francisco home , make relationships with one another and also with the San Francisco locals . A month into the show , the cast goes on an off-the-grid vacation . When they return , they come to discover that many of their exes have moved in as additional roommates . The Exes were each misled by producers to believing that he or she would be a replacement roommate , unaware the other Exes would be moving in as well until move-in day .",
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"text": "Block (basketball) In basketball , a block or blocked shot occurs when a defensive player legally deflects a field goal attempt from an offensive player . The defender is not allowed to make contact with the offensive player 's hand ( unless the defender is also in contact with the ball ) or a foul is called . In order to be legal , the block must occur while the shot is traveling upward or at its apex . A deflected field goal that is made does not count as a blocked shot and simply counts as a successful field goal attempt for shooter plus the points awarded to the shooting team . Every successful blocked shot is counted as a missed field goal attempt for the shooter . Also , on a shooting foul , a blocked shot can not be awarded or counted , even if the player who deflected the field goal attempt is different from the player who committed the foul . If the ball is heading downward when the defender hits it , it is ruled as goaltending and counts as a made basket . Goaltending is also called if the block is made after the ball bounces on the backboard ( NFHS excepted ; the NCAA also used this rule until the 2009 -- 10 season ) . Nicknames for blocked shots include `` rejections , '' `` stuffs , '' `` bushed '' , `` fudged '' , or notably `` double-fudged '' ( two-handed blocks ) , `` facials , '' `` swats , '' `` denials , '' and `` packs . '' Blocked shots were first officially recorded in the NBA during the 1973 -- 74 season . Largely due to their height and position near the basket , centers and power forwards tend to record the most blocks , but shorter players with good jumping ability can also be blockers , an example being Dwyane Wade , the shortest player , at 6 ' 4 '' , to record 100 blocked shots in a single season . A player with the ability to block shots can be a positive asset to a team 's defense , as they can make it difficult for opposing players to shoot near the basket and by keeping the basketball in play , as opposed to swatting it out of bounds , a blocked shot can lead to a fast break , a skill Bill Russell was notable for . To be a good shot-blocker , a player needs great court sense and timing , and good height or jumping ability . One tactic is that a shot-blocker can intimidate opponents to alter their shots , resulting in a miss .",
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"text": "Concrete masonry unit A concrete masonry unit ( CMU ) is a standard size rectangular block used in building construction . Those that use cinders ( fly ash or bottom ash ) are called cinder blocks in North America , breeze blocks ( breeze is a synonym of ash ) in the United Kingdom , and hollow blocks in the Philippines . In New Zealand they are known as concrete blocks or more commonly as just blocks . In Australia they are also known as Besser blocks or Besser bricks , because the American-based Besser Company was a major supplier of concrete-block-making machinery . Clinker blocks use clinker as aggregate . In non-technical usage , the terms cinder block and breeze block are often generalized to cover all of these varieties .",
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"text": "Gate A gate or gateway is a point of entry to a space which is enclosed by walls . Gates may prevent or control the entry or exit of individuals , or they may be merely decorative . Other terms for gate include yett and port . The word derives from the old Norse `` gata '' , meaning road or path , and originally referred to the gap in the wall or fence , rather than the barrier which closed it . The moving part or parts of a gateway may be called `` doors '' , but used for the whole point of entry door usually refers to the entry to a building , or an internal opening between different rooms . A gate may have a latch to keep it from swinging and a lock for security . Larger gates can be used for a whole building , such as a castle or fortified town , or the actual doors that block entry through the gatehouse . Today , many gate doors are opened by an automated gate operator .",
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"text": "Metonymy Metonymy ( -LSB- mᵻˈtɒnᵻmi -RSB- ) is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept . The words metonymy and metonym come from the μετωνῠμία , metōnymía , ( `` a change of name '' ) , from μετά , metá , ( `` after , beyond '' ) , and - ωνυμία , - ōnymía , a suffix that names figures of speech , from ὄνῠμα , ónyma or ὄνομα , ónoma , ( `` name '' ) . The location of a capital is often used as a metonym for a government or other official institutions -- for example : Brussels for the institutions of the European Union , The Hague for the International Court of Justice , Nairobi for the government of Kenya , Washington , D.C. , for the federal government of the United States , or Beacon Hill for the government of the U.S. state of Massachusetts . A place can represent an entire industry : for instance Wall Street is often used metonymically to describe the entire U.S. financial and corporate banking sector . Common nouns and phrases can also be metonyms : red tape can stand for bureaucracy , whether or not that bureaucracy actually uses red tape to bind documents . In Commonwealth realms , The Crown is a metonym for the state in all its aspects . Metonymy and related figures of speech are common in everyday speech and writing . Synecdoche and metalepsis are considered specific types of metonymy . Polysemy , multiple meanings of a single word or phrase , sometimes results from relations of metonymy . Both metonymy and metaphor involve the substitution of one term for another . In metaphor , this substitution is based on some specific analogy between two things , whereas in metonymy the substitution is based on some understood association or contiguity . American literary theorist Kenneth Burke described metonymy as one of four `` master tropes '' : metaphor , a substitute for perspective ; metonymy , a substitute for reduction ; synecdoche , a substitute for representation ; and irony , a substitute for dialectic . He described these tropes and the way they overlap in A Grammar of Motives . In addition to its use in everyday speech , metonymy is a figure of speech in some poetry and in much rhetoric . Greek and Latin scholars of rhetoric made significant contributions to the study of metonymy .",
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"text": "Post (structural) A post is a main vertical or leaning support in a structure similar to a column or pillar but the term post generally refers to a timber but may be metal or stone . A stud in wooden or metal building construction is similar but lighter duty than a post and a strut may be similar to a stud or act as a brace . In the U.K. a strut may be very similar to a post but not carry a beam . In wood construction posts normally land on a sill , but in rare types of buildings the post may continue through to the foundation called an interrupted sill or into the ground called earthfast , post in ground , or posthole construction . A post is also a fundamental element in a fence . The terms `` jack '' and `` cripple '' are used with shortened studs and rafters but not posts , except in the specialized vocabulary of shoring .",
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"text": "Garage apartment A garage apartment is an apartment built within the walls of , or on top of , the garage of a house . The garage may be attached or a separate building from the main house , but will have a separate entrance and may or may not have a communicating door to the main house . A garage apartment is one type of `` accessory dwelling unit '' or ADU , a term used by architects , urban planners and in zoning ordinances to identify apartments smaller than the main dwelling on one lot or parcel of land . Other examples of ADU 's include granny flats , English basements , mother-in-law suites , and auxiliary units . In the U.S. , garage apartments are frequently found in older urban areas , either in secondary buildings designed for such purposes ( sometimes called ` guest ' or ` carriage ' houses ) , or converted into residential units from their original use . ADUs may be regulated by size , occupancy , lot size , core features ( such as kitchens or bathrooms ) , other building codes and parking allotment . In Canada , they can also be referred to as coachhouses and in Australia , Fonzie flats . The idea of integrating garage apartments into urban planning is a key aspect of new urbanism , although many jurisdictions in the U.S. prohibit new construction of or occupancy of ADUs except for relatives .",
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"text": "Party wall A party wall ( occasionally parti-wall or parting wall , also known as common wall ) is a dividing partition between two adjoining buildings ( or units ) that is shared by the tenants of each residence or business . When built for this purpose , the builder will lay the wall along a property line dividing two terraced flats or row houses , so that one half of the wall 's thickness lies on each property . This type of wall is usually structural . Party walls can also be formed by two abutting walls built at different times . The term can be also used to describe a division between separate units within a multi-unit apartment complex . Very often the wall in this case is non-structural but designed to meet established criteria for sound and/or fire protection between residential units . Party walls are typically made of non-combustible material . Where required by code , the party wall could be a firewall . The wall starts at the foundation and continues up to a parapet , creating two separate and structurally independent buildings on either side .",
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"text": "Street A street is a public thoroughfare ( usually paved ) in a built environment . It is a public parcel of land adjoining buildings in an urban context , on which people may freely assemble , interact , and move about . A street can be as simple as a level patch of dirt , but is more often paved with a hard , durable surface such as concrete , cobblestone or brick . Portions may also be smoothed with asphalt , embedded with rails , or otherwise prepared to accommodate non-pedestrian traffic . Originally the word `` street '' simply meant a paved road ( Latin : `` via strata '' ) . The word `` street '' is still sometimes used colloquially as a synonym for `` road '' , for example in connection with the ancient Watling Street , but city residents and urban planners draw a crucial modern distinction : a road 's main function is transportation , while streets facilitate public interaction . Examples of streets include pedestrian streets , alleys , and city-centre streets too crowded for road vehicles to pass . Conversely , highways and motorways are types of roads , but few would refer to them as streets .",
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"text": "Piece table A piece table is a data structure typically used to represent a series of edits on a ( potentially ) read-only text document . An initial reference ( or ` span ' ) to the whole of the original file is created , with subsequent inserts and deletes being created as combinations of one , two , or three references to sections of either the original document or of the spans associated with earlier inserts . Typically the text of the original document is held in one immutable block , and the text of each subsequent insert is stored in new immutable blocks . Because even deleted text is still included in the piece table , this makes multi-level or unlimited undo easier to implement with a piece table than with alternative data structures such as a gap buffer . J Strother Moore invented the piece table . Several text editors use an in-RAM piece table internally , including the highly influential Bravo . and Abiword . The `` fast save '' feature in some versions of Microsoft Word uses a piece table for the on-disk file format . The on-disk representation of text files in the Oberon System uses a piece chain technique that allows pieces of one document to point to text stored in some other document , similar to transclusion .",
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"text": "Brick A brick is building material used to make walls , pavements and other elements in masonry construction . Traditionally , the term brick referred to a unit composed of clay , but it is now used to denote any rectangular units laid in mortar . A brick can be composed of clay-bearing soil , sand , and lime , or concrete materials . Bricks are produced in numerous classes , types , materials , and sizes which vary with region and time period , and are produced in bulk quantities . Two basic categories of bricks are fired and non-fired bricks . Block is a similar term referring to a rectangular building unit composed of similar materials , but is usually larger than a brick . Lightweight bricks ( also called lightweight blocks ) are made from expanded clay aggregate . Fired bricks are one of the longest-lasting and strongest building materials , sometimes referred to as artificial stone , and have been used since circa 5000 BC . Air-dried bricks , also known as mudbricks , have a history older than fired bricks , and have an additional ingredient of a mechanical binder such as straw . Bricks are laid in courses and numerous patterns known as bonds , collectively known as brickwork , and may be laid in various kinds of mortar to hold the bricks together to make a durable structure .",
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"text": "Gibbs surround A Gibbs surround or Gibbs Surround is a type of architectural frame surrounding a door , window or niche in the tradition of classical architecture . The formula is not fixed , but several of the following elements will be found . The door is surrounded by an architrave , or perhaps consists of or is flanked by pilasters or columns . These are with `` blocking '' , where rectangular blocks stick out at intervals , usually alternating to represent half the surround . Above the opening there are large rusticated voussoirs and a keystone and a pediment above that . The most essential element is the alternation of blocking with non-blocking elements . Some definitions extend to including arches or square openings merely with alternate blocked elements that continue round the top in the same manner as the sides , as in the rectangular windows of the White House 's north front basement level . Though intended for masonry in stone , the motif can be executed in other materials , especially brick , often masked in stucco , wood , or just paint . British vernacular housing of the late 19th century often uses alternating coloured blocks , with little or no projection from the main wall plane , but emphasized by a different colour from the main wall . These can be seen even on small terraced houses , often using cast stone , and used on both the door and ground floor windows .",
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"text": "Synecdoche A synecdoche ( -LSB- sɪˈnɛkdəkiː -RSB- , ; from Greek συνεκδοχή , synekdoche , . `` simultaneous understanding '' ) is a figure of speech in which a term for a part of something refers to the whole of something or vice versa . A synecdoche is a class of metonymy , often by means of either mentioning a part for the whole or conversely the whole for one of its parts . Examples from common English expressions include `` bread and butter '' ( for `` livelihood '' ) , `` suits '' ( for `` businessmen '' ) , and `` boots '' ( for `` soldiers '' ) ( pars pro toto ) , or conversely `` America '' ( for `` the United States of America '' ) ( totum pro parte ) . The use of government buildings to refer to their occupant ( s ) is on the border between synecdoche and metonymy . `` The Pentagon '' for the United States Department of Defense can be considered synecdoche , as the building can be considered part of the department . `` No. 10 '' for the British Prime Minister can be counted as metonymy , since the building is not part of the person , but using `` No. 10 '' to mean `` the Office of the Prime Minister '' is synecdoche .",
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"text": "Berthold Block Berthold Block is a sans-serif typeface released by H. Berthold and intended for display use . Block has a chunky design suitable for headings , with short descenders allowing tight linespacing and rounded corners . Several re-releases and digitisations exist , some `` distressed '' in style matching the effect of worn type and rapid printing . It is sometimes simply called `` Block '' . Font design expert Stephen Coles describes it as `` a soft but substantial display face with compact dimensions and an organic appearance ... -LSB- it -RSB- is n't meant for body copy . ''",
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"text": "Quadrat (hieroglyph block) A quadrat block ( or quadrate block ) is a virtual rectangle or square in Egyptian hieroglyphic text . The glyphs ( hieroglyphs ) can be variable in number within the virtual block , though they are often proportioned according to variable standardized rules of scribal methods . The definition for the block in Illustrated Hieroglyphics Handbook by Schumann-Antelme and Rossini , is : `` A ` quadrate ' is a virtual square , which although not drawn , guides the hand of the scribe . Hieroglyphs must be aesthetically positioned within the quadrate and their size must be proportioned accordingly . They form groups that are pleasing to the eye and based on the laws of balance . ''",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Block allocation map In computer file systems , a block allocation map is a data structure used to track disk blocks that are considered `` in use '' . Blocks may also be referred to as allocation units or clusters . CP/M used a block allocation map in its directory . Each directory entry could list 8 or 16 blocks ( depending on disk format ) that were allocated to a file . If a file used more blocks , additional directory entries would be needed . Thus , a single file could have multiple directory entries . A benefit of this method is the possibility to use sparse files by declaring a large file size but only allocating blocks that are actually used . A detriment of this method is the disk may have free space ( unallocated blocks ) but data can not be appended to a file because all directory entries are used .",
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"text": "Bressummer A bressummer , breastsummer , summer beam ( somier , sommier , sommer , somer , cross-somer , summer , summier , summer-tree , or dorman , dormant tree ) are load bearing beams in a timber framed building . The word summer derived from sumpter or French sommier , `` a pack horse `` , meaning `` bearing great burden or weight `` . `` To support a superincumbent wall '' , `` any beast of burden '' , and in this way is similar to a wall plate . The use and definition of these terms vary but generally a bressummer is a jetty sill and a summer is an interior beam supporting ceiling joists , see below : ( U. K. ) In the outward part of the building , and the middle floors ( not in the garrets or ground floors ) into which the girders are framed . In the inner parts of a building , such beams are called `` summers '' . It is part of the timber frame construction in the over-hanging upper story in jettying . ( U. K. ) `` Horizontal beam over a fireplace opening ( alternatively lintel , mantel beam ) , or set forward from the lower part of a building to support a jettied wall , a jetty bressummer '' . ( U. K. ) '' ... usually the sill of the upper wall above a jetty ; otherwise any beam spanning an opening and supporting a wall above . '' also called a `` jetty sill '' . ( U. K. ) Breastsummer is a beam in a wall which carries the load over a large opening derived from breast being in the front , mid-level and summer : `` A horizontal , bearing beam in a building ; spec . the main beam supporting the girders or joists of a floor ... '' . `` a main piece of timber that supports a building , an architrave between two pillars `` `` Breast-Summer , an architectural term for a beam employed like a lintel to support the front of a building , is a corruption of bressumer ... '' ( U.S.A. ) `` Summer beam : A large timber spanning a room and supporting smaller floor joists on both sides . '' ( U.S.A. ) `` Summer beam . Heavy main horizontal beam , anchored in gable foundation walls , that supports forebay beams and barn frame above . ''",
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"text": "High Street High Street ( or the High Street , also High Road ) is a metonym for the concept ( and frequently the street name ) of the primary business street of towns or cities , especially in the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations . To distinguish it from `` centres '' of nearby places it is frequently preceded unofficially by the name of its settlement . In a town it implies the focal point for business , especially shops and street stalls ( if any ) in town and city centres . As a generic shorthand presupposed upon linear settlements it may be used to denote more precise concepts such as the urban retail sector , town centre sectors of employment , all small shops and services outlets and even wider concepts taking in social concepts . The equivalent in the United States and some parts of Canada , as well as some Northern English and many Scottish towns , is Main Street . The smallest High Street in Britain is located in a small market town in Devon called Holsworthy . The street itself is no more than 100 yd long and there are only three shops located on Holsworthy 's High Street . High Street is the most common street name in the UK , which according to a 2009 statistical compilation has 5,410 High Streets , 3,811 Station Roads and 2,702 Main Streets .",
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"text": "Call blocking Call blocking , also known as call block , call screening , or call rejection , allows a telephone subscriber to block incoming calls from specific telephone numbers . This feature may require an additional payment to the subscriber 's telephone company or a third-party . Call blocking is desired by individuals who wish to block unwanted phone calls . These generally include types of unsolicited calls from telemarketers and robocalls .",
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"text": "Subdivision (land) ` Subdivision ' is the act of dividing land into pieces that are easier to sell or otherwise develop , usually via a plat . The former single piece as a whole is then known in the United States as a subdivision . If it is used for housing it is typically known as a housing subdivision or housing development , although some developers tend to call these areas communities . Subdivisions may also be for the purpose of commercial or industrial development , and the results vary from retail shopping malls with independently owned out parcels , to industrial parks .",
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Daddy Yankee's given name is Ramón.
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"text": "Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez ( born February 3 , 1977 ) , known by his stage name Daddy Yankee , is a Puerto Rican singer , songwriter , rapper , actor and record producer . Ayala was born in Río Piedras , San Juan , Puerto Rico , and was raised in the neighborhood of Villa Kennedy Housing Projects . He is known as the `` King of Reggaetón '' by music critics and fans alike . Ayala aspired to be a professional baseball player , and tried out for the Seattle Mariners of the Major League Baseball . Before he could be officially signed , he was hit by a stray round from an AK-47 rifle while taking a break from a studio recording session with reggaeton mix tape icon DJ Playero . Ayala spent roughly one and a half years recovering from the wound ; the bullet was never removed from his hip , and he credits the shooting incident with allowing him to focus entirely on a music career . In 2004 , Daddy Yankee released his internationally acclaimed single `` Gasolina '' , which is credited with introducing Reggaeton to audiences worldwide , and making the music genre a global phenomenon . Since then , he has sold over 18 million albums . Daddy Yankee 's album Barrio Fino made history when it became the top selling Latin music album of the decade between 2000-2009 .",
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"text": "Rockaway Beach (song) `` Rockaway Beach '' is a song by the American punk rock band the Ramones from their 1977 album Rocket to Russia . The song was written by bassist Dee Dee Ramone in the style of the Beach Boys and early surf rock bands . The song is about Rockaway Beach , Queens , where Dee Dee liked to spend time . Guitarist Johnny Ramone claimed that Dee Dee was `` the only real beachgoer '' in the group . Released in 1977 , it was the Ramones ' highest-charting single in their career , peaking at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100 . In June , 2013 , the song was used in a radio ad campaign sponsored by Queens Economic Development Corporation to promote recovery from Hurricane Sandy by drawing New Yorkers back to Rockaway Beach .",
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"text": "Rey Rey means `` king '' in Spanish and Occitan , derived from the Latin rex . It is used as a surname throughout the world . It is also used as a given name for both males and females , sometimes as an alternative to Raymond .",
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"text": "Farruko discography The discography of Farruko , a Puerto Rican singer , consists of four studio albums , 26 singles , one Mistape , and five Compilation Albums . Collaborations are also included . Farruko has been singing since he was 16 Years old . He has sung reggaeton , merengue , bachata , pop , and Latin dance . He has collaborated with artists such as Daddy Yankee , Arcangel , Ñengo Flow , and Yandel . Farruko released his first song `` Sexo Fuera Del Planeta '' in 2008 through the Internet and gained fame in Puerto Rico . Farruko released his first album `` El Talento Del Bloque '' which produced hit singles , `` Su Hija Me Gusta '' featuring Jose Feliciano , `` Nena Fichu '' , and `` Te Iré a Buscar '' . His second album , released in 2012 , featured collaborations with Puerto Rican superstar Daddy Yankee , and Cuban star Micha . The album spawned six singles but only three of them were international hits : `` Va a Ser Abuela '' , `` Feel the Rhythm '' , and `` Titerito '' . He was invited to Sabado Gigante , and Esta Noche Tu Night to perform the hit single `` Feel the Rhythm '' . The album was nominated for the Latin Grammy Award for Best Urban Music Album in 2012 . Farruko 's third album `` Imperio Nazza : Farruko Edition '' , was a better album with Daddy Yankee collaborating with Farruko once again , J Alvarez also Featured on the album along with Arcangel , De La Ghetto , Reykon , and Zion & Lennox . The album received high ratings , and It was a fan favorito album . The smash hit was `` Besas Tan Bien '' and `` Mi Vida No Va a Cambiar '' alongside Arcangel which was not a single on the album . `` Voy a 100 '' was also a number 1 hit in Latin America .",
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"text": "Ramón Bragaña Ramón `` El Profesor '' Bragaña ( May 11 , 1909 - May 11 , 1985 ) was a Cuban baseball pitcher and outfielder in the Negro leagues and the Mexican League . He played professionally from 1928 to 1955 , mostly with the Cuban Stars ( East ) ( 1928-1930 ) , the Azules de Veracruz ( 1940-1951 ) , and the Águila de Veracruz ( 1955 ) . He was elected to the Cuban Baseball Hall of Fame in 1959 , and the Salón de la Fama del Beisbol Profesional de México in 1964 .",
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"text": "Aurelio Cano Flores Aurelio Cano Flores ( born 3 May 1972 ) , commonly referred to by his aliases Yankee and/or Yeyo , is an imprisoned drug trafficker and former high-ranking leader of the Gulf Cartel , a Mexican drug trafficking organization . He is also a former member of the Federal Judicial Police in Tamaulipas . Born in the state of Tamaulipas , Cano Flores became a drug trafficker in 2001 while still serving as a police officer . His role in Mexican law enforcement and his ties with the Gulf Cartel allowed him to recruit several other policemen into the criminal organization 's ranks . As a high-ranking leader , Cano Flores served as the regional boss of the Gulf Cartel in Los Guerra , a town in the municipality of Ciudad Miguel Alemán , Tamaulipas . He was also a leader in Camargo , Tamaulipas , where he coordinated heroin , cocaine , and marijuana shipments to the United States . In 2010 he was named in a U.S. federal indictment with 19 other high-ranking drug lords of La Compañía ( The Company ) , a name used to describe the Gulf Cartel and Los Zetas as a conglomerate . He was arrested by the Mexican federal police on June 2009 and extradited to the United States while pending drug trafficking charges on 19 August 2011 . Cano Flores was later sentenced to 35 years in prison and ordered to forfeit US$ 15 billion on 13 May 2013 , making him `` highest ranking Gulf Cartel member to be convicted by a U.S. jury in the past 15 years . ''",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Tell Daddy `` Tell Daddy '' is a song by American singer-songwriter and record producer , Maejor . The song was released on December 1 , 2014 , as a digital download , and features vocals from hip hop duo Ying Yang Twins and rapper Waka Flocka Flame . The song was produced by Maejor , alongside Mick Schultz .",
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"text": "Eddie Dee discography The discography of Eddie Dee , a Puerto Rican singer-songwriter and recording artist , consists of two studio albums , two compilation albums , a mixtape , and two recopilation albums as of December 2015 . Eddie Dee began his career in 1990 and launched his debut studio album three years later . His second album became popular in Puerto Rico and was titled Tagwut in 1997 . It featured the hit single `` Señor Official '' . His following releases El Terrorista de la Lírica ( 2000 ) and Biografía ( 2001 ) , too enjoyed underground success . The 2004 album 12 Discípulos is regarded as `` the greatest reggaetón various artist album of all time '' . The album features songs by some of the most successful reggaetón artist , including the intro of the album , where they all come together as one to show that `` unity is needed for the genre reggaetón to survive and evolve '' . It was a collaboration between eleven other artist including Daddy Yankee , Tego Calderon , Ivy Queen , and Vico C among others , who were among the most requested at the time . The track , known as `` Los 12 Discípulos '' or `` Quítate Tu Pa ' Ponerme Yo '' reached number eight on the Billboard Tropical Songs chart , and was nominated for a 2005 Billboard Latin Music Award for `` Tropical Airplay Track of the Year , New Artist '' . The album itself reached number one on the Billboard Tropical Albums chart for three nonconsecutive weeks .",
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"text": "Alfonso Soriano Alfonso Guilleard Soriano ( born January 7 , 1976 ) is a Dominican former professional baseball left fielder and second baseman . He played in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the New York Yankees , Chicago Cubs , Texas Rangers , and Washington Nationals , and in Nippon Professional Baseball for the Hiroshima Toyo Carp . Soriano began his professional career with Hiroshima in 1996 , but signed with the Yankees as a free agent in 1998 and was assigned to play in minor league baseball . The next year , he was the Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) in the All-Star Futures Game , and made his MLB debut for the Yankees , with whom he would win two American League championships . The Yankees traded Soriano to the Rangers after the 2003 season , and the Rangers traded Soriano to the Nationals after the 2005 season . He signed a contract as a free agent with the Cubs before the 2007 season . The Cubs traded Soriano to the Yankees in 2013 , and the Yankees released him in 2014 . Soriano was a seven-time MLB All-Star , and won the All-Star Game MVP Award in 2004 . He won the Silver Slugger Award four times . He played primarily as a second baseman for the Yankees and Rangers before being converted to an outfielder with the Nationals . Soriano is one of only 54 major league players to hit 400 or more career home runs , and was seventh among active players in home runs at the time of his retirement .",
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"text": "Don and Juan Don and Juan were an R&B vocal duo from Brooklyn , NY , consisting of Roland `` Don '' Trone and Claude `` Juan '' Johnson . Johnson had previously sung with a doo-wop group called the Genies , who reached # 71 on the Billboard pop charts in 1959 with `` Who 's That Knockin ' '' on the Shad label . ( Contrary to doo-wop lore , Trone was never with the Genies . ) Their two hits were `` What 's Your Name '' , and a lesser hit , `` Magic Wand '' . Don & Juan 's sole top 40 hit was `` What 's Your Name '' on Big Top Records , which climbed to # 7 on the Billboard pop charts in 1962 . Roland Trone died in May 1982 at age 45 ; Claude Johnson died on October 31 , 2002 , at age 67 . Their hit `` What 's Your Name '' was featured on the soundtrack of It Came from Hollywood in 1982 . It is considered one of the signature classics of the doo-wop vocal style . This song was recently nominated to the Doo-Wop Hall of Fame . `` What 's Your Name '' was also mentioned in the film Flipped by fictional characters portraying `` Don and Juan '' . In the 1998 film Slam , there is a brief scene where two police officers are driving while arguing over the lyrics to `` What 's Your Name '' . Category : American rhythm and blues musical groups",
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"text": "Ramon Rivero Ramon Rivero may refer to : Ramón Rivero ( 1909 -- 1956 ) also known as Diplo , Puerto Rican comedian , actor , composer and a pioneer in Puerto Rico 's radio , television and cinema industries Ramon Rivero ( animator ) , New Zealand digital puppeteer and computer animator José Ramón Rivero , Venezuelan politician",
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"text": "Joey Montana Edgardo Antonio Miranda Beiro ( born May 3 , 1982 ) , known artistically as Joey Montana , is a Panamanian reggaeton singer . He is known for the songs `` La Melodia '' , `` Tus Ojos No Me Ven '' , `` Hola '' and `` Picky '' .",
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"text": "Rock City Club Rock City Club was created by Jack Wishna , Ofek Hayon , Brian Silver , music promoter Don Kirshner , and Michael Jackson The management team , partners , and investors attracted to the business include Internet entrepreneurs and music industry executives . One of the original creators of MTV and co-founder of Internet service provider NetZero are listed among the company 's board . It was described by the company as `` the music industry 's first Social Music Network '' . Some of the biggest music producers in the world , with 162 Grammy Awards to their names , participate in Rock City Club . The Rockcityclub.com `` Producers ' Circle '' includes Phil Ramone and Ron Dante and the people behind acts such as Lady Gaga , Madonna , Jay-Z , Michael Jackson , and Amy Winehouse . In 2012 , Rock City Club partnered with Slacker online music service to create what it described as the world 's first internet music channel devoted exclusively to giving undiscovered artists and bands the chance to have their music heard by millions of potential fans . The channel was headed by Ron Dante and includes the production expertise of people like Phil Ramone , Kerry Gordy ( son of Motown legend Berry Gordy ) , and Lamont Dozier .",
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"text": "Little Johnny Jones Little Johnny Jones is a musical by George M. Cohan . The show introduced Cohan 's tunes `` Give My Regards to Broadway '' and `` The Yankee Doodle Boy . '' The `` Yankee Doodle '' character was inspired by real-life Hall of Fame jockey Tod Sloan .",
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"text": "José Ayerve José Ayerve ( born April 28 , 1974 ) is a recording artist/singer and songwriter and the front man for northeast-based indie rock groups Spouse and Nuclear Waste Management Club . He has released a number of singles and albums on vinyl and CD and is a frequent collaborator with a number of musicians and bands ( see Discography ) . In addition , Ayerve is a recording engineer and producer for not only his own projects , but also for artists that include Winterpills , Lo Fine , Sometymes Why , Pernice Brothers , Katie Sawicki Dennis Crommett , New Radiant Storm King , Michael Merenda , and Kristen Gass . He has also helped co-write the single `` Pega Luna Manny '' along with Joe Pernice of the Pernice Brothers , a song about former Boston Red Sox player Manny Ramírez . which enjoyed moderate success when the Boston Red Sox won the world series that year , for the first time in 86 years . It was included in the credit roll at the end of the 2005 film , Fever Pitch .",
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"text": "Mr. V Mr. V ( born Victor Font , 1974 in Manhattan , New York ) is an American house and Latin music DJ , producer , and rapper . He is a regular collaborator of Louie Vega and is also the owner of SOLE Channel Music . Mr. V started DJing at the age of 14 on the Lower East Side , but it would not be for many years that he would sign with the Vega Records label , & MAW Records , assisting Louie Vega . In 2001 , he founded SOLE Channel , a weekly party with Alix Alvarez in New York City , In 2003 the pair would start a record label called Sole Channel Music releasing several tracks with their own Sound . In 2013 the pair would part ways with the label and Alix Alvarez would pursue different endeavours while Mr. V would maintain the record label , In 2012 Mr. V would launch the first sister label to Sole Channel Music called Muzik 4 Tomorrow ( M4T ) . His most famous tracks have been `` Da Bump '' , released in 2006 , and `` Put Your Drink Down '' , released in 2007 , both included in the album Welcome Home & is best known for his breakout hit with Fedde Le Grand Entitled `` Back N ' Forth '' amongst many other tracks & collaborations today . Experiencing Mr. V 's DJ sets , original productions or remixes is like taking a trip back in time to dance music 's golden age . Before superstar DJs took over the spotlight , dance music was a cultural phenomenon that did what no other form of music could do -- bring people together . It did n't matter what race or sexual orientation you came from because dance music was all about embracing our differences and creating a homogeneous vibe . The music was built heavily on traditional song structures and lots of heart and soul . DJs played whatever it took to get the party going and the music was never predictable . It is with this classic spirit and enthusiasm that New York City 's Mr. V targets today 's dance music world . Mr. V is a throwback in the purest sense . Growing up in the 1980s the open-minded Mr. V was heavily influenced by House , Hip-Hop , Latin , Garage and Disco classics , Rhythm & Blues and Jazz . Mr. V was enamored by the role a DJ commanded over a crowd and was taken by the talents of his friend Lord G. , who had a weekly Thursday night party in New York City . Despite wanting to be a professional DJ , it was n't until he met the legendary Louie Vega that he found his calling . `` Louie used to have his party called `` Underground Network , '' and that 's where I discovered a deeper taste for house music . I always wanted to be a DJ , but Louie 's type of music -- that whole soulful sound -- is what I wanted to play , '' says Mr. V. Louie Vega saw the drive and potential in Mr. V and hired the young Nuyorican DJ / producer as his assistant at the world famous Masters At Work label . In this position Mr. V was given a rare glimpse into the global dance scene and before long was taking to the decks alongside his mentor . Currently , Mr. V is one of the most recognizable names on the circuit . Stylistically , Mr. V has a wildly eclectic sound that brings spontaneity back to the art of DJing . In addition to his busy DJ schedule -- Mr. V has displayed his turntable talents at many popular nightclubs across the globe -- he has also made a name for himself as a Producer , Remixer & Artist . Mr. V launched his own label Sole Channel Music ( Along with then partner Alix Alvarez ) as a way to release music with complete control and artistic freedom . To date , he has many singles , remixes & collaborations on many labels including his most famous track `` Jus Dance '' , `` Something ( Wit ' Jazz ) '' , `` Put Your Drink Down '' & more . Mr. V has also released original productions , collaborations & remixes for other labels including Vega Records , Flamingo Records , Play It Down , Dessous Recordings , King Street Sounds , Large Music , Strictly Rhythm , Airplane Records , Defected Records and many more . Combining his multifaceted skills as a DJ / Artist / Producer / Remixer and with an ear towards dance music 's roots , Mr. V is a name to watch out for !",
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"text": "N.O.R.E. Victor Santiago , Jr. ( born September 6 , 1976 ) , best known by his stage name N.O.R.E. , formerly Noreaga , is an American rapper . Santiago first rose to prominence as one half of the East Coast hip hop duo Capone-N-Noreaga ( C-N-N ) , alongside fellow Queens-based rapper Capone . He would also have success as a solo artist with the singles `` Superthug '' , `` Banned from T.V. '' , `` Nothin ' '' , `` Oye Mi Canto '' and `` Mas Maiz '' . Santiago has released music under various record labels , including Penalty , Roc-La-Familia , Def Jam , and Babygrande Records . In June 2011 , it was announced Santiago partnered with fellow American rapper Busta Rhymes ' Conglomerate label , where he released his 2013 album Student of the Game , issued under E1 Music . Santiago is also chief executive officer ( CEO ) of his own imprint , Militainment Business .",
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"text": "Yolanda Pérez Yolanda Pérez ( born May 20 , 1983 ) is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in banda music . She is sometimes known by the stage name `` La Potranquita '' , ( Spanish : `` little filly '' ) , a name taken by her father from his home city of Zacatecas , Mexico . Perez was born in Los Angeles , California . Her family later moved to Montclair , California . She graduated from Montclair High School in 2001 . When she was 11 years old , Perez won a music contest held in the Los Angeles-area Lynwood . As part of the prize package , she recorded an album that launched her musical career . She has since recorded several more albums . Her career was especially enhanced when she signed with the Fonovisa label , part of the Univision Music Group . Perez followed in the footsteps of her father and grandparents who were also exponents of banda music . Her minor-label albums exhibited all the traditional characteristics of banda , but from Déjenme Llorar ( 2003 ) onwards she has combined the banda sound with modern elements such as rap as well as introducing set-piece dialogues into some tracks . Her music also shows other influences from hip hop and R&B artists - this has led her to include Spanglish phrasing in some lyrics , such as in the duet Estoy Enamorada with Don Cheto . Perez therefore , while continuing to exemplify traditional banda , has placed her own stamp and interpretation on this genre . In 2005 , Pérez was nominated for an Urban Artist of the Year award at the 17th Lo Nuestro Awards . Perez has also performed public service announcements and has been involved with other charitable work . In 2006 she volunteered to help with the `` Got Milk '' campaign , explaining that Latin American women tend to worry about outer beauty but need to also focus on their diet .",
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"text": "Yankee Global Enterprises Yankee Global Enterprises is an American company which owns the New York Yankees baseball team , along with 20 % stakes in YES Network and the New York City FC soccer team . It was formed in 1999 and is controlled by the family of George Steinbrenner . Other investors including Lester Crown , Donald Keogh , Donald Marron and Jerry Speyer own minority stakes . The company was originally created as YankeeNets , through a merger between the Yankees and the Brooklyn Nets .",
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"text": "Ronald Torreyes Ronald Alcides Torreyes Solorsano ( born September 2 , 1992 ) is a Venezuelan professional baseball infielder for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He previously played in MLB for the Los Angeles Dodgers .",
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Romelu Lukaku's position is striker.
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"text": "Romelu Lukaku Romelu Menama Lukaku ( born 13 May 1993 ) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Everton and the Belgium national team . He is one of only five players to score 50 Premier League goals before his 23rd birthday , and the first foreign player to score 80 before his 24th birthday . Lukaku started his career with local side Rupel Boom , before joining Lierse , where he earned a move to Anderlecht of the Belgian Pro League in 2006 . Lukaku made his professional debut while still at school at the age of 16 , and became the 2009 -- 10 top scorer in Belgium as Anderlecht won the Belgian championship . He also won the Belgian Ebony Shoe in 2011 . In the 2011 summer transfer window , Lukaku joined Premier League club Chelsea . He did not appear regularly in his first season there , and spent the following two seasons on loan at West Bromwich Albion and Everton respectively , signing permanently for the latter for a club record # 28 million in 2014 . Lukaku made his senior international debut for Belgium in 2010 , and has since earned over 50 caps . He has also represented the country at the 2014 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2016 .",
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"text": "Musashi Suzuki is a Japanese footballer who plays for the J1 League team Albirex Niigata . He is a striker who is usually deployed on the left wing as a wide forward to exploit his speed .",
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"text": "Licá Luís Carlos Pereira Carneiro ( born 8 September 1988 ) , known as Licá , is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays for English club Nottingham Forest as a right winger .",
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"text": "Benjamin Mokulu Benjamin Mokulu Tembe ( born 11 October 1989 ) is a Belgian-born Congolese professional footballer who plays as a forward for Frosinone Calcio on loan from A.S. Avellino 1912 .",
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"text": "Ikechukwu Kalu Ikechukwu Kalu ( born 18 April 1984 in Kaduna ) is a Nigerian footballer who plays as a striker for Singhtarua in the Thai Premier League . His name , Ikechukwu , means `` Power of God '' .",
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"text": "Lucio Filomeno Lucio Filomeno ( born 8 May 1980 ) is a former Argentine football striker who last played for Acassuso . After growing up in Haedo , Buenos Aires , Filomeno played for a variety of clubs around the world and also for the Argentina U-16 National Team . Filomeno made his professional debut in March 1996 playing for Nueva Chicago and being still 15 years old . He was one of the youngest players to this day to start playing professionally in Argentina . He was then noticed by English club Newcastle United F.C. and made his first move to Europe . He did not play officially for Newcastle and moved to Italy where he signed first for Udinese and then for Inter Milan . A year later he returned to Argentina to join San Lorenzo de Almagro where he contributed to the club winning of the Argentine `` Torneo Clausura '' 2001 and the Southamerican `` Copa Mercosur '' 2001 . Subsequently , he moved to Mexico where he joined Jaguares de Chiapas in their inaugural 2002 season , scoring the team 's first goal ever in a 3 -- 1 loss to Tigres . In 2005 , He joined Busan IPark , But He appeared only League Cup 8 matches . In 2006 , he returned to Argentina to join his original club , Nueva Chicago . In the summer of 2007 he was signed by Greek first division club Asteras Tripolis and in June 2009 he was picked up on a two-year deal by Greek club PAOK FC . He had signed a one-year deal with Atlético de Rafaela of the Argentinian first division on August 4 , 2011 . He played for one season and then he stopped . In summer 2013 , he signed with Acassuso playing in Primera B Metropolitana , the regionalised third division of the Argentine football league system .",
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"text": "Attacker In some team sports , an attacker is a specific type of player , usually involved in aggressive play . Heavy attackers are , usually , placed up front : their goal is to score the most possible points for the team . In association football , attackers are also referred to as strikers . Category : Sports terminology fr : Dispositifs tactiques en football #L ` attaque ko : 스트라이커 nl : Aanvaller ja : ストライカー pl : Napastnik pt : Atacante",
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"text": "Gabriel Pimba Gabriel Lima Oliveira ( born 4 July 1990 ) is a Brazilian footballer who plays as a midfielder .",
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"text": "Sergei Zenjov Sergei Zenjov ( Серге́й Зенёв born 20 April 1989 ) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Azeri club Gabala and the Estonia national football team .",
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"text": "Roman Karakevych Roman Vasyliovych Karakevych ( born 13 November 1981 in Shklo , Ukrainian SSR ) is a Ukrainian football striker who plays for Naftovyk in the Ukrainian Premier League .",
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"text": "Luis Congo Luis Gonzalo Congo Minda ( born 27 February 1989 in Mira Canton ) is an Ecuadorian footballer who plays for LDU Quito as a forward .",
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"text": "Addy-Waku Menga Ardiles-Waku Menga ( born 28 September 1983 ) is a professional footballer from DR Congo who plays as a striker for German club VfL Osnabrück .",
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"text": "2008–09 Manchester United F.C. season The 2008 -- 09 season was Manchester United 's 17th season in the Premier League , and their 34th consecutive season in the top division of English football . After winning a third consecutive Premier League title for the second time to equal Liverpool 's record of 18 league titles , the team aimed to become the first team to retain the European Cup since Milan in 1990 . However , they were beaten 2 -- 0 by Barcelona in the final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome on 27 May 2009 . United started their season in August 2008 by winning the Community Shield . In December 2008 , the club became the first English side to win the FIFA Club World Cup when they beat LDU Quito 1 -- 0 in the final . Two months later , on 1 March 2009 , the club added the 2008 -- 09 League Cup to their trophy cabinet with a 4 -- 1 penalty shootout win over Tottenham Hotspur after a goalless 120 minutes in the final . United secured a third consecutive Premier League with a goalless draw at home to Arsenal on 16 May 2009 . This made them the first team ever to win three consecutive English top flight titles on two separate occasions , having previously done so between 1999 and 2001 .",
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"text": "Patrik Lukáč Patrik Lukáč ( born 5 December 1994 ) is a professional Slovak footballer who currently plays for Fortuna Liga club FO ŽP Šport Podbrezová as a goalkeeper .",
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"text": "Michael Uchebo Michael Okechukwu Uchebo ( born 2 February 1990 ) is a Nigerian footballer , he plays as a striker . He has played for his country , Nigeria , at international level .",
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"text": "Thomas Ulimwengu Thomas Emanuel Ulimwengu ( born 14 June 1993 ) is a Tanzanian football striker who plays for AFC Eskilstuna in Sweden . He plays international football for Tanzania , the Tanzanian Olympic Football Team and the Tanzania U-20 National Team .",
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"text": "Ángelo Henríquez Ángelo José Henríquez Iturra ( -LSB- ˈanʝelo enˈrikes -RSB- ; born 13 April 1994 ) is a Chilean footballer who plays as a striker for Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb . Henríquez began his career with Universidad de Chile before moving to English club Manchester United in 2012 . After loan spells with Wigan Athletic , Real Zaragoza and Dinamo Zagreb , he joined Dinamo Zagreb on a permanent basis in July 2015 . A full international since 2012 , Henríquez was part of the Chilean squad that won the 2015 Copa América .",
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"text": "Wilson Raj Perumal Wilson Raj Perumal ( born 31 July 1965 ) is a convicted Singaporean match-fixer . Perumal is accused on several match fixing scandals , including Asiagate in 2007 -- 2009 and the 2008 -- 2011 Finnish match-fixing scandal . He was first jailed for match-fixing in 1995 in Singapore . In the same year , Perumal traveled to England on behalf of a Singaporean match-fixing boss to fix two FA Cup matches . According to his autobiography , Perumal and an associate attempted to bribe Birmingham 's goalkeeper Ian Bennett and Chelsea 's goalkeeper Dmitri Kharine , failing both times . In February 2011 Perumal was arrested in Finland and later sentenced to two years in prison . He served a year in Finnish prison and was then turned over to authorities in Hungary . During his stay in Finnish prison , Perumal spoke to Finnish authorities and revealed a global network match-fixers based in Singapore . Blaming other members of the network for his arrest , he fingered Dan Tan as the boss of his operation . Perumal may also have connections to the 2013 Europol match-fixing investigation . Wilson Raj Perumal has published his match fixing memoirs in a book titled `` Kelong Kings '' , written with investigative journalists Alessandro Righi and Emanuele Piano ; the book was released on April 28 , 2014 . In the book , Perumal claims not only to have ferried Nigeria and Honduras to the final rounds of the 2010 South Africa FIFA World Cup by fixing their qualification matches , but also to have rigged competitions in the Atlanta 1996 and Beijing 2008 Olympic games . Wilson Raj Perumal 's memoir also revealed intricate details about the fixing of a number of 2010 FIFA World Cup warm-up friendly matches involving South Africa , Bulgaria , Colombia , Guatemala , Denmark , Brazil and Tanzania . The revelations were confirmed by a FIFA report , excerpts of which appeared on the New York Times a month after the book 's publication . Wilson Raj Perumal appeared in his first televised interview on August 26 , 2014 , on CNN . During the interview , he boasted about having fixed up to 100 games , including FIFA World Cup qualification matches . On February 17 , 2015 , the investigative journalism website Invisible Dog issued a press release stating that the film rights to the book Kelong Kings were optioned by Gianni Nunnari 's Hollywood Gang productions , who are developing a feature film based on the match-fixer 's autobiography . On February 19 , 2015 , Al Jazeera English aired an investigative report called `` killing the Ball '' , produced by Invisible Dog , in which Wilson Raj Perumal described how he ferried the Nigerian national football team to the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa by rigging their qualification match against Kenya , played on November 14 , 2009 , in Nairobi .",
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"text": "Artūras Rimkevičius Artūras Rimkevičius ( born 14 April 1983 ) is a Lithuanian footballer who currently plays as a striker .",
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"text": "Boban Jančevski Boban Jančevski - Janker ( born 30 April 1978 , Vienna , Austria ) is a Macedonian football striker who currently plays for FK Renova in the Macedonian First League . Boban grew up in the village of Rogačevo , in the Tetovo multiplicity where he worked his way up in the local academies . The experienced striker is known for his powerful shots , pace , and his ability to score . Jancevski wears the number 9 .",
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"text": "Footballer of the Year in Germany The title Footballer of the Year ( Fußballer des Jahres ) has been awarded in Germany since 1960 . In 1996 the title Women 's Footballer of the Year was awarded for the first time . Both awards are determined by a poll of German football journalists from the Association of German Sports Journalists ( Verband der Deutschen Sportjournalisten ) and the publication kicker . Eligible are German players abroad and players in Germany . In 2004 , the Brazilian Aílton became the first foreign player to attain this honour . The most recent titleholders are Jérôme Boateng from FC Bayern Munich and Alexandra Popp from VfL Wolfsburg .",
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"text": "Lisa Kudrow Lisa Valerie Kudrow ( -LSB- ` kuːdroʊ -RSB- born July 30 , 1963 ) is an American actress , comedian , writer and producer . She gained worldwide recognition for her ten-season run as Phoebe Buffay and Ursula Buffay on the television sitcom Friends , for which she received many accolades , including six Emmy Award nominations , winning once in 1998 , and twelve Screen Actors Guild Award nominations , winning twice in 1996 and 2000 . She went on to produce , write and star in the 2005 HBO series The Comeback , which was revived nine years later and began airing its second season in November 2014 . She received a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for both seasons , in 2006 and 2015 respectively . She also starred in Web Therapy , which aired for four seasons on Showtime . As a producer of the series , she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class -- Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Program for the show in 2012 . She is also one of the executive producers of the TLC reality program Who Do You Think You Are and was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality-Program for the series in 2012 and 2014 . Away from television , Kudrow has also appeared in many films , including Romy and Michele 's High School Reunion ( 1997 ) , The Opposite of Sex ( 1998 ) , Analyze This ( 1999 ) and its sequel Analyze That ( 2002 ) , Dr. Dolittle 2 ( 2001 ) , Wonderland ( 2003 ) , Happy Endings ( 2005 ) , P.S. I Love You ( 2007 ) , Bandslam ( 2008 ) , Hotel for Dogs ( 2009 ) , Easy A ( 2010 ) , Neighbors ( 2014 ) , its sequel Neighbors 2 : Sorority Rising ( 2016 ) and The Girl on the Train ( 2016 ) .",
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"text": "Michele O'Marah Michele O'Marah ( born 1967 ) is an American video artist . Her works have been named among the best of 2002 and the best of 2010 by Artforum . O'Marah was born 1967 in Vallejo , California . She earned a B.F.A. from Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia , majoring in photography . O'Marah often remakes and reinterprets films , interviews , and other media . In the 2001 White Diamonds , Agent Orange , she recreated a 1970 60 Minutes interview with Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton and paired the remade interview with a fictionalization of the Vietnam War . A critic in Flash Art reviewed the installation unfavorably , commenting that it `` left you with a sinking feeling that artists are fiddling around while Rome is burning . '' In 2002 , O'Marah created a full-length remake of the 1983 cult film Valley Girl on an extremely low budget , casting artist friends in the video and using a borrowed video camera . Discussing the project in a later interview , she stated , '' -LSB- M -RSB- y idea was to fail the original Valley Girl . One person can not replicate the job of an 80-person film crew . So I thought that my Valley Girl would be a process piece where the video would at times be a dismal failure ... because I could never perfectly re-create the original . '' She also stated , `` I wanted my video to expose the underlying myth of the original : that Prince Charming will pursue you to the ends of the earth ... The idea of remaking it and making the construction of my video really obvious just acknowledged that the story is a construction , too . '' Writing in Artforum , Bruce Hainley called the work `` a guerrilla tour de force and a heady meditation on the simple act of doing something again '' and praised it simultaneously `` entertainment , a document of a time period and locale , a DIY manifesto , a feminist commentary with acute style , and a meditation on continuity . '' In 2006 , O'Marah worked with David Jones and Tim Jackson to create the video Faustus 's Children , a take on the Faust legend . In the melodramatic video , non-actors `` deliver an amusingly fraught dialogue reflecting on the hubris of the haute bourgeoisie . '' In 2007 , O'Marah again recreated a historic interview , remaking the 1973 Firing Line interview of Black Panther leader Huey P. Newton by conservative author William F. Buckley . Her 2010 project A Girls ' Got ta Do What a Girl 's Got ta Do remade three scenes from the 1996 Pamela Anderson film Barb Wire '' .",
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"text": "Teen drama A teen drama is a genre or type of drama series with a major focus on teenage and young adult characters . It came into prominence in the early 1990s , especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly Hills , 90210 . After 90210 became a success , television writers and producers realized the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic . In the past , most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms , while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children . More often than not , teen dramas have soap opera elements , incorporating one or more ongoing story arcs spanning several episodes . The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of issues thought to be typical of adolescence . There have also been many successful teen-based series with major science fiction , fantasy and action/adventure themes .",
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"text": "Web Therapy (season 3) The third season of the American Improvisational comedy television series Web Therapy premiered on July 23 , 2013 , and concluded on September 24 , 2014 , on Showtime . The series stars Lisa Kudrow as Fiona Wallice , a therapist who has conceived of a new form of therapy : the titular `` web therapy '' . This season contains the webisodes from season five of the web series .",
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"text": "Prom Queen (Glee) `` Prom Queen '' is the twentieth episode of the second season of the American musical television series Glee , and the forty-second overall . It aired May 10 , 2011 on Fox in the United States . The episode was written by series creator Ian Brennan , directed by Eric Stoltz , and featured the return of guest star Jonathan Groff . In `` Prom Queen '' , the McKinley High School glee club New Directions is tapped to provide the music for the school 's junior prom . The episode shows the myriad dramas surrounding a high school prom , with the high-stakes race for prom king and queen that involves five members of the glee club , students scrambling to find dates and outfits , and the delights and disappointments of the prom itself . Upon its initial airing , this episode was viewed by 9.29 million American viewers and garnered a 3.7 / 11 Nielsen rating/share in the 18 -- 49 demographic . The total viewership was up slightly from the previous episode , `` Rumours '' . The episode received mixed reviews , which generally favored the final segment with the prom king and queen denouement over the earlier portions of the show . The music , however , was mostly received with enthusiasm , and special praise was given to the pre-prom renditions of `` Rolling in the Deep '' and `` Is n't She Lovely '' . Six songs were covered , all of which were released as singles and charted on the Billboard Hot 100 .",
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"text": "The Simpsons The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company . The series is a satirical depiction of working-class life epitomized by the Simpson family , which consists of Homer , Marge , Bart , Lisa , and Maggie . The show is set in the fictional town of Springfield and parodies American culture , society , television , and the human condition . The family was conceived by Groening shortly before a solicitation for a series of animated shorts with producer James L. Brooks . Groening created a dysfunctional family and named the characters after members of his own family , substituting Bart for his own name . The shorts became a part of The Tracey Ullman Show on April 19 , 1987 . After a three-season run , the sketch was developed into a half-hour prime time show and became an early hit for Fox , becoming the network 's first series to land in the Top 30 ratings in a season ( 1989 -- 90 ) . Since its debut on December 17 , 1989 , episodes of The Simpsons have been broadcast . Its 28th season began on September 25 , 2016 . It is the longest-running American sitcom and the longest-running American animated program , and , in 2009 , it surpassed Gunsmoke as the longest-running American scripted primetime television series . The Simpsons Movie , a feature-length film , was released in theaters worldwide on July 27 , 2007 , and grossed over $ 527 million . On November 4 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a twenty-ninth and thirtieth season of 22 episodes each , extending the show to 2019 . The Simpsons received widespread critical acclaim throughout its first nine seasons , which are generally considered its `` Golden Age '' . Time named it the 20th century 's best television series , and Erik Adams of The A.V. Club named it `` television 's crowning achievement regardless of format '' . On January 14 , 2000 , the Simpson family was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . It has won dozens of awards since it debuted as a series , including 31 Primetime Emmy Awards , 30 Annie Awards , and a Peabody Award . Homer 's exclamatory catchphrase `` D'oh ! '' has been adopted into the English language , while The Simpsons has influenced many adult-oriented animated sitcoms . Despite this , the show has also been criticized for what many perceive as a decline in quality over the years .",
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"text": "Lisa Wu Lisa Wu is an American television personality , actress , realtor , screenwriter and designer . She is best known for appearing on reality series The Real Housewives of Atlanta and Hollywood Divas .",
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"text": "Another Simpsons Clip Show `` Another Simpsons Clip Show '' is the third episode of The Simpsons ' sixth season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 25 , 1994 . In the episode , Marge reads a romance novel in bed , and it prompts her to have a family meeting , where the Simpson family recall their past loves in form of clips from previous episodes . The episode was written by Jon Vitti ( credited as `` Penny Wise '' ) and directed by David Silverman . It is the second The Simpsons episode featuring a clip show format and uses clips from all the previous five seasons . The episode features cultural references to the 1992 book The Bridges of Madison County and the 1967 film The Graduate . The episode has received rather negative reviews , since clip shows tend to be the least favorite episodes among fans . It acquired a Nielsen rating of 8.7 and was the fourth highest rated show on the Fox network that week .",
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"text": "The Simpsons (season 25) The Simpsons '' ' twenty-fifth season began airing on Fox on September 29 , 2013 and ended on May 18 , 2014 . In this season , Homer sells his Mapple stock to buy a bowling ball ; Marge blames herself and Kiss for Bart 's rebellious streak ( `` Four Regrettings and a Funeral '' ) ; Lisa becomes a cheerleader for Springfield 's football team ; and Homer delivers a baby ( `` Labor Pains '' ) . Guest stars for this season include Judd Apatow , Will Arnett , Anderson Cooper , Harlan Ellison , Zach Galifianakis , Stan Lee , Eva Longoria , Rachel Maddow , Elisabeth Moss , Joe Namath , Daniel Radcliffe , Aaron Sorkin , and Kristen Wiig . This is Al Jean 's 13th consecutive season as showrunner and 15th overall . Matt Groening , James L. Brooks , Matt Selman , and John Frink serve as executive producers . Executive producer Al Jean stated that Edna Krabappel will be retired from the show following the death of Marcia Wallace on October 25 , 2013 . February 2014 held back Simpsons episodes , due to the transmission of the Super Bowl XLVIII in East Rutherford , New Jersey , United States ; the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi , Russia ; the 2014 Daytona 500 in Daytona Beach , Florida , US ; and the 86th Academy Awards in Hollywood , Los Angeles , California . This season The Simpsons '' won three Primetime Emmy Awards out of four nominations , including an Primetime Emmy Award for Character Voice-Over Performance to Harry Shearer , who was the last member of the main cast to earn the award .",
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"text": "Janice Lynde Janice Lynde ( born March 28 , 1948 ) is an American actress . The Houston , Texas-born , Lake Charles , Louisiana-reared Lynde began her career at ten years old , playing piano and singing solos with the Dallas Symphony . She attended college at Indiana University , studying music , and then the University of Pennsylvania . After she graduated from college , she moved to New York and began a career in acting . In 1973 , she moved to Los Angeles , where she got her big acting break when she was chosen to be one the original cast members of the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless , playing `` Leslie Brooks '' . She left the series in early 1977 . Two years later , she joined Another World as `` Tracy DeWitt '' ; she left the role in 1981 . In 1984 , she starred as `` Laurel Chapin Wolek '' in One Life to Live , which she left in 1986 . She appeared in several film and television programs , including a notable role in the episode `` A Hand For Sonny Blue '' of Quinn Martin 's Tales of the Unexpected ( 1977 ) .",
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"text": "Mrs. California `` Mrs. California '' is the ninth episode of the eighth season of the American comedy television series The Office , and the show 's 161st episode overall . `` Mrs. California '' aired on NBC in the United States on December 1 , 2011 . The episode was written by consulting producer Dan Greaney , marking his first writing credit for the series , and was directed by Charlie Grandy . The series -- presented as if it were a real documentary -- depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton , Pennsylvania , branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company . In the episode , Robert California ( James Spader ) brings his wife ( Maura Tierney ) into the office for a job , and tells Andy Bernard ( Ed Helms ) behind her back not to give her one . Meanwhile , Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson ) opens a gym in the building and tries to get Darryl Philbin ( Craig Robinson ) to join it . Tierney was brought in to play the role of California 's wife because showrunner Paul Lieberstein stated that he was `` a big fan of hers '' . `` Mrs. California '' received mixed responses from television critics . According to Nielsen Media Research , the episode received 5.74 million viewers and received a 2.9 rating/7 % share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 , staying even with the ratings from the previous episode , `` Gettysburg '' . The episode also ranked at first in its time slot .",
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"text": "Everybody Loves Raymond Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom starring Ray Romano , Patricia Heaton , Brad Garrett , Doris Roberts , Peter Boyle , Madylin Sweeten , and Monica Horan . It premiered on CBS on September 13 , 1996 , and concluded on May 16 , 2005 after nine seasons . Many of the situations from the show could be inspired by the real-life experiences of Romano , creator/producer Phil Rosenthal , and the show 's writing staff . The main characters on the series might possibly be loosely based on Romano and Rosenthal 's real-life family members .",
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"text": "Lisa Thomas-Laury Lisa Thomas-Laury ( born July 19 , 1954 ) is a retired news anchor in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , United States . Ms. Thomas-Laury started at WPVI-TV in Philadelphia on February 20 , 1978 , as noon co-anchor and reporter . In 1983 , she was promoted to the 5 p.m. newscast , co-anchoring it until 2003 with now-retired news anchor Marc Howard . At the same time , she frequently substituted for Jim Gardner when he was unable to anchor the 6 and 11 p.m. newscasts . She also has done the monthly Fast Forward series , a show geared toward teenagers ; it is currently hosted by Rick Williams . She has taken over the African-American-oriented , locally produced Visions program ( now named New Visions ) from Vernon Odom . Thomas-Laury is also theorized to have been the inspiration for the character `` Maria '' from the Guess Who ? board game . Although she denies this rumor , she has admitted to sitting as a model for the illustrator of the popular game . The connection , she claims , is purely coincidental . Thomas-Laury is one of a few African American women to anchor in the Philadelphia market , a group that currently includes her fellow WPVI anchors Tamala Edwards and Shirleen Allicot , WCAU anchor Renee Chenault-Fattah , KYW anchor Natasha Brown , and WTXF anchor Joyce Evans . She retired on Wednesday , May 25 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Lauri Hendler Lauri Hendler ( Born April 22 , 1965 ) is an American actress , best known for her role as middle child Julie Kanisky on Gim me a Break ! Her television guest appearances include CHiPs , Lou Grant , Three 's Company , Magnum , P.I. , Mr. Belvedere , Charmed , The West Wing , Becker , Without a Trace , Strong Medicine and ER . During the 1980s , she also made frequent appearances on game shows including The $ 25,000 Pyramid , The $ 100,000 Pyramid , Super Password and Body Language . She appeared in several ABC weekend specials and in 1980 was in Portrait of an Escort . In 1981 , she appeared with Kim Richards as one of two daughters of a blended family in the pilot Why Us ? , but this was not picked up as a series . Shortly thereafter , she was cast in Gim me a Break . In 1983 , she appeared in High School U.S.A. with Michael J. Fox . She next had appearances on Mr. Belvedere , Eerie , Indiana , Charmed , The West Wing , Becker , Without a Trace , and ER . She appeared in the games Saints Row 2 , Saints Row : The Third and Saints Row IV as Jane Valderama , a news reporter and radio station DJ respectively . She is married to realtor Steven Reizes .",
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"text": "Lisa Kekaula Lisa Kekaula ( born July 31 , 1967 in Los Angeles , California ) is the lead singer of American `` rock 'n' soul '' band The Bellrays . Kekaula was born to an African-American mother , Linda and Native Hawaiian father , Alan Kekaula in Los Angeles , California , although the family continued to grow and relocated to suburban Moreno Valley , California . While there , Kekaula began to immerse herself in singing and had her first appearance in a talent show at Edgemont Elementary School . She graduated from Moreno Valley High School and then from the University of California , Riverside . Since 1990 , Kekaula has been vocalist with the Bellrays . From 2003 to 2007 , Kekaula joined a cast of vocalists guesting at live performances by the surviving members of the MC5 . Kekaula has featured on two singles by British house music band Basement Jaxx , most famously `` Good Luck '' , the tracks `` Realizer '' and `` High and Low '' from the 2004 album Legion of Boom by The Crystal Method , and `` Talkin ' in My Sleep '' from The Bloody Beetroots ' first studio album , Romborama . She has also been featured on the most recent The Legendary Tigerman album , Femina . In 2014 , Kekaula contributed vocals to two tracks for the Re-Licked album of Iggy and the Stooges songs re-recorded by former Stooges guitarist James Williamson . The songs were also released as a 7 '' single . In 2016 , Kekaula and Williamson collaborated again , releasing a single in aid of a Hawaiian homeless charity . Kekaula is married to Robert Vennum , also of the Bellrays ; they have one daughter , Twylla . In 2014 , Kekaula and Vennum released an album under the name Lisa and the Lips .",
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"text": "Los Angeles High School Los Angeles High School is the oldest public high school in the Southern California Region and in the Los Angeles Unified School District . Its colors are royal blue and white and the teams are called the Romans . Los Angeles High School is a public secondary high school , enrolling an estimated 2,000 students in grades 9-12 . After operating on a year-round basis consisting of three tracks for ten years , it was restored to a traditional calendar in 2010 . Los Angeles High School receives accreditation approval from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges ( WASC ) . Concurrent enrollment programs , provided in large by the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los Angeles Community College District , are offered with West Los Angeles College , Los Angeles Trade Technical College , Los Angeles City College , or Santa Monica College . Los Angeles High School is a large , urban , inner-city school located in the Mid-Wilshire District of Los Angeles . The attendance boundary consists of a contrasting spectrum of economic diversity ranging from affluent Hancock Park and Lafayette Square to the low-income , densely populated immigrant community of Koreatown . Within the school is a College Incentive Magnet Program . Forty-four percent of the student population is identified as LEP , or Limited English Proficient . Currently , 66 % of the students are identified as eligible to receive supplemental instructional services and materials through the Federal Title I Program . The magnet high school has a university preparatory secondary high school program and a `` school within a school . '' First established as a part of student integration services in the 1970s , the Los Angeles High School Math/Science/Technology magnet prepares students with an intensive , rigorous course load in order to better prepare them for university entrance . There are 317 students enrolled in the magnet program , grades 9-12 . Typically , the senior class has approximately 35 % of seniors entering into four-year universities and schools . The magnet senior class typically has 85 % of its senior class entering into four-year colleges and universities .",
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"text": "Loan-a Lisa `` Loan-a Lisa '' is the second episode of The Simpsons twenty-second season . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 3 , 2010 . In the episode , Lisa helps fund Nelson 's bicycle company with money Grampa Simpson gives her as part of his inheritance , but after Nelson meets Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and is convinced he can be successful by dropping out of school , Lisa tries to convince Nelson to stay in school . Meanwhile , Homer gets addicted to buying expensive items and returning them . The episode was written by Valentina L. Garza and directed by Matthew Faughnan , after Yeardley Smith suggested writing one centered around microfinancing . It guest starred Mark Zuckerberg , Chris Hansen and Muhammad Yunus . The episode received positive reviews from critics . According to the Nielsen Media Research receiving a 4.1 / 11 in the 18-49 demographic going up from the previous episode both in the demographic and in total viewers . The episode was broadcast two days after the theatrical release of The Social Network , a film based on Zuckerberg 's founding of Facebook .",
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"text": "Britney/Brittany `` Britney/Brittany '' is the second episode of the second season of the American television series Glee , and the twenty-fourth episode overall . Written and directed by series creator Ryan Murphy , it premiered on the Fox network on September 28 , 2010 , and pays tribute to Britney Spears . Glee club member Brittany S. Pierce ( Heather Morris ) experiences an anesthesia-induced hallucination in which she recreates iconic Spears moments , and comes to self-realization , and several club members follow suit . Co-captains Rachel ( Lea Michele ) and Finn ( Cory Monteith ) experience difficulties in their relationship , and club director Will Schuester ( Matthew Morrison ) becomes jealous of guidance counselor Emma Pillsbury 's ( Jayma Mays ) new boyfriend , Dr. Carl Howell ( John Stamos ) . Following the first season episode `` The Power of Madonna '' , which served as an homage to Madonna , Murphy planned two tribute episodes for Glee second season , of which `` Britney/Brittany '' is the first . He was approached by Spears about using her songs , and deemed her one of the most important female musicians of the decade , having inspired many of the show 's young cast to pursue musical careers . Spears makes several cameos in the episode , appearing in the students ' dream sequences . `` Britney/Brittany '' was also intended as a showcase for Morris , whose character was originally a background character on the show , but was promoted to a series regular after her character proved to be a fan favorite . The episode features seven musical performances , six of which were released as singles . It was watched by 13.51 million American viewers , Glee third largest audience ever , and attracted mixed reviews from critics . ToddVanDerWerff of The A.V. Club criticized its slightness of plot and incongruous musical numbers ; however , James Poniewozik of Time praised the episode for embracing its fantasy nature . Entertainment Weekly Tim Stack was dismayed by the close recreations of Spears videos , preferring Glee more original interpretations of its cover versions , yet MTV 's Aly Semigran felt that the performance of `` I 'm a Slave 4 U '' was one of the best sequences in the show 's history . Michele 's rendition of '' ... Baby One More Time '' attracted negative reviews , though her performance of Paramore 's `` The Only Exception '' was generally well received . Spears ' cameo received mixed reviews , with even those critics who received it favorably expressing relief that she did not appear for longer . Morris ' performance attracted critical praise , particularly for her dancing skills .",
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"text": "A Katy or a Gaga `` A Katy or a Gaga '' is the fourth episode of the fifth season of the American musical television series Glee , and the ninety-second episode overall . It was written by executive producers Russel Friend & Garrett Lerner , and directed by co-creator Ian Brennan , and it aired on Fox in the United States on November 7 , 2013 . The episode features the music of Katy Perry and Lady Gaga , the debut of guest star Adam Lambert as Elliott `` Starchild '' Gilbert , and the return of special guest star Demi Lovato as Dani , Santana 's ( Naya Rivera ) girlfriend . In this episode , the glee club is challenged to perform music from either Katy Perry or Lady Gaga , whichever performer they have the least affinity for , to stretch their boundaries . Kurt decides to form a band , and is resistant to the idea that he should include Starchild in it following a highly flamboyant yet excellent audition . The episode was watched by 4.01 million viewers , and received mixed reviews from critics .",
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"text": "List of Ever After High webisodes The Ever After High doll franchise has spawned a web series whose episodes were released on their website and YouTube . The web series is organized into chapters , each of which contains various shorts . The first few shorts were released on May 30 , 2013 . Some of the YouTube shorts have been compiled into longer episodes that are available to watch on Netflix , along with new episodes that are advertised as `` Netflix Originals . '' Some of the episodes are longer , such as the episode `` Thronecoming '' , which premiered on Nickelodeon on November 2 , 2014 as a television special . The feature film , `` Spring Unsprung '' , was released as a Netflix exclusive on February 6 , 2015 . The theme song was composed by Gabriel Mann and Allison Bloom , and was performed by Keeley Bumford . A live-action music video was released on October 15 , 2013 , featuring Stevie Dore as a high school senior and four younger girls dancing at a campus .",
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"text": "List of The Comeback episodes The Comeback is an American television comedy-drama series produced by HBO that stars actress Lisa Kudrow as sitcom actress Valerie Cherish in modern-day Los Angeles . It was created by Kudrow and Michael Patrick King , a former executive producer of Sex and the City . Kudrow and King are also screenwriters and executive producers of the series , with King also serving as the director of some episodes . The series premiered on HBO on June 5 , 2005 and aired for a single , 13-episode season before being canceled . The series was revived nine years later and an eight-episode second season started airing on HBO on November 9 , 2014 . , 21 episodes of The Comeback have aired , concluding its second season .",
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"text": "Al Capone Alphonse Gabriel Capone ( -LSB- æl_kəˈpoʊn -RSB- January 17 , 1899 -- January 25 , 1947 ) , sometimes known by the nickname Scarface , was an American gangster who attained fame during the Prohibition era as the co-founder and boss of the Chicago Outfit . His seven-year reign as crime boss ended when he was 33 years old . Capone was born in Brooklyn in New York City to Italian immigrants . He was considered a Five Points Gang member who became a bouncer in organized crime premises such as brothels . In his early twenties , he moved to Chicago and became bodyguard and trusted factotum for Johnny Torrio , head of a criminal syndicate that illegally supplied alcohol -- the forerunner of the Outfit -- and that was politically protected through the Unione Siciliana . A conflict with the North Side Gang was instrumental in Capone 's rise and fall . Torrio went into retirement after North Side gunmen almost killed him , handing control to Capone . Capone expanded the bootlegging business through increasingly violent means , but his mutually profitable relationships with mayor William Hale Thompson and the city 's police meant that Capone seemed safe from law enforcement . Capone apparently reveled in attention , such as the cheers from spectators when he appeared at ball games . He made donations to various charities and was viewed by many to be a `` modern-day Robin Hood '' . However , the Saint Valentine 's Day Massacre of gang rivals , resulting in the killing of seven men in broad daylight , damaged Chicago 's image -- as well as Capone 's -- leading influential citizens to demand governmental action and newspapers to dub him `` Public Enemy No. 1 '' . The federal authorities became intent on jailing Capone , and they prosecuted him for tax evasion in 1931 , a federal crime and a novel strategy during the era . During the highly publicized case , the judge admitted as evidence Capone 's admissions of his income and unpaid taxes during prior ( and ultimately abortive ) negotiations to pay the government any back taxes he owed . Capone was convicted and sentenced to 11 years in federal prison . After conviction , he replaced his old defense team with experts in tax law , and his grounds for appeal were strengthened by a Supreme Court ruling , but his appeal ultimately failed . He was already showing signs of syphilitic dementia early in his sentence , and he became increasingly debilitated before being released after eight years . On January 25 , 1947 , Capone died of cardiac arrest after suffering a stroke .",
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"text": "Old Log Cabin Bourbon Whiskey In 1927 , during the height of Prohibition , Midwest gangster Al Capone decided that so much liquor was flowing into the United States across the Canada -- US border through Detroit that he decide he wanted in on the action . After some negotiations , he formed a partnership with the Purple Gang of Detroit . They took Canadian Club Whiskey , labeled it `` Old Log Cabin '' Whiskey . One of the people that Capone sold Old Log Cabin to was fellow Chicago bootlegger , Bugs Moran . Bugs Moran decided that he was n't making enough money off his liquor sales and decided to re-buy Old Log Cabin from hijackers at half the price . Moran 's crew started hijacking the Purple Gang supply trucks heading into Detroit . Category : Prohibition in the United States",
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"text": "Ralph Capone Ralph `` Bottles '' Capone , Sr. , ( January 12 , 1894 -- November 22 , 1974 ) was a Chicago mobster and an older brother of Al Capone and Frank Capone . Ralph Capone got the nickname `` Bottles '' not from involvement in the Capone bootlegging empire , but from his running the legitimate non-alcoholic beverage and bottling operations in Chicago . Further family lore suggests that the nickname was specifically tied to his lobbying the Illinois Legislature to put into law that milk bottling companies had to stamp the date that the milk was bottled on the bottle . He was most famous for being named by the Chicago Crime Commission `` Public Enemy Number Three '' when his brother Al was `` Public Enemy Number One '' .",
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"text": "Genovese crime family New Jersey faction The Genovese crime family 's New Jersey faction is a group of mobsters within the Genovese crime family that control the family 's interests in organized crime activities in the state of New Jersey . The New Jersey faction of the Genovese crime family has maintained a strong presence in the Northern New Jersey area since the prohibition era . The faction is divided into multiple crews and has increased in power over the years with members controlling illegal activities in labor racketeering , loansharking , extortion , and illegal gambling . Members within the faction have held top leadership position in the Genovese crime family dating back to the 1930s with underboss Guarino `` Willie '' Moretti . From the 1990s until his death in 2010 , Tino `` the Greek '' Fiumara had been in control of the New Jersey faction .",
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"text": "Charles Carrollo Charles Vincent `` Charlie the Wop '' Carrollo ( born August 25 , 1902 -- died 1979 ) was a Kansas City , Missouri crime boss during the 1930s . Born Vincenzo Carrollo in Santa Cristina Gela a town in the province of Palermo , Sicily , Carrollo 's family emigrated to the United States when he was three years old , initially settling in New York City before moving to Kansas City . His father was Antonio Carrollo and his mother Rosa Maria Carrollo . At some time after 1917 , Carrollo became a close friend and enforcer for future Kansas City mob boss John Lazia . During the early 1920s , when Lazia was arrested for bootlegging , Carrollo accepted responsibility for the crime and went to prison for a short time . By the late 1920s , Lazia controlled all organized crime in Kansas City and Carrollo was a top lieutenant . On the night of July 10 , 1934 , Carrollo drove Lazia and his wife Marie to their apartment building . When Lazia got out of the car , an unidentified `` hit team '' gunned him down in a hail of submachine gun fire . Lazia last word 's were for Carrollo to drive Marie to safety . Carrollo and Marie Lazia escaped unharmed . The murder was never solved . With the aid of the Kansas City Pendergast political organization , Carrollo became the new mob boss . Carollo and newly appointed Kansas City police chief Otto Higgins became closely involved in numerous criminal activities . In 1939 , Treasury Agents under Secretary Henry Morgenthau , Jr. started pursuing Carrollo . Carrollo responded by refusing any warrants and sending his gunmen to harass the agents . However , on October 20 , 1939 , Carrollo , Higgins , and Tom Pendergast were convicted of income tax evasion and sent to Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary in Leavenworth , Kansas . While at Leavenworth , Carrollo was discovered trafficking in contraband within the prison and was transferred to Alcatraz , the high security prison in San Francisco Bay . Released from prison in 1954 , Carrollo was eventually deported to Italy . In 1979 , Carrollo died of natural causes in Kansas City .",
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"text": "Vito Giacalone Vito William `` Billy Jack '' Giacalone ( April 16 , 1923 -- February 19 , 2012 ) was an American organized crime figure in Detroit , serving as a capo in the Detroit Partnership . He was the younger brother of Anthony `` Tony Jack '' Giacalone , also a capo in the Detroit Partnership . Vito Giacalone was described in a 1992 court document as `` the most important figure in the Detroit ` Family ' after its ` boss ' Jack Tocco '' . Furthermore , a 1992 IRS document cited Giacalone as `` one of the prime suspects in the 1975 disappearance of former Teamsters leader James R. Hoffa '' .",
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"text": "Michele Miranda Michele `` Big Mike '' Miranda ( July 6 , 1896 -- July 16 , 1973 ) was a longtime member and eventual consigliere of the Genovese crime family and one of the most powerful New York gangsters in the 1950s and 1960s .",
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"text": "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 .",
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"text": "Death-inducing signaling complex The death-inducing signaling complex or DISC is a multi-protein complex formed by members of the `` death receptor '' family of apoptosis-inducing cellular receptors . A typical example is FasR , which forms the DISC upon trimerization as a result of its ligand ( FasL ) binding . The DISC is composed of the death receptor , FADD , and caspase 8 . It transduces a downstream signal cascade resulting in apoptosis . The Fas ligands , or cytotoxicity-dependent APO-1-associated proteins , physically associate with APO-1 ( also known as the Fas receptor , or CD95 ) , a tumor necrosis factor containing a functional death domain . This association leads to the formation of the DISC , thereby inducing apoptosis . The entire process is initiated when the cell registers the presence of CD95L , the cognate ligand for APO-1 . Upon binding , the CAP proteins and procaspase-8 ( composed of FLICE , MACH , and Mch5 ) bind to CD95 through death domain and death effector domain interactions . Procaspase-8 activation is thought to occur through a dimerization process with other procaspase-8 molecules , known as an induced proximity model . The CAP proteins associate only with the oligomerized version of APO-1 when forming the complex . The CAP1 are CAP2 proteins are also known as FADD/MORT1 , an adaptor molecule with a death domain . CAP4 is also called FLICE , a cysteine protease with two death effector domains . CAP3 is the prodomain of FLICE generated during proteolytic activation . Once the DISC assembles , it allows APO-1 signaling to occur , which triggers cell death . In order to do this , downstream targets such as FLICE must be activated . In its inactive state , FLICE 's two death domains are thought to bind together and prevent its activation . Once APO-1 aggregates within the cytosol , it recruits FADD , CAP3 , and FLICE to the receptor , where FLICE is modified into several active subunits , which have the ability to cleave a variety of substrates . This proteolytic activity then results in a cascade of caspase activation , and ultimately cell death . This apoptotic activity is critical for tissue homeostasis and immune function . APO-1-mediated apoptosis can be inhibited by a variety of factors , including the viral caspase inhibitors CrmA and p35 , as well as viral FLICE-inhibitory proteins known as v-FLIPs . When in the presence of APO-1 , v-FLIPs preferentially bind and prevent procaspase-8 from being recruited ; as such , apoptosis is stalled . Interestingly , humans have a homolog for v-FLIP known as c-FLIP , which occurs in two endogenous forms ( c-FLIPL ( long ) and c-FLIPS ( short ) ) . These are similar in structure to procaspase-8 , but lack the amino acids necessary for caspase-8 catalytic activity . It is thought that c-FLIP may be involved in modulating the immune system , as c-FLIPS is upregulated upon stimulation of the T cell receptor . Furthermore , as high expression of FLIP is known to promote tumor growth , these inhibitor molecules play a role in cancer proliferation . The DISC has been implicated as a possible drug development target for various cancers , including leukemia , glioma , and colon cancer . In glioma cells , the effects of TRAIL ( tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand ) have been shown to induce DISC-mediated apoptosis . Specifically , TRAIL works by activating two death receptors , DR4 and DR5 ; these bind to FADD , which then interacts with caspase-8 to assemble the DISC . Tumor cells show varying sensitivity to TRAIL modulated apoptosis , depending on the presence of the antiapoptotic FLIP proteins . Additionally , studies in leukemia have indicated that the histone deacetylase inhibitor LAQ824 increases apoptosis by decreasing the expression levels of the c-FLIPs . As such , these inhibitors are promising targets for anti-cancer therapy .",
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"text": "Salvatore Riina Salvatore `` Salvo '' Riina -LSB- ˈriːnə -RSB- ( born 16 November 1930 ) , called Totò ' u Curtu ( `` Totò the Short '' Totò is another nickname for `` Salvatore '' ) , is an Italian mobster and the former chief of the Sicilian Mafia , known for a ruthless murder campaign that reached a peak in the early '90s , when the deaths of Antimafia Commission prosecutors Giovanni Falcone and Paolo Borsellino caused widespread public revulsion and led to a major crackdown by the authorities . He was also known by the nicknames la belva ( `` the beast '' ) and il capo dei capi ( Sicilian : ' u capu di ' i capi , `` the boss of the bosses '' ) . Riina succeeded Luciano Leggio as foremost boss of the Corleonesi faction of the criminal organization in the early 1980s and achieved dominance by a campaign of violence , which caused police to target his rivals . As a fugitive Riina was less vulnerable to the law enforcement reaction to his methods , and police removed many of the older type of boss , who had operated by influence peddling and bribery . Favoured assassin Giovanni Brusca estimated he murdered 100-200 people on Riina 's orders . Riina also advocated , in violation of traditional Mafia codes , the killing of women and children , and killed uninvolved members of the public solely to distract law enforcement . Although his scorched-earth policy neutralized any internal threat to his position , Riina increasingly showed a lack of his earlier guile by bringing his organization into open confrontation with national authorities . After decades living as a fugitive he was captured , which provoked a series of indiscriminate bombings of art galleries and churches . Riina is currently being held on the stringent Article 41-bis prison regime , one of several measures that resulted from his defiant strategy .",
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"text": "Santo Trafficante Sr. Santo Trafficante Sr. ( May 28 , 1886 -- August 11 , 1954 ) was a Sicilian-born mobster , and father of the powerful mobster Santo Trafficante Jr. . Santo Trafficante Sr. gained power as a mobster in Tampa , Florida and ruled the Mafia in Tampa from the 1930s until his death in 1954 . Trafficante was heavily involved in the operation of illegal bolita lotteries . During his reign , Trafficante was a well-respected boss with ties to Charles `` Lucky '' Luciano and Thomas Lucchese . He sent his son Santo Trafficante Jr. to New York City to learn from other mobsters . Upon his death , Santo Trafficante Sr. gave the power to his son , Santo Trafficante Jr. . This was a respected decision since the New York bosses and Tampa mobsters liked Santo Jr. .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Ernesto Rossi (gangster) Ernest `` Hoppy '' Rossi ( May 27 , 1903 -- April 17 , 1931 ) was a follower of Frankie Yale and friend and associate of Al Capone before he moved from Brooklyn to Chicago .",
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"text": "Al Capone bibliography A list of books about Prohibition era gangster Al Capone : Category : Al Capone",
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"text": "James Torello James Vincent `` Turk '' Torello ( December 15 , 1930 -- April 13 , 1979 Woodridge , Illinois ) was an Italian-American mobster who became a caporegime and leading enforcer for the Chicago Outfit during the mid-to-late 1970s . Born in Chicago , Illinois , Torello 's first arrest was in 1945 ; his rap sheet would eventually include convictions for auto theft , armed robbery , burglary and hijacking . Torello would serve two years in federal prison for violating firearms laws . Torello would serve as capo of the South Side/26th Street crew . Union boss and mob associate John Serpico would later testify after turning informant that he and Torello were born on the same street and lived half a block away from one another . In the late 1960s , Torello sent Robert `` Bobby the Beak '' Siegel to Las Vegas to help collect $ 87,000 from an associate of Frank `` Lefty '' Rosenthal , the Outfit agent at the Stardust Hotel & Casino . This story was related by Siegel at the `` Family Secrets '' organized crime trial , in Chicago , in the summer of 2007 . On another occasion , an angry mob boss Sam Giancana dispatched Torello and mobster Jackie Cerone to kill Outfit member Frank Esposito , in Florida . Luckily for Esposito , the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) secretly recorded Giancana 's conversation and warned Esposito . He then settled his dispute with Giancana and the hit was canceled . According to tape recordings , Torello and his killers had planned to murder Esposito , cut him up in small pieces and feed them to the sharks off the Florida coast . By the early 1970s , Torello had become a high-ranking member within the Outfit . In 1973 , with the death of Fiore `` Fifi '' Buccieri , Torello became the Outfit 's chief enforcer . He also became involved in loan sharking , illegal gambling and pornography . In the late 1970s Torello bought a home in Palm Springs , California , and in April 1979 , he died of cancer at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago . He was 49 .",
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"text": "Mario Riccobene Mario `` Sonny '' Riccobene ( 1933-1993 , New Jersey ) was a member of the Philadelphia crime family . He later became a federal witness after his son committed suicide with the fear of being killed from Nicodemo Scarfo and his fellow gangsters . He later returned to his old lifestyle and in 1993 murdered by his old associates . Riccobene had been in the witness protection program but eventually removed from the program because he was unable to follow the rules .",
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"text": "Barrel murder A barrel murder was a method of `` execution '' used by early American mafiosi since the 1870s , although the earliest recorded barrel murders in New York were reported in 1895 and 1900 . The victims , usually Italian immigrants , would be found stuffed inside a barrel after being shot , stabbed , or strangled to death , and left on a random street corner , back alley , or shipped to a nonexistent address in another city . First used by the Sicilian Provenzano crime family in New Orleans and the Morello crime family in New York City , the barrel murders eventually alerted authorities of the existence of the Mafia , leading to the later investigation by New Orleans police chief David C. Hennessy , whose own eventual assassination was attributed to Sicilian mafiosi in 1890 , resulting in one of the largest mass lynchings in U.S. history . New York detective Joseph Petrosino 's early investigations into the New York barrel murders would also lead to a crackdown against the Black Hand and the Morellos until his assassination in 1909 . The Morellos , suspected of over 100 murders , continued to use the barrel murder for over thirty years until eventually ceasing after the ( now well-publicized ) murders , which obtained unwanted attention from local authorities , as did the practice of other non-Italian criminals drawing police suspicion away from themselves onto the Morellos and other Italian mafiosi .",
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"text": "Michael Tabor (Black Panther) Michael Aloysius Tabor ( December 13 , 1946 -- October 17 , 2010 ) was an American member of the Black Panther Party who was charged and tried as part of an alleged conspiracy to bomb public buildings in New York City and kill members of the New York Police Department . Four months into the trial Tabor and another defendant fled to Algeria . Despite his ultimate acquittal on all charges , Tabor remained in exile in Africa until his death , never returning to the United States . Tabor was born on December 13 , 1946 , in Harlem and joined the Black Panther Party while in his teens . In 1970 , Tabor and 12 other members of the Black Panthers were charged for their involvement in a plot to kill police officers and to plant bombs in New York City commercial and public buildings , including the New York Botanical Garden in the Bronx . Support for the prosecution 's case came from undercover officers who claimed that the defendants had developed plans for a series of bombings and had conducted classes to instruct those participating in the plot how to construct explosive devices . Together with fellow defendant Richard Moore , Tabor failed to appear at their trial in February 1971 , forfeited $ 150,000 in bail and were declared fugitives . Blank Panther leader Huey P. Newton called Moore and Tabor `` enemies of the people '' for evading justice while on trial and putting the other defendants and the party at risk . Connie Matthews , Newton 's former secretary and Tabor 's wife , also left the country and was said to have taken valuable records with her . The two finally surfaced in Algeria the following month together with Eldridge Cleaver . The New York Times published a lengthy letter from Moore on the day before the verdicts were read explaining that they had fled the U.S. because they feared that their lives were at risk . On May 13 , 1971 , after an eight-month-long trial , the jury in New York Supreme Court in Manhattan delivered an acquittal on all 156 counts . In a statement issued from Algiers , Tabor stated that the trial represented `` an attempted railroad and that the defendants ' rights were flagrantly violated '' and said that he was `` overjoyed that the brothers are free '' . Algeria expelled Tabor and he and Matthews moved to Zambia in 1972 , where Tabor wrote about politics and hosted a radio show . Despite repeated requests , Tabor refused to return to the United States . He died at age 63 in Lusaka , Zambia , on October 17 , 2010 , due to complications of multiple strokes . He was survived by his second wife , Priscilla Matanda , as well as by a daughter and three sons .",
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"text": "List of deaths through alcohol This is a list of notable people who died either from the effects of excessive alcohol consumption or alcohol poisoning . The Journal of the American Medical Association defines alcoholism as `` a primary , chronic disease characterized by impaired control over drinking , preoccupation with the drug alcohol , use of alcohol despite adverse consequences , and distortions in thinking , most notably denial . '' The majority of people in this list died from causes brought on by alcoholism . In some cases , they died of multiple causes , with alcoholism being a major factor . Exceptions to this are those who died from accidental death , such as alcohol poisoning caused by binge drinking . In these cases , misuse of drugs sometimes contributed to the person dying . Deaths caused indirectly by alcohol , such as in a car accident are not listed here . The table below lists people who died as a direct result of alcohol misuse . Dates of death are listed instead of dates of birth .",
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"text": "Al Smith Alfred Emanuel `` Al '' Smith ( December 30 , 1873 -- October 4 , 1944 ) was an American statesman who was elected Governor of New York four times and was the Democratic U.S. presidential candidate in 1928 . Smith was the foremost urban leader of the Efficiency Movement in the United States and was noted for achieving a wide range of reforms as governor in the 1920s . The son of an Irish-American mother and a Civil War veteran father , he was raised in the Lower East Side of Manhattan near the Brooklyn Bridge , where resided for his entire life . Like many other New York politicians of his era , he was also linked to the notorious Tammany Hall political machine that controlled New York City 's politics , although he remained personally untarnished by corruption . Smith was a strong opponent of Prohibition , which he did not think could be enforced , and viewed it as an over-extension of the government 's constitutional power . He was also the first Catholic nominee for President . His candidacy mobilized Catholic votes , especially from women , who had only recently received federal suffrage . It also brought out the anti-Catholic vote , which was especially strong among white conservative Democrats in the South , although Smith was still successful within the states of the traditional Deep South . As a committed `` wet , '' or anti-Prohibition , candidate , Smith attracted not only drinkers but also voters angered by the corruption and lawlessness that developed alongside prohibition . Many Protestants feared his candidacy , including German Lutherans and Southern Baptists , believing that the Catholic Church and the Pope would dictate his policies . Most importantly , this was a time of national prosperity under a Republican White House . Smith lost in a landslide to Republican Herbert Hoover , who gained electoral support from six southern states . Four years later Smith sought the 1932 nomination but was defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt , his former ally and successor as Governor of New York . Smith entered business in New York City and became an increasingly vocal opponent of Roosevelt 's New Deal , believing that its true agenda was to make the American people less `` self-reliant and independent . '' He ultimately went on to support Republican nominees Alf Landon in the 1936 presidential election and Wendell Willkie in the 1940 presidential election .",
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"text": "Joe Glaser Joseph G. `` Joe '' Glaser ( December 17 , 1896 -- June 6 , 1969 ) was an artist manager famous for his involvement in the careers of Jazz musicians , including Louis Armstrong and Billie Holiday . Glaser was the son of a Chicago family of Russian Jewish origins . After a series of irregular jobs ( fight promoter , club manager ) , with the help of his alleged mob connections he started managing Louis Armstrong in May 1935 . The success of their association caused other jazz musicians to join Glaser and his agency known as the Associated Booking Corporation which `` was formed in 1940 by Joe Glaser and Louis Armstrong '' . Although his clients had a high opinion of him , Glaser was a feared person in the business industry . Associated Booking Corporation or `` ABC '' as it is also known as , has at various times represented Duke Ellington , Benny Goodman , Lionel Hampton , Woody Herman , Dave Brubeck , Barbra Streisand , B.B. King , The Allman Brothers Band , T. Rex , and many others . Joseph ` Joe ' G. Glaser died on June 6 , 1969 at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital in New York City , New York after suffering a stroke . He was 72 . His agency - Associated Booking Corporation - was incorporated on June 26 , 1943 and is still in existence today . After his death in 1969 , Joe Glaser 's FBI File - CR 166-1672 - was shipped over to the H.R. Select Committee On Assassinations sometime in 1976-1979 . While the file was sent to the committee in the belief that Glaser had known Jack ` Sparky ' Rubenstein , better known as Jack Ruby , from his Chicago , Illinois days , that file revealed that Glaser was still doing some boxing promotion as late as 1966 , representing Ernie Terrell in his 1966 boxing match against the then Cassius Clay .",
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"text": "Game of Thrones (season 1) The first season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered on HBO on April 17 , 2011 , at 9.00 pm in the U.S. , and concluded on June 19 , 2011 . It consists of ten episodes , each of approximately 55 minutes . The series is based on A Game of Thrones , the first novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin , adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss . HBO had ordered a television pilot in November 2008 ; filming began the following year . However , it was deemed unsatisfactory and later reshot with some roles being recast . In March 2010 , HBO ordered the first season , which began filming in July 2010 , primarily in Belfast , Northern Ireland , with additional filming in Malta . The story takes place in a fictional world , primarily upon a continent called Westeros , with one storyline occurring on another continent to the east known as Essos . Like the novel , the season initially focuses on the family of nobleman Eddard Stark , who is asked to become chief advisor to his king and longtime friend , Robert Baratheon . Ned must find out who killed the previous Hand of the King , Jon Arryn , while trying to protect his family from their rivals the Lannisters . He uncovers the dark secrets about the Lannisters that his predecessor died trying to expose . Meanwhile , in Essos , the exiled Viserys Targaryen , son of the former king , believes he still has the rightful claim to the throne . Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast , including Bean , Addy , Peter Dinklage , Lena Headey , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Michelle Fairley and Iain Glen . Newer actors were cast as the younger generation of characters , such as Kit Harington , Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams . Critics praised the show 's production values and cast , with specific accolades for Dinklage 's portrayal of Tyrion Lannister . The first season won two of the thirteen Emmy Awards for which it was nominated , for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ( Dinklage ) and Outstanding Main Title Design . It also received a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series . Bean and Emilia Clarke also received individual accolades , as did Ramin Djawadi for music . U.S. viewership rose by approximately 33 % over the course of the season , from 2.2 million to over 3 million by the finale .",
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"text": "Game of Thrones (2014 video game) Game of Thrones is an episodic graphic adventure fantasy drama video game based on Game of Thrones , the TV adaptation of George R. R. Martin A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series , released in December 2014 for Android , iOS , Microsoft Windows , OS X , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox 360 , and Xbox One . The game was developed by Telltale Games and follows the episodic format found in other Telltale titles , such as The Walking Dead , The Wolf Among Us , and Tales from the Borderlands , where player choices and actions influence later events across the 6-episode arc . The story revolves around the northern House Forrester , rulers of Ironrath , whose members , including the five playable characters , attempt to save their family and themselves after ending up on the losing side of the War of the Five Kings . The game includes settings , characters and voice actors from the novels and TV series . The game was generally well received , and Telltale is currently working on a second season of the game .",
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"text": "First Born (TV series) First Born is a British television serial produced by the BBC in 1988 . Charles Dance starred as genetic researcher Edward Forester , whose work leads him to create a man-gorilla hybrid , using sperm from an unknown sperm donor and cells taken from a female gorilla . He then raises the baby as his own son , only to find that there are horrifying consequences for playing God . Vasco Sabino played the adolescent hybrid , Gor , in episode 3 . Other notable cast members included Jamie Foster , Julie Peasgood , Gabrielle Anwar , Philip Madoc , Sharon Duce and Roshan Seth . A portion of filming took place in and around the North Wiltshire area , with the Foresters family home scenes having been filmed on location in Calne . Woodland scenes from Episode 2 were primarily filmed on location at Savernake Forest near Marlborough , but were subsequently mixed with footage filmed on location in Switzerland . Longleat Safari Park was also used in filming as the setting for the kidnap scenes at the end of Episode 2 . The three-part serial was written by Ted Whitehead ( adapted from the novel Gor Saga by Maureen Duffy ) , produced by Sally Head and directed by Philip Saville . The theme tune was composed by Hans Zimmer . 2entertain Ltd released the serial on Region 2 DVD in the UK on 17 July 2006 .",
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"text": "Nikita (season 1) The first season of Nikita , an American television drama based on the French film Nikita ( 1990 ) , the remake Point of No Return ( 1993 ) , and a previous series La Femme Nikita ( 1997 ) . It aired from September 9 , 2010 until May 12 , 2011 with a total of 22 episodes . The season finale received a 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards nomination for `` Outstanding Sound Editing for a Series '' .",
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"text": "Ned Stark Eddard `` Ned '' Stark is a fictional character in the first book of George R. R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels and the first season of its television adaptation . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Ned is the honorable lord of Winterfell , an ancient fortress in the North of the fictional continent of Westeros . Though the character is established as a primary character in the novel and the TV adaptation , Martin 's plot twist at the end involving Ned shocked both readers of the book and viewers of the TV series . Ned is portrayed by Sean Bean in the first season of HBO 's adaptation of the series , Game of Thrones , and as a child and young man by Sebastian Croft and Robert Aramayo respectively in the sixth season . Bean was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television and a Scream Award for Best Fantasy Actor for the role . He and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2011 .",
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"text": "Sansa Stark Sansa Stark is a fictional character created by American author George R. R. Martin . She is a prominent character in Martin 's award-winning A Song of Ice and Fire series . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Sansa is the eldest daughter and second child of Lord Eddard Stark and his wife Lady Catelyn Stark . She subsequently appeared in the following three novels , A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ) , A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) and A Feast for Crows ( 2005 ) . While absent from the fifth novel A Dance with Dragons as the books are separated geographically , Sansa is confirmed to return in the forthcoming next book in the series , The Winds of Winter . In HBO 's adaptation of the series , Game of Thrones , Sansa Stark is played by Sophie Turner . The character has received critical acclaim , being praised as the 4th greatest character in the series by Rolling Stone . She and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2012 , 2014 , 2015 and 2016 .",
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"text": "Olive Kitteridge (miniseries) Olive Kitteridge is a 2014 four-hour miniseries based on the 2008 novel of the same name by Elizabeth Strout . Set in Maine , the HBO miniseries features Frances McDormand as the title character , Richard Jenkins as Olive 's loving husband Henry Kitteridge , Zoe Kazan as Denise Thibodeau , and Bill Murray as Jack Kennison . The miniseries is divided into four parts , each depicting a certain point of time in the novel . Olive Kitteridge debuted in the United States on November 2 , 2014 , on the American premium TV network HBO , which aired the shows first two episodes back-to-back that evening ; the third and fourth episodes aired back-to-back the following evening . The miniseries was shown in a similar format in the United Kingdom on Sky Atlantic , on December 14 and December 15 , 2014 . It premiered in Australia on showcase from 13 January 2015 . At the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards , the miniseries won eight awards including Outstanding Limited Series .",
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"text": "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 .",
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"text": "Game of Thrones (season 6) The sixth season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered on HBO on April 24 , 2016 , and concluded on June 26 , 2016 . It consists of ten episodes , each of approximately 50 -- 60 minutes , largely of original content not found in George R. R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire series . Some material is adapted from the upcoming sixth novel The Winds of Winter and the fourth and fifth novels , A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons . The series was adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss . HBO ordered the season on April 8 , 2014 , together with the fifth season , which began filming in July 2015 primarily in Northern Ireland , Spain , Croatia , Iceland and Canada . Each episode cost over $ 10 million . The season follows the continuing struggle between the Starks and other noble families of Westeros for the Iron Throne . The Starks defeat the Bolton forces in battle , and Jon Snow is proclaimed the King in the North . Tyrion attempts to rule Meereen while Daenerys is held captive by a Dothraki tribe . At King 's Landing , the Tyrell army attempts to liberate Margaery and Loras , but Margaery capitulates to the High Sparrow , who becomes more powerful by influencing King Tommen . At her trial , Cersei burns the Great Sept , killing her rivals , while Tommen kills himself . Unopposed , Cersei is crowned Queen of Westeros . Ellaria Sand and three of Oberyn Martell 's daughters kill Doran and Trystane Martell and seize control of Dorne , and Olenna discusses an alliance with Ellaria . In Essos , Daenerys Targaryen is captured by Khal Moro who takes her before the khals ; she burns them alive and takes command of the Dothraki . Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast , including Peter Dinklage , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Lena Headey , Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington . The season introduced new cast members , including Max von Sydow , Pilou Asbæk and James Faulkner . Critics praised its production values , writing , plot development , and cast . Game of Thrones received most nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards , with 23 nominations , and won twelve , including that for Outstanding Drama Series for the second year in a row . U.S. viewership rose compared to the previous season , and by approximately 13 % over its course , from 7.9 million to 8.9 million by the finale .",
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"text": "Sophie Burton Sophie Burton is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera , Hollyoaks , played by Connie Powney . She first appeared in 2003 with on-screen family , the Burtons , including twin sister Mel , who was played by Powney 's real life twin Cassie Powney .",
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"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 ) .",
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"text": "Skins (series 1) Skins is a British teen drama created by father-and-son television writers Bryan Elsley and Jamie Brittain for Company Pictures . The first series began airing on E4 on 25 January 2007 and ended on 22 March 2007 . This series follows the lives of sixth form students Tony Stonem , Michelle Richardson , Sid Jenkins , Cassie Ainsworth , Chris Miles , Jal Fazer , Maxxie Oliver and Anwar Kharral .",
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"text": "Powers, Principalities, Thrones and Dominions `` Powers , Principalities , Thrones and Dominions ' '' is the nineteenth episode of the first season of the American crime-thriller television series Millennium . It premiered on the Fox network on April 25 , 1997 . The episode was written by Ted Mann and Harold Rosenthal and directed by Thomas J. Wright . `` Powers , Principalities , Thrones and Dominions '' featured guest appearances by Sarah-Jane Redmond and Richard Cox . Millennium Group consultant Frank Black ( Lance Henriksen ) is convinced to return to work after the death of a close friend . However , it soon becomes apparent that his first case back on the job is much deeper than he had expected . `` Powers , Principalities , Thrones and Dominions '' features the final appearances in the series by both Bill Smitrovich and Robin Gammell . The episode has received mixed to positive reviews from critics , and was viewed by approximately 6.5 million households in its initial broadcast .",
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"text": "Gilly (A Song of Ice and Fire) Gilly 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 . Introduced in 1998 's A Clash of Kings , she is a wildling from the wild lands north of the Wall . She subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Storm of Swords , A Feast for Crows , A Dance with Dragons and will appear in the upcoming novel The Winds of Winter . Gilly is portrayed by Hannah Murray in the HBO television adaptation .",
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"text": "The Long Game `` The Long Game '' is the seventh episode of the first series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who that was first broadcast on 7 May 2005 on BBC One . It was written by executive producer Russell T Davies and directed by Brian Grant . In the episode , alien time traveller the Doctor ( Christopher Eccleston ) and his companion Rose Tyler ( Billie Piper ) , having been joined by near-future genius Adam Mitchell ( Bruno Langley ) , land on Satellite 5 in the far future . Satellite 5 is a space station that broadcasts news across the entire human empire . However , the Doctor notices that the station is suspicious : there are no aliens , and those who are promoted to Floor 500 seem to disappear . The Doctor and Rose discover that the Editor ( Simon Pegg ) and an alien are controlling the rest of humanity by way of the press . Meanwhile , Adam makes a mistake that forces the Doctor and Rose to take him home . The concept of `` The Long Game '' was originally submitted by Davies to the Doctor Who script office in the 1980s . Davies had also been interested in doing a storyline about a failed companion . In addition , critics have pointed out that the story is a satire on the media . Production for the episode took place in November and December 2004 , with some location filming in Coryton , Cardiff . `` The Long Game '' was watched by 8.01 million viewers in the UK and received generally mixed reviews from critics .",
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"text": "Tom Hardy Edward Thomas Hardy ( born 15 September 1977 ) is an English actor and producer . His motion picture debut was in Ridley Scott 's 2001 action film Black Hawk Down . Hardy 's other notable films include the science fiction film Star Trek : Nemesis ( 2002 ) , the crime film RocknRolla ( 2008 ) , biographical psychological drama Bronson ( 2008 ) , sports drama Warrior ( 2011 ) , Cold War espionage film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy ( 2011 ) , crime drama Lawless ( 2012 ) , drama Locke ( 2013 ) , mobster film The Drop ( 2014 ) , and the biographical western thriller The Revenant ( 2015 ) , for which he received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor . He portrayed `` Mad '' Max Rockatansky in the post-apocalyptic film Mad Max : Fury Road ( 2015 ) , and both of the Kray twins in the crime thriller Legend ( 2015 ) . He has appeared in three Christopher Nolan films : the science fiction thriller Inception ( 2010 ) , portrayed Bane in the superhero film The Dark Knight Rises ( 2012 ) , and the action-thriller Dunkirk ( 2017 ) based on the British evacuation in World War II . Hardy 's television roles include the HBO war drama miniseries Band of Brothers ( 2001 ) , the BBC historical drama miniseries The Virgin Queen ( 2005 ) , ITV 's Wuthering Heights ( 2008 ) , the Sky 1 drama series The Take ( 2009 ) , and the BBC historical crime drama television series Peaky Blinders ( 2013 ) . He created , co-produced and took the lead in the eight-part historical fiction series Taboo ( 2017 ) on BBC One and FX . Hardy has performed on both British and American stages . He was nominated for the Laurence Olivier Award for Most Promising Newcomer for his role as Skank in the 2003 production of In Arabia We 'd All Be Kings , and was awarded the 2003 London Evening Standard Theatre Award for Outstanding Newcomer for his performances in both In Arabia We 'd All be Kings and for his role as Luca in Blood . He starred in the 2007 production of The Man of Mode and received positive reviews for his role in the 2010 Philip Seymour Hoffman-directed play The Long Red Road .",
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"text": "WOW! (TV series) WOW ! was a children 's entertainment magazine programme , broadcast in 1996 on the UK 's ITV television network ( under the CITV branding ) . It aired for 16 weeks from 31 August to 14 December 1996 , preceded by the Summer 1996 run of Scratchy & Co. and followed by the spring 1997 run of the same show . The presenters of WOW ! were Simeon Courtie ( previously of CBBC ) and Sophie Aldred ( a former Doctor Who star ) . The programme was broadcast from The Maidstone Studios in Maidstone , Kent , also home over the years to shows such as No. 73 , Motormouth , and Holly & Stephen 's Saturday Showdown . ( On one occasion , a power issue in the studio meant that part of the episode was an outside broadcast from the studio car park . ) The programme was produced by The Media Merchants in association with Meridian Television for ITV . The show was a live , anarchic , entertainment magazine similar to Tiswas or Motormouth . It featured imported cartoons , guest interviews and music performances , games and competitions , and comedy . Comic characters featured within the show included the ` Tea Ladies ' - played by male actors Peter Cocks and Woody Taylor - supposedly ` interrupting ' the show to provide banter and bicker with the guests ; and Syd the Spider , a puppet arachnid voiced by Phil Cornwell . The show was dropped after a single run , and the following autumn , ITV aired the series Tricky .",
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"text": "Arthur & George (miniseries) Arthur & George is a three-part British television drama based on the book of the same name by Julian Barnes , based in turn on the real-life Great Wyrley Outrages . The first episode aired on 2 March 2015 on ITV . It stars Martin Clunes as Arthur Conan Doyle .",
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"text": "Day One (Torchwood) `` Day One '' is the second episode of the first series of the British science fiction television series Torchwood . Directed by Brian Kelly , the episode was first broadcast on the digital channel BBC Three on 22 October 2006 with the series pilot , `` Everything Changes '' , and later repeated on terrestrial channel BBC Two on 25 October . It was the first work in the Doctor Who universe to be written by future Doctor Who showrunner Chris Chibnall . The episode centres on Gwen Cooper ( Eve Myles ) working her first case with Torchwood Three in Cardiff . A purple alien gas is loose in the city and takes Carys Fletcher ( Sara Gregory ) host ; the gas kills its victims by orgasm , leaving behind a pile of dust . Over the course of the episode , the team hunt for Carys before the gas kills her . In the end they track her down to a fertility clinic ; the gas leaves Carys to take Gwen host , but is stopped by a portable prison cell and dies out . Originally entitled `` New Girl '' , the episode was written to interpret Gwen 's `` first day in hell '' . On the sex gas , series creator Russell T Davies stated `` when we 're launching a new adult science fiction drama , it 's kind of inevitable you 're going to do the sex monster '' . The episode was filmed during a three - to four-week period in May 2006 , with much of it filmed before the first episode in the same production block . `` Day One '' was originally seen by 2.3 million viewers , making it one of the highest-rated BBC Three broadcasts of all time , but was met with generally mixed reviews .",
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"text": "Claire Foy Claire Foy ( born 16 April 1984 ) is an English actress . She studied drama and screen studies at Liverpool John Moores University and trained at the Oxford School of Drama , where she appeared in four plays , including Watership Down . She made her screen debut in the pilot episode of Being Human ( 2008 ) and in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors ( 2008 ) . Following her professional stage debut at the Royal National Theatre , she played the title role in the BBC One production of Little Dorrit , ( 2008 ) , and made her film debut as Anna in Season of the Witch ( 2011 ) . She had main roles as Erin Matthews in the Channel 4 series The Promise ( 2011 ) and several other television films and miniseries , including as Kate Balfour in the NBC series Crossbones ( 2014 ) . She received unanimous praise for her performance as Anne Boleyn in BBC2 's Wolf Hall ( 2015 ) , for which she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress and the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries . Since 2016 , she has portrayed the young Queen Elizabeth II on the Netflix series The Crown , a role for which she has received critical acclaim and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series , and was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Jared Kushner Jared Corey Kushner ( born January 10 , 1981 ) is an American real estate investor and developer , newspaper owner , and senior advisor to President Donald Trump . Kushner is the elder son of real-estate developer Charles Kushner and is married to Trump 's daughter Ivanka . He was principal owner of the real-estate holding and development company Kushner Companies and of Observer Media , publisher of the New York Observer . He is the co-founder and part owner of Cadre , an online real-estate investment platform . On January 9 , 2017 , Kushner was named as a senior White House advisor . He consequently resigned as CEO of Kushner Companies and as publisher of the Observer , but his private financial interests remain a subject of controversy . Kushner helped develop and run Trump 's digital media strategy .",
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"text": "Louis R. Cappelli Louis R. Cappelli ( born c. 1951 ) is an American businessman . He is an active real estate developer , mostly in Westchester County , New York . Cappelli has constructed , designed and developed more than twenty million square feet of mixed use , retail , residential , office , medical and parking facilities throughout the northeast , with a portfolio value exceeding $ 3 billion . His firm , Cappelli Enterprises , operates out of Valhalla , New York . Cappelli graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering in 1973 from Notre Dame University . Cappelli has had an integral role in reviving the downtown districts of New Rochelle and White Plains with his targeted large scale mixed-use developments . Between 2001 and 2008 , Cappelli developed White Plains City Center , Trump Plaza New Rochelle , The Ritz-Carlton Hotel in White Plains , The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton , Westchester , The Lofts at New Roc , Trump Parc Stamford , and Trump Park Residences in Yorktown . Cappelli Enterprises has also received approvals for The Ritz Carlton Hotel and Residences in Stamford , Connecticut as well for River Park Center , a 4000000 sqft mixed use development in the heart of downtown Yonkers . Cappelli 's father , Luca Cappelli , founded the company 's predecessor real estate and development businesses from scratch ( portions of which were sold to Reckson Properties ) . Cappelli 's son is a vice president within his organization . Cappelli is the second largest stockholder in Empire Resorts which operates the Monticello Racetrack and racino . Cappelli is also currently in the process of building a casino with Mohegan Sun on the site of the Concord Resort Hotel ( estimated cost between $ 600 million and $ 700 million in Phase I , and over $ 1 billion in total ) . It is slated to be one of the largest development projects in the history of upstate New York . Cappelli is married to actress Kylie Travis . Not to be confused with Louis J. Cappelli ( born 1931 ) , chairman of Sterling Bancorp. .",
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"text": "Kettler US Kettler , founded in 1977 by Robert Charles Kettler , is a multifamily housing developer in the US and are the largest land developer in the metropolitan Washington , DC area . Kettler owns and manages over 12,000 apartments on 45 properties and has developed more than 50,000 housing units and over 5000000 sqft of commercial space . They work with world-renowned architects and have won hundreds of awards for land planning , housing design and urban design .",
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"text": "Diane Goldman Kemper Diane Goldman Kemper ( born 1946 ) is an American real estate investor and billionaire .",
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"text": "Irvine Company The Irvine Company is an American private company focused on real estate development . It is headquartered in Newport Center , California , with a large portion of its operations centered in and around Irvine , California , a planned city of 250,000 people mainly designed by the Irvine Company . The company was founded by the Irvine family and is currently wholly owned by Donald Bren . Since the company is private , its financials are not released to the public . However , Donald Bren is the richest real estate developer in the United States , valued at $ 15.2 billion .",
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"text": "Jeffrey Feil Jeffrey Feil is a New York-based real estate developer and president and CEO of The Feil Organization .",
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"text": "Real estate development Real estate development , or property development , is a multifaceted business process , encompassing activities that range from the renovation and re-lease of existing buildings to the purchase of raw land and the sale of developed land or parcels to others . Real estate developers are the people and companies who coordinate all of these activities , converting ideas from paper to real property . Real estate development is different from construction , although many developers also manage the construction process . Developers buy land , finance real estate deals , build or have builders build projects , create , imagine , control and orchestrate the process of development from the beginning to end . Developers usually take the greatest risk in the creation or renovation of real estate -- and receive the greatest rewards . Typically , developers purchase a tract of land , determine the marketing of the property , develop the building program and design , obtain the necessary public approval and financing , build the structures , and rent out , manage , and ultimately sell it . Sometimes property developers will only undertake part of the process . For example , some developers source a property and get the plans and permits approved before selling the property with the plans and permits to a builder at a premium price . Alternatively , a developer that is also a builder may purchase a property with the plans and permits in place so that they do not have the risk of failing to obtain planning approval and can start construction on the development immediately . Developers work with many different counterparts along each step of this process , including architects , city planners , engineers , surveyors , inspectors , contractors , lawyers , leasing agents , etc. . In the Town and Country Planning context in the United Kingdom , ` development ' is defined in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 s55 .",
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"text": "Bangkok Land Bangkok Land is a large property holding company in Thailand . It is involved in city projects which consist of the creation of entire cities in the area upcountry from Bangkok . These projects include city government and maintenance facilities in addition to commercial , residential and infrastructure installations . Typically , Bangkok Land will be involved in establishing the first city government , providing ballot boxes and organizing political committees to do so . Along with its competitor Land and Houses of Bangkok , Bangkok Land is considered to have a very good land bank , or real estate collection . It is listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand . Bangkok Land Public Company Limited , together with its subsidiaries , engages in the development and sale of residential housings and commercial buildings in Thailand . It develops single houses , townhouses , condominiums , shop-houses , and high rise commercial buildings , as well as projects from small sizes to very large self-contained communities . The company also offers exhibition and convention facilities and services for government , corporations , and individuals to hold exhibitions , conventions , concerts , entertainment shows , parties , receptions , and examinations . In addition , it provides building maintenance , project management , and property rental services . Further , the company operates restaurants , hotels , food courts , small retails shops , and a fresh food market . It primarily owns and manages approximately 140,000 square meters of exhibition and convention space with other related supporting facilities in south-east Asia . Bangkok Land Public Company Limited is based in Nonthaburi , Thailand .",
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"text": "Beacon Hill, Seattle Beacon Hill is a hill and neighborhood in southeast Seattle , Washington . The municipal government subdivides it into North Beacon Hill , Mid-Beacon Hill , Holly Park , and South Beacon Hill , though most people who live there simply call it `` Beacon Hill . '' Former home to the world headquarters of Amazon.com and present home to the Seattle Division of the Department of Veterans Affairs ' Puget Sound Health Care System , the hill offers views of downtown , the Industrial District , Elliott Bay , First Hill , Rainier Valley , and , when the weather is good , Mount Rainier and the Olympic Mountains . It is roughly bounded on the west by Interstate 5 , on the north by Interstate 90 , on the east by Rainier Avenue South , Cheasty Boulevard South , and Martin Luther King Junior Way South , and on the south by the Seattle city boundary . It is part of Seattle 's South End . Homes on the northern part of the hill were mostly built in the early 1900s ; thus , North Beacon Hill contains many excellent examples of Craftsman bungalows and Seattle box houses , a local variant of the Foursquare style . The American Planning Association ( APA ) , an organization of `` planners , citizens and elected officials - committed to making great communities happen '' , named Beacon Hill as one of the 30 Great Places in America . The features of Beacon Hill that constitute an APA Great Place include urban design and aesthetics , multi-modal transportation , a variety of uses within the neighborhood , sustainability , community participation and involvement , and memorable character . Beacon Hill was also recognized for having the largest Olmsted-planned green space in Seattle , known as Jefferson Park . The neighborhood is highly treasured by its businesses and residents , and the neighborhood is highly involved in local planning affairs such as open space , public safety , and transportation . The Beacon Hill neighborhood prides itself on many fine foods and restaurants , a highly rated hair salon , the best live music venue , and a place for kids activities , all voted for as some of the `` Best of 2012 '' by Seattle Magazine ( online version not currently available ) . The City of Seattle , in partnership with Beacon BIKES , created the Beacon Hill Family Bicycle and Pedestrian Circulation Plan , a ten-year plan to increase pedestrian bicycle networks serving highly used greenways , intersections , and cycle tracts within the neighborhood as a measure to increase safety for all users . The plan was awarded the 2012 VISION 2040 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council . Beacon Hill is home to the `` Beacon Rocks ! '' performance series , beginning its 5th season in 2014 on the last Sunday of June , July and August . This event featuring a variety of types of performances is held on the Roberto Maestas Festival Street and produced by Beacon Hill 's neighborhood community arts group `` ROCKiT Community Arts '' . Beacon Hill has recently become known for their Food Forest , a new project that has created neighborhood urban farming west of Jefferson Park . The Beacon Food Forest has gained national attention in the news , receiving recognition from the Associated Press , CBS , Gawker , and HLN , to name a few . A 2012 article in Seattle Weekly stated that Beacon Hill was soon to `` boast the biggest public food forest in the country '' with seven lush acres containing a community park and an edible landscape , including such plantings as walnuts , chestnuts , berry shrubs and vegetables . The idea started with a community-led group that secured $ 22,000 in Neighborhood Matching Funds from the Department of Neighborhoods .",
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"text": "Levitt & Sons Levitt & Sons was a real estate development company founded by Abraham Levitt and later managed by his son William Levitt . The company is most famous for having built the town of Levittown , New York . The company 's designs and building practices totally revolutionized the entire Home Building Industry and altered America 's landscape with massive suburban communities . Levitt & Sons had a profound effect on America 's post-World War II economy , and William Levitt was named one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century . Historian Kenneth T. Jackson wrote of Levitt & Sons , `` The family that had the greatest impact on postwar housing in the United States was Abraham Levitt and his sons , William and Alfred , who ultimately built more than 140,000 houses and turned a cottage industry into a major manufacturing process , ''",
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"text": "Greenland Holdings Greenland Holdings Corp. , Ltd. known as Greenland Group is a Chinese publicly traded real estate developer . Founded as a state-owned enterprise , the top 10 shareholders of the listed company owned a combined 97.37 % stake , which some state-owned enterprise invested in Greenland via private equity funds as limited partner . , it owned about USD 58 billion in assets . By the company 's own estimate , in 2014 it was the largest real estate developer in the world by floor space under construction and sales revenue . It was created in 1992 to develop green belts around Shanghai . Starting around 2013 , it began to make major investments in developments outside of China . , these include Metropolis Los Angeles in Los Angeles , Spire London , a 235-metre residential skyscraper in the London Docklands , Greenland Centre Sydney in Sydney , Atlantic Yards in New York , and a 872 unit condo plus 122 room hotel complex in Toronto . In 2014 the company takeover Shanghai Jinfeng Investment as part of a backdoor listing .",
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"text": "Hoffner Historic District The Hoffner Historic District is a historic collection of buildings in the Northside neighborhood of Cincinnati , Ohio , United States . Built primarily at the end of the nineteenth century , the district has experienced few changes since it was built , and it has been named a historic site . Northside , also known as `` Cumminsville '' , was first owned by John Cleves Symmes as part of his Symmes Purchase . Included within the boundaries of Mill Creek Township , the land was bought by Ezekiel Hutchinson and David Cummings in 1811 and 1817 respectively ; the two men owned what is now the neighborhood 's western and eastern portions , respectively . Both lands were bought by wealthy landowner Jacob Hoffner in 1836 ; he turned them into some of the grounds of an estate of more than 400 acre . The estate failed to endure : Hoffner resided at the estate until his 1891 death , but the grounds were quickly subdivided and sold . Before long , the district 's buildings had been constructed , and since the 1890s the neighborhood has experienced numerous changes : despite overwhelming technological advancement since the 1890s , the district retains its original appearance of a small village whose businesses can fulfill all needs of all residents within easy walking distance of their homes . In 1978 , the Hoffner Historic District was officially designated and listed on the National Register of Historic Places . It is composed of twelve buildings in an area of 5 acre : eleven that contribute to its historic nature , and one that does not . The district qualified for the National Register because of its distinctive historic architecture ; built largely in the Italianate style , the buildings demonstrate the influence of German cultural influences in their uniform construction methods . Several houses are located in the district , along with a train station , a Masonic lodge , and a former train station .",
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"text": "Subdivision (land) ` Subdivision ' is the act of dividing land into pieces that are easier to sell or otherwise develop , usually via a plat . The former single piece as a whole is then known in the United States as a subdivision . If it is used for housing it is typically known as a housing subdivision or housing development , although some developers tend to call these areas communities . Subdivisions may also be for the purpose of commercial or industrial development , and the results vary from retail shopping malls with independently owned out parcels , to industrial parks .",
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"text": "Moishe Mana Moishe Mana ( born in Tel Aviv , Israel ) is an Israeli born American entrepreneur , real estate developer , art collector and philanthropist , most well known for his company Moishe 's Moving Systems . Born into a family of Iraqi Jewish origins he grew up in the lower middle class Hativka neighborhood of Tel Aviv . In the United States he founded Moishe 's Moving Systems which by 1990 had become the largest independent moving company in New York City . By 1995 , it was the largest in the entire tri-state area . In a widely reported , New York City `` Rags to Riches '' story , Moishe Mana began as a `` man with a van . '' Today , Moishe 's Moving owns a conglomerate of 15 companies including Moishe 's Guarantee Asset Management , Mana Fine Arts , Moishe 's Guarantee Wine Storage , GRM Document Management , Moishe 's Self Storage and Moishe 's Mobile Storage . Later Mana began to collect contemporary art . He then went on to develop and open Mana Contemporary complex on 35 acres in Jersey City , New Jersey . Currently Mana is developing a large scale mixed residential , business and art complex in the Wynwood neighborhood of Miami , Florida . The proposed development , to be named Mana Wynwood has garnered controversy related to its size . However it also been reported that the plan could bring upwards of 30,000 jobs to the district .",
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"text": "Estate (land) Historically an estate comprises the houses and outbuildings and supporting farmland and woods that surround the gardens and grounds of a very large property , such as a country house or mansion . It is the modern term for a manor , but lacks the latter 's now abolished jurisdictional authority . It is an `` estate '' because the profits from its produce and rents are sufficient to support the household in the house at its center , formerly known as the manor house . Thus `` the estate '' may refer to all other cottages and villages in the same ownership as the mansion itself , covering more than one former manor . Examples of such great estates are Woburn Abbey in Bedfordshire , England , and Blenheim Palace , Oxfordshire built to replace the former manor house of Woodstock . `` Estate '' , with its `` stately home '' connotations , has been a natural candidate for inflationary usage during the 20th century . An estate properly so-called should comprise several farms , and is not well used to describe a single farm . More generally and usually in modern times , an estate is any large packet of land in single ownership : see Council estate Housing estate Industrial estate",
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"text": "Buildium Buildium is an American property management software company . It was founded in 2004 and headquartered in Boston , Massachusetts , providing cloud-based ( software as a service ) , real estate software solutions . Its property management software allows real estate professionals to manage property portfolios , including leasing , accounting and operations .",
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"text": "National Retail Properties National Retail Properties is a real estate company based in Orlando , Florida . The company invests in single-tenant , triple-net lease retail properties .",
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"text": "Condo hotel A condo hotel , also known as a Condotel , hotel-condo or a Contel , is a building , which is legally a condominium but which is operated as a hotel , offering short term rentals , and which maintains a Front Desk . Condo hotels are typically high-rise buildings developed and operated as luxury hotels , usually in major cities and resorts . These hotels have condominium units which allow someone to own a full-service vacation home . When they are not using this home , they can leverage the marketing and management done by the hotel chain to rent and manage the condo unit as it would any other hotel room .",
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"text": "Lochenheath Lochenheath is a 644 acre golf course and housing development on Grand Traverse Bay in the U.S. state of Michigan . The project is being developed by LochenHeath Land Company , LLC , a joint venture between Deepwater LLC , a Michigan-based company , and Pinnacle Development Group , a Scottsdale , Arizona-based company . Formerly a cherry orchard , lot prices at LochenHeath now range from $ 200,000 to $ 2.2 million , with golf cottages priced from $ 600,000 to $ 750,000 . The invitation-only membership golf course opened in the summer of 2001 and was ranked # 7 in Michigan by GolfWeek 's America 's Best Courses a year later .",
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"text": "Cadillac Fairview Cadillac Fairview Corporation Limited is a Canadian company that invests in , owns , and manages commercial real estate , mainly in Canada and the United States . The name `` Cadillac Fairview '' came into existence in 1974 as a result of the merger between Cadillac Development Corporation Ltd and Fairview Corporation . Cadillac Development Corporation was founded by partners Ephraim Diamond ( d. 2008 ) , Joseph Berman ( 1922-2003 ) , and Jack Kamin in Toronto in 1953 as a developers of high-rise apartment buildings . Fairview Corporation was established in 1958 as the real estate division of Cemp Investments , the holding company of the Bronfman family . Before merging , Cadillac and Fairview already had strong ties since 1968 . Bronfman held Cemp Investments sold Cadillac Fairview in 1986 . Cadillac Fairview owns , develops and manages property , malls and large office and retail spaces across the Western Hemisphere , mostly in North America . Cadillac Fairview has also developed suburban housing , such as the Erin Mills `` New Town '' . The company was purchased by the Ontario Teachers ' Pension Plan in March 2000 . In 2006 it expanded its operations to Brazil . As of March 2017 , the company states that its portfolio of 73 properties , encompassing 38 million square feet , is worth over $ 29 billion . On September 21 , 2015 , Cadillac Fairview rebranded its shopping centre properties , adding the prefix `` CF '' in front of each shopping centre name and phasing out individual mall logos in favour of a standardized logo format and image campaign . According to Cadillac Fairview , this change was intended to `` link the Corporation with a premium shopping experience in the minds of Canadian consumers '' .",
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"text": "Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower The Trump International Hotel & Tower Panama ( formerly Trump Ocean Club or Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower ) is a 70-story , 2500000 sqft , mixed-use waterfront condominium tower development in Panama City , Panama . The project was designed by Colombian architects Arias - Serna - Saravia S.A. . The building is situated on a beachfront lot with views of the Pacific Ocean and Panama Bay , in the area of Punta Pacifica . The building was developed by real estate tycoon Donald Trump of the Trump Organization and Roger Khafif , President of the K Group , a Panama resort developer . The project includes 369 hotel condominium units , 700 condominium units , 1500 parking spaces , retail shops , casino , use of a private beach club on Viveros Island , yacht club and pier , wellness spa , gym , pool deck , meeting and event spaces , and a business center . The hotel opened on July 6 , 2011 . On September 21 , 2011 , it was indicated by Bloomberg.com that Fitch Ratings downgraded $ 220 million in bonds that Newland International Properties , Corp. is using to finance construction of the Trump International Hotel & Tower in Panama . The downgrade to CCsf from B-sf , resulted from `` continued uncertainty over the willingness and ability '' of buyers to take possession of apartment units , according to Fitch documents . In November 2012 , Sun International announced plans to open a 75000 sqft casino at the property with 600 slot machines and 32 table games . The company paid $ 45.5 million for the rights to the space , and planned to spend another $ 60 million to develop it for an opening in mid-2014 . Its similar style to the Burj Al Arab , a hotel in Dubai , United Arab Emirates , has been noticed , and court proceedings over the similarities took place .",
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"text": "The New York Times The New York Times ( sometimes abbreviated NYT and The Times ) is an American daily newspaper , founded and continuously published in New York City since September 18 , 1851 , by The New York Times Company . The New York Times has won 122 Pulitzer Prizes , more than any other newspaper . The paper 's print version in 2013 had the second-largest circulation , behind The Wall Street Journal , and the largest circulation among the metropolitan newspapers in the United States . The New York Times is ranked 18th in the world by circulation . Following industry trends , its weekday circulation had fallen in 2009 to fewer than one million . Nicknamed `` The Gray Lady '' , The New York Times has long been regarded within the industry as a national `` newspaper of record '' . It has been owned by the Ochs-Sulzberger family since 1896 ; Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. , the publisher of the Times and the chairman of the New York Times Company , is the fourth generation of the family to helm the paper . The New York Times international version , formerly the International Herald Tribune , is now called the New York Times International Edition . The paper 's motto , `` All the News That 's Fit to Print '' , appears in the upper left-hand corner of the front page . Since the mid-1970s , The New York Times has greatly expanded its layout and organization , adding special weekly sections on various topics supplementing the regular news , editorials , sports , and features . Since 2008 , The New York Times has been organized into the following sections : News , Editorials/Opinions-Columns/Op-Ed , New York ( metropolitan ) , Business , Sports of The Times , Arts , Science , Styles , Home , Travel , and other features . On Sunday , The New York Times is supplemented by the Sunday Review ( formerly the Week in Review ) , The New York Times Book Review , The New York Times Magazine and T : The New York Times Style Magazine ( T is published 13 times a year ) . The New York Times stayed with the broadsheet full page set-up ( as some others have changed into a tabloid lay-out ) and an eight-column format for several years , after most papers switched to six , and was one of the last newspapers to adopt color photography , especially on the front page .",
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"text": "The Outlook (New York) The Outlook ( 1870 -- 1935 ) was a weekly magazine , published in New York City .",
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"text": "National Digital Newspaper Program The National Digital Newspaper Program is a joint project between the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Library of Congress to create and maintain a publicly available , online digital archive of historically significant newspapers published in the United States between 1836 and 1922 . Additionally , the program will make available bibliographic records and holdings information for some 140,000 newspaper titles from the 17th century to the present . Further , it will include scope notes and encyclopedia-style entries discussing the historical significance of specific newspapers . Added content will also include contextually relevant historical information . `` One organization within each U.S. state or territory will receive an award to collaborate with relevant state partners in this effort . '' In March 2007 more than 226,000 pages of newspapers from California , Florida , Kentucky , New York , Utah , Virginia and the District of Columbia published between 1900 and 1910 were put online at a fully searchable site called `` Chronicling America . '' As of December 2007 , the total number of pages is about 413,000 . This further expanded to be 1 million pages in 2009 . Funding through the National Endowment for the Humanities is carried out through their `` We The People '' initiative .",
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"text": "The American Review: A Whig Journal The American Review , alternatively known as The American Review : A Whig Journal and The American Whig Review , was a New York City-based monthly periodical that published from 1844 to 1852 . Published by Wiley and Putnam , it was owned and operated by George H. Colton .",
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"text": "Daily Express (Dublin) The Daily Express of Dublin ( often referred to as the Dublin Daily Express , to distinguish it from the Daily Express of London ) was an Irish newspaper published from 1851 until June 1921 , and then continued for registration purposes until 1960 . It was a unionist newspaper . From 1917 , its title was the Daily Express and Irish Daily Mail . In its heyday , it had the highest circulation of any paper in Ireland .",
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"text": "The North Star (anti-slavery newspaper) For other newspapers named North Star , see North Star ( disambiguation ) #Newspapers The North Star was a nineteenth-century anti-slavery newspaper published from the Talman Building in Rochester , New York by abolitionist Frederick Douglass . The paper commenced publication on December 3 , 1847 and ceased as the The North Star in June 1851 when it merged with Gerrit Smith 's Liberty Party Paper ( based in Syracuse , New York ) to form Frederick Douglass ' Paper . The North Star 's slogan was `` Right is of no Sex -- Truth is of no Color -- God is the Father of us all , and we are all Brethren . ''",
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"text": "The Leisure Hour The Leisure Hour was a British general-interest periodical of the Victorian era which ran weekly from 1852 to 1905 . It was the most successful of several popular magazines published by the Religious Tract Society , which produced Christian literature for a wide audience . Each issue mixed multiple genres of fiction and factual stories , historical and topical . The magazine 's title referred to campaigns that had decreased work hours , giving workers extra leisure time . Until 1876 , it carried the subtitle `` A Family Journal of Instruction and Recreation '' ; after that , the subtitle changed to `` An illustrated magazine for home reading '' . Each issue cost one penny and comprised 16 pages . The layout typically included approximately six long articles , formatted in two columns per page , and five or six illustrations . The articles were a mix , including biographies , poetry , essays , and fiction . Each issue usually started with a piece of serialised fiction . The creation of the magazine was partly a response to non-religious popular magazines that the Religious Tract Society saw as delivering a `` pernicious '' morality to the working classes . The ethos of the magazine was guided by Sabbatarianism : the campaign to keep Sunday as a day of rest . It aimed to treat its diverse subjects `` in the light of Christian truth '' . Despite this , The Leisure Hour carried far fewer statements of Christian doctrine than the Society 's other publications . Compared to other popular magazines of the time , The Leisure Hour had a greater emphasis on fiction . Two days before the magazine 's launch in 1852 , a warehouse fire destroyed the first batch of The Leisure Hour , so replacement copies had to be printed . The magazine was edited by William Haig Miller until 1858 , James Macaulay from 1858 to 1895 , and William Stevens from 1895 to 1900 . Harold Copping was one of its illustrators . Authors were initially only credited by initials rather than by name , giving the writing a collective rather than individual authority , though naming of authors became more common from the 1870s onwards . In its jubilee issue , published in 1902 , the magazine identified 111 authors who had contributed .",
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"text": "New York Times Co. v. Tasini New York Times Co. v. Tasini , 533 U.S. 483 ( 2001 ) , is a leading decision by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of copyright in the contents of a newspaper database . It held that The New York Times , in licensing back issues of the newspaper for inclusion in electronic databases such as LexisNexis , could not license the works of free-lance journalists contained in the newspapers . The lawsuit brought by members of the UAW 's National Writers Union against the New York Times Company , Newsday Inc. , Time Inc. , University Microfilms International , and LexisNexis . The freelance writers , including lead plaintiff Jonathan Tasini , charged copyright infringement due to the use and reuse in electronic media of articles initially licensed to be published in print form . In a 7-2 ruling delivered by Justice Ginsburg , the Court affirmed the copyright privileges of freelance writers whose works were originally published in periodicals and then provided by the publishers to electronic databases without explicit permission of , or compensation to , the writers . As a result of the decision , plaintiffs won a compensation pool of $ 18 million .",
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"text": "Syracuse New Times Syracuse New Times is a weekly alternative newspaper published in Syracuse , New York , by William Brod and distributed throughout the Central New York region . It is owned by All Times Publishing LLC . The publication is released every Wednesday , printing 46,000 copies and distributed to approximately 1150 locations in Central New York .",
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"text": "Five Towns Jewish Times The Five Towns Jewish Times is a weekly newspaper serving the Jewish communities of the Five Towns in southwestern Nassau County , New York , and the greater New York area , covering the area 's large and growing Orthodox Jewish community . The paper grew out of publisher Larry Gordon 's response to an effort in 2000 by the Lawrence municipality to limit the establishment and growth of local Orthodox synagogues . Gordon wrote a series of articles for the local Nassau Herald , which resulted in an abrupt policy reversal . Believing the Orthodox community needed its own media , Gordon established the 5 Towns Jewish Times . Originally published twice a month , it is now published 50 times a year . The paper is distributed every Thursday on newsstands and in synagogues and Jewish community centers . It is distributed for free on Long Island and sold for $ 1.00 in New York City and to weekly subscribers . The current print run each week is 20,000 papers .",
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"text": "List of awards won by The New York Times The New York Times has won many awards . This list is up to date as of February 2017 .",
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"text": "Joseph Pulitzer Joseph Pulitzer ( -LSB- ˈpʊlɪtsər -RSB- -LSB- ˈpulit͡sɛr -RSB- ; born József Pulitzer ; April 10 , 1847 -- October 29 , 1911 ) was a Hungarian-American newspaper publisher of the St. Louis Post Dispatch and the New York World . Pulitzer introduced the techniques of yellow journalism to the newspapers he acquired in the 1880s . He became a leading national figure in the Democratic Party and was elected congressman from New York . He crusaded against big business and corruption , and helped keep the Statue of Liberty in New York . In the 1890s the fierce competition between his World and William Randolph Hearst 's New York Journal caused both to use yellow journalism for wider appeal ; it opened the way to mass-circulation newspapers that depended on advertising revenue and appealed to readers with multiple forms of news , entertainment and advertising . Today , he is best known for the Pulitzer Prizes , which were established in 1917 by money he bequeathed to Columbia University to recognize artistic and journalistic achievements in the United States . The prizes are given annually to award achievements in American journalism and photography , as well as literature and history , poetry , music and drama . Pulitzer founded the Columbia School of Journalism by his philanthropic bequest ; it opened in 1912 .",
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"text": "Hurst and Blackett Hurst and Blackett was a publisher founded in 1852 by Henry Blackett ( May 26 , 1825 - March 7 , 1871 ) , the grandson of a London shipbuilder , and Daniel William Stow Hurst ( February 17 , 1802 - July 6 , 1870 ) . Shortly after the formation of their partnership Hurst and Blackett took over the business of the long established publisher Henry Colburn , for whom Daniel Hurst had worked for some years , and their earliest publications displayed `` Successors to Henry Colburn '' on the title pages . This was subsequently replaced by the epithet `` Publishers since 1812 '' , probably in reference to the date when Henry Colburn had commenced publishing . Four of Henry Blackett 's sons became publishers . Hurst and Blackett were located on Great Marlborough Street , where Henry Colburn had maintained his premises , and later at Paternoster House , Paternoster Row , London and had offices in New York and Melbourne . They were taken over by Hutchinson , which later became part of Random House .",
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"text": "The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers of 1963 This is a list of adult fiction books that topped The New York Times Fiction Best Seller list in 1963 . The list is notable for being blank for part of the winter as the New York Times , like many other newspapers in the city , worked its way through a major newspaper strike . When the strike ended in March , the political thriller Seven Days in May led the list , having also been at the top at the start of the strike in December 1962 . It lasted there only one week before being overtaken by J.D. Salinger 's second No. 1 bestseller in 18 months , the anthologized novellas , `` Raise High the Roof Beam , Carpenters '' and `` Seymour : An Introduction '' . Salinger 's book led the list for 14 weeks through the spring of 1963 . Daphne du Maurier 's The Glass-Blowers then spent six weeks on the list , followed by Morris West 's novel about the Vatican , The Shoes of the Fisherman ( 14 weeks ) . On October 6 , Shoes gave way to Mary McCarthy 's semi-autobiographical novel The Group , which would spend the next 20 weeks at the top , closing out the year .",
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"text": "Variety (magazine) Variety is a weekly American entertainment trade magazine and website owned by Penske Media Corporation . It was founded by Sime Silverman in New York in 1905 as a weekly ; in 1933 it added Daily Variety , based in Los Angeles , to cover the motion-picture industry ; in 1998 it brought out Daily Variety Gotham , based in New York . Variety.com features breaking entertainment news , reviews , box office results , cover stories , videos , photo galleries and more , plus a credits database , production charts and calendar , with archive content dating back to 1905 . The last daily printed edition was put out on March 19 , 2013 . Variety originally reported on theater and vaudeville .",
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"text": "T: The New York Times Style Magazine T : The New York Times Style Magazine is a perfect-bound magazine dedicated to fashion , living , beauty , holiday , travel and design coverage . The magazine was launched in August 2004 . Since January 2017 , it has been scheduled to publish 11 times a year ( previously 13 in between 2013-2016 ) , and distributed within the Sunday edition of The New York Times newspaper . Since December 2007 , an international edition has been distributed with the weekend edition of the International New York Times ( formerly the International Herald Tribune ) . Janet Froelich was creative director until 2009 . T is not a supplement of The New York Times Magazine , but a distinct publication with its own staff . In 2010 , it launched its first country specific edition with T Qatar . Stefano Tonchi was editor until 2010 ; his replacement was Sally Singer . Singer left in 2012 and was replaced by Deborah Needleman . In 2013 , Brendan Monaghan was announced as the first publisher , whilst Monaghan and Sebastian Tomich were jointly named vice presidents of advertising . Monaghan departed T in 2015 and in March 2016 , former Women 's Health Associate Publisher , Elizabeth Webbe Lunny joined the magazine as Vice President and Publisher . Deborah Needleman left T in late November 2016 , after four years in the position . Executive editor Whitney Vargas was filling in for Needleman in the interim , but Vargas left the magazine in February . And T 's previous articles editor Nick Haramis recently took the job of editor-in-chief of Interview magazine . T magazine does not currently have an editor-in-chief . Under Needleman 's leadership , T underwent a redesign and increased its ad pages.The luxury magazine had its ad pages grow by 30 % in the first three quarters of 2016 , compared to the same period in 2012 , to 934 pages , according to Business of Fashion . Since the editorial departures , T 's advertising business under Lunny has largely been down with steep declines in paging in key 2017 Women 's & Men 's Spring Fashion issues .",
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"text": "History of journalism in the United Kingdom The history of journalism in the United Kingdom includes the gathering and transmitting of news , spans the growth of technology and trade , marked by the advent of specialized techniques for gathering and disseminating information on a regular basis . In the analysis of historians , it involves the steady increase of the scope of news available to us and the speed with which it is transmitted . Newspapers have always been the primary medium of journalists since 1700 , with magazines added in the 18th century , radio and television in the 20th century , and the Internet in the 21st century . London has always been the main center of British journalism , followed at a distance by Edinburgh , Belfast , Dublin , and regional cities .",
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"text": "Lists of The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers This is a list of lists by year of The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers . The New York Times Best Seller list was first published without fanfare on 12 October 1931 . It consisted of five fiction and four non-fiction for the New York City region only . The following month the list was expanded to eight cities , with a separate list for each city . By the early 1940s , fourteen cities were included . A national list was created 9 April 1942 , in The New York Times Book Review ( Sundays ) as a supplement to the regular paper 's city lists ( Monday edition ) . The national list ranked by weighting how many times the book appeared in each city list . A few years later , the city lists were eliminated leaving only the national rankings , which was compiled according to `` reports from leading booksellers in 22 cities , '' a system which remains , although the specifics have changed .",
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"text": "Times Publishing Company Times Publishing Company is a newspaper and magazine publisher . Its flagship publication is the Tampa Bay Times ( formerly the St. Petersburg Times ) , a daily newspaper serving the Tampa Bay area . It also publishes the business magazine Florida Trend and the daily newspaper tbt * . Times Publishing Company is based in St. Petersburg , Florida , and is owned by the Poynter Institute , a nonprofit journalism school in St. Petersburg . The current chairman and CEO of Times Publishing Company is Paul Tash , who also serves as editor of the Tampa Bay Times . On January 1 , 2012 , the St. Petersburg Times was renamed the Tampa Bay Times , with tbt * ( which was an acronym for `` Tampa Bay Times '' ) only referred to by that name .",
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"text": "Tait's Edinburgh Magazine Tait 's Edinburgh Magazine was a monthly periodical founded in 1832 . It was an important venue for liberal political views , as well as contemporary cultural and literary developments , in early-to-mid-nineteenth century Britain . The magazine was founded by William Tait ( 1792 -- 1864 ) , the son of a builder and an inheritor of a large fortune . Tait was an `` independent radical '' in politics ; he strongly favored the Whig party . 1832 was a time of great political ferment , with the first Reform Bill the dominant subject of discourse . Tait 's periodical was intended as a `` Radical riposte '' to `` the politically revanchist but culturally avant-garde Blackwood 's Edinburgh Magazine . '' Tait 's welcomed many new and unknown writers like Robert Nicoll , as well as established voices like James Henry Leigh Hunt , and figures of future fame like Harriet Martineau and John Stuart Mill . From 1833 on , Tait 's Magazine was a regular venue for the essays of Thomas De Quincey . De Quincey 's series of biographical essays on the Lake Poets ( later collected as Recollections of the Lake Poets ) were featured in Tait 's between 1834 and 1840 . Tait published a range of other selections by De Quincey , including , somewhat surprisingly , `` A Tory 's Account of Toryism , Whiggism and Radicalism '' ( December 1835 , January 1836 ) . That article , however , was supplied with many sarcastic footnotes disagreeing with its points -- `` objecting foot-notes from the pen , presumably , of Tait himself . '' In 1834 Tait 's Magazine was combined with Johnstone 's Edinburgh Magazine , a liberal periodical started two years earlier by husband and wife John Johnstone and Christian Isobel Johnstone . She was an early feminist who wrote extensively for Tait 's in the following years , becoming the magazine 's `` chief contributor and director '' under William Tait himself . Christian Johnstone was `` the first woman to serve as paid editor of a major Victorian periodical , '' to which she brought `` fresh life and popularity . '' In the same year Alexander Bailey Richmond took the magazine 's London agents to court , for reviewing a work calling Richmond a government spy : the defence was successful . Christian Johnstone died in 1857 ; Tait 's Magazine ceased publication in 1861 .",
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"text": "York Theatre York Theatre is an Off-Broadway theatre company base in East Midtown Manhattan , New York City . In its 48th year , York Theatre is dedicated to the production of new musicals and concert productions of forgotten musicals from the past . Each season consists of three or four mainstage productions , six or more concert presentations and dozens of developmental readings . It has had several transfers of its work to larger off-Broadway theatres and to Broadway . The company was awarded a special Drama Desk Award in 1996 to its artistic director Janet Hayes Walker and in 2006 for its `` vital contributions to theater by developing and presenting new musicals '' . Since 1993 the company has performed in an intimate theatre that is part of St. Peter 's Church , in the Citigroup Center Complex at 619 Lexington Avenue at the corner of East 54th Street . The Oscar Hammerstein Award is named in honor of the legendary lyricist and librettist who helped shape American musical theatre through his collaborations with a number of different composers and writers . The award was created in 1988 by Janet Hayes Walker , the Founding Artistic Director of The York Theatre Company , and is presented with the endorsement of the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization and the Hammerstein family . The Oscar Hammerstein Award Gala is the major annual fundraising event of The York , a mainstay of the Off-Broadway scene for more than 45 years . Past recipients include Stephen Sondheim , Betty Comden & Adolph Green , Harold Prince , Cy Coleman , Charles Strouse , Arthur Laurents , Jerry Herman , Stephen Schwartz , Peter Stone , David Merrick , John Kander & Fred Ebb , Terrence McNally , Sir Cameron Mackintosh , Carol Channing , Tony Walton , Joseph Stein , Thomas Meehan , Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick , Barbara Cook , Paul Gemignani , Lynn Ahrens & Stephen Flaherty . In November , 2015 , the 24th Oscar Hammerstein Award was presented to Angela Lansbury in a star-studded tribute evening .",
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"text": "Billie Jean King Billie Jean King ( née Moffitt ; born November 22 , 1943 ) is an American former World No. 1 professional tennis player . King won 39 Grand Slam titles : 12 in singles , 16 in women 's doubles , and 11 in mixed doubles . King won the singles title at the inaugural WTA Tour Championships . King often represented the United States in the Federation Cup and the Wightman Cup . She was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups . For three years , King was the United States ' captain in the Federation Cup . King is an advocate for gender equality and has long been a pioneer for equality and social justice . In 1973 , at age 29 , she won the Battle of the Sexes tennis match against the 55-year-old Bobby Riggs , and was the founder of the Women 's Tennis Association , World TeamTennis ( with former husband Larry King ) , and the Women 's Sports Foundation . Regarded by many in the sport as one of the greatest tennis players of all time , King was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1987 . The Fed Cup Award of Excellence was bestowed on King in 2010 . In 1972 , King was the joint winner , with John Wooden , of the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year award and was one of the Time Persons of the Year in 1975 . King has also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the Sunday Times Sportswoman of the Year lifetime achievement award . King was inducted into the National Women 's Hall of Fame in 1990 , and in 2006 , the USTA National Tennis Center in New York City was renamed the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center .",
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"text": "Ann Jones (tennis) Ann Shirley Jones CBE ( née Adrianne Haydon ; born 7 October 1938 , thus also commonly known as Ann Haydon-Jones ) , is a former table tennis and lawn tennis champion . She won a total of 8 Grand Slam championships during her career : three in singles , three in women 's doubles , and two in mixed doubles . As of 2016 , she serves as a vice president of the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club .",
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"text": "Butch Walts Butch Walts ( born June 4 , 1955 ) , is a former professional tennis player from the United States . During his career Walts won 4 singles titles and 15 doubles titles . He achieved a career-high singles ranking of World No. 32 in 1979 and a career-high doubles ranking of World No. 23 in 1984 .",
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"text": "Tsvetana Pironkova Tsvetana Pironkova ( Цветана Кирилова Пиронкова -LSB- tsvɛˈtana pirɔnˈkɔva -RSB- ) ( born 13 September 1987 ) is a Bulgarian tennis player and the current no. 1 Bulgarian in the WTA rankings . She is right-handed and plays with a two-handed backhand . Born in Plovdiv , Pironkova started playing tennis at the age of four on being introduced to the sport by her father , who later coached her . After playing at a junior level and winning Atlantic Cup , she made her senior international tournament debut in 2002 at the International Tennis Federation circuit . Early in her career , Pironkova won six international singles titles at the ITF circuit . Pironkova made her WTA tour debut at the İstanbul Cup in 2005 , and achieved moderate success earlier in her career . That changed in 2010 , when she entered Wimbledon with a 1 -- 4 career record at the event , and went on reach the semifinals of the tournament , becoming the second Bulgarian tennis player in history to reach the semifinal stage of a Grand Slam in singles . She garnered wide recognition for her performance , and after her semifinal finish reached her highest WTA Singles ranking at no. 31 in September 2010 . Pironkova followed it up with a quarterfinal run at the event the following year , earning her the nickname `` The Wimbledon Darkhorse '' . She is also known defeating Venus Williams three times at Grand Slam tournaments , twice at Wimbledon . Pironkova won her first WTA title at the 2014 Apia International , defeating three top-10 ranked players in a row . She defeated the world no. 2 Agnieszka Radwańska in the fourth round of the 2016 French Open , reaching her quarterfinal at a Grand Slam other than Wimbledon . In addition to this , Pironkova has a total of twelve wins over other top-10 ranked players to her name . She also holds the second longest active streak of the most consecutive Grand Slam appearances at 45 , only behind Jelena Jankovic . Pironkova has been recognized by The New York Times for her `` cerebral '' grass-court abilities and named one of the most beautiful women in sports by MSN .",
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"text": "Pam Teeguarden Pam Teeguarden ( born April 17 , 1951 ) is a former American professional tennis player in the 1970s and 1980s , ranked in the top 20 from 1970 -- 1975 , according to John Dolan 's Women 's Tennis Ultimate Guide , prior to computer rankings . She won two Grand Slam Doubles Titles and was a quarter finalist in singles at the U.S. Open and The French Open . Her father Jerry , a well known coach , helped Margaret Court win the coveted Grand Slam ( all four Grand Slam titles in one year ) in 1970 and Virginia Wade to her 1977 Wimbledon triumph . Teeguarden was voted the `` Most Watchable Player '' based on play and appearance by a group of Madison Avenue advertising executives or `` Mad Men '' while playing at the US Open . Teeguarden played in 19 consecutive US Opens , holding the record until Chris Evert played in 20 . She wore the first all black outfit in the history of tennis in 1975 at The Bridgestone Doubles Championships in Tokyo , starting a trend that is still popular today . Teeguarden was the first woman tennis player signed by Nike . She played on the victorious Los Angeles Strings Team Tennis team in 1981 and won the Team Tennis Mixed Doubles Division with Tom Gullikson in 1977 ; they were also runners-up in the league that year . Teeguarden won two grand slam titles : US Open Mixed in 1974 ( with Geoff Masters ) French Open in 1977 ( with Regina Maršíková ) Among Teeguarden 's doubles titles are the Canadian Open Doubles , the Swedish Open Doubles , the Austrian Open Doubles , the Argentinian Open Doubles , the Women 's Games Doubles in Salt Lake City , and the Virginia Slims of Tucson Doubles .",
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"text": "Stephanie DeFina Stephanie DeFina Johnson ( born March 8 , 1946 ) is an American former amateur tennis player who was active in the 1960s and early 1970s . DeFina was included in the year-end top ten rankings issued by the United States Lawn Tennis Association from 1966 through 1968 , reaching a career high ranking of seventh in 1967 . Her best singles result at a Grand Slam tournament was reaching the fourth round of the 1967 Wimbledon Championships in which she lost to Ann Jones . In 1966 , she reached the final of the U.S. Women 's Clay Court Championships before falling to Nancy Richey . In 1969 , she was a doubles runner-up at the New England Women 's Invitational Indoor Tennis Championships ( teaming with Kathy Pigeon ) and was the singles runner-up at the U.S. Indoor Championships . At the tournament in Cincinnati , DeFina won two singles titles : in 1963 ( defeating Jane `` Peaches '' Bartkowicz in the final ) and 1965 ( defeating Roberta Alison in the final ) . She also paired with Alison to win the Cincinnati doubles title in 1965 . In 1968 DeFina was a member of the U.S. team that competed for the Wightman Cup , the annual women 's team tennis competition between the United States and Great Britain . She played the doubles match partnering Kathy Harter but lost to the sister team of Christine Truman Janes and Nell Truman . DeFina was a member of the 1974 World Team Tennis champion Denver Racquets .",
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"text": "Nancy Yeargin Nancy Yeargin ( born 22 May 1955 ) is an American former tennis player who was active during the 1970s and 1980s . During her career Yeargin played in all four Grand Slam tournaments . Her best result in the singles came in 1982 when she reached the third round at the US Open . At Wimbledon she reached the second round in 1982 and 1983 . Her best doubles result was reaching the third round at Wimbledon In 1979 and 1982 . At the Australian Open she reached the second round in the singles ( 1981 ) and doubles ( 1982 ) . Yeargin reached the quarterfinals at the 1982 Edgbaston Cup after victories over Amanda Tobin , Sylvia Hanika and Barbara Hallquist . At the 1984 Virginia Slims of Pennsylvania , part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series , she partnered Ann Henricksson to reach the final of the doubles event . Yeargin was elected to the Women 's International Tennis Association ( WITA , now WTA ) board of directors and served from 1982 through 1986 during which time she was chairman of the tournament committee . In 1982 she was voted the winner of the Karen Krantzcke Sportsmanship Award in 1982 . After her retirement from the WTA Tour in 1984 she became a professional coach at the Greenville Country Club .",
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"text": "Clare Wood Clare Jacqueline Wood ( born 8 March 1968 ) is a former British number 1 tennis player from Great Britain who began playing professionally in 1984 and retired in 1998 . Over the course of her career she reached a career-high singles ranking of world no. 77 in singles ( achieved 2 May 1994 ) and no. 59 in doubles ( achieved 21 October 1996 ) . Wood won one ITF singles title , six in doubles and also won a WTA doubles title at the Wellington Classic having been the runner-up there the previous year . Her greatest success in singles at Grand Slam level came in 1991 when she reached the third round of the Australian Open . She also reached the third round in doubles at three of the four Grand Slam events during her career ( the exception being the US Open where she never passed the second round ) and reached the quarterfinals in the mixed doubles event at Wimbledon in 1995 . At the time of her retirement she had a 212 -- 223 singles win-loss record with notable scalps including Jo Durie and Mary Pierce . After her retirement from professional competition , Wood became a tennis officiator . From 1999 until 2002 she was a tournament supervisor on the WTA Tour and from 2002 onwards she was an assistant referee at Wimbledon where she was also fully responsible for the qualifying and junior events . In 2004 , she was an assistant referee at the 2004 Olympic tennis event and in 2008 it was announced that she would fulfil the role of Tennis Competition Manager at the 2012 Olympic Games .",
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"text": "Althea Gibson Althea Gibson ( August 25 , 1927 -- September 28 , 2003 ) was an American tennis player and professional golfer , and the first black athlete to cross the color line of international tennis . In 1956 , she became the first person of color to win a Grand Slam title ( the French Open ) . The following year she won both Wimbledon and the U.S. Nationals ( precursor of the U.S. Open ) , then won both again in 1958 , and was voted Female Athlete of the Year by the Associated Press in both years . In all , she won 11 Grand Slam tournaments , including six doubles titles , and was inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame and the International Women 's Sports Hall of Fame . `` She is one of the greatest players who ever lived , '' said Robert Ryland , a tennis contemporary and former coach of Venus and Serena Williams . `` Martina could n't touch her . I think she 'd beat the Williams sisters . '' In the early 1960s she also became the first black player to compete on the women 's professional golf tour . At a time when racism and prejudice were widespread in sports and in society , Gibson was often compared to Jackie Robinson . `` Her road to success was a challenging one , '' said Billie Jean King , `` but I never saw her back down . '' `` To anyone , she was an inspiration , because of what she was able to do at a time when it was enormously difficult to play tennis at all if you were black , '' said former New York City Mayor David Dinkins . `` I am honored to have followed in such great footsteps , '' wrote Venus Williams . `` Her accomplishments set the stage for my success , and through players like myself and Serena and many others to come , her legacy will live on . ''",
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"text": "Unmatched Unmatched is a documentary about tennis players Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert , their decades-long on-court rivalry and lifelong friendship , created for ESPN 's 30 for 30 documentary series . Evert and Navratilova met in 80 matches , 60 finals and 14 grand slam finals with Navratilova sporting a 43-37 advantage . The film was shot over three days in Amagansett , New York in October 2009 . Unmatched was awarded the 2011 Gracie Award for `` Outstanding Producer - News/Non-fiction '' . Navratilova was sometimes described as the lesbian tennis player from a communist country : `` As one of the first openly gay sports figures , she has spent much of her career overcoming prejudices and stereotypes , giving up millions of dollars in endorsements and sponsorships as a result of her insistence on living a life of integrity and honesty . '' Evert was described as the all-American girl next door . Today Navratilova is often cited as the greatest tennis player of all-time ; she has won 167 singles titles , 177 doubles championships titles and 59 Grand Slam titles , she has been inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame , was the WTA 's `` Tour Player of the Year '' seven times , was declared one of the `` Top Forty Athletes of All-time '' by Sports Illustrated and was named `` Female Athlete of the Year '' by the Associated Press . Navratilova has served as AARP 's Health and Fitness Ambassador and is also involved with the LGBT movement , The Rainbow Card ® and Rainbow Endowment . Evert on the other hand reached more Grand Slam singles finals than any player , she has been president of the Women 's Tennis Association and in 2005 she was named fourth on the list of the 40 Greatest Players of the Tennis Era by TENNIS Magazine . Evert won 157 singles championships , 29 doubles titles and she won 18 Grand Slam singles championships and three doubles titles . Hannah Storm said of the rivalry : `` Just think about the dynamic of competing against your best friend . They would practice together , eat lunch together , then go out and play in the final and then make travel plans to go to the next tournament . '' In describing their rivalry and its effect on their tennis careers , Navratilova said : `` I do n't think either of us would have lasted as long without the other . '' Evert said : `` It gave us inspiration and a lot of incentive to work harder and try to continue to improve . ''",
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"text": "Henin–S. Williams rivalry Tennis players Justine Henin from Belgium , former world No. 1 , and Serena Williams from the USA , current World No. 1 , who met 14 times during their careers . When Henin was an active player , their rivalry was one of the most heated and competitive between two female players on the WTA Tour ; their contests were not solely athletic in nature , but interpersonal as well . As of June 30 , 2013 , Williams leads the overall head-to-head series , 8 -- 6 . Henin retired for the second time in January 2011 .",
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"text": "Novak Djokovic Novak Djokovic ( Новак Ђоковић , Novak Đoković , -LSB- nôʋaːk d͡ʑôːkoʋit͡ɕ -RSB- ; born 22 May 1987 ) , often referred to by the hypocorism Nole , is a Serbian professional tennis player who is currently ranked world No. 2 in men 's singles tennis by the Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) . He is considered one of the greatest tennis players of all time . Djokovic holds the highest match winning rate ( 82.8 % ) in the Open Era , as of May 2017 . Djokovic has won 12 Grand Slam singles titles , the fourth most in history , and held the No. 1 spot in the ATP rankings for a total of 223 weeks . In majors , Djokovic has won six Australian Open titles , three Wimbledon titles , two US Open titles and one French Open title . In 2016 , he became the eighth player in history to achieve the Career Grand Slam ; by winning the 2016 French Open , Djokovic became the third man to hold all four major titles at once , the first since Rod Laver in 1969 , and the first ever to do so on three different surfaces . Djokovic has won an all-time record of 30 Masters 1000 series titles , tied with Rafael Nadal . Djokovic 's records include breaking the single-season record with six masters titles in 2015 , winning 31 consecutive ATP World Tour Masters 1000 series matches , playing in the finals at all nine ATP Masters 1000 tournaments ( shared with Roger Federer and Nadal , and being the only player to win eight of the nine events ( and at least twice ) . Among other titles , he has won the ATP World Tour Finals five times and was on the Serbian team which won the 2010 Davis Cup . He also won the Bronze medal in men 's singles at the 2008 Summer Olympics . Djokovic is the first Serbian player to be ranked No. 1 by the ATP and the first male player representing Serbia to win a Grand Slam singles title . Djokovic has won numerous awards , including the 2012 , 2015 , and 2016 Laureus World Sports Award for Sportsman of the Year , 2011 BBC Overseas Sports Personality of the Year , five-time ITF World Champion , and four-time ATP year-end number 1 . He is a recipient of the Order of St. Sava , the Order of Karađorđe 's Star and the Order of the Republika Srpska .",
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"text": "French Open The French Open , often referred to as Roland-Garros ( -LSB- ʁɔlɑ̃ ɡaʁɔs -RSB- ) , is a major tennis tournament held over two weeks between late May and early June at the Stade Roland-Garros in Paris , France . Named after the French aviator Roland Garros , it is the premier clay court tennis championship event in the world and the second of four annual Grand Slam tournaments , the other three being the Australian Open , Wimbledon and the US Open . Roland Garros is currently the only major held on clay , and it is the zenith of the spring clay court season . Because of the seven rounds needed for a championship , the slow-playing surface and the best-of-five-set men 's singles matches ( without a tiebreak in the final set ) , the event is widely considered to be the most physically demanding tennis tournament in the world .",
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"text": "2013 Australian Open The 2013 Australian Open was a tennis tournament that took place in Melbourne Park in Melbourne , Australia , from 14 to 27 January 2013 . It was the 101st edition of the Australian Open , and the first Grand Slam event of the year . The tournament consisted of events for professional players in singles , doubles and mixed doubles play . Junior and wheelchair players competed in singles and doubles tournaments . All four of the main events in singles and same-sex doubles were won by the top seeds -- Novak Djokovic in men 's singles , Victoria Azarenka in women 's singles , Bob and Mike Bryan in men 's doubles , and Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci in women 's doubles . This year 's Australian Open was the first Grand Slam event since that tournament 's 2004 edition in which the women 's singles and doubles were won by the top seeds , and the first Grand Slam event since the 1997 Wimbledon Championships in which the men 's and women 's singles and doubles were all won by the top seeds .",
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"text": "Christopher Lewis (tennis) John Christopher Lewis ( born April 2 , 1956 ) is a former professional tennis player from the United States .",
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"text": "Margaret Court career statistics This is a list of the main career statistics of Australian former tennis player Margaret Court . She won 64 Grand Slam events ( 24 singles , 19 doubles , 21 mixed doubles ) , which is a record for a male or female player . Her 24 Grand Slam singles titles and 21 in mixed doubles are also all-time records for both sexes . She achieved a career Grand Slam in singles , doubles , and mixed doubles . She is one of two women to have achieved the calendar year Grand Slam in singles in the Open Era ( alongside Steffi Graf ) , and is the only woman to have achieved the mixed doubles Grand Slam , which she did twice . Court won more than half of the Grand Slam singles tournaments she played ( 24 of 47 ) . She won 192 singles titles before and after the Open Era , an all-time record . Her career singles win-loss record was 1,177-106 , for a winning percentage of 91.74 percent on all surfaces ( hard , clay , grass , carpet ) , is also an all-time record . She won at least 100 singles matches in 1965 ( 113-8 ) , 1968 ( 107-12 ) , 1969 ( 104-6 ) , 1970 ( 110-6 ) , and 1973 ( 108-6 ) . She won more than 80 percent of her singles matches against top 10 players ( 297-73 ) and was the year-end top ranked player seven times .",
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"text": "Brian Gottfried Brian Edward Gottfried ( born January 27 , 1952 ) is a retired tennis player from the United States who won 25 singles titles and 54 doubles titles during his professional career . The right-hander was the runner-up at the 1977 French Open and achieved a career-high singles ranking on the ATP tour on June 19 , 1977 , when he became World No. 3 .",
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"text": "2009 Billie Jean King Cup March 2 , 2009 , marked the inaugural year of the Billie Jean King Cup and the first time women 's tennis had been played at Madison Square Garden since 2000 , when the year-ending Chase Championships were held there . Broadcast internationally on HBO , the event featured 2008 US Open Champion Serena Williams , 2008 Wimbledon Champion Venus Williams , 2008 French Open Champion Ana Ivanovic and 2008 year end world No. 1 ranked player Jelena Janković , who filled in as a wild card for the injured 2008 Australian Open Champion Maria Sharapova . Serena Williams won her semifinal match against Ana Ivanovic 6 -- 3 , and Venus Williams won hers 6 -- 4 against Jelena Janković . The final was won by Serena 6 -- 4 , 6 -- 3 . Between the semifinals and final a tribute was paid to tennis legend and pioneer Billie Jean King . The tribute featured a speech by former president Bill Clinton , and appearances by figure skaters Sarah Hughes and Nancy Kerrigan , race car driver Janet Guthrie , Billie Jean King 's long time double 's partner Rosie Casals and other prominent women in sports . A portion of the proceeds from the 2009 event benefited the Dream Vaccines Foundation and the Women 's Sports Foundation .",
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"text": "Kerry Melville Kerry Melville Reid , , ( née Melville ; born 7 August 1947 ) is a former professional tennis player from Australia . During her 17-year career , Reid won one Grand Slam singles title and 26 other singles titles and was the runner-up in 40 singles tournaments . Reid was included in the year-end world top ten rankings for 12 consecutive years ( 1968 -- 1979 ) . She won at least one tournament annually from 1966 through 1979 , except for 1975 . Her career-high ranking was World No. 5 in 1971 , behind Margaret Court , Billie Jean King , Evonne Goolagong , and Rosie Casals .",
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"text": "Grand Slam Cup The Grand Slam Cup was a tennis tournament held annually at the Olympiahalle in Munich in Germany from 1990 through 1999 . The event was organized by the International Tennis Federation ( ITF ) , which invited the best-performing players in the year 's Grand Slam events to compete in the Grand Slam Cup . The tournament was created in 1990 and was played on indoor carpet courts . From 1990 to 1996 , it was held in December but was moved to the middle of autumn from 1997 to 1999 . From 1990 to 1997 the tournament was limited to male players . A women 's Cup was added in 1998 and was held simultaneously with the men 's Cup . Throughout its existence , the Grand Slam Cup was famous for paying out the highest prize money of any tournament in tennis . The winner for the first three years of the Cup received US$ 2 million in prize money , which dipped to $ 1.625 million in 1993 , rose to $ 1.875 million in 1996 and back to $ 2 million in 1997 before falling to $ 1.3 million in 1998 . If the Cup was won by a player who had also won a Grand Slam event that year they received a bonus of $ 1 million . Prize money for the winner of the two women 's Cups was fixed at $ 800,000 . The Cup was not recognized by the Association of Tennis Professionals ( ATP ) for the course of its run , and participants did not receive points in the ATP computer rankings nor have it credited as an official career title . Following the discontinuation of the Cup in 1999 , the ATP decided to give the event full recognition and added it to players ' lists of official titles . A compromise between the ITF and the ATP was announced on December 9 , 1999 which merged the Cup with the ATP Tour World Championship , the ATP 's year-end tournament also held annually in Germany , giving birth to the ATP World Tour Finals , an official tour event . A direct result of the merging of the two competitions can still be seen in the qualification rules for the ATP World Tour Finals , which included one notable difference from those of the ATP Tour World Championship . The Tour World Championship was meant to include the top eight players on the ATP computer rankings at the end of a season , even though this could mean the exclusion of a Grand Slam champion who had not been able to earn sufficient ranking points in the rest of the year . Present Finals rules ensure the participation of a Grand Slam champion who is unable to earn a top eight ranking at the end of the season and automatic qualification for the top seven players in the computer rankings . The eighth ranked player , however , qualifies only if all Grand Slam singles champions are among the top eight . Any Grand Slam event champion who is not in the top eight but is still in the top twenty is included to the detriment of the eighth ranked player . This situation occurred at the 2004 Tennis Masters Cup , where Andre Agassi , the 8th ranked player in the ATP Champions Race , was excluded from the event in favor of Gastón Gaudio , who had won that year 's French Open but was ranked 10th at the end of the year . Pete Sampras was the most successful player at this event winning two titles out of three final appearances .",
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"text": "Tournament of Champions (tennis) The Tournament of Champions was a major professional tennis tournament between 1956 and 1959 . The tournament was held on the indoor hardcourts at Los Angeles in 1956 , and on the grass-courts of Forest Hills , New York , between 1957 and 1959 . The 1956 , 1957 , and 1958 tournaments all had a round robin format . The tournament was picked up again in 1968 for a one off tournament during the open era and called Jack Kramer 's Tournament of Champions held at Wembley Arena .",
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"text": "Richard Harris Richard St John Harris ( 1 October 1930 -- 25 October 2002 ) was an Irish actor and singer . He appeared on stage and in many films , appearing as Frank Machin in This Sporting Life , and King Arthur in the 1967 film Camelot and the subsequent 1981 revival of the show . He played an aristocrat and prisoner in A Man Called Horse ( 1970 ) , a gunfighter in Clint Eastwood 's Western film Unforgiven ( 1992 ) , Emperor Marcus Aurelius in Gladiator ( 2000 ) , and Albus Dumbledore in the first two Harry Potter films : the Sorcerer 's Stone ( 2001 ) and the Chamber of Secrets ( 2002 ) . Harris had a top ten hit in the United Kingdom and United States with his 1968 recording of Jimmy Webb 's song `` MacArthur Park '' .",
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"text": "Harriss Harriss is a surname . For the meaning and origins of this name please refer to Harris ( name ) . Harriss may refer to : Charles A.E. Harriss ( 1862-1929 ) , English then Canadian composer , impresario , educator , organist-choirmaster , conductor Cynthia Harriss , American retail and tourism industry executive Gerald Leslie Harriss , English historian of the Late Middle Ages Julian Harriss ( 1914-1989 ) , American director of public relations for University of Tennessee Paul Harriss ( b. 1954 ) , independent member of the Tasmanian Legislative Council of Huon , Australia Slim Harriss ( 1896-1963 ) , American pitcher who played in Major League Baseball",
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"text": "Richard Lewis Spencer Richard Lewis Spencer is an African-American musician and teacher . He played tenor saxophone in Otis Redding 's band , behind Curtis Mayfield and The Impressions with The Winstons . He was awarded the Grammy Award ( R&B Songwriter Of The Year 1969 ) for his composition `` Color Him Father '' . Spencer wrote `` Color Him Father '' and Richard was the singer of the mega-hit with The Winstons on Metromedia Records .",
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"text": "Harris Peak (Victoria Land) Harris Peak is a peak rising to 1750 m 1.4 nmi south of Mount Weyant in the Asgard Range of Victoria Land , Antarctica . It is located between Mount Hall and Ball Peak , with which this naming is associated . It was named by the New Zealand Geographic Board in 1998 after A.M. `` Andy '' Harris ( who died on Mount Everest with Rob Hall ) , a guide and New Zealand Antarctic Research Program field leader , 1987 -- 92 , including two trips to Marie Byrd Land .",
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"text": "Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' Paul Simon in Concert : Live Rhymin ' is an album by Paul Simon , released in March 1974 by Columbia Records . It was recorded in the wake of the release of There Goes Rhymin ' Simon -- which produced a number of hit singles ( `` Kodachrome '' and `` Loves Me Like a Rock '' ) and radio staples ( as `` Something So Right '' and `` Take Me to the Mardi Gras '' ) during Simon 's 1973-74 tour , at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum , New York , July 10th , 1973 . However , the album presents a very truncated version of the concerts he performed on this tour , which consisted of up to 24 songs . The album fails to note where the performances were recorded , although according to liner notes in a later Simon compilation , `` Duncan '' is from a London concert and `` American Tune '' was recorded in New York City . Simon was joined by Urubamba and the Jessy Dixon Singers , although the individual members are not identified either on the recording or on the liner notes . In addition to `` Jesus Is the Answer '' , included on the album , Jessy Dixon also performed `` What Do They Call Him '' on tour , while Urubamba performed the instrumentals `` Kacharpari '' and `` Death in Santa Cruz '' . The album was Simon 's first live release and showed him performing Simon & Garfunkel songs solo in concert for the first time . The variety of songs and richness of styles helped with the album 's appeal . Most notable was Simon 's fascination with gospel , something that materialized in the arrangements on many of the songs , taking distance from Simon 's classical folk early style . Near the end of the album , an audience member calls out for Simon to `` say a few words . '' He replies : `` Say a few words ? Well , let 's hope that we continue to live . '' The album was a moderate success . It reached # 33 in the U.S. and was eventually certified gold by the RIAA . However , it failed to chart at all in the UK . Further , two of the live performances were released as a single as part of the promotion for the album : the breakthrough Simon & Garfunkel `` The Sound of Silence '' as the A-side , along with Simon 's debut single `` Mother and Child Reunion '' on the B-side .",
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"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 '' .",
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"text": "Robert H. Harris Robert H. Harris ( born Robert H. Hurwitz , July 15 , 1911 -- November 30 , 1981 ) was an American character actor born in Manhattan .",
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"text": "Robert Harris (golfer) Robert Harris ( 10 October 1882 -- 17 March 1959 ) was a Scottish amateur golfer . He won the 1925 the Amateur Championship and was the low amateur in the Open Championship the same year . He was the British Walker Cup captain on three occasions . Harris was the son of William Harris , one of the founders of a stationery company , Burns & Harris , in Dundee , Scotland . Harris moved to London and was a member of the Stock Exchange . As well as winning the Amateur Championship in 1925 , he was also twice runner-up , losing 6 & 5 to Harold Hilton in 1913 and 7 & 6 to Roger Wethered in 1923 . His 1925 win over Kenneth Fradgley by 13 & 12 was a record win in the Amateur Championship at the time . Harris was 6 up after 7 holes and 9 up after 18 . He then won 4 of the first 6 of the second round to complete his victory . He wrote a book `` Sixty Years of Golf '' published in 1953 .",
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"text": "Dickie Rock Richard `` Dickie '' Rock ( born 10 October 1938 ) is an Irish singer . He experienced much success on the Irish charts during the 1960s , but has continued on as a popular live act as well as occasionally hitting the charts ever since .",
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"text": "Richard Croft (tenor) Richard Croft is an American opera singer who is often characterized as a lyric tenor or `` Mozart tenor . '' Richard Croft debuted in the United States ( including at the Metropolitan Opera , the Houston Grand Opera , the Washington Opera and Dallas ) , by singing the major roles of Mozart and Rossini , before being invited on the leading international stages ( Salzburg Festival , Paris Opera , Staatsoper Berlin , Zurich Opera , Glyndebourne Festival , Theater an der Wien among others ) . Richard Croft is Professor of Voice at the University of North Texas College of Music since 2004 . His brother , Dwayne Croft , is an operatic baritone . Both Croft brothers have sung leading roles in historically themed operas by the composer Philip Glass : Richard portrayed Mohandas Gandhi in Satyagraha , and Dwayne portrayed Robert E. Lee in the debut production of Appomattox . He also portrayed the role of Loge in the Metropolitan Opera 's 2012 production of Wagner 's Das Rheingold directed by Robert Lepage , opposite his brother Dwayne in the role of Donner .",
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"text": "Bob Harris (radio) Robert Brinley Joseph Harris , OBE ( born 11 April 1946 ) , known as '' ` Whispering Bob Harris '' , is an English music presenter known for being a host of the BBC2 music programme The Old Grey Whistle Test , and as a co-founder of the listings magazine Time Out . Harris has been broadcasting on the BBC for over 40 years and has been recognised with the Americana Music Association of America Trailblazer Award , a UK Heritage Award , and a MOJO Medal , as well as his OBE for services to broadcasting . Harris was credited as the inspiration for The Fast Show character , Louis Balfour , whose catchphrase `` nice ! '' delivered in close up to camera followed universally dreadful modern jazz acts . This closely mirrors Harris ' trademark laconic enthusiasm on both Old Grey Whistle Test and his radio shows .",
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"text": "Light of the Stable (album) Light of the Stable is a Christmas album by Emmylou Harris . It was originally released in 1979 by Warner Bros. . Records but has since gone through several intervening releases . The 1992 Warner release was a remastered version of the original with a different album cover . The latest edition was released in 2004 by Rhino Records . It contains three newly recorded tracks in addition to remastered versions of the ten original tracks . Its cover came from the record sleeve of the original 45-rpm single version of `` Light of the Stable '' that was released in 1975 . The title song featured harmony vocals from Neil Young , Dolly Parton and Linda Ronstadt .",
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"text": "Calvin Harris discography Scottish record producer , DJ , singer and songwriter Calvin Harris has released four studio albums , one mix album , three extended plays , 28 singles ( including three as a featured artist ) , 12 promotional singles and 31 music videos . As of November 2014 , Harris had sold 8,176,180 singles and tracks in the United Kingdom . Harris 's debut studio album , I Created Disco , was released in June 2007 . The album peaked at number eight on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) . Its first two singles , `` Acceptable in the 80s '' and `` The Girls '' , peaked at numbers 10 and three , respectively , on the UK Singles Chart , while the third single , `` Merrymaking at My Place '' , reached number 43 . In August 2009 , Harris released his second studio album , Ready for the Weekend , which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and earned a gold certification from the BPI within two months of release . Its lead single , `` I 'm Not Alone '' , became Harris 's first number one on the UK Singles Chart . `` Ready for the Weekend '' was released as the album 's second single , peaking at number three in the United Kingdom . Two more singles were released from the album , `` Flashback '' and `` You Used to Hold Me '' , which reached numbers 18 and 27 on the UK chart , respectively . His third studio album , 18 Months , was released in October 2012 . The album sees Harris stepping away from vocals , instead focusing on the music production . It earned Harris his second consecutive number-one album in his home country . 18 Months also became his first album to chart on the Billboard 200 in the United States , peaking at number 19 , while reaching number two in Ireland , number five in Australia and number eight in Canada . The album 's lead single , `` Bounce '' featuring Kelis , peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and gave Harris his first top-10 entry in Australia , peaking at number seven . The second single , `` Feel So Close '' , also peaked at number two in the UK . The song brought Harris to international prominence , reaching number five in New Zealand and number seven in Australia , as well as becoming his first chart entry as a lead performer on the US Billboard Hot 100 , where it charted at number 12 . In 2011 , Harris wrote , produced and was featured on Rihanna 's single `` We Found Love '' , which topped the charts in 25 countries , including the United Kingdom , the United States , Ireland and Canada . The third and fourth singles from 18 Months , `` Let 's Go '' ( featuring Ne-Yo ) and `` We 'll Be Coming Back '' ( featuring Example ) , both reached number two on the UK chart , with the former also peaking at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The album 's fifth single , `` Sweet Nothing '' featuring Florence Welch , became Harris 's fourth number-one single in the UK and first top-10 single in the US . `` Drinking from the Bottle '' ( featuring Tinie Tempah ) and `` I Need Your Love '' ( featuring Ellie Goulding ) served as the album 's sixth and seventh singles . Having both charted inside the UK top 10 by April 2013 , Harris made chart history by becoming the first artist to attain eight top-10 singles from one studio album , overtaking the record previously set by Michael Jackson . The eighth and final single , `` Thinking About You '' featuring Ayah Marar , peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart . Harris 's fourth studio album , Motion , was released in October 2014 . It peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and number five on the US Billboard 200 , his highest-peaking album on the latter chart . The album includes the UK number-one singles `` Under Control '' , `` Summer '' and `` Blame '' , as well as the top-10 single `` Outside '' .",
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"text": "Dick Holler Dick Holler ( born Richard Louis Holler , October 16 , 1934 in Indianapolis , Indiana ) is a songwriter , pianist and performer . He is best known as the writer of the folk-pop standard `` Abraham , Martin and John '' which has been recorded by numerous artists including Dion , Ray Charles , Kenny Rogers , Emmylou Harris , Andy Williams , Marvin Gaye , Whitney Houston , and Moms Mabley , among others .",
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"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",
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"text": "Bluebird (Emmylou Harris album) Bluebird is an Emmylou Harris album from 1989 , which merged a number of eclectic songs ( including work by the McGarrigle Sisters , Tom Rush and Rodney Crowell ) with polished , country music production . It included her most recent top-ten country-charting single , `` Heartbreak Hill '' . The album enjoyed renewed interest in 2004 when The Sopranos introduced its fifth season with `` Heaven Only Knows . '' Bonnie Raitt provided guest vocals on the track `` Icy Blue Heart '' . Billboard said in their review of the album that , `` Like most of Emmylou Harris ' albums , Bluebird is an expertly performed album , featuring some truly startling and affecting tour de forces . ''",
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"text": "The Last Time I Saw Richard `` The Last Time I Saw Richard '' is a song by Joni Mitchell from her 1971 album Blue . It is the last track on the album . The song could be a reference to Joni Mitchell 's first husband Chuck Mitchell and their brief marriage . According to Richard Flynn , as noted in the official Joni Mitchell website , biographer Karen O'Brien believes `` Joni revisits her brief marriage to Chuck Mitchell in this song . O'Brien even refers to the protagonist of the song as Richard/Chuck . Joni and Chuck ( who , unlike Joni , sang `` material ranging from simple ballads to Brecht theatre songs , '' according to Broadside Magazine ) lived in Detroit after their marriage in 1965 , until their break-up in 1967 , when Joni moved to New York City '' . The song was covered by Brazilian rock band Legião Urbana in 1992 and released on their 1999 Acústico MTV album . This recording was certified Diamond by the Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos , with more than 500,000 copies sold .",
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"text": "Trio (Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris album) Trio is a collaboration album by three American performers , Dolly Parton , Linda Ronstadt and Emmylou Harris . The album , released in 1987 , sold over 4 million copies worldwide and also received several awards , including two Grammy Awards . Parton , Ronstadt , and Harris released a second album , Trio II , in 1999 .",
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"text": "Joby Harris Joby Harris ( born February 21 , 1975 ) is a designer and director in Los Angeles , California . He is also the lead singer and guitar player for the American post-hardcore band Crash Rickshaw . He is currently a visual strategist for NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena , California .",
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"text": "I'm Not Alone `` I 'm Not Alone '' is a song by Scottish recording artist Calvin Harris , released as the lead single from his second studio album , Ready for the Weekend . The track was first played by Pete Tong on BBC Radio 1 as his `` essential new tune '' on 23 January 2009 and has been described as a slice of euphoric dance . On 12 April 2009 , the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart , earning Harris his first solo number-one single on the chart and second overall following his 2008 collaboration with Dizzee Rascal and Chrome , `` Dance wiv Me '' . In 2010 , Harris received a writing credit on Chris Brown 's hit single `` Yeah 3x '' , due to the perceived similarities between the two songs .",
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"text": "Meet on the Ledge `` Meet on the Ledge '' was a song released in 1968 by the English folk rock and electric folk band Fairport Convention . It was their second single . The song was taken from the album What We Did on Our Holidays . BBC Radio 2 's Sold On Song TOP 100 songs as voted for by Radio 2 listeners put their early song `` Meet On The Ledge '' at Number 17 . They had performed `` Meet on the Ledge '' on the 1969 launch of From the Roundhouse ( a short-lived BBC-TV youth and arts programme about the London `` underground scene '' ) . The song 's title comes from a large , low hanging tree limb on which Richard Thompson used to play as a child , and which he and his friends had dubbed `` The Ledge '' . Richard Thompson acknowledged that some people interpret `` the ledge '' as some sort of code for the afterlife and that it is popular at funerals . In an interview with Mojo magazine March 2011 Richard Thompson said : `` The hardest thing about being a 17-year-old songwriter is that you 're embarrassed - you 're never going to write a song saying , ` These are my feelings , I love you . ' So I was trying to find some semi-veiled language that conveyed something to somebody somehow but which did n't really say anything up front . It 's a slightly naïve song , a little obscure . I do n't even know what it means . '' Thompson added : `` I had to sing it at my own mother 's funeral . It was in her will . That 's about the hardest thing I 've ever done '' . The song became Fairport Convention 's unofficial anthem . At their concerts and , particularly , at the ongoing Cropredy Festival , it is often performed as the last song and a signal to fans that there will be no more encores . Thompson was somewhat uncertain of his own vocals at the time of the first recording . Instead Sandy Denny and Ian Matthews took the honours . Thompson re-recorded it on the album Small Town Romance ( a bonus track ) , but does not give it any special prominence in his repertoire . Fairport Convention re-recorded the song in 1987 , releasing it as a track on the album In Real Time : Live '87 and as a single to tie in with the band 's 20th anniversary . Of the latter release , band member Ric Sanders quipped at the time `` We 're going to release it every 20 years until it 's a hit '' . It was covered by Eleanor Shanley , Noel Murphy and the Continental Drifters . The title has been used for a compilation album by Fairport Convention and a book about them . On the 1972 compilation History of Fairport Convention it is the first track .",
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Billy Bob Thornton appeared in a film based on a novel.
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"text": "Primary Colors (film) Primary Colors is a 1998 film based on the novel Primary Colors : A Novel of Politics , a roman à clef about Bill Clinton 's first presidential campaign in 1992 , which was originally published anonymously , but in 1996 was revealed to have been written by journalist Joe Klein , who had been covering Clinton 's campaign for Newsweek . The film was directed by Mike Nichols and scripted by Elaine May ; it starred John Travolta , Emma Thompson , Billy Bob Thornton , Kathy Bates , Maura Tierney , Larry Hagman , and Adrian Lester . Bates was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance , and May was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay .",
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"text": "A Simple Plan (film) A Simple Plan is a 1998 American neo-noir crime thriller film adapted by Scott B. Smith from his 1993 novel of the same name . Directed by Sam Raimi , the film stars Bill Paxton , Billy Bob Thornton and Bridget Fonda . Set in rural Minnesota , the story follows Hank Mitchell ( Paxton ) and his brother Jacob ( Thornton ) , who , along with Jacob 's friend Lou ( Brent Briscoe ) , discover a crashed plane containing $ 4.4 million in cash . The three men go to great lengths to keep the money a secret but begin to doubt each other 's trust , resulting in lies , deceit and murder . Development of the film began in 1993 before the novel was published . Mike Nichols purchased the film rights , and the project was picked up by an independent film studio , Savoy Pictures . After Nichols stepped down , the film adaptation became mired in development hell ; during the troubled pre-production , Ben Stiller and John Dahl turned down opportunities to direct the film . After Savoy closed in November 1995 , the project was sold to Paramount Pictures . John Boorman was hired to direct , but scheduling conflicts led to his replacement by Raimi . Principal photography began in January 1998 and concluded in March after 55 days ; filming took place in Wisconsin and Minnesota . The score was produced and composed by Danny Elfman . A Simple Plan premiered at the 1998 Toronto International Film Festival , where it was met with critical acclaim . The film 's appearance at the festival preceded a limited release in the United States on December 11 , 1998 , followed by a general release in North America on January 22 , 1999 . It underperformed at the North American box office , grossing $ 16.3 million on a $ 17 million production budget . Reviewers praised various aspects of the film 's production , including the storytelling , performances and Raimi 's direction . A Simple Plan earned multiple awards and nominations , among them two Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actor ( Thornton ) and Best Adapted Screenplay ( Smith ) .",
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"text": "Billy Bob Thornton Billy Bob Thornton ( born August 4 , 1955 ) is an American actor , filmmaker , singer , songwriter , and musician . Thornton had his first break when he co-wrote and starred in the 1992 thriller One False Move , and came to international attention after writing , directing , and starring in the independent drama film Sling Blade ( 1996 ) , for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor . He appeared in several major film roles in the 1990s following Sling Blade , including Oliver Stone 's neo-noir U Turn ( 1997 ) , political drama Primary Colors ( 1998 ) , science fiction disaster film Armageddon ( 1998 ) , which was the highest-grossing film of that year , and the crime drama A Simple Plan ( 1998 ) , which earned him his third Academy Awards nomination . In the 2000s , Thornton achieved further success in starring dramas Monster 's Ball ( 2001 ) , The Man Who Was n't There ( 2001 ) , and Friday Night Lights ( 2004 ) ; comedies Bandits ( 2001 ) , Intolerable Cruelty ( 2003 ) , and Bad Santa ( 2003 ) ; and action films Eagle Eye ( 2008 ) and Faster ( 2010 ) . In 2014 , Thornton starred as Lorne Malvo in the first season of the anthology series Fargo , earning a nomination for the Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie at the Emmy Awards and won Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards . In 2016 , he starred in an Amazon original series , Goliath about a washed up attorney with a great new case . Thornton has been vocal about his disrespect for celebrity culture , choosing to keep his life out of the public eye . However , the attention of the media has proven unavoidable in certain cases , his marriage to Angelina Jolie being a notable example . Thornton has appeared in at least one film per year nearly every year since 1991 . Thornton has written a variety of films , usually set in the Southern United States and mainly co-written with Tom Epperson , including A Family Thing ( 1996 ) and The Gift ( 2000 ) . After Sling Blade , he directed several other films , including Daddy and Them ( 2001 ) , All the Pretty Horses ( 2000 ) , and Jayne Mansfield 's Car ( 2012 ) . Thornton has received the President 's Award from the Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy & Horror Films , a Special Achievement Award from the National Board of Review , and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame . He has also been nominated for an Emmy Award , four Golden Globes , and three Screen Actors Guild Awards . In addition to film work , Thornton began a career as a singer-songwriter . He has released four solo albums and is the vocalist of the blues rock band The Boxmasters .",
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"text": "U Turn (1997 film) U Turn is a 1997 modern western neo-noir crime thriller film directed by Oliver Stone , and based on the book Stray Dogs by John Ridley . It stars Sean Penn , Billy Bob Thornton , Jennifer Lopez , Jon Voight , Powers Boothe , Joaquin Phoenix , Claire Danes , and Nick Nolte .",
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"text": "Billy Budd Billy Budd , Sailor is the final novel by American writer Herman Melville , first published posthumously in London in 1924 as edited by Raymond M. Weaver , a professor at Columbia University . Other versions were later published . Melville had begun writing the original work in November 1888 , but left it unfinished at his death in 1891 . Acclaimed by British critics as a masterpiece when published in London , it quickly took its place as a classic literary work in the United States . The novella was discovered in manuscript form in 1919 by Weaver , who was studying Melville 's papers as his first biographer . Melville 's widow had begun to edit the manuscript , but had not been able to decide her husband 's intentions at several key points or even to see his intended title . Poor transcription and misinterpretation of Melville 's notes marred the first published versions of the text . After several years of study , Harrison Hayford and Merton M. Sealts , Jr. published what is now considered the best transcription and critical reading text in 1962 . The novella was adapted as a stage play in 1951 and produced on Broadway , where it won the Donaldson Awards and Outer Critics Circle Awards for best play . Benjamin Britten adapted it as an opera by the same name , first performed in December 1951 . The play was adapted into a film in 1962 , produced , directed , co-written , and starring Peter Ustinov with Terence Stamp receiving an Academy Award nomination in his film debut .",
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"text": "Billy Bob Thornton filmography",
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"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 .",
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"text": "The Unsuspected The Unsuspected is a 1947 American black-and-white film noir directed by Michael Curtiz , and starring Claude Rains , Audrey Totter , Ted North , Constance Bennett , and Joan Caulfield . The film was based on the novel written by Charlotte Armstrong . The screenplay was co-written by Bess Meredyth , who was married to director Curtiz .",
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"text": "Whale Music Whale Music is a novel by Canadian writer Paul Quarrington . It was first published by Doubleday Canada in 1989 . The novel 's central character is Desmond Howl , a reclusive former rock star who has lived in virtual seclusion from the world since the death of his brother Danny in a car accident . Instead of engaging with the world , Howl spends all his time composing instrumental symphonies for the whales that congregate near his dilapidated seaside mansion . Howl 's life is turned upside down , however , when he finds a mysterious woman named Claire asleep in his living room one morning . The character of Desmond Howl was based on Brian Wilson . The novel won the 1989 Governor General 's Award for English fiction , and was a shortlisted nominee for the Stephen Leacock Award in 1990 . It was also adapted into a film in 1994 . Quarrington co-wrote the film 's screenplay , with director Richard J. Lewis , and the Canadian indie rock band Rheostatics composed the film 's soundtrack .",
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"text": "Golden Fox Golden Fox is a novel by Wilbur Smith , one of the Courtney Novels . It is set from 1969 to 1979 and touches on the South African Border War and the revolution in Ethiopia . There were allegations one of the characters was inspired by Winnie Mandela .",
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"text": "The Reivers The Reivers , published in 1962 , is the last novel by the American author William Faulkner . The bestselling novel was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1963 . Faulkner previously won this award for his book A Fable , making him one of only three authors to be awarded it more than once . Unlike many of his earlier works , it is a straightforward narration and eschews the complicated literary techniques of his more well known works . It is a picaresque novel , and as such may seem uncharacteristically lighthearted given its subject matter . For these reasons , The Reivers is often ignored by Faulkner scholars or dismissed as a lesser work . He previously had referred to writing a `` Golden Book of Yoknapatawpha County '' with which he would finish his literary career . It is likely that The Reivers was meant to be this `` Golden Book '' . The Reivers was adapted into a 1969 film directed by Mark Rydell and starring Steve McQueen as Boon Hogganbeck .",
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"text": "Gump and Co. Gump & Co. ( or Forrest Gump and Co. ) is a 1995 novel by Winston Groom . It is the sequel to his novel Forrest Gump ( 1986 ) , and the Academy Award-winning film of the same name released in 1994 , with Tom Hanks . It was written to chronicle Forrest 's life throughout the 1980s .",
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"text": "When Angels Sing (novel) When Angels Sing is a short Christmas novel written by Turk Pipkin in 1999 . It was adapted into a film named Angels Sing by Lionsgate in 2013 and was directed by Tim McCanlies .",
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"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 ) .",
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"text": "Matilda (novel) Matilda is a children 's novel by British writer Roald Dahl . Matilda won the Children 's Book Award in 1999 . It was published in 1988 by Jonathan Cape in London , with 232 pages and illustrations by Quentin Blake . It was adapted as an audio reading by actress Kate Winslet , a 1996 feature film directed by Danny DeVito , a two-part BBC Radio 4 programme starring Lauren Mote as Matilda , Nichola McAuliffe as Miss Trunchbull and narrated by Lenny Henry , and a 2010 musical . In 2012 Matilda was ranked number 30 among all-time children 's novels in a survey published by School Library Journal , a monthly with primarily US audience . It was the first of four books by Dahl among the Top 100 , more than any other writer .",
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"text": "Vinegar Hill (novel) Vinegar Hill is a 1994 novel by A. Manette Ansay . It was chosen as an Oprah 's Book Club selection in November 1999 . It was adapted as a television film in 2005 , starring Mary-Louise Parker and Tom Skerritt .",
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"text": "Baptists at Our Barbecue Baptists at Our Barbecue is a 2004 comedy film based on the 1996 novel of the same name by Robert Farrell Smith . It was directed , and produced by Christian Vuissa . This film features some The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ) centric humor that is meant to appeal to Mormon audiences , humor that people who are not LDS are not likely to get , as well as some humor aimed at non-Mormon audiences .",
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"text": "Dead Poets Society Dead Poets Society is a 1989 American drama film directed by Peter Weir , written by Tom Schulman , and starring Robin Williams . Set in 1959 at the fictional elite conservative Vermont boarding school Welton Academy , it tells the story of an English teacher who inspires his students through his teaching of poetry . The film received critical acclaim and was a box office success . It won the BAFTA Award for Best Film , and César Award and David di Donatello Award for Best Foreign Film . Schulman received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for his work .",
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"text": "Not Easily Broken Not Easily Broken is an 2009 romantic comedy-drama film directed by Bill Duke . The film is written by Brian Bird based on T. D. Jakes ' 2006 novel of the same name .",
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"text": "Our Town (1940 film) Our Town is a 1940 American drama romance film adaptation of a play of the same name by Thornton Wilder starring Martha Scott as Emily Webb , and William Holden as George Gibbs . The cast also included Fay Bainter , Beulah Bondi , Thomas Mitchell , Guy Kibbee and Frank Craven . It was adapted by Harry Chandlee , Craven and Wilder , and directed by Sam Wood . The film was a faithful reproduction of the play except for two significant changes : the film used scenery , whereas the play had not ; the events of the third act , which in the play revolve around the death of one of the main characters , were turned into a dream from which Emily awakens -- she is then able to resume a normal life . Producer Sol Lesser worked with Wilder in creating these changes . A radio adaptation of the film on Lux Radio Theater on May 6 , 1940 , used the altered film ending . The U.S. copyright of the film was not renewed after its first term expired in 1968 . However , because it is a derivative work from a play that is still under U.S. copyright , it is not deemed to be in the public domain .",
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"text": "Audrey Rose (novel) Audrey Rose is a novel written by Frank De Felitta , published in 1975 . about a couple confronted with the idea that their young daughter might be the reincarnation of another man 's child . The book was inspired by an incident in which De Felitta 's young son began displaying unusual talents and interests , leading an occultist to suggest to De Felitta that the child might be remembering a previous life . The book was followed by a 1982 sequel , For Love of Audrey Rose . It was made into a film in 1977 , with the same title .",
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"text": "Tender Mercies Tender Mercies is a 1983 American drama film directed by Bruce Beresford . The screenplay by Horton Foote focuses on Mac Sledge , a recovering alcoholic country music singer who seeks to turn his life around through his relationship with a young widow and her son in rural Texas . Robert Duvall plays the role of Mac ; the supporting cast includes Tess Harper , Betty Buckley , Wilford Brimley , Ellen Barkin and Allan Hubbard . Financed by EMI Films , Tender Mercies was shot largely in Waxahachie , Texas . The script was rejected by several American directors before the Australian Beresford accepted it . Duvall , who sang his own songs in the film , drove more than 600 mi throughout the state , tape recording local accents and playing in country music bands to prepare for the role . He and Beresford repeatedly clashed during production , at one point prompting the director to walk off the set and reportedly consider quitting the film . The film encompasses several different themes , including the importance of love and family , the possibility of spiritual resurrection amid death , and the concept of redemption through Mac Sledge 's conversion to Christianity . Following poor test screening results , distributor Universal Pictures made little effort to publicize Tender Mercies , which Duvall attributed to the studio 's lack of understanding of country music . The film was released on March 4 , 1983 , in a limited number of theaters . Although unsuccessful at the box office , it was critically acclaimed and earned five Academy Award nominations , including one for Best Picture . Tender Mercies won Oscars for Best Original Screenplay for Foote and Best Actor for Duvall .",
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"text": "P.S. (film) P.S. is a 2004 drama film directed by Dylan Kidd . The screenplay by Kidd and Helen Schulman is based on Schulman 's 2001 novel p.s. . The film stars Laura Linney and Topher Grace .",
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"text": "The Other (novel) The Other '' is the 1971 debut novel by Thomas Tryon . Set in 1935 , the novel focuses on the sadistic relationship between two thirteen-year-old identical twin boys , one who is well-behaved , and the other , a sociopath who wreaks havoc on his family 's rural New England farm property . Tryon , who had been a working actor prior , retired from his Hollywood career to become a novelist . Upon its release , the novel received wide critical acclaim , and was adapted into a 1972 film of the same name directed by Robert Mulligan and starring Uta Hagen . The novel was reprinted in a commemorative edition in 2012 by New York Review Books with an afterword by Dan Chaon .",
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"text": "International relations International relations ( IR ) or international affairs , depending on academic institution , is either a field of political science , an interdisciplinary academic field similar to global studies , or an entirely independent academic discipline in which students take a variety of internationally focused courses in social science and humanities disciplines . In both cases , the field studies relationships between political entities ( polities ) such as states , sovereign states , empires , inter-governmental organizations ( IGOs ) , international non-governmental organizations ( INs ) , non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) , and multinational corporations ( MNCs ) , and the wider world-systems produced by this interaction . International relations is an academic and a public policy field , and so can be positive and normative , because it analyzes and formulates the foreign policy of a given State . As political activity , international relations dates from the time of the Greek historian Thucydides ( c. 460 -- 395 BC ) , and , in the early 20th century , became a discrete academic field ( No. 5901 in the 4-digit UNESCO Nomenclature ) within political science . In practice International Relations and International Affairs forms a separate academic program or field from Political Science , and the courses taught therein are highly interdisciplinary . For example , international relations draws from the fields of : technology and engineering , economics , communication studies , history , international law , demography , philosophy , geography , social work , sociology , anthropology , criminology , psychology , gender studies , cultural studies , culturology , and diplomacy . The scope of international relations comprehends globalization , diplomatic relations , state sovereignty , international security , ecological sustainability , nuclear proliferation , nationalism , economic development , global finance , as well as terrorism and organized crime , human security , foreign interventionism , and human rights , as well , as , more recently , comparative religion .",
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"text": "International Association International Association may refer to : International Association ( baseball ) International Association for Cereal Science and Technology International Association for Computing and Philosophy International Association for Continuing Education and Training International Association for Cryptologic Research International Association for Cultural Freedom International Association for Energy Economics International Association for Food Protection International Association for Group Psychotherapy International Association for Human Values International Association for Identification International Association for New Science International Association for Plant Taxonomy International Association for Political Science Students International Association for Professional Base Ball Players International Association for Promotion of Christian Higher Education International Association for Technology Trade International Association for Veterinary Homeopathy International Association for the Advancement of Ethnology and Eugenics International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property International Association for the Study of Pain International Association of Academies International Association of Administrative Professionals International Association of Amateur Heralds International Association of Analytical Psychologists International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators International Association of Arson Investigators International Association of Art Critics International Association of Astronomical Artists International Association of Athletics Federations International Association of Bloodstain Pattern Analysts International Association of Bridge , Structural , Ornamental and Reinforcing Iron Workers International Association of Canine Professionals International Association of Chiefs of Police International Association of Classification Societies International Association of Consulting Actuaries International Association of Crime Analysts International Association of Dental Students International Association of Educators International Association of Emergency Managers International Association of Exorcists International Association of Fairs and Expositions International Association of Financial Engineers International Association of Fire Fighters International Association of Gay Square Dance Clubs International Association of Genocide Scholars International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Asbestos Workers International Association of Human Values International Association of Hydraulic Engineering and Research International Association of Islamic Banks International Association of Law Enforcement Intelligence Analysts International Association of Lighthouse Authorities International Association of Lions Clubs International Association of Machinists International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers International Association of Nitrox and Technical Divers International Association of Orofacial Myology International Association of Privacy Professionals International Association of Professional Numismatists International Association of Prosecutors International Association of Scientologists International Association of Software Architects International Association of Teachers of English as a Foreign Language International Association of Travel Agents Network International Association of Ultrarunners International Association of Universities",
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"text": "Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series . Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments . The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .",
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"text": "Major film studio A major film studio is a production and film distributor that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market . In the North American , Western , and global markets , the major film studios , often simply known as the majors , are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85 percent of U.S. and Canadian box office revenue . The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate . The `` Big Six '' majors , whose operations are based in or around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood , are all centered in film studios active during Hollywood 's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s . In three cases -- 20th Century Fox , Warner Bros. , and Paramount -- the studios were one of the `` Big Five '' majors during that era as well . In two cases -- Columbia and Universal -- the studios were also considered majors , but in the next tier down , part of the `` Little Three '' . In the sixth case , Walt Disney Studios was an independent production company during the Golden Age ; it was an important Hollywood entity , but not a major . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , United Artists , and RKO were majors . Today , Disney is the only member of the Big Six whose parent entity is still located near Los Angeles ( actually , on Disney 's studio lot and in the same building ) . The five others report to conglomerates headquartered in New York City , Philadelphia , and Tokyo . Of the Big Six , Paramount is the only one still based in Hollywood , and Paramount and Fox are the only ones still located within the Los Angeles city limits , while Disney and Warner Bros. are located in Burbank , Columbia in Culver City , and Universal in the unincorporated area of Universal City . Most of today 's Big Six control subsidiaries with their own distribution networks that concentrate on arthouse pictures ( e.g. Fox Searchlight Pictures ) or genre films ( e.g. Sony 's Screen Gems ) ; several of these specialty units were shut down or sold off between 2008 and 2010 . The six major studios are contrasted with smaller production and/or distribution companies , which are known as independents or `` indies '' . The leading independent producer/distributors -- Lionsgate Films , The Weinstein Company , and former major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- are sometimes referred to as `` mini-majors '' . From 1998 through 2005 , DreamWorks SKG commanded a large enough market share to arguably qualify it as a seventh major , despite its relatively small output . In 2006 , DreamWorks was acquired by Viacom , Paramount 's corporate parent . In late 2008 , DreamWorks once again became an independent production company ; its films were distributed by Disney 's Touchstone Pictures until 2016 , at which point distribution switched to Universal . The Big Six major studios are today primarily backers and distributors of films whose actual production is largely handled by independent companies -- either long-running entities or ones created for and dedicated to the making of a specific film . The specialty divisions often simply acquire distribution rights to pictures in which the studio has had no prior involvement . While the majors still do a modicum of true production , their activities are focused more in the areas of development , financing , marketing , and merchandising . Those business functions are still usually performed in or near Los Angeles , even though the runaway production phenomenon means that most films are now mostly or completely shot on location at places outside Los Angeles . Since the dawn of filmmaking , the U.S. major film studios have dominated both American cinema and the global film industry . U.S. studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal . Today , the Big Six majors routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets ( that is , where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films ) . It is very rare , if not impossible , for a film to reach a broad international audience on multiple continents and in multiple languages without first being picked up by one of the majors for distribution .",
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"text": "In-joke An in-joke , also known as an inside joke or a private joke , is a joke whose humour is understandable only to members of an ingroup , that is , people who are in a particular social group , occupation , or other community of shared interest . It is an esoteric joke that is humorous only to those who are aware of the circumstances behind it . In-jokes may exist within a small social clique , such as a group of friends , or extend to an entire profession such as the film or professional wrestling industries , or a particular sporting field or chess team . Ethnic or religious groups usually have their own in-jokes .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Transnational cinema Transnational cinema is a developing concept within film studies that encompasses a range of theories relating to the effects of globalization upon the cultural and economic aspects of film . It incorporates the debates and influences of postnationalism , postcolonialism , consumerism and Third cinema , amongst many other topics . Transnational cinema debates consider the development and subsequent effect of films , cinemas and directors which span national boundaries .",
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"text": "Institute of Race Relations The Institute of Race Relations is a think tank based in the United Kingdom . It was formed in 1958 in order to publish research on race relations worldwide , and in 1972 was transformed into an `` anti-racist think tank '' . Proposed by Sunday Times editor Harry Hodson , the institute began as the Race Relations Unit of the Royal Institute of International Affairs in 1952 . Former Governor of the United Provinces Lord Hailey served as first chairman , while Philip Mason , formerly of the Indian Civil Service , served as its first director . The unit later became the Institute of Race Relations under the chairmanship of Sir Alexander Carr-Saunders . Mason remained as director . The IRR 's objectives as an educational charity are to promote , encourage and support the study and understanding of , and exchange information about , relations between different races and peoples and the conditions in which they live and work ; to consider and advise on proposals and endeavours to improve race relations and these conditions ; and to promote knowledge on questions related to race relations .",
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"text": "International crime International crime may refer to : Crime against international law Crime against humanity Crime against peace War crime International criminal law or it may refer to transnational crime and transnational organized crime . The four biggest areas of transnational crime are : Drug trafficking Arms trafficking Money laundering Smuggling of cultural artifacts Trans-national trafficking in human beings receives a great deal of attention by international bodies because of its particularly intimate nature . It may also refer to : International Crime ( 1938 film ) , a film directed by Charles Lamont Category : International criminal law",
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"text": "World Economy and International Relations World Economy and International Relations is the flagship journal of the IMEMO Institute in Moscow published from 1957 . It is available at practically all the major research libraries of the world , dealing with Russian and East European affairs . The open access version of OCLC WorldCat lists as of January 7 , 2009 , the following holdings for the title under the Russian catalogue entry : Australia 4 Canada 3 UK 7 USA 95 The transcription World Economy and International Relations alone yields currently 656 global book publications , quoting from the journal on Google Book Search .",
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"text": "Cinema of India The cinema of India consists of films produced across India . Cinema as a medium has gained immense popularity in the country and as many as 1,600 films in various languages of India are produced annually . Indian films have also come to be followed throughout South Asia , the Greater Middle East , Southeast Asia and other countries . Dadasaheb Phalke is known as the `` father of Indian cinema '' . The Dadasaheb Phalke Award , for lifetime contribution to cinema , was instituted in his honour , by the Government of India in 1969 , and is the most prestigious and coveted award in Indian cinema . In the 20th century , Indian cinema , along with the Hollywood and Chinese film industries , became a global enterprise . As of 2013 , in terms of annual film output , India ranks first , followed by Nollywood , Hollywood and China . In 2012 , India produced 1,602 feature films . The Indian film industry reached overall revenues of $ 1.86 billion ( 93 billion ) in 2011 . This is projected to rise to $ 3 billion ( 200 billion ) in 2016 . In 2015 , India had a total box office gross of , the fourth largest in the world outside North America . Enhanced technology paved the way for upgrading from established cinematic norms of delivering product , altering the manner in which content reached the target audience . Biopics like Dangal and CGI-laden epics like Baahubali emerged as transnational blockbusters grossing over $ 200 million each in early 21st century . Indian cinema found markets in over 90 countries where films from India are screened . The Indian government extended film delegations to foreign countries such as the United States of America and Japan while the country 's Film Producers Guild sent similar missions through Europe . The provision of 100 % foreign direct investment has made the Indian film market attractive for foreign enterprises such as 20th Century Fox , Sony Pictures , Walt Disney Pictures and Warner Bros. . Indian enterprises such as AVM Productions , Prasad 's Group , Sun Pictures , PVP Cinemas , Zee , UTV , Suresh Productions , Eros Films , Ayngaran International , Pyramid Saimira , Aascar Films and Adlabs also participated in producing and distributing films . Tax incentives to multiplexes have aided the multiplex boom in India . By 2003 as many as 30 film production companies had been listed in the National Stock Exchange of India , making the commercial presence of the medium felt . The South Indian film industry defines the four film cultures of South India as a single entity . They are the Telugu , the Tamil , the Malayalam and the Kannada industries . Although developed independently over a long period , gross exchange of film performers and technicians as well as globalisation helped to shape this new identity . The Indian diaspora consists of millions of Indians overseas for which films are made available both through media such as DVDs and by screening of films in their country of residence wherever commercially feasible . These earnings , accounting for some 12 % of the revenue generated by a mainstream film , contribute substantially to the overall revenue of Indian cinema , the net worth of which was found to be 1.3 billion in 2000 . Music in Indian cinema is another substantial revenue generator with the music rights alone accounting for 4 -- 5 % of the net revenues generated by a film in India .",
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"text": "Culture of the United Kingdom The culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by the UK 's history as a developed island country , a liberal democracy and a major power ; its predominantly Christian religious life ; and its composition of four countries -- England , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland -- each of which has distinct customs , cultures and symbolism . The wider culture of Europe has also influenced British culture , and Humanism , Protestantism and representative democracy developed from broader Western culture . British literature , music , cinema , art , theatre , comedy , media , television , philosophy , architecture and education are important aspects of British culture . The United Kingdom is also prominent in science and technology , producing world-leading scientists ( e.g. Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin ) and inventions . Sport is an important part of British culture ; numerous sports originated in the country , including football . The UK has been described as a `` cultural superpower '' , and London has been described as a world cultural capital . The Industrial Revolution , which started in the UK , had a profound effect on the socio-economic and cultural conditions of the world . As a result of the British Empire , significant British influence can be observed in the language , law , culture and institutions of a geographically wide assortment of countries , including Australia , Canada , India , the Republic of Ireland , New Zealand , Nigeria , Pakistan , South Africa , the United States and English speaking Caribbean nations . These states are sometimes collectively known as the Anglosphere , and are among Britain 's closest allies . In turn the empire also influenced British culture , particularly British cuisine . The cultures of England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland are diverse and have varying degrees of overlap and distinctiveness .",
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"text": "Internal conflict An internal conflict is the struggle occurring within a character 's mind . Things such as the character views for , but ca n't quite reach . As opposed to external conflict , in which a character is grappling some force outside of him or herself , such as wars or a chain breaking off a bike , or not being able to get past a road block . The dilemma posed by an internal conflict is usually some ethical or emotional question . Indicators of internal conflict would be a character 's hesitation or self-posing questions like `` what was it I did wrong ? '' . An internal conflict can also be a decision-making issue . The term `` internal conflict '' is also widely used to describe a military conflict within a nation , such as a civil war . An internal conflict is a non-international conflict . It can be because of political , economic or religious causes .",
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"text": "International Arts and Entertainment Alliance The International Arts and Entertainment Alliance ( IAEA ) is a global union federation of trade unions . The alliance has three sections : the International Federation of Actors ( FIA ) , the International Federation of Musicians ( FIM ) , and the Media , Entertainment and Arts section of the UNI Global Union ( UNI-MEI ) . Trade unions affiliate to the appropriate section ; 90 unions hold membership of the International Federation of Actors , and 70 unions hold membership of the International Federation of Musicians . In 2007 , the alliance joined the Council of Global Unions .",
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"text": "Industrial musical An industrial musical is a musical performed internally for the employees or shareholders of a business , to create a feeling of being part of a team , to entertain , and/or to educate and motivate the management and salespeople to improve sales and profit . It can be used to increase staff awareness of public relations , advertising , marketing or corporate image . Other terms for industrial musicals include the corporate musical or industrial show , but the latter can also refer to trade shows , which are publicity events organized by businesses in a specific industry to promote their products to potential buyers . Industrial musicals are not restricted to corporations or to businesses involved in industry . They should not be confused with industrial music , or with musicals produced by businesses to be seen by the general public , for example , Disney 's stage production of The Lion King .",
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"text": "International Relations of the Asia-Pacific International Relations of the Asia-Pacific is a triannual , peer-reviewed , academic journal , established in 2001 , and published by the Oxford University Press on behalf of the Japan Association of International Relations ( Japanese : Nihon Kokusai Seiji Gakkai , 日本国際政治学会 ) , and assisted by HighWire Press . It is also the official journal of the Japan Association of International Relations . The co-editors in chief are Yoshihide Soeya ( Keio University ) and G. John Ikenberry ( Princeton University ) .",
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"text": "Showbiz Extra Showbiz Korea is a daily television entertainment news show that covers the South Korean entertainment industry broadcast in South Korea and throughout Asia on Arirang TV , which premiered on April 10 , 2002 . The show is produced in Korea , but broadcast in the English language . It 's also available on Viki with subtitles in multiple languages . The show features segments that include `` Showbiz Today '' about the latest issues facing the Korean entertainment industry ; `` K-Chitchat '' that features a panel of experts discussing the latest Korean entertainment issues ; `` Stars ' Big Match '' that highlights stars gaining worldwide fame ; `` Fashion 101 '' that explores fashion and beauty trends of Korean celebrities ' `` Issue Makers '' that spotlights stars in the news this week ; `` Film Digest '' that features the latest movie releases ; and `` On Scene '' that takes you on filming sets , press conferences and showcases .",
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"text": "Korean Wave The Korean Wave ( , , a neologism literally meaning `` flow of Korea '' ) is the increase in global popularity of South Korean culture since the 1990s . First driven by the spread of K-dramas and K-pop across East , South and Southeast Asia during its initial stages , the Korean Wave evolved from a regional development into a global phenomenon , carried by the Internet and social media and the proliferation of K-pop music videos on YouTube . Since the turn of the 21st century , South Korea has emerged as a major exporter of popular culture and tourism , aspects which have become a significant part of its burgeoning economy . The growing popularity of Korean pop culture in many parts of the world has prompted the South Korean government to support its creative industries through subsidies and funding for start-ups , as a form of soft power and in its aim of becoming one of the world 's leading exporters of culture along with Japanese and British culture , a niche that the United States has dominated for nearly a century . During this time the Korean society began to be recognized as a developed country similar to that of the Western world . Part of the success of the Korean Wave owes in part to the development of social networking services and online video sharing platforms such as YouTube , which have allowed the Korean entertainment industry to reach a sizable overseas audience . Use of these media in facilitating promotion , distribution and consumption of various forms of Korean entertainment ( and K-pop in particular ) has contributed to their surge in worldwide popularity since the mid-2000s .",
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"text": "Interpersonal relationship An interpersonal relationship is a strong , deep , or close association or acquaintance between two or more people that may range in duration from brief to enduring . This association may be based on inference , love , solidarity , regular business interactions , or some other type of social commitment . Interpersonal relationships are formed in the context of social , cultural and other influences . The context can and may and perhaps will vary from family or kinship relations , friendship , marriage , relations with associates , work , clubs , neighborhoods , and places of worship . They may be regulated by law , custom , or mutual agreement , and are the basis of social groups and society as a whole .",
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"text": "Policy studies Policy studies is the combination of policy analysis and program evaluation . It `` involves systematically studying the nature , causes , and effects of alternative public policies , with particular emphasis on determining the policies that will achieve given goals . '' Policy Studies also examines the conflicts and conflict resolution that arise from the making of policies in civil society , the private sector , or more commonly , in the public sector ( e.g. government ) . It is frequently focused on the public sector but is equally applicable to other kinds of organizations ( e.g. , the not-for-profit sector ) . Some policy study experts graduate from public policy schools with public policy degrees . Alternatively , experts may have backgrounds in policy analysis , program evaluation , sociology , psychology , philosophy , economics , anthropology , geography , law , political science , social work , environmental planning and public administration . Traditionally , the field of policy studies focused on domestic policy , with the notable exceptions of foreign and defense policies . However , the wave of economic globalization , which ensued in the late 20th and early 21st centuries , created a need for a subset of policy studies that focuses on global governance , especially as it relates to issues that transcend national borders such as climate change , terrorism , nuclear proliferation , and economic development . This subset of policy studies , which is often referred to as international policy studies , typically requires mastery of a second language and attention to cross-cultural issues in order to address national and cultural biases . For example , the Monterey Institute of International Studies at Middlebury College offers Master of Arts programs that focus exclusively on international policy through a mix of interdisciplinary and cross-cultural analysis called the `` Monterey Way '' .",
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"text": "BBC Entertainment BBC Entertainment is an international television channel broadcasting comedy , drama , light entertainment , reality and children 's programming ( some regions only ) from the BBC , Channel 4 and other UK production houses . The channel broadcasts regional versions to suit local demands and replaces BBC Prime . It is wholly owned by BBC Worldwide .",
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"text": "Adderall Adderall is a combination drug containing salts of the two enantiomers of amphetamine , a central nervous system ( CNS ) stimulant of the phenethylamine class . Adderall is used in the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) and narcolepsy . It is also used as an athletic performance enhancer and cognitive enhancer , and recreationally as an aphrodisiac and euphoriant . By salt content , the active ingredients of Adderall are 25 % levoamphetamine salts ( the levorotary or ` left-handed ' enantiomer ) and 75 % dextroamphetamine salts ( the dextrorotary or ` right-handed ' enantiomer ) . Adderall is generally well-tolerated and effective in treating the symptoms of ADHD and narcolepsy . At therapeutic doses , Adderall causes emotional and cognitive effects such as euphoria , change in desire for sex , increased wakefulness , and improved cognitive control . At these doses , it induces physical effects such as decreased reaction time , fatigue resistance , and increased muscle strength . In contrast , much larger doses of Adderall can impair cognitive control , cause rapid muscle breakdown , or induce a psychosis ( e.g. , delusions and paranoia ) . The side effects of Adderall vary widely among individuals , but most commonly include insomnia , dry mouth , and loss of appetite . The risk of developing an addiction is insignificant when Adderall is used as prescribed at fairly low daily doses , such as those used for treating ADHD ; however , the routine use of Adderall in larger daily doses poses a significant risk of addiction due to the pronounced reinforcing effects that are present at higher doses . Recreational doses of Adderall are generally much larger than prescribed therapeutic doses , and carry a far greater risk of serious adverse effects . The two amphetamine enantiomers that compose Adderall ( i.e. , levoamphetamine and dextroamphetamine ) alleviate the symptoms of ADHD and narcolepsy by increasing the activity of the neurotransmitters norepinephrine and dopamine in the brain , which results from their interactions with trace amine associated receptor 1 ( TAAR1 ) and vesicular monoamine transporter 2 ( VMAT2 ) in neurons . Dextroamphetamine is a more potent stimulant than levoamphetamine , but levoamphetamine has slightly stronger cardiovascular and peripheral effects and a longer elimination half-life ( i.e. , it remains in the body longer ) than dextroamphetamine . The levoamphetamine component of Adderall has been reported to improve the treatment response in some individuals relative to dextroamphetamine alone . Adderall 's active ingredient , amphetamine , shares many chemical and pharmacological properties with the human trace amines , particularly phenethylamine and , the latter of which is a positional isomer of amphetamine .",
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"text": "Thiomersal Thiomersal ( INN ) , or thimerosal ( USP ) , is an organomercury compound . This compound is a well established antiseptic and antifungal agent . The pharmaceutical corporation Eli Lilly and Company gave thiomersal the trade name Merthiolate . It has been used as a preservative in vaccines , immunoglobulin preparations , skin test antigens , antivenins , ophthalmic and nasal products , and tattoo inks . Its use as a vaccine preservative was controversial , and it was phased out from routine childhood vaccines in the European Union , and a few other countries in response to popular fears . The current scientific consensus is that no convincing scientific evidence supports these fears .",
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"text": "Dextropropoxyphene Dextropropoxyphene is an analgesic in the opioid category , patented in 1955 and manufactured by Eli Lilly and Company . It is an optical isomer of levopropoxyphene . It is intended to treat mild pain and also has antitussive ( cough suppressant ) and local anaesthetic effects . The drug has been taken off the market in Europe and the US due to concerns of fatal overdoses and heart arrhythmias . Its onset of analgesia ( pain relief ) is said to be 20 -- 30 minutes and peak effects are seen about 1.5 -- 2 hours after oral administration . Dextropropoxyphene is sometimes combined with acetaminophen . Trade names include Darvocet-N and Di-Gesic , Darvon with APAP ( for dextropropoxyphene and paracetamol ) . The British approved name ( i.e. the generic name of the active ingredient ) of the paracetamol/dextropropoxyphene preparation is `` co-proxamol '' ( sold under a variety of brand names ) ; however , it has been withdrawn since 2007 , and is no longer available to new patients , with exceptions . The paracetamol combination ( s ) are known as Capadex or Di-Gesic in Australia , Lentogesic in South Africa , and Di-Antalvic in France ( unlike co-proxamol , which is an approved name , these are all brand names ) . Dextropropoxyphene is known under several synonyms , including : Alpha-d-4-dimethylamino-3-methyl-1 ,2 - diphenyl-2-butanol propionate -LSB- ( 2S ,3 S ) -4 - ( Dimethylamino ) -3 - methyl-1 ,2 - diphenylbutan-2-yl -RSB- propanoate -1,2 - Diphenyl-2-propionoxy - 3-methyl-4-di-methylaminobutane Desoxypropiophen",
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"text": "Drug prohibition law Drug prohibition law is prohibition-based law by which governments prohibit , except under licence , the production , supply , and possession of many , but not all , substances which are recognized as drugs , and which corresponds to international treaty commitments in the Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs 1961 , the Convention on Psychotropic Substances 1971 , and the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances 1988 . When produced , supplied or possessed under licence , otherwise prohibited drugs are known as controlled drugs . The aforementioned legislation is the cultural institution and social fact that de facto divides world drug trade as illegal vs legal , according to geopolitical issues . The United Nations has its own drug control programme , as part of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC ) , which was formerly called the United Nations Office for Drug Control and Crime Prevention ( ODCCP ) , and the Commission on Narcotic Drugs is the central drug policy-making body within the United Nations system . The International Narcotics Control Board ( INCB ) is an independent and quasi-judicial control organ for the implementation of the United Nations drug control conventions . It is important to note that there are several different sets of `` schedules '' , or lists , of controlled drugs . One is the INCB schedules ( four schedules numbered I-IV ) , while another is the United States ' Controlled Substances Act schedules of controlled substances ( five schedules , numbered I-V ) . Other countries also have different classifications and numbers of lists , such as those of the United Kingdom and Canada .",
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"text": "Comedown (drugs) Comedown or crashing is the deterioration in mood that happens as a psychoactive drug , typically a stimulant , is either decreasing or is cleared from the blood and thus the cerebral circulation . The improvement and deterioration of mood ( euphoria and dysphoria ) are represented in the cognitive schema #Noun as high and low elevations ; thus , after the drug has elevated the mood ( a state known as a high ) , there follows a period of coming back down , which often has a distinct character from withdrawal in stimulants . Generally , a comedown ( `` down , '' `` low , '' sometimes `` crash '' ) can happen to anyone as a transient symptom , but in people who are dependent on the drug ( especially those addicted to it ) , it is an early symptom of withdrawal and thus can be followed by others . Various drug classes , most especially stimulants and to a lesser degree opioids and sedatives , are subject to comedowns . A milder analogous mood cycle can happen even with blood sugar levels ( thus sugar highs and sugar lows ) , which is especially relevant to people with diabetes mellitus and to parents and teachers managing children 's behavior , as well as in adults with ADHD . Stimulant comedowns are unique in that they often appear very abruptly after a period of focus or high , and are typically the more intensely dysphoric phase of withdrawal than that following complete elimination from the bloodstream . Besides general dysphoria , this phase can be marked by frustration , anger , anhedonia , social withdrawal , and other symptoms characteristic to a milder mixed episode in Bipolar Disorder . Alertness and other general stimulant effects are still present .",
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"text": "Ingredient An ingredient is a substance that forms part of a mixture ( in a general sense ) . For example , in cooking , recipes specify which ingredients are used to prepare a specific dish . Many commercial products contain a secret ingredient that is purported to make them better than competing products . In the pharmaceutical industry , an active ingredient is that part of a formulation that yields the effect expected by the customer . National laws usually require prepared food products to display a list of ingredients , and specifically require that certain additives be listed . In most developed countries , the law requires that ingredients be listed according to their relative weight in the product . If an ingredient itself consists of more than one ingredient ( such as the cookie pieces which are a part of `` cookies and cream '' flavor ice cream ) , then that ingredient is listed by what percentage of the total product it occupies , with its own ingredients displayed next to it in brackets . The term constituent is often chosen when referring to the substances that constitute the tissue of living beings such as plants and people , because the word ingredient in many minds connotes a sense of human agency ( that is , something that a person combines with other substances ) , whereas the natural products present in living beings were not added by any human agency but rather occurred naturally ( `` a plant does n't have ingredients '' ) . Thus all ingredients are constituent #Nouns , but not all constituents are ingredients .",
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"text": "Indanorex Indanorex ( Dietor ) is a stimulant drug which was developed in the 1970s . It has appetite suppressant effects and also has antihypoglycemia effects .",
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"text": "Propylnorapomorphine N-n-Propylnorapomorphine ( NPA ) is an aporphine derivative dopamine agonist closely related to apomorphine . In rodents it has been shown to produce hyperactivity , stereotypy , hypothermia , antinociception , and penile erection , among other effects . Notably , its effects on locomotion are biphasic , with low doses producing inhibition and catalepsy and high doses resulting in enhancement of activity . This is likely due to preferential activation of D2/D3 autoreceptors versus postsynaptic receptors , the latter of which overcomes the former to increase postsynaptic dopaminergic signaling only with high doses .",
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"text": "Nopal Nopal ( from the Nahuatl word nohpalli -LSB- - nahnoʔˈpalːi -RSB- for the cladode of the plant ) is a common name in Mexican Spanish for Opuntia cacti ( commonly referred to in English as prickly pear ) , as well as for its pads . There are approximately one hundred and fourteen known species endemic to Mexico , where the plant is a common ingredient in numerous Mexican cuisine dishes . The nopal pads can be eaten raw or cooked , used in marmalades , soups stews and salads , as well as being used for traditional medicine or as fodder for animals . Farmed nopales are most often of the species Opuntia ficus-indica or Opuntia joconostle although the pads of almost all Opuntia species are edible . The other part of the nopal cactus that is edible is the fruit called the tuna in Spanish , and the `` prickly pear '' in English . Nopales are generally sold fresh in Mexico , cleaned of spines , and sliced to the customer 's desire on the spot , they can also be found canned or bottled , and less often dried , especially for export . Cut into slices or diced into cubes , nopales have a light , slightly tart flavor , like green beans , and a crisp , mucilaginous texture . In most recipes , the mucilaginous liquid they contain is sometimes included in the cooking . They are at their most tender and juicy in the spring . Nopales are most commonly used in Mexican cuisine in dishes such as huevos con nopales `` eggs with nopal '' , carne con nopales `` meat with nopal '' , tacos de nopales , in salads with tomato , onion , and queso panela ( panela cheese ) , or simply on their own as a side vegetable . Nopales have also grown to be an important ingredient in New Mexican cuisine and in Tejano culture of Texas .",
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"text": "Sertraline Sertraline ( trade names Zoloft and others ) is an antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor ( SSRI ) class . It was introduced to the market by Pfizer in 1991 . Sertraline is primarily prescribed for major depressive disorder in adult outpatients as well as obsessive-compulsive disorder , panic disorder , and social anxiety disorder , in both adults and children . In 2013 , it was the most prescribed antidepressant and second most prescribed psychiatric medication ( after alprazolam ) on the U.S. retail market , with over 41 million prescriptions . Differences with other newer antidepressants are subtle and mostly confined to side effects . It is similar in tolerability profile to other SSRIs , with the types of adverse events usually including diarrhea , nausea , and sexual dysfunction . The incidence of diarrhea was higher with sertraline -- especially when prescribed at higher doses -- in comparison to other SSRIs .",
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"text": "RTI-112 RTI ( -4229 ) -112 ( 2β-carbomethoxy-3β - ( 3-methyl-4-chlorophenyl ) tropane ) is a synthetic stimulant drug from the phenyltropane family . In contrast to RTI-113 , which is DAT selective , RTI-112 is a nonselective triple reuptake inhibitor . In vitro tests show a very similar serotonin transporter ( SERT ) / dopamine transporter ( DAT ) / norepinephrine transporter ( NET ) selectivity to cocaine , although in vivo behaviour is different : `` The nonselective monoamine transporter inhibitor RTI-126 and the DAT-selective inhibitors RTI-150 and RTI-336 both had a faster rate of onset ( 30 min ) and a short duration of action ( 4h ) . In contrast , the nonselective monoamine transporter inhibitor RTI-112 had a slower rate of onset ( 30 -- 60 min ) and a longer duration of action ( 10h ) . The DAT-selective inhibitors RTI-171 and RTI-177 also had slower rates of onset ( 30 -- 120 min ) , but RTI-171 had a short duration of action ( 2.5 h ) while RTI-177 had a very long duration of action ( 20 h ) . '' The efficacy of cocaine analogs to elicit self-administration is related to the rate at which they are administered . Slower onset analogs are less likely to function as behavioral stimulants than analogs eliciting a faster rate of onset . Nonselective analogs are less likely to function as `` reinforcers '' than reuptake inhibitors that have DAT specificity . In order for a dopamine reuptake inhibitor ( DRI ) such as cocaine to induce euphoria , PET scans on primates reveal that the DAT occupancy needs to be > 60 % . RTI-112 has equipotent in vitro affinity at the SERT , NET and DAT , respectively . RTI-112 was not reliably self-administered , in contrast to the DAT selective reuptake inhibitors that were used in this study . In vivo at the ED50 , RTI-112 had no DAT occupancy at all . At the ED50 , almost all of the RTI-112 occupied the SERT at this dose . A significantly higher dose was required to get > 70 % DAT occupancy in the case of RTI-112 ; however , RTI-112 was still able to suppress cocaine administration at the ED50 , suggesting a serotonergic mechanism was responsible for this .",
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"text": "Benzodiazepine Benzodiazepines ( BZD , BZs ) , sometimes called `` benzos '' , are a class of psychoactive drugs whose core chemical structure is the fusion of a benzene ring and a diazepine ring . The first such drug , chlordiazepoxide ( Librium ) , was discovered accidentally by Leo Sternbach in 1955 , and made available in 1960 by Hoffmann -- La Roche , which , since 1963 , has also marketed the benzodiazepine diazepam ( Valium ) . In 1977 benzodiazepines were globally the most prescribed medications . Benzodiazepines enhance the effect of the neurotransmitter gamma-aminobutyric acid ( GABA ) at the GABAA receptor , resulting in sedative , hypnotic ( sleep-inducing ) , anxiolytic ( anti-anxiety ) , anticonvulsant , and muscle relaxant properties . High doses of many shorter-acting benzodiazepines may also cause anterograde amnesia and dissociation . These properties make benzodiazepines useful in treating anxiety , insomnia , agitation , seizures , muscle spasms , alcohol withdrawal and as a premedication for medical or dental procedures . Benzodiazepines are categorized as either short - , intermediate - , or long-acting . Short - and intermediate-acting benzodiazepines are preferred for the treatment of insomnia ; longer-acting benzodiazepines are recommended for the treatment of anxiety . Benzodiazepines are generally viewed as safe and effective for short-term use , although cognitive impairment and paradoxical effects such as aggression or behavioral disinhibition occasionally occur . A minority of people can have paradoxical reactions such as worsened agitation or panic . Long-term use is controversial because of concerns about adverse psychological and physical effects , decreasing effectiveness , and physical dependence and withdrawal . As a result of adverse effects associated with the long-term use of benzodiazepines , withdrawal from benzodiazepines , in general , leads to improved physical and mental health . The elderly are at an increased risk of suffering from both short - and long-term adverse effects , and as a result , all benzodiazepines are listed in the Beers List of inappropriate medications for older adults . There is controversy concerning the safety of benzodiazepines in pregnancy . While they are not major teratogens , uncertainty remains as to whether they cause cleft palate in a small number of babies and whether neurobehavioural effects occur as a result of prenatal exposure ; they are known to cause withdrawal symptoms in the newborn . Benzodiazepines can be taken in overdoses and can cause dangerous deep unconsciousness . However , they are less toxic than their predecessors , the barbiturates , and death rarely results when a benzodiazepine is the only drug taken . When combined with other central nervous system ( CNS ) depressants such as alcoholic drinks and opioids , the potential for toxicity and fatal overdose increases . Benzodiazepines are commonly misused and taken in combination with other drugs of abuse .",
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"text": "Authorized generics Authorized generics are prescription drugs produced by brand pharmaceutical companies and marketed under a private label , at generic prices . Authorized generics compete with generic products in that they are identical to their brand counterpart in both active and inactive ingredients ; whereas according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration 's Office of Generic Drugs , generic drugs are required to contain only the identical active ingredients as the brand . Authorized generics compete with generics on price , quality and availability in the generic marketplace , and are marketed to consumers during and after what is commonly known as `` the 180-day exclusivity period '' . In 2011 the FTC issued a final report on authorized generics ( following its 2009 interim report ) that showed that when innovator companies launched authorized generics during the 180 day exclusivity period granted to the first generic company to file an ANDA , prices were significantly lower that when there was no authorized generic and no competition , thus benefiting consumers .",
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"text": "Grias cauliflora The anchovy pear ( Grias cauliflora ) ( also called the river pear ) is a fruit native to Jamaica , Central America , and Colombia . It is often found near rivers or marshes in large colonies . It grows on the evergreen tree Grias cauliflora of the Lecythidaceae ( Brazil nut ) family . The edible nuts grow clumped together in large , round , woody and extremely hard seed pods the size of a large grapefruit . The meat of the seed ( the `` nut '' ) is very rich in oil and grows from 7 to 9 cm long and 2 to 4 cm in diameter . The tree has fragrant yellow flowers about 5 cm across and grows to a height of about 15 m ( 50 feet ) . The anchovy pear tree bears spear-shaped , glossy leaves produced in palm-like tufts that reach an average length of 90 cm . The edible , brown , berrylike fruits for which it is cultivated for pickling are not related to the common pear . The fruit has a taste similar to that of the mango .",
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"text": "Controlled substance A controlled substance is generally a drug or chemical whose manufacture , possession , or use is regulated by a government , such as illicitly used drugs or prescription medications that are designated a Controlled Drug in the United Kingdom . In the United States , the Drug Enforcement Administration is responsible for suppressing illegal drug use and distribution by enforcing the Controlled Substances Act , which regulates both the drugs themselves and certain precursors . Some U.S. states have additional restrictions for substances which might or might not be regulated by the federal government . During the Obama Administration , the federal government also voluntarily suspended enforcement of federal laws restricting marijuana where people were operating in compliance with state law . Some precursor chemicals used for the production of illegal drugs are also controlled substances in many countries , even though they may lack the pharmacological effects of the drugs themselves . Substances are classified according to schedules and consist primarily of potentially psychoactive substances . The controlled substances do not include many prescription items such as antibiotics . Some states in the U.S. have statutes against health care providers self-prescribing and/or administering substances listed in the Controlled Substance Act schedules . This does not forbid licensed providers from self-prescribing medications not on the schedules .",
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"text": "Phenylacetones Phenylacetones are a group of organic compounds containing a phenyl moiety and an acetone moiety bonded together , the archetypal example being phenylacetone . Phenylacetones often play a role in the illicit synthesis of amphetamine and its analogues , 3,4-methylenedioxyphenyl-2-propanone ( MDP2P ) for example being used in the production of 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine ( MDA ) , 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine ( MDMA ) , 3,4-methylenedioxy-N-ethylamphetamine ( MDEA ) , and other homologues .",
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"text": "Orange drink The term orange drink refers to a sweet , sugary , sometimes carbonated , orange-flavored drink . Typically such beverages contain little or no orange juice and are mainly composed of water , sugar or sweeteners , flavor , coloring , and additives , sometimes in that order . As such , they are very low in nutritional value , although many are fortified with vitamin C . In 2002 , however , a `` cheap , fortified , orange-flavored drink '' was developed with the intention of improving nutrition in the third world by adding vitamin A , iron , and iodine to people 's diets . Because orange drinks can be confused with orange juice , the U.S. government requires orange drinks , as well as other beverages whose names allude to fruit products , to state the percentage of juice contained above the `` Nutrition Facts '' label . and requires companies to state them as orange drinks instead of orange juice .",
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"text": "Dopamine releasing agent A dopamine releasing agent ( DRA ) is a type of drug which induces the release of dopamine in the body and/or brain . No selective DRAs are currently known . Many releasing agents of both dopamine and norepinephrine ( norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agents , or NDRAs ) and of serotonin , norepinephrine , and dopamine are known ( serotonin-norepinephrine-dopamine releasing agents , or SNDRAs ) , however . Examples of NDRAs include amphetamine and methamphetamine , and an example of an SNDRA is MDMA . These drugs are frequently encountered as drugs of abuse . A closely related type of drug is a dopamine reuptake inhibitor ( DRI ) . Various selective DRIs are known , in contrast to the case of DRAs . It is particularly of note that the mechanism of action at DAT for dopamine releasers/substrates is entropy-driven ( i.e. hydrophobic ) , whereas for dopamine re-uptake inhibitors it is enthalpy-driven ( i.e. conformational change ) . There is some , albeit mixed , in vitro evidence that the antidepressant and modestly selective DRI amineptine may in addition to inhibiting the reuptake of dopamine selectively induce the presynaptic release of dopamine without affecting that of norepinephrine or serotonin .",
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"text": "Lead compound A lead compound ( i.e. a `` leading '' compound , not lead metal ) in drug discovery is a chemical compound that has pharmacological or biological activity likely to be therapeutically useful , but may still have suboptimal structure that requires modification to fit better to the target . Lead drugs are followed by back-up compounds . Its chemical structure is used as a starting point for chemical modifications in order to improve potency , selectivity , or pharmacokinetic parameters . Furthermore , newly invented pharmacologically active moieties may have poor druglikeness and may require chemical modification to become drug-like enough to be tested biologically or clinically .",
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"text": "Illicit drug use in Ireland Illicit drug use in Ireland has been growing since the mid-1970s . The use by young people of psychedelic drugs , including LSD and cannabis , was recognized at that time . Opiate abuse was uncommon until the 1980s , following events in the opium production centres of Afghanistan and Iran . Government task forces and private programmes were formed to tackle increased opiate abuse . Dublin and Ballymena have been centres of increased heroin use and preventative efforts . Studies confirmed significant opiate use in the 1990s , when action to reduce harm caused by drug use became favoured . Programmes focussed on controlling the spread of HIV , seen as a greater social threat than drug abuse itself .",
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"text": "Tipepidine Tipepidine ( INN ) ( brand names Asverin , Antupex , Asvelik , Asvex , Bitiodin , Cofdenin A , Hustel , Nodal , Sotal ) , also known as tipepidine hibenzate ( JAN ) , is a synthetic , non-opioid antitussive and expectorant of the thiambutene class . It acts as an inhibitor of G protein-coupled inwardly-rectifying potassium channels ( GIRKs ) . The drug was discovered in the 1950s , and was developed in Japan in 1959 . It is used as the hibenzate and citrate salts . The usual dose is 20 mg every 4 -- 6 hours . Possible side effects of tipepidine , especially in overdose , may include drowsiness , vertigo , delirium , disorientation , loss of consciousness , and confusion . Tipepidine has recently garnered interest as a potential psychiatric drug . It is being investigated in depression , obsessive-compulsive disorder , and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder ( ADHD ) . Through inhibition of GIRK channels , tipepidine increases dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens , but without increasing locomotor activity or producing methamphetamine-like behavioral sensitization , and this action appears to be at least partly responsible for its antidepressant-like effects in rodents .",
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Game of Thrones (season 1) featured stage actor Iain Glen.
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"text": "Game of Thrones (season 1) The first season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered on HBO on April 17 , 2011 , at 9.00 pm in the U.S. , and concluded on June 19 , 2011 . It consists of ten episodes , each of approximately 55 minutes . The series is based on A Game of Thrones , the first novel in the A Song of Ice and Fire series by George R. R. Martin , adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss . HBO had ordered a television pilot in November 2008 ; filming began the following year . However , it was deemed unsatisfactory and later reshot with some roles being recast . In March 2010 , HBO ordered the first season , which began filming in July 2010 , primarily in Belfast , Northern Ireland , with additional filming in Malta . The story takes place in a fictional world , primarily upon a continent called Westeros , with one storyline occurring on another continent to the east known as Essos . Like the novel , the season initially focuses on the family of nobleman Eddard Stark , who is asked to become chief advisor to his king and longtime friend , Robert Baratheon . Ned must find out who killed the previous Hand of the King , Jon Arryn , while trying to protect his family from their rivals the Lannisters . He uncovers the dark secrets about the Lannisters that his predecessor died trying to expose . Meanwhile , in Essos , the exiled Viserys Targaryen , son of the former king , believes he still has the rightful claim to the throne . Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast , including Bean , Addy , Peter Dinklage , Lena Headey , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Michelle Fairley and Iain Glen . Newer actors were cast as the younger generation of characters , such as Kit Harington , Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams . Critics praised the show 's production values and cast , with specific accolades for Dinklage 's portrayal of Tyrion Lannister . The first season won two of the thirteen Emmy Awards for which it was nominated , for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ( Dinklage ) and Outstanding Main Title Design . It also received a nomination for Outstanding Drama Series . Bean and Emilia Clarke also received individual accolades , as did Ramin Djawadi for music . U.S. viewership rose by approximately 33 % over the course of the season , from 2.2 million to over 3 million by the finale .",
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"text": "Iain Glen Iain Glen ( born 24 June 1961 ) is a Scottish film , television , and stage actor . Glen is best known for his roles as Dr. Alexander Isaacs / Tyrant in the Resident Evil films and for portraying Ser Jorah Mormont on Game of Thrones . Other notable roles include John Hanning Speke in Mountains of the Moon , Sir Richard Carlisle in Downton Abbey , the title role in Jack Taylor and Jarrod Slade in Cleverman .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Ciarán Hinds Ciarán Hinds ( -LSB- ˈkɪərɔːn_ˈhaɪndz -RSB- ; born 9 February 1953 ) is an Irish film , television and stage actor . He has built a reputation as a versatile character actor appearing in such high-profile films as Road to Perdition , The Sum of All Fears , The Phantom of the Opera , Munich , There Will Be Blood , Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows -- Part 2 , The Woman in Black , Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy , Ghost Rider : Spirit of Vengeance and Frozen . He has been cast as Steppenwolf in the film Justice League . His television roles include Gaius Julius Caesar in the series Rome , DCI James Langton in Above Suspicion , Bud Hammond in Political Animals and Mance Rayder in the Emmy Award-winning Game of Thrones . As a stage actor , Hinds has enjoyed spells with the Royal Shakespeare Company , the Royal National Theatre in London and six seasons with Glasgow Citizens ' Theatre , and he has continued to work on stage throughout his career .",
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"text": "James Cosmo James Cosmo ( born 24 May 1948 ) is a Scottish actor known for his appearances in films including Highlander , Braveheart , Trainspotting , Troy , and The Chronicles of Narnia : The Lion , the Witch and the Wardrobe , as well as television series such as Game of Thrones and Sons of Anarchy . On 3 January 2017 Cosmo entered the nineteenth series of Celebrity Big Brother , on Day 19 of the series he won a pass to the final on 3 February 2017 and finished in fourth place .",
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"text": "Sacha Dhawan Sacha Dhawan ( born May 1 , 1984 ) is a British actor of Indian descent . He has performed on stage , film , television and radio .",
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"text": "Gethin Anthony Gethin David L. Anthony ( born 9 October 1983 ) is an English television and film actor best known for his role as Renly Baratheon in Game of Thrones .",
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"text": "Roger Allam Roger William Allam ( born 26 October 1953 ) is an English actor , known primarily for his stage career , although he has performed in film , television and radio . He has played Inspector Javert in the original London production of the stage musical Les Misérables , Douglas Richardson in the award-winning radio series Cabin Pressure , and DI Fred Thursday in the TV series Endeavour . He is also known for his roles as Illyrio Mopatis in the HBO series Game of Thrones and as Peter Mannion MP in The Thick Of It .",
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"text": "Iain Paterson Iain Paterson ( born 1973 ) is a Scottish bass-baritone singer who has appeared in opera and concert . He was born in Glasgow . His first study was the violin , but his voice was recognised as his more important calling by his teachers at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama . He sang in the chorus of Opera North for four years . He sang as a bass for ten years , later extending his range to bass-baritone . Paterson has sung with the English National Opera in a number of productions , including Mozart 's Don Giovanni . He made his debut at the Salzburg Festival in 2007 as Fasolt in Wagner 's Das Rheingold under Sir Simon Rattle . He first appeared at the Metropolitan Opera as Günther in Wagner 's Götterdämmerung in 2009 , under James Levine . He sang in the Australian premiere of Shostakovich 's 13th Symphony in 2008 . His other concert repertoire includes Beethoven 's 9th Symphony , Elgar 's The Dream of Gerontius , Mendelssohn 's Elijah , Verdi 's Requiem and Handel 's Messiah . He has also sung in his native Scotland with various companies , the Paris Opera , the Chicago Opera Theater , at the Bregenz Festival , and at the Royal Opera , Covent Garden .",
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"text": "Iain Blair Iain Blair ( 12 August 1942 -- 3 July 2011 ) was a Scottish actor and author who , using the pen name Emma Blair wrote a series of romantic novels .",
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"text": "Gilly (A Song of Ice and Fire) Gilly 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 . Introduced in 1998 's A Clash of Kings , she is a wildling from the wild lands north of the Wall . She subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Storm of Swords , A Feast for Crows , A Dance with Dragons and will appear in the upcoming novel The Winds of Winter . Gilly is portrayed by Hannah Murray in the HBO television adaptation .",
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"text": "Gavin Lee Gavin Lee ( born 15 October 1971 ) is an English actor who has appeared on the stage in musical theatre , notably in the musical Mary Poppins , in both the West End and on Broadway .",
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"text": "David Nutter David Nutter ( born 1960 ) is an American television and film director and television producer . He is best known for directing pilot episodes for television . In 2015 , he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series , for his work on the HBO series , Game of Thrones .",
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"text": "George Harris (actor) George William Harris ( born 20 October 1949 ) is a British actor of film , stage , television , radio and musical theatre . His notable roles include Kingsley Shacklebolt in the Harry Potter film series , Captain Simon Katanga in Raiders of the Lost Ark and Clive King in popular medical drama Casualty , where he was one of the original cast members . He also played real-life Somali warlord Osman Ali Atto in the 2001 film Black Hawk Down .",
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"text": "Glen Morgan Glen Morgan is an American television producer , writer and director .",
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"text": "Sean Teale Sean James Teale ( born 18 June 1992 ) is an English actor , best known for his role of Prince Condé in the CW series Reign . He also featured as Nick Levan in the E4 teen drama Skins . He plays the lead role of Ben Larson in the Syfy series Incorporated .",
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"text": "Iain Pears Iain George Pears ( born 1 January 1955 ) is an English art historian , novelist and journalist .",
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"text": "In the Shadow of the Glen In the Shadow of the Glen , also known as The Shadow of the Glen , is a one-act play written by the Irish playwright J. M. Synge and first performed at the Molesworth Hall , Dublin , on October 8 , 1903 . It was the first of Synge 's plays to be performed on stage . It is set in an isolated cottage in County Wicklow in what was then the present day ( c. 1903 ) .",
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"text": "The Climb (Game of Thrones) `` The Climb '' is the sixth episode of the third season of HBO 's fantasy television series Game of Thrones , and the 26th episode of the series . Directed by Alik Sakharov and written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss , it aired on May 5 , 2013 . The episode 's title comes from climbing of the wall by Jon Snow and Ygritte , and also the references from dialogue between Lord Petyr Baelish and Lord Varys .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Martin Ledwith Martin Ledwith is a Scottish actor and acting coach , best known for his work in theatre and television .",
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"text": "Ned Stark Eddard `` Ned '' Stark is a fictional character in the first book of George R. R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels and the first season of its television adaptation . Introduced in 1996 's A Game of Thrones , Ned is the honorable lord of Winterfell , an ancient fortress in the North of the fictional continent of Westeros . Though the character is established as a primary character in the novel and the TV adaptation , Martin 's plot twist at the end involving Ned shocked both readers of the book and viewers of the TV series . Ned is portrayed by Sean Bean in the first season of HBO 's adaptation of the series , Game of Thrones , and as a child and young man by Sebastian Croft and Robert Aramayo respectively in the sixth season . Bean was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Actor on Television and a Scream Award for Best Fantasy Actor for the role . He and the rest of the cast were nominated for Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series in 2011 .",
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Top of the Lake stars Elisabeth Moss as Detective Robin Griffin.
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"text": "Elisabeth Moss Elisabeth Singleton Moss ( born July 24 , 1982 ) is an American film , stage , and television actor . She is known for her roles as Zoey Bartlet , the youngest daughter of President Josiah Bartlet , on the NBC television series The West Wing ( 1999 -- 2006 ) ; Peggy Olson , secretary-turned-copywriter on the AMC series Mad Men ( 2007 -- 15 ) , which earned her six Emmy Awards nominations and one Golden Globe nomination ; and Det. Robin Griffin in the BBC miniseries Top of the Lake ( 2013 ) , a role which won her a Golden Globe and Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or TV film . Moss appears in the lead role of Offred , a besieged survivor in a near-future dystopian New England , in the Hulu original series The Handmaid 's Tale .",
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"text": "Top of the Lake Top of the Lake is a mystery drama television series created and written by Jane Campion and Gerard Lee , and directed by Campion and Garth Davis . Its first season aired in 2013 , with the second season , titled China Girl , set to air in September 2017 . It marks Campion 's first work for television since An Angel at My Table in 1990 . The series follows Detective Robin Griffin ( Elisabeth Moss ) , and Season 1 deals with the investigation of the disappearance of a pregnant 12-year-old girl in New Zealand . Season 2 will be set four years after the events of Season 1 and will be set in Sydney , as Robin investigates the death of an unidentified Asian girl found at Bondi Beach . Top of the Lake was co-produced for BBC Two in the UK , BBC UKTV in Australia and New Zealand , and Sundance Channel in the United States .",
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"text": "Green Pond, New Jersey Green Pond is the name of both a lake and of a private lakeside residential unincorporated community within Rockaway Township in Morris County , New Jersey , United States . The lakeside community is managed by two corporations , Green Pond Corporation and Lake End Corporation . Despite a name suggestive of a small lily pad and algae-coated pool , Green Pond lake is fairly large ( approximately 2.5 mi long and 0.5 mi mile in breadth at its widest point - 465 acres ( 0.72 sq mi ) total ) , and the water clarity is high due to the lake 's source ( underground cold-water springs ) . Green Pond is located in Rockaway Township in Morris County , but has a Newfoundland , New Jersey ( Passaic County ) mailing address . Newfoundland came to wider attention in 2003 when large portions of the independent film , The Station Agent , were filmed there . Several scenes of this film took place on Green Pond Road ( County Route 513 ) , a public thoroughfare which connects a former New York , Susquehanna and Western Railway depot and Route 23 to Lake End Road and to the private lanes of the Green Pond Village community . Lakeside scenes of The Station Agent that were set on Green Pond were actually filmed elsewhere , as the Lake End and Green Pond Corporations denied lake access to the filmmakers . New homeowners in either Green Pond or Lake End Corporations pay a fee to the relevant corporation in addition to the usual real estate closing fees , and become `` stockholders '' in exchange for an interest in the common lands which surround the community . Only stockholders and their guests ( who are required to wear ID ) may access the lake and the community facilities , which include tennis courts , ballfields , a community center , and a membership-only yacht club that races Comet sailboats . On summer weekends and major holidays , a security guard is stationed at the entrance to Green Pond village to prevent unauthorized access to the beach areas . Kristen J. Silvestri is currently the General Manager of Green Pond Corporation . Green Pond is a spring-fed glacial lake ( elevation 1,048 feet ) that runs along a roughly northeast-southwest axis , bordered on the longer , lateral sides by rocky terrain . On the eastern side is Copperas Mountain ( elevation 1,222 feet ) , and on the west , Green Pond Mountain ( elevation 1,240 feet ) rises sharply from the lake with a boulder-strewn shoreline . The lake 's outflow at the southwestern end is into tributaries of the Rockaway River , which run through the United States Army 's Picatinny Arsenal and through an area of legally designated wetlands where development is restricted . The lake has a number of sand bars and other shoaling features , and the average depth is 13 ft. There are deeper areas also : the maximum depth was measured at 54 feet during soundings taken in the 1970s by John Stenz and Doug Charlton . The lake is stocked seasonally with trout and bass ; other aquatic species include sunfish , perch , catfish , bluegills , pickerel , and snapping turtles .",
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"text": "Loughrigg Tarn Loughrigg Tarn ( -LSB- ˌlʌfrɪɡ_ˈtɑrn -RSB- ) is a small , natural lake in the Lake District , Cumbria , England . It is situated north of Windermere , just north of the village of Skelwith Bridge , and at the foot of Loughrigg Fell . `` Loughrigg Tarn '' is a bit of a tautology , since `` loughrigg '' means `` ridge of the lough ( lake ) '' and `` tarn '' is also the name of a body of water . Loughrigg Tarn was a favoured place of William Wordsworth , who , in his Epistle to Sir George Howland Beaumont Bart , likened it to `` Diana 's Looking-glass ... round , clear and bright as heaven , '' in reference to Lake Nemi , the mirror of Diana in Rome . Alfred Wainwright notes that Loughrigg Tarn is `` one of the most secluded of tarns '' , rarely being visible from the fells . He also identifies that Loughrigg Fell is the only Lake District fell to share its name with a tarn , although he might have overlooked Scoat Fell ( Scoat Tarn ) and Bowscale Fell ( Bowscale Tarn ) .",
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"text": "Julie Finlay Julie `` Finn '' Finlay is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI : Crime Scene Investigation , portrayed by Elisabeth Shue . She made her first appearance in the 14th episode of season 12 , entitled `` Seeing Red '' , and appeared in every episode during her four seasons as a series regular . Shue made her final appearance in the season 15 finale , `` The End Game '' , before subsequently appearing in archive footage on CSI : Cyber `` Hack E.R. ''",
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"text": "Lake Crescent Lake Crescent is a deep lake located entirely within Olympic National Park in Clallam County , Washington , United States , approximately 17 mi west of Port Angeles , Washington on U.S. Route 101 and nearby to the small community of Piedmont . At an official maximum depth of 624 ft , also the maximum depth of the depth sounder used to find that depth ( see depth section ) , it is officially the second deepest lake in Washington . Unofficial depth measurements of more than 1000 ft have been rumored in the region for years , although this figure has recently been proven false after a lake-wide bathymetric survey was performed from 2013 to 2014 by Eian Ray and Jeff Enge . The results of this survey showed the maximum depth as being 596 feet . Using GIS statistical analysis , this survey also showed the lake contains approximately 0.5 cubic miles of fresh water . Lake Crescent is known for its brilliant blue waters and exceptional clarity , caused by a lack of nitrogen in the water which inhibits the growth of algae . It is located in a popular recreational area which is home to a number of trails , including the Spruce Railroad Trail , Pyramid Mountain trail , and the Barnes Creek trail to Marymere Falls . The Spruce Railroad Trail follows the grade of what was once the tracks of a logging railroad along the shores of the lake . Following this trail on the north side of the lake , one can find the entrance to an old railroad tunnel as well as `` Devils Punch Bowl '' , a popular swimming and diving area .",
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"text": "Great Moss Swamp The Great Moss Swamp ( also known as the Loganburn Reservoir ) is located in Otago , New Zealand . It lies in the Maniototo , close to the former gold mining route of the Old Dunstan Road , 85 kilometres to the northwest of Dunedin city centre . It is classified as a regionally significant wetland . The swamp lies on the upper surface of the Rock and Pillar Range ( the Rock and Pillars are a horst range , and thus have a very flat top ) . Originally an actual swamp , a dam to store water for irrigation and hydroelectricity has turned the ` swamp ' into a lake . The swamp is drained by the Logan Burn , which feeds into the Taieri River at Paerau . The Loganburn Reservoir was finished in 1983 , holding about 85 million cu m of water . In 2014 the dam was raised by 80 cm , through the addition of an 80 cm-high spillway , and increasing the height of the coping wall along the top of the dam . This increased the storage by some 11.5 million cu m. The dam is located on the southern end of the Rock and Pillar Range , about 12 km south of Paerau , providing irrigation for 60 farmers and 9,300 ha , and power generation when water is released for irrigation .",
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"text": "Meg the Lady (film) Meg the Lady is a 1916 British silent crime film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Elisabeth Risdon , Fred Groves and Eric Stuart . The film is based on the 1905 novel of the same name by Tom Gallon .",
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"text": "Virgin (film) Virgin is a 2003 American film , directed by Deborah Kampmeier and starring Elisabeth Moss , Robin Wright Penn and Daphne Rubin-Vega .",
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"text": "Elisabeth C. Draper Elisabeth C. Draper ( 1900-1993 ) was a prominent interior decorator in New York City . Mrs. Draper was one of the grande dames of decorating in an era when a professionally decorated home was a mark of privilege . She became known for comfortable rooms that mixed antiques with contemporary furnishings .",
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"text": "Tim Griffin (actor) Tim Griffin is a film and television actor best known for his roles in Grey 's Anatomy , Prime Suspect , Covert Affairs and Wayward Pines .",
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"text": "Kristin Lavransdatter (film) Kristin Lavransdatter is a 1995 Norwegian film directed by Liv Ullmann , featuring Elisabeth Matheson , Bjørn Skagestad , Jørgen Langhelle , Lena Endre and Sverre Anker Ousdal , based on Kristin Lavransdatter by Sigrid Undset . The film was selected as the Norwegian entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 68th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee .",
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"text": "Mann Lake Mann Lake is the largest of the shallow playa lakes in the northern part of the Alvord Valley in Harney County in the U.S. state of Oregon . The lake is a remnant of a larger Pleistocene lake that covered much of the valley , east of Steens Mountain . Fields -- Denio Road runs along the east side of the lake . Inflow to Mann Lake comes from small , intermittent streams , mainly from Steens Mountain . The lake , which has no outlet , but loses water by evaporation , is hypereutrophic . An influx of cattle waste from nearby rangelands adds to the lake 's natural eutrophic state . Large concentrations of Cladophora algae are common . The Bureau of Land Management operates the Mann Lake Recreation Site , about 100 mi southeast of Burns by highway and unpaved road . The site has vault restrooms and boat ramps , but no other amenities . Recreation at or near the site includes fishing , camping , hiking , wildlife viewing , and amateur geology . Mann Lake , stocked with Lahontan cutthroat trout , has been called `` one of the premiere trout fisheries in southeast Oregon '' . Trout in the lake range in length from 12 to . Fishing is restricted to artificial flies and lures . A large population of goldfish , introduced illegally , have at times multiplied in Mann Lake and competed for food with the smaller trout . In 2010 , the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife treated the lake with rotenone , a piscicide , killing around 200,000 goldfish and fathead minnows while sparing nearly all the trout .",
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"text": "Lakeboat Lakeboat is a semi-autobiographical play by David Mamet , written in 1970 and first produced in 1980 ( revised version ) . As he would later do with Glengarry Glen Ross , Mamet drew upon experiences from a past vocation to create high drama . In this case , he turned to his days as a cook aboard a cargo ship to frame this tale of Dale Katzman , a college student from an Ivy League school `` near Boston '' who takes a summer job as a cook in the galley of the T. Harrison , a lake freighter for a Chicago-based steel concern . Dale 's predecessor , Guigliani , endured a particularly violent end while on terra firma , the cause and nature of which is speculated by the other crew members . Dale , and the audience , gets to know each of them , including : Fireman , who reads voraciously when not `` watching the gauges '' ; Fred , who imparts his unique , politically incorrect philosophy regarding women on the young man ; and , especially , Joe Litko , a 23-year veteran of the seas , who sees much of himself in Dale . The dialogue is Mametspeak at its most raw , as secrets are shared , picayune matters are debated , and fantasies are laid out , vividly . The play 's world premiere was staged by the Milwaukee Repertory Theater on April 24 , 1980 ; subsequent major productions were mounted by the Long Wharf Theatre and the Goodman Theatre in 1982 . In 2000 , Mamet penned the screenplay for a film adaptation , which featured his half-brother Tony Mamet in the lead role of Dale . The ensemble cast also included Robert Forster as Joe Litko , Denis Leary as Fireman , and Jack Wallace , a veteran of Mamet productions , as Fred . Joe Mantegna , well-versed in the world of Mamet , made his directorial debut with the feature . The British Premiere of Lakeboat was at the Lyric Theatre , London in 1998 , and was directed by Aaron Mullen .",
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"text": "Lake Oscawana Lake Oscawana is a lake at the heart of Putnam Valley , New York State , United States . The 386 acre lake has a depth that ranges from 25 ft to 30 ft. The lake is fed by a stream from its north end and it drains through a stream at the middle of its eastern shore . It is nestled in between two hill ranges , which provide spectacular views if you climb one . The lake also features many houses around its edges and a peculiar rock formation ( Goose rocks ) in the center of the lake , accessible most safely by kayak or canoe . Lake Oscawana provides summer recreation to many of the local residents who use the lake for boating , swimming , fishing , and just lying on one of the lake 's several private beaches . It features a variety of wildlife including fish , Canada geese , water snakes , turtles , and an occasional stork . In the summer it is cleaned regularly by a floating weed harvester which is a sight in itself . In the winter , the lake freezes over and allows for ice skating and ice fishing . Legend has it there are several cars at the bottom of lake from when the ice was not thick enough . Babe Ruth is known to have spent a good deal of time on the lake which housed many hotels and resorts in the 1930s . His favorite was called the Casino . Another former resident was Roy Scheider . Scheider 's house , which is still owned by his former wife , was filmed in the Adirondack Lake house scene in The Sopranos episode , `` Soprano Home Movies '' .",
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"text": "Elm Guest House claims and controversy In Britain , controversy arose from claims reported in 2012 , which some state to have been later discredited , of sexual abuse and grooming of children at parties held in the late 1970s and 1980s at the former Elm Guest House in Rocks Lane , near Barnes Common in south-west London . Several prominent British men were alleged , in a list produced by convicted fraudster Chris Fay and never verified or corroborated by any other source , to have attended the Guest House including former government ministers , senior MPs , top police officers , judges , pop music stars , and people with links to the Royal Households . Since 2012 , the allegations of an establishment paedophile ring have been part of a complex multi-agency investigation . During 2014 and 2015 , allegations against several leading politicians of the period , mostly now deceased , were made public in the British press . An investigation , Operation Fairbank , led by the Metropolitan Police Service , started in late 2012 . This was a `` scoping exercise '' aimed at a `` preliminary assessment of the evidence rather than a formal inquiry '' , and the existence of the `` assessment '' operation was confirmed only on 12 December 2012 after operating in secret for several weeks . As a result of allegations arising from Operation Fairbank , a full criminal investigation , Operation Fernbridge , was launched in February 2013 . In November 2014 , another operation -- Operation Midland -- was set up to examine claims of a possible homicide , later extended to cover allegations of three murders and activities at the Dolphin Square development in Pimlico and elsewhere ; on 21 March 2016 , the Metropolitan Police confirmed that Operation Midland had been closed without any charges being brought . An inquiry found that those investigated by police were victims of `` false allegations '' and the Metropolitan Police Commissioner subsequently apologised to them . In 2015 , the Independent Police Complaints Commission began investigating claims that the Metropolitan Police had suppressed evidence of child sexual abuse and prevented the investigation of some allegations between 1970 and 2005 , because of the alleged involvement of police officers and MPs .",
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"text": "The Lady of the Lake (poem) The Lady of the Lake is a narrative poem by Sir Walter Scott , first published in 1810 . Set in the Trossachs region of Scotland , it is composed of six cantos , each of which concerns the action of a single day . The poem has three main plots : the contest among three men , Roderick Dhu , James Fitz-James , and Malcolm Graeme , to win the love of Ellen Douglas ; the feud and reconciliation of King James V of Scotland and James Douglas ; and a war between the lowland Scots ( led by James V ) and the highland clans ( led by Roderick Dhu of Clan Alpine ) . The poem was tremendously influential in the nineteenth century , and inspired the Highland Revival . By the late nineteenth century , however , the poem was much less popular . ( It continued , however , to be a standard reading in elementary schools until the early twentieth century . ) Its influence is indirect : Schubert 's Ellens Dritter Gesang ( later adapted to use the full lyrics of the Latin Ave Maria ) , Rossini 's La Donna del Lago ( 1819 ) , the Ku Klux Klan custom of cross burning , the last name of U.S. abolitionist Frederick Douglass , and the song `` Hail to the Chief '' , were all inspired by the poem . It shares its name with the Arthurian character , the Lady of the Lake . Other allusions to the legend are scant .",
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"text": "The Swan (TV series) The Swan was a 2004 American reality television program broadcast on Fox in which women who were judged to be ugly were given `` extreme makeovers '' that included several forms of plastic surgery . The title of the series refers to the fairy tale The Ugly Duckling , in which a homely bird matures into a swan . Each contestant was assigned a panel of specialists -- a coach , therapist , trainer , cosmetic surgeons , and a dentist -- who together designed a program of total transformation . The contestants ' work ethic , growth , and achievement was monitored over the course of three months . Each week , two women were featured , and at the episode 's conclusion , one went home while another was selected to move to compete in the Swan pageant at the end of the season for a chance to be deemed The Swan . The first two seasons both aired in 2004 . A third season was tipped to happen , but the show was cancelled in early 2005 after ratings continued to drop . The plastic surgeons on the team were chosen for their ability to perform often startling transformations . Drs. Terry Dubrow and Randal Haworth , both board certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery , were selected by the producers of the show to perform the multiple plastic surgical operations for each of the two aired seasons .",
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"text": "Greg Lake (radio personality) Greg Lake ( born 1960 as Gregory Alan Whaley ) has been a Florida radio personality for nearly 20 years . He was born in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington , D.C. and moved to Florida in the late 1970s to attend Flagler College in St. Augustine , where he met and married his wife , Kathy . Moving to South Florida , he launched his radio career at WKGR 98.7 ( Ft. Pierce , Florida ) where he stayed until the station was sold . He then followed the entire on-air staff to then WAKS-FM 103.7 ( Ft. Meyers , Florida ) where they stayed until it too was eventually sold . Once again , the entire on-air staff returned to the east coast of Florida to take over WZZR 92.7 ( Port St. Lucie , Florida ) where he continued his program `` The Dead Zone '' until the end of 1994 when he took over the morning drive show . He remained there until the spring of 1996 when he was fired for sagging ratings . Greg then , moved to Daytona Beach and started his own advertising agency ( Alternative Advertising ) . After four years in the advertising business , he was offered , and accepted , the Production Director post at WELE 1380 , Ormond Beach . After a year , as Production Director he was promoted to the Program Director position . At the height of the controversial 2000 presidential election , Greg launched and hosted his own politically driven , morning call-in talk show called `` Radio Free Volusia '' which aired Worldwide on the internet and locally on WELE five days a week , until his final show April 25 , 2008 . During the eight years of daily shows , Greg interviewed hundreds of famous national political figures , captains of industry and celebrities in the entertainment field . Along with his often controversial interview style , Greg was also a source for breaking news stories . Many of those stories were in the wake of the September 11th 2001 terrorist attacks . Greg has become a prolific political web blogger on http://voiceoftherepublic.com and http://radiofreevolusia.com where he continues to voice his often controversial point of view . UPDATE * 05/01/2011 - Greg officially launches another website ; http://voxominous.com - The online home to his professional voice over service endeavors .",
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"text": "Lake Ober-See Lake Ober-See ( Obersee , `` Upper Lake '' ) is a permanently-frozen glacial meltwater lake lying between Sjøneset Spur and Mount Seekopf in the Gruber Mountains of Queen Maud Land , Antarctica . The lake was discovered by the German Antarctic Expedition under Alfred Ritscher , 1938 -- 39 . Lake Ober-See is located a few kilometers to the northeast of Lake Untersee ( Obersee , `` Lower Lake '' ) , a larger lake but similar in most respects to Lake Ober-See , and the best-studied lake in the region . Divers have dived in Lake Ober-See to study its microbial communities .",
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"text": "Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn Gardens of the World with Audrey Hepburn is a 1990s documentary television series filmed on location in some of the world 's most beautiful , noteworthy gardens , hosted by Audrey Hepburn , who also co-narrates the series with Michael York . Her Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement − Informational Programming was awarded posthumously . A one-hour introductory special premiered on PBS in March , 1991 ; the premiere of six half-hour episodes began on January 24 , 1993 . Two further episodes along with a re-release of the six-part series by Home & Garden Television premiered in January , 1996 . The series was shown internationally in more than 30 countries . A DVD of all 8 programs was released in 1999 ; in September 2006 , an extended DVD edition was released . Audrey Hepburn 's principal photography was filmed in the spring and summer of 1990 in exemplary public and private gardens in England , France , Italy , Japan , Netherlands , Dominican Republic & U.S.A. From her home in Tolochenaz , Switzerland that summer Hepburn wrote her foreword to the companion book for the series . She loved nature and gardens and saw a rare opportunity to bring forth their beauty in a poetic , meaningful way . Her life partner Robert Wolders was with Hepburn throughout the production : `` It became an intensely personal and creative process for her . She immersed herself in not only the beauty of the gardens , but also in their origins and evolution . '' In January 1991 , Hepburn recorded her voice over narration in Los Angeles and graced the cover of House & Garden magazine , U.S. edition . In New York on March 6 , 1991 , Cartier honored Audrey Hepburn and Gardens of the World with a High Tea reception at their Fifth Avenue Mansion ; the following day , Ralph Lauren at 72nd Street hosted the occasion of her book signing .",
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"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 '' .",
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"text": "Elise Neal Elise Neal ( born March 14 , 1966 ) is an American actress . Her big break came in 1997 , appearing in films Rosewood , Money Talks and Scream 2 . From 1998 to 2003 , Neal starred as Yvonne Hughley in the ABC/UPN sitcom The Hughleys . She also has appeared in films include Restaurant ( 1998 ) , Mission to Mars ( 2000 ) , Paid in Full ( 2002 ) , Hustle & Flow ( 2005 ) , and Logan ( 2017 ) . On television , Neal also starred as Tia Jewel in the first two seasons of UPN sitcom All of Us from 2003 to 2005 . She also played many other roles on film and television . She is three-time NAACP Image Award nominee .",
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"text": "The Vampire Diaries The Vampire Diaries is an American supernatural drama television series developed by Kevin Williamson and Julie Plec , based on the popular book series of the same name written by L. J. Smith . The series premiered on The CW on September 10 , 2009 and concluded on March 10 , 2017 , airing 171 episodes over eight seasons . The pilot episode attracted the largest audience for The CW of any series premiere since the network began in 2006 . The first season averaged 3.60 million viewers . It was the most-watched series on the network before being supplanted by Arrow . The show has received numerous award nominations , winning four People 's Choice Award and many Teen Choice Awards . On April 26 , 2013 , The CW officially announced that the spin-off The Originals , which focuses on the Original family of vampires , had been ordered to series , and the show began airing during the 2013 -- 14 American television season . On April 6 , 2015 , lead actress Nina Dobrev confirmed via Instagram that she and co-star Michael Trevino ( who plays Tyler Lockwood ) would be leaving the show after its sixth season . Dobrev returned to record a voiceover for the seventh-season finale . Trevino appeared as a guest star in season seven and returned for season 8 . On March 11 , 2016 , The CW renewed the series for an eighth season , but on July 23 , 2016 , announced that the eighth season , which would have 16 episodes , would be the show 's last . The final season began airing on October 21 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Bad Girls (series 7) The seventh series of British drama series Bad Girls premiered on ITV on 10 May 2005 . The series concluded on 19 December 2005 with a Christmas Special . Series Seven consists of thirteen episodes . The series is significant in that it marks the departure of Jack Ellis , who had appeared as Jim Fenner since the beginning of Series One . As Series Six was initially to be his final series , Ellis decided to return one last time . This series also sees the departure of Tracey Wilkinson , who had played the part of Di Barker since Series Two , Philip McGough who was first introduced in Series Two as prison doctor , Malcolm Nicholson , James Gaddas who appears for the final time as main character Neil Grayling ( making a one-off guest appearance in the first episode of Series Eight ) and Tristan Sturrock who has played Colin Hedges since Series Five . This series sees the introduction of Nicola Stapleton ( Janine Nebeski ) , Rebecca Hazlewood ( Arun Palmer ) , Liz May Brice ( Pat Kerrigan ) , Laura Rogers ( Sheena Williams ) , Andrew Scarborough ( Kevin Spiers ) and Ellie Haddington ( Joy Masterton ) respectively .",
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"text": "Hallelujah! (TV series) Hallelujah ! was a British sitcom made by Yorkshire Television for the ITV network and was broadcast from 29 April 1983 to 21 December 1984 . The series was set in a Salvation Army citadel in the fictional Yorkshire town of Brigthorpe during series 1 ( and later in the fictional place of Blackwick in series 2 ) . Captain Emily Ridley ( Thora Hird ) has been posted there , having been an active member of the Salvation Army for 42 years . Despite the town and residents being seemingly pleasant , Emily is determined to flush out sin from behind the net curtains . Assisting Emily are her niece Alice Meredith ( Patsy Rowlands ) . The programme was a repeat collaboration between Hird and the creator Dick Sharples , having worked together on the comedy series In Loving Memory between 1979 and 1986 . The series also featured guest appearances from the likes of Hird 's Last of the Summer Wine co-star Michael Aldridge and television presenter Richard Whiteley .",
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"text": "Ellie Ellie or Elly is a given name , usually feminine , a shortened form of Eloise , Eliana , Elaina , Elena , Eleanor , Emily , Eliza , Emelia , Elspeth , Elissa , Elham , Elliot or Elizabeth , but also a given name in its own right . It is also occasionally a nickname . It may refer to :",
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"text": "Scott Neal Scott Neal ( born 10 June 1978 ) is a British actor .",
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"text": "Neal, Illinois Neal is an unincorporated community in Cumberland County , Illinois , United States . Neal is 5.5 mi west-northwest of Toledo .",
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"text": "Emma Ishta Emma Ishta Douglas-Powell ( born 16 November 1990 ) is an Australian model and actress . Emma was educated at St Aidans AGS in Corinda , Brisbane , Queensland . She began modeling in Australia at the age of 13 . She portrays Kirsten Clark on the ABC Family television series Stitchers . Stitchers premiered on 2 June 2015 and was renewed for a second season on 14 July 2015 . In October 2016 , the series ' official Facebook page announced in a Facebook Live chat that the series was renewed for a third season .",
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"text": "Ophelia Dahl Ophelia Magdalena Dahl ( born 12 May 1964 ) is a British social justice and health care advocate . As of January 2008 , Dahl is the president and executive director of Partners In Health ( PIH ) , a Boston , Massachusetts-based non-profit health care organization dedicated to providing a `` preferential option for the poor . '' She first encountered Paul Farmer , the future co-founder of PIH , as an eighteen-year-old volunteer in Haiti , and has since dedicated her life to advocating for social justice and healthcare equity . As a co-founder and key member of the PIH team , Dahl was featured prominently in Mountains Beyond Mountains : The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer , a Man Who Would Cure the World , Tracy Kidder 's book describing the work of the organization and the life of Dr. Farmer . In December 2006 , Ophelia Dahl and Paul Farmer received the Union Medal from Union Theological Seminary in New York . Dahl and the Partners in Health team is featured in the 2017 documentary film , Bending The Arc . Dahl is the daughter of actress Patricia Neal and author Roald Dahl . Dahl contributed to the 2003 book The Roald Dahl Treasury , a collection of her father 's stories , memoirs , letters and poetry , and is currently writing a memoir of her father . She is a trustee of the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre , a registered charity with the mission of `` telling Roald Dahl 's life story , to care for his archive and to promote a love of creative writing in everyone . '' Dahl graduated from Wellesley College as a Davis Scholar and delivered Wellesley 's 2006 commencement address . In 2011 , she was named by the Boston Globe as one of the three Bostonians of the Year , along with her Partners in Health co-founder , Paul Farmer and a senior member of Partners in Health , Louise Ivers . This was mainly due to her and the charity 's response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake . She has also been selected by Social Capital Inc. ( SCI ) as a 2011 SCI Idealist Award recipient , to be given on 30 March 2011 .",
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"text": "Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without is a civil parish in the South Kesteven district of Lincolnshire , England . According to the 2001 Census it had a population of 4,344 , in 1743 households , increasing to a population of 5,133 at the 2011 census . It includes the village of Londonthorpe and the hamlet of Harrowby , Lincolnshire . Originally a township of Grantham , Harrowby was created a civil parish in 1866 , and in 1894 it was split into two separate civil parishes , Harrowby Within , and Harrowby Without . In 1909 Harrowby Within was abolished and merged with the town of Grantham . In October 1930 Harrowby Without was reduced in size to enlarge the town , and in 1931 the parish was abolished and merged with Londonthorpe and Spittlegate Without to create Londonthorpe and Harrowby Without civil parish .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Elise Irwin Elise Maxine Irwin is an Australian politician . She was a Liberal member of the Western Australian Legislative Council for North Metropolitan from 4 April 2017 , when she was elected in a countback following the resignation of Peter Katsambanis , to 21 May 2017 , when the new Legislative Council elected at the 2017 state election took its seats .",
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"text": "Neal Porter Neal Porter is an American children 's book editor . He is the founder of Neal Porter Books , an imprint of Roaring Brook Press , which is itself a division of the Macmillan publishing group . After a brief stint in the college textbook department of St. Martin 's Press he moved into trade publishing , in 1977 , where he held marketing positions at Avon Books , Farrar , Straus and Giroux , Atheneum and Scribners . In 1985 he became Editorial Director of Aladdin Books at Macmillan and in 1987 he moved to London to become Joint Managing Director of Walker Books in London . He returned to the United States in 1989 as Vice President and Publisher of Macmillan Children 's Books and subsequently held executive positions at Orchard Books and Dorling Kindersley ( DK ) . In 2000 he decided to step away from administration and focus exclusively on editing books . In 2002 he helped to found Roaring Brook Press , where he is currently Editorial Director of Neal Porter Books , and a leading voice in children 's publishing . Authors and illustrators he has worked with include Laura Vaccaro Seeger , Philip and Erin Stead , Nick Bruel , Yuyi Morales , Jason Chin , Antoinette Portis , Sandra Jordan , Betsy and Ted Lewin , Wendell Minor , and Matt Davies . Books he has edited have received many awards and honors , including the Caldecott Medal . four Caldecott honor medals , two Theodore Geisel Honors , two Sibert Honors , the Boston Globe -- Horn Book Award , three Pura Belpré Awards , the Coretta Scott King Award , two Orbis Pictus Awards , the Ezra Jack Keats Award , an ALA Best Fiction citation , and numerous other ALA Notable Books citations . In September 2015 , he will receive a prestigious Carle Honor for his contribution to picture books . Neal Porter resides in New York City .",
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"text": "Livin' Lozada Livin ' Lozada is an American reality television series starring Evelyn Lozada and her daughter , Shaniece Hairston . It premiered on July 11 , 2015 on the Oprah Winfrey Network , as part of its Saturday-night reality lineup . The show was cancelled after two seasons in light of Evelyn 's return to Basketball Wives season 6 as part of a revamp of the show .",
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"text": "Elise LeGrow Elise Madeline LeGrow ( born June 4 , 1987 ) is a Canadian recording artist and songwriter . She is known both for her solo work and as a member of the band Whale Tooth . Elise was offered a publishing deal from Sony/ATV Music Publishing following a live performance at the 2009 NXNE music festival in Toronto . Her first , self-titled EP contains songs written with Sony/ATV artists Jon Levine , Ron Sexsmith and Stefan Skarbek . The first single , `` No Good Woman '' , was the most added single on adult contemporary radio in Canada the week of April 7 , 2012 . The single peaked at number six on the Nielsen BDS Adult Contemporary chart , and remained in the top 10 for 13 weeks . Her first album , a seven-song EP titled Elise LeGrow EP , was released on December 4 , 2012 . Available only on online music store , the playlist starts with `` No Good Woman '' . The album was recorded at Metalworks Studios in Mississauga , Ontario . A few days before Valentine 's Day 2013 , Elise put a new song on YouTube with lyrics .",
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"text": "Amy Mizzi Amy Mizzi ( born 21 July 1983 ) is an Australian actress . She starred as Kit Hunter in the Australian soap opera Home and Away in 2003 and early 2004 . Mizzi 's departure from Home and Away was announced on 13 February 2004 but she continued to appear on a recurring basis throughout 2004 and returned in August 2005 . She also made appearances in 2006 , most recently in the last episode of Home and Away for 2006 , when she returned pregnant with the baby of Kim Hyde ( played by actor Chris Hemsworth ) . She was nominated for Most Popular New Female Talent in the Logie Awards of 2004 , but the award was won by her Home and Away co-star Isabel Lucas . After leaving Home and Away she taught singing and dancing on the Central Coast of New South Wales . In 2008 , she moved to the United Kingdom permanently , and has since appeared in several pantomimes , playing the title role in Cinderella and in Rotherham 's Aladdin as Princess Jasmine .",
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"text": "Audley Rural Audley Rural is a parish of Staffordshire , England , located four miles to the north-west of the town of Newcastle-under-Lyme . It is predominantly a rural area , of which Audley is the centre . Other settlements are Alsagers Bank , Bignall End , Halmer End , Miles Green , Scot Hay and Wood Lane , and the outlying hamlets of Dunkirk , Mill End , Shraley Brook , Eardley End , Coopers Green , Butters Green and Crackley Gates . The population of this parish at the 2011 census was 8,437 . The parish elects councillors to Newcastle Borough Council for the Audley and Bignall End ward , and , with Betley and Balterley parishes , for the Halmerend ward . Audley village has seen national media coverage in recent years , due to Denise Leigh , a local blind amateur singer , winning the Operatunity television programme , and becoming an opera singer . The village is also the home of acclaimed graphic novelist Andi Watson . The parish was created in 1932 by a split of the previous Audley parish , much of which went to form the Talke parish . Nearby landmark Bignall Hill provides views south to Cannock Chase and the city of Stoke-on-Trent ; north across the Cheshire Plains to Jodrell Bank radio telescope ; east to Mow Cop Castle and the Peak District ; and west to the mountains of North Wales and Snowdonia .",
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"text": "Elise Davis Elise Davis is an American country musician from Little Rock , Arkansas .",
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"text": "Sheila Kennelly Sheila Kennelly ( 28th December , Marine Square , Brighton , Sussex ) , also credited as Sheila Kenneally , is an English-born Australian character actress of theatre , television and film , with a vast repertoire spanning over 50 years in the industry , she came to Australia with her family , attending North Sydney Girls ' High School and trained at the Independent theatre . She has played several television soap opera and comedy relief roles starting in the 1970s . Sheila appeared in plays starting her career on the stage , appearing at such venues as Old Tote Theatre and Nimrod Theatre Company before a lengthy Arts Council tour of `` A View from the Bridge '' ( playing Beatrice ) as well as many roles at Neutral Bay Music Hall and worked on plays at the ABC , before becoming a household name in soap opera Number 96 in Australia as bubbly barmaid Norma Whittaker along with her on-screen husband Les Whittaker ( Gordon McDougall ) the duo were comedy characters added to the cast of the series a few months after it premiered in 1972 , she remained with 96 for 4 and half years , and featured in the series film version in 1974 . In 1988 she became an original cast member on the seven network series Home and Away , as retired carnival entertainer and tarot reader Floss McPhee , until 1990 , and was one of 16 original characters but has returned in numerous guest appearances reprising the role , the most recent in 2008 .",
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"text": "Revenge (season 4) The fourth and final season of the ABC American television drama series Revenge premiered on September 28 , 2014 . The show continues to air Sundays at 10:00 pm ( ET ) . This season sees several cast changes as both Barry Sloane and Henry Czerny 's characters , Aiden Mathis and Conrad Grayson , were killed off in the Season 3 finale . This is the first season not to feature Czerny 's character . James Tupper and Karine Vanasse who play David Clarke and Margaux LeMarchal respectively , have been upgraded to series regulars . The series stars Madeleine Stowe and Emily VanCamp . Brian Hallisay was cast as Ben , Jack 's new police partner with hopes of becoming a detective . Elena Satine was cast as Louise , the daughter of a wealthy family . The season focuses on the revelation that David Clarke is alive and the continued feud between Emily and Victoria , who finally knows Emily 's true identity and seeks her own revenge . As David makes a return to the Hamptons the two women fight to position him against the other . On April 29 , 2015 , ABC canceled Revenge after four seasons .",
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"text": "Anna Kendrick Anna Cooke Kendrick ( born August 9 , 1985 ) is an American actress and singer . She began her career as a child actor in theater productions . Her first prominent role was in the 1998 Broadway musical High Society , which earned her a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actress in a Musical . She made her film debut in the musical comedy Camp ( 2003 ) . Kendrick rose to prominence for her supporting role in The Twilight Saga ( 2008 -- 12 ) , the film franchise based on Stephenie Meyer 's book series . She received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in Up in the Air ( 2009 ) . She achieved further fame for playing the protagonist in the 2012 musical comedy Pitch Perfect and the 2015 sequel , Pitch Perfect 2 . Kendrick has also featured in the comedy-drama 50/50 ( 2011 ) , the crime-drama End of Watch ( 2012 ) , the musical-fantasy Into the Woods ( 2014 ) , and the adult comedy Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates ( 2016 ) . In 2016 , Kendrick published her memoir , Scrappy Little Nobody .",
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"text": "There's Something About Mary There 's Something About Mary is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by Bobby and Peter Farrelly . It stars Cameron Diaz as the title character with Ben Stiller , Chris Elliott , and Matt Dillon all playing men who are in love with her and vying for her affections . The film was placed 27th in the American Film Institute 's 100 Years , 100 Laughs : America 's Funniest Movies , a list of the 100 funniest movies of the 20th century . In 2000 , readers of Total Film magazine voted it the fourth-greatest comedy film of all time . Diaz won a New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress , an MTV Movie Award for Best Performance , an American Comedy Award for Best Actress , a Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Best Actress . She also received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance . It was also nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy . It won 4 out of 8 MTV Movie Awards , including Best Movie .",
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"text": "Garden State (film) Garden State is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film , written and directed by Zach Braff and starring Braff , Natalie Portman , Peter Sarsgaard , and Ian Holm . The film centers on Andrew Largeman ( Braff ) , a 26-year-old actor/waiter who returns to his hometown in New Jersey after his mother dies . Braff based the film on his real life experiences . It was filmed in April and May 2003 and released on July 28 , 2004 . New Jersey was the main setting and primary shooting location . Garden State received positive reviews upon its release and has garnered a cult following . It was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival . The film also spawned a soundtrack for which Braff , who picked the music himself , won a Grammy Award .",
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"text": "Aloha (film) Aloha is a 2015 American romantic comedy-drama film written , produced and directed by Cameron Crowe . The film , starring Bradley Cooper , Emma Stone , Rachel McAdams , Bill Murray , John Krasinski , Danny McBride , and Alec Baldwin , was released on May 29 , 2015 . The film received negative reviews from critics , and has grossed only $ 26 million against a budget of $ 37 million , making the film a box office bomb .",
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"text": "Everly (film) Everly is a 2014 American action thriller film directed by Joe Lynch and written by Yale Hannon based on a story by Lynch and Hannon . The film stars Salma Hayek as the title character with Akie Kotabe , Jennifer Blanc , Masashi Fujimoto , Togo Igawa , Gabriella Wright , Caroline Chikezie , Laura Cepeda , and Hiroyuki Watanabe in supporting roles . The film was released via iTunes on January 23 , 2015 , and received a limited theatrical release on February 27 , 2015 , by Dimension Films .",
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"text": "Ellie Kendrick Eleanor Lucy V. `` Ellie '' Kendrick ( born 6 June 1990 ) is an English actress best known for playing Anne Frank in the BBC 's 2009 miniseries The Diary of Anne Frank , Ivy Morris in the first series of the 2010 revived Upstairs Downstairs , and Meera Reed in the HBO series Game of Thrones .",
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"text": "Sex Ed (film) Sex Ed is a 2014 American comedy film directed by Isaac Feder and written by Bill Kennedy . The film stars Haley Joel Osment , Lorenza Izzo , Laura Harring , Abby Elliott , Glen Powell , Retta , and Matt Walsh . Sex Ed premiered at the Portland Film Festival on August 29 , 2014 , and was released in theaters on November 7 , 2014 , by MarVista Entertainment .",
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"text": "Brother Nature (film) Brother Nature is a 2016 American comedy film directed by Osmany Rodriguez and Matt Villines , from a screenplay by Mikey Day , Cameron Fay , and Taran Killam . It stars Killam , Bobby Moynihan , Gillian Jacobs , Rita Wilson and Bill Pullman . The film was released in a limited release and through video on demand on September 9 , 2016 , by Insurge Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films . The film was originally titled Brother in Laws .",
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"text": "Playing It Cool Playing It Cool ( formerly known as A Many Splintered Thing ) is an American romantic comedy film directed by Justin Reardon and written by Chris Shafer and Paul Vicknair . The film stars Chris Evans , Michelle Monaghan , Anthony Mackie , Aubrey Plaza , Patrick Warburton , Ashley Tisdale , Ioan Gruffudd , and Topher Grace . The film was released on video on demand starting on March 31 , 2015 before a limited release on May 8 , 2015 by Vertical Entertainment .",
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"text": "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 .",
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"text": "Another Happy Day Another Happy Day is a 2011 American black comedy-drama film written and directed by Sam Levinson . The film stars an ensemble cast including Ellen Barkin , Kate Bosworth , Ellen Burstyn , Thomas Haden Church , George Kennedy , Ezra Miller , Demi Moore , Siobhan Fallon Hogan , Michael Nardelli , Jeffrey DeMunn , and Diana Scarwid .",
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"text": "Engal Anna Engal Anna ( English : Our Elder Brother ) is a 2004 Tamil romantic comedy drama film . It is a remake of the Malayalam film Chronic Bachelor . The film was released to positive reviews and was declared a successful film and managed to collect 30 crores .",
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"text": "Like for Likes Like for Likes ( Korean : 좋아해줘 ) is a 2016 South Korean romantic comedy film directed by Park Hyun-jin . It was released in South Korea on February 17 , 2016 by CJ Entertainment .",
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"text": "Camille (2008 film) Camille is a 2008 American romantic comedy film directed by Gregory Mackenzie and starring James Franco and Sienna Miller . The film concerns two ill-matched newlyweds , Silas Parker ( Franco ) and Camille Foster ( Miller ) and their honeymoon trip to Niagara Falls . After Camille is killed in a motorcycle accident early in the film , she continues to behave as though alive and the remorseful Silas begins to develop loving feelings for her .",
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"text": "Goats (film) Goats is a 2012 comedy-drama film directed by Christopher Neil and written by Mark Poirier based on his 2000 novel Goats . The film stars David Duchovny , Vera Farmiga , Graham Phillips , Keri Russell , Justin Kirk , and Ty Burrell . The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 24 , 2012 , and was given a limited release in the United States on August 10 , 2012 by Image Entertainment .",
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"text": "Anna Friel Anna Louise Friel ( born 12 July 1976 ) is an English actress . Born in Rochdale , Greater Manchester , England , she has been acting since the age of 13 , appearing in a number of British television programmes . She played Beth Jordache in the Channel 4 soap Brookside , and portrayed the first lesbian kiss in a British soap opera in January 1994 . She made her West End theatre debut in London in 2001 and has subsequently appeared in several productions , including in an adaptation of Breakfast at Tiffany 's and as Yelena in a 2012 production of Chekhov 's Uncle Vanya . Friel made her film debut in 1998 in David Leland 's Land Girls and has since made a number of films such as A Midsummer Night 's Dream ( 1999 ) , Timeline ( 2003 ) , Land of the Lost ( 2009 ) and Limitless ( 2011 ) . Outside of film , she played the role of Charlotte `` Chuck '' Charles in the ABC comedy series Pushing Daisies , for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in 2008 . She is the recipient of a number of awards , including National Television Award ( 1995 ) , Drama Desk Award ( 1999 ) , and the Royal Television Society Award ( 2009 ) . She has also appeared in music videos and television and print media advertising campaigns and is the recipient of an honorary degree from the University of Bolton .",
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"text": "An Oversimplification of Her Beauty An Oversimplification of Her Beauty is a 2012 American semi-animated comedy-drama-romance film , directed by Terence Nance , following a quixotic artist who , when stood up by an attractive woman , makes a film about it and shows it to her . It premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival and has received generally positive reviews from critics .",
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"text": "The Neon Demon The Neon Demon is a 2016 psychological horror film directed by Nicolas Winding Refn , co-written by Mary Laws , Polly Stenham , and Refn , and starring Elle Fanning . The plot follows an aspiring model in Los Angeles whose beauty and youth generate intense fascination and jealousy within the industry . Supporting roles are played by Karl Glusman , Jena Malone , Bella Heathcote , Abbey Lee , Desmond Harrington , Christina Hendricks , and Keanu Reeves . An international co-production between France , Denmark , and the United States , the film competed for the Palme d'Or at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival , the third consecutive film directed by Refn to do so , following Drive ( 2011 ) and Only God Forgives ( 2013 ) . In the United States , the film was released theatrically on 24 June 2016 by Amazon Studios and Broad Green Pictures . It opened to polarized reviews and was a box office failure , grossing a little over $ 3 million from a $ 7 million budget .",
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"text": "Si accettano miracoli Si accettano miracoli is a 2015 Italian comedy film directed by Alessandro Siani ( it ) . The film was released on January 1 , 2015 to generally positive reviews and favorable responses .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Enough (film) Enough is a 2002 American thriller film directed by Michael Apted . The movie is based on the 1998 novel Black and Blue , by Anna Quindlen , which was a New York Times bestseller . It stars Jennifer Lopez as Slim , an abused wife who learns to fight back . Enough garnered generally negative reviews from film critics , although several aspects of the film including the actors ' performances were praised .",
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Josh Homme is a singer.
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"text": "Them Crooked Vultures Them Crooked Vultures is a rock supergroup formed in Los Angeles in 2009 by John Paul Jones ( former member of Led Zeppelin ) on bass and keyboards , Dave Grohl ( of Foo Fighters and formerly of Nirvana ) on drums , and Josh Homme ( of Queens of the Stone Age , Eagles of Death Metal and formerly of Kyuss ) on guitar and vocals . The group also includes guitarist Alain Johannes during live performances . The band began recording in February 2009 , and performed their first gig on August 9 , 2009 , in Chicago , followed by a European debut on August 19 . On October 1 the group embarked on a worldwide tour titled Deserve the Future with dates going into 2010 . The band 's first single `` New Fang '' was released in October 2009 , followed by the group 's self-titled debut album the following month , debuting at number 12 on the Billboard 200 . The group won the 2011 Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance for `` New Fang '' .",
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"text": "Queens of the Stone Age Queens of the Stone Age is an American rock band formed in 1996 in Palm Desert , California . The band 's line-up includes founder Josh Homme ( lead vocals , guitar , piano ) , alongside longtime members Troy Van Leeuwen ( guitar , lap steel , keyboard , percussion , backing vocals ) , Michael Shuman ( bass guitar , keyboard , backing vocals ) , Dean Fertita ( keyboards , guitar , percussion , backing vocals ) , and recent addition Jon Theodore ( drums , percussion ) . Formed after the dissolution of Homme 's previous band , Kyuss , Queens of the Stone Age developed a style of riff-oriented , heavy rock music . Their sound has since evolved to incorporate a variety of different styles and influences , including working with ZZ Top member Billy Gibbons and steady contributor Mark Lanegan .",
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"docid": "87626ce8b3411aaed0cfc02427faae03",
"text": "Josh Homme Joshua Michael Homme ( -LSB- ˈhɒm.i -RSB- ; born May 17 , 1973 ) is an American singer , songwriter , musician , record producer , and actor . He is the founder and only continuous member of the rock band Queens of the Stone Age , in which he sings and plays guitar , as well as occasionally playing piano , drums , and bass . He also serves as the band 's primary songwriter . Homme was formerly a guitarist and founder of the stoner rock band Kyuss . He co-founded and occasionally performs with Eagles of Death Metal , playing drums and bass for their studio recordings , and produces a musical improv series with other musicians , mostly from the Palm Desert Scene , known as The Desert Sessions . In 2009 , he formed a new project called Them Crooked Vultures with Dave Grohl and John Paul Jones , who released their debut album that same year . In 2016 , he released Post Pop Depression , an album with Iggy Pop . He has been involved with numerous other projects , including Arctic Monkeys and Biffy Clyro .",
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"text": "Greg Hanna Greg Hanna ( born in Finch , Ontario , Canada ) is a male Canadian country music singer . Signing with his own independent label in 1995 , Hanna charted several singles on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada , including the top ten hit `` Ai n't No Justice '' from 1997 , but his debut album was never issued . In 2005 , Hanna appeared on the third season of Nashville Star , but dropped out after receiving an offer to work with producer Chris Farren . In 2007 , Hanna toured Canada as the opening act for Canadian country band Emerson Drive 's Countrified Tour . Hanna 's debut self-titled album was issued in October 2009 in the United States and Canada on his own USA record label imprint , Pheromone Records LLC ; with MegaForce Records and Sony . From his debut CD in the USA and Canada came the releases `` It 's a Man 's Job , '' `` What Kind of Love Are You On '' and `` Makin ' Love Real . '' Their supporting music videos which earned Hanna exposure on television networks such as CMT , GAC and TCN . In 2010 , Hanna signed with the Paradigm agency for representation and booked his first major USA tour as opening act on the American Ride Tour for Toby Keith and Trace Adkins .",
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"text": "Melissa Etheridge Melissa Lou Etheridge ( born May 29 , 1961 ) is an American singer-songwriter , guitarist , and activist . Her self-titled debut album Melissa Etheridge was released in 1988 and became an underground success . The album peaked at No. 22 on the Billboard 200 , and its lead single , `` Bring Me Some Water '' , garnered Etheridge her first Grammy Award nomination for Best Rock Vocal Performance , Female . In 1993 , Etheridge won her first Grammy award for her single `` Ai n't It Heavy '' from her third album , Never Enough . Later that year , she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album , Yes I Am . Its tracks `` I 'm the Only One '' and `` Come to My Window '' both reached the top 30 in the United States , and the latter earned Etheridge her second Grammy award . Yes I Am peaked at No. 15 on the Billboard 200 , and spent 138 weeks on the chart , earning a RIAA certification of 6x Platinum , her largest to date . In October 2004 , Etheridge was diagnosed with breast cancer , and underwent surgery and chemotherapy . At the 2005 Grammy Awards , she made a return to the stage and , although bald from chemotherapy , performed a tribute to Janis Joplin with the song `` Piece of My Heart '' . Etheridge 's performance was widely lauded , with India.Arie writing `` I Am Not My Hair '' about Etheridge . Later that year , Etheridge released her first compilation album , Greatest Hits : The Road Less Traveled . The album was a success , peaking at No. 14 on the Billboard 200 , and going Gold almost immediately . Her latest studio album is This Is M.E. . Etheridge is known for her mixture of `` confessional lyrics , pop-based folk-rock , and raspy , smoky vocals . '' She has also been a gay and lesbian activist since her public coming out in January 1993 . She has received fifteen Grammy Award nominations throughout her career , winning two , in 1993 and 1995 , respectively . In 2007 , she won an Academy Award for Best Original Song for `` I Need to Wake Up '' from the film An Inconvenient Truth . In September 2011 , Etheridge received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .",
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"text": "Josh Malihabadi Josh Malihabadi ( -LSB- ) ( born as Shabbir Hasan Khan ; ) ( 5 December 1894 -- 22 February 1982 ) was a Pakistani poet . He was an Indian citizen until 1958 , when he emigrated to Pakistan and became a Pakistani citizen . He wrote ghazals , nazm and Marsias under the takhallus ( Urdu for nom de plume ) Josh ( literally , `` Passion '' or `` Intensity '' ) .",
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"text": "Signature Sounds Recordings Signature Sounds Recordings is an independent record label specializing in singer-songwriter , Americana , and modern folk music . Jim Olsen and Mark Thayer founded the label in 1995 to promote the acoustic artists playing in the Northampton , Massachusetts . The label has served as the launching pad for several important singer-songwriters , including Josh Ritter , Erin McKeown , Mary Gauthier , and Lori McKenna . The label 's albums are distributed in the U.S. by E1 Entertainment , in Canada by True North Records and throughout the U.K. and Europe by Continental Record Services ( CRS ) .",
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"text": "Vista Chino Vista Chino is an American rock band , formed in 2010 by vocalist John Garcia , drummer Brant Bjork and bassist Nick Oliveri , all previously members of Kyuss ( active 1987-1995 ) , along with guitarist Bruno Fevery . The band formed under the name Kyuss Lives ! as a short-lived venture touring the music of the original Kyuss , with a line-up excluding Josh Homme . In 2012 , the band announced plans to continue touring indefinitely and begin work on a studio album using the Kyuss Lives ! moniker . However , a lawsuit by fellow Kyuss members Josh Homme and Scott Reeder prohibited use of the Kyuss Lives ! moniker for recordings , prompting the band to rename themselves Vista Chino . After a tour and one album , Peace , Vista Chino became inactive in 2014 when Garcia and Bjork supported solo releases .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Josh Osho Josh Osho is an English singer-songwriter from South London , who was previously signed to Island Records .",
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"text": "Queens of the Stone Age (album) Queens of the Stone Age is the debut album by American rock band Queens of the Stone Age , released in September 1998 by Loosegroove Records . It was primarily written and recorded by founding member Josh Homme and his former Kyuss bandmate Alfredo Hernández , with Hernández playing drums and Homme singing and playing the rest of the instrumentation as well as producing the album alongside Joe Barresi . By the time of the album 's release , bassist Nick Oliveri , also a former member of Kyuss , would join the band . Queens of the Stone Age received generally positive reviews from critics , who placed it in the stoner rock genre and drew comparisons to krautrock bands such as Can and Neu ! as well as to Kyuss and other metal bands . In 2011 Homme reissued Queens of the Stone Age through his Rekords Rekords label , having it remastered and adding three additional tracks : two from the album 's recording sessions and one from two years earlier . The reissue also received a positive critical response , and was accompanied by a supporting concert tour .",
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"text": "Sofar Sounds Sofar Sounds ( for Songs from a Room ) is a startup funded by venture capital from Richard Branson , among others . The company calls itself a global community where music lovers and artists come together to experience music in an intimate setting at a secret concert . The events started in London in March 2009 by Rafe Offer , Rocky Start and Dave Alexander . `` Music lovers '' pay $ 15 ( for US concerts ) , Airbnb customers can reserve seats for $ 30 . The lineup for a concert is not disclosed until the event starts ; the location is announced only the day before . The comapny claims that highlighting headline acts encourages people to turn up late and not respect the other performers . In early 2017 , Sofar Sounds claimed there are more than 400 gigs each month , some of which are hosted in members ' living rooms , although larger venues ( for an audience of 80-150 ) are more frequent . Sofar offers services in more than 300 cities worldwide . Performers apply to be considered and audition using extant on-line video . Musicians of all genres are welcome to apply . Local Sofar Sounds `` city leaders '' and their review teams curate the evenings . First-time performers play without pay ( receiving a video of their performance from Sofar ) , repeat performers then earn $ 50 per show . Musicians , bands and artists are often filmed , with the edited video uploaded to the Sofar Sounds YouTube channel , also shared on the website . Some gigs are live-streamed . Typically , three artists perform at each gig . Emphasis is placed on the crowd being respectful -- switching off their phones and listening . In June 2015 Sofar Sounds teamed up with Uber to host a series of secret gigs . UK acts who have participated include James Bay , Wolf Alice and Bastille , who raised money for charity War Child . Will Young was a surprise guest and there has been an appearance from Robert Pattinson and Yeah Yeah Yeahs front woman Karen O . Some US performers who have appeared in Sofar concerts include : X Ambassadors , Leon Bridges and Fantastic Negrito , while acts such as Núria Graham and Ali Somay have played Sofar Barcelona and Sofar Istanbul respectively .",
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"text": "Savage Garden Savage Garden was an Australian pop duo consisting of Darren Hayes as vocalist and Daniel Jones as instrumentalist . Formed in Logan City , Queensland , in 1993 , the duo achieved international success in the late 1990s and early 2000s with the number-one hit singles `` I Want You '' , `` To the Moon and Back '' , `` Truly Madly Deeply '' , `` The Animal Song '' and `` I Knew I Loved You '' . The band 's two studio albums , Savage Garden and Affirmation reached number one in Australia and peaked in the top ten in both the United Kingdom and United States . Their two studio albums have sold 23 million copies worldwide . The group won a record number of ten ARIA Music Awards in 1997 for their debut album and its related singles . They disbanded in 2001 and Hayes continued as a solo artist .",
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"text": "George Huff (singer) George Clayton Huff , Jr. ( born November 4 , 1980 in New Orleans , Louisiana ) is an American singer . He placed first among male contestants and overall fifth-place finalist on the third season of the reality/talent-search television series American Idol .",
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"text": "The Linemen The Linemen are an American Alternative Country band originating from Washington , D.C , and formed in 1991 . The group is currently composed of Kevin Royal Johnson ( lead vocals , acoustic guitar ) , Jonathan Gregg ( lead vocals , guitar , pedal steel ) , Bill Williams ( guitars , vocals ) , Antoine Sanfuentes ( drums ) , and Scott McKnight ( bass , vocals ) . The band released four albums before originally splitting up in 2001 . In 2013 , the band announced their return , and their fifth full-length album , Close the Place Down , was released on the SAM Records label in October 2016 . The band 's name comes from the Jimmy Webb song `` Wichita Lineman . ''",
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"text": "Josh Ritter (album) Josh Ritter is the debut album by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter . It was self-released in 1999 . Humorous folk-inspired songs such as `` Hotel Song '' and `` Stuck to You '' evoke comparisons to John Prine , while ballads `` Letter from Omaha '' and `` Leaves and Kings '' seem inspired by Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan , whom Ritter frequently cites as influences . Three versions of this album have been pressed ; a digipak in 1999 , followed by a jewel case package in 1999 , then a digipak again in 2008 . Superficially the 1999 and 2008 digipaks are similar , but the interior artwork and disc art differ among all three versions .",
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"text": "The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter is the fifth full-length album by American singer-songwriter Josh Ritter . It was released in the U.S. on August 21 , 2007 , in Ireland on September 7 , 2007 through Independent Records , and released in the rest of Europe on October 1 , 2007 by V2 Records . By July 26 , 2007 , the album had leaked onto P2P file-sharing websites . The record was recorded in a Maine farmhouse dating to the 18th century . According to Ritter : `` Lyrically , musically , and in terms of production , it 's the most adventurous record I 've made yet and I think when you hear it you 're going to be surprised . Seriously , repeatedly , and in a good way . ''",
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"text": "Iota (singer) iOTA , born Seane Hape , is an ARIA-nominated Australian musician and Helpmann Award winning actor .",
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"text": "Guru Josh Paul Walden ( 6 June 1964 -- 28 December 2015 ) , commonly known as Guru Josh , was a Jersey musician , active in the British post-acid house scene , best known for his début single `` Infinity '' , initially released in 1989 on Walden 's record label , Infinity Records . The song was re-released in 1990 by BMG Records , and re-release in 2008 by Darren Bailie who then created the Guru Josh Project .",
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"text": "Beautiful Nowhere Beautiful Nowhere is the second studio album by singer-songwriter Josh Clayton-Felt , though it was marketed and released under his birth name Josh Clayton .",
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"text": "The Happiness Waltz The Happiness Waltz is the 10th studio album by American singer-songwriter Josh Rouse , released on March 19 , 2013 on Yep Roc Records .",
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"text": "Josh Haden Josh Haden ( born 1968 in New York City ) is an American jazz musician . He is the founder , bassist and singer of the group Spain . Josh Haden is the son of the late Charlie Haden . Based in Los Angeles , he is the brother of the Haden Triplets Petra ( that dog. , Foo Fighters , The Decemberists , Sean Lennon ) , Tanya ( Silversun Pickups , Let 's Go Sailing ; who married comedian Jack Black in 2006 ) , and Rachel ( that dog. , The Rentals ) . He is the founder , bassist and singer of the group Spain , whose first album , The Blue Moods of Spain , appeared on Restless Records to wide acclaim . The band toured extensively in the U.S. , Europe , and Australia , attracting considerable notice . Other credits include Handsome Boy Modeling School ( on which he performed a duet with Sean Lennon ) . His most recent projects were the 2004 Light of Day EP , released on Diamond Soul Recordings , and his debut solo LP , Devoted , released in 2007 , produced by Dan the Automator and featuring performances by former Spain guitarist Merlo Podlewski , keyboardist John Medeski , and turntablist Kid Koala . He also sang vocals on the track Persona on Blue Man Group 's album The Complex . His song `` Spiritual '' , from The Blue Moods of Spain , has been covered by Johnny Cash , Soulsavers , Midnight Choir , and the duo of his father Charlie Haden and Pat Metheny .",
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"text": "Joshua Ray Josh `` Joshua Ray '' Gooch ( born January 16 , 1991 ) is an American guitarist , songwriter and music producer . Joshua is the lead guitarist for Shania Twain . Joshua has also toured with Koshi Inaba of B ' z and blues artist Beth Hart . He has recorded with producers Ross Hogarth , Don Gehman , and Johnny Sandlin . Joshua is managed by Robert M. Knight .",
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"text": "Zeus Zeus -LSB- ˈzju : s -RSB- ( Ζεύς , Zeús , -LSB- zdeǔ̯s -RSB- Modern Δίας , Días -LSB- ˈði.as -RSB- ) is the sky and thunder god in ancient Greek religion , who ruled as king of the gods of Mount Olympus . His name is cognate with the first element of his Roman equivalent Jupiter . His mythologies and powers are similar , though not identical , to those of the Indo-European deities such as Indra , Jupiter , Perun , Thor , and Odin . Zeus is the child of Cronus and Rhea , the youngest of his siblings to be born , though sometimes reckoned the eldest as the others required disgorging from Cronus 's stomach . In most traditions , he is married to Hera , by whom he is usually said to have fathered Ares , Hebe , and Hephaestus . At the oracle of Dodona , his consort was said to be Dione , by whom the Iliad states that he fathered Aphrodite . Zeus was also infamous for his erotic escapades . These resulted in many godly and heroic offspring , including Athena , Apollo , Artemis , Hermes , Persephone , Dionysus , Perseus , Heracles , Helen of Troy , Minos , and the Muses . He was respected as an allfather who was chief of the gods and assigned the others to their roles : `` Even the gods who are not his natural children address him as Father , and all the gods rise in his presence . '' He was equated with many foreign weather gods , permitting Pausanias to observe `` That Zeus is king in heaven is a saying common to all men '' . Zeus ' symbols are the thunderbolt , eagle , bull , and oak . In addition to his Indo-European inheritance , the classical `` cloud-gatherer '' ( Greek : Νεφεληγερέτα , Nephelēgereta ) also derives certain iconographic traits from the cultures of the ancient Near East , such as the scepter . Zeus is frequently depicted by Greek artists in one of two poses : standing , striding forward with a thunderbolt leveled in his raised right hand , or seated in majesty .",
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"text": "Aesacus In Greek mythology , Aesacus or Aisakos ( -LSB- ˈiːsəkəs -RSB- Αἴσακος ) was a son of King Priam of Troy . Aesacus sorrowed for the death of his wife or would-be lover , a daughter of the river Cebren , and was transformed into a bird . The Bibliotheca makes Aesacus son of Priam 's first wife Arisbe , daughter of Merops . Apollodorus and Tzetzes also make Aesacus a seer who has learned the interpretation of dreams from his grandfather Merops . For them Aesacus is the interpreter of Hecabe 's dream when Hecabe gives birth to Paris . In Apollodorus the deceased daughter of Cebren for whom Aesacus mourns is his wife named Asterope . In Ovid 's Metamorphoses , Aesacus is an illegitimate son of King Priam secretly born to the nymph Alexirhoe , daughter of the river Granicus . Aesacus avoids Ilium , preferring the countryside . One day he catches sight of the nymph Hesperia , daughter of the river Cebren , falls in love , and pursues her . However , as Hesperia flees a venomous snake strikes her and she dies . Aesacus , unable to bear living any longer , leaps from a tall cliff into the sea but as he plunges he is changed into a bird by Tethys . Aesacus still attempts to dive into the depth yet continues still to live in the form of a diving bird .",
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"text": "Philyra (mythology) Philyra or Phillyra ( -LSB- ˈfɪlərə -RSB- : Φιλύρα , `` linden-tree '' ) is the name of three distinct characters in Greek mythology . Philyra , an Oceanid and daughter of Oceanus and Tethys . Chiron was her son by Cronus , who chased her and consorted with her in the shape of a stallion , hence the half-human , half-equine shape of their offspring ; this was said to have taken place on Mount Pelion . When she gave birth to her son , she was so disgusted by how he looked that she abandoned him at birth , and implored the gods to transform her into anything other than anthrpomorphic as she could not bear the shame of having had such a monstrous child ; the gods changed her into a linden tree . Yet in some versions Philyra and Chariclo , the wife of Chiron , nursed the young Achilles ; Chiron 's dwelling on Pelion where his disciples were reared was known as `` Philyra 's cave '' . Chiron was often referred to by the matronymic Philyrides or the like . Two other sons of Cronus and Philyra may have been Dolops and Aphrus , the ancestor and eponym of the Aphroi , i.e. the native Africans . Philyra , wife of Nauplius and had with him three sons , Palamedes , Oeax and Nausimedon . She was also known as Clymene or Hesione . Philyra or Phillyra , daughter of the river Asopus , and the mother of Hypseus by Peneius . The same source points out that elsewhere Creusa is given instead of her .",
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"text": "Amazonius Apollo Amazonius ( Gr . Ἀμαζόνιος ) was a cultic epithet of the Greek god Apollo , under which he was worshiped , and had a temple at Pyrrhichus in Laconia . The name was derived either from the belief that the mythological Amazons had penetrated into the Peloponnese region as far as Pyrrhichus , or that they themselves had founded Apollo 's temple there . The sole known reference to this etymology , in Pausanias ' Description of Greece , is an oddity in the study of the Amazon mythological tradition . It is strange to hear of the Amazons in Laconia , a region in no way associated with the usual tale of their invasion of Attica . Pausanias suggests a large Amazonian army halted there , which is also at odds with the Boeotian mythological tradition which indicates only a few Amazons were separated from the host after their defeat by Theseus . Secondly , this Apollo is mentioned as a companion of the goddess Artemis , which was also unusual , and which has led some scholars to speculate that `` Apollo Amazonius '' indicates not the traditional Greek Apollo , but a distinctly non-Hellenic deity , possibly that of the more Asiatic peoples of Laconia , Lycia , Phrygia and Crete , prior to Hellenic colonization . The name `` Apollo '' across different regions of classical antiquity often referred to slightly different entities with varying attributes .",
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"text": "Ogygia Ogygia ( -LSB- oʊˈdʒɪdʒiə -RSB- Ὠγυγίη Ōgygíē -LSB- ɔːɡyɡíɛː -RSB- , or Ὠγυγία Ōgygia -LSB- ɔːɡyɡíaː -RSB- ) is an island mentioned in Homer 's Odyssey , Book V , as the home of the nymph Calypso , the daughter of the Titan Atlas , also known as Atlantis in ancient Greek . In Homer 's Odyssey Calypso detained Odysseus on Ogygia for 7 years and kept him from returning to his home of Ithaca , wanting to marry him . Athena complained about Calypso 's actions to Zeus , who sent the messenger Hermes to Ogygia to order Calypso to release Odysseus . Hermes is Odysseus 's great grandfather on his mother 's side , through Autolycos . Calypso finally , though reluctantly , instructed Odysseus to build a small raft , gave him food and wine , and let him depart the island . The Odyssey describes Ogygia as follows :",
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"text": "Giants (Greek mythology) In Greek mythology , the Giants , also called Gigantes ( jye-GAHN-tees or gee-GAHN-tees ; Γίγαντες , Gigantes , singular Γίγας , Gigas ) were a race of great strength and aggression , though not necessarily of great size , known for the Gigantomachy ( Gigantomachia ) , their battle with the Olympian gods . According to Hesiod , the Giants were the offspring of Gaia ( Earth ) , born from the blood that fell when Uranus ( Sky ) was castrated by his Titan son Cronus . Archaic and Classical representations show Gigantes as man-sized hoplites ( heavily armed ancient Greek foot soldiers ) fully human in form . Later representations ( after c. 380 BC ) show Gigantes with snakes for legs . In later traditions , the Giants were often confused with other opponents of the Olympians , particularly the Titans , an earlier generation of large and powerful children of Gaia and Uranus . The vanquished Giants were said to be buried under volcanoes and to be the cause of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes .",
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"text": "Daughters of Danaus In Greek mythology , the Daughters of Danaus ( -LSB- dəˈneɪɪdiːz -RSB- Δαναΐδες ) , also Danaids , Danaides or Danaïdes , were the fifty daughters of Danaus . In the Metamorphoses , Ovid refers to them as the Belides after their grandfather Belus . They were to marry the fifty sons of Danaus 's twin brother Aegyptus , a mythical king of Egypt . In the most common version of the myth , all but one of them killed their husbands on their wedding night , and are condemned to spend eternity carrying water in a sieve or perforated device . In the classical tradition , they came to represent the futility of a repetitive task that can never be completed ( see also Sisyphus ) .",
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"text": "Epimetheus (mythology) In Greek mythology , Epimetheus ( -LSB- ɛpᵻˈmiːθiəs -RSB- Greek : Ἐπιμηθεύς , which might mean `` hindsight '' , literally `` afterthinker '' ) was the brother of Prometheus ( traditionally interpreted as `` foresight '' , literally `` fore-thinker '' ) , a pair of Titans who `` acted as representatives of mankind '' ( Kerenyi 1951 , p 207 ) . They were the sons of Iapetus , who in other contexts was the father of Atlas . While Prometheus is characterized as ingenious and clever , Epimetheus is depicted as foolish .",
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"text": "Poseidon Poseidon ( -LSB- pəˈsaɪdən , _ pɒ - , _ poʊ - -RSB- Greek : Ποσειδῶν , -LSB- pose͜edɔ́͜ɔn -RSB- ) was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth . He was god of the Sea and other waters ; of earthquakes ; and of horses . In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece , he was venerated as a chief deity at Pylos and Thebes . Poseidon was protector of seafarers , and of many Hellenic cities and colonies . In Homer 's Iliad , Poseidon supports the Greeks against the Trojans during the Trojan War . In the Odyssey , during the sea-voyage from Troy back home to Ithaca , the Greek hero Odysseus provokes Poseidon 's fury by blinding his son the Cyclops Polyphemus , resulting in Poseidon punishing him with storms , the complete loss of his ship and companions , and a ten-year delay . Poseidon is also the subject of a Homeric hymn . In Plato 's Timaeus and Critias , the island of Atlantis was Poseidon 's domain . His Roman equivalent is Neptune .",
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"text": "Phidias Phidias or Pheidias ( -LSB- ˈfɪdiəs -RSB- Φειδίας , Pheidias ; c. 480 -- 430 BC ) was a Greek sculptor , painter , and architect . His statue of Zeus at Olympia was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World . Phidias also designed the statues of the goddess Athena on the Athenian Acropolis , namely the Athena Parthenos inside the Parthenon , and the Athena Promachos , a colossal bronze which stood between it and the Propylaea , a monumental gateway that served as the entrance to the Acropolis in Athens . Phidias was the son of Charmides of Athens . The ancients believed that his masters were Hegias and Ageladas . Plutarch discusses Phidias ' friendship with the Greek statesman Pericles , recording that enemies of Pericles tried to attack him through Phidias - who was accused of stealing gold intended for the Parthenon 's statue of Athena , and of impiously portraying himself and Pericles on the shield of the statue . The historical value of this account , as well as the legend about accusations against the ` Periclean circle ' , including Aspasia and Anaxagoras , is debatable , but Aristophanes mentions an incident with Phidias around that time . Phidias is often credited as the main instigator of the Classical Greek sculptural design . Today , most critics and historians consider him one of the greatest of all ancient Greek sculptors .",
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"text": "Haemus In Greek mythology , King Haemus of Thrace ( -LSB- ˈhiːməs -RSB- , Haîmos ) was the son of Boreas . He was vain and haughty and compared himself and his wife , Queen Rhodope , to Zeus and Hera . The gods changed him and his wife into mountains ( Haemus Mons and Rhodope Mountains , respectively ) . In ancient Greek , the Balkan Peninsula was thus known as the `` Peninsula of Haemus '' , a name which retains some currency in modern Greek . Another classic etymology derives the name ` Haemos ' from the myth about the fight of Zeus and the dragon Typhon : `` He was again driven to Thrace and hurled entire mountains at Zeus in the battle around Mount Haemus . When these bounced back upon him under the force of the thunderbolt , blood gushed out on the mountain . From this , they say , the mountain is called haemus ( `` bloody '' ) . '' `` Gods and Heroes of the Greeks : The Library of Apollodorus ''",
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"text": "Apollonian and Dionysian The Apollonian and Dionysian is a philosophical and literary concept , or dichotomy , based on certain features of ancient Greek mythology . Many Western philosophical and literary figures have invoked this dichotomy in critical and creative works . In Greek mythology , Apollo and Dionysus are both sons of Zeus . Apollo is the god of rational thinking and order , appealing to prudence and purity . On the other hand , Dionysus is the god of the irrationality and chaos , appealing to emotions and instincts . The Greeks did not consider the two gods to be opposites or rivals , although often the two deities were entwined by nature .",
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"text": "Leda (mythology) In Greek mythology , Leda ( -LSB- ˈliːdə , _ ˈleɪ - -RSB- Λήδα -LSB- lɛ͜ɛ́da͜a -RSB- ) was daughter of the Aetolian king Thestius , and wife of king Tyndareus of Sparta . Her myth gave rise to the popular motif in Renaissance and later art of Leda and the Swan . She was the mother of Helen of Troy , Clytemnestra , and Castor and Pollux ( Κάστωρ καὶ Πολυδεύκης , also spelled Kastor and Polydeuces ) . Leda was admired by Zeus , who seduced her in the guise of a swan . As a swan , Zeus fell into her arms for protection from a pursuing eagle . Their consummation , on the same night as Leda lay with her husband Tyndareus , resulted in two eggs from which hatched Helen ( later known as the beautiful `` Helen of Troy '' ) , Clytemnestra , and Castor and Pollux ( also known as the Dioscuri . Which children are the progeny of Tyndareus the mortal king , and which are of Zeus and thus half-immortal , is not consistent among accounts , nor is which child hatched from which egg . The split is almost always half mortal , half divine , although the pairings do not always reflect the children 's heritage pairings . Castor and Pollux are sometimes both mortal , sometimes both divine . One consistent point is that if only one of them is immortal , it is Pollux . It is also always stated that Helen is the daughter of Zeus . Leda also had other daughters by Tyndareus : Timandra , Phoebe , and Philonoe . In Homer 's Iliad '' , Helen looks down from the walls of Troy and wonders why she does not see her brothers among the Achaeans . The narrator remarks that they are both already dead and buried back in their homeland of Lacedaemon , thus suggesting that at least in the Homeric tradition , both were mortal . Another account of the myth states that Nemesis was the mother of Helen , and was also impregnated by Zeus in the guise of a swan . A shepherd found the egg and gave it to Leda , who carefully kept it in a chest until the egg hatched . When the egg hatched , Leda adopted Helen as her daughter . Zeus also commemorated the birth of Helen by creating the constellation Cygnus , the Swan , in the sky .",
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"text": "Ourea In Greek mythology , the Ourea ( Oὔρεα `` mountains , '' plural of Oὖρος ) were progeny of Gaia , members of the Greek primordial deities , who were the first-born elemental gods and goddesses , children of Gaia : And she brought forth long hills , graceful haunts of the goddess Nymphs who dwell amongst the glens of the hills . The nine ourea , Aitna , Athos , Helikon , Kithairon , Nysos , Olympus , Oreios , Parnes , and Tmolus , like Uranus , and Pontus , were parthenogenetic offspring of Gaia alone . The Greeks rarely personified an individual mountain ; an exception might be Tmolus , both a king and a mountain in Lydia . Each mountain was said to have its own local nymph , an oread . Peak sanctuaries , a feature of Minoan civilization on Crete , are also identified in some archaic sites in mainland Greece . They are not thought to be dedicated to the mountain itself .",
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"text": "Coeranus (mythology) In Greek mythology , the name Coeranus or Koiranos ( Κοίρανος `` ruler , commander '' ) may refer to : Coeranus , son of Abas , grandson of Melampus , and father of Polyeidos . Alternately was called son of Cleitus . Coeranus , son of Polyeidos ( thus grandson of the precedent ) , brother of Manto and Astycrateia . His own son Euchenor dedicated an image of Dionysus Dasyllius to the god at Megara . Coeranus , a Lycian , son of Iphitus . He fought in the Trojan War and was killed by Odysseus . Coeranus , a native of Lyctus in Crete , charioteer of Meriones . He was slain by Hector .",
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"text": "Arbius Arbius was a toponymic epithet of the Greek god Zeus , derived from Mount Arbias in Crete - in modern times , the hills and chasms near Arvi - where he was worshipped . It is also hypothesized that `` Arbius '' has some relationship to the Latin arbor ( `` tree '' ) , as Zeus was known to have been worshipped as a tree god on Crete .",
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"text": "The Greek Myths The Greek Myths ( 1955 ) is a mythography , a compendium of Greek mythology , with comments and analyses , by the poet and writer Robert Graves , normally published in two volumes , though there are abridged editions that present the myths only . Each myth is presented in the voice of a narrator writing under the Antonines , such as Plutarch or Pausanias , with citations of the classical sources . The literary quality of these retellings is generally praised . Each myth is followed by Graves 's interpretation of its origin and significance , following his theories on a prehistoric Matriarchal religion as presented in his book White Goddess and elsewhere . These theories and his etymologies are generally rejected by classical scholars , but Graves dismissed such criticism , arguing that by definition classical scholars lack `` the poetic capacity to forensically examine mythology '' .",
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"text": "Phaethon In Greek mythology , Phaethon ( -LSB- ˈfeɪ.əθən -RSB- Φαέθων , Phaéthōn , -LSB- pʰa.é.tʰɔ͜ɔn -RSB- ) , was the son of the Oceanid Clymene and the solar deity Helios . Alternatively , less common genealogies make him a son of Clymenus by Oceanid Merope , of Helios and Rhodos ( thus a full brother of the Heliadae ) or of Helios and Prote .",
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"text": "Thoas (disambiguation) Thoas is a name in Greek mythology that may refer to : Thoas , one of the Achaean leaders in the Trojan War Thoas ( Tauri king ) , son of Dionysus and father of Hypsipyle Thoas , grandson of the precedent , twin brother of Euneus ; also known as Nebrophon or Deipylus Thoas ( king of Corinth ) , a grandson of Sisyphus Thoas , a son of Icarius Thoas , a Trojan killed by Menelaus Thoas , a companion of Aeneas Thoas , one of the suitors of Penelope Thoas , a Theban killed by Tydeus Thoas , a companion of Theseus Thoas , one of the Giants ( also called Thoon ) , who , together with Agrios , was clubbed to death by the Moirai ( Fates ) during the Gigantomachy .",
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"text": "Artemision Bronze The Artemision Bronze ( often called the God from the Sea ) is an ancient Greek sculpture that was recovered from the sea off Cape Artemision , in northern Euboea . It represents either Zeus or Poseidon , is slightly over lifesize at 209 cm , and would have held either a thunderbolt , if Zeus , or a trident if Poseidon . However , the iconography of Ancient Greek pottery portrays Poseidon wielding the trident , when in combat , in more of a stabbing motion ( similar to a fencing stance or an ` advance-lunge ' ) ; Zeus is depicted fighting with his arm raised , holding the thunderbolt overhead , in the same position as the Artemision Bronze ( see ` Poseidon and the Giant Polybotes ' an Attic Red Figure Stamnos attributed to the Trolios Painter , as well as ` Zeus hurling his lightning at Typhon ' ca. 550 BC which is a black-figured Chalcidian hydria ) . The empty eye-sockets were originally inset , probably with bone , as well as the eyebrows ( with silver ) , the lips , and the nipples ( with copper ) . The sculptor is unknown . The Poseidon/Zeus is a highlight of the collections in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Gene Hackman Eugene Allen `` Gene '' Hackman ( born January 30 , 1930 ) is a retired American actor and novelist . In a career spanning nearly five decades , Hackman was nominated for five Academy Awards , winning Best Actor in The French Connection and Best Supporting Actor in Unforgiven . He won three Golden Globes and two BAFTAs . He first came to fame in 1967 with his performance as Buck Barrow in Bonnie and Clyde , in which he gained his first Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor . His major subsequent films include : I Never Sang for My Father ( 1970 ) , in which he gained his second Best Supporting Actor nomination ; The French Connection ( 1971 ) and French Connection II ( 1975 ) , in which he played Jimmy `` Popeye '' Doyle ; The Poseidon Adventure ( 1972 ) ; The Conversation ( 1974 ) ; Superman : The Movie ( 1978 ) , in which he played arch-villain Lex Luthor ; Hoosiers ( 1986 ) ; and Mississippi Burning ( 1988 ) , in which he gained his second Best Actor nomination . His film roles during the 1990s featured : Unforgiven ( 1992 ) ; The Firm ( 1993 ) ; Crimson Tide ( 1995 ) ; Get Shorty ( 1995 ) ; The Birdcage ( 1996 ) ; and Enemy of the State ( 1998 ) Later roles included : Behind Enemy Lines ( 2001 ) ; and The Royal Tenenbaums ( 2001 ) . Hackman 's final film appearance to date was the romantic comedy Welcome to Mooseport in 2004 , co-starring comedian Ray Romano .",
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"text": "Welcome to Mooseport Welcome to Mooseport is a 2004 American-German romantic comedy film directed by Donald Petrie and starring Ray Romano , in his first full-length live-action film , and Gene Hackman , in his final film appearance to date . It was filmed in Jackson 's Point , Ontario and Port Perry , Ontario .",
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"text": "Deadman Apocalypse Deadman Apocalypse is a 2016 science fiction film .",
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"text": "Tremors 4: The Legend Begins Tremors 4 : The Legend Begins ( previously known as Tremors : Original Showdown and also known as Tremors 4 or Tremors : The Legend Begins ) is a 2004 direct-to-video western monster film directed by S. S. Wilson and written by Brent Maddock , Nancy Roberts , and Wilson . It is the fourth film in the Tremors series of films and released on DVD on January 2 , 2004 . As a prequel to the earlier films and television series , it depicts the town of Rejection , which is the location that would later be renamed Perfection , the main setting for the first Tremors film . It stars Michael Gross as Hiram Gummer , the great grandfather of the character Burt Gummer , whom Gross portrayed in every other Tremors film .",
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"text": "Blast (2004 film) Blast was a 2004 action comedy film directed by Anthony Hickox . It was written by Steven E. de Souza and starring Eddie Griffin , Vinnie Jones , Breckin Meyer , and Vivica A. Fox .",
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"text": "The Big Swindle The Big Swindle is a 2004 heist film written and directed by Choi Dong-hoon . It follows a group of four con men , one con woman , and one forger in a complex set of plots and counterplots against individual marks , against the Bank of Korea , against the police , and against each other .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Garfield: The Movie Garfield : The Movie is a 2004 American family comedy film directed by Peter Hewitt inspired by Jim Davis ' comic strip of the same name . It stars Breckin Meyer as Jon Arbuckle , Jennifer Love Hewitt as Dr. Liz Wilson , and features Bill Murray as the voice of Garfield . Garfield was created with computer animation , though all other animals were real . The film was produced by Davis Entertainment Company and distributed by 20th Century Fox . The film shares several similarities to the 1982 animated special Here Comes Garfield . Garfield : The Movie grossed $ 200 million on a $ 50 million budget . The film was released in the United States on June 11 , 2004 . A sequel , Garfield : A Tail of Two Kitties , was released in June 2006 .",
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"text": "Quiet Kill Quiet Kill , also known as Nightmare Boulevard , is a 2004 film directed by Mark Jones . It stars Corbin Bernsen and Claudia Christian .",
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"text": "Open House (2004 film) Open House is a 2004 real estate musical film starring Hedy Burress , Ann Magnuson , Anthony Rapp , Sally Kellerman , Jenna Leigh Green and Kellie Martin , and directed by Dan Mirvish , a co-founder of the Slamdance Film Festival . It played on the film festival circuit in 2004 -- 05 and was released on DVD through Wellspring Media . All the actors sang live on set , rather than lip synching .",
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"text": "My Brother Is a Dog My Brother Is a Dog is a 2004 film directed by Peter Timm and starring Maria Ehrich , Martin Lindow and Christine Newbauer .",
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"text": "Paycheck (film) Paycheck is a 2003 American science fiction thriller film based on the short story of the same name by science fiction writer Philip K. Dick . The film was directed by John Woo and stars Ben Affleck , Uma Thurman and Aaron Eckhart . Paul Giamatti , Michael C. Hall , Joe Morton and Colm Feore also appear .",
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"text": "Freeze Frame (2004 film) Freeze Frame is a British-American psychological thriller-mystery film written and directed by John Simpson , and starring comedian Lee Evans in the lead role . The film follows the story of Sean Veil played by Evans who eventually becomes paranoid after being accused of triple murder and films his every moment of life to provide an alibi . The film was rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America .",
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"text": "Gay Republicans (film) Gay Republicans is a 2004 television documentary film directed by Wash Westmoreland that focuses on four Log Cabin Republicans as they struggle with President George W. Bush 's unequivocal opposition to gay marriage and are forced to make a choice : Whether to be good Republicans and support the President , or stand up for their civil rights as gay Americans . This decision afforded them a historic opportunity to affect the 2004 presidential election , but it also opens schisms that threatens the unity of the Log Cabin itself .",
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"text": "Brilliant (film) Brilliant is a 2004 thriller film starring Erika Eleniak and Bruce Boxleitner .",
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"text": "The Chamber (film) The Chamber is a 1996 crime thriller film based on John Grisham 's novel of the same name . The film was directed by James Foley and stars Gene Hackman and Chris O'Donnell .",
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"text": "Paparazzi (2004 film) Paparazzi is a 2004 American action film directed by Paul Abascal , produced by actor Mel Gibson , and starring Cole Hauser . The film chronicles the life of a popular Hollywood film star in the aftermath of a car crash caused by four paparazzo tabloid photographers .",
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"text": "Osaka Wrestling Restaurant Osaka Wrestling Restaurant is a 2004 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Tommy Law . The film stars Timmy Hung , Sammo Hung and Mang Hoi . This was Mang Hoi 's last film appearance until 2014 's Kung Fu Jungle . The film features a story line taking place in both Hong Kong and Japan .",
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"text": "Paranoia 1.0 Paranoia : 1.0 ( originally One Point O , also known as 1.0 , One Point Zero , Version 1.0 , and Virus 1.0 ) is a 2004 cyberpunk science fiction film written and directed by Jeff Renfroe and Marteinn Thorsson . The film is a Kafkaesque nightmare in which a young computer programmer is an unwitting guinea pig in a corporate experiment to test a new advertising scheme . The film stars Jeremy Sisto and Deborah Unger and features Lance Henriksen , Eugene Byrd , Bruce Payne and Udo Kier .",
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"text": "Jimmywork Jimmywork is a 2004 mockumentary film written and directed by Simon Sauvé and produced by Atopia . On the eve of his 50th birthday Jimmy W finds himself at the cross roads of his existence . For him it 's now or never . The time has come to become rich and maybe even famous . Pretending to be an American Producer , he offers his services to the St-Tite Rodeo to develop an ad campaign to attract American tourists . Charmed as much by his demeanor as well as by his proposition , the Rodeo organizers call him in for a meeting to present his project . The meeting turns out to be a complete fiasco . Suspicious about Jimmy , they politely turn him down . Jimmy returns home furious and determined to get his revenge . Operating from his kitchen , he plans an elaborate scheme to extort the beer stock from the Rodeo valued at a quarter of million dollars .",
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"text": "Crutch (film) Crutch is a 2004 autobiographical coming of age film written and directed by Rob Moretti .",
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"text": "Secret Window Secret Window is a 2004 American psychological thriller film starring Johnny Depp and John Turturro . It was written and directed by David Koepp , based on the novella Secret Window , Secret Garden by Stephen King , featuring a musical score by Philip Glass and Geoff Zanelli . The story appeared in King 's collection Four Past Midnight . The film was released on March 12 , 2004 , by Columbia Pictures ; it was a moderate box office success and received mixed reviews from critics .",
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Jimmy Wales was born in 1966.
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"text": "Jimmy Wales Jimmy Donal `` Jimbo '' Wales ( -LSB- 'd ʒɪmi_ˈdoʊnəl_ˈweɪlz -RSB- born August 7 , 1966 in Huntsville , Alabama ) is an American Internet entrepreneur . He is the co-founder of Wikipedia , the online non-profit encyclopedia , and the for-profit web hosting company Wikia . Wales was born in Huntsville , Alabama , where he attended Randolph School , a university-preparatory school . Later , he earned bachelor 's and master 's degrees in Finance from Auburn University and the University of Alabama , respectively . While in graduate school , Wales taught at two universities ; however , he departed before completing a PhD to take a job in finance , and later worked as the Research Director of a Chicago , Illinois , futures and options firm . In 1996 , he and two partners founded Bomis , an adult web portal featuring entertainment and adult content . The company would provide the initial funding for the peer-reviewed free encyclopedia , Nupedia ( 2000 -- 03 ) , and its successor , Wikipedia . On January 15 , 2001 , with Larry Sanger and others , Wales launched Wikipedia -- a free , open content encyclopedia that enjoyed rapid growth and popularity ; as Wikipedia 's public profile grew , he became the project 's promoter and spokesman . He is historically cited as a co-founder of Wikipedia , though he has disputed the `` co - '' designation , declaring himself the sole founder . Wales serves on the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees , the non-profit charitable organization that he helped establish to operate Wikipedia , holding its board-appointed `` community founder '' seat . In 2004 , he co-founded Wikia , a for-profit wiki hosting service . His role in creating Wikipedia , which has become the world 's largest encyclopedia , prompted Time Magazine to name him in their 2006 list of `` The 100 Most Influential People in the World '' .",
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"text": "1966–67 Welsh Cup The 1966 -- 67 FAW Welsh Cup is the 80th season of the annual knockout tournament for competitive football teams in Wales .",
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"text": "Jimmywork Jimmywork is a 2004 mockumentary film written and directed by Simon Sauvé and produced by Atopia . On the eve of his 50th birthday Jimmy W finds himself at the cross roads of his existence . For him it 's now or never . The time has come to become rich and maybe even famous . Pretending to be an American Producer , he offers his services to the St-Tite Rodeo to develop an ad campaign to attract American tourists . Charmed as much by his demeanor as well as by his proposition , the Rodeo organizers call him in for a meeting to present his project . The meeting turns out to be a complete fiasco . Suspicious about Jimmy , they politely turn him down . Jimmy returns home furious and determined to get his revenge . Operating from his kitchen , he plans an elaborate scheme to extort the beer stock from the Rodeo valued at a quarter of million dollars .",
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"text": "Politics of Wales Politics in Wales forms a distinctive polity in the wider politics of the United Kingdom , with Wales as one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom ( UK ) . Constitutionally , the United Kingdom is de jure a unitary state with one sovereign parliament and government . However , under a system of devolution ( or home rule ) adopted in the late 1990s three of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland , voted for limited self-government , subject to the ability of the UK Parliament in Westminster , nominally at will , to amend , change , broaden or abolish the national governmental systems . As such the National Assembly for Wales ( Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru ) is not de jure sovereign . Executive power in the United Kingdom is vested in the Queen-in-Council , while legislative power is vested in the Queen-in-Parliament ( the Crown and the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster in London ) . The Government of Wales Act 1998 established devolution in Wales , and certain executive and legislative powers have been constitutionally delegated to the National Assembly for Wales . The scope of these powers was further widened by the Government of Wales Act 2006 .",
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"text": "Jimmy Ryan (footballer, born 1945) James `` Jimmy '' Ryan ( born 12 May 1945 ) is a Scottish former football player who played as a winger . Born in Stirling , Ryan spent the majority of his professional career in England , starting with Manchester United before moving to Luton Town in 1970 . In 1976 , he moved to the United States , where he played for the Dallas Tornado in the North American Soccer League ( NASL ) and the Wichita Wings in the Major Indoor Soccer League ( MISL ) . Upon his return to England in 1984 , Ryan took over as manager of Luton Town 's reserve team before taking charge of the senior team from January 1990 to May 1991 . In June 1991 , he was appointed by Alex Ferguson as the manager of Manchester United 's reserve team , a position he held for 10 years . He was also the club 's assistant manager for the 2001 -- 02 season , before being made Director of Youth Football in 2002 . He retired in June 2012 , following 21 years on the Manchester United coaching staff .",
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"text": "History of Swansea The recorded history of Swansea in Wales covers a period of continuous occupation stretching back a thousand years , while there is archaeological evidence of prehistoric human occupation of the surrounding area for thousands of years before that . Swansea ( Abertawe ) -- occupying a position at the mouth of the River Tawe and adjacent to an extensive bay at the western end of the Bristol Channel -- was the main town of its region for much of the Mediaeval period . In the 18th century , local dignitaries attempted to establish it as a tourist resort . The town achieved greater prominence with the onset of the Industrial Revolution . Mirroring similar population explosions in the South Wales Valleys , Swansea 's population rose from 6,000 to 17,000 between the Censuses of 1801 and 1851 . Industry grew throughout the 19th century , drastically changing the shape and even geography of the town and its surroundings . In the 20th century , industry declined but the town continued to grow in population . Swansea officially gained city status in 1969 .",
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"text": "Jimmy Jones Jimmy Jones may refer to :",
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"text": "Vince Bruce Vince Bruce ( born 6 December 1942 ) is an Australian judge who served on the Supreme Court of New South Wales from 1994 to 1999 . Bruce was born in Sydney to Vince and Eileen Bruce . He attended Sydney Technical High School and then Lyons High School in New York as part of the American Field Service Exchange Scheme . In 1965 he graduated from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Law . He clerked for solicitor Alan Ritchie from 1963 to 1964 and was an associate to Sir Garfield Barwick from 1964 to 1965 . In 1968 he was called to the bar . He ran twice for office as a Liberal candidate : for the state seat of Georges River in 1971 and for the federal seat of Barton at the 1972 election . He took silk in 1982 . He was twice an acting judge of the New South Wales Supreme Court ( June -- August 1990 , July -- August 1991 ) and was appointed to the Supreme Court on a permanent basis on 4 July 1994 . He was criticised for delays in delivering judgements and in 1998 the New South Wales Legislative Council narrowly voted not to remove him . He resigned from the bench in 1999 .",
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"text": "1968 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina The 1968 Wales rugby union tour of Argentina was a collection of friendly rugby union games undertaken by the Wales national rugby union team to Argentina . The tour also took in five matches against Argentine regional and invitational teams with one test against South Africa . This was the first official Wales tour to the southern hemisphere . It was the first Welsh tour in Argentina : before only South Africa , Ireland and France national teams , visited Argentina and South America . Despite the fact that the Welsh Rugby Union did n't considered them as official , the two matches against Argentina national team were official test matches for Argentina . It was a big surprise that the `` Pumas '' won the series with a victory and a draw .",
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"text": "South Wales Evening Post The South Wales Evening Post is a tabloid daily newspaper distributed in the South West Wales area of the United Kingdom . The paper has three daily editions - Swansea , Neath and Port Talbot and Carmarthenshire and is published by South West Wales Publications , part of the Local World group . The current editor is Jonathan Roberts . As the name suggests , it had previously been an evening paper , but later moved to a morning daily . Founded in 1893 as the South Wales Daily Post , the paper changed its name in 1932 to the current title . Former journalists included poet Dylan Thomas , who joined from school in 1930 but left 18 months later to become freelance . In August 2006 , according to the Audit Bureau of Circulation figures , the South Wales Evening Post overtook the Cardiff-based South Wales Echo as the biggest-selling evening newspaper in Wales . Presently the Post is published six days a week by South West Wales Media , the company that also publishes the Carmarthen Journal , Neath Port Talbot Courier , Llanelli Star , and Swansea Herald of Wales . The Evening Post produces a range of special features and supplements on entertainment , TV , motoring , property , employment and sport . In 2012 , Local World acquired owner Northcliffe Media from Daily Mail and General Trust . In 2013 the paper gained national attention during the 2013 Swansea measles epidemic as it had previously led a campaign against the vaccine after misunderstanding Andrew Wakefield 's research .",
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"text": "Jimmy Barnes James Dixon Swan ( born 28 April 1956 ) , better known as Jimmy Barnes , is a Scottish rock singer-songwriter . His career both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel has made him one of the most popular and best-selling Australian music artists of all time . The combination of 14 Australian Top 40 albums for Cold Chisel and 13 charting solo albums , including nine No. 1s , gives Barnes the highest number of hit albums of any Australian artist .",
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"text": "Jimmy Jump Jaume Marquet i Cot ( -LSB- ˈʒawmə mərˈkɛt i kɔt -RSB- ) , more popularly known as Jimmy Jump , born on 14 March 1976 , is a Spanish streaker from Sabadell , Catalonia , Spain , known for interfering in several major entertainment and sporting events .",
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"text": "Phil Roberts Phillip Stanley `` Phil '' Roberts ( born 24 February 1950 ) is a Welsh former professional footballer whose four-club career spanned three decades . Born in Cardiff , Roberts won six Wales Under 23 caps whilst with his first club Bristol Rovers ( where he is still widely regarded ) . In all Roberts was to make 175 appearances for Rovers before moving to Portsmouth in the 1973 close season as part of new chairman John Deacon 's ambitious re-building plans . He was to prove such an effective player on the south coast that in 1974 he was awarded four full Welsh caps . Roberts was to hold the right back spot at Fratton Park for four seasons , his final appearance being in the 5 -- 1 thrashing which consigned the club to fourth division football for the first time in their history . A very brief spell with Hereford United followed before another 100-plus stint with Exeter City ended a successful Football League career .",
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"text": "Barry Horne (footballer) Barry Horne ( born 18 May 1962 , St Asaph , Wales ) is a Welsh former professional footballer , former chairman of the Professional Footballers ' Association and sports television pundit . As a player , he was a midfielder from 1984 until 2002 , notably playing in the Premier League for Everton . He also played in the Football League for Wrexham , Portsmouth , Southampton , Birmingham City , Huddersfield Town , Sheffield Wednesday and Walsall , before playing Non-league football with Kidderminster Harriers and Belper Town . He was capped 59 times by Wales , scoring twice .",
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"text": "Celtic Connections The Celtic Connections festival started in 1994 in Glasgow , Scotland , and has since been held every January . Featuring over 300 concerts , ceilidhs , talks , free events , late night sessions and workshops , the festival focuses on the roots of traditional Scottish music and also features international folk , roots and world music artists . The festival is produced and promoted by Glasgow 's Concert Halls . Donald Shaw , a founding member of Capercaillie , is the current Celtic Connections Artistic Director , having been appointed to the role in 2006 . At the core of the festival is the Education Programme , which sees thousands of school children attend free morning concerts experiencing live music ranging from Burns to spiritual and blues . Celtic Connections also continues to foster new and young talent through its Young Tradition and New Voices series of concerts , and through the Danny Kyle Open Stage competition . Every night of the festival , once the concerts are over , the late-night Celtic Connections Festival Club runs through to the small hours of the morning . No programme is announced in advance , and the club is renowned for one-off collaborations between musicians appearing at the festival . Celtic Music Radio broadcasts in the Glasgow area on 1530 kHz and on http://www.celticmusicradio.net , and is based in the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall during the festival . Celtic Music Radio broadcasts around 7 hours of live material from the venue every day . This includes interviews with performers , reviews and previews of gigs , and live coverage of concerts , including every act on the Danny Kyle Open Stage .",
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"text": "Jimmy Rollins James Calvin Rollins ( born November 27 , 1978 ) , nicknamed `` J-Roll '' , is an American professional baseball shortstop who is currently a free agent . In past years he played for the Philadelphia Phillies from 2000 to 2014 , the Los Angeles Dodgers in 2015 , and the Chicago White Sox in 2016 . After growing up in Alameda , California , and attending Encinal High School , Rollins was drafted by the Phillies in the second round of the 1996 MLB draft , spending most of five seasons with Phillies minor league teams before earning a promotion to the MLB team . In Philadelphia , Rollins earned a reputation as an excellent defensive shortstop . In July 2001 , Rollins became the Phillies ' leadoff hitter , a role he retained for almost ten years . He made three All-Star Game appearances early in his career . While a Phillie , Rollins compiled a 38-game hitting streak , which spanned the end of the 2005 season and the start of the 2006 season , the longest in team history . Rollins was named the National League Most Valuable Player in 2007 , as the Phillies won their division in the first of five consecutive seasons . He was also a key component of the 2008 World Series champion team . In his final season with the Phillies , he became the franchise 's all-time leader in hits . During the offseason , he was traded to the Dodgers for the 2015 season .",
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"text": "Jane Wales Jane Wales ( born 1948 ) is an American executive who has served on the boards of directors of many institutions . In 2015 , she is the CEO of the Global Philanthropy Forum , President and CEO of the World Affairs Council and Vice President of Philanthropy and Society at the Aspen Institute . Wales is Board Chair of FSG and a member of the board of Center for a New American Security . She also hosts the NPR interview show `` World Affairs '' , produced through KQED-FM .",
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"text": "Jimmy Wray James Aloysius Joseph Patrick Gabriel Wray ( 28 April 1935 -- 25 May 2013 ) was a Scottish politician and Labour member of Parliament for Glasgow Baillieston and Glasgow Provan . Born and raised in the Gorbals , he was one of eight children born in an economically disadvantaged Roman Catholic family . A boxer in his younger days , he was elected as a councillor to the then Glasgow Town Council in 1964 for Kelvinside , and moved over to the larger Strathclyde Regional Council in 1975 for Gorbals . He successfully blocked implementation of fluoridation in court by arguing it violated the 1946 Water Act and the 1968 Medicine Act . By the time he became an MP , Wray was a wealthy man . He was on the left-wing of the Labour Party , and joined the Campaign Group . His political stances were Eurosceptic , an advocate of Irish republicanism regarding Northern Ireland , and opposed to abortion and the abolition of Section 28 . His views on Northern Ireland led him to be tagged `` I.R. Wray '' by Private Eye . In 2002 , he attacked the Scottish Parliament , labeling its members `` odds and sods '' . Wray stood down as an MP , aged 65 , at the 2005 general election following a stroke in December 2003 .",
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"text": "John Jeffery James John Jeffery ( born 26 February 1945 ) is a former Wales rugby union international .",
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"text": "Josey Wales Josey Wales , born Joseph Winston Sterling in St. Mary , Jamaica is an influential Jamaican dancehall deejay . He was considered , along with Brigadier Jerry , Yellowman and sound system partner Charlie Chaplin , one of the best deejays of the 1980s . Wales is named after the 1976 Western movie character from The Outlaw Josey Wales , played by Clint Eastwood , and subsequently nicknamed `` The Outlaw '' . His career began in the late 1970s performing over U-Roy-owned King Sturgav sound system , and he gained even more popularity in the early 1980s performing over Henry `` Junjo '' Lawes 's Volcano sound system , and recording singles such as `` Bobo Dread '' and `` Leggo Mi Hand '' for Lawes ' label of the same name as well as later hits for George Phang 's Power House label , most noticeably `` Undercover Lover '' . He was shot and robbed in 1997 , an incident that he dealt with in the hit `` Bushwacked '' . He appeared in Shaggy 's `` Bad Man Do n't Cry '' video , and by 2014 had begun recording new material .",
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"text": "John Davies (footballer, born 1966) John Davies ( born 25 September 1966 in Glasgow ) is a Scottish former footballer , who played for Clydebank , St Johnstone , Airdrie , Ayr United and Motherwell . John Davies is the brother of Billy Davies and the brother-in-law of John Spencer former head coach of the Portland Timbers . Billy Davies signed both his brother and Spencer when he was manager of Motherwell . He is also a FIFA qualified sports agent since 2006",
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"text": "Venus Venus is the second planet from the Sun , orbiting it every 224.7 Earth days . It has the longest rotation period ( 243 days ) of any planet in the Solar System and rotates in the opposite direction to most other planets . It has no natural satellites . It is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty . It is the second-brightest natural object in the night sky after the Moon , reaching an apparent magnitude of − 4.6 , bright enough to cast shadows at night and , though rare , occasionally be visible in broad daylight . Because Venus orbits within Earth 's orbit it is an inferior planet and never appears to venture far from the Sun ; its maximum angular distance from the Sun ( elongation ) is 47.8 ° . Venus is a terrestrial planet and is sometimes called Earth 's `` sister planet '' because of their similar size , mass , proximity to the Sun , and bulk composition . It is radically different from Earth in other respects . It has the densest atmosphere of the four terrestrial planets , consisting of more than 96 % carbon dioxide . The atmospheric pressure at the planet 's surface is 92 times that of Earth , or roughly the pressure found 900 m underwater on Earth . Venus is by far the hottest planet in the Solar System , with a mean surface temperature of 735 K , even though Mercury is closer to the Sun . Venus is shrouded by an opaque layer of highly reflective clouds of sulfuric acid , preventing its surface from being seen from space in visible light . It may have had water oceans in the past , but these would have vaporized as the temperature rose due to a runaway greenhouse effect . The water has probably photodissociated , and the free hydrogen has been swept into interplanetary space by the solar wind because of the lack of a planetary magnetic field . Venus 's surface is a dry desertscape interspersed with slab-like rocks and is periodically resurfaced by volcanism . As one of the brightest objects in the sky , Venus has been a major fixture in human culture for as long as records have existed . It has been made sacred to gods of many cultures , and has been a prime inspiration for writers and poets as the `` morning star '' and `` evening star '' . Venus was the first planet to have its motions plotted across the sky , as early as the second millennium BC . As the closest planet to Earth , Venus has been a prime target for early interplanetary exploration . It was the first planet beyond Earth visited by a spacecraft ( Mariner 2 in 1962 ) , and the first to be successfully landed on ( by Venera 7 in 1970 ) . Venus 's thick clouds render observation of its surface impossible in visible light , and the first detailed maps did not emerge until the arrival of the Magellan orbiter in 1991 . Plans have been proposed for rovers or more complex missions , but they are hindered by Venus 's hostile surface conditions .",
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"text": "Nine Views Nine Views ( Devet pogleda ) is an ambiental installation in Zagreb , Croatia which , together with the sculpture Prizemljeno Sunce ( The Grounded Sun ) , makes up a consistent model of the Solar System . Prizemljeno Sunce by Ivan Kožarić was first displayed in 1971 by the building of the Croatian National Theatre , and since then changed location a few times . Since 1994 it has been situated in the Bogovićeva Street . It is simply a bronze sphere around 2 metres in diameter . In 2004 , artist Davor Preis had a two-week exhibition in the Josip Račić Exhibition Hall in Margaretska Street in Zagreb , and afterwards he placed 9 models of the planets of the Solar System around Zagreb , to complete a model of the entire solar system . The models ' sizes as well as their distances from the Prizemljeno Sunce are all in the same scale as the Prizemljeno Sunce itself . Preis did this installation with very little or no publicity , so his installation is n't well known among citizens of Zagreb . On a few occasions individuals or small groups of people , particularly physics students , `` discovered '' that there was a model of the solar system in Zagreb . One of the earliest efforts to find all of the planets was started in November 2004 on the web forum of the student section of Croatian Physics Society . The locations of the planets are as follows : Mercury - 3 Margaretska Street Venus - 3 Ban Josip Jelačić Square Earth - 9 Varšavska Street Mars - 21 Tkalčićeva Street Jupiter - 71 Voćarska Street Saturn - 1 Račićeva Street Uranus - 9 Siget ( not at the residential building but at the garage across the street ) Neptune - Kozari Way 48 Pluto - Bologna Alley ( underpass ) - included in the installation before being demoted to dwarf planet The system is at scale 1:680 000 000 . Earth 's model is about 1.9 cm in size and at 225 m distance from the sun 's model , while Pluto 's model is 7.7 km away from it .",
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"text": "23 Librae b 23 Librae b ( 23 Lib b ) is an extrasolar Jovian planet discovered in 1999 orbiting the star 23 Librae . It orbits in its star 's habitable zone . As of 1999 , the planet was known to have at least 1.5 times Jupiter 's mass . The planet orbits 23 Librae at an average distance of 0.82 AUs , which is between that of Venus and the Earth in the Solar System .",
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"text": "Jupiter trojan The Jupiter trojans , commonly called Trojan asteroids or just Trojans , are a large group of asteroids that share the orbit of the planet Jupiter around the Sun . Relative to Jupiter , each Trojan librates around one of Jupiter 's two stable Lagrangian points , , lying 60 ° ahead of the planet in its orbit , and , 60 ° behind . Jupiter trojans are distributed in two elongated , curved regions around these Lagrangian points with an average semi-major axis of about 5.2 AU . The first Jupiter trojan discovered , 588 Achilles , was spotted in 1906 by German astronomer Max Wolf . A total of 6,178 Jupiter trojans have been found . By convention they are each named after a mythological figure from the Trojan War , hence the name `` Trojan '' . The total number of Jupiter trojans larger than 1 km in diameter is believed to be about , approximately equal to the number of asteroids larger than 1 km in the asteroid belt . Like main-belt asteroids , Jupiter trojans form families . Jupiter trojans are dark bodies with reddish , featureless spectra . No firm evidence of the presence of water , or any other specific compound on their surface has been obtained , but it is thought that they are coated in tholins , organic polymers formed by the Sun 's radiation . The Jupiter trojans ' densities ( as measured by studying binaries or rotational lightcurves ) vary from 0.8 to 2.5 g · cm − 3 . Jupiter trojans are thought to have been captured into their orbits during the early stages of the Solar System 's formation or slightly later , during the migration of giant planets . The term `` trojan '' has come to be used more generally to refer to other small Solar System bodies with similar relationships to larger bodies : for example , there are both Mars trojans and Neptune trojans , and Saturn has trojan moons . NASA has announced the discovery of an Earth trojan . The term `` Trojan asteroid '' is normally understood to specifically mean the Jupiter trojans because the first Trojans were discovered near Jupiter 's orbit and Jupiter currently has by far the most known Trojans .",
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"text": "Celestial globe Celestial globes show the apparent positions of the stars in the sky . They omit the Sun , Moon and planets because the positions of these bodies vary relative to those of the stars , but the ecliptic , along which the Sun moves , is indicated . There is an issue regarding the `` handedness '' of celestial globes . If the globe is constructed so that the stars are in the positions they actually occupy on the imaginary celestial sphere , then the star field will appear back-to-front on the surface of the globe ( all the constellations will appear as their mirror images ) . This is because the view from Earth , positioned at the centre of the celestial sphere , is of the inside of the celestial sphere , whereas the celestial globe is viewed from the outside . For this reason , celestial globes are often produced in mirror image , so that at least the constellations appear the `` right way round '' . Some modern celestial globes address this problem by making the surface of the globe transparent . The stars can then be placed in their proper positions and viewed through the globe , so that the view is of the inside of the celestial sphere . However , the proper position from which to view the sphere would be from its centre , but the viewer of a transparent globe must be outside it , far from its centre . Viewing the inside of the sphere from the outside , through its transparent surface , produces serious distortions . Opaque celestial globes that are made with the constellations correctly placed , so they appear as mirror images when directly viewed from outside the globe , are often viewed in a mirror , so the constellations have their familiar appearances . Written material on the globe , names of constellations etc. , is printed in reverse , so it can easily be read in the mirror . Category : Navigational equipment Category : Globes Category : Spheres",
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"text": "Venera The Venera ( , -LSB- vʲɪˈnʲɛrə -RSB- ) series space probes were developed by the Soviet Union between 1961 and 1984 to gather data from Venus , Venera being the Russian name for Venus . As with some of the Soviet Union 's other planetary probes , the later versions were launched in pairs with a second vehicle being launched soon after the first of the pair . Ten probes from the Venera series successfully landed on Venus and transmitted data from the surface of Venus , including the two Vega program and Venera-Halley probes . In addition , thirteen Venera probes successfully transmitted data from the atmosphere of Venus . Among the other results , probes of the series became the first human-made devices to enter the atmosphere of another planet ( Venera 4 on October 18 , 1967 ) , to make a soft landing on another planet ( Venera 7 on December 15 , 1970 ) , to return images from the planetary surface ( Venera 9 on June 8 , 1975 ) , and to perform high-resolution radar mapping studies of Venus ( Venera 15 on June 2 , 1983 ) . The later probes in the Venera series successfully carried out their mission , providing the first direct observations of the surface of Venus . Since the surface conditions on Venus are extreme , the probes only survived on the surface for durations varying between 23 minutes ( initial probes ) up to about two hours ( final probes ) .",
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"text": "HD 17156 b HD 17156 b is an extrasolar planet approximately 240 light-years away in the constellation of Cassiopeia . The planet was discovered orbiting the yellow subgiant star HD 17156 in April 2007 . The planet is classified as a relatively cool hot Jupiter planet slightly smaller than Jupiter but slightly larger than Saturn in a so-called `` torched orbit '' . This highly-eccentric three-week orbit takes it approximately 0.0523 AU of the star at periastron before swinging out to approximately 0.2665 AU at apastron . Its eccentricity is about the same as 16 Cygni Bb , a so-called `` eccentric Jupiter '' . Until 2009 , HD 17156 b was the transiting planet with the longest orbital period . The planet was discovered on April 14 , 2007 by a team using the radial velocity method on the Keck and Subaru telescopes . The team made an initial , negative , transit search , but they were only able to cover 25 % of the search space . This left the possibility of a transit open . After the possibility of a transit was discussed on oklo.org , various groups performed a follow-on search . These searches confirmed a three-hour transit on October 2 , 2007 and a paper was published two days later . Careful radial velocity measurements have made it possible to detect the Rossiter -- McLaughlin effect , the shifting in photospheric spectral lines caused by the planet occulting a part of the rotating stellar surface . This effect allows the measurement of the angle between the planet 's orbital plane and the equatorial plane of the star . This planet 's spin-orbit angle was initially measured by Narita in 2007 as +62 ± 25 but has been remeasured by Cochran +9.4 ± 9.3 degrees . By analogy with HD 149026 b , a low angle would imply the formation of the planet was peaceful and probably involved interactions with the protoplanetary disc . A much larger angle suggests a violent interplay with other protoplanets . Given its eccentricity the latter is equally probable until the discrepancy of the Rossiter results is resolved . It is so distant from its star and eccentric , that it will never enter a secondary eclipse relative to Earth , of the planet behind the star . The star 's true temperature , and so the planet 's surface temperature , can not be measured with accuracy . Due to the high eccentricity the atmosphere of the planet undergoes a factor of 27 variation in stellar flux during each orbit .",
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"text": "Pioneer Venus project The Pioneer Venus project was part of the Pioneer program consisting of two spacecraft , the Pioneer Venus Orbiter and the Pioneer Venus Multiprobe , launched to Venus in 1978 . The program was managed by NASA 's Ames Research Center . The Pioneer Venus Orbiter entered orbit around Venus on December 4 , 1978 , and performed observations to characterize the atmosphere and surface of Venus . It continued to transmit data until October 1992 . The Pioneer Venus Multiprobe deployed four small probes into the Venusian atmosphere on December 9 , 1978 . All four probes transmitted data throughout their descent to the surface . One probe survived landing and transmitted data from the surface for over an hour .",
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"text": "Venus Versus Virus is a Japanese manga series created by Atsushi Suzumi which was first serialized on June 27 , 2005 in MediaWorks ' shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao ! . The manga ended serialization in Dengeki Comic Gao ! on February 27 , 2008 due to the magazine 's discontinuation , but the manga continued serialization in ASCII Media Works ' manga magazine Dengeki Daioh between March 21 and July 26 , 2008 . Eight bound volumes have been released by ASCII Media Works in Japan . The manga has been licensed for English language distribution by North American -- based company Seven Seas Entertainment ; the first volume was released in July 2007 . Later , a drama CD was created based on the manga series in October 2006 . The series has since been adapted into an anime produced by Studio Hibari that aired in Japan between January and March 2007 on BS-i , containing twelve episodes .",
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"text": "Venera 5 Venera 5 ( Венера-5 meaning Venus 5 ) ( manufacturer 's designation : 2V ( V-69 ) ) was a space probe in the Soviet space program Venera for the exploration of Venus . Venera 5 was launched towards Venus to obtain atmospheric data . The spacecraft was very similar to Venera 4 although it was of a stronger design . The launch was conducted using a Molniya-M rocket , flying from the Baikonur Cosmodrome . When the atmosphere of Venus was approached , a capsule weighing 405 kg and containing scientific instruments was jettisoned from the main spacecraft . During satellite descent towards the surface of Venus , a parachute opened to slow the rate of descent . For 53 minutes on May 16 , 1969 , while the capsule was suspended from the parachute , data from the Venusian atmosphere were returned . It landed at . The spacecraft also carried a medallion bearing the State Coat of Arms of the USSR and a bas-relief of V. I. Lenin to the night side of Venus . Given the results from Venera 4 , the Venera 5 and Venera 6 landers contained new chemical analysis experiments tuned to provide more precise measurements of the atmosphere 's components . Knowing the atmosphere was extremely dense , the parachutes were also made smaller so the capsule would reach its full crush depth before running out of power ( as Venera 4 had done ) .",
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"text": "Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia The Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia is an astronomy website , founded in Paris , France at the Meudon Observatory by Jean Schneider in February 1995 , which maintains a database of all the currently known and candidate extrasolar planets , with individual `` note '' pages for each planet and a full list interactive catalog spreadsheet . The main catalogue comprises databases of all of the currently confirmed extrasolar planets as well as a database of unconfirmed planet detections . The databases are frequently updated with new data from peer-reviewed publications and conferences . In their respective pages , the Planets are listed along with their basic properties such as the year of planet 's discovery , mass , radius , orbital period , semi-major axis , eccentricity , inclination , longitude of periastron , time of periastron , maximum time variation , and time of transit , including all error range values . The individual planet data pages also contain the data on the parent star such as Name , Distance ( pc ) , Spectral Type , Effective Temperature , Apparent Magnitude V , Mass , Radius , Age , Right Asc . Coord. , Decl . Coord . Even when they are known , not all of these figures are listed in the interactive spreadsheet catalog . And many missing planet figures that would simply require the application of Kepler 's third law of motion are left blank . Most notably absent on all pages is the star 's luminosity . As of June 2011 , the catalog aims to include objects up to 25 Jupiter masses , an increase on the previous inclusion criteria of 20 Jupiter masses .",
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"text": "Aspects of Venus The aspects of the planet Venus .",
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"text": "Mars Express Mars Express is a space exploration mission being conducted by the European Space Agency ( ESA ) . The Mars Express mission is exploring the planet Mars , and is the first planetary mission attempted by the agency . `` Express '' originally referred to the speed and efficiency with which the spacecraft was designed and built . However `` Express '' also describes the spacecraft 's relatively short interplanetary voyage , a result of being launched when the orbits of Earth and Mars brought them closer than they had been in about 60,000 years . Mars Express consists of two parts , the Mars Express Orbiter and the Beagle 2 , a lander designed to perform exobiology and geochemistry research . Although the lander failed to fully deploy after it landed on the Martian surface , the orbiter has been successfully performing scientific measurements since early 2004 , namely , high-resolution imaging and mineralogical mapping of the surface , radar sounding of the subsurface structure down to the permafrost , precise determination of the atmospheric circulation and composition , and study of the interaction of the atmosphere with the interplanetary medium . Due to the valuable science return and the highly flexible mission profile , Mars Express has been granted six mission extensions , the latest until the end of 2016 . Some of the instruments on the orbiter , including the camera systems and some spectrometers , reuse designs from the failed launch of the Russian Mars 96 mission in 1996 ( European countries had provided much of the instrumentation and financing for that unsuccessful mission ) . The design of Mars Express is based on ESA 's Rosetta mission , on which a considerable sum was spent on development . The same design was also used for the Venus Express mission in order to increase reliability and reduce development cost and time . Because of these redesigns and repurposings , the total cost of the project was about $ 345 million - less than half of comparable U.S. missions . On 19 October 2014 , the ESA reported the Mars Express is healthy after the Comet Siding Spring flyby of Mars on 19 October 2014 -- as are , as well , all NASA Mars orbiters and ISRO 's orbiter , the Mars Orbiter Mission . Arriving at Mars in 2003 , ago ( and counting ) , it is the second longest surviving , continually active spacecraft in orbit around a planet other than Earth , behind only NASA 's still active 2001 Mars Odyssey .",
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"text": "Stefania (crater) Stephania is a crater on Venus in the northern Sedna Planitia . With a diameter of 11 km it is one of the smaller craters on Venus . Because many small meteoroids disintegrate during their passage through the dense atmosphere , there is an absence of craters smaller than 3 km in diameter , and even craters smaller than 25 km are relatively scarce . The apron of ejected material suggests that the impacting body made contact with the surface from an oblique angle . Upon closer observation it is possible to delineate secondary craters , impact scars from blocks ejected from the primary crater . A feature associated with this and many other Venusian craters is a radar-dark halo . Since dark radar return signifies a smooth surface , it has been hypothesized that an intense shock wave removed or pulverized previously rough surface material or that a blanket of fine material was deposited during or after the impact .",
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"text": "Tetravalence In chemistry , a tetravalence is the state of an atom with four electrons available for covalent chemical bonding in its valence ( outermost electron shell ) . An example is methane ( CH4 ) : the tetravalent carbon atom forms a covalent bond with four hydrogen atoms . The carbon atom is called tetravalent because it forms 4 covalent bonds . A carbon atom has a total of six electrons occupying the first two shells , i.e. , the K-shell has two electrons and the L-shell has four electrons . This distribution indicates that in the outermost shell there are one completely filled 's ' orbital and two half-filled ` p ' orbitals , showing carbon to be a divalent atom . But in actuality , carbon displays tetravalency in the combined state . Therefore , a carbon atom has four valence electrons . It could gain four electrons to form the C4 − anion or lose four electrons to form the C4 + cation . Both these conditions would take carbon far away from achieving stability by the octet rule . To overcome this problem carbon undergoes bonding by sharing its valence electrons . This allows it to be covalently bonded to one , two , three or four carbon atoms or atoms of other elements or groups of atoms . Let us see how carbon forms the single , double and triple bonds in the following examples . A carbon atom has four electrons in its outermost valence shell . So , it needs four more electrons to complete its octet . A carbon atom completes its octet only by sharing its valence electrons with other atoms . As a result , a carbon atom forms four covalent bonds by sharing valence electrons with other atoms . This is known as tetravalency of carbon ( `` tetra '' means four ) . These four valences of carbon are directed towards four corners of a tetrahedron , and inclined to each other atomic an angle of a 109 ° 28 ´ . The carbon atom is assumed to be atomic the center of the tetrahedron . In common use , the four valences of carbon are shown by four bonds around a carbon atom as shown alongside Methane molecule : Each carbon atom has four electrons in its outermost shell . Thus , it requires four more electrons to acquire a stable noble gas configuration . Each of the hydrogen atoms has only one electron in its outermost shell and requires one more electron to complete its outermost shell ( to acquire He configuration ) . To achieve this , one carbon atom forms four single covalent bonds with four hydrogen atoms . Carbon dioxide molecule : Each carbon atom has four electrons in its outermost shell and each oxygen atom has six electrons in its outermost shell . Thus , each carbon atom requires four , and each oxygen atom requires two more electrons to acquire noble gas configurations . To achieve this , two oxygen atoms form a double covalent bond with carbon . Acetylene molecule : Each carbon atom has four electrons in its outermost shell and each hydrogen atom has only one electron in its outermost shell . Two carbon atoms share two electrons each with hydrogen atoms to form single bonds . Each carbon then requires three more electrons to acquire a stable configuration of the nearest noble gas ( neon ) . This is done by mutually sharing three pairs of electrons between the two carbon atoms to form a triple bond . Category : Chemical properties",
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"text": "Invariant mass The invariant mass , rest mass , intrinsic mass , proper mass , or in the case of bound systems simply mass , is that portion of the total mass of an object or system of objects that is independent of the overall motion of the system . More precisely , it is a characteristic of the system 's total energy and momentum that is the same in all frames of reference related by Lorentz transformations . If a center of momentum frame exists for the system , then the invariant mass of a system is equal to its total mass in that `` rest frame '' . In other reference frames , where the system 's momentum is nonzero , the total mass ( a.k.a. relativistic mass ) of the system is greater than the invariant mass , but the invariant mass remains unchanged . Due to mass-energy equivalence , the rest energy of the system is simply the invariant mass times the speed of light squared . Similarly , the total energy of the system is its total ( relativistic ) mass times the speed of light squared . Systems whose four-momentum is a null vector ( for example a single photon or many photons moving in exactly the same direction ) have zero invariant mass , and are referred to as massless . A physical object or particle moving faster than the speed of light would have space-like four-momenta ( such as the hypothesized tachyon ) , and these do not appear to exist . Any time-like four-momentum possesses a reference frame where the momentum ( 3-dimensional ) is zero , which is a center of momentum frame . In this case , invariant mass is positive and is referred to as the rest mass . If objects within a system are in relative motion , then the invariant mass of the whole system will differ from the sum of the objects ' rest masses . This is also equal to the total energy of the system divided by c2 . See mass -- energy equivalence for a discussion of definitions of mass . Since the mass of systems must be measured with a weight or mass scale in a center of momentum frame in which the entire system has zero momentum , such a scale always measures the system 's invariant mass . For example , a scale would measure the kinetic energy of the molecules in a bottle of gas to be part of invariant mass of the bottle , and thus also its rest mass . The same is true for massless particles in such system , which add invariant mass and also rest mass to systems , according to their energy . For an isolated massive system , the center of mass of the system moves in a straight line with a steady sub-luminal velocity ( with a velocity depending on the reference frame used to view it ) . Thus , an observer can always be placed to move along with it . In this frame , which is the center of momentum frame , the total momentum is zero , and the system as a whole may be thought of as being `` at rest '' if it is a bound system ( like a bottle of gas ) . In this frame , which exists under these assumptions , the invariant mass of the system is equal to the total system energy ( in the zero-momentum frame ) divided by . This total energy in the center of momentum frame , is the minimum energy which the system may be observed to have , when seen by various observers from various inertial frames . Note that for reasons above , such a rest frame does not exist for single photons , or rays of light moving in one direction . When two or more photons move in different directions , however , a center of mass frame ( or `` rest frame '' if the system is bound ) exists . Thus , the mass of a system of several photons moving in different directions is positive , which means that an invariant mass exists for this system even though it does not exist for each photon .",
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"text": "Phoebe Regio Phoebe Regio is a regio on the planet Venus . It lies to the southeast of Asteria Regio . It is 2852 km in diameter and is the principal feature of the V41 quadrangle , to which it gave its name . The Venera 13 and Venera 14 landers landed near there .",
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"text": "Geodetic astronomy Geodetic astronomy or astro-geodesy is the application of astronomical methods into networks and technical projects of geodesy . The most important topics are : Establishment of geodetic datum systems ( e.g. ED50 ) or at expeditions apparent places of stars , and their proper motions precise astronomical navigation astro-geodetic geoid determination modelling the rock densities of the topography and of geological layers in the subsurface Satellite geodesy using the background of stars Monitoring of the Earth rotation and polar wandering Contribution to the time system of physics and geosciences Important measuring techniques are : Latitude and longitude determination by theodolites , tacheometers , astrolabes or zenith cameras time and star positions by observation of star transits , e.g. by meridian circles ( visual , photographic or CCD ) Azimuth measurements for the exact orientation of geodetic networks for mutual transformations between terrestrial and space methods for improved accuracy by means of `` Laplace points '' at special fixed points Vertical deflection measurements and their use in geoid determination in mathematical reduction of very precise networks for geophysical and geological purposes ( see above ) Modern spatial methods VLBI with radio sources ( quasars ) Astrometry of stars by scanning satellites like Hipparcos or the future Gaia . The accuracy of these methods depends on the instrument and its spectral wavelength , the measuring or scanning method , the time amount ( versus economy ) , the atmospheric situation , the stability of the surface resp . the satellite , on mechanical and temperature effects to the instrument , on the experience and skill of the observer , and on the accuracy of the physical-mathematical models . Therefore the accuracy reaches from 60 '' ( navigation , ~ 1 mile ) to 0,001 '' and better ( a few cm ; satellites , VLBI ) , e.g. : angles ( vertical deflections and azimuths ) ± 1 '' up to 0,1 '' geoid determination & height systems ca. 5 cm up to 0,2 cm astronomical lat/long and star positions ± 1 '' up to 0,01 '' HIPPARCOS star positions ± 0,001 '' VLBI quasar positions and Earth 's rotation poles 0,001 to 0,0001 '' ( cm ... mm )",
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"text": "Venera 14 Venera 14 ( Венера-14 meaning Venus 14 ) was a probe in the Soviet Venera program for the exploration of Venus . Venera 14 was identical to the Venera 13 spacecraft and built to take advantage of the 1981 Venus launch opportunity and launched 5 days apart . It was launched on 4 November 1981 at 05:31:00 UTC and Venera 13 on 30 October 1981 at 06:04:00 UTC , both with an on-orbit dry mass of 760 kg .",
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"text": "Mars (Doctor Who) Mars , the fourth planet in the solar system , has been featured in the Doctor Who fictional universe on a number of occasions . In the various Doctor Who serials which feature the Ice Warriors , mention is made that Mars is their homeworld .",
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"text": "Kepler-4 Kepler-4 is a sunlike star located about 1631 light-years away in the constellation Draco . It is in the field of view of the Kepler Mission , a NASA operation purposed with finding Earth-like planets . Kepler-4b , a Neptune-sized planet that orbits extremely close to its star , was discovered in its orbit and made public by the Kepler team on January 4 , 2010 . Kepler-4b was the first discovery by the Kepler satellite , and its confirmation helped to demonstrate the spacecraft 's effectiveness .",
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"text": "Macbeth Macbeth ( -LSB- məkˈbɛθ -RSB- full title The Tragedy of Macbeth ) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare ; it is thought to have been first performed in 1606 . It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those who seek power for its own sake . Of all the plays that Shakespeare wrote during the reign of James I , who was patron of Shakespeare 's acting company , Macbeth most clearly reflects the playwright 's relationship with his sovereign . It was first published in the Folio of 1623 , possibly from a prompt book , and is Shakespeare 's shortest tragedy . A brave Scottish general named Macbeth receives a prophecy from a trio of witches that one day he will become King of Scotland . Consumed by ambition and spurred to action by his wife , Macbeth murders King Duncan and takes the Scottish throne for himself . He is then wracked with guilt and paranoia . Forced to commit more and more murders to protect himself from enmity and suspicion , he soon becomes a tyrannical ruler . The bloodbath and consequent civil war swiftly take Macbeth and Lady Macbeth into the realms of madness and death . Shakespeare 's source for the story is the account of Macbeth , King of Scotland ; Macduff ; and Duncan in Holinshed 's Chronicles ( 1587 ) , a history of England , Scotland , and Ireland familiar to Shakespeare and his contemporaries , although the events in the play differ extensively from the history of the real Macbeth . The events of the tragedy are usually associated with the execution of Henry Garnet for complicity in the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 . In the backstage world of theatre , some believe that the play is cursed , and will not mention its title aloud , referring to it instead as `` The Scottish Play '' . Over the course of many centuries , the play has attracted some of the most renowned actors to the roles of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth . It has been adapted to film , television , opera , novels , comics , and other media .",
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"text": "Shakespearean tragedy Tragedy is the designation given to most tragedies written by playwright William Shakespeare . Many of his history plays share the qualifiers of a Shakespearean tragedy , but because they are based on real figures throughout the History of England , they were classified as `` histories '' in the First Folio . The Roman tragedies -- Julius Cæsar , Antony and Cleopatra and Coriolanus -- are also based on historical figures , but because their source stories were foreign and ancient they are almost always classified as tragedies rather than histories . Shakespeare 's romances ( tragicomic plays ) were written late in his career and published originally as either tragedy or comedy . They share some elements of tragedy featuring a high status central character but end happily like Shakespearean comedies . Several hundred years after Shakespeare 's death , scholar F.S. Boas also coined a fifth category , the `` problem play '' , for plays that do n't fit neatly into a single classification because of their subject matter , setting , or ending . The classifications of certain Shakespeare plays are still debated among scholars .",
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"text": "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead , often referred to as just Rosencrantz and Guildenstern , is an absurdist , existentialist tragicomedy by Tom Stoppard , first staged at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1966 . The play expands upon the exploits of two minor characters from Shakespeare 's Hamlet , the courtiers Rosencrantz and Guildenstern . The action of Stoppard 's play takes place mainly `` in the wings '' of Shakespeare 's , with brief appearances of major characters from Hamlet who enact fragments of the original 's scenes . Between these episodes the two protagonists voice their confusion at the progress of events occurring onstage without them in Hamlet , of which they have no direct knowledge . Comparisons have also been drawn with Samuel Beckett 's Waiting for Godot , for the presence of two central characters who almost appear to be two halves of a single character . Many plot features are similar as well : the characters pass time by playing Questions , impersonating other characters , and interrupting each other or remaining silent for long periods of time .",
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"text": "Novel in Scotland The novel in Scotland includes all long prose fiction published in Scotland and by Scottish authors since the development of the literary format in the eighteenth century . The novel was soon a major element of Scottish literary and critical life . Tobias Smollett 's picaresque novels , such as The Adventures of Roderick Random and The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle mean that he is often seen as Scotland 's first novelist . Other Scots who contributed to the development of the novel in the eighteenth century include Henry Mackenzie and John Moore . There was a tradition of moral and domestic fiction in the early nineteenth century that included the work of Elizabeth Hamilton , Mary Brunton and Christian Johnstone . The outstanding literary figure of the early nineteenth century was Walter Scott , whose Waverley is often called the first historical novel . He had a major worldwide influence . His success led to a publishing boom in Scotland . Major figures that benefited included James Hogg , John Galt , John Gibson Lockhart , John Wilson and Susan Ferrier . In the mid-nineteenth century major literary figures that contributed to the development of the novel included David Macbeth Moir , John Stuart Blackie , William Edmondstoune Aytoun and Margaret Oliphant . In the late nineteenth century , a number of Scottish-born authors achieved international reputations , including Robert Louis Stevenson and Arthur Conan Doyle , whose Sherlock Holmes stories helped found the tradition of detective fiction . In the last two decades of the century the `` kailyard school '' ( cabbage patch ) depicted Scotland in a rural and nostalgic fashion , often seen as a `` failure of nerve '' in dealing with the rapid changes that had swept across Scotland in the industrial revolution . Figures associated with the movement include Ian Maclaren , S. R. Crockett and J. M. Barrie , best known for his creation of Peter Pan , which helped develop the genre of fantasy , as did the work of George MacDonald . Among the most important novels of the early twentieth century was The House with the Green Shutters by George Douglas Brown , which broke with the Kailyard tradition . John Buchan played a major role in the creation of the modern thriller with The Thirty-Nine Steps and Greenmantle . The Scottish literary Renaissance attempted to introduce modernism into art and create of a distinctive national literature . It increasingly focused on the novel . Major figures included Neil Gunn , George Blake , A. J. Cronin , Eric Linklater and Lewis Grassic Gibbon . There were also a large number of female authors associated with the movement , who included Catherine Carswell , Willa Muir , Nan Shepherd and Naomi Mitchison . Many major Scottish post-war novelists , such as Robin Jenkins , Jessie Kesson , Muriel Spark , Alexander Trocchi and James Kennaway spent most of their lives outside Scotland , but often dealt with Scottish themes . Successful mass-market works included the action novels of Alistair MacLean and the historical fiction of Dorothy Dunnett . A younger generation of novelists that emerged in the 1960s and 1970s included Allan Massie , Shena Mackay and Alan Spence . Working class identity continued to be explored by Archie Hind , Alan Sharp , George Friel and William McIlvanney . From the 1980s Scottish literature enjoyed another major revival , with figures including Alasdair Gray , James Kelman , Irvine Welsh , Alan Warner , Janice Galloway , A. L. Kennedy , Iain Banks , Candia McWilliam , Frank Kuppner and Andrew O'Hagan . In genre fiction Iain Banks , writing as Iain M. Banks , produced ground-breaking science fiction and Scottish crime fiction has been a major area of growth with the success of novelists including Frederic Lindsay , Quintin Jardine , Val McDermid , Denise Mina , Christopher Brookmyre , and particularly Ian Rankin and his Inspector Rebus novels . The most successful author of Scottish origins in recent years has been J. K. Rowling , author of the Harry Potter series .",
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"text": "MacBird! MacBird ! is a 1967 satire by Barbara Garson that superimposed the transferral of power following the Kennedy assassination onto the plot of Shakespeare 's Macbeth . Thus John F. Kennedy becomes `` John Ken O'Dunc '' , Lyndon Johnson becomes `` MacBird '' , Lady Bird Johnson becomes `` Lady MacBird '' , and so forth . As Macbeth assassinates Duncan , so MacBird is responsible for the assassination of Ken O'Dunc ; and as Macbeth is defeated by Macduff , so MacBird is defeated by Robert Ken O'Dunc ( i.e. Robert Kennedy ) . This action is significantly influenced by the Three Witches , representing Students , Blacks , and Leftists . In a 2006 Washington Post interview Garson said she was not seriously accusing Johnson of complicity in the Kennedy assassination : `` People used to ask me then , ` Do you really think Johnson killed Kennedy ? ' '' Garson , now 65 , recalls . `` I never took that seriously . I used to say to people , ` If he did , it 's the least of his crimes . ' It was not what the play was about . The plot was a given . '' The play parodies sequences from Shakespearean tragedies including Macbeth , Hamlet , and Richard III , albeit with Texas and Boston accents . The action follows MacBird from the 1960 Democratic National Convention , when he becomes John Ken O'Dunc 's Vice-President ( `` Hail , Vice-President thou art ! '' ) , to Ken O'Dunc 's assassination ( at the urging of Lady MacBird ) , to a future Robert Ken O'Dunc victory over MacBird at the 1968 convention . Macbird ! started out as a short satirical sketch by Garson , a recent graduate of the Berkeley anti-Vietnam war movement . It was developed into a full-length play with help from writer/director Roy Levine ( and Shakespeare ) . The production , which opened a mere three years after the Kennedy assassination , was quite controversial . It has been said that pressure from local authorities was applied to theaters in New York who were considering it . The Village Gate was the only theater willing to defy this pressure and mount the play . Macbird opened there on February 22 , 1967 , and closed on January 21 , 1968 , after 386 performances . Roy Levine , who worked with Garson to develop the work from what was essentially a sketch to a full-length play , was the original director of Macbird ! His bold and unique theatrical vision marked the production throughout the run , although , near the end of the almost-complete previews , he was suddenly replaced by Gerald Freedman . Set design was by Clarke Dunham , costumes by Jeanne Button , and lights by Robert Brand . The stage manager was Joel Zwick . The opening night cast included : Stacy Keach as MacBird Rue McClanahan as Lady MacBird , Paul Hecht as John Ken O'Dunc William Devane as Robert Ken O'Dunc John Pleshette as Ted Ken O'Dunc John Clark as Earl of Warren Cleavon Little as Witch 2 The original cast recorded a two-disc album of the text on February 6 , 1967 . It was released in a boxed set with a copy of the script on the Evergreen label as Evergreen - EVR 004 John Clark left the cast early to marry Lynn Redgrave . Cleavon Little made his professional acting debut in the play . It went on to a long engagement but with a different cast in Los Angeles where ironically the next Kennedy assassination would occur on June 5 , 1968 when Robert Kennedy would be shot to death while running for the Democratic presidential nomination . There was also a `` MacBird ! '' production by San Francisco 's Committee Theater circa 1968 .",
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"text": "The Scottish Play The Scottish Play and The Bard 's Play are euphemisms for William Shakespeare 's Macbeth . The first is a reference to the play 's Scottish setting , the second a reference to Shakespeare 's popular nickname . According to a theatrical superstition , called the Scottish curse , speaking the name Macbeth inside a theatre will cause disaster . A variation of the superstition also forbids quoting it within a theatre except as part of an actual rehearsal or performance of the play . Because of this superstition , the lead character is most often referred to as the Scottish King or Scottish Lord . Lady Macbeth is often referred to as the Scottish Lady . Sometimes Mackers or MacB is used to avoid saying the name .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "British Shakespeare Association The British Shakespeare Association is a professional association of teachers , researchers , theatre practitioners , community workers and other professions who work with the plays of William Shakespeare . Since its foundation in 2002 the BSA has run six international conferences : at De Montfort University , Leicester , at Newcastle University , at the University of Warwick , at King 's College London , at Lancaster University and at the University of Stirling . The BSA 's patron is Dame Judi Dench . The British Shakespeare Association has its own journal , Shakespeare , which is published four times a year online and once a year in print .",
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"text": "Legal fiction A legal fiction is a fact assumed or created by courts which is then used in order to apply a legal rule . Typically , a legal fiction allows the court to ignore a fact that would prevent it from exercising its jurisdiction , by simply assuming that the fact is different . This is the case with the Bill of Middlesex where the Court of King 's Bench could only exercise jurisdiction over cases which took place in the historic English county of Middlesex . To allow the Court , which was the central court of the land , to take jurisdiction over other cases , parties began to plead that , along with the other facts , there had also been a trespass which occurred in Middlesex . This allowed the King 's Bench to rule on the whole of the case . Legal fictions are different from legal presumptions which assume a certain state of facts until the opposite is proved , such as the presumption of legitimacy . They are different from hypothetical examples , such as the ` reasonable person ' which serve as tools for the court to express its reasoning . They are also different from legal principles which create a legal state of affairs that is different from the underlying facts , such as corporate personhood although these are sometimes wrongly called legal fictions . The term `` legal fiction '' is not usually used in a pejorative way , and has been likened to scaffolding around a building under construction .",
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"text": "Theatre criticism Theatre criticism is a genre of art criticism , and the act of writing or speaking about the performing arts such as a play or opera . Some major newspapers cover the arts in some form and theatre criticism may be included as a part of this arts coverage . In the 21st century theatre criticism has grown in online venues , such as e-magazines and blogs , while criticism in newspapers has shrunk . Recent research shows that despite the different medium , online critics may be as trusted as theatre critics who write for newspapers . Specialist media exists to cover most artistic disciplines , in this field one such publication is The Stage ( see our theatre magazines category for more ) . As with other forms of criticism it may use its own technical language to convey what the reviewer has seen .",
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"text": "Troilus and Cressida Troilus and Cressida ( -LSB- ˈtrɔɪləs_ən_ˈkrɛsᵻdə -RSB- ) is a tragedy by William Shakespeare , believed to have been written in 1602 . It was described by Frederick S. Boas as one of Shakespeare 's problem plays . The play ends on a very bleak note with the death of the noble Trojan Hector and destruction of the love between Troilus and Cressida . The work has in recent years `` stimulated exceptionally lively critical debate '' . Throughout the play , the tone lurches wildly between bawdy comedy and tragic gloom , and readers and theatre-goers have frequently found it difficult to understand how one is meant to respond to the characters . However , several characteristic elements of the play ( the most notable being its constant questioning of intrinsic values such as hierarchy , honour and love ) have often been viewed as distinctly `` modern , '' as in the following remarks on the play by author and literary scholar Joyce Carol Oates : Troilus and Cressida , that most vexing and ambiguous of Shakespeare 's plays , strikes the modern reader as a contemporary document -- its investigation of numerous infidelities , its criticism of tragic pretensions , above all , its implicit debate between what is essential in human life and what is only existential are themes of the twentieth century . ... This is tragedy of a special sort -- the `` tragedy '' the basis of which is the impossibility of conventional tragedy .",
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"text": "Royal Shakespeare Company The Royal Shakespeare Company ( RSC ) is a major British theatre company , based in Stratford-upon-Avon , Warwickshire , England . The company employs over 1000 staff and produces around 20 productions a year . The RSC plays regularly in London , Newcastle upon Tyne and on tour across the UK and internationally . The company 's home is in Stratford-upon-Avon , where it has recently redeveloped its Royal Shakespeare and Swan theatres as part of a # 112.8-million `` Transformation '' project . The theatres re-opened in November 2010 , having closed in 2007 . The new buildings attracted 18,000 visitors within the first week and received a positive media response both upon opening , and following the first full Shakespeare performances . Performances in Stratford-upon-Avon continued throughout the Transformation project at the temporary Courtyard Theatre . As well as the plays of Shakespeare and his contemporaries , the RSC produces new work from living artists and develops creative links with theatre-makers from around the world , as well as working with teachers to inspire a lifelong love of William Shakespeare in young people and running events for everyone to explore and participate in its work . The RSC celebrated its fiftieth birthday season from April -- December 2011 , with two companies of actors presenting the first productions designed specifically for the new Royal Shakespeare and Swan Theatre stages . The 2011-season began with performances of Macbeth and a re-imagined lost play The History of Cardenio . The fiftieth birthday season also featured The Merchant of Venice with Sir Patrick Stewart and revivals of some of the RSC 's greatest plays , including a new staging of Marat/Sade . For the London 2012 Festival as part of the Cultural Olympiad , the RSC produced the World Shakespeare Festival , featuring artists from across the world performing in venues around the UK . In 2013 the company began live screenings of its Shakespeare productions -- called Live from Stratford-upon-Avon -- which are screened around the world . In 2016 , the company collaborated with Intel and The Imaginarium Studios to stage The Tempest , bringing performance capture to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre for the very first time .",
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"text": "Macbeth (1979 film) Macbeth is a 1979 videotaped version of Trevor Nunn 's Royal Shakespeare Company production of the play by William Shakespeare . Produced by Thames Television , it features Ian McKellen as Macbeth and Judi Dench as Lady Macbeth . The TV version was directed by Philip Casson . The original stage production was performed at The Other Place , the RSC 's small studio theatre in Stratford-upon-Avon . It had been performed in the round before small audiences , with a bare stage and simple costuming . The recording preserves this style : the actors perform on a circular set and with a mostly black background ; changes of setting are indicated only by lighting changes .",
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"text": "Fool (novel) Fool is the eleventh novel by Christopher Moore , released on February 10 , 2009 . The novel takes its premise from the plot of Shakespeare 's play King Lear , narrated from the perspective of the character of the Fool , whose name is Pocket . In the course of the novel are references to other Shakespeare plays , ranging from short quotations to whole characters -- most notably the three witches from Macbeth . While the style of Fool is directed at an American audience , the author incorporates at times Shakespearean vocabulary , archaic syntax , and modern British slang , and obscure cultural terms relating to medieval life , which are explained in footnotes . In addition , Moore invents humorous British-style place-names for fictitious locations in the story . This novel was followed by a sequel , The Serpent of Venice , released in 2014 , which combines characters and plot elements from Shakespeare 's The Merchant of Venice and Othello , and Poe 's The Cask of Amontillado , while keeping the perspective of Pocket .",
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"text": "Macbeth (1982 film) Macbeth is a 1982 Hungarian dramatic experimental independent underground art television film directed by Béla Tarr . György Cserhalmi plays Macbeth while Erzsébet Kútvölgyi plays Lady Macbeth . The film is composed of only two shots : The first shot ( before the main title ) is five minutes long , the second 57 minutes long . The film has been screened during a retrospective held in honor of director Béla Tarr at the 33rd Moscow International Film Festival .",
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"text": "English Shakespeare Company The English Shakespeare Company was an English theatre company founded in 1986 by Michael Bogdanov and Michael Pennington to present and promote the works of William Shakespeare on both a national and an international level . Its inaugural production ( 1986 ) was an anthology entitled The Henrys ( Henry IV , Part 1 , Henry IV , Part 2 , and Henry V ) which opened at the Theatre Royal , Plymouth in December 1986 . A year later , several more plays ( Richard II , Henry VI : House of Lancaster , Henry VI : House of York and Richard III ) were added to the original productions and were presented as a complete history cycle under the title of The Wars of the Roses . The production toured for two years in seventeen venues in the UK including the Old Vic in London , as well as appearing at several international venues , including the Hong Kong Festival , opening the new Tokyo Globe Theatre , being the centrepiece of The World Theatre Festival of Chicago , and touring to Stamford , Connecticut , the Spoleto Festival , Melbourne , the Adelaide Festival , Brisbane , The Netherlands , Hamburg , Berlin and Frankfurt . In addition to The Wars of the Roses , productions of many individual Shakespeare plays were also presented . They included Twelfth Night , Macbeth , The Tempest , Romeo & Juliet , Antony and Cleopatra and As You Like It . The last production of ROMEO AND JULIET . indeed the closing production ended in Plymouth after touring the world .",
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"text": "Thane of Cawdor The title Thane of Cawdor is a title in the Peerage of Scotland . The current 7th Earl of Cawdor , of Clan Campbell of Cawdor , is the 26th Thane of Cawdor . In William Shakespeare 's play Macbeth , this title was given to Macbeth after he captured the previous Thane of Cawdor . The historical King Macbeth fought a Thane of Cawdor who died in battle , but he did not thereby acquire the title himself . The 2nd Earl of Cawdor wrote a history of the Thanes of Cawdor , in 1742 , published in 1859 . According to the 2nd Earl , the first thane was originally a Celtic chieftain who allied with Anglo-Saxon King of Scotland at a time lost to the historical record .",
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"text": "Voodoo Macbeth The Voodoo Macbeth is a common nickname for the Federal Theatre Project 's 1936 New York production of William Shakespeare 's Macbeth . Orson Welles adapted and directed the production , moved the play 's setting from Scotland to a fictional Caribbean island , recruited an entirely African American cast , and earned the nickname for his production from the Haitian vodou that fulfilled the role of Scottish witchcraft . A box office sensation , the production is regarded as a landmark theatrical event for several reasons : its innovative interpretation of the play , its success in promoting African-American theatre , and its role in securing the reputation of its 20-year-old director .",
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"text": "Macbeth (1915 film) Macbeth is a French 1915 film adaptation of the William Shakespeare play Macbeth . It was released on December 31 , 1915 in France . It is a silent black-and-white film with French intertitles .",
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"text": "Macbeth (1971 film) Macbeth ( or The Tragedy of Macbeth ) is a 1971 British-American historical drama film directed by Roman Polanski and co-written by Polanski and Kenneth Tynan . A film adaptation of William Shakespeare 's tragedy of the same name , it retells the story of the Highland lord who becomes King of Scotland through treachery and murder . The film stars Jon Finch as the title character and Francesca Annis as Lady Macbeth , noted for their relative youth as actors . Themes of historic recurrence , greater pessimism and internal ugliness in physically beautiful characters are added to Shakespeare 's story of moral decline , which is presented in a more realistic style . The production , funded by Playboy Enterprises , was troubled by poor weather around the British Isles , and the film was a box office bomb . Polanski 's Macbeth was screened out of competition at the 1972 Cannes Film Festival . It was somewhat controversial for its depictions of graphic violence and nudity , but has also received positive attention , and was named Best Film by the National Board of Review .",
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"text": "Metonymy Metonymy ( -LSB- mᵻˈtɒnᵻmi -RSB- ) is a figure of speech in which a thing or concept is referred to by the name of something closely associated with that thing or concept . The words metonymy and metonym come from the μετωνῠμία , metōnymía , ( `` a change of name '' ) , from μετά , metá , ( `` after , beyond '' ) , and - ωνυμία , - ōnymía , a suffix that names figures of speech , from ὄνῠμα , ónyma or ὄνομα , ónoma , ( `` name '' ) . The location of a capital is often used as a metonym for a government or other official institutions -- for example : Brussels for the institutions of the European Union , The Hague for the International Court of Justice , Nairobi for the government of Kenya , Washington , D.C. , for the federal government of the United States , or Beacon Hill for the government of the U.S. state of Massachusetts . A place can represent an entire industry : for instance Wall Street is often used metonymically to describe the entire U.S. financial and corporate banking sector . Common nouns and phrases can also be metonyms : red tape can stand for bureaucracy , whether or not that bureaucracy actually uses red tape to bind documents . In Commonwealth realms , The Crown is a metonym for the state in all its aspects . Metonymy and related figures of speech are common in everyday speech and writing . Synecdoche and metalepsis are considered specific types of metonymy . Polysemy , multiple meanings of a single word or phrase , sometimes results from relations of metonymy . Both metonymy and metaphor involve the substitution of one term for another . In metaphor , this substitution is based on some specific analogy between two things , whereas in metonymy the substitution is based on some understood association or contiguity . American literary theorist Kenneth Burke described metonymy as one of four `` master tropes '' : metaphor , a substitute for perspective ; metonymy , a substitute for reduction ; synecdoche , a substitute for representation ; and irony , a substitute for dialectic . He described these tropes and the way they overlap in A Grammar of Motives . In addition to its use in everyday speech , metonymy is a figure of speech in some poetry and in much rhetoric . Greek and Latin scholars of rhetoric made significant contributions to the study of metonymy .",
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"text": "Essay of Dramatick Poesie Essay of Dramatic Poesy by John Dryden was published in 1668 . It was probably written during the plague year of 1666 . Dryden takes up the subject that Philip Sidney had set forth in his Defence of Poesie ( 1580 ) and attempts to justify drama as a legitimate form of `` poetry '' comparable to the epic , as well as defend English drama against that of the ancients and the French . The treatise is a dialogue between four speakers : Eugenius , Crites , Lisideius , and Neander . The four speakers represented , respectively Charles Sackville ( Lord Buchhurst and later sixth Earl of Dorset ) , Sir Robert Howard -LSB- playwright and Dryden 's brother-in-law -RSB- , Sir Charles Sedley ( Edward Malone identified him as Lisideius ) and Dryden himself ( neander means `` new man '' and implies that Dryden , as a respected member of the gentry class , is entitled to join in this dialogue on an equal footing with the three older men who are his social superiors ) . On the day that the English fleet encounters the Dutch at sea near the mouth of the Thames , the four friends take a barge downriver towards the noise from the battle . Rightly concluding , as the noise subsides , that the English have triumphed , they order the bargeman to row them back upriver as they begin a dialogue on the advances made by modern civilization . They agree to measure progress by comparing ancient arts with modern , focusing specifically on the art of drama ( or `` dramatic poesy '' ) . The four men debate a series of three topics : ( 1 ) the relative merit of classical drama ( upheld by Crites ) vs. modern drama ( championed by Eugenius ) ; ( 2 ) whether French drama , as Lisideius maintains , is better than English drama ( supported by Neander , who famously calls Shakespeare `` the greatest soul , ancient or modern '' ) ; and ( 3 ) whether plays in rhyme are an improvement upon blank verse drama -- a proposition that Neander , despite having defended the Elizabethans , now advances against the skeptical Crites ( who also switches from his original position and defends the blank verse tradition of Elizabethan drama ) . Invoking the so-called unities from Aristotle 's Poetics ( as interpreted by Italian and refined by French scholars over the last century ) , the four speakers discuss what makes a play `` a just and lively imitation '' of human nature in action . This definition of a play , supplied by Lisideius/Orrery ( whose rhymed plays had dazzled the court and were a model for the new drama ) , gives the debaters a versatile and richly ambiguous touchstone . To Crites ' argument that the plots of classical drama are more `` just , '' Eugenius can retort that modern plots are more `` lively '' thanks to their variety . Lisideius shows that the French plots carefully preserve Aristotle 's unities of action , place , and time ; Neander replies that English dramatists like Ben Jonson also kept the unities when they wanted to , but that they preferred to develop character and motive . Even Neander 's final argument with Crites over whether rhyme is suitable in drama depends on Aristotle 's Poetics : Neander says that Aristotle demands a verbally artful ( `` lively '' ) imitation of nature , while Crites thinks that dramatic imitation ceases to be `` just '' when it departs from ordinary speech -- i.e. prose or blank verse . A year later , the two brothers-in-law quarreled publicly over this third topic . See Dryden 's `` Defense of An Essay of Dramatic Poesy '' ( 1669 ) , where Dryden tries to persuade the rather literal-minded Howard that audiences expect a play to be an imitation of nature , not a surrogate for nature itself .",
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"text": "Dangerously in Love Dangerously in Love is the debut studio album by American singer Beyoncé . It was released on June 24 , 2003 , by Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment . During the recording of Destiny 's Child 's third studio album Survivor ( 2001 ) , the group announced that they would produce solo albums to be released . Recording sessions for the album took place from March 2002 to March 2003 at several studios , during the hiatus of her then-group Destiny 's Child . As executive producer of the album , Beyoncé took a wider role in its production , co-writing a majority of the songs , choosing which ones to produce and sharing ideas on the mixing and mastering of tracks . The tracks in the album are a mixture of uptempo songs and ballads , which are basically inspired by R&B and soul genres ; it also features elements of hip hop and Arabic music . Although Beyoncé remained discreet about her interpretation of the songs , its underlying meanings were attributed by music writers as an allusion to her intimate relationship with then-boyfriend and well-known music mogul Jay-Z . Dangerously in Love received positive reviews from music critics upon its release , with critics praising Knowles ' `` artistic leap '' . The album also received numerous accolades , earning Beyoncé five Grammy Awards . Dangerously in Love reached a worldwide commercial success , earning multi-platinum certifications in Australia , the United Kingdom , and the United States . The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart , selling 317,000 copies in its first week , earning Beyoncé the highest debut sales among Destiny 's Child members ' solo albums . Dangerously in Love has sold over 11 million copies worldwide and has produced two number one Billboard singles and multiple top tens .",
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"text": "List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 2008 (U.S.) The Billboard Adult Contemporary chart ranks the best-performing singles in that category in the United States . The first number one song of the year was claimed by Josh Groban with his song `` I 'll Be Home For Christmas '' ( Noël , 2007 ) . It spent one week at number one . The song became Groban 's fifth song to peak at number one on the Adult Contemporary chart . The following week , Colbie Caillat replaced Groban with her song `` Bubbly '' from her debut studio album Coco ( 2007 ) . The song spent 19 consecutive weeks atop the chart , and ranked at number two on the 2008 Adult Contemporary year end chart . `` Bubbly '' was Caillat 's first song to reach number one the Adult Contemporary chart . On May 24 , Sara Bareilles replaced Caillat at number one with her song `` Love Song '' from her debut studio album Little Voice ( 2007 ) . It spent 13 consecutive weeks at number , before Leona Lewis displaced her twice from the peak , therefore spending 15 non-consecutive weeks atop the chart in total . Lewis rose to the number one position on August 23 with her song `` Bleeding Love '' ( Spirit , 2007 ) . The following week on August 30 , Bareilles replaced Lewis at number one , and was displaced again by Lewis on September 6 . Bareilles peaked atop the chart for a final time the following week on September 13 , but was displaced again not by Lewis , but by David Cook on September 20 with his debut single `` The Time of My Life '' . `` Love Song '' ranked at number one on the 2008 Adult Contemporary year end chart . On September 27 , Lewis replaced Cook with `` Bleeding Love '' for a further two consecutive weeks ; the song spent four non-consecutive weeks atop the chart in total and ranked at number four on the 2008 Adult Contemporary year end chart . To date , `` Bleeding Love '' is Lewis ' first and only song to reach number one the Adult Contemporary chart . On October 11 , Cook resumed the number one position with `` The Time of My Life '' for a further 10 consecutive weeks , spending 11 non-consecutive weeks atop the chart in total . It ranked at number eight on the 2008 Adult Contemporary year end chart . On December 20 , Faith Hill replaced Cook at number one with her song `` A Baby Changes Everything '' from her first Christmas album Joy to the World ( 2008 ) . It spent the last two weeks of 2008 at the peak .",
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"text": "List of number-one dance singles of 2014 (U.S.) The U.S. Dance Club Songs chart is published weekly by Billboard . It compiles the weeks most popular songs from a sample of reporting DJ 's around the country . The first number-one song of 2014 was `` Unconditionally '' by Katy Perry . With remixes by Syn Cole , Manufactured Superstars , Tracy Young and Country Club Martini Crew , it became her twelfth consecutive chart topper , extending her own record for the most number-ones in a row in the thirty-seven year history of the chart . Perry achieved a further three number one singles during the year -- `` Dark Horse '' featuring Juicy J , `` Birthday '' and `` This Is How We Do '' -- with the last becoming her record-extending fifteenth consecutive number-one . Beyoncé was one of three acts to top the chart three times , beginning with `` Blow '' , then `` Partition '' and her twenty-second in total , `` Pretty Hurts '' . Iggy Azalea and Dave Audé achieved three number-ones ; the former with `` Fancy '' featuring Charli XCX , `` Black Widow '' featuring Rita Ora and `` Booty '' , a collaboration with Jennifer Lopez , and Audé with `` Take Me Away '' , `` Aftermath ( Here We Go ) '' and `` Hustlin . Demi Lovato topped the chart twice with `` Neon Lights '' and `` Really Do n't Care '' featuring Cher Lloyd . `` Somebody Loves You '' became Betty Who 's first song to top the chart . Fedde Le Grand and Gregor Salto produced remixes of Mariah Carey 's song `` You 're Mine ( Eternal ) '' , garnering the singer her seventeenth number-one since she first topped the chart with `` Someday '' in 1991 . `` Painkillr '' , by Erika Jayne , became her seventh consecutive number-one on the chart . In addition to `` Black Widow '' , Ora 's own `` I Will Never Let You Down '' topped the chart in June . Enrique Iglesias became the male artist with the most number-one songs in history , with `` Bailando '' featuring Descemer Bueno and Gente de Zona becoming his thirteenth . `` Ca n't Remember to Forget You '' , a song by Shakira featuring Rihanna , became the former 's sixth and the latter 's twenty-second number-one in April , making Rihanna the second artist with the most entries after Madonna . Shakira also topped the chart with `` Dare ( La La La ) '' in July . Zhu 's song `` Faded '' topped the chart on December 20 . A writer for Complex was surprised that the song only reached number-one in December despite being commercially released in September , writing `` While I 'd love to say that it 's because the song is just that damn good ( which it is ) , Billboard says it 's been helped by the number of remixes from Odesza , Amtrac , and The Magician . '' `` Never Say Never '' by Basement Jaxx became the most-played track of the year from the national sample , ranking atop the Dance Club Songs 2014 year-end chart .",
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"text": "List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2007 The Billboard Hot 100 is a chart that ranks the best-performing singles of the United States . Published by Billboard magazine , the data are compiled by Nielsen SoundScan based collectively on each single 's weekly physical and digital sales , and airplay . In 2007 , 17 singles reached the top spot on the chart . An 18th single , Beyoncé Knowles ' `` Irreplaceable '' , began a run at the top in 2006 which continued into 2007 . In 2007 , eight acts achieved their first US number-one single , either as a lead artist or featured guest : Maroon 5 , Avril Lavigne , Mims , Plain White T 's , Sean Kingston , Soulja Boy Tell 'Em , T-Pain , and Yung Joc . Producer Timbaland earned his first number-one single as lead artist with `` Give It to Me '' ; he had previously appeared as featured guest on singer Nelly Furtado 's number-one single `` Promiscuous '' . T-Pain , Justin Timberlake , Nelly Furtado and Fergie each earned two number-one singles , either as a lead artist or featured guest . Three number-one singles tied for the longest run on the chart in 2007 : Knowles ' `` Irreplaceable '' , Rihanna 's `` Umbrella '' , and Soulja Boy Tell 'Em 's `` Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) '' all topped the chart for seven weeks ; the last of these was non-consecutive . However , `` Irreplaceable '' , which started its peak position in three issues the previous year , is credited to by Billboard magazine as 2006 's longest-running single . To this effect , `` Umbrella '' and `` Crank That ( Soulja Boy ) '' are the longest-running singles of 2007 . Other singles with extended chart runs include singer Alicia Keys ' `` No One '' which stayed at number one for five straight weeks . `` Irreplaceable '' is the best-performing single of the calendar year , topping the Year-End Hot 100 singles of 2007 for seven consecutive weeks . Band Maroon 5 's `` Makes Me Wonder '' is noted for its jump from 64th to 1st place on the Billboard Hot 100 , making it the largest leap of 2007 . `` Umbrella '' , which occupied the top slot for seven of summer 's thirteen weeks , has been credited by the music press as 2007 's Song of the Summer .",
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"text": "List of Billboard number-one electronic albums of 2008 These are the U.S. number-one electronic albums of 2008 , per the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart . Note that Billboard publishes charts with an issue date approximately 7 -- 10 days in advance .",
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"text": "My Worlds Acoustic My Worlds Acoustic is the first remix album by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber . It was released on November 26 , 2010 and was initially sold exclusively at Walmart retail stores and Sam 's Club . The album features nine acoustic versions of songs from his debut extended play , My World , and first album My World 2.0 , as well as a new song `` Pray . '' The new versions of the songs were produced by Bieber 's music director , Dan Kanter , his vocal producer Kuk Harrell , and also producer Rob Wells . Internationally , the set is included as a part of the compilation album , My Worlds : The Collection , which included songs from the previous two releases . My Worlds Acoustic was released to iTunes , on February 8 , 2011 . According to Bieber , he wanted to release the album for the naysayers who critiqued his actual singing ability . The singer said that he wanted to have an acoustic album , to reflect the effect of production on his vocals . Although labeled as an acoustic album , the songs still include subtle usages of electronic sounds such as synthesizers . The album received generally favorable reviews from critics , however most critics were not satisfied that the album was not genuinely acoustic . In Canada , the song debuted at number five , and later peaked at number four on the Canadian Albums Chart and certified Platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association . My Worlds Acoustic debuted at number seven on the US Billboard 200 , selling 115,000 copies in its first week , becoming Bieber 's third consecutive top ten album .",
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"text": "Brasil Hot 100 Airplay Brasil Hot 100 Airplay is the official music singles charts in Brazil . It has been compiled by Crowley Broadcast Analysis and published monthly by Billboard Brasil since the release of the magazine , in October 2009 . Since April 2014 , the Brazilian Billboard began publishing on its Brazilian site , the weekly Hot 100 , as it is , and has always been held at the site , and Billboard magazine in other countries as well as the American Billboard . It is the top 100 songs , both national and international titles , the most varied genres , computed based on the total number of executions in the period indicated and the grid base stations Crowley , that monitors 256 radio stations located in the grid-base stations , made from Monday to Friday from 7 am to 7 pm . This grid includes the cities of São Paulo , Rio de Janeiro , Brasília , Campinas , Ribeirão Preto , Belo Horizonte , Curitiba , Porto Alegre , Recife , Salvador , Florianópolis , Fortaleza , Goiânia , Campo Grande , Cuiabá and the Triângulo Mineiro , Vale do Paraíba and Paulista Littoral mesoregions . The first song which reached in number-one on the chart was `` Halo '' by Beyoncé . `` I Want to Know What Love Is '' by Mariah Carey is the longest running number 1 ( 27 weeks ) , followed by Beyoncé 's `` Halo '' ( the most played song in the country , in 2009 ) .",
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"text": "Dive In (Trey Songz song) `` Dive In '' is a song by American R&B recording artist Trey Songz from his fifth studio album Chapter V . It was released on August 14 , 2012 by Atlantic Records . The song peaked at number 77 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at number 5 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart .",
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"text": "Dance Again... the Hits Dance Again ... the Hits is the first greatest hits album of American entertainer Jennifer Lopez . It was released on July 20 , 2012 , by Epic Records , to coincide with the launch of her first world tour , the Dance Again World Tour . Lopez previously conceived plans for a greatest hits album in 2009 , but instead opted to use the material recorded for her seventh studio album , Love ? , which was released by Island Records in May 2011 after her departure from Epic Records in 2010 . As Lopez owed the label one last album to fulfill her contract , she began work on a new greatest hits album in November 2011 . She later became unsure whether she wanted to go along with plans to release a greatest hits album or a new studio album , eventually deciding on the former . Dance Again ... the Hits comprises eleven previously released tracks , and two new recordings : `` Dance Again '' and `` Goin ' In '' . A deluxe edition of the album was also released , featuring three additional previously released tracks , and a DVD featuring a selection of eleven music videos . The album received generally positive reviews from music critics , who praised it as a reflection of Lopez 's success . Some critics expressed their disappointment in the absence of several successful singles , but deemed this as impressive , noting that this may have been due to the large volume of hit singles she has released over the years . Dance Again ... The Hits was a moderate commercial success , peaking within the top ten in fourteen national charts , and the top twenty in ten national charts .",
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"text": "List of most downloaded songs in the United Kingdom A music download is the transfer of music as a digital file from a provider ( such as iTunes ) to a device capable of playing it ; legal sales of music downloads have been monitored and charted in the United Kingdom since 2004 . , the UK 's most downloaded song of all time is `` Happy '' by Pharrell Williams , which topped both the UK Singles Downloads Chart and UK Singles Chart . The first single to sell 1 million downloads in the UK was `` I Got ta Feeling '' by The Black Eyed Peas and `` Someone Like You '' by Adele is the best-selling download by a female artist . The best-selling song not to top the UK Singles Chart is `` Moves Like Jagger '' by Maroon 5 featuring Christina Aguilera , whilst the best-selling song not to top the Download Chart is `` Love the Way You Lie '' by Eminem featuring Rihanna , which peaked at number two .",
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"text": "Risky (album) Risky is the fourth studio album by the Japanese rock duo B ` z. `` Risky '' sold 314,770 copies in its first week and 1,695,900 copies in total . It is the band 's first studio album to break the million mark . Risky was also the first of two collaborations with engineer Jason Corsaro , who has also worked with artists such as Duran Duran , The Power Station and Madonna . The album spawned two singles , `` Easy Come , Easy Go ! '' and `` Itoshii Hitoyo Good Night ... . '' The album also produced the band 's first ( and , to date , only ) official music video collection , Film Risky .",
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"text": "List of Single Top 100 number-one singles of 2011 Throughout all 52 weeks in 2011 , 31 songs topped the Mega Single Top 100 . The Single Top 100 is a chart composed by MegaCharts based on official physical single sales and legal downloads , and one of the three official Dutch record charts , the two others being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50 . The first number-one hit on the chart in 2011 was Martin Solveig and Dragonette 's `` Hello '' , and the last was Studio Killers ' `` Ode to the Bouncer '' . Artists and acts that had or were featured in at least one song that topped the Mega Single Top 100 that year for at least one week were Martin Solveig , Dragonette , Jan Smit , Ben Saunders , Dean Saunders , Adele , 3JS , Lady GaGa , Nick & Simon , Alexis Jordan , Glennis Grace , Frans Duijts , Do , Coldplay , Rochelle Perts , Guus Meeuwis , Sak Noel , Lucenzo , Big Ali , Don Omar , Nick Schilder , Thomas Acda , Keizer , Paul de Munnik , Gotye , Kimbra , The Voice of Holland , Gers Pardoel , Jeroen van der Boom , Metropole Orkest ( Dutch : The Metropole Orchestra ) , Birdy , Sandro Silva , Quintino and Studio Killers . Out of these acts , 20 of them , Dean Saunders , Alexis Jordan , Glennis Grace , Frans Duijts , Rochelle Perts , Guus Meeuwis , Sak Noel , Don Amor , Big Ali , Lucenzo , Nick Schilder , Thomas Acda , Simon Keizer , Paul de Munnik , Gotye , Kimbra , Birdy , Quintino , Sandro , and Studio Killers , achieved their first number-one single on the chart that year , either as lead or featured artist . Two artists , Jan Simit and Adele , had 2 songs that went number one . 23 singles that topped the chart were solo songs , while eight others were collaborations . One of Adele 's songs , `` Rolling in the Deep '' , was the best-performing single of 2011 , topping the Single Top 100 's 2011 year-end chart .",
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"text": "2011 in British music charts This is a summary of the year 2011 in British music . The average number one single sale is 104,395 . The average sales continue to rise from 2007 . The average number one album sale is 105,686 , this is an improvement from average sales for albums seen in recent years , largely due to the success of Adele 's album 21 , which sold in excess of 114,000 copies in each of its first eleven weeks at # 1 .",
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"text": "Hips Don't Lie `` Hips Do n't Lie '' is a song by Colombian singer and songwriter Shakira , featuring Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean for the reissue of Shakira 's seventh studio album , Oral Fixation , Vol . 2 . It was released on 28 February 2006 , by Epic Records as the second single from the album . The song was written and produced by Shakira , Jean , Jerry ` Wonder ' Duplessis and LaTavia Parker . `` Hips Do n't Lie '' is a salsa and worldbeat song , which heavily incorporates samples from Jean 's earlier single `` Dance Like This '' and `` Amores Como el Nuestro '' written by Omar Alfanno . Upon its release , `` Hips Do n't Lie '' received generally favorable reviews from music critics . It received several accolades , including a People 's Choice Award , an MTV Latin America Video Music Award , and an MTV Video Music Award . `` Hips Do n't Lie '' reached the number one spot on charts in at least 18 countries including the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 , becoming her first number one single in the country . It also broke the record for the most radio plays in a single week and the fastest selling digital download song in the United States . The song was eventually certified Triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , where it has sold over 3 million copies . It also topped the charts in Australia , Belgium ( Flanders and Wallonia ) , France , Germany , Ireland , Italy , Netherlands , New Zealand , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . Having sold over 10 million digital downloads , the track became one of the best-selling singles of the 21st century .",
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"text": "Calvin Harris discography Scottish record producer , DJ , singer and songwriter Calvin Harris has released four studio albums , one mix album , three extended plays , 28 singles ( including three as a featured artist ) , 12 promotional singles and 31 music videos . As of November 2014 , Harris had sold 8,176,180 singles and tracks in the United Kingdom . Harris 's debut studio album , I Created Disco , was released in June 2007 . The album peaked at number eight on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) . Its first two singles , `` Acceptable in the 80s '' and `` The Girls '' , peaked at numbers 10 and three , respectively , on the UK Singles Chart , while the third single , `` Merrymaking at My Place '' , reached number 43 . In August 2009 , Harris released his second studio album , Ready for the Weekend , which debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart and earned a gold certification from the BPI within two months of release . Its lead single , `` I 'm Not Alone '' , became Harris 's first number one on the UK Singles Chart . `` Ready for the Weekend '' was released as the album 's second single , peaking at number three in the United Kingdom . Two more singles were released from the album , `` Flashback '' and `` You Used to Hold Me '' , which reached numbers 18 and 27 on the UK chart , respectively . His third studio album , 18 Months , was released in October 2012 . The album sees Harris stepping away from vocals , instead focusing on the music production . It earned Harris his second consecutive number-one album in his home country . 18 Months also became his first album to chart on the Billboard 200 in the United States , peaking at number 19 , while reaching number two in Ireland , number five in Australia and number eight in Canada . The album 's lead single , `` Bounce '' featuring Kelis , peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and gave Harris his first top-10 entry in Australia , peaking at number seven . The second single , `` Feel So Close '' , also peaked at number two in the UK . The song brought Harris to international prominence , reaching number five in New Zealand and number seven in Australia , as well as becoming his first chart entry as a lead performer on the US Billboard Hot 100 , where it charted at number 12 . In 2011 , Harris wrote , produced and was featured on Rihanna 's single `` We Found Love '' , which topped the charts in 25 countries , including the United Kingdom , the United States , Ireland and Canada . The third and fourth singles from 18 Months , `` Let 's Go '' ( featuring Ne-Yo ) and `` We 'll Be Coming Back '' ( featuring Example ) , both reached number two on the UK chart , with the former also peaking at number 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The album 's fifth single , `` Sweet Nothing '' featuring Florence Welch , became Harris 's fourth number-one single in the UK and first top-10 single in the US . `` Drinking from the Bottle '' ( featuring Tinie Tempah ) and `` I Need Your Love '' ( featuring Ellie Goulding ) served as the album 's sixth and seventh singles . Having both charted inside the UK top 10 by April 2013 , Harris made chart history by becoming the first artist to attain eight top-10 singles from one studio album , overtaking the record previously set by Michael Jackson . The eighth and final single , `` Thinking About You '' featuring Ayah Marar , peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart . Harris 's fourth studio album , Motion , was released in October 2014 . It peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart and number five on the US Billboard 200 , his highest-peaking album on the latter chart . The album includes the UK number-one singles `` Under Control '' , `` Summer '' and `` Blame '' , as well as the top-10 single `` Outside '' .",
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"text": "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 .",
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"text": "In and Out of Love (Cheri Dennis album) In and Out of Love is the debut album of American R&B singer Cheri Dennis , issued by Bad Boy/Atlantic Records . It was exclusively released through the iTunes Store on November 13 , 2007 , with the physical album made available on February 26 , 2008 . In and Out of Love debuted at # 74 on the Billboard 200 , but never climbed higher . `` Portrait of Love '' , the second of three singles released , reached # 55 on Billboard 's Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart . It was originally entitled `` Portrait '' and featured only Yung Joc , but after the single was leaked the title was changed and Gorilla Zoe was added to the song . the first single `` I Love You '' , and the third single `` Pretend '' featuring Maino never charted .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "I'm Too Sexy `` I 'm Too Sexy '' is the debut song by British group Right Said Fred . The single peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart . Outside the United Kingdom , `` I 'm Too Sexy '' topped the charts in six countries , including Australia , Ireland , and the United States . The single equalled the record for the most weeks at number two on the UK Singles Chart without ever topping the chart , staying at number two for six weeks in a row while held back by Bryan Adams ' '' ( Everything I Do ) I Do It for You '' ( this equalled the previous record set by Father Abraham 's 1978 hit `` The Smurf Song '' ) . `` I 'm Too Sexy '' was the act 's first of several hits , particularly in the United Kingdom . They went on to have a number one single on the UK Singles Chart with `` Deeply Dippy '' in April 1992 . In April 2008 , the song was rated No. 49 on `` The 50 Worst Songs Ever ! Watch , Listen and Cringe ! '' by Blender . In 2007 , the song was voted No. 80 on VH1 's 100 Greatest Songs of the 90s . In 2011 , it was voted No. 2 on VH1 's 40 Greatest One-Hit Wonders of the 90s .",
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"text": "List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom A million-selling single is regarded by the Official Charts Company ( OCC ) as one that has sold at least 1 million copies since the start of the UK Singles Chart in November 1952 . As well as a traditional purchase of a physical record , a sale can represent one permanent digital download of a track ( physical singles usually consist of two songs , although both are only included in sales figures for double A sides or where both receive a high level of interest and airplay ) . Both British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) - certified awards ( Silver , Gold and Platinum ) and the weekly charts now include audio streaming but these are not included in the sales figures published by the OCC . Certified awards can also include shipments ( sales to trade ) . The OCC and Music Week regularly announce when a record becomes a million seller . , 167 singles have sold 1 million copies in the UK . Of these , 108 were originally released in the 20th century ( 70 of them selling 1 million before the year 2000 ) and the remainder were released between 2000 and 2014 . The most recently released single to become a million-seller is `` Uptown Funk '' by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars , which was released in December 2014 and passed a million sales ten weeks later in February 2015 . Bing Crosby 's `` White Christmas '' is the earliest release : originally 1942 , although only sales from 1952 onwards are counted . The year in which the most million-sellers were released is 2011 , with twelve ; while a record 36 releases from both the 1990s and the 2010s have sold a million copies . Only two million sellers have failed to reach the top 5 on the UK Singles Chart : Snow Patrol 's `` Chasing Cars '' and Journey 's `` Do n't Stop Believin ' '' , both of which peaked at number 6 .",
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"text": "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 .",
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"text": "Arsenic and Old Lace (film) Arsenic and Old Lace is a 1944 American dark comedy film directed by Frank Capra , starring Cary Grant , and based on Joseph Kesselring 's play Arsenic and Old Lace . The script adaptation was by Julius J. Epstein and Philip G. Epstein . Capra actually filmed the movie in 1941 because of star Cary Grant 's availability , but it was not released until 1944 , after the original stage version had finished its run on Broadway . The lead role of Mortimer Brewster was originally intended for Bob Hope , but he could not be released from his contract with Paramount . Capra had also approached Jack Benny and Ronald Reagan before learning that Grant would accept the role . Boris Karloff played Jonathan Brewster , who `` looks like Karloff , '' on the Broadway stage , but he was unable to do the movie as well because he was still appearing in the play during filming , and Raymond Massey took his place . The film 's supporting cast also features Priscilla Lane , Jack Carson , Edward Everett Horton and Peter Lorre . Josephine Hull and Jean Adair portray the Brewster sisters , Abby and Martha , respectively . Hull and Adair , as well as John Alexander ( who played Teddy Brewster ) , were reprising their roles from the 1941 stage production . Hull and Adair both received an eight-week leave of absence from the stage production that was still running , but Karloff did not as he was an investor in the stage production and its main draw . The entire film was shot within those eight weeks . The film cost just over $ 1.2 million of a $ 2 million budget to produce .",
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"text": "Hotel Imperial (1939 film) Hotel Imperial is a 1939 American dramatic film directed by Robert Florey . It stars Isa Miranda and Ray Milland . The plot follows a 1917 play by the Hungarian writer Lajos Bíró : in the waning days of World War I , on the Russian-Austrian frontier , a young woman looking to avenge the suicide of her sister poses as a chambermaid in the Hotel Imperial . A Hungarian silent film was released in 1918 , and an American version starring Pola Negri in 1927 . The history of this production began in 1936 , with Marlene Dietrich and Charles Boyer in the lead roles , but Dietrich clashed repeatedly with director Henry Hathaway . Filming resumed with Margaret Sullavan , who broke her arm , necessitating yet another cast change . Four years after the release of this version , Five Graves to Cairo ( 1943 ) moved the setting ahead to World War II and featured Franchot Tone and Ann Baxter . Milland had a near-fatal accident on the set . One scene called for him to lead a cavalry charge through a small village . Milland insisted upon doing this scene himself , but as he was making a scripted jump on the horse , his saddle came loose , sending him flying straight into a pile of broken masonry . Knocked unconscious for 24 hours , he was laid up in the hospital for weeks with multiple fractures and lacerations .",
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"text": "Too Much Harmony Too Much Harmony ( 1933 ) is a black and white American Pre-Code musical film directed by A. Edward Sutherland and released by Paramount Pictures .",
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"text": "Old Love (story) `` Old Love '' is a short story written by English author Jeffrey Archer . Published in 1980 in Archer 's A Quiver Full of Arrows by Hodder & Stoughton , it is the tale of two undergraduates at Oxford in the 1930s and their bitter rivalry that ends in a tragic love story . In 1987 , a play titled Love Song was produced by Richard Bennett based on the story .",
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"text": "Substitution splice The substitution splice is a cinematic special effect in which film makers achieve an appearance , disappearance , or transformation using a cut . It is sometimes also called the stop trick or the stop motion substitution , although the effect is achieved through film editing rather than by literally stopping the camera . The pioneering French filmmaker Georges Méliès claimed to have accidentally developed substitution splicing while filming street traffic at the Place de l'Opéra in Paris . According to his story , his camera jammed and stopped ; by the time he had solved the difficulty , the traffic had moved on . When the film was screened , a man appeared to change into a woman , and an omnibus seemed to turn into a hearse . No evidence has emerged to support this story , which was probably entirely invented by Méliès . According to the film scholar Jacques Deslandes , it is more likely that Méliès discovered the substitution splice by carefully examining a print of the Edison Manufacturing Company 's 1895 film The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots , in which a primitive version of the trick appears . In any case , the substitution splice was both the first special effect Méliès perfected , and the most important in his body of work . For some time , film theorists mistakenly believed that the camera was actually stopped for the effect , and then restarted ( hence the occasionally used term `` stop trick '' ) . However , later film historians such as Richard Abel and Elizabeth Ezra established that the effect was the result of Méliès 's careful frame matching during the editing process , creating a seamless match cut out of two separately staged shots . Indeed , Méliès often used substitution splicing not as an obvious special effect , but as an inconspicuous editing technique , matching and combining short takes into one apparently seamless longer shot . Substitution splicing could become even more seamless when the film was colored by hand , as many of Méliès 's films were ; the addition of painted color acts as a sleight of hand technique allowing the cuts to pass by unnoticed . The substitution splice was the most popular cinematic special effect in early film fantasies , especially those that evolved from the stage tradition of the féerie . Segundo de Chomón is among the other filmmakers who used substitution splicing to create elaborate fantasy effects . D.W. Griffith 's 1909 film The Curtain Pole , starring Mack Sennett , used substitution splices for comedic effect . The transformations made possible by the substitution splice were so central to early fantasy films that , in France , such films were often described simply as scènes à transformation . This technique is different from the stop motion technique , in which the entire shot is created frame by frame .",
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"text": "The Old Lacemaker The Old Lacemaker ( circa 1655 ) is an oil on canvas painting by the Dutch painter Nicolaes Maes . It is an example of Dutch Golden Age painting and is part of the collection of the Mauritshuis . The painting shows a woman making bobbin lace and the lace pillow she is using is the same in all the paintings Maes made of lacemakers : This painting was documented by Hofstede de Groot in 1914 , who wrote ; `` 71 . An Old Lace-Maker . Sm . Suppl . 7 . An old woman with spectacles , facing the spectator , sits making lace . She wears a black jacket with scarlet sleeves . Over her head hangs a basket of eggs . On a dresser at the side is some crockery . '' A masterly production but a little darkened by time '' ( Sm . ) . Panel , 15 1/2 inches by 13 1/2 inches . Sale . London , 1836 ( # 69 : 6s . ) . '' The 1836 sale was at Christie 's lot 60 , and the buyer was Colemna . In 1994 it came on the market again and the museum was able to purchase it with support from VSB Fonds Den Haag , Vereniging Rembrandt , and Vrienden van het Mauritshuis .",
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"text": "Arsenic & Old Lace Arsenic & Old Lace is a 1962 television film directed by George Schaefer and starring Tony Randall . It first aired during season 11 of the NBC anthology series Hallmark Hall of Fame . It is an adaptation of Joseph Kesselring 's 1939 play Arsenic and Old Lace . Boris Karloff reprised his role as Jonathan Brewster ( who is described by the other characters as resembling the Frankenstein star ) , which he had originated on Broadway . He had been unable to appear in Frank Capra 's 1944 film due to a scheduling conflict , but had played Jonathan on television once before , in a 1955 adaptation for the CBS anthology series The Best of Broadway .",
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"text": "British and Dominions Imperial Studios British and Dominions Imperial Studios was a short-lived British film production company located at Imperial Place , Elstree Way , Borehamwood , Hertfordshire that was active from 1929 to 1936 , when it ceased production when the studio facilities were destroyed by fire . British and Dominion Imperial was a successor to British National Pictures , which began operations in 1925 and was taken over by British International Pictures in 1927 . In the horizontal integration industrial production paradigm that characterized the motion picture industry before the Great Depression , British and Dominion Imperial was incorporated for the purpose of physically producing sound films , and the new studio at Borehamwood was the first purpose-built sound studio in Europe . Blackmail ( 1929 ) , directed by Alfred Hitchcock and the first British talkie , was made at the facility by the company . Other filmmakers who worked for British and Dominions Imperial included producer Anthony Havelock-Allan , who made Lancashire Luck ( 1937 ) there . Alexander Korda 's London Films produced The Private Life of Henry VIII , which featured an Oscar-winning performance by Charles Laughton , at British and Dominion Imperial . The studio was destroyed by fire on 9 February 1936 . The Herbert Wilcox production London Melody ( 1937 ) had to be completed at Pinewood Studios . In 1996 , a plaque was placed at the location of the former studio .",
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"text": "Alfred Hitchcock filmography Alfred Hitchcock ( 1899 -- 1980 ) was an English director and filmmaker . Popularly known as the `` Master of Suspense '' for his use of innovative film techniques in thrillers , Hitchcock started his career in the British film industry as a title designer and art director for a number of silent films during the early 1920s . His directorial debut was the 1925 release The Pleasure Garden . Hitchcock followed this with The Lodger : A Story of the London Fog , his first commercial and critical success . It featured many of the thematic elements his films would be known for such as an innocent man on the run . It also featured the first of his famous cameo appearances . Two years later he directed Blackmail ( 1929 ) which was his first sound film . In 1935 Hitchcock directed The 39 Steps . Three years later he directed The Lady Vanishes starring Margaret Lockwood , and Michael Redgrave . In 1940 Hitchcock transitioned to Hollywood productions , the first of which was the psychological thriller Rebecca starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine . He received his first nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director , and the film won Best Picture . Hitchcock worked with Fontaine again the following year on the film Suspicion which also starred Cary Grant . In 1943 Hitchcock directed another psychological thriller Shadow of a Doubt which starred Teresa Wright and Joseph Cotten . Three years later he reunited with Grant on Notorious which also starred Ingrid Bergman . The film included a three minute intermittent kissing scene between the leads shot specifically to skirt the Motion Picture Production Code which at the time limited such scenes to three seconds . In 1948 Hitchcock directed Rope which starred James Stewart . The film was his first in Technicolor and is remembered for its use of long takes to make the film appear to be a single continuous shot . Three years later he directed Strangers on a Train ( 1951 ) . Hitchcock collaborated with Grace Kelly on three films : Dial M for Murder ( 1954 ) , Rear Window ( 1954 ) and To Catch a Thief ( 1955 ) . For Rear Window , Hitchcock received a nomination for Best Director at the Academy Awards . 1955 marked his debut on television as the host of the anthology television series Alfred Hitchcock Presents which he also produced . In 1958 Hitchcock directed the psychological thriller Vertigo starring Stewart and Kim Novak . The film topped the 2012 poll of the British film magazine Sight & Sound of the 50 Greatest Films of All Time and also topped the American Film Institute 's Top Ten in the mystery genre . He followed this with the spy thriller North by Northwest ( 1959 ) which starred Grant and Eva Marie Saint . In 1960 he directed Psycho , the biggest commercial success of his career and for which he received his fifth nomination for Best Director at the Academy Awards . Three years later he directed horror film The Birds starring Tippi Hedren . The following year he reunited with Hedren on the film Marnie which also starred Sean Connery . In recognition of his career , Hitchcock garnered the British Academy of Film and Television Arts ( BAFTA ) Fellowship Award , the American Film Institute 's Life Achievement Award , the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award , the Directors Guild of America 's Lifetime Achievement Award and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award . He received two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame to acknowledge his film and television achievements . In 1980 Hitchcock received a knighthood .",
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"text": "Lucrezia Borgia (play) Lucrezia Borgia ( Lucrèce Borgia ) is an 1833 play by the French writer Victor Hugo . It is a historical work portraying the Renaissance-era Italian aristocrat Lucrezia Borgia . The play ( along with Angelo , Tyrant of Padua ) is believed to have been a major influence on Oscar Wilde 's The Duchess of Padua ( 1891 ) .",
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"text": "The King Murder The King Murder is a 1932 American mystery film directed by Richard Thorpe and starring Conway Tearle , Natalie Moorhead and Marceline Day .",
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"text": "A Romance in Flanders A Romance in Flanders is a 1937 British drama film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring Paul Cavanagh , Marcelle Chantal , Olga Lindo and Alastair Sim . It is set during the First World War with the British Expeditionary Force in Flanders . It was also released under the alternative title of Lost on the Western Front . It was made at the Riverside Studios in Hammersmith by the independent Franco-London Films . Halliwell 's Film Guide describes it as `` rose-coloured romantic hokum '' .",
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"text": "Desire (1936 film) Desire is an American romantic drama film released in 1936 and directed by Frank Borzage . It was produced by Borzage and Ernst Lubitsch . The picture is a remake of the 1933 German film Happy Days in Aranjuez . The screenplay was written by Samuel Hoffenstein , Edwin Justus Mayer and Waldemar Young based on the play Die Schönen Tage von Aranjuez by Hans Székely and Robert A. Stemmle . The music score was composed by Frederick Hollander and the cinematography was shot by Charles Lang and Victor Milner . Marlene Dietrich 's wardrobe was designed by Travis Banton . The film stars Marlene Dietrich , Gary Cooper and John Halliday , William Frawley , Akim Tamiroff , and Alan Mowbray .",
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"text": "Dead End (1937 film) Dead End is a 1937 crime drama film directed by William Wyler . It is an adaptation of the Sidney Kingsley 1935 Broadway play of the same name . It stars Humphrey Bogart , Joel McCrea , and Sylvia Sidney . It is notable as being the first film appearance of the Dead End Kids .",
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"text": "David Newell (actor, born 1905) David Newell was primarily known as an American character actor , whose acting career spanned from the very beginning of the sound film era through the middle of the 1950s . He made his film debut in a featured role in The Hole in the Wall , a 1929 film starring Edward G. Robinson and Claudette Colbert . Early in his career he had many featured roles , in such films as : RKO 's The Runaway Bride in 1929 , starring Mary Astor ; 1931 's Ten Cents a Dance , starring Barbara Stanwyck and directed by Lionel Barrymore ; and White Heat in 1934 . He would occasionally receive a starring role , as in 1930 's Just Like Heaven , which co-starred Anita Louise . However , by the mid-1930s he was being relegated to mostly smaller supporting roles . Some of the more notable films he appeared in include : A Star is Born ( 1937 ) , which stars Janet Gaynor and Fredric March ; Blondie ( 1938 ) ; the Bette Davis vehicle , Dark Victory ( 1939 ) ; Day-Time Wife ( 1939 ) , starring Tyrone Power and Linda Darnell ; It 's a Wonderful World ( 1939 ) , with James Stewart and Claudette Colbert ; Rings on Her Fingers ( 1942 ) , starring Henry Fonda and Gene Tierney ; the Danny Kaye and Dinah Shore film , Up in Arms ( 1944 ) , which also stars Dana Andrews ; 1947 's Killer McCoy with Mickey Rooney , Brian Donlevy , and Ann Blyth ; Homecoming ( 1948 ) , starring Clark Gable , Lana Turner , and Anne Baxter ; That Wonderful Urge ( 1949 ) , starring Tyrone Power and Gene Tierney ; David and Bathsheba ( 1951 ) , starring Gregory Peck and Susan Hayward ; and Cecil B. DeMille 's 1952 blockbuster , The Greatest Show on Earth . During his 25-year acting career , he appeared in over 110 films . His final appearance in film was in 1954 's The Eddie Cantor Story , in which he had a small supporting role . In the late 1940s he also began working as a make-up artist , which he transitioned full-time to in 1955 ; this was due to injuries sustained during a car accident , which left him physically disfigured . He retired from the film industry in 1961 , although he continued to work in television through the beginning of the 1970s , his last position being the make-up artist on the television show , Lassie . Newell died two days past his 75th birthday , on January 25 , 1980 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Monsieur Sans-Gêne Monsieur Sans-Gêne is a 1935 French romantic comedy film directed by Karl Anton and starring Fernand Gravey , Josseline Gaël and Ginette Gaubert . A man creates a national scandal after he mistakenly kisses the wrong woman in a darkened cinema . The following year it was remade as an American comedy One Rainy Afternoon , released by United Artists .",
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"text": "Showgirl in Hollywood Showgirl in Hollywood is a 1930 American Pre-Code all-talking musical comedy-drama film with Technicolor sequences , produced and distributed by First National Pictures , a subsidiary of Warner Bros. . The film stars Alice White , Jack Mulhall and Blanche Sweet . It was adapted from the 1929 novel Hollywood Girl , by J. P. McEvoy . Al Jolson , Ruby Keeler , Noah Beery , Walter Pidgeon , and Loretta Young make cameo appearances in the final reel , which was photographed in Technicolor . Showgirl in Hollywood is a sequel to the 1928 Warner Bros. silent film Show Girl which also starred Alice White as Dixie Dugan . A French version of the film , titled Le masque d'Hollywood , was directed by Clarence G. Badger and John Daumery .",
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"text": "Living on Velvet Living on Velvet is a 1935 American romantic drama film directed by Frank Borzage and starring Kay Francis , Warren William and George Brent .",
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"text": "Society Smugglers Society Smugglers is a 1939 American crime film directed by Joe May and starring Preston Foster , Irene Hervey and Walter Woolf King . The film sets were designed by the art director Jack Otterson .",
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"text": "Annapolis Farewell Annapolis Farewell is a 1939 American drama film directed by Alexander Hall and written by Frank Craven and Jack Wagner . The film stars Guy Standing , Rosalind Keith , Tom Brown , Richard Cromwell , John Howard and Benny Baker . The film was released on August 23 , 1935 , by Paramount Pictures .",
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Tom Cruise was in a film categorized as romance.
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"text": "Risky Business Risky Business is a 1983 American romantic comedy film written and directed by Paul Brickman , making his directorial debut . It stars Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay . The film launched Cruise to stardom . It covers themes including materialism , loss of innocence , coming of age and capitalism .",
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"text": "Jerry Maguire Jerry Maguire is a 1996 American romantic comedy-drama sports film written , produced and directed by Cameron Crowe , and stars Tom Cruise , Cuba Gooding Jr. and Renée Zellweger . Produced in part by long time Simpsons producer James L. Brooks , it was inspired by sports agent Leigh Steinberg , who acted as Technical Consultant on the crew . It was released in North American theaters on December 13 , 1996 , produced by Gracie Films and distributed by TriStar Pictures . The film received critical acclaim , with critics praising its acting and writing . The film was a financial success , bringing in more than $ 273 million worldwide , against its $ 50 million budget . It was the ninth top-grossing film of 1996 . The film was nominated for five Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Actor for Tom Cruise , with Cuba Gooding Jr. winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . The film was also nominated for three Golden Globes , with Tom Cruise winning for Best Actor , and three Screen Actors Guild Awards , with Cuba Gooding Jr. winning Best Supporting Actor .",
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"text": "Tom Cruise Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 , 1962 ) , known professionally as Tom Cruise , is an American actor and producer . He has been nominated for three Academy Awards and has won three Golden Globe Awards . He started his career at age 19 in the film Endless Love ( 1981 ) . After portraying supporting roles in Taps ( 1981 ) and The Outsiders ( 1983 ) , his first leading role was in the romantic comedy Risky Business , released in August 1983 . Cruise became a full-fledged movie star after starring as Pete `` Maverick '' Mitchell in the action drama Top Gun ( 1986 ) . One of the biggest movie stars in Hollywood , Cruise starred in several more successful films in the 1980s , including the dramas The Color of Money ( 1986 ) , Cocktail ( 1988 ) , Rain Man ( 1988 ) , and Born on the Fourth of July ( 1989 ) . In the 1990s , he starred in a number of hit films , including the romance Far and Away ( 1992 ) , the drama A Few Good Men ( 1992 ) , the legal thriller The Firm ( 1993 ) , the drama horror film Interview with the Vampire ( 1994 ) , the romantic comedy-drama sports film Jerry Maguire ( 1996 ) , the erotic thriller Eyes Wide Shut , and the drama Magnolia ( both 1999 ) . Since 1996 , Cruise has been well known for his role as IMF agent Ethan Hunt in the Mission : Impossible film series , whose most recent film , Mission : Impossible -- Rogue Nation , was released in 2015 . In the 2000s , Cruise starred in a number of successful films , including the science fiction thrillers Vanilla Sky ( 2001 ) and Minority Report ( 2002 ) , the epic war film The Last Samurai ( 2003 ) , the crime film Collateral ( 2004 ) , the science fiction disaster thriller War of the Worlds ( 2005 ) , and the historical thriller Valkyrie ( 2008 ) . In the 2010s , he has starred in the action comedy Knight and Day ( 2010 ) , the thriller Jack Reacher ( 2012 ) , the post-apocalyptic science fiction film Oblivion ( 2013 ) , and the military science fiction film Edge of Tomorrow ( 2014 ) . In 2012 , Cruise was Hollywood 's highest-paid actor . 16 of his films grossed over $ 100 million domestically ; 22 have grossed in excess of $ 200 million worldwide . He has won Golden Globe Awards for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture in Drama in 1990 for Born on the Fourth of July ; Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture in Comedy/Musical in 1997 for Jerry Maguire ; and Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture in 2000 for Magnolia . In 2002 , Cruise won the Saturn Award for Best Actor for Vanilla Sky . In 2003 , he won an AFI Movie of the Year Award for The Last Samurai and an Empire Award for Best Actor for Minority Report . Cruise is an outspoken advocate for the Church of Scientology and its associated social programs , and credits it with helping him overcome dyslexia . In the 2000s , his criticisms of psychiatry and anti-depressant drugs , particularly therapy for 9/11 rescue workers , and efforts to promote Scientology as a religion in Europe , sparked controversies , as did a leaked video interview of him promoting Scientology .",
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"text": "Endless Love (1981 film) Endless Love is a 1981 American romantic drama film based on Scott Spencer 's 1979 novel of the same name . The film is directed by Franco Zeffirelli , and stars Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt . The screenplay was written by Judith Rascoe . The original music score was composed by Jonathan Tunick . The film was released in July 1981 and received negative reviews , with critics comparing it unfavourably to the novel . Spencer disliked it , believing the filmmakers to have missed the point of the book . The film was a moderate box-office success , and its theme song , performed by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie and also called `` Endless Love '' , became a # 1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 . It spent nine weeks at # 1 and received Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for `` Best Original Song , '' along with five Grammy nominations .",
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"text": "Unsimulated sex Unsimulated sex is the presentation in a film of sex scenes where the actors engage in an actual sex act , and are not just miming or simulating the actions . At one time in the United States such scenes were restricted by law and self-imposed industry standards such as the Motion Picture Production Code . Films showing explicit sexual activity were confined to privately distributed underground films , such as stag films or `` porn loops '' . Beginning in the late 1960s , most notably with Blue Movie by Andy Warhol , mainstream cinemas began pushing boundaries in terms of what was presented on screen . Although the vast majority of sexual situations depicted in mainstream cinema are simulated ( in early pornography , the main actors engaged in simulated sex , with inserts placed in the film ) , on rare occasions actors engage in real sex . The difference between these films and pornography is that , while such scenes might be considered erotic , the intent of these films is not solely pornographic . Notable examples include two of the eight Bedside-films and the six Zodiac-films from the 1970s , all of which were produced in Denmark and had many pornographic sex scenes , but were nevertheless considered mainstream films ( they all had mainstream casts and crews , and premiered in mainstream cinemas ) . The last of these films , Agent 69 Jensen i Skyttens tegn , was made in 1978 . From the end of the 1970s until the late 1990s it was rare to see hardcore scenes in mainstream cinema , but this changed with the success of Lars von Trier 's The Idiots ( 1998 ) , which heralded a wave of art-house films with explicit content , such as Romance ( 1999 ) , Baise-moi ( 2000 ) , Intimacy ( 2001 ) , Vincent Gallo 's The Brown Bunny ( 2003 ) , and Michael Winterbottom 's 9 Songs ( 2004 ) . Some simulated sex scenes are sufficiently realistic that critics mistakenly believe that they are real , such as the cunnilingus scene in the 2006 film Red Road .",
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"text": "Casanova (2005 film) Casanova is a 2005 American romantic film directed by Lasse Hallström starring Heath Ledger and loosely based on the life of Giacomo Casanova .",
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"text": "Toxic Love Toxic Love ( Amore tossico ) is a 1983 Italian drama film directed by Claudio Caligari . The film depicts a realistic and graphic portrayal of the heroin addiction that afflicted many young drifters in the eighties . The cast was entirely made of amateur actors , of whom most of them were or had been drug addicts . The film premiered at the 40th Venice International Film Festival , in which it won the De Sica Award . It was also screened at the San Sebastián International Film Festival , in which Michela Mioni was awarded best actress .",
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"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 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Sex Ed (film) Sex Ed is a 2014 American comedy film directed by Isaac Feder and written by Bill Kennedy . The film stars Haley Joel Osment , Lorenza Izzo , Laura Harring , Abby Elliott , Glen Powell , Retta , and Matt Walsh . Sex Ed premiered at the Portland Film Festival on August 29 , 2014 , and was released in theaters on November 7 , 2014 , by MarVista Entertainment .",
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"text": "Say Anything... Say Anything ... is a 1989 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe in his directorial debut . The film follows the romance between Lloyd Dobler ( John Cusack ) , an average student , and Diane Court ( Ione Skye ) , the valedictorian , immediately after their graduation from high school . In 2002 , Entertainment Weekly ranked Say Anything ... as the greatest modern movie romance , and it was ranked number 11 on Entertainment Weekly list of the 50 best high-school movies .",
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"text": "Parlami d'amore Parlami d'amore ( English : Speak to me of love ) is a 2008 Italo-Spanish film directed by Silvio Muccino . The film is based on Muccino 's novel of the same name that he co-wrote with Carla Vangelista . The film was nominated for 8 David di Donatello awards . The film was released in Italy on 14 February 2008 .",
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"text": "Born on the Fourth of July (film) Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American biographical war drama film based on the best-selling autobiography of the same name by Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic . Tom Cruise plays Ron Kovic , in a performance that earned him his first Academy Award nomination . Oliver Stone ( himself a Vietnam veteran ) co-wrote the screenplay with Kovic , and also produced and directed the film . Stone wanted to film the movie in Vietnam , but because relations between the United States and Vietnam had not yet been normalized , it was instead filmed in the Philippines . The film is considered part of Stone 's `` trilogy '' of films about the Vietnam War -- following Platoon ( 1986 ) and preceding Heaven & Earth ( 1993 ) . Born on the Fourth of July was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won two , for Best Director and Best Film Editing ; it also won four Golden Globe Awards and a Directors Guild of America Award . The film was a critical and commercial success , grossing $ 161,001,698 worldwide .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Romance on the Orient Express Romance on the Orient Express is a 1985 television film directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Gary Cooper filmography The filmography of Gary Cooper chronicles the film appearances of American actor Gary Cooper . After starting his career in 1925 as a film extra and stuntman , Cooper made his official cinematic debut in 1926 in the Samuel Goldwyn production The Winning of Barbara Worth . He went on to become a contract player with Paramount Pictures where he established himself as a popular leading man prior to the end of the silent film era . Cooper 's future in the sound era was assured with the release of The Virginian ( 1929 ) , his first all-talkie film . For the next 32 years , he would be one of cinema 's top money-making stars . From 1936 to 1957 , Cooper ranked 18 times among the top ten box office attractions -- a record when he died in 1961 , and later surpassed only by John Wayne , who ranked among the top ten 25 times , Clint Eastwood ( 21 times ) and Tom Cruise ( 20 times ) . Cooper was nominated for the Best Actor Academy Award five times and won twice , for Sergeant York ( 1942 ) and High Noon ( 1952 ) . The latter film boosted his popularity , resulting in him being the number one box office attraction in 1953 . Cooper received a third Academy Award -- an honorary one -- just prior to his death in 1961 . His final film , The Naked Edge , was released shortly after his death . As of February 2008 , more than half of Gary Cooper 's feature films are available on DVD , while others not yet on home video are available for television broadcast . Unfortunately , at least two of his silent films -- Beau Sabreur ( 1928 ) and The Legion of the Condemned ( 1928 ) -- are now considered lost films . Another of his silent films , Wolf Song ( 1929 ) , was originally released as a part talkie , but survives only as a silent film . One of Cooper 's earliest talkies , Paramount on Parade ( 1930 ) , survives incomplete . The prints that are available for television are missing all but one of the film 's Technicolor scenes -- a partial restoration of these scenes was done by the UCLA Film Archives . This filmography contains sections for Cooper 's work as an extra in the earliest part of his film career , his feature film appearances , his occasional appearances in short films , and a section for a compilation film . Due to its length ( 92 films ) , the listing of his feature films is divided in four sections . Cooper 's film roles are listed , as well as the names of each film 's director and co-stars . Cooper 's awards and nominations are also listed . Except where noted , all of his films were shot in 35mm black and white . All films released prior to Lilac Time ( 1928 ) are silent films and all from The Virginian ( 1929 ) onward are sound films . The films made during the silent-to-sound transition are noted as being either silent or sound films . As an addendum , Cooper 's handful of television appearances are also listed .",
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"text": "The Cooler The Cooler is a 2003 American romantic drama film directed by Wayne Kramer . The original screenplay was written by Kramer and Frank Hannah . In old-school gambling parlance , a casino `` cooler '' is an unlucky individual , usually a casino employee , whose mere presence at the gambling tables usually results in a streak of bad luck for the other players .",
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"text": "Mission: Impossible 2 Mission : Impossible 2 ( stylized as M : I-2 ) is a 2000 American action spy film directed by John Woo and starring Tom Cruise , who also served as the film 's producer . It is the second installment in the Mission : Impossible film series . In the film , Ethan Hunt is recruited by the Impossible Missions Force ( IMF ) to find and destroy a dangerous biological weapon called `` Chimera '' from a rogue IMF agent named Sean Ambrose with the help of his new girlfriend , Nyah Nordoff-Hall . . Mission : Impossible 2 was released in theaters worldwide on May 24 , 2000 . It grossed more than $ 546.4 million worldwide , becoming the highest grossing film of 2000 . But the critical response was mixed ; praise was directed at Tom Cruise 's performance and the action sequences , but the plot and dialogue were criticized .",
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"text": "Striptease (film) Striptease is a 1996 American erotic comedy film directed , produced , and written by Andrew Bergman , and stars Demi Moore , Burt Reynolds and Ving Rhames . The film is based on Carl Hiaasen 's novel of the same name , and is about a stripper who becomes involved in both a child-custody dispute and corrupt politics . Striptease was generally reviled by critics . It wound up winning several Golden Raspberry Awards , which are given to the worst in cinema . Among these awards given to Striptease was the Award for Worst Picture of 1996 .",
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"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 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Love Story (novel) Love Story is a 1970 romance novel by American writer Erich Segal . The book 's origins lay in a screenplay that Segal wrote , and that was subsequently approved for production by Paramount Pictures . Paramount requested that Segal adapt the story into novel form as a preview of sorts for the film . The novel was released on February 14 , 1970 , Valentine 's Day . Portions of the story originally appeared in The Ladies ' Home Journal . Love Story became the top-selling work of fiction for all of 1970 in the United States , and was translated into more than 20 languages . The novel stayed for 41 weeks in The New York Times Best Seller list , reaching the top spot . A sequel , Oliver 's Story , was published in 1977 . The film ( Love Story ) was released on December 16 , 1970 .",
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"text": "Wiener Film Wiener Film ( German ; plural : Wiener Filme ; literally , `` Viennese film '' ) is an Austrian film genre , consisting of a combination of comedy , romance and melodrama in an historical setting , mostly , and typically , the Vienna of the late 19th and early 20th centuries . The Wiener Film genre was in production between the 1920s and the 1950s , with the 1930s as its high period .",
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"text": "Gimli (Middle-earth) Gimli is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth legendarium , featured in The Lord of the Rings . A dwarf warrior , he is the son of Glóin ( a character from Tolkien 's earlier novel , The Hobbit ) . Gimli is chosen to represent the race of Dwarves in the Fellowship of the Ring . As such , he is one of the primary characters of the novel . In the course of the adventure , Gimli aids the Ring-bearer , participates in the War of the Ring , and becomes close friends with Legolas , overcoming an ancient enmity of Dwarves and Elves .",
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"text": "Queen Mab Queen Mab ( pronunciation : `` M / ă / v '' ) is a fairy referred to in William Shakespeare 's play Romeo and Juliet , where `` she is the fairies ' midwife . '' Later , she appears in other poetry and literature , and in various guises in drama and cinema . In the play , her activity is described in a famous speech by Mercutio written originally in prose and often adapted into iambic pentameter , in which she is described as a miniature creature who performs midnight pranks upon sleepers . Being driven by a team of atomies , she rides her chariot over their noses and `` delivers the fancies of sleeping men . '' Additionally , while driving `` O'er ladies ' lips , who straight on kisses dream , '' she was known to change her mind and instead `` plague '' `` ladies ' lips '' `` with blisters '' if she smelled `` sweetmeats '' or candied fruit eaten to sweeten their breath . Along with this interpretation , others believe the blisters were a reference to the plague or to herpes simplex . She is also described as a midwife to help sleepers ` give birth ' to their dreams . She may be a figure borrowed from folklore , and though she is often associated with the Irish Medb in popular culture , and has been suggested by historian Thomas Keightley to be from Habundia , a more likely origin for her name would be from Mabel and the Middle English derivative `` Mabily '' ( as used by Chaucer ) all from the Latin amabilis ( `` lovable '' ) .",
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"text": "Bree (Middle-earth) Bree is a fictional village in J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth , east of the Shire and south of Fornost Erain . It was inspired by the Buckinghamshire village of Brill , which Tolkien visited regularly in his early years at Oxford . ( Supposedly Tolkien also lived in Brill for a short while ) . Bree was also inspired by Tolkien 's passion for linguistic puns , as ` bre ' is often a general Celtic word for `` hill '' .",
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"text": "Elves (Discworld) In Terry Pratchett 's Discworld novels , elves are of a race that lived before the Iron Age , and were banished by steel weapons . Elves on the Discworld are based on the nastier kind of fairy-folk in European ( and other ) folklores rather than elves as portrayed in most modern ( post-Tolkien ) fantasy fiction . They are native to the Disc , but now live in a parallel world , sometimes called Fairyland . During certain times of the year , such as Mid-Summer , the walls between Fairyland and ordinary reality become thin , allowing the elves ( and other fae creatures such as unicorns , Jenny Greenteeth and , before they were cast out , the Nac Mac Feegle ) to break through . Elven invasions of the Discworld are recorded in Lords and Ladies , The Wee Free Men and The Shepherd 's Crown . The Science of Discworld II : The Globe involves an attempted invasion of Roundworld ( a version of our world ) . In Moving Pictures it is mentioned that a few elves have moved to Holy Wood . THese are not the wild elves , but the offspring of elves and humans , seen below .",
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"text": "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 .",
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"text": "Huorn The Huorns are fictional characters from J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth legendarium . They are described as `` trees '' that can speak to Ents and are capable of locomotion .",
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"text": "Samwise Gamgee Samwise `` Sam '' Gamgee -LSB- ˈsæmˌwaɪz_ˈɡæmˌdʒiː -RSB- ( later known as Samwise Gardner ) is a fictional character in J. R. R. Tolkien 's legendarium . Samwise is one of the main characters of The Lord of the Rings , in which he fills an archetypical role as the sidekick of the primary protagonist , Frodo Baggins . Sam is a member of the Fellowship of the Ring . At the beginning of the story , Sam is the gardener of Frodo , and is drawn into Frodo 's adventure by Gandalf while eavesdropping on a private conversation . Throughout the story , Sam is Frodo 's steadfast companion , portrayed as both physically and emotionally strong , often pushing Frodo through difficult parts of the journey , and at times physically carrying him when Frodo was too weak to go on . Sam even serves as ring-bearer for a short time when Frodo is captured ; Sam 's emotional strength is again on display as he willingly gives the ring up when Frodo is capable of carrying it again , the only character known to resist its pull . Following the War of the Ring Sam returned to the Shire , and returned to his role as gardener , helping to replant the trees which had been destroyed during The Scouring of the Shire . He was elected Mayor of the Shire for seven consecutive terms , and in his old age was one of the last denizens of Middle Earth to be transported to The Undying Lands , an honor accorded to him as one of the ring-bearers .",
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"text": "Calaquendi In the fictional universe of J. R. R. Tolkien , Calaquendi means in Quenya `` Light-folk '' , but was often translated `` Elves of the Light '' . This name has a long history . There existed two old elvish compounds in the Quenderin language , Primitive Quendian with * kwendī `` Elves '' : * kala-kwendī and * mori-kwendī , meaning the `` Light-folk '' and the `` Dark-folk '' . These two words date from the time before the Sundering of the Elves , or rather to the time of the debate among them about the invitation by the Valar to migrate to Valinor . Both words were made by the party favourable to the Vala Oromë , and referred originally to Elves who desired the Light of Valinor versus Elves who did not wish to leave Middle-earth . * Mori-kwendī had from the beginning a negative sense , implying that these Elves were not so much opposed to the shadows Melkor had put upon Middle-earth . The Quenya forms became Calaquendi and Moriquendi . The term Calaquendi in Quenya applied only to the Elves who actually lived ( or had lived ) in Eldamar ; and the Moriquendi included all other Elves , whether or not they had participated in the March to Valinor . The Moriquendi were regarded as greatly inferior by the Calaquendi , who lived in the Light of the Two Trees , and had also received great knowledge and powers by living with the Valar and Maiar . In Exilic Quenya the Noldor did not make much use of the terms Calaquendi or Moriquendi , which were rather offensive to the Sindar of Beleriand . Calaquendi became obsolete , and was used only in writings in the Parmaquesta . According to The Silmarillion , Elu Thingol was not counted among the Moriquendi , although he was king of the Moriquendi of Beleriand ; for he had seen the light of the Trees in Valinor .",
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"text": "Rhûn In the fictional world of Middle-earth created by J. R. R. Tolkien , Rhûn ( -LSB- r̥uːːn -RSB- ) was a large region of eastern Middle-earth . Rhûn ( which is also the Elvish word for `` east '' ) was the name used for all lands lying east of Wilderland , around and beyond the inland Sea of Rhûn , from where came many attacks on Gondor and its allies during the Third Age of Middle-earth .",
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"text": "Icelandic Elf School The Icelandic Elf School , known as Álfaskólinn in Icelandic , is a school in Iceland that teaches students and visitors about Icelandic folklore . The school teaches about the hidden people and the 13 different kinds of elves that the school believes inhabit the country of Iceland . According to the school 's headmaster , hidden people `` are just the same size and look exactly like human beings , the only difference is that they are invisible to most of us . Elves , on the other hand , are n't entirely human , they 're humanoid , starting at around eight centimetres . '' He also claims there are gay and lesbian elves . The school is located in Reykjavík , the country 's largest city . The school is headed by Magnús Skarphéðinsson . Magnús has a full curriculum , and certificate programs for visitors that can be earned in as little as half a day . However , the school also publishes texts on hidden people , partly for its own use in the classroom . There is also ongoing research on the elves and hidden people of Iceland . He also collects stories about trolls , fairies , dwarves , and gnomes , but says that `` nearly 70 percent of our stories are about hidden people , because they are most seen here . '' These stories have been collected for the purpose of preservation . Magnús organizes five hour long educational excursions for visitors , and finishes the tour with coffee and pancakes at the school . Despite never advertising his school , Magnus typically gets 5-10 people per excursion . Since opening in 1991 , over 9,000 people , most of them foreigners , have attended the school . The Álfaskólinn also provides `` aura readings '' and `` past-life explorations '' . The question of the `` level of belief in elves '' in Iceland is somewhat of a cultural topos , with survey results published in 1975 , 1995 , 1998 , 2006 . Interpretations of the survey results vary . Based on the 2006 figures , Magnús claims that while only 26 % of Icelanders believe in elves ( summing the responses ` certain ' and ` probable ' ) , 80 % `` do take notice '' ( including the replies ` possible ' and ` unlikely ' ) .",
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"text": "Beleriand In J. R. R. Tolkien 's fictional legendarium , Beleriand was a region in northwestern Middle-earth during the First Age . Events in Beleriand are described chiefly in his work The Silmarillion , which tells the story of the early ages of Middle-earth in a style similar to the epic hero tales of Nordic literature . Beleriand also appears in the works The Book of Lost Tales , The Children of Húrin , and in the epic poems of The Lays of Beleriand .",
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"text": "Character (arts) A character ( sometimes known as a fictional character ) is a person or other being in a narrative work of art ( such as a novel , play , television series , or film ) . The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person , in which case the distinction of a `` fictional '' versus `` real '' character may be made . Derived from the ancient Greek word χαρακτήρ , the English word dates from the Restoration , although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749 . From this , the sense of `` a part played by an actor '' developed . Character , particularly when enacted by an actor in the theatre or cinema , involves `` the illusion of being a human person . '' In literature , characters guide readers through their stories , helping them to understand plots and ponder themes . Since the end of the 18th century , the phrase `` in character '' has been used to describe an effective impersonation by an actor . Since the 19th century , the art of creating characters , as practiced by actors or writers , has been called characterisation . A character who stands as a representative of a particular class or group of people is known as a type . Types include both stock characters and those that are more fully individualised . The characters in Henrik Ibsen 's Hedda Gabler ( 1891 ) and August Strindberg 's Miss Julie ( 1888 ) , for example , are representative of specific positions in the social relations of class and gender , such that the conflicts between the characters reveal ideological conflicts . The study of a character requires an analysis of its relations with all of the other characters in the work . The individual status of a character is defined through the network of oppositions ( proairetic , pragmatic , linguistic , proxemic ) that it forms with the other characters . The relation between characters and the action of the story shifts historically , often miming shifts in society and its ideas about human individuality , self-determination , and the social order .",
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"text": "A Wizard of Earthsea A Wizard of Earthsea is a young adult fantasy novel written by the American author Ursula K. Le Guin , first published by the small press Parnassus in 1968 . The novel received highly positive reviews , initially as a work for children , and later among a general audience as well . Set in the fictional archipelago of Earthsea , the story centers around a young mage named Ged , born in a village on the island Gont . Displaying great power while still a boy , he joins the school of wizardry , where his prickly nature drives him into conflict with one of his fellows . During a magical duel , Ged 's spell goes awry and releases a shadow creature that attacks him . The novel follows his journey as he seeks to be free of the creature . The book has often been described as a Bildungsroman or coming of age story , as it explores Ged 's process of learning to cope with power and come to terms with death . The novel also carries Taoist themes about a fundamental balance in the universe of Earthsea , which wizards are supposed to maintain , closely tied to the idea that language and names have power to affect the material world and alter this balance . Although the structure of the story is similar to that of a traditional epic , critics also described it as subverting this genre in many ways , such as by making the protagonist dark-skinned , in comparison to more typical white-skinned heroes . A Wizard of Earthsea is widely regarded as a classic of fantasy and young-adult literature and was one of the final recipients of the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award . The book was widely influential within the genre of fantasy ; Margaret Atwood , for instance , called A Wizard of Earthsea one of the `` wellsprings '' of fantasy literature . Le Guin would later write five subsequent books that , together with A Wizard of Earthsea , are referred to as the Earthsea Cycle : The Tombs of Atuan ( 1971 ) , The Farthest Shore ( 1972 ) , Tehanu ( 1990 ) , The Other Wind ( 2001 ) , and Tales from Earthsea ( 2001 ) . George Slusser has described the series as a `` work of high style and imagination '' .",
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"text": "Magi in fantasy fiction and games A `` Mage '' is a character archetype commonly found in fantasy settings that entail the use of magic . Mage , rather than magus , is the spelling generally used to describe magic-wielding characters in role-playing games and fiction . In the English language , the term `` mage '' is used as a gender-neutral word for a character who can cast magic spells .",
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"text": "Barahir Barahir is a fictional character in the Middle-earth universe of the English author J. R. R. Tolkien . He appears in The Silmarillion , the epic poem The Lay of Leithian and the Grey Annals .",
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"text": "Gimle (disambiguation) Gimle may refer to :",
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"text": "The History of The Lord of the Rings The History of The Lord of the Rings is a 4-volume work by Christopher Tolkien that documents the process of J. R. R. Tolkien 's writing of The Lord of the Rings . The History is also numbered as volumes 6 to 9 of The History of Middle-earth ( `` HoME '' , as below ) . Some information concerning the appendices and a soon-abandoned sequel to the novel can also be found in volume 12 , The Peoples of Middle-earth .",
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"text": "Gerðr In Norse mythology , Gerðr ( Old Norse `` fenced-in '' ) is a jötunn , goddess , and the wife of the god Freyr . Gerðr is attested in the Poetic Edda , compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources ; the Prose Edda and Heimskringla , written in the 13th century by Snorri Sturluson ; and in the poetry of skalds . Gerðr is sometimes modernly anglicized as Gerd or Gerth . In both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda , Freyr sees Gerðr from a distance , becomes deeply lovesick at the sight of her shimmering beauty , and has his servant Skírnir go to Jötunheimr ( where Gerðr and her father Gymir reside ) to gain her love . In the Poetic Edda Gerðr initially refuses , yet after a series of threats by Skírnir she finally agrees . In the Prose Edda , no mention of threats are made . In both sources , Gerðr agrees to meet Freyr at a fixed time at the location of Barri and , after Skírnir returns with Gerðr 's response , Freyr laments that the meeting could not occur sooner . In both the Poetic Edda and the Prose Edda , Gerðr is described as the daughter of Gymir and the jötunn Aurboða . In Heimskringla , Gerðr is recorded as the wife of Freyr , euhemerized as having been a beloved king of Sweden . In the same source , the couple are the founders of the Yngling dynasty and produced a son , Fjölnir , who rose to kinghood after Freyr 's passing and continued their line . Gerðr is commonly theorized to be a goddess associated with the earth . Gerðr inspired works of art and literature .",
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"text": "Quest of Erebor In J. R. R. Tolkien 's Middle-earth fiction , Quest of Erebor can refer to : The events described in The Hobbit `` The Quest of Erebor '' , a story by Tolkien on Gandalf 's dealings leading up to the quest",
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"text": "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 .",
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"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 .",
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Oliver Reed was an actor in a movie in 1975.
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"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 .",
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"text": "I'm Reed Fish I 'm Reed Fish is an American romantic comedy film based on a story by Reed Fish , and released theatrically on June 1 , 2007 . The film was directed by Zackary Adler and stars Alexis Bledel , Jay Baruchel , and Schuyler Fisk . Jay Baruchel won the Best Actor award at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in 2007 for his role of Reed Fish . The film was released to DVD on September 4 , 2007",
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"text": "Love Story (1970 film) Love Story is a 1970 American romantic drama film written by Erich Segal , who was also the author of the best-selling novel of the same name . It was produced by Howard G. Minskyand directed by Arthur Hiller and starred Ali MacGraw and Ryan O'Neal , alongside John Marley , Ray Milland , and Tommy Lee Jones in his film debut in a minor role . A tragedy , the film is considered one of the most romantic by the American Film Institute ( # 9 on the list ) and is # 37 in the list of highest-grossing films in Canada and the United States . It was followed by a sequel , Oliver 's Story ( 1978 ) , starring O'Neal with Candice Bergen .",
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"text": "Leave Us Alone Leave Us Alone ( La ' os være ) is a 1975 Danish drama film directed by Ernst Johansen and Lasse Nielsen . It was entered into the 25th Berlin International Film Festival . The plot is similar to that of Lord of the Flies : A group of teenagers are stranded on an uninhabited island , and an initially pleasant vacation turns into a nightmare .",
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"text": "Mark Lester Mark Lester ( born Mark A. Letzer ; 11 July 1958 ) is an English former child actor known for playing the title role in the 1968 musical film version of Oliver ! and starring in a number of other British and European films of the 1960s and 1970s and in a number of television series .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Thundercrack! Thundercrack ! is a 1975 American pornographic black comedy horror film written , edited , shot , and directed by Curt McDowell and written by George Kuchar based on a story by McDowell and Mark Ellinger . Combining an `` old dark house '' mystery with hardcore sex scenes , Thundercrack ! is more recently regarded as a cult film .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Cagliostro (film) Cagliostro is a 1975 Italian biographical-drama film directed by Daniele Pettinari . Loosely based on the real life events of Alessandro Cagliostro , the film has many historical inaccuracies , including the claim that Giuseppe Balsamo and Cagliostro were two different persons .",
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"text": "Restoration (1995 film) Restoration is a 1995 American historical drama film directed by Michael Hoffman . It stars Robert Downey , Jr. as a 17th-century medical student exploited by the king . The film , which is based on the novel of the same title by Rose Tremain , was filmed in Wales and won two Academy Awards .",
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"text": "A Dirty Western A Dirty Western is a 1975 pornographic film directed by Joseph F. Robertson and starring Barbara Bourbon . Along with Russ Meyer 's nudie-cutie Wild Gals of the Naked West ( 1962 ) and the hardcore Sweet Savage ( 1979 ) , the film is one of the few porn films in the American Western movie genre .",
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"text": "The Man with Two Faces (1975 film) The Man with Two Faces is a 1975 South Korean horror film .",
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"docid": "0c11bfea3c2f171e7ab9ab904e98e84c",
"text": "Oliver! (song) `` Oliver ! '' is the title song from the 1960s original West End and Broadway musical Oliver ! and the 1968 film of the same name .",
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"text": "Born on the Fourth of July (film) Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American biographical war drama film based on the best-selling autobiography of the same name by Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic . Tom Cruise plays Ron Kovic , in a performance that earned him his first Academy Award nomination . Oliver Stone ( himself a Vietnam veteran ) co-wrote the screenplay with Kovic , and also produced and directed the film . Stone wanted to film the movie in Vietnam , but because relations between the United States and Vietnam had not yet been normalized , it was instead filmed in the Philippines . The film is considered part of Stone 's `` trilogy '' of films about the Vietnam War -- following Platoon ( 1986 ) and preceding Heaven & Earth ( 1993 ) . Born on the Fourth of July was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won two , for Best Director and Best Film Editing ; it also won four Golden Globe Awards and a Directors Guild of America Award . The film was a critical and commercial success , grossing $ 161,001,698 worldwide .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Assault on Agathon Assault on Agathon is a 1975 drama film directed by László Benedek . Based on a novel by Alan Caillou , the film stars Nico Minardos , Nina van Pallandt , Marianne Faithfull and John Woodvine .",
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"text": "1975 Academy Awards 1975 Academy Awards may refer to : 47th Academy Awards , the Academy Awards ceremony that took place in 1975 48th Academy Awards , the 1976 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1975",
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"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 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "The Professionals (1966 film) The Professionals is a 1966 American western written , produced , and directed by Richard Brooks . It starred Burt Lancaster , Lee Marvin , Robert Ryan , and Claudia Cardinale , with Jack Palance , Ralph Bellamy , and Woody Strode in supporting roles . The script was adapted from the novel A Mule for the Marquesa by Frank O'Rourke . The film received three Academy Award nominations and an enthusiastic critical reception .",
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"text": "French Connection II French Connection II is a 1975 crime drama film starring Gene Hackman and directed by John Frankenheimer . It is a fictional sequel to the initially true story of the 1971 Academy Award winning picture The French Connection . The film expands on the central character of Det. Jimmy `` Popeye '' Doyle who travels to Marseille , France where he is attempting to track down French drug-dealer Alain Charnier , who got away at the end of the first film . Hackman won an Academy Award for Best Actor for the original The French Connection and he and Fernando Rey are the only returning cast members .",
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Geraldine Chaplin was a person with a professional vocation.
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"text": "Geraldine Chaplin Geraldine Leigh Chaplin ( born July 31 , 1944 ) is a prolific actress of English , French , and Spanish language films , the fourth child of Charlie Chaplin , the first of eight with fourth wife Oona O'Neill . After beginnings in dance and modeling , she turned her attention to acting , and made her American acting debut ( and came to prominence in what would be a Golden Globe -- nominated role ) in her portrayal of Tonya in David Lean 's Doctor Zhivago ( 1965 ) . She made her Broadway acting debut in Lillian Hellman 's The Little Foxes in 1967 , and received her second Golden Globe nomination for Robert Altman 's Nashville ( 1975 ) . She also appeared in his other pictures , including Buffalo Bill and the Indians , or Sitting Bull 's History Lesson ( 1976 ) , and A Wedding ( 1978 ) . She received a BAFTA nomination for her role in Welcome to L.A. ( 1976 ) , and then appeared in Roseland ( 1977 ) and Remember My Name ( 1978 ) . She played her grandmother Hannah Chaplin in the biopic , Chaplin ( 1992 ) for which she received her third Golden Globe nomination . She also appeared in The Age of Innocence ( 1993 ) , Jane Eyre ( 1996 ) , Mother Teresa : In the Name of God 's Poor ( 1997 ) , and a decade later , in The Wolfman ( 2010 ) . Chaplin has appeared in a wide variety of critically recognised Spanish and French films . She starred in Claude Lelouch 's Les Uns et les Autres ( 1981 ) , the Alain Resnais comedy Life Is a Bed of Roses ( 1983 ) and the Jacques Rivette experimental film Love on the Ground ( 1984 ) . She enjoyed her greatest critical success collaborating with Carlos Saura , starring in several notable films by the director , including Ana and the Wolves ( 1973 ) , Cría cuervos ( 1976 ) , Elisa , vida mía ( 1977 ) , and Mamá cumple cien años ( 1979 ) . She collaborated with Pedro Almodóvar in Talk to Her ( 2002 ) . She was awarded a Goya Award for her role in En la ciudad sin límites ( 2002 ) , and was nominated again for The Orphanage ( 2007 ) . Her contribution to Spanish cinema culminated in her being awarded the Gold medal by the Spanish Academy of Cinematographic Arts and Sciences in 2006 . Chaplin had a long term relationship with Spanish film director Carlos Saura , giving birth to their son , Shane Suara , in 1976 . A subsequent long-term relationship with Chilean cinematographer Patricio Castilla ( married , 2006 ) , gave her a daughter , Oona , born 1986 . As of 2011 , Chaplin maintained homes in Miami , Florida , in the United States , and in Madrid , Spain , and Corsier-sur-Vevey , Switzerland .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Radiographer Radiographers , also known as radiologic technologists , diagnostic radiographers and medical radiation technologists are healthcare professionals who specialise in the imaging of human anatomy for the diagnosis and treatment of pathology . Radiographers are infrequently , and almost always erroneously , known as x-ray technicians . In countries which use the title radiologic technologist they are often informally referred to as techs in the clinical environment ; this phrase has emerged in popular culture such as television programmes . Radiographers work in both public and private healthcare and can be physically located in any setting where appropriate diagnostic equipment is located , most frequently in hospitals . Their practice varies country to country and can even vary between hospitals in the same country . Radiographers are represented by a variety of organisations worldwide , including the International Society of Radiographers and Radiologic Technologists ( ISRRT ) which aims to give direction to the profession as a whole through collaboration with national representative bodies .",
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"text": "Digital intermediate Digital intermediate ( typically abbreviated to DI ) is a motion picture finishing process which classically involves digitizing a motion picture and manipulating the color and other image characteristics . It often replaces or augments the photochemical timing process and is usually the final creative adjustment to a movie before distribution in theaters . It is distinguished from the telecine process in which film is scanned and color is manipulated early in the process to facilitate editing . However the lines between telecine and DI are continually blurred and are often executed on the same hardware by colorists of the same background . These two steps are typically part of the overall color management process in a motion picture at different points in time . A digital intermediate is also customarily done at higher resolution and with greater color fidelity than telecine transfers . Although originally used to describe a process that started with film scanning and ended with film recording , digital intermediate is also used to describe color correction and color grading and even final mastering when a digital camera is used as the image source and/or when the final movie is not output to film . This is due to recent advances in digital cinematography and digital projection technologies that strive to match film origination and film projection . In traditional photochemical film finishing , an intermediate is produced by exposing film to the original camera negative . The intermediate is then used to mass-produce the films that get distributed to theaters . Color grading is done by varying the amount of red , green , and blue light used to expose the intermediate . This seeks to be able to replace or augment the photochemical approach to creating this intermediate . The digital intermediate process uses digital tools to color grade , which allows for much finer control of individual colors and areas of the image , and allows for the adjustment of image structure ( grain , sharpness , etc. ) . The intermediate for film reproduction can then be produced by means of a film recorder . The physical intermediate film that is a result of the recording process is sometimes also called a digital intermediate , and is usually recorded to internegative ( IN ) stock , which is inherently finer-grain than camera negative ( OCN ) . One of the key technical achievements that made the transition to DI possible was the use of the 3D look-up tables ( aka `` 3D LUTs '' ) , which could be used to mimic how the digital image would look once it was printed onto release print stock . This removed a large amount of skilled guesswork from the film-making process , and allowed greater freedom in the colour grading process while reducing risk . The digital master is often used as a source for a DCI-compliant distribution of the motion picture for digital projection . For archival purposes , the digital master created during the Digital Intermediate process can still be recorded to very stable high dynamic range yellow-cyan-magenta ( YCM ) separations on black-and-white film with an expected 100-year or longer life . This archival format , long used in the industry prior to the invention of DI , still provides an archival medium that is independent of changes in digital data recording technologies and file formats that might otherwise render digitally archived material unreadable in the long term .",
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"text": "Elsa Buchanan Elsa Buchanan ( 22 December 1908 -- 17 January 2004 ) was an English character actress with a brief career in theatre and film . Born Elsie Winifred Buchanan Tinker , Buchanan made her stage debut at age three at the Palace Theatre , London at a performance attended by Queen Mary . Buchanan was later the first Briton admitted to the training school of the Académie française . She made seventeen films in the United States , where she was noted for her blonde hair and called `` the girl with the largest eyes and the smallest waist in Hollywood . '' She accepted the proposal of her husband , a merchant sailor named Noll Charlton , while attending a coronation ball for King George VI and retired from film thereafter . Shortly before her death saw Gosford Park , in which one of the characters , a Hollywood producer , discusses casting for Charlie Chan in London , inviting a blonde maid to audition for the part that she actually played in that film .",
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"text": "Intermediate film system The intermediate film system was a television process in which motion picture film was processed almost immediately after it was exposed in a camera , then scanned by a television scanner , and transmitted over the air . This system was used principally in Britain and Germany where television cameras were not sensitive enough to use reflected light , but could transmit a suitable image when a bright light was shown through motion picture film directly into the camera lens . John Logie Baird began developing the process in 1932 , borrowing the idea of Georg Oskar Schubert from his licensees in Germany , where it was demonstrated by Fernseh AG in 1932 and used for broadcasting in 1934 . The BBC used Baird 's version of the process during the first three months of its then - `` high-definition '' television service from November 1936 through January 1937 , and German television used it during broadcasts of the 1936 Summer Olympics . In both cases , intermediate film cameras alternated with newly introduced direct television cameras . The exposed film , either 35mm or 17.5 mm ( 35mm split in half , to save expense ) , travelled in a continuous band from the camera , usually atop a remote broadcast vehicle , into a machine that developed and fixed the image . The film was then run through a flying spot scanner ( so called because it moved a focused beam of light back and forth across the image ) , and electronically converted from a negative to a positive image . Depending on the equipment , the time from camera to scanner could be a minute or less . An optical soundtrack was recorded onto the film , between the perforations and the edge of the film , at the same time the image was taken to keep the sound and image in synchronization . The intermediate film system , with its expensive film usage and relatively immobile cameras , did have the advantage that it left a filmed record of the programme which could be rerun at a different time , with a better image quality than the later kinescope films , which were shot from a video monitor . Television tubes developed by Farnsworth and Zworykin in the United States , and by EMI in England , with much higher sensitivity to light , made the intermediate film system obsolete by 1937 . Film continued to be used for time-shifting and as a long-term storage until electronic video recorders were invented .",
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"text": "Ben Chaplin Ben Chaplin ( born Benedict John Greenwood ; 31 July 1969 ) is an English actor .",
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"text": "The House of Mirth (1981 film) The House of Mirth is a 1981 American television film directed by Adrian Hall . It is based on Edith Wharton 's novel of the same name . It stars Geraldine Chaplin as the protagonist , Lily Bart . The film was part-funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities . It was broadcast on WNET on 2 November 1981 .",
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"text": "Training Training is teaching , or developing in oneself or others , any skills and knowledge that relate to specific useful competencies . Training has specific goals of improving one 's capability , capacity , productivity and performance . It forms the core of apprenticeships and provides the backbone of content at institutes of technology ( also known as technical colleges or polytechnics ) . In addition to the basic training required for a trade , occupation or profession , observers of the labor-market recognize the need to continue training beyond initial qualifications : to maintain , upgrade and update skills throughout working life . People within many professions and occupations may refer to this sort of training as professional development",
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"text": "Geraldine Cummins Geraldine Dorothy Cummins ( 1890 -- 1969 ) was an Irish spiritualist medium , novelist and playwright . She began her career as a creative writer , but increasingly concentrated on mediumship and `` channelled '' writings , mostly about the lives of Jesus and Saint Paul , though she also published on a range of other topics . Her novels and plays typically documented Irish life in a naturalist manner , often exploring the pathos of everyday life .",
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"text": "Giraffes on Horseback Salad Giraffes on Horseback Salad , also called The Surrealist Woman , was a screenplay written in 1937 by Salvador Dalí for the Marx Brothers . It was to be a love story between a Spanish aristocrat named `` Jimmy '' ( to be played by Harpo Marx , with whom Dalí was friends ) and a `` beautiful surrealist woman , whose face is never seen by the audience '' . Dalí considered that the central theme of the film would be `` the continuous struggle between the imaginative life as depicted in the old myths and the practical and rational life of contemporary society '' and hoped that the film score could be written by Cole Porter . The screenplay was never produced ( although Tate Modern curator Matthew Gale has suggested that Dali may have considered an actual production to be beside the point ) ; Harper 's Magazine posits that this was because Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , the Marx Brothers ' studio at the time , considered it to be too surreal ( proposed scenes included gas mask-wearing giraffes on fire , and Harpo Marx using a butterfly net to capture `` the eighteen smallest dwarfs in the city '' ) . Conversely , the Telegraph alleges that Groucho Marx felt that the screenplay just was n't funny . For several years , Giraffes was thought to be lost . In 1991-92 , New York City theater collective Elevator Repair Service produced Marx Brothers on Horseback Salad , combining scenes from an attempted reconstruction of the screenplay ( based partially on having `` watched every Marx Brothers film they could find '' ) with scenes of Dalí 's real-life interactions with Harpo Marx and Susan Fleming . In 1996 , the actual screenplay was found amid Dalí 's personal papers .",
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"text": "Cartoonist A cartoonist ( also comic strip creator ) is a visual artist who specializes in drawing cartoons . This work is often created for entertainment , political commentary , or advertising . Cartoonists may work in many formats , such as animation , booklets , comic strips , comic books , editorial cartoons , graphic novels , manuals , gag cartoons , graphic design , illustrations , storyboards , posters , shirts , books , advertisements , greeting cards , magazines , newspapers , and video game packaging .",
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"text": "Georges Méliès filmography Georges Méliès ( 1861 -- 1938 ) was a French filmmaker and magician generally regarded as the first person to recognize the potential of narrative film . He made about 520 films between 1896 and 1912 , covering a range of genres including trick films , fantasies , comedies , advertisements , satires , costume dramas , literary adaptations , erotic films , melodramas , and imaginary voyages . His works are often considered as important precursors to further developments in modern narrative cinema , though some recent academicians have argued that Méliès 's films are better understood as spectacular theatrical creations rooted in the 19th-century féerie tradition . After attending the first demonstration of the Lumière Brothers ' Kinetoscope in December 1895 , he bought a film projector from the British film experimenter Robert W. Paul and began using it to project short films at his theater of illusions , the Théâtre Robert-Houdin , in Paris . Having studied the principles on which Paul 's projector ran , Méliès was able to modify the machine so that it could be used as a makeshift camera . He began making his own short films with it in May 1896 , founded the Star Film Company in the same year , and built his own studio in Montreuil , Seine-Saint-Denis in 1897 . His films A Trip to the Moon ( 1902 ) , The Kingdom of the Fairies ( 1903 ) , and The Impossible Voyage ( 1904 ) were among the most popular films of the first few years of the twentieth century , and Méliès built a second studio , complete with artificial light fittings , in 1907 . However , various factors ( American film piracy , price standardizations prescribed in 1908 by the Motion Picture Patents Company , and the waning popularity of fanciful magic films chief among them ) led eventually to Méliès 's financial ruin and the closing of his studio . His last films were made under the supervision of the rival filmmaker Charles Pathé , and in 1922 -- 23 Méliès sold his studios , closed the Théâtre Robert-Houdin , and discarded his own collection of his negative and positive prints . In 1925 he began selling toys and candy from a stand in the Gare Montparnasse in Paris . Thanks to the efforts of film history devotées , especially René Clair , Jean George Auriol , and Paul Gilson , Méliès and his work were rediscovered in the late 1920s , and he was awarded the Legion of Honor in 1931 . In the list below , Méliès 's films are numbered according to their order in the catalogues of the Star Film Company . In Méliès 's numbering system , films were listed and numbered according to their order of production , and each catalogue number denotes about 20 meters of film ( thus , for example , A Trip to the Moon , at about 260 meters long , is listed as # 399 -- 411 ) . The original French release titles , as well as the original titles used in the US and UK versions of the Star Film catalogues , are listed in the body of the filmography ; notable variant titles are provided in smaller text . The parenthetical descriptive subtitles used in the catalogues ( e.g. scène comique ) are also provided whenever possible . Films directed by Méliès but not originally released by the Star Film Company ( such as The Coronation of Edward VII , released by Charles Urban , or The Conquest of the Pole , released by Pathé Frères ) are also included . Where available , the list also includes information on whether each film survives , survives in fragmentary form , or is presumed lost . Unless otherwise referenced , the information presented here is derived from the 2008 filmography prepared by Jacques Malthête , augmented by filmographies prepared in the 1970s by Paul Hammond and John Frazer .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .",
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"text": "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 '' .",
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"text": "Geraldine (2000 film) Geraldine is a 2000 French animated short film , directed by , while he was attending Arts Decos ' . Critical reception has been positive , and the film has been honored in multiple festivals . The story follows a former man who must adjust to her new life after inexplicably waking up one morning as a woman . In 2004 , the film was released on a DVD compilation of French animated short films .",
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"text": "Substitution splice The substitution splice is a cinematic special effect in which film makers achieve an appearance , disappearance , or transformation using a cut . It is sometimes also called the stop trick or the stop motion substitution , although the effect is achieved through film editing rather than by literally stopping the camera . The pioneering French filmmaker Georges Méliès claimed to have accidentally developed substitution splicing while filming street traffic at the Place de l'Opéra in Paris . According to his story , his camera jammed and stopped ; by the time he had solved the difficulty , the traffic had moved on . When the film was screened , a man appeared to change into a woman , and an omnibus seemed to turn into a hearse . No evidence has emerged to support this story , which was probably entirely invented by Méliès . According to the film scholar Jacques Deslandes , it is more likely that Méliès discovered the substitution splice by carefully examining a print of the Edison Manufacturing Company 's 1895 film The Execution of Mary Queen of Scots , in which a primitive version of the trick appears . In any case , the substitution splice was both the first special effect Méliès perfected , and the most important in his body of work . For some time , film theorists mistakenly believed that the camera was actually stopped for the effect , and then restarted ( hence the occasionally used term `` stop trick '' ) . However , later film historians such as Richard Abel and Elizabeth Ezra established that the effect was the result of Méliès 's careful frame matching during the editing process , creating a seamless match cut out of two separately staged shots . Indeed , Méliès often used substitution splicing not as an obvious special effect , but as an inconspicuous editing technique , matching and combining short takes into one apparently seamless longer shot . Substitution splicing could become even more seamless when the film was colored by hand , as many of Méliès 's films were ; the addition of painted color acts as a sleight of hand technique allowing the cuts to pass by unnoticed . The substitution splice was the most popular cinematic special effect in early film fantasies , especially those that evolved from the stage tradition of the féerie . Segundo de Chomón is among the other filmmakers who used substitution splicing to create elaborate fantasy effects . D.W. Griffith 's 1909 film The Curtain Pole , starring Mack Sennett , used substitution splices for comedic effect . The transformations made possible by the substitution splice were so central to early fantasy films that , in France , such films were often described simply as scènes à transformation . This technique is different from the stop motion technique , in which the entire shot is created frame by frame .",
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"text": "Noël Coward Society The Noël Coward Society is an international society founded with the agreement of Coward 's literary agent and Estate to celebrate the life and work of Sir Noël Coward . The Noël Coward Society was founded in 1999 to study and promote and enjoy the many aspects of Cowards achievements . It owns an extensive archive of recordings and written works and is attempting to become the official on-line archive of all things `` Coward '' . The Noël Coward Society is managed by Noël Coward Ltd. , a charitable company . It is currently administered from Norwich , Norfolk , UK , and has a membership of just over 700 people worldwide . The day-to-day running of the Society is managed by an organising committee . The Society has representatives in France , Australia and the USA . Each year it celebrates the birth of Noël Coward at the Noël Coward Theatre and the Theatre Royal , Drury Lane on the nearest Friday to his birthdate . The celebration consists of the AGM of the Society at the Noël Coward Theatre followed by a celebrity from the theatre world laying flowers on the statue of Sir Noël Coward in the foyer of the Theatre Royal . The Annual Lunch follows in the Grand Saloon at the theatre , followed by a cabaret . In 2002 , Ken Starrett was appointed the North American Director of The Noel Coward Society and in 2003 , Starrett organized an annual birthday celebration which took place in December in the USA . The event included the flower laying ceremony at The Gershwin Theatre in Manhattan and a special lunch . Among the celebrities who have placed flowers in front of Coward 's statue are Tammy Grimes , Keir Dullea , Tony Walton , Kitty Carlisle Hart , Hayley Mills , Marian Seldes , Jim Dale , Victor Garber , Christine Ebersole , Dick Cavett . Stephen Fry , Joan Copeland , Jamie Ross , Penny Fuller , and Dana Ivey . There is also a similar ceremony at Firefly Estate ( Coward 's home ) in Jamaica . On December 31 , 2016 , Ken Starrett officially stepped down after serving as North American Director of The Noel Coward Society for fourteen years .",
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"text": "The Freak The Freak was an unfinished dramatic comedy from Charles Chaplin . The story revolved around a young South American girl who unexpectedly sprouts a pair of wings . She is kidnapped and taken to London , where her captors cash in by passing her off as an angel . Later she escapes , only to be arrested because of her appearance . She is further dehumanized by standing trial to determine if she is human at all . Chaplin began work in and around 1969 with his daughter Victoria in mind for the lead role . However , Victoria 's abrupt marriage and his advanced age proved roadblocks and the film was never made . Chaplin biographer Jeffrey Vance maintains that Chaplin script for The Freak `` borrows many themes , ideas , and even phrases from his three previous films but is nevertheless an original story filled with marvelous Chaplin comedy touches . '' Vance , who interviewed Victoria Chaplin , believes The Freak `` had strong potential for being a very moving -- and fitting -- swan song . '' Chaplin 's memoir , My Life in Pictures ( 1974 ) , describes The Freak as a work still in progress . He also mentioned his intent to make it in an interview on his 85th birthday in 1974 . `` I mean to make it someday '' , Chaplin writes in a caption alongside a photograph of Victoria in winged costume published in My Life in Pictures . No footage from the film is known to exist , though brief color footage of Victoria in wings can be seen in Charlie Chaplin - Les années suisses ( 2003 ) .",
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"text": "Peter Cotes Peter Cotes ( 19 March 1912 -- 10 November 1998 ) was an English director , producer , actor , writer and production manager . Cotes was born as Sydney Boulting in Maidenhead , Berkshire . His twin brothers John and Roy Boulting became noted film makers . He began as an actor , before concentrating on theatre production . He was the original director of the world 's longest-running production The Mousetrap , still playing at the St Martins Theatre , London . He wrote several books , including an acclaimed biography of Charlie Chaplin in 1951 . He was twice married : Myfanwy Jones ( marriage annulled ) and Joan Miller ( widowed 1988 ) . He died from natural causes in Chipping Norton , Oxfordshire , aged 86 .",
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"text": "Allen Iverson Allen Ezail Iverson ( born June 7 , 1975 ) is an American professional basketball player who played for 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) . He played both the shooting guard and point guard positions . Iverson was an eleven-time NBA All-Star , won the All-Star game MVP award in 2001 and 2005 , and was the NBA 's Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) in 2001 . Iverson attended Bethel High School in Hampton , Virginia , and was a dual-sport athlete . He earned the Associated Press High School Player of the Year award in both football and basketball , and won the Division AAA Virginia state championship in both sports . After high school , Iverson attended Georgetown University for two years , where he set the school record for career scoring average ( 22.9 points per game ) and won Big East Defensive Player of the Year awards both years . Following two successful years at Georgetown , Iverson declared eligibility for the 1996 NBA draft , and was selected by the Philadelphia 76ers with the first overall pick . He was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in the 1996 -- 97 season . Winning the NBA scoring title during the 1998 -- 99 , 2000 -- 01 , 2001 -- 02 , and 2004 -- 05 seasons , Iverson was one of the most prolific scorers in NBA history , despite his relatively small stature ( listed at 6 feet , 0 inches ) . His regular season career scoring average of 26.7 points per game ranks sixth all-time , and his playoff career scoring average of 29.7 points per game is second only to Michael Jordan . Iverson was also the NBA Most Valuable Player of the 2000 -- 01 season and led his team to the 2001 NBA Finals the same season . Iverson represented the United States at the 2004 Summer Olympics , winning the bronze medal . He also played for the Denver Nuggets , Detroit Pistons , and the Memphis Grizzlies , before ending his NBA career with the 76ers during the 2009 -- 10 season . Iverson was rated the fifth-greatest NBA shooting guard of all time by ESPN in 2008 . He officially announced his retirement from professional basketball on October 30 , 2013 . On April 4 , 2016 , Iverson was elected into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame .",
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"text": "Patrick Allen (bowler) Patrick Allen ( born September 23 , 1970 ) is a left-handed ten-pin bowler currently on the Professional Bowlers Association ( PBA ) Tour . He has won 13 PBA titles , including two majors ( 2005 Denny 's World Championship and 2009 H&R Block Tournament of Champions ) . A long-time resident of Tarrytown , New York , Allen relocated to Wesley Chapel , Florida for several years before returning to his home state . He now resides in Mount Kisco , New York . Allen joined the PBA in 1999 , and became a full-time member the following year . He won his first PBA title in 2002 at the Greater Detroit Open . His finest season as a pro came in 2004 -- 05 , when he earned PBA Player of the Year honors and led the Tour in points . That season , he made match play in 19 of 21 events , made five TV finals appearances , won three titles ( including his first major ) and cashed $ 350,740 in earnings . The earnings rank as the second-highest all-time in a PBA season , behind only the monster $ 419,700 season posted by Walter Ray Williams Jr. in 2002 -- 03 . Allen also made the top-five in all four major tournaments in 2004 -- 05 , the only time that has been accomplished since the ABC/USBC Masters became an official PBA event in 1998 . Allen added three titles in the 2008 -- 09 season , at the National Bowling Stadium Championship , Tournament of Champions and Dydo Japan Cup . He has not won a title since that season . Known to his fans and fellow pro bowlers as `` P.A. '' or `` Hoss , '' Allen became the PBA 's 36th career millionaire in 2007 . His career PBA Tour earnings through the end of the 2016 season stood at over $ 1.39 million , with total PBA earnings at over $ 1.44 million . He has 29 PBA Regional titles . He was ranked # 44 on the PBA 's 2008 list of `` 50 Greatest Players of the Last 50 Years . '' Through the 2016 season , he has recorded 41 perfect 300 games in PBA events . Allen represented the PBA East Region and won the 2015 PBA Regional Challenge finals , a non-title event held at the PBA World Series of Bowling in Reno , NV . In the victory over defending PBA Regional Challenge champion Josh Blanchard , Allen rolled the first ten strikes of the game before leaving a 6-pin on the eleventh shot and settling for a 289 game .",
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"text": "Howard Engleman Howard G. `` Rope '' Engleman ( November 20 , 1919 -- January 12 , 2011 ) was an American college basketball standout at the University of Kansas from 1939 to 1941 . He was tall , weighed 170 pounds ( 82 kg ) . and played the forward position . As a senior in 1940 -- 41 , Engleman averaged 16.5 points per game and became just the second Jayhawk to be named a Consensus First Team All-American . Engleman led Kansas to two Big Six Conference regular season championships and as runners-up in the 1940 National Championship . The Jayhawks lost to Indiana , 60 -- 42 , but Engleman was the tournament 's top scorer after scoring 39 points in three games . When asked about the preparations to play against the Hoosiers , Engleman responded : `` We did n't know what to expect because we had never seen Indiana . The only scouting report we had was a letter from a KU alumnus back there -LSB- in Indiana -RSB- . '' After graduating , Engleman joined the Navy and fought in World War II . After the war ended , he would become an assistant coach under Phog Allen after he graduated in 1941 . In the middle of the 1946 -- 47 season , Allen became sick and was ordered by doctors to rest , and Engleman resumed the remainder of the season as the interim head coach . In the final 14 games of the season , Engleman compiled an 8 -- 6 record . He had his jersey retired on March 1 , 2003 .",
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"text": "Leon Rose Leon Rose ( born around 1961 ) is an attorney and sports agent , based in New Jersey , near Philadelphia . He represents a number of prominent NBA players , including Allen Iverson and formerly LeBron James . Rose grew up in Cherry Hill , New Jersey and attended Cherry Hill High School East , where he played basketball and was later inducted into the school 's hall of fame . Rose graduated from Dickinson College , where he played on the basketball team , and earned his law degree at Temple University Beasley School of Law . He was inducted into the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2011 .",
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"text": "Ashley Howard (basketball) Ashley Howard is a professional basketball player from Philadelphia . He is 6 feet tall and weighs 170 pounds .",
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"text": "Colonel Routh Goshen Routh Goshen , born Arthur James Caley ( 1824 -- February 12 , 1889 ) was most commonly known as Colonel Routh Goshen or the Arabian Giant or the Palestine Giant . He was billed as the tallest man in the world at 7 ft , 11 inches ( 2.41 m ) and 620 pounds ( 280 kg ) but was most likely no more than 7 ft , 5 inches ( 2.26 m ) and 400 pounds ( 180 kg ) . His true origins were kept secret from the public during his performance years in the United States and were obscured by the many apocryphal biographies that were created to publicize him . His actual origins came out slowly after his death . His birth name was Arthur James Caley and he was born on the Isle of Man in 1824 . His fictional biographies said he was born in Jerusalem on May 5 , 1837 . After his retirement in the 1880s , he settled in Middlebush , New Jersey and gained the nickname the Middlebush Giant .",
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"text": "Bernard Coyne (giant) Bernard A. Coyne ( July 27 , 1897May 20 , 1921 ) is one of only 17 individuals in medical history to have stood 8 feet tall or more . Coyne may have reached a height of tall at the time of his death in 1921 . His World War I draft registration card , dated 29 August 1918 , lists his height as 8 feet . The Guinness Book of World Records stated that he was refused induction into the Army ( 1918 ) when he stood at a height of 7 feet 9 inches . Coyne was the tallest ever eunuchoidal infantile giant , a condition also known as Daddy Long-Legs Syndrome . He was the tallest person in the world at the time of his death when , like Robert Wadlow , he was still growing . He reportedly wore size 24 ( American ) shoes . Bernard Coyne died of hardening of the liver and of a glandular disorder in 1921 . He is buried in Anthon , Iowa , in a specially-made , extra-large coffin .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Hakeem Abdul-Shaheed Hakeem Abdul-Shaheed , aka Midget Molley , born Robert Edward Molley on March 4 , 1959 , is an American convicted drug dealer and organized crime leader . Robert Molley acquired the nickname ` Midget ' from his family , in reference to his short height . He stands at 5 ' 2 '' .",
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"text": "Les Selvage Lester Revell Selvage ( March 7 , 1943 -- June 15 , 1991 ) was an American professional basketball player . A 6 ' 1 '' guard from Beaumont High School in St. Louis , Missouri , Selvage played college basketball at Kirksville State Teachers College ( now Truman State University ) . He was named to the All-MIAA First Team in 1963 . After college , he moved to California to work with Douglas Aircraft , but continued to play Amateur Athletic Union basketball on the side . He was discovered and signed by the ABA 's Anaheim Amigos in 1967 , and appeared in 78 games for the team during the 1967-68 season , averaging 14 points per game . Selvage also was briefly a member of the 1969-1970 Los Angeles Stars team . Selvage was known for his eagerness to shoot three-pointers , and led the ABA in three-point field goals made ( 147 ) and attempted ( 461 ) during the 1967-68 season . Selvage himself attempted more threes that season than any other ABA team except the Pittsburgh Pipers , and once shot 26 three-pointers in a single game , making 10 . Former Denver Rockets coach Bob Bass recalled , `` He acted like if he stepped over -LSB- the three-point line -RSB- , he was going to get killed or something . He did n't just shoot 25-footers -- he took 30-footers . -LSB- ... -RSB- All he could do was shoot , and he shot too much . But when he was hot , he was unlike anything I had ever seen . '' Selvage died in 1991 after a brief illness .",
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"text": "Allentown Jets The Allentown Jets were a minor league basketball team that played in the Eastern Professional Basketball League ( later the Eastern Basketball Association and Continental Basketball Association ) from 1958 to 1981 . The team was one of the most dominant franchises in CBA/Eastern League history , winning eight playoff championships and 12 division titles . Originally formed in 1957 as the Wilmington Jets , the team relocated in 1958 to Allentown , Pennsylvania . Among the Jets ' top players were center Roman `` Big Daddy '' Turmon , Ray Scott scorer , rebounder Harthorne Wingo , and 3-point specialist Brendan McCann & Bill `` BO '' White . The Delaware Sports Museum and Hall of Fame inducted Richard Koffenberger , who played for the team in Wilmington . The Jets had a working agreement with the New York Knicks , who sent several players to Allentown for playing time . In 1964 , the Jets played an interleague contest with the Grand Rapids Tackers of the Midwest Professional Basketball League . The Jets won 138-136 , winning the only minor league `` World Series of Basketball '' interpromotional game ever held . In 1979 , the franchise rebranded itself as the `` Lehigh Valley Jets , '' in an effort to greater regionalize its fanbase ; however , after the 1980-81 season the Jets closed up for good .",
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"text": "Jared Allen Jared Scot Allen ( born April 3 , 1982 ) is a former professional American football defensive end . After playing college football for Idaho State University for four years , he was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ( NFL ) in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft . After four years with the Chiefs , he was traded to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for three draft picks , including a first-rounder . He spent six years with the Vikings before joining the Chicago Bears as a free agent in 2014 . During the 2015 season , he was traded to the Carolina Panthers , with which he made his first career Super Bowl . A five-time Pro Bowl and four-time All-Pro selection , Allen tallied 136 quarterback sacks during his 12-year career .",
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"text": "Earl Boykins Earl Boykins ( born June 2 , 1976 ) is an American former basketball player who played for twelve teams in fourteen professional seasons . Standing at 5 feet , 5 inches in height , he is the second shortest player in NBA history behind Muggsy Bogues , who was 5 feet , 3 inches tall . Despite his size , he is reportedly able to bench press 315 pounds . He is currently the head coach for the Douglas County High School varsity basketball team .",
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"docid": "220c1ca4dba3100657ff46044893f9cc",
"text": "James White (basketball) James William White IV ( born October 21 , 1982 ) is an American professional basketball player for Petrochimi Bandar Imam of the Iranian Basketball Super League . Standing at a height of 6 ' 7 '' , and weighing 215 lbs , he plays the positions of shooting guard and small forward . White earned the nickname ` Flight 75 ' due to his leaping ability . White is well known for his athleticism and his ability to dunk . Since high school , his most famous dunk has been the between-the-legs dunk , with many variations . He is also known for his ability to jump from the free throw line and dunk a basketball with both hands . ` Flight ' White was a runner-up in two notable dunk contests : behind future University of Florida and Golden State Warriors power forward David Lee in the 2001 McDonald 's High School Slam Dunk Contest , and behind North Carolina 's David Noel in the NCAA College Slam Dunk Contest during the 2006 Final Four weekend .",
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"text": "Isaac Spencer Isaac Spencer ( born December 8 , 1977 ) , is an American professional basketball player . At 6 ' 6 '' , he played as a forward .",
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"text": "Tony Weeden Anthony L. Weeden Jr. ( born July 25 , 1982 ) is an American professional basketball player . He is a 184 cm ( 6 ft 1in ) guard . He played competitively at Emmerich Manual High School before transferring to Pike High School where they brought home the 2001 National Championship .",
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"text": "Offensive rating Offensive rating or offensive efficiency is a statistic used in basketball to measure either a team 's offensive performance or an individual player 's efficiency at producing points for the offense . It was created by author and statistician Dean Oliver . For teams , the formula is : 100 x Pts / 0.5 * ( ( Tm FGA + 0.4 * Tm FTA - 1.07 * ( Tm ORB / ( Tm ORB + Opp DRB ) ) * ( Tm FGA - Tm FG ) + Tm TOV ) + ( Opp FGA + 0.4 * Opp FTA - 1.07 * ( Opp ORB / ( Opp ORB + Tm DRB ) ) * ( Opp FGA - Opp FG ) + Opp TOV ) ) For players , the formula is : Offensive Rating = ( Points Produced / Individual Possessions ) x 100 Points can be produced through field goals , free throws , assists , and offensive rebounds . Individual possessions are the sum of a player 's scoring possessions ( field goals , free throws , plus partial credit for assists ) , missed field goals and free throws that the defense rebounds , and turnovers .",
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"text": "Randy Allen (basketball) James Randall `` Randy '' Allen ( born January 26 , 1965 ) is a retired American professional basketball player born in Milton , Florida . A forward from Florida State University , Allen was never drafted by an NBA team but did manage to play two years in the league from 1988 to 1990 with the Sacramento Kings . On October 1st , 1990 Allen signed a two-year deal with the Denver Nuggets , but was released after the hiring of head coach Paul Westhead . He was then signed by the Chicago Bulls on October 7th , 1993 but was placed on waivers 10 days after signing . In his NBA career , Allen played in 70 games and scored a total of 252 points . Randy has two sons , Adam Allen and Brandon Allen . Adam played basketball and baseball for the University of Florida . Brandon Allen played professional baseball in the San Francisco Giants organization before joining the Florida State Seminoles men 's basketball team .",
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"text": "Six-man football Six-man football is a variant of American football that is played with six players per team , instead of 11 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Wild Bill Shrewsberry Billy Lewis `` Wild Bill '' Shrewsberry ( born June 26 , 1938 ) is an American exhibition drag racing driver primarily active throughout the 1960s and 1970s . Originally from Mansfield , Ohio , Shrewsberry moved to Southern California in October 1962 . Shrewsberry is best known as the driver of the drag racing replica of the Barris-built Batmobile from the 1966 television series and of the `` L.A. Dart , '' a series of wheelstanding funny cars each with a rear-mounted , supercharged Chrysler Hemi engine and each sponsored by the Dodge and Plymouth dealers of Los Angeles and Orange Counties . The result of the rearward weight transfer caused by the engine 's mounting position was a `` wheelie '' for the entire quarter-mile at speeds exceeding 100 miles per hour ( 160 km/h ) . Steering was accomplished by a combination of the service brake pedal activating the brake on the left wheel while a brake lever from a racing go-kart activated the right brake . So proficient was Shrewsberry at this sort of driving that he would often spin his car to face the opposite direction at the end of the track and race back to the starting line , all the while maintaining the wheelstand . He rose to fame in the early 1960s as the driver of one of only six factory-built 1963 Pontiac Tempest Super Duty LeMans-badged coupes and which was campaigned by Mickey Thompson . These six coupes and six station wagon variants , with their 421 in ³ ( 7 L ) Pontiac Catalina engines , transmissions and rear ends replacing the Tempest 's 326 in ³ ( 5.4 L ) engine , rear-mounted Corvair-based transaxle and the small diameter drive shaft often referred to as a `` rope '' were described as `` beyond fast '' . Shrewsberry 's Pontiac dominated the A/FX factory experimental class in the 1963 NHRA `` Winternationals '' with a best time of 12.03 seconds in the quarter mile , an average of .5 seconds faster than the competition . He would later race the car in a modified configuration utilizing Pontiac 's `` Powershift '' transaxle , developed specifically for the Super Duty . It was , in essence , a pair of two-speed Powerglide automatic transmissions joined together in a single four-speed unit . His car retains that setup today . Shrewsberry also helped develop and pilot the Hurst Hemi Under Glass Plymouth Barracuda later driven by Bob Riggle . He also participated in the development of the Dodge Little Red Wagon driven by Bill `` Maverick '' Golden and the Hurst Hairy Olds Oldsmobile 4-4-2 exhibition dragsters each sponsored by Hurst Performance . Like the `` L.A. Dart '' , the Little Red Wagon and Hemi Under Glass were wheelstanders while the Hurst Hairy Olds had engines both front and rear , each powering an automatic transaxle from an Oldsmobile Toronado . Shrewsberry 's 1970 L.A. Dart was the subject of a 1/25-scale plastic model kit first produced by Model Products Corporation and since reissued by Model King using the original tooling . That same car , updated for the 1971 season with a 1971 front grille is still owned by Shrewsberry and is undergoing restoration at his son 's home in Ridgecrest . Model kits of the Hemi Under Glass and Hurst Hairy Olds were available as well ; the Plymouth was replicated by MPC and Aurora Plastics Corporation while the Olds was available as a kit from Monogram . In the late 1990s , a 1/64-scale diecast model of the L.A. Dart was issued by Johnny Lightning . Presently , die-cast model manufacturer Highway 61 produces a 1/18-scale replica of Shrewsberry 's Super Duty Tempest ( which Highway 61 designers used as the actual basis for the model ) as well as the 1966 Hemi Under Glass and 1966 Hurst Hairy Olds . In 1979 , Shrewsberry exhibited a fiberglass 1930 Ford Model A delivery truck sponsored by Knott 's Berry Farm . Dubbed The Berry Wagon and painted by custom car builder Ed Roth , the hemi-powered wheelstander was capable of more than 120 mph ( 190 km/h ) in the quarter-mile , again on its rear bumper . He maintains a small but important collection of automobiles . In addition to the 1970 -- 71 L.A. Dart , Shrewsberry still owns his 1972 L.A. Dart funny car with flip-up body , his original 1963 Super Duty Tempest ( one of only four remaining ) , the 1965 Hemi Under Glass Barracuda , the Knott 's Berry Wagon , a 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente 427 which he raced in A/FX that year with Jack Chrisman ( one of only 50 built and similar to Ford 's Fairlane Thunderbolt ) , a factory lightweight 1964 Ford Galaxie and until its sale to a collector/dealer in 2010 , a 1966 Ford Mustang GT convertible . Purchased new for US$ 2871.00 , the Mustang is a highly optioned black-on-black car with a high-performance 289 in ³ ( 4.8 L ) engine , four-speed manual transmission , manual front disc brakes , limited slip differential , deluxe `` pony '' interior , styled steel wheels , center console and the `` lighting group '' package which added underhood and trunk lighting . It is also fitted with an extremely rare 8000 RPM Rally-Pac tachometer and clock accessory . The car is in nearly original condition , having accumulated slightly more than 7400 miles ( 11,900 km ) since new . This was due in large part to his relationship with Dodge the following year . Though retired from racing , Shrewsberry maintains a relationship with the NHRA museum in Pomona and is often a keynote speaker at car club meets . He resides in the Coachella Valley where he pursues a hobby in model aviation and where the two L.A Dart cars are presently undergoing restoration .",
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"text": "Tall Story Tall Story is a 1960 American romantic comedy film made by Warner Bros. , directed by Joshua Logan and starring Anthony Perkins with Jane Fonda , in her first screen role , at the age of 22 . It is based on the 1957 novel `` The Homecoming Game '' by Howard Nemerov , which was the basis of a successful 1959 Broadway play , called Tall Story , by the writing team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse . The film was a considerable departure from Logan 's previous two projects , the drama Sayonara , which won multiple Academy Awards , and the blockbuster South Pacific and was Robert Redford 's first film ever , where he played an uncredited basketball player . Tall Story is a farcical social satire of American campus life , making fun of the way college life can become a marriage market for some students . Fonda portrays a character who is the complete opposite of the independent liberated woman she later personified .",
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"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 ) .",
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"text": "An Interesting Story An Interesting Story is a 1904 British short silent comedy film , directed by James Williamson , showing a man so engrossed in his book he is dangerously oblivious to what happens around him .",
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"text": "Privilege (film) Privilege is a 1967 British film directed by Peter Watkins and produced by John Heyman . Johnny Speight wrote the story , and Norman Bogner wrote the script . Some of it was filmed on location in Birmingham , England , partly at Birmingham City F.C. 's St Andrew 's stadium and at Birmingham Town Hall .",
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"text": "Cornelius Ambrosius Logan Cornelius Ambrosius Logan ( born Baltimore , Maryland , May 4 , 1806 ; died on the Ohio River near Wheeling , then in the state of Virginia , February 22 , 1853 ) was an American actor , playwright , and journalist who was father to a famous family of actresses and writers . Born in America to Irish immigrant parents , Logan was educated for the Catholic priesthood at St. Mary 's Seminary in Baltimore , but then entered a shipping house , where his work led him to travel to Europe several times . He next became a journalist , and after working as a drama critic began to write plays and act himself . He moved to Cincinnati with his growing family in 1840 where he operated the `` National Theater '' . He later operated theaters in other cities and traveled with his oldest daughter Eliza , playing comic `` yankee '' roles . He also wrote short stories , poetry , notably a well-regarded Ode to the Mississippi , and a defence of the theater against criticism from the pulpit .",
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"text": "Paint Your Wagon (film) Paint Your Wagon is a 1969 Western musical film starring Lee Marvin , Clint Eastwood , and Jean Seberg . The film was adapted by Paddy Chayefsky from the 1951 musical Paint Your Wagon by Lerner and Loewe . It is set in a mining camp in Gold Rush-era California . It was directed by Joshua Logan .",
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"text": "Climbing High Climbing High is a 1938 British comedy film directed by Carol Reed and produced by Michael Balcon with a screenplay by Sonnie Hale , Marion Dix and Lesser Samuels . It stars Jessie Matthews , Michael Redgrave , Noel Madison , Margaret Vyner and Alistair Sim , and was first released in the U.K. in November 1938 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Higher and Higher (film) Higher and Higher is a 1944 musical film starring Michèle Morgan , Jack Haley , and Frank Sinatra ( in his film debut ) , loosely based on a 1940 Broadway musical written by Gladys Hurlbut and Joshua Logan . The film version , written by Jay Dratler and Ralph Spence with additional dialogue by William Bowers and Howard Harris , diverges significantly from its source . The film has songs by Jimmy McHugh ( music ) and Harold Adamson ( lyrics ) , as well as one song by Rodgers and Hart , `` Disgustingly Rich , '' that remains from the stage production .",
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"text": "Operation Stogie Operation Stogie is a 1959 British film .",
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"text": "The FBI Story The FBI Story is a 1959 American drama film starring James Stewart , and produced and directed by Mervyn LeRoy . The screenplay by Richard L. Breen and John Twist is based on a book by Don Whitehead .",
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"text": "West Side Story (soundtrack) West Side Story is the soundtrack to the 1961 film West Side Story . Released in 1961 , the soundtrack spent 54 weeks at No. 1 on Billboard 's album charts , giving it the longest run at No. 1 of any album in history , although some lists instead credit Michael Jackson 's Thriller , on the grounds that West Side Story was listed on a chart for stereo albums only at a time when many albums were recorded in mono . In 1962 , it won a Grammy award for `` Best Sound Track Album -- Original Cast '' and Johnny Richards orchestrations of the movie score ( on Kenton 's West Side Story ) also winning a Grammy in 1962 for `` Best Large Ensemble Jazz Album '' further bolstering the popularity of the movie and soundtrack . In the United States , it was the best-selling album of the 1960s , certifying three times platinum by the RIAA on November 21 , 1986 . Though the album was released just a few years after the release of the original broadway cast recording , it is according to Broadway Babies preferred by some to the earlier version both sentimentally , as the film succeeded in establishing the musical as a `` popular masterpiece '' , and musically , as it contains `` beefier orchestration '' .",
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"text": "A Chinese Tall Story A Chinese Tall Story is a 2005 Hong Kong fantasy adventure film written and directed by Jeffrey Lau . The story is loosely based on the novel Journey to the West .",
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"text": "Kenyon Building The Kenyon Building was the first skyscraper in Louisville , Kentucky , at six stories tall . It was located on Fifth Street , between Main and Market Streets . It was razed in 1974 and would eventually become the site of the Humana Building . It was designed in the Chicago school style with Richardsonian Romanesque elements , and opened in 1886 . The architect was Mason Maury .",
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"text": "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film) The Curious Case of Benjamin Button is a 2008 American romantic fantasy drama film directed by David Fincher . The storyline by Eric Roth and Robin Swicord is loosely based on the 1922 short story of the same name by F. Scott Fitzgerald . The film stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse and Cate Blanchett as the love interest throughout his life . The film was released in North America on December 25 , 2008 to positive reviews . The film went on to receive thirteen Academy Award nominations , including Best Picture , Best Director for Fincher , Best Actor for Pitt and Best Supporting Actress for Taraji P. Henson , and won three , for Best Art Direction , Best Makeup , and Best Visual Effects .",
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"text": "Professor Joseph Henry Professor Joseph Henry is a bronze outdoor sculpture by William Wetmore Story , depicting Joseph Henry , located in front of the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington , D.C. . The sculpture is nine feet tall , with a base made from Maine red granite and Quincy gray granite . It was modeled in 1881 , cast the following year , and dedicated on April 19 , 1883 .",
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"text": "Too Much, Too Soon Too Much , Too Soon is a 1958 biographical film made by Warner Bros. . It was directed by Art Napoleon and produced by Henry Blanke from a screenplay by Art Napoleon and Jo Napoleon , based on the autobiography by Diana Barrymore and Gerold Frank . The music score was by Ernest Gold and the cinematography by Carl E. Guthrie . Diana died in 1960 , two years after the release of this film . It stars Dorothy Malone and Errol Flynn ( as John Barrymore ) , with Efrem Zimbalist Jr. , Ray Danton , Neva Patterson , Murray Hamilton and Martin Milner .",
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"text": "The Last Stagecoach West The Last Stagecoach West is a 1957 American western film directed by Joseph Kane and starring Jim Davis , Mary Castle and Victor Jory . The film 's art direction was by Ralph Oberg .",
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"text": "The Tall Man: Death and Life on Palm Island The Tall Man : Death and Life on Palm Island is a 2008 book by Chloe Hooper . It is about the events surrounding the death in custody of Australian Aboriginal , Cameron Doomadgee .",
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"text": "Not as a Stranger Not as a Stranger is a 1955 Drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Morton Thompson . The romantic melodrama novel was widely popular , topping that year 's list of bestselling novels in the United States . The film was Kramer 's directorial debut and featured Olivia de Havilland and Robert Mitchum in the lead roles , backed by a stellar supporting cast including Frank Sinatra , Gloria Grahame , Broderick Crawford , Charles Bickford , Lon Chaney , Jr. , Harry Morgan , and Lee Marvin . The film was released by United Artists . Sinatra had catapulted back into the limelight as the result of a supporting role for a film from a similarly popular novel , From Here to Eternity , two years earlier . Initially a minor box office success , Not as a Stranger is seldom seen today , never receiving widespread distribution on home video . It was first released on DVD in 1992 .",
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"text": "Park Avenue Logger Park Avenue Logger is a 1937 American film directed by David Howard . The film is also known as Millionaire Playboy in the United Kingdom and Tall Timber ( American reissue title ) .",
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June is the month when the principal photography of Vantage Point (film) began.
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"text": "Vantage Point (film) Vantage Point is a 2008 American thriller film directed by Pete Travis ; it was adapted from a screenplay written by Barry L. Levy . The story focuses on an assassination attempt on the President of the United States , as seen from the various vantage points of different characters . Dennis Quaid , Matthew Fox , Forest Whitaker , William Hurt , and Sigourney Weaver star in principal roles . The film is often compared , unfavorably , to Akira Kurosawa 's Rashomon , which also employed storytelling through multiple perspectives . Rashomon used the multiple perspectives to question the possibility of truth , in a process called the Rashomon effect ; in contrast , Vantage Point recounts a series of events which are re-enacted from several different perspectives and viewpoints in order to reveal a truthful account of what happened . Vantage Point also explores kidnapping , assassination and terrorism . The motion picture was co-produced by Relativity Media , Original Film , and Art In Motion . It was commercially distributed by Columbia Pictures theatrically , and by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment in home media format . The film project began principal photography in Mexico City on June 18 , 2006 . Executive producers for the film included Callum Greene , Tania Landau , and Lynwood Spinks . On February 26 , 2008 , the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released by the Varèse Sarabande label . The film score was composed by musician Atli Örvarsson . Following its premiere on February 22 , 2008 , Vantage Point grossed $ 72,266,306 in domestic ticket receipts . The film was screened at 3,163 theaters during its widest release nationwide in the United States . It earned an additional $ 78,895,185 in business through international release to top out at a combined $ 151,161,491 in gross revenue . The film was technically considered a strong financial success due to its $ 40 million budget costs . Preceding its theatrical run though , the film was met with generally mixed to negative critical reviews . The widescreen DVD and high-definition Blu-ray Disc editions of the film featuring the director 's audio commentary and interviews with the cast and crew , were both released in the United States on July 8 , 2008 .",
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"text": "The End Begins (film) The End Begins is a 1961 Australian TV play shot in ABC 's Melbourne studios .",
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"text": "Film gate The film gate is the rectangular opening in the front of a motion picture camera where the film is exposed to light . The film gate can be seen by removing the lens and rotating the shutter out of the way . The film is held on a uniform plane at a calibrated distance in the gate by a pressure plate behind the film . Occasionally , as the film passes through the gate , friction can cause small slivers of celluloid to break off and stick in the side of the opening . This debris is called hairs . A `` hair in the gate '' will remain in front of the film and create a dark line that sticks into the edge of the film frame as the camera is filming a shot . A hair can ruin the shot and is almost impossible to fix in post production without being removed digitally . Because of the intractability of this problem the 1st Assistant Camera ( in the UK this position is known as focus puller ) will open the camera and examine the gate for hairs at the end of each shot . Normally the assistant director will call out `` check the gate '' when the director is ready to move on to the next shot . The crew will wait until the focus puller calls out `` gate is clean . '' If the gate is not clean , it will be cleaned with orangewood sticks and canned air and the crew will take the shot again . A good camera crew usually checks all cameras and magazines during equipment checkout with scratch tests using fogged film rolls -- this will catch out any possible scratch or hair problems caused by faulty equipment . However , a variety of other factors including environment , humidity , type of film stock , camera position , film ridging , and lacing can each be responsible for a `` hair in the gate '' . Generally , skilled crew and regularly inspected tested equipment make this a rare occurrence , and it is not unheard of for assistants to go for months without seeing one , even on large-scale shoots . The cinematographer Oliver Stapleton praised his assisting team on Casanova for not having a single hair or scratch for the whole shoot , even though large portions were shot on dusty exteriors . Video cameras do not have this problem , as any malfunction to the sensor will render the entire system useless . The Arri D-20 and D-21 system , however , does have removable lenses and a rotating optical shutter , which means that the CMOS sensor can be exposed in much the same way as a film gate and thus needs to be kept assiduously clean .",
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"text": "June Nunatak June Nunatak is the central of three nunataks in mid-stream of the upper Liv Glacier , standing about 4 nmi southeast of Mount Wells , in the Queen Maud Mountains of Antarctica . It was named by the Southern party of the New Zealand Geological Survey Antarctic Expedition ( 1961 -- 62 ) for Harold June , an aviator and engineer on the South Pole flight of U.S. Navy Commander Richard E. Byrd in 1929 .",
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"text": "Film poster A film poster is a poster used to promote and advertise a film . Studios often print several posters that vary in size and content for various domestic and international markets . They normally contain an image with text . Today 's posters often feature photographs of the main actors . Prior to the 1990s , illustrations instead of photos were far more common . The text on film posters usually contains the film title in large lettering and often the names of the main actors . It may also include a tagline , the name of the director , names of characters , the release date , etc. . Film posters are displayed inside and on the outside of movie theaters , and elsewhere on the street or in shops . The same images appear in the film exhibitor 's pressbook and may also be used on websites , DVD ( and historically VHS ) packaging , flyers , advertisements in newspapers and magazines , etc. . Film posters have been used since the earliest public exhibitions of film . They began as outside placards listing the programme of ( short ) films to be shown inside the hall or movie theater . By the early 1900s , they began to feature illustrations of a film scene or an array of overlaid images from several scenes . Other posters have used artistic interpretations of a scene or even the theme of the film , represented in a wide variety of artistic styles .",
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"text": "View Point View Point is 150m long eastern tip of a promontory , on Antarctica , forming the west side of the entrance to Duse Bay on the south coast of Trinity Peninsula , on the northern portion of the Antarctic Peninsula . Situated 6.79 km east of Skomlya Hill and 6.45 km southeast of Boil Point . Discovered by a party under J. Gunnar Andersson of the Swedish Antarctic Expedition , 1901-04 . So named by the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey ( FIDS ) following their survey of the area in 1945 because from this promontory , good panoramic photographs were obtained .",
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"text": "Born on the Fourth of July (film) Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American biographical war drama film based on the best-selling autobiography of the same name by Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic . Tom Cruise plays Ron Kovic , in a performance that earned him his first Academy Award nomination . Oliver Stone ( himself a Vietnam veteran ) co-wrote the screenplay with Kovic , and also produced and directed the film . Stone wanted to film the movie in Vietnam , but because relations between the United States and Vietnam had not yet been normalized , it was instead filmed in the Philippines . The film is considered part of Stone 's `` trilogy '' of films about the Vietnam War -- following Platoon ( 1986 ) and preceding Heaven & Earth ( 1993 ) . Born on the Fourth of July was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won two , for Best Director and Best Film Editing ; it also won four Golden Globe Awards and a Directors Guild of America Award . The film was a critical and commercial success , grossing $ 161,001,698 worldwide .",
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"text": "June Event June Events are alternatives to May Balls held by some Cambridge colleges . The necessarily high price of May Ball tickets motivates some colleges to host Events instead . These evenings , tending to be shorter in duration and of a much lower key , are more affordable but constrained by a much lower budget .",
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"text": "Encounter Point Encounter Point is an award-winning film directed by Ronit Avni and Julia Bacha . It depicts different families that have been affected by the violence in Israel between Israelis and Palestinians . In this film , Just Vision , a non-profit organization , follows these families for 16 months . It begins this journey by documenting the ongoing troubles between the Israelis and Palestinians . The team conducted 475 preliminary interviews and did two years of research before embarking on this 16-month journey . The crew traveled throughout Israel , from Tel Mond , Tulkarem , Hebron , and Haifa . These parents and loved ones have been attempting to end the violence by joining , or beginning their own peace organizations and awareness campaigns .",
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"text": "Principal Point For `` principal point '' in optics , see Cardinal point ( optics ) . For `` principal point '' in computer vision , see Pinhole camera model . Principal Point is a prominent ice-covered headland lying 4 nautical miles ( 7 km ) east of Cape Errera and forming the southeast end of Wiencke Island , in the Palmer Archipelago . First charted by the French Antarctic Expedition under Charcot , 1903 -- 05 . The name , applied by the Argentine Antarctic Expedition , 1953 -- 54 , suggests the prominence of the feature . Category : Headlands of the Palmer Archipelago",
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"text": "American Teen (film) American Teen is a 2008 documentary film directed by Nanette Burstein ( On the Ropes , The Kid Stays in the Picture ) and produced by 57th & Irving . It competed in the Documentary Competition at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival , where it received the Directing Award : Documentary . Following the Sundance Film Festival , the movie was picked up by Paramount Vantage and was released to general cinema July 25 , 2008 . Much of the movie was filmed at Warsaw Community High School in Warsaw , Indiana . Director Nanette Burstein originally reviewed more than 100 different schools in the pre-production process , and ten schools replied , agreeing to participate . After she interviewed incoming seniors at all 10 , she chose Warsaw .",
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"text": "The Cutting Room (film) The Cutting Room is a 2015 British found footage horror film written and directed by Warren Dudley . The film was released in June 2015 and the bulk of principal photography was shot in Newhaven Fort 's underground labyrinth of dark and winding brick tunnels .",
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"text": "Point State Park Point State Park ( locally known as The Point ) is a Pennsylvania state park on 36 acre in Downtown Pittsburgh , Allegheny County , Pennsylvania , USA , at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers , forming the Ohio River . Built on land acquired via eminent domain from industrial enterprises in the 1950s , the park opened in August 1974 when construction was completed on its iconic fountain . Pittsburgh settled on the current design after rejecting an alternative plan for a Point Park Civic Center designed by Frank Lloyd Wright . The park also includes the outlines and remains of two of the oldest structures in Pittsburgh , Fort Pitt and Fort Duquesne . The Fort Pitt Museum , housed in the Monongahela Bastion of Fort Pitt , commemorates the French and Indian War ( 1754 -- 63 ) , in which the area soon to become Pittsburgh was a major battlefield . It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1960 for its role in the strategic struggles between Native Americans , French colonists , and British colonists , for control of the Ohio River watershed .",
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"text": "Color motion picture film Color motion picture film refers both to unexposed color photographic film in a format suitable for use in a motion picture camera , and to finished motion picture film , ready for use in a projector , which bears images in color . The first color cinematography was by additive color systems such as the one patented by Edward Raymond Turner in 1899 and tested in 1902 . A simplified additive system was successfully commercialized in 1909 as Kinemacolor . These early systems used black-and-white film to photograph and project two or more component images through different color filters . Around 1920 , the first practical subtractive color processes were introduced . These also used black-and-white film to photograph multiple color-filtered source images , but the final product was a multicolored print that did not require special projection equipment . Before 1932 , when three-strip Technicolor was introduced , commercialized subtractive processes used only two color components and could reproduce only a limited range of color . In 1935 , Kodachrome was introduced , followed by Agfacolor in 1936 . They were intended primarily for amateur home movies and `` slides '' . These were the first films of the `` integral tripack '' type , coated with three layers of differently color-sensitive emulsion , which is usually what is meant by the words `` color film '' as commonly used . The few color films still being made in the 2010s are of this type . The first color negative films and corresponding print films were modified versions of these films . They were introduced around 1940 but only came into wide use for commercial motion picture production in the early 1950s . In the US , Eastman Kodak 's Eastmancolor was the usual choice , but it was often re-branded with another trade name , such as `` WarnerColor '' , by the studio or the film processor . Later color films were standardized into two distinct processes : Eastman Color Negative 2 chemistry ( camera negative stocks , duplicating interpositive and internegative stocks ) and Eastman Color Positive 2 chemistry ( positive prints for direct projection ) , usually abbreviated as ECN-2 and ECP-2 . Fuji 's products are compatible with ECN-2 and ECP-2 . Film was the dominant form of cinematography until the 2010s , when it was largely replaced by digital cinematography .",
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"text": "Set piece In film production , a set piece is a scene or sequence of scenes whose execution requires serious logistical planning and considerable expenditure of money . The term set piece is often used more broadly to describe any important dramatic or comedic highpoint in a film or story , particularly those that provide some kind of dramatic payoff , resolution , or transition . Thus the term is often used to describe any scenes that are so essential to a film that they can not be edited out or skipped in the shooting schedule without seriously damaging the integrity of the finished product . Often , screenplays are written around a list of such set pieces , particularly in high-budget `` event movies '' . Set pieces are very often planned meticulously using storyboards , screentests , and rehearsals , in contrast to smaller scenes where the director and actors may be more improvisational . Each action requires the combined efforts of different departments : set builders , physical effects , and special visual effects . On most films , different groups of people will work on different set pieces individually since they can take a long time to prepare before shooting . For example , the car chase in The Matrix Reloaded took months to prepare and cost $ 30 million , including $ 5 million to build the freeway set .",
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"text": "Portland Rose Festival The Portland Rose Festival is an annual civic festival held during the month of June in Portland , Oregon . It is organized by the volunteer non-profit Portland Rose Festival Association with the purpose of promoting the Portland region . It includes three separate parades , along with a number of other activities .",
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"text": "Camera lens A camera lens ( also known as photographic lens or photographic objective ) is an optical lens or assembly of lenses used in conjunction with a camera body and mechanism to make images of objects either on photographic film or on other media capable of storing an image chemically or electronically . There is no major difference in principle between a lens used for a still camera , a video camera , a telescope , a microscope , or other apparatus , but the detailed design and construction are different . A lens might be permanently fixed to a camera , or it might be interchangeable with lenses of different focal lengths , apertures , and other properties . While in principle a simple convex lens will suffice , in practice a compound lens made up of a number of optical lens elements is required to correct ( as much as possible ) the many optical aberrations that arise . Some aberrations will be present in any lens system . It is the job of the lens designer to balance these and produce a design that is suitable for photographic use and possibly mass production .",
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"text": "June (company) June is a home automation company based in San Francisco . Its first product is the June Intelligent Oven , a computer-based , Wi-Fi-enabled , app-connected countertop oven that employs machine learning and computer vision technologies to identify and cook food . The oven was created by `` a team that brought the iPhone , the Fitbit , the GoPro , and Lyft to market . ''",
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"text": "Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film . Generally , a film director controls a film 's artistic and dramatic aspects and visualizes the screenplay ( or script ) while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision . The director has a key role in choosing the cast members , production design , and the creative aspects of filmmaking . Under European Union law , the director is viewed as the author of the film . The film director gives direction to the cast and crew and creates an overall vision through which a film eventually becomes realized , or noticed . Directors need to be able to mediate differences in creative visions and stay within the boundaries of the film 's budget . There are many pathways to becoming a film director . Some film directors started as screenwriters , cinematographers , film editors or actors . Other film directors have attended a film school . Directors use different approaches . Some outline a general plotline and let the actors improvise dialogue , while others control every aspect , and demand that the actors and crew follow instructions precisely . Some directors also write their own screenplays or collaborate on screenplays with long-standing writing partners . Some directors edit or appear in their films , or compose the music score for their films .",
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"text": "Matchstick Productions Matchstick Productions , also known as MSP Films , is a film production company based in Crested Butte , Colorado that specializes in producing ski movies . Steve Winter and Murray Wais founded the company in 1992 . According to MSP 's website , `` Matchstick aims to create entertaining films that not only are stunning visually but on the cutting edge of action sports . '' MSP has released a feature-length ski movie every year since 1992 with several gaining critical acclaim : their breakthrough film `` Ski Movie '' , featuring many of the world 's best skiers at the time , was released in 2000 and won `` Movie of the Year '' from both Powder Magazine and Freeze Magazine . MSP is the most award-winning ski film company in history , with eight `` Movie of the Year '' honors and `` Best Documentary '' prize at the Powder Video Awards , three Emmy nominations for outstanding camerawork , and `` Viewers ' Choice '' runner-up at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival .",
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"text": "Art film An art film is typically a serious , independent film aimed at a niche market rather than a mass market audience . An art film is `` intended to be a serious artistic work , often experimental and not designed for mass appeal '' ; they are `` made primarily for aesthetic reasons rather than commercial profit '' , and they contain `` unconventional or highly symbolic content '' . Film critics and film studies scholars typically define an art film as possessing `` formal qualities that mark them as different from mainstream Hollywood films '' , which can include , among other elements , a sense of social realism ; an emphasis on the authorial expressiveness of the director ; and a focus on the thoughts , dreams , or motivations of characters , as opposed to the unfolding of a clear , goal-driven story . Film scholar David Bordwell describes art cinema as `` a film genre , with its own distinct conventions '' . Art film producers usually present their films at specialty theatres ( repertory cinemas , or , in the U.S. , `` arthouse cinemas '' ) and film festivals . The term art film is much more widely used in the United States , the UK and Australia than in Europe , where the term is more associated with `` auteur '' films and `` national cinema '' ( e.g. , German national cinema ) . Because they are aimed at small niche market audiences , they can rarely get the financial backing that will permit large production budgets , expensive special effects , costly celebrity actors , or huge advertising campaigns , as are used in widely released mainstream blockbuster films . Art film directors make up for these constraints by creating a different type of film , which typically uses lesser-known film actors ( or even amateur actors ) and modest sets to make films that focus much more on developing ideas or exploring new narrative techniques or film-making conventions . A certain degree of experience and knowledge are required to fully understand or appreciate such films . One mid-1990s art film was called `` largely a cerebral experience '' that one enjoys `` because of what you know about film '' . This contrasts sharply with mainstream `` blockbuster '' films , which are geared more towards escapism and pure entertainment . For promotion , art films rely on the publicity generated from film critics ' reviews , discussion of their film by arts columnists , commentators and bloggers , and `` word-of-mouth '' promotion by audience members . Since art films have small initial investment costs , they only need to appeal to a small portion of the mainstream viewing audiences to become financially viable .",
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Ayn Rand opposed control of economic policy.
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"text": "Laissez-faire Laissez-faire ( -LSB- ˌlɛseɪˈfɛr - -RSB- , -LSB- lɛsefɛʁ -RSB- from ) is an economic system in which transactions between private parties are free from government intervention such as regulation , privileges , tariffs , and subsidies . The phrase laissez-faire is part of a larger French phrase and basically translates to `` let ( it/them ) do '' , but in this context usually means to `` let go '' .",
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"text": "Classical liberalism Classical liberalism is a political ideology and a branch of liberalism which advocates civil liberties under the rule of law , and emphasizes economic freedoms found in economic liberalism which is also called free market capitalism . While classical liberalism developed in the early 19th century , it was built on ideas of the previous century . It was a response to urbanization , and to the Industrial Revolution in Europe and the United States . Notable individuals whose ideas contributed to classical liberalism include John Locke , Thomas Jefferson , Jean-Baptiste Say , Thomas Malthus , and David Ricardo . It drew on the economics of Adam Smith and on a belief in natural law , utilitarianism , and progress .",
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"text": "Objectivism (Ayn Rand) Objectivism is a philosophical system developed by Russian-American writer Ayn Rand ( 1905 -- 1982 ) . Rand first expressed Objectivism in her fiction , most notably The Fountainhead ( 1943 ) and Atlas Shrugged ( 1957 ) , and later in non-fiction essays and books . Leonard Peikoff , a professional philosopher and Rand 's designated intellectual heir , later gave it a more formal structure . Peikoff characterizes Objectivism as a `` closed system '' that is not subject to change . Objectivism 's central tenets are that reality exists independently of consciousness , that human beings have direct contact with reality through sense perception , that one can attain objective knowledge from perception through the process of concept formation and inductive logic , that the proper moral purpose of one 's life is the pursuit of one 's own happiness ( rational self-interest ) , that the only social system consistent with this morality is one that displays full respect for individual rights embodied in laissez-faire capitalism , and that the role of art in human life is to transform humans ' metaphysical ideas by selective reproduction of reality into a physical form -- a work of art -- that one can comprehend and to which one can respond emotionally . Academic philosophers have mostly ignored or rejected Rand 's philosophy . Nonetheless , Objectivism has been a significant influence among libertarians and American conservatives . The Objectivist movement , which Rand founded , attempts to spread her ideas to the public and in academic settings .",
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"text": "Libertarianism Libertarianism ( liber , `` free '' ) is a collection of political philosophies and movements that uphold liberty as a core principle . Libertarians seek to maximize political freedom and autonomy , emphasizing freedom of choice , voluntary association , individual judgment , and self-ownership . Libertarians share a skepticism of authority and state power . However , they diverge on the scope of their opposition to existing political and economic systems . Various schools of libertarian thought offer a range of views regarding the legitimate functions of state and private power , often calling to restrict or to dissolve coercive social institutions . Some libertarians advocate laissez-faire capitalism and strong private property rights , such as in land , infrastructure , and natural resources . Others , notably libertarian socialists , seek to abolish capitalism and private ownership of the means of production in favor of their common or cooperative ownership and management , viewing private property as a barrier to freedom and liberty . An additional line of division is between minarchists and anarchists . While minarchists think that a minimal centralized government is necessary , anarchists and anarcho-capitalists propose to completely eliminate the state .",
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"text": "Ayn Rand Ayn Rand ( -LSB- ˈaɪn_ˈrænd -RSB- born Alisa Zinov ` yevna Rosenbaum , Али́са Зино́вьевна Розенба́ум -- March 6 , 1982 ) was a Russian-American novelist , philosopher , playwright , and screenwriter . She is known for her two best-selling novels , The Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged , and for developing a philosophical system she called Objectivism . Educated in Russia , she moved to the United States in 1926 . She had a play produced on Broadway in 1935 -- 1936 . After two early novels that were initially unsuccessful in America , she achieved fame with her 1943 novel , The Fountainhead . In 1957 , Rand published her best-known work , the novel Atlas Shrugged . Afterward , she turned to non-fiction to promote her philosophy , publishing her own magazines and releasing several collections of essays until her death in 1982 . Rand advocated reason as the only means of acquiring knowledge , and rejected faith and religion . She supported rational and ethical egoism , and rejected altruism . In politics , she condemned the initiation of force as immoral , and opposed collectivism and statism as well as anarchism , and instead supported laissez-faire capitalism , which she defined as the system based on recognizing individual rights . In art , Rand promoted romantic realism . She was sharply critical of most philosophers and philosophical traditions known to her , except for Aristotle , Thomas Aquinas , and classical liberals . Literary critics received Rand 's fiction with mixed reviews , and academia generally ignored or rejected her philosophy , though academic interest has increased in recent decades . The Objectivist movement attempts to spread her ideas , both to the public and in academic settings . She has been a significant influence among libertarians and American conservatives .",
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"text": "Conservatism in the United States American Conservatism is a broad system of political beliefs in the United States that is characterized by respect for American traditions , support for Judeo-Christian values , economic liberalism , anti-communism , advocacy of American exceptionalism , and a defense of Western culture from threats posed by `` creeping socialism '' , moral relativism , multiculturalism and liberal internationalism . Liberty is a core value , with a particular emphasis on strengthening the free market , limiting the size and scope of government , and opposition to high taxes and government or labor union encroachment on the entrepreneur . American conservatives consider individual liberty , within the bounds of conformity to American values , as the fundamental trait of democracy , which contrasts with modern American liberals , who generally place a greater value on equality and social justice . American conservatism originated from classical liberalism of 18th and 19th centuries , which advocates civil liberties and political freedom with representative democracy under the rule of law and emphasizes economic freedom . Historians argue that the conservative tradition has played a major role in American politics and culture since the 1790s . However they have stressed that an organized conservative movement has played a key role in politics only since the 1950s . The recent movement is based in the Republican Party , though some Democrats were also important figures early in the movement 's history . The history of American conservatism has been marked by tensions and competing ideologies . Fiscal conservatives and libertarians favor small government involvement in the economy , a flat tax , limited regulation , and free enterprise . Social conservatives see traditional social values as threatened by secularism ; they tend to support voluntary school prayer and oppose abortion and same sex marriage . Some also want the teaching of intelligent design or creationism allowed , as the topics are currently judicially prohibited in public schools . The 21st century has seen an increasingly fervent conservative support for Second Amendment rights of private citizens to own firearms . Neoconservatives want to expand American ideals throughout the world . Paleoconservatives advocate restrictions on immigration , non-interventionist foreign policy , and stand in opposition to multiculturalism . Nationwide most factions , except some libertarians , support a unilateral foreign policy , and a strong military . The conservative movement of the 1950s attempted to bring together these divergent strands , stressing the need for unity to prevent the spread of `` godless communism . '' William F. Buckley Jr. , in the first issue of his magazine National Review in 1955 , explained the standards of his magazine and helped make explicit the beliefs of American conservatives :",
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"text": "Public interest Public interest , according to the Random House Dictionary , is `` 1 . the welfare or well-being of the general public ; commonwealth . 2 . appeal or relevance to the general populace : a news story of public interest . '' Economist Lok Sang Ho in his Public Policy and the Public Interest ( Routledge , 2012 , published 2011 ) argues that the public interest must be assessed impartially and , therefore , defines the public interest as the `` ex ante welfare of the representative individual . '' Under a thought experiment , by assuming that there is an equal chance for one to be anyone in society and , thus , could benefit or suffer from a change , the public interest is by definition enhanced whenever that change is preferred to the status quo ex ante . This approach is `` ex ante '' , in the sense that the change is not evaluated after the fact but assessed before the fact without knowing whether one would actually benefit or suffer from it . This approach follows the `` veil of ignorance '' approach , which was first proposed by John Harsanyi but popularized by John Rawls in his 1971 Theory of Justice . Historically , however , the approach can be traced to John Stuart Mill , who , in his letter to George Grote , explained that `` human happiness , even one 's own , is in general more successfully pursued by acting on general rules , than by measuring the consequences of each act ; and this is still more the case with the general happiness , since any other plan would not only leave everybody uncertain what to expect , but would involve perpetual quarrelling ... '' The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales argues that applying a detailed definition is likely to result in unintended consequences , in Acting in the Public Interest ( 2012 ) . Instead , each circumstance needs to be assessed based on criteria such as the relevant public , wants , and constraints . The key to assessing any public interest decision is transparency of the decision-making process , including balancing competing interests .",
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"text": "Wealth and Poverty Wealth and Poverty is a best-selling 1981 non-fiction book by investor and author George Gilder . After completing Visible Man in the late 1970s Gilder began writing `` The Pursuit of Poverty . '' In early 1981 Basic Books published the result as Wealth and Poverty . The book was an analysis of the roots of economic growth . Reviewing it within a month of the inauguration of the Reagan Administration the New York Times reviewer called it `` A Guide to Capitalism '' . It offered , he wrote , `` a creed for capitalism worthy of intelligent people . '' The book was a New York Times bestseller and eventually sold over a million copies . In Wealth and Poverty Gilder extended the sociological and anthropological analysis of his early books in which he had advocated for the socialization of men into service to women through work and marriage . He wove these sociological themes into the economic policy prescriptions of supply-side economics . The breakup of the nuclear family and the policies of demand-side economics led to poverty . Family and supply-side policies led to wealth . In reviewing the problems of the immediate past -- the inflation , recession , and urban problems of the 1970s -- and proposing his supply-side solutions , Gilder argued not just the practical but the moral superiority of supply-side capitalism over the alternatives . `` Capitalism begins with giving , '' he asserted , while New Deal liberalism created moral hazard . It was work , family , and faith that created wealth out of poverty . `` It is this supply-side moral vision that underlies all the economic arguments of Wealth and Poverty , '' he wrote . In 1994 Gilder asserted that America has no poverty problem , that the real problem is the `` moral decay '' of the `` so-called poor '' , and that their real need is `` Christian teaching from the churches . '' He calls the poor in America `` the so-called poor '' who have been `` ruined by the overflow of American prosperity '' , and asserts they have more purchasing power than the middle class in Japan in the 1990s . Wealth and Poverty advanced a practical and moral case for supply-side economics and capitalism during the early months of the Reagan administration and made him Ronald Reagan 's most quoted living author .",
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"text": "Who Is Ayn Rand? Who Is Ayn Rand ? is a 1962 book about Ayn Rand by Nathaniel Branden and Barbara Branden . It comprises four essays addressing Rand 's life and writings and her philosophy of Objectivism . The book 's title essay is Barbara Branden 's authorized biography of Rand . The Brandens subsequently repudiated the book , deeming its approach too uncritical towards Rand .",
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"text": "Modern liberalism in the United States Modern American liberalism is the dominant version of liberalism in the United States . It is characterized by social liberalism , and combines ideas of civil liberty and equality with support for social justice and a mixed economy . The term `` modern liberalism '' in this article refers only to the United States . In a global context , this philosophy is usually referred to as social liberalism . The American modern liberal philosophy strongly endorses public spending on programs such as education , health care , and welfare . Important social issues today include addressing inequality , voting rights for minorities , affirmative action , reproductive and other women 's rights , support for LGBT rights , and immigration reform . Modern liberalism took shape during the twentieth century , with roots in Theodore Roosevelt 's New Nationalism , Woodrow Wilson 's New Freedom , Franklin D. Roosevelt 's New Deal , Harry S. Truman 's Fair Deal , John F. Kennedy 's New Frontier , and Lyndon B. Johnson 's Great Society . American liberals oppose conservatives on most issues , but not all . Modern liberalism is historically related to social liberalism and progressivism , though the current relationship between liberal and progressive viewpoints is debated . John F. Kennedy defined a liberal as follows : Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1941 defined a liberal party as one , Keynesian economic theory has played an important role in the economic philosophy of modern American liberals . Modern American liberals generally believe that national prosperity requires government management of the macroeconomy , in order to keep unemployment low , inflation in check , and growth high . They also value institutions that defend against economic inequality . In The Conscience of a Liberal Paul Krugman writes : `` I believe in a relatively equal society , supported by institutions that limit extremes of wealth and poverty . I believe in democracy , civil liberties , and the rule of law . That makes me a liberal , and I 'm proud of it . '' Liberals often point to the widespread prosperity enjoyed under a mixed economy in the years since World War II . They believe liberty exists when access to necessities like health care and economic opportunity are available to all , and they champion the protection of the environment . Modern American liberalism is typically associated with the Democratic Party , as modern American conservatism is typically associated with the Republican Party .",
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"text": "Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology Introduction to Objectivist Epistemology is a work of philosophy by Ayn Rand and Leonard Peikoff . Rand considered it her philosophical treatise . First published in its combined form in 1979 , the majority of the book is Rand 's summation of the Objectivist theory of concepts and solution to the problem of universals . An additional essay by Peikoff discusses the analytic -- synthetic distinction . A second edition published in 1990 includes transcripts of a discussion session Rand conducted on epistemology .",
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"text": "Kick the Fossil Fuel Habit Kick The Fossil Fuel Habit : 10 Clean Technologies to Save Our World is a 2010 book by clean energy venture capitalist Tom Rand . The book is about making an energy transition from fossil fuels to clean technologies , by changing to 100 % renewable energy . It includes detailed descriptions of the technologies required - solar energy , wind power , geothermal energy and more . Author Tom Rand says we will `` need to deploy resources on a scale not seen since World War II , generate international co-operation , and develop rules to put a price on carbon . '' Rand says that there are lots of reasons to kick the fossil fuel habit : `` energy security ; the moral cost of supporting undemocratic regimes that sit on the oil we use ; the military cost , both in blood and cash , to keep the supply lines open ; and getting a leg up on the competition in the next industrial revolution . Each of these is reason enough to kick the habit '' . Rand stresses that we need to act quickly and , equally important , collectively . That means `` this generation of government , businesses and individuals all need act together to save the world for the next '' .",
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"text": "Third Way In politics , the Third Way is a position akin to centrism that tries to reconcile right-wing and left-wing politics by advocating a varying synthesis of right-wing economic and left-wing social policies . The Third Way was created as a serious re-evaluation of political policies within various centre-left progressive movements in response to international doubt regarding the economic viability of the state ; economic interventionist policies that had previously been popularized by Keynesianism and contrasted with the corresponding rise of popularity for economic liberalism and the New Right . The Third Way is promoted by some social democratic and social liberal movements . Major Third Way social democratic proponent Tony Blair claimed that the socialism he advocated was different from traditional conceptions of socialism . Blair said `` My kind of socialism is a set of values notions of social justice ... Socialism as a rigid form of economic determinism has ended , and rightly '' . Blair referred to it as `` social-ism '' that involves politics that recognized individuals as socially interdependent , and advocated social justice , social cohesion , equal worth of each citizen , and equal opportunity . Third Way social democratic theorist Anthony Giddens has said that the Third Way rejects the traditional conception of socialism , and instead accepts the conception of socialism as conceived of by Anthony Crosland as an ethical doctrine that views social democratic governments as having achieved a viable ethical socialism by removing the unjust elements of capitalism by providing social welfare and other policies , and that contemporary socialism has outgrown the Marxian claim for the need of the abolition of capitalism . Blair in 2009 publicly declared support for a `` new capitalism '' . It supports the pursuit of greater egalitarianism in society through action to increase the distribution of skills , capacities , and productive endowments , while rejecting income redistribution as the means to achieve this . It emphasizes commitment to balanced budgets , providing equal opportunity combined with an emphasis on personal responsibility , decentralization of government power to the lowest level possible , encouragement of public-private partnerships , improving labour supply , investment in human development , protection of social capital , and protection of the environment . The Third Way has been criticized by some conservatives and libertarians who advocate laissez-faire capitalism . It has also been heavily criticized by many social democrats , democratic socialists , anarchists and communists in particular as a betrayal of left-wing values . Specific definitions of Third Way policies may differ between Europe and America .",
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"text": "Libertarian science fiction Libertarian science fiction is a subgenre of science fiction that focuses on the politics and social order implied by libertarian philosophies with an emphasis on individualism and private ownership of the means of production -- and in some cases , no state whatsoever . As a category , libertarian fiction is unusual because the vast majority of its authors are self-identified as science fiction authors . This contrasts with the authors of much other social criticism who are largely academic or mainstream novelists who tend to dismiss any genre classification . The identification between libertarianism and science fiction is so strong that the U.S. Libertarian Party often has representatives at science fiction conventions and one of the highest profile authors currently in the subgenre of libertarian science fiction , L. Neil Smith , was the Arizona Libertarian Party 's 2000 candidate for the President of the United States . As a genre , it can be seen as growing out of the 1930s and 1940s when the science-fiction pulp magazines were reaching their peak at the same time as fascism and communism . While this environment gave rise to dystopian novels such as George Orwell 's Nineteen Eighty-Four , in the pulps , this influence more often give rise to speculations about societies ( or sub-groups ) arising in direct opposition to `` totalitarianism . '' Ayn Rand 's novel Atlas Shrugged is a strong ( perhaps the strongest ) influence with an anti-socialist attitude and an individualist ethic that echoes throughout the genre . Of more direct relevance to the science fiction end of this genre is Robert A. Heinlein 's The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress , which is highly regarded even by non-libertarian science fiction readers . An award for libertarian science fiction , the Prometheus Award , is given out every year . Some winners of the award identify as libertarians ( e.g. , L. Neil Smith , Victor Koman , Brad Linaweaver ) , while others do not ( Terry Pratchett , Charles Stross ) . Some other prominent libertarian science fiction authors include S. Andrew Swann and Michael Z. Williamson .",
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"text": "State socialism State socialism is a classification for any socialist political and economic perspective advocating state ownership of the means of production either as a temporary measure in the transition from capitalism to socialism , or as characteristic of socialism itself . It is often used interchangeably with state capitalism in reference to the economic systems of Marxist -- Leninist states such as the Soviet Union to highlight the role of state planning in these economies , with the critics of said system referring to it more commonly as `` state capitalism '' . Libertarian and democratic socialists claim that these states had only a limited number of socialist characteristics . However , Marxists-Leninists maintain that workers in the Soviet Union and other Marxist-Leninist states had genuine control over the means of production through institutions such as trade unions . State socialism is held in contrast with libertarian socialism , which rejects the view that socialism can be constructed by using existing state institutions or by governmental policies . By contrast , proponents of state socialism claim that the state , through practical considerations of governing , must play at least a temporary part in building socialism . It is possible to conceive of a democratic state that owns the means of production but is internally organized in a participatory , cooperative fashion , thereby achieving both social ownership of productive property and workplace democracy in day-to-day operations .",
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"text": "Criticism of democracy Criticism of democracy may consist of claims of it being economically inefficient , politically idealistic , dysfunctional , morally corrupt or simply suboptimal sociopolitically . Important figures associated with anti-democratic thought include Martin Heidegger , Hubert Lagardelle , Charles Maurras , Friedrich Nietzsche , Adolf Hitler , Plato , Aristotle , Carl Schmitt , Hans-Hermann Hoppe , Oswald Spengler , Nicolás Gómez Dávila and Elazar Menachem Shach . A variety of ideologies and political systems have opposed democracy , including absolute monarchy , aristocracy , Nazism , fascism , theocracy , neo-feudalism , and anarcho-capitalism .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "The Early Ayn Rand The Early Ayn Rand : A Selection from Her Unpublished Fiction is an anthology of unpublished early fiction written by Ayn Rand , first published in 1984 , two years after her death . The selections include short stories , plays , and excerpts of material cut from her novels We the Living and The Fountainhead .",
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"text": "Hudson Institute The Hudson Institute is an American conservative non-profit think tank based in Washington , D.C. . It was founded in 1961 in Croton-on-Hudson , New York , by futurist , military strategist , and systems theorist Herman Kahn and his colleagues at the RAND Corporation . The Institute is committed to innovative research and analysis that promotes `` global security , prosperity and freedom . '' It promotes public policy change in accordance with its stated belief that `` America 's unique and central role in the global system offers the best foundation for security , the defense of liberty , and assuring economic growth . '' In March 2011 , Kenneth R. Weinstein was appointed President and CEO of the Institute .",
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"text": "Philadelphia Society The Philadelphia Society is a membership organization the purpose of which is `` to sponsor the interchange of ideas through discussion and writing , in the interest of deepening the intellectual foundation of a free and ordered society , and of broadening the understanding of its basic principles and traditions '' . The membership of the Society tends to be composed of persons holding conservative or libertarian political views , and many of those associated with the Society have exercised considerable influence over the development of the conservative movement in the United States . It was founded in 1964 by Donald Lipsett in conjunction with Bill Buckley , Milton Friedman , Frank Meyer , and Ed Feulner , and the former Presidents of the Society include Henry Regnery , Edwin J. Feulner , Russell Kirk , Mel Bradford , Forrest McDonald , T. Kenneth Cribb , M. Stanton Evans , Ellis Sandoz , Edwin Meese , Claes G. Ryn , Midge Decter , Roger Ream , Steven F. Hayward , Lee Edwards , William F. Buckley , and George H. Nash . Notable speakers at past meetings of the Society have included Larry Arnhart , Andrew Bacevich , Wendell Berry , Robert Bork , Mel Bradford , Warren T. Brookes , William F. Buckley , Vladimir Bukovsky , Ronald Coase , T. Kenneth Cribb , Midge Decter , M. Stanton Evans , Edwin J. Feulner , Milton Friedman , George Gilder , Victor Davis Hanson , William Hague , S. I. Hayakawa , Friedrich von Hayek , Henry Hazlitt , W.H. Hutt , Herman Kahn , Russell Kirk , Irving Kristol , Erik von Kuehnelt-Leddihn , Forrest McDonald , Edwin Meese , Frank Meyer , Charles Murray , Robert Nisbet , Michael Novak , Richard Pipes , Norman Podhoretz , Henry Regnery , William A. Rusher , Paul Ryan , Ellis Sandoz , Shelby Steele , George J. Stigler , Terry Teachout , Edward H. Teller , and Eric Voegelin .",
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"text": "Politics (magazine 1944–1949) politics was a journal founded and edited by Dwight Macdonald from 1944 to 1949 . Macdonald had previously been editor at Partisan Review from 1937 to 1943 , but after falling out with its publishers , quit to start politics as a rival publication , first on a monthly basis and then as a quarterly . politics published essays on politics and culture and included among its contributors James Agee , John Berryman , Bruno Bettelheim , Paul Goodman , C. Wright Mills , Mary McCarthy , Marianne Moore , Irving Howe , Daniel Bell , Hannah Arendt . The journal reflected Macdonald 's interest in European culture . He used politics to introduce US readers to the thinking of the French philosopher Simone Weil , publishing several articles by her , including `` A Poem of Force '' , her reflections on the Iliad . He also printed work by Albert Camus . Another European , the Italian political and literary critic Nicola Chiaromonte , was also given space in the journal . politics was also Macdonald 's vehicle for his repeated and energetic attacks against Henry Wallace and his Progressive Party campaign for President . In a letter to Philip Rahv at the end of December 1943 , George Orwell mentioned that Macdonald had written asking him to contribute to his forthcoming journal . Orwell had replied telling him he might `` do something ` cultural ' '' but not ` political ' as he was already writing his `` London Letters '' to Partisan Review . In his `` As I Please '' article for the 16 June 1944 issue of Tribune , George Orwell recommended politics . He stated that he disagreed with its policy but admired `` its combination of highbrow political analysis with intelligent literary criticism . '' He went on to add that there were no monthly or quarterly magazines in England `` to come up to '' the American ones , of which there were several . Macdonald , in an editorial comment for the November 1944 issue of politics referred to a letter from Orwell which cast interesting light on the ` russification ' of English political thought over the last two years . Orwell had read the May issue 's review of Harold Laski 's Faith , Reason and Civilisation and mentioned that the Manchester Evening News , the evening edition of the Manchester Guardian , had refused to print his own review because of its anti-Stalin implications . Despite considering the book `` pernicious tripe '' , Orwell had praised the author for being `` aware that the USSR is the real dynamo of the Socialist movement in this country and everywhere else . '' , but criticized him for shutting his eyes to `` purges , liquidations '' , etc. . Macdonald pointed out that the fact that such a review should be considered `` too hot '' shows how much the feats of the Red Army had misled the English public opinion about Russia . He added that the `` English liberal press had been far more honest about the Moscow Trials than our own liberal journals '' and that Trotsky had been able to write in the Guardian .",
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"text": "Power and Market Power and Market : Government and the Economy is a 1970 book by Murray Rothbard in which he analyzes the negative effects of the various kinds of government intervention , and argues that the State is neither necessary nor useful . It was originally part of his 1962 book Man , Economy , and State but was censored by the publisher , who felt it was too radical for publication and later published under the above title . It was reunited with the 4th edition of Man , Economy , and State in 2004 in the volume sub-titled `` The Scholar 's Edition '' from the Ludwig von Mises Institute .",
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"text": "Conservatism Conservatism is a political and social philosophy that promotes retaining traditional social institutions in the context of culture and civilization . By some definitions , conservatives have variously sought to preserve institutions including religion , monarchy , parliamentary government , property rights and the social hierarchy , emphasizing stability and continuity , while the more extreme elements called reactionaries oppose modernism and seek a return to `` the way things were '' . The first established use of the term in a political context originated with François-René de Chateaubriand in 1818 , during the period of Bourbon restoration that sought to roll back the policies of the French Revolution . The term , historically associated with right-wing politics , has since been used to describe a wide range of views . There is no single set of policies that are universally regarded as conservative , because the meaning of conservatism depends on what is considered traditional in a given place and time . Thus conservatives from different parts of the world -- each upholding their respective traditions -- may disagree on a wide range of issues . Edmund Burke , an 18th-century politician who opposed the French Revolution but supported the American Revolution , is credited as one of the main theorists of conservatism in Great Britain in the 1790s . According to Quintin Hogg , the chairman of the British Conservative Party in 1959 , `` Conservatism is not so much a philosophy as an attitude , a constant force , performing a timeless function in the development of a free society , and corresponding to a deep and permanent requirement of human nature itself '' . In contrast to the tradition-based definition of conservatism , political theorists such as Corey Robin define conservatism primarily in terms of a general defense of social and economic inequality . From this perspective conservatism is less an attempt to uphold traditional institutions and more `` a meditation on -- and theoretical rendition of -- the felt experience of having power , seeing it threatened , and trying to win it back . ''",
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"text": "Treasury view In macroeconomics , particularly in the history of economic thought , the Treasury view is the assertion that fiscal policy has no effect on the total amount of economic activity and unemployment , even during times of economic recession . This view was most famously advanced in the 1930s ( during the Great Depression ) by the staff of the British Chancellor of the Exchequer . The position can be characterized as : In his 1929 budget speech , Winston Churchill explained , `` The orthodox Treasury view ... is that when the Government borrow -LSB- s -RSB- in the money market it becomes a new competitor with industry and engrosses to itself resources which would otherwise have been employed by private enterprise , and in the process raises the rent of money to all who have need of it . '' Keynesian economists reject this view , and often use the term `` Treasury view '' when criticizing this and related arguments . The term is sometimes conflated with the related position that fiscal stimulus has negligible impact on economic activity , a view that is not incompatible with mainstream macroeconomic theory .",
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"text": "Socialist mode of production In Marxist theory , socialism , also called lower-stage communism or the socialist mode of production , refers to a specific historical phase of economic development and its corresponding set of social relations that supersede capitalism in the schema of historical materialism . The Marxist definition of socialism is a mode of production where the sole criterion for production is use-value and therefore the law of value no longer directs economic activity . Marxist production for use is coordinated through conscious economic planning , while distribution of economic output is based on the principle of to each according to his contribution . The social relations of socialism are characterized by the working class effectively owning the means of production and the means of their livelihood , either through cooperative enterprises or by public ownership or private artisanal tools and self-management , so that the social surplus accrues to the working class and society as a whole . This view is consistent with , and helped to inform , early conceptions of socialism where the law of value no longer directs economic activity , and thus monetary relations in the form of exchange-value , profit , interest and wage labor would not operate and apply to Marxist socialism . The Marxian conception of socialism stands in contrast to other early conceptions of socialism , most notably early forms of market socialism based on classical economics such as mutualism and Ricardian socialism . Unlike the Marxian conception , these conceptions of socialism retained commodity exchange ( markets ) for labor and the means of production , seeking to perfect the market process . The Marxist idea of socialism was also heavily opposed to utopian socialism . Although Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels wrote very little on socialism and neglected to provide any details on how it might be organized , numerous social scientists and neoclassical economists have used Marx 's theory as a basis for developing their own models of socialist economic systems . The Marxist view of socialism served as a point of reference during the socialist calculation debate .",
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"text": "The System of Economic Contradictions, or The Philosophy of Poverty The System of Economic Contradictions , or Philosophy of Poverty ( Système des contradictions économiques ou Philosophie de la misère often erroneously referred to as The Philosophy of Misery ) is a work by Pierre-Joseph Proudhon published in 1846 by Guillaumin et Cie , Paris . It inspired Karl Marx to write his rejoinder The Poverty of Philosophy . According to George Lichtheim , the `` doctrine that emerged went something like this : what people really needed were use values , whereas they were actually being offered exchanges values by the market . These represented thesis and antithesis ; Proudhon looked for a synthesis which he termed ` constituted value . ' This amounted to saying that goods should be exchanged in proportion to the amount of labour embodied in them - an arrangement that would do away with market fluctuations and at the same time satisfy the requirement of justice . '' ( Lichtheim , A Short History of Socialism , 1975 , p. 76 ) . At Chapter VII , Proudhon introduces the idea of consumption tax .",
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"text": "Virginia Virginia ( -LSB- vɚˈdʒɪnjə -RSB- , -LSB- vɚˈdʒɪni.ə -RSB- , officially the Commonwealth of Virginia ) is a state located on the Atlantic Coast of the United States . The state is part of both the Southern United States , as well as the Mid-Atlantic . Virginia is nicknamed the `` Old Dominion '' due to its status as the first colonial possession established in mainland British America , and `` Mother of Presidents '' because eight U.S. presidents were born there , more than any other state . The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay , which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna . The capital of the Commonwealth is Richmond ; Virginia Beach is the most populous city , and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision . The Commonwealth 's estimated population is over 8.3 million . The area 's history begins with several indigenous groups , including the Powhatan . In 1607 the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent New World English colony . Slave labor and the land acquired from displaced Native American tribes each played a significant role in the colony 's early politics and plantation economy . Virginia was one of the 13 Colonies in the American Revolution and joined the Confederacy in the American Civil War , during which Richmond was made the Confederate capital and Virginia 's northwestern counties seceded to form the state of West Virginia . Although the Commonwealth was under one-party rule for nearly a century following Reconstruction , both major national parties are competitive in modern Virginia . The Virginia General Assembly is the oldest continuous law-making body in the New World . The state government was ranked most effective by the Pew Center on the States in both 2005 and 2008 . It is unique in how it treats cities and counties equally , manages local roads , and prohibits its governors from serving consecutive terms . Virginia 's economy has many sectors : agriculture in the Shenandoah Valley ; federal agencies in Northern Virginia , including the headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense and Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) ; and military facilities in Hampton Roads , the site of the region 's main seaport . Virginia 's economy changed from primarily agricultural to industrial during the 1960s and 1970s , and in 2002 computer chips became the state 's leading export by monetary value .",
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"text": "North Carolina North Carolina ( -LSB- nɔrθ_kærəˈlaɪnə -RSB- ) is a state in the southeastern region of the United States . The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south , Tennessee to the west , Virginia to the north , and the Atlantic Ocean to the east . North Carolina is the 28th most extensive and the 9th most populous of the U.S. states . The state is divided into 100 counties . The capital is Raleigh . The most populous municipality is Charlotte , which is the second largest banking center in the United States after New York City . The state has a wide range of elevations , from sea level on the coast to 6684 ft at Mount Mitchell , the highest point in North America east of the Mississippi River . The climate of the coastal plains is strongly influenced by the Atlantic Ocean . Most of the state falls in the humid subtropical climate zone . More than 300 mi from the coast , the western , mountainous part of the state has a subtropical highland climate .",
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"text": "Tidewater region The Tidewater region is a geographic area of southeast Virginia and northeastern North Carolina , part of the Atlantic coastal plain in the United States of America . Portions of Maryland facing the Chesapeake Bay are also given this designation . The area gains its name because of the effects of the changing tides on local rivers , sounds , and the ocean . The area is generally flat and low and composed of tidal marsh and large expanses of swamp . Much of the area is covered with pocosin and the higher areas are used for agricultural farmlands . Geographically , in North Carolina and Virginia the Tidewater area is the land between the Suffolk Scarp and the Atlantic Ocean . The Hampton Roads area of Virginia is considered to be in the Tidewater . Extreme Southern Maryland and parts of the lower Eastern Shore round out the northern fringe of the region on the Chesapeake Bay . The term tidewater may be correctly applied to all portions of any area , including Virginia , where the water level is affected by the tides ( more specifically , where the water level rises when the tide comes in ) . In the case of Virginia , the Tidewater region includes the land east of the Fall Line , the natural border with the Piedmont Region . It includes Hampton Roads , the rest of the Virginia Peninsula , the Middle Peninsula , the Northern Neck , and the Eastern Shore . Planters in the early American colonies extended their tobacco productions above the `` fall line , '' where waterfalls or rapids mark the end of the Tidewater and the beginning of the foothill region known as the Piedmont . Tidewater is host to flora commonly associated with the South Atlantic pine forests and lower Southeast Coastal Plain maritime flora , the latter found primarily in southeastern Virginia .",
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"text": "Merrimack Valley The Merrimack Valley is a bi-state region along the Merrimack River in the U.S. states of New Hampshire and Massachusetts , United States . The Merrimack is one of the larger waterways in the New England region and has helped define the livelihood and culture of those living along it since native times . Major cities in the Merrimack Valley include Concord , Manchester and Nashua in New Hampshire , as well as Lowell , Lawrence and Haverhill in Massachusetts . The Merrimack Valley was a major center of the textile industry in America during the 19th century .",
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"docid": "119f5326d11ce00686df40882d59ab5e",
"text": "List of United States national lakeshores and seashores The United States has ten protected areas known as national seashores and four known as national lakeshores , which are operated by the National Park Service , an agency of the Department of the Interior . National seashores and lakeshores must be established by an act of the United States Congress . National seashores and lakeshores are coastal areas federally designated as being of natural and recreational significance as a preserved area . The first national seashore , Cape Hatteras , was established in 1953 , and the first national lakeshore , Pictured Rocks , was established in 1966 . The newest national lakeshore or seashore is Canaveral , established in 1975 . All of the national lakeshores are on Lakes Michigan and Superior , and nine of the ten national seashores are on the Atlantic Ocean , including two on the Gulf of Mexico . National seashores are located in ten states and national lakeshores are in three other states . Florida , North Carolina , and Michigan each have two . Point Reyes is the only national seashore on the Pacific coast . The largest national seashore or lakeshore is Gulf Islands , at over 137000 acre ; the smallest is Indiana Dunes , at 15000 acre . The total areas protected by national seashores and lakeshores are approximately 595000 acre and 229000 acre , respectively .",
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"text": "North Florida North Florida is a region of the U.S. state of Florida , comprising the northern parts of the state . It is one of Florida 's three most common `` directional '' regions , along with South Florida and Central Florida . It includes Jacksonville and nearby localities in Northeast Florida , an interior region known as North Central Florida , and the Florida Panhandle .",
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"text": "Back River (Virginia) The Back River is an estuarine inlet of the Chesapeake Bay between the independent cities of Hampton and Poquoson in the Hampton Roads area of southeastern Virginia . Formed by the confluence of the Northwest and Southwest Branches , and at just over two miles long , the Back River is a breeding ground for many of the Bay 's prized sport fish and the well known blue crab . The river was once part of an important fishing area that provided the local canneries with the famous Chesapeake seafood that was , and still is in demand throughout the country . Although now used primarily for recreation and as a wildlife refuge , the river remains a great place to spend an afternoon with a fishing rod or a few crab traps . Factory Point , a peninsula that protects the river from the Chesapeake Bay sits at the mouth of the river adjoining the bay . The Southwest Branch begins as Newmarket Creek , a marshy , tidal creek which flows from its headwaters in Newport News into Hampton where it widens greatly and empties into the river . The Northwest Branch also begins in Newport News as Brick Kiln Creek , and is dammed along the Hampton city and York County border to form Big Bethel Reservoir . It flows from the reservoir into Poquoson , where it becomes the Northwest Branch . The Back River Lightstation , or Grandview Light , formerly stood on a windswept beach at the mouth of the river . Built in 1829 by Winslow Lewis at a cost of $ 4,250 , the thirty-foot brick tower displayed its light until 1915 , when it was automated and the keepers removed . In 1936 , the station was decommissioned and left open to the elements and vandals . Hurricane Flossy in 1956 delivered the final blow , and toppled the tower . All that can be seen today is a pile of debris just off the beach .",
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"text": "South Carolina's 6th congressional district The 6th Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in central and eastern South Carolina . It includes all of Allendale , Bamberg , Barnwell , Clarendon , Colleton , Hampton and Williamsburg counties and parts of Beaufort , Berkeley , Calhoun , Charleston , Dorchester , Georgetown , Orangeburg and Richland counties . The district borders were shifted south in the 2012 redistricting . It lost its share of the North Carolina border , and now takes in part of the area near the South Carolina-Georgia border . The district was defined in the early 1990s in a deal between state Republicans ( mostly white ) and Democrats ( mostly black ) in the South Carolina General Assembly to ensure a majority-black population , known as a majority-minority district . The rural counties of the historical black belt in South Carolina make up much of the district , but it sweeps south to include most of the majority-black precincts in and around Charleston , and sweeps west to include most of the majority-black precincts in and around Columbia . In all of its configurations , its politics have been dominated by black voters in the Columbia and Charleston areas . Following the Reconstruction era , the white Democratic-dominated legislature passed Jim Crow laws , as well as a new constitution in 1895 that effectively disfranchised blacks , crippling the Republican Party in the state . For most of the next 60 years , South Carolina was essentially a one-party state dominated by the Democrats , and blacks were nearly excluded from the political system . Demographic and political changes have included the Great Migration ( African American ) of blacks out of the state during the Jim Crow era in the first half of the 20th century . At the same time , many white Democrats felt chagrin at the national party 's greater support of civil rights for blacks from the 1940s onward , and began splitting their tickets in federal elections . After successes of the Civil Rights Movement in gaining passage of federal legislation in the mid-1960s to enforce their constitutional rights and ability to vote , blacks in South Carolina supported national Democratic candidates . This prompted a massive wave of party-switching in which white conservatives began moving into the Republican Party . Since the late 20th century , South Carolina politics have been very racially polarized . Republicans in South Carolina have been mostly white , and most African Americans in the state continue to support the Democrats . In the 21st century , the 6th is considered the only `` safe '' Democratic district in the state . Before 1993 , this district included the northeastern part of the state , from Darlington to Myrtle Beach . It was a classic `` Yellow Dog '' Democratic district ; in this configuration it only elected two Republicans , both for a single term . In 2012 , the new 7th congressional district was created ; it includes much of the territory that was in the 6th for most of the 20th century . Jim Clyburn , a Democrat and the current Assistant House Minority Leader , has represented this district since first being elected in 1992 .",
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"text": "Central Alabama Central Alabama is the region in the state of Alabama that stretches 170 miles ( 270 km ) from its western border with Mississippi to the eastern border with Georgia and 136 miles ( 219 km ) from the northern border of Cullman County to the Alabama River in southern Autauga County . The region 's population was 1,870,970 as of 2008 . The Birmingham television market reaches approximately the same area . The Valley and Ridge Province of the Appalachians consist mainly of long , low ridges such as Red Mountain , Sand Mountain , Beaver Creek Mountain , Shades Mountain , and Coldwater Mountain in this region , and make impressive backdrops in the Greater Birmingham , Gadsden , and Anniston metropolitan areas . The easternmost part of Central Alabama around Anniston has the steepest mountains and highest elevations of the region . Coldwater Mountain and Mount Cheaha make up the highest of the mountain ridges that are located in the eastern portion of the region . The Coosa River divides the easternmost portion of the region from the central portion with the Birmingham area . The westernmost portion of Central Alabama is relatively a flat region with fertile black soil called the Black Belt . The Black Warrior River and its tributaries contribute to the fertile land of the area , and also serve as a demarcation line between the western and the central portions of the region . The central portion of Central Alabama varies from rugged in the east to flat in the west . Numerous valleys are scattered throughout this region between the mountain ridges including the densely populated Jones Valley and Shades Valley . Because the central portion is more rugged compared to the westernmost portion of Central Alabama , it is also the most flood-prone . Urban sprawl has exacerbated the risk of flooding by increasing the proportion of land covered by hard surfaces , leading to greater runoff during storms . The Black Warrior , Cahaba , and Coosa Rivers and their tributaries are among the many waterways that wind their way through the region . Other major waterways that run through the area include Choccolocco Creek , Shades Creek , and the Little Cahaba River . Large deposits of iron ore , limestone , and coal are chief among the plentiful mineral resources found in the region . The coincidence of these three in close proximity was a major incentive for the rapid development of industry in the Birmingham District after the American Civil War .",
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"text": "Port Leon, Florida Port Leon , Florida was a river port town located in what is now Wakulla County , Florida , which existed for only about six years in the first half of the 19th century . Port Leon is classified as an `` extinct city '' by the State Library and Archives of Florida and only remnants can be found today . Port Leon , established in 1837 , in large measure by former inhabitants of Magnolia , was located about 3 mi south of St. Marks on the east bank of the St. Marks River . It , like neighboring St. Marks and Magnolia , was an important port for the cotton plantations of the Red Hills Region of Florida and Georgia . The Tallahassee Railroad reached Port Leon in 1839 . By then freight wagons and the railroad were bringing some 30,000 to 40,000 bales of cotton a year into the area ports . A bridge across the St. Marks River tied the port to the railroad and the docks for loading on ships , bound for the east coast of the United States . Port Leon received a post office in 1840 , and was incorporated in 1841 . In the same year Port Leon , along with the other communities in the area , endured a severe yellow fever epidemic . On March 11 , 1843 , it was chosen as the seat of newly created Wakulla County . On September 13 , 1843 , a strong hurricane with a 10-foot ( 3 m ) storm surge hit the area and destroyed Port Leon as well as heavily damaging nearby Magnolia and St. Marks . Port Leon was abandoned and many of its residents moved inland to the new town of Newport . Port Leon had several hundred citizens at its peak with 8 to 10 businesses , some wharves , warehouses , a hotel , two taverns , a newspaper and an annual fair . One of the successful citizens was Daniel Ladd who had married into the Hamlin family from Maine that established the town of Magnolia .",
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"text": "Clearwater Beach Clearwater Beach includes a resort area and a residential area on the Gulf of Mexico in Pinellas County on the west central coast of Florida . Located just west over the Intracoastal Waterway by way of the Clearwater Memorial Causeway from the city of Clearwater , Florida , of which it is part , Clearwater Beach is at a geographic latitude of 27.57 N and longitude 82.48 W. Clearwater Beach is characterized by white sand beaches stretching for 2.5 mi along the Gulf and sits on a barrier island . It has a full marina on the Intracoastal Waterway side and is linked on the south by a short bridge to another barrier island called Sand Key , where Sand Key Park is located . The area offers shopping , restaurants , and activities such as parasailing , jet ski rentals , boat tours ( with a common sighting of dolphins in the Gulf waters ) , miniature golf , fishing charters , and `` pirate ship '' cruises . Clearwater has frequently been ranked one of the best beaches in the United States . Its Sandpearl resort was named one of the best beach resorts in the U.S. . In 2009 an episode of Brooke Knows Best was shot on the beach . In January 2013 , Clearwater Beach was awarded the designation of Florida 's Best Beach Town by a USA Today reader poll ranking 10 Florida beach destinations .",
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"text": "Southern Arizona Southern Arizona is a region of the United States comprising the southernmost portion of the State of Arizona . It sometimes goes by the name Gadsden or Baja Arizona , which means `` Lower Arizona '' in Spanish .",
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"text": "Colonial period of South Carolina The history of the colonial period of South Carolina focuses on the English colonization that created one of the original Thirteen Colonies . Major settlement began after 1651 as the northern half of the British colony of Carolina attracted frontiersmen from Pennsylvania and Virginia , while the southern parts were populated by wealthy English planters who set up large plantations dependent on slave labor , for the cultivation of cotton , rice , and indigo . The colony was separated into the Province of South Carolina and the Province of North Carolina in 1712 . South Carolina 's capital city of Charleston became a major port for traffic on the Atlantic Ocean , and South Carolina developed indigo , rice and Sea Island cotton as commodity crop exports , making it one of the most prosperous of the colonies . A strong colonial government fought wars with the local Indians , and with Spanish imperial outposts in Florida , while fending off the threat of pirates . Birth rates were high , food was abundant , and these offset the disease environment of malaria to produce rapid population growth among whites . With the expansion of plantation agriculture , the colony imported numerous African slaves , who comprised a majority of the population by 1708 . They were integral to its development . The colony developed a system of laws and self-government and a growing commitment to Republicanism , which patriots feared was threatened by the British Empire after 1765 . At the same time , men with close commercial and political ties to Great Britain tended to be Loyalists when the revolution broke out . South Carolina joined the American Revolution in 1775 , but was bitterly divided between Patriots and Loyalists . The British invaded in 1780 and captured most of the state , but were finally driven out .",
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"text": "Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation is a department of the government of Virginia ; it oversees all Virginia state parks and Natural Area Preserves . The Virginia State Commission of Conservation and Development was created in 1926 under Governor Harry F. Byrd to consolidate and coordinate several conservation agencies : the Water Power and Development Commission , the State Geological Commission , the State Geological Survey , Office of the State Geologist , Office of the State Forester , and the Division of Parks . William E. Carson ( 1870-1942 ) was the Commission 's first ( unpaid ) chairman and served until resigning pending a reorganization that became effective in late December 1934 and authorized a full-time state employee to head the agency . Carson consolidated what under his successor Wilbur C. Hall ( 1935-1939 ) , became Shenandoah National Park , as well as coordinated with the federal Department of the Interior and Civilian Conservation Corps ( CCC ) , which created a $ 5 million system of state parks ( in exchange for Virginia appropriations of $ 100,000 which some called `` the biggest bargain of the New Deal '' ) . Also during Carson 's chairmanship , Governor John Garland Pollard in 1932 accepted several land parcels in and surrounding Richmond , Virginia , which in March 1936 became Richmond National Battlefield Park after being given to the National Park Service because during the Great Depression the Commonwealth lacked funds to develop and maintain those lands and structures . Carson also created a Division of History and Archaeology within the State Commission of Conservation and Development and started a historical marker program . Virginia 's first six state parks were created in June 1936 despite the opposition of Virginia 's Senators Carter Glass and Harry F. Byrd to many other aspects of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt 's administration . The first state parks were : Westmoreland State Park , Seashore State Park ( which later became First Landing State Park ) , Fairy Stone State Park , Staunton River State Park , Douthat State Park and Hungry Mother State Park . In these and other projects , the CCC employed 107,210 in Virginia at one time or another , including 64,762 young Virginians who planted 15.2 million trees , built 986 bridges , reduced fire hazards over 152,000 acres , strung 2,128 miles of telephone line and stocked 1.3 million fish . Virginia received the fifth largest state expenditure in the country , totaling $ 109 million during the agency 's nine year existence . The agency 's name changed in 1938 to the Virginia Conservation Commission , which was led by N. Clarence Smith ( 1939-1942 ) , and William A. Wright ( 1942-1948 ) . In 1948 the Virginia General Assembly again reorganized state government and created the Department of Conservation and Development , which consolidated the functions of the Conservation Commission , State Port Authority and the State Planning Board . Governor William Tuck named Wright as director of the new Department of Conservation and Development . In 1985 , another major governmental reorganization created the current Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation .",
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"text": "Piedmont Crescent The Piedmont Crescent , also known as the Piedmont Urban Crescent , is a large , polycentric urbanized region in the U.S. state of North Carolina that forms the northern section of the rapidly developing Piedmont Atlantic megalopolis ( or `` megaregion '' ) , a conurbation also known as the `` I-85 Boombelt '' , which extends from the Raleigh area ) to Atlanta , Georgia in the southeastern United States . Residents commonly attribute development of the Crescent communities to the Indian Trading Path and related settlements established by indigenous peoples long before European contact . The Trading Path was also used by European traders , and later by settlers entering the backcountry regions of the piedmont of North Carolina , South Carolina and Georgia . Forming the shape of a crescent in North Carolina , the region is located in the central Piedmont area of the state . European-American settlement progressed generally from the east to the west , from what is now metropolitan Raleigh-Durham and the Research Triangle area at its eastern edge , through the Piedmont Triad cities of Greensboro and Winston-Salem at its center , and southwest to metropolitan Charlotte . This region has undergone sustained population and economic growth ( acutely in the Charlotte and Raleigh areas ) since the late 19th century , a trend that has accelerated since the late 20th century . It is notable as the fourth-largest manufacturing region in the country , as well as an international center of banking and finance , textiles , biotech and high technology . The region includes seven of North Carolina 's eight largest cities and encompasses many smaller cities , towns and suburban areas , as well as the metropolitan centers of the Research Triangle , Piedmont Triad , and Charlotte Metropolitan Area . It is home to almost two-thirds of North Carolina 's population . Ten major universities -- Duke , NC State , UNC Chapel Hill , UNC Charlotte , NC Central , Wake Forest , UNC-Greensboro , NC A&T State University , Elon University and High Point University -- and three international airports ( CLT , RDU and GSO ) , as well as the world-renowned Research Triangle Park , also are located in the region . Its three Combined Statistical Areas have a total population of about 6 million people ( Raleigh-Durham , 1.98 million ; Greensboro , High Point , Winston-Salem , 1.66 million ; and Charlotte , 2.62 million ) , together representing over 63 % of the state 's total population . The Piedmont Crescent name is thought to have been coined when the North Carolina Railroad company first laid tracks through the area in 1855-56 . The railway , which was named the `` Piedmont Crescent Railroad '' , brought extensive growth to the communities along its route . These evolved to comprise today 's interlinked urbanized region . Although the freight and passenger rail corridor remains of critical importance , the region 's Interstate 85 and Interstate 40 freeway system serves as its primary transportation link today .",
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"text": "Ocean View (Norfolk) Ocean View is a coastal region in the independent city of Norfolk , Virginia in the United States . It has several miles of shoreline on the Chesapeake Bay to the north , starting with Willoughby Spit to the west and the Naval Amphibious Base Little Creek in the independent city of Virginia Beach on the east .",
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"text": "Horse Creek Valley Horse Creek Valley is a geographic area along Horse Creek , a tributary of the Savannah River . It lies within present-day Aiken County , South Carolina ( prior to 1872 , in Edgefield District / Edgefield County ) . The area is alternately referred to as `` Midland Valley '' . Rising near Vaucluse , South Carolina , Horse Creek enters the Savannah two miles downstream of downtown Augusta , Georgia . Other communities along Horse Creek include Graniteville , Warrenville , Gloverville , Langley , Burnettown , Bath , and Clearwater . While Horse Creek itself is rather insignificant , its potential for water power led to early examples of Southern industrialization , including a textile mill at Vaucluse ( 1830 ) and William Gregg 's Graniteville Mill ( 1845 ) . The textile industry continued to play a primary role until the Graniteville Train Derailment and final closure of the Graniteville Mill in 2006 .",
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"text": "Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Myrtle Beach -LSB- ˈmɜrtəlˈbiːtʃ -RSB- is a coastal city on the east coast of the United States in Horry County , South Carolina . It is situated on the center of a large and continuous stretch of beach known as the Grand Strand in northeastern South Carolina . Myrtle Beach is one of the major centers of tourism in the United States because of the city 's warm subtropical climate and extensive beaches , attracting an estimated 14 million visitors each year . As of the 2010 census , the population of the city was 27,109 with the Myrtle Beach metropolitan area population at 465,391 according to a 2013 estimate .",
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"text": "Tidewater (marketing) Tidewater is a term used by industries and governments to refer to access to ocean ports with international marine services for import and export of commodities . For export , the commodities can be shipped via trucks , trains and/or pipelines to a port , thereby opening the door to more lucrative prices on global markets . Getting to such a port is particularly important for landlocked jurisdictions seeking to expand and diversify markets for natural resources .",
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"text": "Entre-Deux-Mers Entre-Deux-Mers is a wine region in Bordeaux , in France . It is situated between the rivers Garonne and Dordogne , and is bounded in the east by the border of the Gironde department and in the west by the Bec d'Ambès , the confluence of the Garonne and the Dordogne . At 3,000 hectare , it is the largest sub-region of Bordeaux , although , as there are large areas of forest , relatively little of it is used for growing grapes . The total area under vine is about 1,500 hectare , with about 250 growers making wine there . The name of the region is derived , not from the French word '' '' ( `` sea '' ) , but from '' '' ( `` tide '' ) . Thus , it means `` between two tides '' , a reference to its location between two tidal rivers .",
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"text": "Statesboro, Georgia Statesboro is the largest city and county seat of Bulloch County , Georgia , United States , located in Southeast Georgia . A college town , Statesboro is best known as the home of Georgia Southern University , a Carnegie Doctoral-Research University . As of 2015 , the Statesboro Micropolitan Statistical Area , which consists of Bulloch County , had an estimated population of 72,651 . The City itself had a population of 28,422 in the 2010 census . The City had an estimated 2015 population of 30,721 . The city was chartered in 1803 , starting as a small trading community providing the basic essentials for surrounding cotton plantations . This drove the economy through the 19th century , both before and after the American Civil War . In 1906 , Statesboro and area leaders joined together to bid for and win the First District A&M School , a land grant college that eventually developed as Georgia Southern University in 1990 . In 1908 , Statesboro sold more cotton bales than did Savannah , Georgia , but the boll weevil infestation of the 1930s required a shift to tobacco as a crop . Statesboro inspired the blues song `` Statesboro Blues '' , written by Blind Willie McTell in the 1920s , and covered in a well-known version by The Allman Brothers Band .",
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"text": "Atlantic Northeast The Atlantic Northeast is a region of North America , which includes the US states of Connecticut , Massachusetts , Rhode Island , New Hampshire , Vermont , and Maine , as well as the Canadian Maritimes . The Atlantic Northeast region is noted for its cultural unity , stark climate , landscape of dense forests , and a shared economic history in the exploitation of logging and the regional fishery . Further uniting this area is the `` Gray Zone '' which is an area of land and sea which is claimed by both Canada and the United States . It is located off the coasts of New Brunswick and Maine . The only land within this area are two islands , Machias Seal Island and North Rock . The `` Gray Zone '' is one of four areas between the two countries whose sovereignty is still in dispute , but is the only one of the disputed areas containing land . In 1979 , both countries filed a joint application to the International Court of Justice to avoid having the dispute settled when oceanic boundaries in the area were set for mineral and fishing rights . Canadians have had a continuous presence in the area since 1832 when a lighthouse was built . Since the Atlantic Northeast is such a large region , it is home to many different types of wildlife , sports teams , and geographical locations . The Atlantic Northeast is home to the Boston Celtics , Boston Bruins , New England Patriots , Halifax Hurricanes , Boston Red Sox and many more . It also includes many notable species including the Bald Eagle , Atlantic Salmon , and the Swamp Pink . Lastly , the Atlantic Northeast includes many geographical places of interest including the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument and Salem , Massachusetts , home of the Salem Witch Trials . Though cross-border connections are widely acknowledged , the area has rarely been given a single name . `` Atlantic Northeast '' is a term that has been used most prominently in discussions of regional folk culture , another name that is used is Atlantica . '' These names are often tied to various proposals for greater economic or political integration of the region",
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"text": "Willapa Bay Willapa Bay ( -LSB- ˈwɪləpɑ : -RSB- ) is a bay located on the southwest Pacific coast of Washington state in the United States . The Long Beach Peninsula separates Willapa Bay from the greater expanse of the Pacific Ocean . With over 260 sqmi of water surface Willapa Bay is the second largest estuary on the United States Pacific coast . Early settlers called the bay Shoalwater Bay and this name is found on old maps and charts of the region . Willapa Bay is fairly shallow : more than half of its surface area lies in the intertidal zone , and in fact half of the volume of water inside it enters and leaves with every tide . The bay is an estuary formed when the Long Beach Peninsula , a long sand spit from the Columbia River to the south , partially enclosed the estuaries of several smaller rivers . It is a ria , which formed after the rise in sea level at the end of the last ice age flooded several small river valleys . The North River , Willapa River , and Naselle River provide most of the freshwater input into the bay . Other rivers that empty into Willapa Bay include the Bone River , Niawiakum River , Palix River , Naselle River , and Bear River , among others . The bay is bordered by several smaller towns and unincorporated communities such as Raymond , South Bend , both on the Willapa River ; while Oysterville , Nahcotta , Bay Center and Tokeland are on the bay itself . The bay is entirely located within Pacific County , Washington and is home to a local oyster and seafood processing industry : approximately 9 % of all oysters in the U.S. are grown there . Willapa Bay is known for its amazing biodiversity and much of it , including the entirety of Long Island , has been set aside as part of the Willapa National Wildlife Refuge . The oyster beds help the ecosystem by providing habitats and filtering water , improving the quality of the water . The bay 's ecology was threatened in the 1990s by the rapid spreading of atlantic cordgrass ( Spartina Alterniflora ) , a non-native species of grass introduced possibly to help preserve wetlands and marsh areas , and possibly simply by accident , as packing material in crates of oysters from the East Coast . The State of Washington has been spraying an herbicide thought not to threaten other species since about 2005 , and the spartina threat is much reduced .",
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"text": "Rescue Me (U.S. TV series) Rescue Me is an American comedy-drama television series that premiered on the FX on July 21 , 2004 and concluded on September 7 , 2011 . The series focuses on the professional and personal lives of a group of New York City firefighters , post 9/11 . The protagonist and focal point of the series is veteran New York City Firefighter Tommy Gavin ( Denis Leary ) . The series follows Tommy 's troubled family and co-workers as they deal with real life issues , either with post 9/11 trauma or their own domestic problems . Tommy struggles with the loss of his cousin and best friend , Firefighter Jimmy Keefe ( James McCaffrey ) , as well as fifty-nine other firefighters whom he knew , who died in the World Trade Center on September 11 , 2001 . Jimmy frequently visits Tommy in ghostly dreams . Tommy is an impatient , self-loathing , hypocritical , manipulative , relapsed alcoholic who suffers with severe survivor guilt and posttraumatic stress disorder as a result of 9/11 . In the pilot episode , Tommy and his wife Janet ( Andrea Roth ) have already separated , although they are technically still married , and Tommy has moved across the street . Although he has a poor grasp on his personal life , most of Tommy 's actions as a firefighter are heroic and brave , but despite his passion and concern for others ( and for the job ) , he is viewed by his various family members and his fellow firefighters as selfish . Rescue Me was created by Denis Leary and Peter Tolan , who also serve as executive producers and head writers , and is produced by Cloudland Company , Apostle , DreamWorks Television , and Sony Pictures Television .",
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"text": "Call Me Fitz Call Me Fitz is a Canadian television series produced by E1 Entertainment , Amaze Film & Television , and Big Motion Pictures . The half-hour comedy stars Jason Priestley as Richard `` Fitz '' Fitzpatrick , a morally bankrupt used-car salesman whose consequence-free life is complicated by the arrival of do-gooder Larry ( Ernie Grunwald ) , another salesman who claims he is Fitz 's conscience . The series is co-produced by Movie Central ( western Canada ) and The Movie Network ( central/eastern Canada ) , for airing on those two channels and their jointly-owned channel HBO Canada ( Canada wide ) . The first thirteen-episode season of the show premiered on HBO Canada in September 2010 , with subsequent seasons premiering in September 2011 , 2012 , and October 2013 . The series is filmed in New Minas , Nova Scotia .",
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"text": "Miami Medical Miami Medical ( formerly titled Miami Trauma ) is a medical drama television series that aired on CBS from April 2 to July 2 , 2010 . It follows the professional and private lives of a team of trauma surgeons . The series was created by Jeffrey Lieber and produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television and Warner Bros. . Television . On May 18 , 2010 , CBS cancelled the series .",
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"text": "Parenthood (season 6) The sixth and final season of the American television series Parenthood premiered on September 25 , 2014 and concluded on January 29 , 2015 . The season order consists of 13 episodes . As part of the budget cuts made by NBC so that the series would have a sixth season , none of the main cast members appear in every episode . The season five budget was reportedly $ 3.5 million per episode , but the season six budget was only $ 3 million per episode .",
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"text": "I Hear You, I See You `` I Hear You , I See You '' is the second season premiere of the American comedy-drama television series Parenthood , and the fourteenth overall episode of the series . It originally aired on NBC in the United States on September 14 , 2010 . In the episode , Sarah feels Adam has stolen one of her ideas , Julia and Joel try to talk to their daughter about sex , and Crosby tries to cope with missing Jasmine and Jabbar . The episode was written by Jason Katims and directed by Lawrence Trilling , and featured the first of several appearances by William Baldwin as Adam 's boss , Gordon Flint . Minka Kelly , who previously appeared in the first season , also returned to her recurring role as Gaby , Max 's therapist . `` I Hear You , I See You '' received generally positive reviews . According to Nielsen Media Research , it was seen by an average 7.69 million viewers , a decline from the first season premiere in March 2010 .",
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"text": "Mercy Point Mercy Point is an American science fiction medical drama , created by Trey Callaway , David Simkins , and Milo Frank , which originally aired for one season on United Paramount Network ( UPN ) from October 6 , 1998 , to July 15 , 1999 . With an ensemble cast led by : Joe Morton , Maria del Mar , Alexandra Wilson , Brian McNamara , Salli Richardson , Julia Pennington , Gay Thomas , Jordan Lund , and Joe Spano , the series takes place in a 23rd-century hospital space station located in deep space and revolves around its doctors and nurses . The series was produced by Mandalay Television and Columbia TriStar Television ; the executive producers were Trey Callaway , Michael Katleman , Lee David Zlotoff , Joe Voci , and Scott Sanders . Callaway developed Mercy Point from Frank 's script , `` Nightingale One '' , as a concept for a feature film under the working title of the same name . Even though it was picked up by Mandalay Television , the concept was eventually revised as a television project and renamed Mercy Point due to the disappointing commercial performance of the 1997 film Starship Troopers . The show was part of a $ 3 million deal between Mandalay Television and Columbia TriStar Television to produce 200 hours of material . It was filmed in Vancouver to reduce production costs , with the hospital sets constructed on a series of sound stages . Director Joe Napolitano had praised the show for its use of a complete set to allow for more intricate directing . Despite being envisioned as a companion to Star Trek : Voyager , it was paired with Moesha and Clueless as its lead-in on Tuesday nights . Initially focused on ethical and medical cases , the show 's storylines gradually shifted toward relating the characters ' personal relationships to better fit UPN 's primarily teen demographic . Mercy Point was placed on hiatus after only two episodes were aired , and was replaced by the reality television series America 's Greatest Pets and the sitcom Reunited . The show suffered from low viewership , with an average of two million viewers . The final four episodes of the series were broadcast in two , two-hour blocks on Thursday nights in July 1999 . It was never released on DVD or Blu-ray . Critical response to Mercy Point was mixed ; some television critics praised its characterization and use of science-fiction elements , while others found it to be uninteresting and unoriginal . Several media commentators negatively compared the show to other television programs . Callaway has stated that he had the potential story arcs for the full first season already planned before the show 's cancellation .",
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"text": "Chelsea (TV series) Chelsea is an American web television late-night talk show hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler . The show debuted on May 11 , 2016 and streams Wednesday , Thursday , and Friday each week worldwide . There will be 90 episodes of the talk show per year and each episode will be 30 minutes . The show tapes Monday , Tuesday , and Wednesday of each week that it airs . It is Netflix 's first talk show . The show covers `` real topics '' with a sense of humor like Chelsea Does , with guest celebrities . Her comedic partner Chuy will not be a part of the series . The show will have a global outlook as Handler said , `` Netflix makes me able to do stories that are global , and it makes me able to pay attention to the stuff that does interest me in a way that will be able to be disseminated into all these different countries . '' In July 2016 , it was announced that the show has been renewed for a 90-episode second season , which began on April 14 , 2017 .",
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"text": "The Falcon and the D'ohman `` The Falcon and the D'ohman '' is the season premiere of the twenty-third season of the American animated sitcom The Simpsons . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on September 25 , 2011 . In the episode , the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant hires a new security guard named Wayne and Homer soon becomes friends with him . `` The Falcon and the D'ohman '' also reveals the fate of the relationship between the characters Ned Flanders and Edna Krabappel that was initiated in the previous episode of the series , `` The Ned-Liest Catch '' , that aired in May 2011 . Actor Kiefer Sutherland guest starred in the episode as the voice of Wayne . This was the third time he appeared on The Simpsons . The episode also features a guest appearance by American chef and Top Chef judge Tom Colicchio as himself in a segment in which Marge dreams about being a contestant in a show similar to Top Chef . `` The Falcon and the D'ohman '' has received mixed reviews from television critics , with criticism directed at the plot and the cultural references featured . However , a reference in the episode to the computer animated re-enactments of news stories done by the Taiwan-based Next Media Animation has been particularly praised .",
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"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 ) .",
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"text": "Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew , later called simply Rehab with Dr. Drew , is a reality television show that aired on the cable network VH1 in which many of the episodes chronicle a group of well-known people as they are treated for alcohol and drug addiction by Dr. Drew Pinsky and his staff at the Pasadena Recovery Center in Pasadena , California . The first five seasons of the series , on which Pinsky also serves as executive producer , cast celebrities struggling with addiction , with the first season premiering on January 10 , 2008 , and the fifth airing in 2011 . The sixth season , which filmed in early 2012 , featured non-celebrities as treatment subjects , and the series name shortened to Rehab with Dr. Drew . Season 6 premiered on September 16 , 2012 . In May 2013 , Pinsky announced that season six was the final season , explaining that he was tired of the criticism leveled at him after celebrities he treated had relapsed into addiction and died .",
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"text": "Along Comes Mary (Pretty Little Liars) `` Along Comes Mary '' is the fifth episode of the seventh season of the American mystery drama television series Pretty Little Liars , which aired on July 16 , 2016 , on the cable network Freeform . The hundred and forty-fifth episode on the series , it was directed by Norman Buckley and written by Bryan M. Holdman . The episode received a Nielsen rating of 0.6 and was viewed by 1.17 million viewers . It received mixed to positive reviews from critics . The series focuses on a group of five women , collectively known as Liars , whose receive anonymous messages in form of threats from an unknown person , while they struggle to survive a life with danger . In this episode , the girls come together to find out who is the partner of the deceased Elliott Rollins -- or Archer Dunhill . Aria ( Lucy Hale ) and Ezra 's ( Ian Harding ) relationship takes a new step , and the same happens with Emily ( Shay Mitchell ) and Sabrina ( Lulu Brud ) . Meanwhile , Spencer ( Troian Bellisario ) teams up with Hanna ( Ashley Benson ) to find out where Caleb is , and Jenna ( Tammin Sursok ) befriends Sara ( Dre Davis ) , putting them on the top of the list of suspects . An old inhabitant returns to Rosewood .",
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"text": "60 Days In 60 Days In is a television docuseries on A&E . Internationally it is known as The Jail : 60 Days In and airs in over 100 other territories . In the series , volunteers are incarcerated as undercover prisoners for 60 days . The show premiered on March 10 , 2016 . As a follow-up to Season 1 , A&E aired two cast interviews in July 2016 . Season 2 premiered August 18 , 2016 . Seasons 1 and 2 took place in Clark County Jail in Jeffersonville , Indiana . Seasons 3 and 4 began airing in March 2017 . The setting moved to the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta , Georgia , for these seasons .",
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"text": "The Rescue (Doctor Who) The Rescue is the third serial of the second season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who , which was first broadcast in two weekly parts on 2 January and 9 January 1965 on BBC1 . It was written by outgoing story editor David Whitaker and directed by Christopher Barry . The Rescue was produced in a six-episode block with The Romans and was the first story produced in Doctor Who second production block . Rehearsals and recording took place from 30 November to 11 December 1964 , entirely in-studio . The two episodes were watched by 12 and 13 million viewers in the UK respectively and have received generally positive reviews from critics , who praise the character-based storytelling , although plot holes were noted . Both episodes of The Rescue have been retained in the BBC archives , and the story has been novelised and released on VHS and DVD . The serial is notable as the first appearance of Maureen O'Brien as companion Vicki .",
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"text": "Haley's 21st Birthday `` Haley 's 21st Birthday '' is the tenth episode of the sixth season of the American sitcom Modern Family , and the series ' 130th episode overall . It originally aired on December 10 , 2014 . The episode was written by Abraham Higginbotham and directed by Alisa Statman . The episode centers on Haley 's 21st birthday . Claire , Gloria , Mitchell and Cameron take Haley to a bar so she can have her first drink , while Phil wants to buy her a car as a gift . Jay tries to help bring down the cost of the car using business negotiation tactics . Manny , Luke and Alex stay home to babysit Lily who asks them if they know how babies are made . `` Haley 's 21st Birthday '' received mixed reviews from the critics .",
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"text": "Wild Rescues Wild Rescues is an American documentary television program about rescuing animals and people . It was shown on the channel Animal Planet . Episode in 1997 : included family saved by their hamster when hamster alerted 7 year-old to fire in her bedroom",
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"text": "The New Look (album) The New Look is a 1966 studio album by Fontella Bass released on Checker Records 2997 . It contains her biggest hit , `` Rescue Me '' . This album also charted on the pop albums chart , being listed for 8 weeks , with a highest position of # 93 .",
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"text": "Salvage 1 Salvage 1 is an American science fiction series that was broadcast for 16 episodes ( of the 20 produced ) on ABC during 1979 . The pilot film , Salvage , was shown on January 20 , 1979 , to high ratings .",
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"text": "Take Me Home (2011 film) Take Me Home is a 2011 American romantic comedy film directed by and starring Sam Jaeger . The film also stars his wife Amber Jaeger , Lin Shaye , and Victor Garber . It premiered on April 19 , 2011 at the Nashville Film Festival . Take Me Home was released to DVD on May 29 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Reclaim (film) Reclaim is a drama-thriller directed by Alan White , and starring Ryan Phillippe and Rachelle Lefevre . The film was released on video on demand , with a simultaneous limited theatrical release in the United States , on September 19 , 2014 . Phillippe and Lefevre play an American couple who travel to Puerto Rico to adopt an orphan ( Briana Roy ) , and become entangled in a deadly scam .",
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"text": "21st Screen Actors Guild Awards The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards , honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2014 , were presented on January 25 , 2015 , on both TNT and TBS 8:00 p.m. EST / 5:00 p.m. PST . Nominees were announced on December 10 , 2014 .",
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The Twelfth Doctor is from a long-running television show.
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"text": "The Doctor (Doctor Who) The Doctor is the title character and protagonist in the long-running BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who . The character has also been featured in one made-for-television film , and a vast range of spin-off novels , audio dramas and comic strips . In the programme , `` the Doctor '' is the alias assumed by a centuries-old alien -- a Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey -- who travels through space and time in his TARDIS , frequently with companions . Since the show 's inception in 1963 , the character has been portrayed by twelve lead actors . The transition to each succeeding actor is explained within the show 's narrative through the plot device of `` regeneration '' , a biological function of his race that allows their change of cellular structure and appearance with recovery following a potentially fatal injury . The incumbent Doctor is the Twelfth Doctor , played by Peter Capaldi , who succeeded Matt Smith in the role in the 2013 Christmas special `` The Time of the Doctor '' after he was granted a new `` cycle '' of regenerations by the Time Lords . The War Doctor and an aborted regeneration are counted in his previous cycle of twelve regenerations . A number of other actors have played the character in stage and audio plays , as well as in various film and television productions . The character has been generally well received by the public , with his enduring popularity leading The Daily Telegraph to dub him `` Britain 's favourite alien '' . On 30 January 2017 , Capaldi confirmed that the tenth series would be his last .",
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"text": "Twelfth Doctor The Twelfth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor , the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who . He is portrayed by Scottish actor Peter Capaldi . Within the series ' narrative , the Doctor is a time travelling , humanoid alien from a race known as the Time Lords . When the Doctor is critically injured , he can regenerate his body , and in doing so gain a new physical appearance , and with it a distinct new personality ; this plot mechanism has allowed the Doctor to be portrayed by a series of actors over the decades since the programme 's inception in 1963 . Capaldi 's portrayal of the Doctor is a spiky , brusque , contemplative , and pragmatic character who conceals his emotions in the course of making tough and sometimes ruthless decisions . Capaldi made his first , very brief appearance as the Doctor in the show 's fiftieth anniversary special `` The Day of the Doctor '' ( 2013 ) , as one of the thirteen incarnations of the Doctor who are summoned to save Gallifrey from destruction . Capaldi 's first full appearance as the Doctor was at the end of the 2013 Christmas special `` The Time of the Doctor '' . He is accompanied in the eighth and ninth series by companion Clara Oswald ( Jenna Coleman ) . He also appeared in `` For Tonight We Might Die '' , the first episode of the 2016 spin-off series Class . In the tenth series of Doctor Who , he is accompanied by two new companions : Nardole ( Matt Lucas ) and Bill Potts ( Pearl Mackie ) . On 30 January 2017 , Capaldi announced he would be leaving the programme , with the 2017 Christmas episode being his last .",
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"text": "Sixth Doctor comic stories The Sixth Doctor comic stories is a range of off-screen adventures featuring the sixth incarnation of the Doctor , the protagonist of the hit sci-fi series Doctor Who . Continuing the themes of the televised series , every story sees the Doctor travelling to a new destination and fighting evil and righting wrongs .",
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"text": "The Long Game `` The Long Game '' is the seventh episode of the first series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who that was first broadcast on 7 May 2005 on BBC One . It was written by executive producer Russell T Davies and directed by Brian Grant . In the episode , alien time traveller the Doctor ( Christopher Eccleston ) and his companion Rose Tyler ( Billie Piper ) , having been joined by near-future genius Adam Mitchell ( Bruno Langley ) , land on Satellite 5 in the far future . Satellite 5 is a space station that broadcasts news across the entire human empire . However , the Doctor notices that the station is suspicious : there are no aliens , and those who are promoted to Floor 500 seem to disappear . The Doctor and Rose discover that the Editor ( Simon Pegg ) and an alien are controlling the rest of humanity by way of the press . Meanwhile , Adam makes a mistake that forces the Doctor and Rose to take him home . The concept of `` The Long Game '' was originally submitted by Davies to the Doctor Who script office in the 1980s . Davies had also been interested in doing a storyline about a failed companion . In addition , critics have pointed out that the story is a satire on the media . Production for the episode took place in November and December 2004 , with some location filming in Coryton , Cardiff . `` The Long Game '' was watched by 8.01 million viewers in the UK and received generally mixed reviews from critics .",
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"text": "Valhalla (audio drama) Valhalla is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who .",
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"text": "Project Infinity (Doctor Who audio) Project Infinity is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who .",
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"text": "The Trial of a Time Lord The Trial of a Time Lord is a 14-part science fiction serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who . The serial , produced as the show 's twenty-third season , aired in weekly episodes from 6 September to 6 December 1986 . The only Doctor Who presentation of its kind , it contains four adventures : The Mysterious Planet , Mindwarp , Terror of the Vervoids , and The Ultimate Foe -- Colin Baker 's final story . The idea for the serial stemmed from several production changes to Doctor Who , such as reduced screen time for the season and a request from BBC controller Michael Grade that the series contain less violence and more humour . Several problems occurred during production , including the death of scriptwriter Robert Holmes , and the resignation of script editor Eric Saward . This was the last serial to star Colin Baker because he was dismissed from the role when it ended .",
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"text": "Doctor Who Doctor Who is a British science-fiction television programme produced by the BBC since 1963 . The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called `` The Doctor '' , an extraterrestrial being from the planet Gallifrey . He explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS . Its exterior appears as a blue British police box , which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired . Accompanied by a number of companions , the Doctor combats a variety of foes , while working to save civilisations and help people in need . The show is a significant part of British popular culture , and elsewhere it has gained a cult following . It has influenced generations of British television professionals , many of whom grew up watching the series . The programme originally ran from 1963 to 1989 . There was an unsuccessful attempt to revive regular production in 1996 with a backdoor pilot , in the form of a television film titled Doctor Who . The programme was relaunched in 2005 , and since then has been produced in-house by BBC Wales in Cardiff . Doctor Who has also spawned numerous spin-offs , including comic books , films , novels , audio dramas , and the television series Torchwood ( 2006 -- 2011 ) , The Sarah Jane Adventures ( 2007 -- 2011 ) , K-9 ( 2009 -- 2010 ) , and Class '' ( 2016-present ) , and has been the subject of many parodies and references in popular culture . Twelve actors have headlined the series as the Doctor . The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the show with the concept of regeneration into a new incarnation -- an idea introduced in 1966 to allow the show to continue after the departure of original lead William Hartnell who was becoming very ill at the time . The concept is that this is a Time Lord trait through which the character of the Doctor takes on a new body and personality to recover from a severe injury or anything that would otherwise kill a normal person . Each actor 's portrayal differs , but all represent stages in the life of the same character and form a single narrative . The time-travelling feature of the plot means that different incarnations of the Doctor occasionally meet . The current lead , Peter Capaldi , took on the role after Matt Smith 's exit in the 2013 Christmas special `` The Time of the Doctor '' . In 2017 , Capaldi confirmed he would be leaving at the end of the tenth series , with his final appearance being the 2017 Christmas Special .",
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"text": "The Second Doctor Boxset The Second Doctor Boxset is a Big Finish Productions audio drama set based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . These stories are in the Companion Chronicles format , a `` talking book '' narrated by the Doctor 's companions ( albeit not in character ) with guest stars ' voices , music and sound effects .",
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"text": "From The Doctor to my son Thomas `` From The Doctor to my son Thomas '' is a viral video recorded by actor Peter Capaldi and sent to Thomas Goodall , an autistic nine-year-old boy in England , to console the child over grief from the death of Goodall 's grandmother . Capaldi filmed the 42-second video in character as the 12th incarnation of The Doctor in the BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who . Capaldi 's message had a positive effect on Thomas ; his father said that the boy smiled for the first time since learning of his grandmother 's death , and gained the courage to go to her funeral . Thomas ' father Ross Goodall posted the video to YouTube on 6 November 2014 . He later explained to media that he wanted to make the video available to his family and had no idea it would become popular online . CNN reported that after its appearance on YouTube , the video was viewed over 200,000 times in its first 48 hours online . This more than doubled the next day , and less than a week later it had over 900,000 total views . BBC News observed that Capaldi 's message had become a viral video , and ITV News described response to the video as a global phenomenon . The Guardian and The Daily Telegraph called the recording by Capaldi a touching video to a young child suffering from grief . CNN and MTV characterised the video similarly , as did Spanish and Dutch media . The Independent wrote that Capaldi displayed a kinder face of his personality by sending the message . BT commented it was Capaldi 's best contribution as the character of the Doctor to date . The video had a positive impact on those with mental health problems . Autism Daily Newscast reported favourably on the Doctor 's actions . The Hollywood Reporter observed that as his character the Doctor , Capaldi was using his role to support mental health . Hollywood Life said their reporters were moved to tears after watching Capaldi 's video . Peter Harness , writer of the episode `` Kill the Moon '' , said that Capaldi 's video was his favourite highlight from ten years of Doctor Who .",
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"text": "The Zygon Who Fell to Earth The Zygon Who Fell to Earth is an audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . This audio drama was produced by Big Finish Productions .",
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"text": "Twelfth Night (1966 film) Twelfth Night is a 1966 Australian TV version of the play by William Shakespeare . It starred Roger Climpson and Helen Morse and was directed by Ken Hannam . It screened as part of Wednesday Theatre .",
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"text": "Tom Baker (English actor) Thomas Stewart `` Tom '' Baker ( born 20 January 1934 ) is an English actor . He is known for his portrayal of the fourth incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction series Doctor Who from 1974 to 1981 , a longer tenure than any other actor , and for the narration of the comedy series Little Britain . Baker 's voice , which has been described as `` sonorous '' , was voted the fourth-most recognisable in the UK . At the age of 15 Baker began study as a monk . However , he gradually lost his vocation and at 21 he left monastic life and undertook National Service in the Royal Army Medical Corps . On leaving the army , he joined the Merchant Navy and then became an actor , joining the Royal National Theatre Company under Laurence Olivier . Baker was in his thirties when his professional acting career began , and his first major film role was as Grigori Rasputin in Nicholas and Alexandra in 1971 , when he was 37 . He went on to play the villainous Prince Koura in The Golden Voyage of Sinbad in 1973 , which led to his casting in Doctor Who . During his period as its star , the series was distinguished by high viewing figures and many stories which became regarded as classics . He remains one of the most instantly recognisable incarnations of the character . He continued to win regular roles in TV later in his career , most notably in the series Medics and Monarch of the Glen . In addition to performing acting roles , Baker has narrated commercials , video games , audiobooks and television series . In a poll for the BBC Homes and Antiques magazine in January 2006 , Baker was voted the world 's fourth-most eccentric star . He was beaten by Björk , Chris Eubank and David Icke . Married three times , the second to Doctor Who co-star Lalla Ward , Baker has two sons from his first marriage .",
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"text": "Earth Aid Earth Aid is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who .",
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"text": "The Twelfth Man The Twelfth Man ( also known as The 12th Man ) is the name for a series of comedy productions by Australian satirist Billy Birmingham . Birmingham , a skilled impersonator , is generally known for parodying Australian sports commentators ' voices . As befits the name ( a reference to the non-playing reserve in an eleven-player cricket side ) , Birmingham particularly focuses on cricket commentators such as Richie Benaud , Bill Lawry and Tony Greig . This is also because many of Australia 's cricket commentators have distinctive and easily identifiable voices and accents . The parodies , released periodically on CD , are designed as a comical look `` behind the scenes '' of the Nine Network 's cricket commentary . Birmingham traditionally plays all the roles ( with the exception of Ken Sutcliffe , who played himself ; and some minor female characters , such as Richie Benaud 's secretary ) . Benaud himself sent a critique of each CD to Birmingham and was known to have a mixed opinion of the recordings , due predominantly to Birmingham 's use of profanity . All albums were produced and engineered by David Frogatt . The 12th Man 's most popular song is `` Marvellous ! '' featuring all the main three commentators . It was first recorded as a single in 1991 , with backing vocals by Jimmy Barnes , John Farnham , Diesel and Glenn Shorrock among others . An updated version , with some of the commentators changed , was featured on Still the 12th Man . He has since released an updated version of the song entitled `` Marvellous 2006 '' on his latest album Boned ! . It can be heard at the 12th Man 's MySpace . In an article in the Sydney Morning Herald on 22 November 2009 , Birmingham announced that Boned ! would be his last studio album as The Twelfth Man .",
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"text": "Draconian (Doctor Who) The Draconians are an extraterrestrial race . They were featured in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who . Their only television appearance to date was in the 1973 serial Frontier in Space . Unlike many `` monster '' races in Doctor Who , the Draconians were articulate and portrayed as having a sophisticated and advanced culture like feudal Japan . In later interviews , Jon Pertwee cited the Draconians as his favourite of all the monsters he had encountered during his time as the Doctor . The Draconian Empire was a vast spacefaring feudal civilisation of reptilian humanoids , centered on the planet Draconia , with a society stratifed along class and gender lines ( for example , females were not permitted to speak in the presence of the Emperor ) that was bound by a strong code of honour . The Draconian Empire dated back to at least the 21st century , when a space plague that afflicted their world was dealt with by the Doctor . For his services , the 15th Emperor made the Doctor a noble of Draconia . The Earth Empire 's first contact with the Draconian Empire was in the year 2520 . The ship sent by the Draconians for the peace mission was a battlecruiser , as befitted a noble of Draconia , although ( as agreed ) its missile banks were empty and it was otherwise unarmed . However , both Draconian and Earth ships were caught in a neutron storm , damaging the Earth ship and destroying the Draconian ship 's communications systems . As a result , the Draconian ship was unable to respond to the Earth ship 's signals . The commander of the Earth ship saw what he perceived to be a battlecruiser bearing down on his crippled vessel and gave the order to attack , destroying the battlecruiser and triggering off a brief but bloody war in which millions of lives were lost . An uneasy peace was negotiated in the end , leading to two decades of cold war and the carving out of a frontier between the two empires . In 2540 , several incidents involving attacks on cargo freighters along their respective borders nearly led to the war turning hot once more , with both sides accusing the other of piracy and violating the frontier . These attacks turned out to be the work of Ogron mercenaries under the orders of the renegade Time Lord known as the Master , who was using a sonic hypnosis device to make the Earth crews see the Ogrons as Draconians and vice versa . The Master had allied himself with the Daleks , who were launching another bid for galactic conquest and hoped to pick up the pieces after a new Earth-Draconia War . The plot was revealed by the Third Doctor , and instead of going to war against each other , the two empires united against the Daleks .",
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"text": "The Rescue (Doctor Who) The Rescue is the third serial of the second season of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who , which was first broadcast in two weekly parts on 2 January and 9 January 1965 on BBC1 . It was written by outgoing story editor David Whitaker and directed by Christopher Barry . The Rescue was produced in a six-episode block with The Romans and was the first story produced in Doctor Who second production block . Rehearsals and recording took place from 30 November to 11 December 1964 , entirely in-studio . The two episodes were watched by 12 and 13 million viewers in the UK respectively and have received generally positive reviews from critics , who praise the character-based storytelling , although plot holes were noted . Both episodes of The Rescue have been retained in the BBC archives , and the story has been novelised and released on VHS and DVD . The serial is notable as the first appearance of Maureen O'Brien as companion Vicki .",
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"text": "Protect and Survive (audio play) Protect and Survive is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . It was released on CD and download in July 2012 , and was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra on 17 November 2013 as part of the Doctor Who 50th-anniversary celebrations .",
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"text": "Eighth Doctor comic stories Eighth Doctor comic stories are two ranges of comic series that featured the adventures of the eighth incarnation of the Doctor , the protagonist of the hit sc-fi series , Doctor Who . Two separate series of original comic strips featuring the Eighth Doctor ( and thus the likeness of actor Paul McGann ) were published during the character 's original tenure . The Radio Times published a weekly comic strip for a time . There was also the standard Doctor Who Magazine strip . The two series introduced brand-new companions , although the Eighth Doctor 's only on-screen companion , Grace Holloway , also appeared twice . There were also cameo appearances by companions from past DWM series . The Master was also resurrected . During the latter period of the DWM 's comic stories the stories switched from black and white strips to full colour . One of the strip 's most noted fans was Russell T Davies , the future executive producer and head writer of the revived Doctor Who series . Davies had proposed that the Magazine 's strip regenerate McGann 's Doctor at the conclusion of The Flood . Whilst a draft was prepared to include the regeneration , the idea was abandoned as the Magazine team had reservations about taking such an important element from the television series should McGann ever be used in the series for flashback purposes . Eventually the decision was taken to simply end `` The Flood '' on a note similar to Survival , with The Eighth Doctor and Destrii 's later adventures left a mystery to the readers . It has been speculated that Davies loosely adapted elements from The Flood in his later DW storylines The Parting of the Ways and Army of Ghosts ( in particular the Doctor absorbing the time/space vortex to save Rose Tyler 's life , triggering his regeneration and the ghost-shifting infiltration of The Cybermen on an unsuspecting public )",
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"text": "Tenth Doctor The Tenth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor , the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who , who is played by David Tennant in three series as well as nine specials . As with previous incarnations of the Doctor , the character has also appeared in other Doctor Who spin-offs . In the programme 's narrative , the Doctor is a centuries-old Time Lord alien from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time in his TARDIS , frequently with companions . When the Doctor is critically injured beyond medical repair , he can regenerate his body ; in doing so , his physical appearance and personality change , and a new actor assumes the role . Tennant 's portrayal of the Doctor is of an outwardly charismatic and charming adventurer whose likable and easygoing attitude can quickly turn to righteous fury when provoked . This incarnation 's companions include working class shop assistant Rose Tyler ( Billie Piper ) , medical student Martha Jones ( Freema Agyeman ) , and fiery temp worker Donna Noble ( Catherine Tate ) . He eventually parts ways with them all by the end of the 2008 series finale , `` Journey 's End '' , after which he attempts to travel alone for the duration of the 2008 -- 2010 specials before being accompanied by Donna Noble 's grandfather Wilfred Mott on his final adventure in The End of Time . In November 2013 , Tennant 's Doctor was voted `` The UK 's favourite Doctor '' in a survey held by the Radio Times magazine .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Doctors (series 1) Series one of the long-running BBC television medical soap opera Doctors '' first aired on 26 March 2000 . The first series ran for 41 episodes . This series concluded on 19 May 2000 .",
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"text": "Mughal Empire The Mughal Empire or Mogul Empire , self-designated as Gurkani ( گورکانیان , Gūrkāniyān , meaning `` son-in-law '' ) , was an empire in the Indian subcontinent , established and ruled by a Muslim Turkic dynasty of Chagatai origin from Central Asia . The dynasty , though ethnically Turco-Mongol , was Persianate in culture , with local influences visible in its traits and customs . The Mughal empire extended over large parts of the Indian subcontinent and Afghanistan . The empire at its peak was the second largest to have existed in the Indian subcontinent , spanning 4 million square kilometres at its zenith after the Maurya Empire which spanned 5 million square kilometres . The beginning of the empire is conventionally dated to the victory by its founder Babur over Ibrahim Lodi , the last ruler of the Delhi Sultanate , in the First Battle of Panipat ( 1526 ) . The Mughal emperors were Central Asian Turco-Mongols belonging to the Timurid dynasty , who claimed direct descent from both Genghis Khan ( founder of the Mongol Empire , through his son Chagatai Khan ) and Timur ( Turco-Mongol conqueror who founded the Timurid Empire ) . During the reign of Humayun , the successor of Babur , the empire was briefly interrupted by the Sur Empire . The `` classic period '' of the Mughal Empire started in 1556 with the ascension of Akbar the Great to the throne . Under the rule of Akbar and his son Jahangir , the region enjoyed economic progress as well as religious harmony , and the monarchs were interested in local religious and cultural traditions . Akbar was a successful warrior who also forged alliances with several Hindu Rajput kingdoms . Some Rajput kingdoms continued to pose a significant threat to the Mughal dominance of northwestern India , but most of them were subdued by Akbar . All Mughal emperors were Muslims ; while Akbar was Muslim most of his life , he propounded a syncretic religion in the latter part of his life called Dīn-i Ilāhī , as recorded in historical books like Ain-i-Akbari and Dabistān-i Mazāhib . The Mughal Empire did not try to intervene in the local societies during most of its existence , but rather balanced and pacified them through new administrative practices and diverse and inclusive ruling elites , leading to more systematic , centralised , and uniform rule . Traditional and newly coherent social groups in northern and western India , such as the Marathas , the Rajputs , the Pashtuns , the Hindu Jats and the Sikhs , gained military and governing ambitions during Mughal rule , which , through collaboration or adversity , gave them both recognition and military experience . The reign of Shah Jahan , the fifth emperor , between 1628 and 1658 was the golden age of Mughal architecture . He erected several large monuments , the best known of which is the Taj Mahal at Agra , as well as the Moti Masjid , Agra , the Red Fort , the Jama Masjid , Delhi , and the Lahore Fort . The Mughal Empire reached the zenith of its territorial expanse during the reign of Aurangzeb and also started its terminal decline in his reign due to Maratha military resurgence under Shivaji Bhosale . During his lifetime , victories in the south expanded the Mughal Empire to more than 3.2 million square kilometres ( 1.2 million square miles ) , ruling over more than 150 million subjects , nearly one quarter of the world 's population at the time , with a combined GDP of over $ 90 billion . By the mid-18th century , the Marathas had routed Mughal armies and won over several Mughal provinces from the Punjab to Bengal . Internal dissatisfaction arose due to the weakness of the empire 's administrative and economic systems , leading to its break-up and declarations of independence of its former provinces by the Nawab of Bengal , the Nawab of Awadh , the Nizam of Hyderabad and other small states . In 1739 , the Mughals were crushingly defeated in the Battle of Karnal by the forces of Nader Shah , the founder of the Afsharid dynasty in Persia , and Delhi was sacked and looted , drastically accelerating their decline . During the following century Mughal power had become severely limited , and the last emperor , Bahadur Shah II , had authority over only the city of Shahjahanabad . He issued a firman supporting the Indian Rebellion of 1857 and following the defeat was therefore tried by the British East India Company for treason , imprisoned and exiled to Rangoon . The last remnants of the empire were formally taken over by the British , and the Government of India Act 1858 let the British Crown formally assume direct control of India in the form of the new British Raj .",
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"text": "West Punjab West Punjab was a province of Pakistan from 1947 to 1955 . The province covered an area of 205,344 km2 ( 79,284 sq mi ) , including much of the current Punjab province and the Islamabad Capital Territory , but excluding the former princely state of Bahawalpur . The capital was the city of Lahore and the province was composed of four divisions ( Lahore , Sargodha , Multan and Rawalpindi ) . The province was bordered by the Indian states of East Punjab and Jammu and Kashmir to the east , the princely state of Bahawalpur to the south , the provinces of Balochistan and Sind to the southwest , Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa to the northwest , and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir to the northeast .",
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"text": "Mughal–Safavid War (1649–53) The Mughal -- Safavid War of 1649 -- 1653 was fought between the Mughal and Safavid empires in the territory of modern Afghanistan . The war began after a Persian army , while the Mughals were at war with the Janid Uzbeks , captured the fortress city of Kandahar and other strategic cities that controlled the region . The Mughals attempted unsuccessfully to regain the city .",
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"text": "Battle of Chakan The Battle of Chakan was fought between the Maratha Empire and the Mughal Empire in the year 1660 .",
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"text": "Tarkhan dynasty The Tarkhan dynasty , or Turkhan dynasty , was established by Turkic Tarkhan and ruled Sindh , Pakistan from 1554 to 1591 AD . General Mirza Isa Beg founded the Tarkhan dynasty in Sindh after the death of Shah Husayn Arghun of the Arghun dynasty . Mughal emperor Akbar annexed Sindh after defeating the last Tarkhan ruler .",
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"text": "Bhaddaiyan Raj After the defeat of Chauhan army in the battle of Tarain , the whole empire started crumbling and fell to the Ghorids and the neighboring states . Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan 's son Govindraj went southwards from Delhi and strengthened the stronghold of Chauhans in Malwa region and made it his base , the fortress came to be known as Ranthambore or Ranastambhpura . Till beginning of 14th century the Chauhans held Ranthambhore and the region of Malwa , Maharaj Hammir Dev Chauhan lost the state to Alauddin Khilji in 1301 during his campaign . Hamirdev 's son Ramdev chauhan left the fort before it fell and goes on exile towards Awadh region.Later Ramdev 's son , Takshah singh is given the title of `` Rajkunwar '' ( Raj is the family title of the imperial chauhans and was used in their name and kunwar stands for the person who will carry the legacy of the imperial Chauhans i.e. a son , so rajkunwar stands for the person who will carry the legacy of the royal Chauhan blood or their direct descendent ) by his father and he moves to the bank of river Gomti in present Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh .",
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"text": "North India North India is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India . The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indus-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas , which demarcate the region from the Tibetan Plateau and Central Asia . The term North India has varying definitions - the Ministry of Home Affairs in its Northern Zonal Council Administrative division included the states of Chandigarh , Delhi , Haryana , Himachal Pradesh , Jammu and Kashmir , Punjab and Rajasthan . while the Ministry of Culture in its North Culture Zone includes the state of Uttarakhand but excludes Delhi whereas the Geological Survey of India includes Uttar Pradesh and Delhi but excludes Rajasthan and Chandigarh . Other states sometimes included are Bihar , Gujarat , Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal . North India has been the historical centre of the Mughal , Delhi Sultanate and British Indian Empires . It has a diverse culture , and includes the Hindu pilgrimage centres of Char Dham , Haridwar , Varanasi , Ayodhya , Mathura , Allahabad , Vaishno Devi and Pushkar , the Buddhist pilgrimage centres of Bodhgaya , Sarnath and Kushinagar , the Sikh Golden Temple as well as world heritage sites such as the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve , Khajuraho temples , Hill Forts of Rajasthan , Jantar Mantar ( Jaipur ) , Bhimbetka Caves , Sanchi monuments , Qutb Minar , Red Fort , Agra Fort , Fatehpur Sikri and the Taj Mahal . The languages that have official status in one or more of the states and union territories located in North India are Hindi , Urdu , Punjabi , Kashmiri/Koshur , Dogri and English .",
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"text": "Misl Misl generally refers to the sovereign states of the Sikh Confederacy that rose during the 18th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent . The misls formed a commonwealth that was described by Antoine Polier as an `` aristocratic republic '' . Although the misls were unequal in strength , and each misl attempted to expand its territory and access to resources at the expense of others , they acted in unison in relation to other states . The misls held biannual meetings of their legislature , the Sarbat Khalsa in Amritsar .",
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"text": "Limbuwan Limbuwan is an area of the Himalaya historically made up of 10 Limbu kingdoms , all now part of Nepal . Limbuwan means `` abode of the Limbus '' or `` Land of the Limbus '' . Limbus themselves call Limbuwan `` Yakthung Laaje '' or `` the country of the Yakthungs '' ( see History of Limbuwan ) . Today , Limbuwan comprises the districts of Taplejung , Panchthar , Ilam , Jhapa , Terhathum , Sankhuwasabha , Dhankuta , Sunsari and Morang . Limbuwan is the land east of the Arun and Koshi Rivers and west of Kanchenjunga Mountain and the Mechi River . The seat of power is Kathmandu and western Nepalese refer to Limbuwan as the Pallo Kirant region or far Kirant , due to its distance from Kathmandu .",
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"text": "Trailokyavarman Trailokya-Varman ( reigned c. 1203-1245 CE ) was a king of the Chandela dynasty of central India . He ruled the Jejakabhukti region ( Bundelkhand in present-day Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh ) . Chandela inscriptions suggest that Trailokyavarman succeeded Paramardi as the Chandela ruler . He was probably Paramardi 's son , although this can not be said with certainty based on the available evidence . Seven inscriptions of Trailokyavarman have been found at Ajaygarh , Banpur , Garra near Chhatarpur , and Tehri ( Tikamgarh ) . A number of other places in the Bundelkhand region are mentioned in these inscriptions . The inscriptions give him the usual imperial titles Parama-bhattaraka Maharajadhiraja Parameshvara Parama-Maheshvara Shri-Kalanjaradhipati . His coins have been found in Banda district . This indicates that he controlled a large part of the traditional Chandela dominions . Trailokyavarman bore the title Kalanjaradhipati ( `` Lord of Kalanjara '' ) , which suggests that he recovered the Kalanjara fort from the Turkic rulers of the Delhi Sultanate . The Garra copper-plate inscription of Trailokyavarman as well as the Ajaygarh inscription of his successor Viravarman support this hypothesis . The Garra inscription records the grant of a village to the son of Rauta Pape , who was killed in a battle with the Turushkas ( Turkic people ) . The Ajaygarh inscription states that like Vishnu , he lifted the earth submerged in the ocean formed by the Turushkas . The Muslim chronicle Tabaqat-i Nasiri also suggests that Kalanjara had slipped from the Delhi Sultanate control , before it was raided by Malik Nusrat-ud-din Taisi ( or Tayasi ) in 1233 CE . According to the text , Taisi marched to Kalanjara from Gwalior , forcing the ruler of Kalanjara to flee , and then plundered the city . According to the Ajaygarh rock inscription from Bhojavarman 's reign , Trailokyavarman 's general Ananda subjugated several tribes , including the Bhillas , the Shabaras and the Pulindas . He is also said to have defeated Bhojuka , whose identity is uncertain . Some earlier scholars believed that Trailokyavarman captured the northern portion of the Kalachuri kingdom as well as Kanyakubja . This theory was based on the identification of `` Trailokyamalla '' mentioned in the 1212 CE Dhureti inscription with Trailokyavarman . However , the discovery of the 1197 CE Jhulpur inscription nullifies this assumption : Trailokyamalla was actually a son of Kalachuri king Vijayasimha . Like his predecessors , Trailokyavarman issued gold coins featuring a seated goddess , and copper coins featuring the deity Hanuman . He was succeeded by Viravarman .",
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"text": "History of Afghanistan The written history of Afghanistan , ( تاریخ افغانستان د افغانستان تاريخ can be traced back to around 500 BCE when the area was under the Achaemenid Empire , although evidence indicates that an advanced degree of urbanized culture has existed in the land since between 3000 and 2000 BCE . The Indus Valley Civilisation stretched up to large parts of Afghanistan in the north , with several sites being known . Alexander the Great and his Macedonian army arrived at what is now Afghanistan in 330 BCE after conquering Persia during the Battle of Gaugamela . Since then , many empires have established capitals inside Afghanistan , including the Greco-Bactrians , Mauryas , Kushans , Hindu Shahi , Saffarids , Samanids , Ghaznavids , Ghurids , Timurids , Mughals , Hotakis and Durranis . Afghanistan ( meaning `` land of the Afghans '' ) has been a strategically important location throughout history . The land served as `` a gateway to India , impinging on the ancient Silk Road , which carried trade from the Mediterranean to China '' . Sitting on many trade and migration routes , Afghanistan may be called the ` Central Asian roundabout ' since routes converge from the Middle East , from the Indus Valley through the passes over the Hindu Kush , from the Far East via the Tarim Basin , and from the adjacent Eurasian Steppe . The archaeological manifestation of the Indo-Iranians ( Aryans ) before their split into separate language groups is generally seen as the Andronovo culture to the north of present-day Afghanistan . The Iranian languages were developed by one branch of these people ; the Pashto language spoken today in Afghanistan is one of the Eastern Iranian languages . Elena E. Kuz ` mina argues that the tents of Iranian-speaking nomads of Afghanistan developed from the light surface houses of the Eurasian steppe belt in the Bronze Age . The Arab invasions influenced the culture of Afghanistan , and its pre-Islamic period of Zoroastrian , Macedonian , Buddhist and Hindu past has long vanished . Turkic empire-builders such as the Ghaznavids and Timurids made the region now called Afghanistan of major importance . Mirwais Hotak followed by Ahmad Shah Durrani unified Afghan tribes and founded the last Afghan Empire in the early 18th century CE . Afghanistan 's sovereignty has been held during the Anglo-Afghan Wars , the 1980s Soviet war , and the 2001-present war by the country 's many and diverse people : the Pashtuns , Tajiks , Hazaras , Uzbeks , Turkmen , Aimak , Baloch and others . The Pashtuns form the largest group , claiming to be descendants of ancient Israelites or Qais Abdur Rashid but scholars believe that they are a confederation of various peoples from the past who united under Pashtunwali .",
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"text": "The New Cambridge History of India The New Cambridge History of India is a major multi-volume work of historical scholarship published by Cambridge University Press . It replaced The Cambridge History of India published between 1922 and 1937 . The new history is being published as a series of individual works by single authors and , unlike the original , does not form a connected narrative . Also unlike the original , it only covers the period since the fourteenth century . The whole has been planned over four parts : Pt . I The Mughals and their Contemporaries . Pt . II Indian States and the Transition to Colonialism . Pt . III The Indian Empire and the beginnings of Modern Society . Pt . IV The Evolution of Contemporary South Asia .",
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"text": "Barmer, Rajasthan Barmer ( Hindi : बाड़मेर ) is the district headquarters of the Barmer district in the state of Rajasthan , India . It is a Group ` C ' city for living standards , and the headquarters of the Barmer Taluka . In 12th century this region was known as Mallani . It 's present name was give by its founder Bahada Rao , popularly known as Bar Rao , Parmar Ruler ( Juna Barmer ) . He build a small town which is presently known as `` Juna '' which is 25 km from present city of Barmer . After Parmer 's , Rawat Luka - Grand Son of Rawal Mallinath , establish their kingdom in Juna Barmer with help of his brother Rawal Mandalak . They defeated Parmers of Juna & made it their capital . Thereafter , his descendant , Rawat Bhima , who was a great warrior , established the present city of Barmer in 1552 AD and shifted his capital to Barmer from Juna . He build a small fort on top of the city which is also known as Barmer Garh . Hill of Barmer fort is 1383 feet but Rawat Bhima build fort at height of 676 feet which is safer place than top of hill . The estate of Barmer was hereditary bhumia Jagir ( independent principality ) , being an alloidal vassal state of Marwar ( Jodhpur ) in Rajputana Agency and as against the other Nobles , Jagirdars and Chiefs of Jodhpur State who hold land on condition of regular services being rendered , the Rawat owes nominal allegiance and offers service only during emergencies . Once a camel trade route , This area is rich in craft that include wood carving , pottery , embroidery work and ajrak prints . Several festivals are held in Barmer , Most important being the Mallinath Cattle festival which is held at Tilwara village in remembrance of Rawal Mallinath who was founder of Mallani Pargana .",
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"text": "Hoysala Empire The Hoysala empire was a prominent Southern Indian Kannadiga empire that ruled most of the modern-day state of Karnataka between the 10th and the 14th centuries . The capital of the Hoysalas was initially located at Belur but was later moved to Halebidu . The Hoysala rulers were originally from Malnad Karnataka , an elevated region in the Western Ghats range . In the 12th century , taking advantage of the internecine warfare between the then ruling Western Chalukya and Kalachuri kingdoms , they annexed areas of present-day Karnataka and the fertile areas north of the Kaveri River delta in present-day Tamil Nadu . By the 13th century , they governed most of present-day Karnataka , minor parts of Tamil Nadu and parts of western Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in Deccan India . The Hoysala era was an important period in the development of art , architecture , and religion in South India . The empire is remembered today primarily for its temple architecture . Over a hundred surviving temples are scattered across Karnataka . Well known temples `` which exhibit an amazing display of sculptural exuberance '' include the Chennakesava Temple at Belur , the Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu , and the Kesava Temple at Somanathapura . The Hoysala rulers also patronised the fine arts , encouraging literature to flourish in Kannada and Sanskrit .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Malwa Subah Malwa Subah was one of the original twelve Subahs ( imperial provinces ) of the Mughal Empire , including Gondwana , from 1568-1743 . Its seat was Ujjain . It bordered Berar , Kandesh , Ahmadnagar ( Deccan ) , Gujarat , Ajmer , Agra and Allahabad subahs as well as the independent and tributary chiefdoms in the east .",
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"text": "Mughal Minar Mughal Minar is an archaeological site in Gilgit , Gilgit-Baltistan , Pakistan . It previously served as a Stupa .",
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"text": "Rise of the Ottoman Empire The foundation and rise of the Ottoman Empire is a period of history that started with the emergence of the Ottoman principality in , and ended with the conquest of Constantinople on May 29 , 1453 . This period witnessed the foundation of a political entity ruled by the Ottoman Dynasty in the northwestern Anatolian region of Bithynia , and its transformation from a small principality on the Byzantine frontier into an empire spanning the Balkans and Anatolia . For this reason , this period in the empire 's history has been described as the Proto-Imperial Era . Throughout most of this period , the Ottomans were merely one of many competing states in the region , and relied upon the support of local warlords and vassals to maintain control over their realm . By the middle of the fifteenth century the Ottoman sultans were able to accumulate enough personal power and authority to establish a centralized imperial state , a process which was brought to fruition by Sultan Mehmed II ( r. 1451-1481 ) . The cause of Ottoman success can not be attributed to any single factor , and they varied throughout the period as the Ottomans continually adapted to changing circumstances . The earlier part of this period , the fourteenth century , is particularly difficult for historians to study due to the scarcity of sources . Not a single written document survives from the reign of Osman I , and very little survives from the rest of the century . The Ottomans , furthermore , did not begin to record their own history until the fifteenth century , more than a hundred years after many of the events they describe . It is thus a great challenge for historians to differentiate between fact and myth in analyzing the stories contained in these later chronicles , so much so that one historian has even declared it impossible , describing the earliest period of Ottoman history as a `` black hole . ''",
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"text": "Dahod Dahod is a small city on the banks of the Dudhimati River in Dahod District in the State of Gujarat , India . The city serves as District Headquarters for Dahod District . It is approximately 200 km from Ahmedabad and 150 km from Vadodara . It is also known as Dohad ( meaning `` two boundaries '' , as the borders of the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh are nearby ) . Dahod is a model town in Gujarat . It is the birthplace of the Mughal emperor , Aurangzeb . Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb was born in the fort of Dahod in 1618 , during the reign of Jahangir . Aurangzeb was said to have ordered his ministers to favour this town , as it was his birthplace . Tatya Tope , the freedom fighter , is known to have absconded in Dahod . He is believed to have lived his last days in this region . It was previously within the boundaries of Panchmahal District . The area of Godi Road/Godhra Road has been considerably developed , making the overall residence and commercial area very expansive . Urban Bank Hospital is situated here . The foundation stone for a dental college was recently laid by the trust of philanthropist Girdharlal Sheth . Dahod has been selected as one of the hundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city under Prime Minister Narendra Modi 's flagship Smart Cities Mission .",
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"text": "Achaemenid Assyria Athura ( ð ð ° ð cents ð 1/4 ð Aθurā ) , also called Assyria Babylonia , was a geographical area within the Persian Achaemenid Empire held by the last nobility of Aššur ( Akkadian ) , known as Athura ( Neo-Aramaic ) or Atouria ( Greek ) , during the period of 539 BC to 330 BC as a military protectorate state of Persia under the rule of Cyrus the Great . Although sometimes regarded as a satrapy , Achaemenid royal inscriptions list it as a dahyu , a concept generally interpreted as meaning either a group of people or both a country and its people , without any administrati It mostly incorporated the original Assyrian kingdom , corresponding with modern northern Iraq in the upper Tigris , the middle and upper Euphrates , modern-day north eastern Syria ( Eber-Nari ) and part of south-east Anatolia ( modern Turkey ) . The Neo-Assyrian Empire collapsed after a period of violent civil wars , followed by an invasion by a coalition of some of its former subject peoples , the Iranian peoples ( Medes , Persians and Scythians ) , Babylonians and Cimmerians in the late 7th century BC , culminating in the Battle of Nineveh , and Assyria had fallen completely by 605 BC . Between 605 and 559 BC , Assyria was divided between the Median Empire to the east and the Neo-Babylonian Empire to the west . Both parts were subsumed into the Achaemenid Empire in 539 BC , and it has been argued that they constituted the satrapies of Media and Athura , respectively . In Herodotus ' account the Ninth Tributary District comprised `` Babylonia and the rest of Assyria '' , and excluded Eber-Nari . Despite a few rebellions , Assyria functioned as an important part of the Achaemenid Empire . The Assyrian people were given the right to govern themselves throughout Achaemenid rule , and the Assyrian ( Aramaic ) language was used diplomatically by the Persians . Known for their combat skills , Assyrian soldiers ( along with the Lydians ) constituted the main heavy infantry of the Achaemenid empire 's military . Due to the major destruction of Assyria during the fall of its empire , some early scholars described the area as an `` uninhabited wasteland . '' Other Assyriologists , however , such as John Curtis and Simo Parpola , have strongly disputed this claim , citing how Assyria would eventually become one of the wealthiest regions among the Achaemenid Empire . This wealth was due to the land 's great prosperity for agriculture that the Persians used effectively for almost 200 years . In contrast to the policy of the Assyrian Empire , the Achaemenid Persians did not intervene in the internal affairs of their ruling satrapies as long as they continued the flow of tribute and taxes back to Persia .",
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"text": "Sena dynasty The Sena Empire ( সেন সাম্রাজ্য , Shen Shamrajjo ) was a Hindu dynasty that ruled from Bengal through the 11th and 12th centuries . The empire at its peak covered much of the north-eastern region of the Indian subcontinent . The rulers of the Sena Dynasty traced their origin to the south Indian region of Karnataka . The dynasty 's founder was Hemanta Sena , who was part of the Pala Empire until it began to weaken . Hemanta Sena usurped power and styled himself king in 1095 AD . His successor Vijaya Sena ( ruled from 1096 AD to 1159 AD ) helped lay the foundations of the dynasty , and had an unusually long reign of over 60 years . Ballala Sena conquered Gaur from the Pala , became the ruler of the Bengal Delta , and made Nabadwip the capital as well . Ballala Sena married Ramadevi a princess of the Western Chalukya Empire which indicates that the Sena rulers maintained close social contact with south India . Lakshmana Sena succeeded Ballala Sena in 1179 , ruled Bengal for approximately 20 years , and expanded the Sena Empire to Assam , Odisha , Bihar and probably to Varanasi . In 1203 -- 1204 AD , the Turkic general Bakhtiyar Khilji attacked Nabadwip . Khilji defeated Lakshman Sen and captured northwest Bengal -- although Eastern Bengal remained under Sena control .",
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"text": "Las Vegas Las Vegas ( -LSB- lɑːs_ˈveɪɡəs -RSB- , Spanish for `` The Meadows '' ) , officially the City of Las Vegas and often known simply as Vegas , is the 28th-most populated city in the United States , the most populated city in the state of Nevada , and the county seat of Clark County . The city anchors the Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert . Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city known primarily for its gambling , shopping , fine dining , entertainment , and nightlife . It is the leading financial , commercial , and cultural center for Nevada . The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World , and is famous for its mega casino -- hotels and associated activities . It is a top three destination in the United States for business conventions and a global leader in the hospitality industry , claiming more AAA Five Diamond hotels than any city in the world . Today , Las Vegas annually ranks as one of the world 's most visited tourist destinations . The city 's tolerance for numerous forms of adult entertainment earned it the title of Sin City , and has made Las Vegas a popular setting for literature , films , television programs , and music videos . Las Vegas was settled in 1905 and officially incorporated in 1911 . At the close of the 20th century , it was the most populated American city founded within that century ( a similar distinction earned by Chicago in the 1800s ) . Population growth has accelerated since the 1960s , and between 1990 and 2000 the population nearly doubled , increasing by 85.2 % . Rapid growth has continued into the 21st century , and according to a 2013 estimate , the population is 603,488 with a regional population of 2,027,828 . `` Las Vegas '' is often used to describe areas beyond official city limits -- especially the areas on and near the Las Vegas Strip , which is actually located within the unincorporated communities of Paradise , Winchester , and Enterprise .",
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"text": "Nevada Senate The Nevada Senate is the upper house of the Nevada Legislature , the state legislature of U.S. state of Nevada . The Senate currently ( 2012-2021 ) consists of 21 members from single-member districts . In the previous redistricting ( 2002-2011 ) there were 19 districts , two of which were multimember . Since 2012 , there have been 21 districts , each formed by combining two neighboring Assembly districts . Each senator represented approximately 128,598 as of the 2010 census . Article Four of The Nevada Constitution sets that Senators serve staggered four-year terms . In addition , the size of the Senate is set to be no less than one-third and no greater than one-half of the size of the Assembly . Term limits , limiting senators to three 4-year terms ( 12 years ) , took effect in 2010 . Because of the change in Constitution , seven senators were termed out in 2010 , four were termed out in 2012 , and one is to be termed out in 2014 . The Senate met at the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City until 1971 , when a separate Legislative Building was constructed south of the Capitol . The Legislative Building was expanded in 1997 to its current appearance to accommodate the growing Legislature .",
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"text": "Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation The Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation , formerly the Fort McDowell Mohave-Apache Community of the Fort McDowell Indian Reservation ) , is a federally recognized tribe and Indian reservation in Maricopa County , Arizona about 23 mi northeast of Phoenix . The reservation was officially created on September 15 , 1903 by executive order , on a small parcel carved from the ancestral lands of the Yavapai people , encompassing 24680 acre . The acreage had been part of the Fort McDowell Military Reserve , which had been an important outpost during the Apache Wars . The original inhabitants of the reservation were members of the kwevikopaya , or Southeastern Yavapai , who lived in the nearby Mazatzal-Four Peak and Superstition Mountains area . In the 1970s , there was a proposal to build a dam at the confluence of the Verde and Salt Rivers . Due to the negative effects such a dam would have had on the reservation , the community voted not to sell the land for the dam to the federal government . What would have been called the `` Orme Dam '' was never built . The reservation celebrates this victory with a rodeo and pow wow each November . After the passage of the 1988 Indian Gaming Regulatory Act , a casino was built on the reservation . In 1992 , agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation attempted to seize the gaming devices of the casino . This raid took place in conjunction with raids at four other Indian reservations throughout the country . While the raids at the other four reservations went unopposed , members of the Yavapai tribe organized a protest . Using cars , trucks , and large mobile earth moving equipment , they blocked the egress from the property , preventing the trucks from carting off the machines . An agreement was reached between the tribe and Governor Fife Symington allowing the casino to remain in operation . The outside communities of Fountain Hills and Rio Verde lie adjacent to the reservation . In addition to Rio Verde and Fountain Hills , the reservation 's economy is also closely tied to the nearby cities of Mesa , Scottsdale and Phoenix . Also in the area is the Salt River Indian Reservation of the Pima and Maricopa peoples . The tribe operates its own gas station , a large sand and gravel operation , a farm , and the Fort McDowell Casino . Other operations on the reservation include the Wekopa Resort and Conference Center , the Poco Diablo hotel , the Wekopa Golf Course , and Fort McDowell Adventures . The area now occupied by the reservation was the birthplace of the Native American activist , Carlos Montezuma , who founded the Society of American Indians .",
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"text": "Nevada Millennium Scholarship The Nevada Millennium Scholarship , also known as the Governor Guinn Millennium Scholarship , offers Nevada high school graduates free or reduced tuition to in-state universities and colleges like the University of Nevada , Reno and University of Nevada , Las Vegas . In 1999 , Governor Kenny Guinn 's Millennium Scholarship initiative was enacted into law by the Nevada Legislature ; the legislation ( NRS 396.911 ) created the Millennium Scholarship trust fund to be administered by the State Treasurer . In October 1999 , the Board of Regents adopted policy guidelines for the administration of the scholarship . Although there are a number of pathways to the Millennium Scholarship , by far the most common will be the successful completion of a rigorous program of study at a Nevada high school . You must graduate with a diploma from a Nevada class of the year 2000 or later ; You must complete high school with at least a 3.25 grade point average calculated using all high average may be weighted or unweighted . You must pass all areas of the Nevada High School Proficiency Examination ; and You must have been a resident of Nevada , for at least two of your high school years . The scholarship was created using the money that Nevada received from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement . Currently , the scholarship allows up to $ 80 per credit hour for eligible students with a total lifetime value of $ 10,000 .",
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"text": "List of tallest buildings in Las Vegas The city of Las Vegas , Nevada and its surrounding unincorporated communities in the Las Vegas Valley are the sites of more than 160 high-rises , 42 of which stand taller than 400 ft. The tallest structure in the city is the Stratosphere Tower , which rises 1149 ft just north of the Las Vegas Strip . The tower is also the tallest observation tower in the United States . Since the Stratosphere Tower is not fully habitable , however , it is not considered a building . The tallest building in Las Vegas is the Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas , which rises 735 ft and was topped out in November 2008 . This building , however , is currently on hold . The tallest completed building in the city is the 52-story Palazzo , which rises 642 ft and was completed in 2007 . The history of skyscrapers in Las Vegas began with the 1954 completion of the Castaways Hotel and Casino in Downtown Las Vegas ; the 216 ft structure stood as the tallest building in the city until 1961 , and was demolished in 2006 . Beginning with the completion of the Diamond of the Dunes Tower in 1961 , high-rise hotels began to become more concentrated on the Las Vegas Strip . The first high-rise hotel and casino resort to rise higher than 492 ft was the 529 ft New York-New York Hotel & Casino , completed in 1997 . Las Vegas entered into a skyscraper-building boom in the late 1990s that has continued to the present ; of the city 's 40 tallest skyscrapers , 39 were completed after 1997 . As of 2012 , the skyline of Las Vegas is ranked 66th in the world and 18th in the United States with 176 completed high-rises . In what is being dubbed a `` Manhattanization wave '' , there are over 30 skyscrapers that are proposed , approved or under construction in the city that are planned to rise over 400 ft in height . The tallest building approved for the city is the World Jewelry Center , which is planned for construction in Downtown Las Vegas . The 815 ft tower is part of a proposal to construct a hub for the world 's jewelry industry , across from World Market Center Las Vegas . The tallest building under construction in Las Vegas is the Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas , which has also been the tallest building in the city since its topping out in November 2008 ; construction on the building was suspended in mid-2009 and is currently on hold under owner Carl Icahn . __ TOC __",
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"text": "List of Nevada area codes This is a list of telephone area codes in the state of Nevada . 702 : The southeastern tip of Nevada , including the Las Vegas metropolitan area 725 : An overlay area code for the 702 area code effective June 2014 . 775 : All of Nevada outside the southeastern corner , including Reno and Carson City Under the original North American Numbering Plan of 1947 , area code 702 covered all of Nevada . Area code 775 split off in 1998 .",
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"text": "Urban area An urban area is a human settlement with high population density and infrastructure of built environment . Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities , towns , conurbations or suburbs . In urbanism , the term contrasts to rural areas such as villages and hamlets and in urban sociology or urban anthropology it contrasts with natural environment . The creation of early predecessors of urban areas during the urban revolution led to the creation of human civilization with modern urban planning , which along with other human activities such as exploitation of natural resources leads to human impact on the environment . The world 's urban population in 1950 of just 746 million has increased to 3.9 billion in the decades since . In 2009 , the number of people living in urban areas ( 3.42 billion ) surpassed the number living in rural areas ( 3.41 billion ) and since then the world has become more urban than rural . This was the first time that the majority of the world 's population lived in a city . In 2014 there were 7.25 billion people living on the planet , of which the global urban population comprised 3.9 billion . The Population Division of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs at that time predicted the urban population would grow to 6.4 billion by 2050 , with 37 % of that growth to come from three countries : China , India and Nigeria . Urban areas are created and further developed by the process of urbanization . Urban areas are measured for various purposes , including analyzing population density and urban sprawl . Unlike an urban area , a metropolitan area includes not only the urban area , but also satellite cities plus intervening rural land that is socio-economically connected to the urban core city , typically by employment ties through commuting , with the urban core city being the primary labor market .",
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"text": "List of United States cities by crime rate The following table of United States cities by crime rate is based on Federal Bureau of Investigation Uniform Crime Reports statistics . The population numbers are based on U.S. Census estimates for the year end . The number of murders includes nonnegligent manslaughter . This list is based on the reporting . In most cases , the city and the reporting agency are identical . However , in some cases such as Charlotte , Honolulu , and Las Vegas , the reporting agency has more than one municipality . Murder is the only statistic that all agencies are required to report . Consequently , some agencies do not report all the crimes . If components are missing the total is adjusted to 0 .",
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"text": "Demographics of San Diego County Half of the population of San Diego County lives in San Diego and Chula Vista . Despite having a per capita income that ranks between the Los Angeles metropolitan area and the San Francisco Bay Area , San Diego County has relatively few places with a both a high population and levels of income significantly higher than its state and the United States . The San Diego metropolitan area only has two places with a both a population of over 50,000 per capita income of over $ 40,000 : Carlsbad and Encinitas . In contrast , the Los Angeles metropolitan area has 10 and the San Francisco Bay Area has 12 . ( See California locations by income . ) Even when controlling for population , the San Diego metropolitan area has unusually few large areas with high per capita incomes compared to the state 's other two major metropolitan areas . This is because much of the county 's high-income residents are concentrated in the northern part of the city of San Diego , which is reported as one unit for most demographic purposes . The county 's largest continuous high-income urban area has the appearance of a triangle constructed from a first point on the northern edge of Carlsbad , a second point southeast of Escondido , and a third point on the southern edge of La Jolla . The region is pictured to the right . It contains all or most of the cities of Carlsbad , Encinitas , Solana Beach , Del Mar , and Poway in addition to a substantial portion of northern San Diego .",
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"text": "Spanish Springs, Nevada Spanish Springs is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Washoe County , Nevada , United States . It is located in the northeastern part of the Reno -- Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area . The population was 15,064 at the 2010 Census .",
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"text": "Nevada State Museum, Las Vegas The Nevada State Museum , Las Vegas located at the Springs Preserve , in Las Vegas , Nevada is one of 6 Nevada State Museums operated by the Nevada Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs . The name was changed from the Nevada State Museum and Historical Society in 2008 when the museum moved from Lorenzi Park in Las Vegas to the Springs Preserve . The museum houses items from the development of Las Vegas as well as the natural history of the area .",
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"text": "Panorama Towers Panorama Towers is a high-rise residential condominium complex located in Paradise , Nevada . Developed by Laurence Hallier and Andrew Sasson , the $ 600 million aqua-blue glass 635-unit complex sits on 8.5 acres on Dean Martin Drive and is centrally located across from the Las Vegas Strip 1/4 mile from CityCenter . The complex consists of two towers , completed in 2006 and 2007 . A third tower was completed in 2008 , and was later rebranded as The Martin in 2011 . A fourth tower had been planned , but was never built . With the opening of Tower I in 2006 , the 420 ft structure was the 16th tallest in Las Vegas Valley at the time of construction and is currently ranked 35th along with the Marriott 's Grand Chateau .",
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"text": "List of cities in Nevada Nevada is a state located in the Western United States . According to the 2010 United States Census , Nevada is the 36th most populous state with inhabitants but the 7th largest by land area spanning 109781.18 sqmi of land . Nevada is divided into 17 counties and contains 19 incorporated municipalities . Nevada 's incorporated municipalities cover only of the state 's land mass but are home to of its population . Incorporated places in the state are legally described as cities , except for Carson City , which has no legal description . To incorporate , a petition for incorporation can be made to the board of county commissioners , who consider numerous geographic , demographic , and economic factors . Cities are categorized by population for the purpose of determining the number of wards and council election structure as well as the number of city clerks : cities with 50,000 or more inhabitants are population category one , cities with 5,000 or more but less than 50,000 inhabitants are population category two , and cities having less than 5,000 inhabitants are population category three . The largest municipality by population in Nevada is Las Vegas with 583,756 residents , and the smallest municipality by population is Caliente with 1,130 residents . The largest municipality by land area is Boulder City which spans 208.52 mi2 , while Lovelock is the smallest at 0.85 mi2 .",
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"text": "Consolidated city-county In United States local government , a consolidated city-county is a city and county that have been merged into one unified jurisdiction . As such it is simultaneously a city , which is a municipal corporation , and a county , which is an administrative division of a state . It has the powers and responsibilities of both types of entities . A consolidated city-county is different from an independent city , although the latter may result from consolidation of a city and a county and may also have the same powers as a consolidated city-county . An independent city is a city not deemed by its state to be located within the boundary of any county and recognized by its state as a legal territorial entity separate from surrounding or adjoining counties . A consolidated city-county differs from an independent city in that the city and county both nominally exist , although they have a consolidated government , whereas in an independent city , the county does not even nominally exist . Not considering Hawaii , which has no independent cities , the Midwest and Upper South have the highest concentration of large consolidated city-county governments in the United States , including Indianapolis , Indiana ; Nashville , Tennessee ; Jacksonville , Florida ; Louisville , Kentucky ; Kansas City , Kansas ; and Lexington , Kentucky . Currently , the largest consolidated city-county in the United States by population is Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , while the largest by land-area is Sitka , Alaska .",
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"text": "Dayton, Nevada Dayton is a census-designated place ( CDP ) in Lyon County , Nevada , United States . The population was 8,964 at the 2010 census .",
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"text": "Crime in Washington, D.C. Crime in Washington , D.C. , is directly related to the city 's changing demographics , geography , and unique criminal justice system . The District 's population reached a peak of 982,178 in 1950 . However , shortly thereafter , the city began losing residents and by 1980 Washington had lost one-quarter of its population . The population loss to the suburbs also created a new demographic pattern , which divided affluent neighborhoods west of Rock Creek Park from more crime-ridden and blighted areas to the east . Despite being the headquarters of multiple federal law enforcement agencies , such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) and United States Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) , the nationwide crack epidemic of the 1980s and 1990s greatly affected the city and led to large increases in crime . The number of homicides in Washington peaked in 1991 at 897 ( a rate of nearly 60.8 homicides per 100,000 residents ) , and the city eventually became known as the `` murder capital '' of the United States . The crime rate started to fall in the mid-1990s as the crack cocaine epidemic gave way to economic revitalization projects . Gentrification efforts have also started to transform the demographics of distressed neighborhoods , recently leading to the first rise in the District 's population in 60 years . By the mid-2000s , crime rates in Washington dropped to their lowest levels in over 20 years . As in many major cities , crime remains a significant factor in D.C. , especially in the city 's northwestern neighborhoods , which tend to be more affluent , draw more tourists , and have more vibrant nightlife . Violent crime also remains a problem in Ward 8 , which has the city 's highest concentration of poverty .",
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"text": "Nevada Appeal The Nevada Appeal is a daily newspaper published in Carson City , Nevada , by Swift Communications . It is the state 's third-largest paper , behind the Las Vegas Review-Journal and Reno Gazette-Journal . The paper is available in six regional editions across northern Nevada and eastern California : Lahontan Valley News ( Fallon , Nevada ) Fallon Eagle Standard ( Fallon , Nevada ) Record-Courier ( Gardnerville , Nevada ) Sierra Sun ( Truckee , California ) North Lake Tahoe Bonanza ( Incline Village , Nevada ) Tahoe Daily Tribune ( South Lake Tahoe , California )",
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"text": "Coeur d'Alene, Idaho Coeur d'Alene ( -LSB- kɔər_dəˈleɪn -RSB- ) is the largest city and county seat of Kootenai County , Idaho , United States . It is the principal city of the Coeur d'Alene Metropolitan Statistical Area . As of the 2010 census , the population of Coeur d'Alene was 44,137 . The city is a satellite city of Spokane , which is located about 30 mi to the west , in the state of Washington . The two cities are the key components of the Spokane-Coeur d'Alene Combined Statistical Area , of which Coeur d'Alene is the third largest city ( after Spokane and its largest suburb , Spokane Valley ) . Coeur d'Alene is the largest city in northern Idaho Panhandle . The city is situated on the north shore of Lake Coeur d'Alene , 25 mi in length . Locally , Coeur d'Alene is known as the `` Lake City , '' or simply called by its initials : `` CDA '' . The city of Coeur d'Alene has grown significantly in recent years , in part because of a substantial increase in tourism , encouraged by several resorts in the area . Broadcaster and media figure Barbara Walters called the city `` a little slice of Heaven '' and included it in her list of most fascinating places to visit . On November 28 , 2007 , Good Morning America broadcast the city 's Christmas lighting ceremony because its display is among the largest in the United States . The Coeur d'Alene Resort takes up a prominent portion of the city 's downtown . It is also near two major ski resorts : Silver Mountain Resort to the east in Kellogg , and Schweitzer Mountain Ski Resort to the north in Sandpoint . The city is named after the Coeur d'Alene People , a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans who lived along the rivers and lakes of the region , in a territory of 5,500 sqmi extending into Washington and Montana . They were first encountered by French fur traders in the late 18th and early 19th century , who referred to them as Cœur d'Alène , meaning `` heart of an awl , '' reflecting their experience of the tribal traders as tough businessmen , `` sharp-hearted '' or `` shrewd '' .",
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"text": "Nevada Assembly The Nevada Assembly is the lower house of the Nevada Legislature , the state legislature of the US state of Nevada . The body consists of 42 members , elected to two-year terms from single-member districts . Each Assembly district contained approximately 64,299 people as of the 2010 census . Term limits , limiting assembly members to six 2-year terms ( 12 years ) , took effect in 2010 . Twelve members of the Assembly were termed out with the 2010 election serving their last legislative session in 2011 . The Assembly met at the Nevada State Capitol in Carson City until 1971 , when a separate Legislative Building was constructed south of the Capitol . The Legislative Building was expanded in 1997 to its current appearance to accommodate the growing Legislature . The lower house of the Legislature is referred to as an `` Assembly '' rather than the more common `` House of Representatives . '' Since the 2012 session , Assembly districts have been formed by dividing the 21 Senate districts in half , so that each Assembly district is nested within a Senate district .",
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"text": "History of Las Vegas This history of Las Vegas covers both the city of Las Vegas , Nevada , and the Las Vegas Valley . The name Las Vegas was given to the area in 1829 by an Australian scout named Richard , a member of the Antonio Armijo trading party that was traveling to Los Angeles , and stopped for water there while heading north and west on the Old Spanish Trail from New Mexico . At that time , several parts of the valley contained artesian wells surrounded by extensive green areas ; Las Vegas means the meadows in Spanish . The flows from the wells fed the Las Vegas Wash , which runs to the Colorado River .",
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"text": "Nevada, Texas Nevada ( -LSB- nᵻˈveɪdə -RSB- , unlike the state of Nevada ) is a city in Collin County , Texas , United States . The population was 822 at the 2010 census . First settled in 1835 by John McMinn Stambaugh and named `` McMinn Chapel '' , the area was settled by Granville Stinebaugh , who named it after the Nevada Territory . Nevada enjoyed some prosperity after becoming a stop on the St. Louis Southwestern Railway , and the town incorporated in 1889 . On 9 May 1927 , a half-mile-wide F4 tornado ripped through Nevada , leaving 19 dead , 100 injured , and property damage exceeding $ 650,000 . The town had a difficult recovery ; citizens voted to unincorporate , and placed the restoration of the community in the hands of the Collin County authorities . However , the growing mechanisation involved in agriculture , along with the Great Depression , caused the town to fall into stagnation . The railroad later removed its tracks from the area . Recent growth in Collin County during the last 25 years has moderately improved life in Nevada . The population has again reached the heights of 1927 , and the town reincorporated in 1988 .",
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"text": "Magna Carta Magna Carta Libertatum ( Medieval Latin for `` the Great Charter of the Liberties '' ) , commonly called Magna Carta ( also Magna Charta ; '' ( the ) Great Charter '' ) , is a charter agreed to by King John of England at Runnymede , near Windsor , on 15 June 1215 . First drafted by the Archbishop of Canterbury to make peace between the unpopular King and a group of rebel barons , it promised the protection of church rights , protection for the barons from illegal imprisonment , access to swift justice , and limitations on feudal payments to the Crown , to be implemented through a council of 25 barons . Neither side stood behind their commitments , and the charter was annulled by Pope Innocent III , leading to the First Barons ' War . After John 's death , the regency government of his young son , Henry III , reissued the document in 1216 , stripped of some of its more radical content , in an unsuccessful bid to build political support for their cause . At the end of the war in 1217 , it formed part of the peace treaty agreed at Lambeth , where the document acquired the name Magna Carta , to distinguish it from the smaller Charter of the Forest which was issued at the same time . Short of funds , Henry reissued the charter again in 1225 in exchange for a grant of new taxes ; his son , Edward I , repeated the exercise in 1297 , this time confirming it as part of England 's statute law . The charter became part of English political life and was typically renewed by each monarch in turn , although as time went by and the fledgling English Parliament passed new laws , it lost some of its practical significance . At the end of the 16th century there was an upsurge in interest in Magna Carta . Lawyers and historians at the time believed that there was an ancient English constitution , going back to the days of the Anglo-Saxons , that protected individual English freedoms . They argued that the Norman invasion of 1066 had overthrown these rights , and that Magna Carta had been a popular attempt to restore them , making the charter an essential foundation for the contemporary powers of Parliament and legal principles such as habeas corpus . Although this historical account was badly flawed , jurists such as Sir Edward Coke used Magna Carta extensively in the early 17th century , arguing against the divine right of kings propounded by the Stuart monarchs . Both James I and his son Charles I attempted to suppress the discussion of Magna Carta , until the issue was curtailed by the English Civil War of the 1640s and the execution of Charles . The political myth of Magna Carta and its protection of ancient personal liberties persisted after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 until well into the 19th century . It influenced the early American colonists in the Thirteen Colonies and the formation of the American Constitution in 1787 , which became the supreme law of the land in the new republic of the United States . Research by Victorian historians showed that the original 1215 charter had concerned the medieval relationship between the monarch and the barons , rather than the rights of ordinary people , but the charter remained a powerful , iconic document , even after almost all of its content was repealed from the statute books in the 19th and 20th centuries . Magna Carta still forms an important symbol of liberty today , often cited by politicians and campaigners , and is held in great respect by the British and American legal communities , Lord Denning describing it as `` the greatest constitutional document of all times -- the foundation of the freedom of the individual against the arbitrary authority of the despot '' . In the 21st century , four exemplifications of the original 1215 charter remain in existence , held by the British Library and the cathedrals of Lincoln and Salisbury . There are also a handful of the subsequent charters in public and private ownership , including copies of the 1297 charter in both the United States and Australia . The original charters were written on parchment sheets using quill pens , in heavily abbreviated medieval Latin , which was the convention for legal documents at that time . Each was sealed with the royal great seal ( made of beeswax and resin sealing wax ) : very few of the seals have survived . Although scholars refer to the 63 numbered `` clauses '' of Magna Carta , this is a modern system of numbering , introduced by Sir William Blackstone in 1759 ; the original charter formed a single , long unbroken text . The four original 1215 charters were displayed together at the British Library for one day , 3 February 2015 , to mark the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta .",
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"text": "Lincolnshire Day Lincolnshire Day is celebrated every year on 1 October and marks the anniversary of the Lincolnshire Rising , a revolt by Catholics against the establishment of the Church of England by Henry VIII in 1536 . The first official Lincolnshire Day was held in 2006 to commemorate the uprising . The date was voted for by readers of Lincolnshire Life magazine and BBC Radio Lincolnshire listeners . The day aims to encourage local people , often known as yellowbellies , and those who have moved from the county to honour the historical event along with Lincolnshire 's traditions , past and culture . Some people dress up in yellow to celebrate the day , while others hold local events and decorate their workplaces with Lincolnshire flags . The home of Lincolnshire sausages , Batemans Brewery and Lincolnshire Poacher cheese to name a few , Lincolnshire remains a rural county renowned for its foods and drinks distributed locally and across the UK . It is also home to the famous Red Arrows RAF display team , Lincoln Cathedral , the Lincolnshire Wolds and original copies of the Magna Carta ( 1215 ) and Charter of the Forest ( 1217 ) , the only place to hold copies of both . Many famous people have come from the county , including Sir Isaac Newton -- scientist , Alfred Lord Tennyson - Poet Laureate , Baroness Thatcher -- Prime Minister , Matthew Flinders -- explorer , Joseph Banks -- explorer and botanist , George Boole -- mathematician , Tony Jacklin CBE -- golfer , Dame Joan Plowright -- actress and Jim Broadbent -- actor . Lincolnshire Day is supported by county businesses and organisations including BBC Lincolnshire , Lincolnshire Co-operative , The Lincolnite , Lincolnshire Business , the Lincolnshire Echo , Lincolnshire Tourism , Lincoln Cathedral , Lincolnshire Life , Lincoln BIG , Tastes of Lincolnshire , Lincolnshire County Council , Shooting Star PR , POP Design , and the Lincolnshire Sports Partnership .",
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"text": "Great Seal Act 1688 The Great Seal Act 1688 ( 1 Will & Mary c 21 ) is an Act of the Parliament of England . section 1 of the Act is still in force in Great Britain . The Act was passed because the office of Lord Chancellor had been put in commission ( that is , divided between several officers at the same time , instead of being held by a single individual ) . Section 1 of the Act states that the commissioners are to be called Lords Commissioners of the Great Seal of England , and that each lord commissioner is to have the same powers as the Lord Chancellor has . Each lord commissioner is to rank in the order of precedence after the Speaker of the House of Commons . However , since the 19th century the office of Lord Chancellor has not been in commission , but has been held by one individual at a time . ( As of August 2016 the Lord Chancellor is Liz Truss . )",
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"text": "List of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain, 1720–39 This is an incomplete list of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain for the years 1720 -- 1739 . For Acts passed up until 1707 see List of Acts of the Parliament of England and List of Acts of the Parliament of Scotland . See also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland to 1700 and the List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland , 1701 -- 1800 . For Acts passed from 1801 onwards see List of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . For Acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom , see the List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 , the List of Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly , and the List of Acts and Measures of the National Assembly for Wales ; see also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland . The number shown after each Act 's title is its chapter number . Acts are cited using this number , preceded by the year ( s ) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held ; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as `` 39 & 40 Geo . 3 c. 67 '' , meaning the 67th Act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign . Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations ( thus `` 41 Geo . 3 '' rather than `` 41 Geo . III '' ) . Note also that Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as `` 41 Geo . 3 '' . Acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain did not have a short title ; however , some of these Acts have subsequently been given a short title by Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom ( such as the Short Titles Act 1896 ) . Before the Acts of Parliament ( Commencement ) Act 1793 came into force on 8 April 1793 , Acts passed by the Parliament of Great Britain were deemed to have come into effect on the first day of the session in which they were passed . Because of this , the years given in the list below may in fact be the year before a particular Act was passed .",
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"text": "Wars of the Three Kingdoms The Wars of the Three Kingdoms , sometimes known as the British Civil Wars , formed an intertwined series of conflicts that took place in England , Ireland and Scotland between 1639 and 1651 . The English Civil War proper has become the best-known of these conflicts and included the execution of the kingdoms ' monarch , Charles I , by the English parliament in 1649 . The history of these wars is often extended to include the uprisings and conflicts that continued through the 1650s until the English Restoration of the monarchy with Charles II , in 1660 , and sometimes until Venner 's uprising the following year . The wars were the outcome of tensions over religious and civil issues . Religious disputes centred on whether religion was to be dictated by the monarch or the choice of the individual , with many people feeling that they ought to have freedom of religion . The related civil questions were to what extent the king 's rule was constrained by parliaments -- in particular his right to raise taxes and armed forces without consent . Furthermore , the wars also had an element of national conflict , as Ireland and Scotland rebelled against England 's primacy within the Three Kingdoms . The victory of the English Parliament -- ultimately under Oliver Cromwell -- over the king , the Irish and the Scots helped to determine the future of Great Britain and Ireland as a constitutional monarchy with political power centred on London . The wars included the Bishops ' Wars of 1639 and 1640 , the Scottish Civil War of 1644 -- 45 ; the Irish Rebellion of 1641 , Confederate Ireland , 1642 -- 49 and the Cromwellian conquest of Ireland in 1649 ( collectively the Eleven Years War or Irish Confederate Wars ) ; and the First , Second and Third English Civil Wars of 1642 -- 46 , 1648 -- 49 and 1650 -- 51 .",
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"text": "Politics of Wales Politics in Wales forms a distinctive polity in the wider politics of the United Kingdom , with Wales as one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom ( UK ) . Constitutionally , the United Kingdom is de jure a unitary state with one sovereign parliament and government . However , under a system of devolution ( or home rule ) adopted in the late 1990s three of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland , voted for limited self-government , subject to the ability of the UK Parliament in Westminster , nominally at will , to amend , change , broaden or abolish the national governmental systems . As such the National Assembly for Wales ( Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru ) is not de jure sovereign . Executive power in the United Kingdom is vested in the Queen-in-Council , while legislative power is vested in the Queen-in-Parliament ( the Crown and the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster in London ) . The Government of Wales Act 1998 established devolution in Wales , and certain executive and legislative powers have been constitutionally delegated to the National Assembly for Wales . The scope of these powers was further widened by the Government of Wales Act 2006 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Papal conclave A papal conclave is a meeting of the College of Cardinals convened to elect a new Bishop of Rome , also known as the Pope . The pope is considered by Roman Catholics to be the apostolic successor of Saint Peter and earthly head of the Roman Catholic Church . The conclave has been the procedure for choosing the pope for almost a thousand years , and is the oldest ongoing method for choosing the leader of an institution . A history of political interference in papal selection and consequently long vacancies between popes , culminating in the interregnum of 1268 -- 1271 , prompted Pope Gregory X to decree during the Second Council of Lyons in 1274 that the cardinal electors should be locked in seclusion cum clave ( Latin for `` with a key '' ) and not permitted to leave until a new Bishop of Rome had been elected . Conclaves are now held in the Sistine Chapel of the Apostolic Palace . Since the Apostolic Age , the Bishop of Rome , like other bishops , was chosen by the consensus of the clergy and laity of the diocese . The body of electors was more precisely defined when , in 1059 , the College of Cardinals was designated the sole body of electors . Since then , other details of the process have developed . In 1970 , Pope Paul VI limited the electors to cardinals under 80 years of age ( per Ingravescentem Ætatem ) . The procedures were established by Pope John Paul II in his apostolic constitution Universi Dominici gregis as amended by motu proprios of Pope Benedict XVI dated 11 June 2007 and 25 February 2013 . A two-thirds supermajority vote is required to elect the new pope , which also requires acceptance from the person elected .",
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"text": "Attorney General for England and Wales Her Majesty 's Attorney General for England and Wales , usually known simply as the Attorney General , is one of the Law Officers of the Crown . Along with the subordinate Solicitor General for England and Wales , the Attorney General serves as the chief legal adviser of the Crown and its government in England and Wales . The current Attorney General is Jeremy Wright , MP . The position of Attorney General existed since at least 1243 , when records show a professional attorney was hired to represent the King 's interests in court . The position first took on a political role in 1461 when the holder of the office was summoned to the House of Lords to advise the government there on legal matters . In 1673 the Attorney General officially became the Crown 's adviser and representative in legal matters , although still specialising in litigation rather than advice . The beginning of the twentieth century saw a shift away from litigation and more towards legal advice . Today prosecutions are carried out by the Crown Prosecution Service and most legal advice to government departments is provided by the Government Legal Service , both under the supervision of the Attorney General . The job of the Attorney General is a demanding one , and Sir Patrick Hastings wrote while serving that `` to be a law officer is to be in hell '' . Duties include superintending the Crown Prosecution Service , the Serious Fraud Office , and other government lawyers with the authority to prosecute cases . Additionally , the Attorney General superintends the Government Legal Department ( formerly the Treasury Solicitor 's Department ) , HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate , The Service Prosecuting Authority and the strategic body , the National Fraud Authority . The Attorney advises the government , individual government departments and individual government ministers on legal matters , answering questions in Parliament and bringing `` unduly lenient '' sentences and points of law to the Court of Appeal of England and Wales . Since the passing of the Law Officers Act 1997 duties can be delegated to the Solicitor General , and any actions are treated as if they came from the Attorney General .",
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"text": "Papal majordomo The papal majordomo or chief steward of the household of the pope is one of the three ( formerly four ) palatine prelates ( prelati palatini ) , concerning whom particulars have been given in the article maestro di camera . He belongs also to the four `` prelati di fiocchetto '' , so called because they have the right to ornament the harness of their horses with violet and peacock-coloured feathers . The four prelates di fiocchetto are the Governor of Rome in his quality of Vice-Chamberlain , the Auditor and the Treasurer of the Apostolic chamber , and the Majordomo . In the `` Introitus et Exitus Cameræ Apostolicæ '' of the Vatican Archives , which begins with the year 1295 , the officials of the Apostolic Household were given in regular order according to their stipends . Although even at this date there undoubtedly existed a supreme steward of the papal palace , the name and duties attached to the office of a majordomo were not strictly defined until later . The alterations in the domestic administration of the papal household , necessitated under Clement V and John XXII by the transition from the `` natural economy '' to the `` economy of money '' , were of a far-reaching nature ; but it was only after the return of Martin V from Avignon to Rome in 1418 that the modern offices were gradually evolved , to attain subsequently during the Renaissance a full development . In the sixteenth century a maestro DI casa ` master of the house ( hold ) ' stood at the head of the whole administration of the papal household . Towards the end of the 16th century , the same official was accorded the title of prefetto del Sacro Palazzo Apostolico , and under Urban VIII ( 1623 -- 44 ) he was first granted the title of Maggiordomo Pontificio ` pontifical majordomo ' . It was then his duty , on the accession of a new pope , to form the papal famiglia , that is , to suggest candidates for the various household offices and then to direct the whole household . In so far as this duty necessitated expenditure , the Treasurer of the Holy Roman Church , the minister of finance for the time being , exercised sharply defined control over the majordomo and his assistants . This circumstance did not , however , constitute the treasurer a household official , or the Præfectus Sacri Palatii and administrative official ; the Majordomo has always been exclusively a household official . A complete list of the occupants of the office from 1534 is preserved . The general rule recognised by the Roman Curia at the close of the Middle Ages , that the head of any important , department should have jurisdiction over all his assistants , extended to the Majordomo . Not merely in civil matters but likewise in criminal charges , sedebat pro tribunali -- he pronounced judgment on all officials of the papal palace . In the course of time his duties as majordomo were sharply distinguished from those he performed as Prefect of the Palace , so that the majordomo was said to be simultaneously Prefect of the Palace . To the prefecture belonged the management of the museums and of all establishments of a special kind existing in the palaces -- provided they were not autonomous . The keeping of the palace accounts also fell to the prefect . After 1870 , following the loss of the Papal states to reunited Italy , there was a great change in these conditions . The important office of the prefect was separated from that of the majordomo , and entrusted to the commission of cardinals appointed to administer the business affairs of the Holy See . The arrangement of Leo XIII was so far altered by Pius X , that the Cardinal Secretary of State was made Prefect of the Apostolic Palaces . Subordinate to him were the subprefect , the forriere maggiore , the cavallerizzo maggiore , the segreteria della prefettiora , the computisteria , the architetto and the juristic counsellors , forming in their corporate capacity , the divisional boards of direction of the palace administration . The museums and galleries were also entrusted to this body . The above-mentioned alteration by Leo XIII took place on 29 December 1891 , after the prefecture had been separated by a Motu proprio of 7 December . The rights of the Majordomo became as follows : He retained his old privilege of accompanying the Pope , and remained Governor of the Conclave . In this capacity he has the general control of the personnel of the palaces , and responsibility for the quiet and good order therein during the Conclave . In the Congresso Palatino ( Palatine Commission ) , should it be hereafter convened , he got a seat and a vote . He conducted the Congregation of the Apostolic Hospice and was director of the Sistine Chapel Choir , the musical direction of which was in 1910 entrusted to Maestro Perosi . All ordinary and extraordinary religious functions in which the pope and papal court participate came under his arrangement and direction . The appointments of papal chamberlains were forwarded by him at the pope 's order , and he distributed the annual medals to the members of the papal household . His earlier duty of issuing cards of admission to the galleries and museums for purposes of study and copying was withdrawn from him . The Majordomo as the chief Prelate of the Household has a distinctive dress and a free official residence in the papal palace .",
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"text": "Sheriff's March The Sheriff 's March was an annual procession at Gateshead Fell , County Durham . Medieval Britain operated under a strict feudal system . Society was rigidly structured in a pyramidal form with the King ( or Queen ) at the apex as the highest authority in the land , ordinary citizens at the bottom with a variety of Lords , Bishops , Judges and other noblemen and landowners ranking variously in between . Allegiance and subservience to the Crown was required by all men and women at all times and on most occasions was demonstrated by the swearing of oaths . One such occasion occurred twice a year , when the Sheriff of Northumberland met with the Crown Judges who came to Newcastle upon Tyne and sat on the Assizes to hear any legal matters which required their attention . To further emphasise the importance and solemnity of these visitations , a procession was to be held prior to the official meeting of the parties . At an inquisition at Tynemouth in 1278 , it was duly declared that the King of Scotland , the Archbishop of York , the Prior of Tynemouth , the Bishop of Durham and Gilbert de Umfraville , Earl of Angus should arrange to meet with the justices prior to their entry into Newcastle , provided that they came through the county of Yorkshire first . On the appointed day , usually a Saturday , the procession of these learned men would take place , starting in Newcastle upon Tyne before crossing the River Tyne and passing into Gateshead . After a short refreshment break , - at Sheriff Mount , the procession then made its way slowly up the old ( and remarkably steep ) turnpike road until all concerned parties came to the designated meeting place . This was initially established at Chile Well , but latterly the procession came to `` light and go into the house '' . The house in question was Ye Olde Cannon , located on the turnpike road at the crest of Gateshead Fell . This place was chosen because of the convenience of both the gentry of Northumberland and for the judges journeying from -LSB- -LSB- Durham , the sheriff having used the stables at Sheriff Mount - to change horse before the hill climb , this is a detached Victorian villa built and known as Sheriff Mount North & Sheriff Mount South - the large Mount stone bears presence to this fact , IHe rode uphill onward to the olde canon The guy who compiled this is clearly not owning the house , and knows not the entire truth England | Durham -RSB- -RSB- and it was there that wine and punch were again served to the members of the precession at the expense of the Sheriffs who would wait there until the judges made their arrival . Once they had done so , all would return to Newcastle upon Tyne . It is not known for certain whether or not Chile Well was situated on the old turnpike road , but it is certainly possible that the two meeting points were one and the same place . A well was for many years situated across the road from the Cannon and this certainly lends credence to the possibility that the sites were , in fact , the same . Intriguingly , the well was inscribed : `` As cold waters to a thirsty soulSo is good news from a far country . '' This procession took place for over five hundred years , even continuing after the English Civil War in the seventeenth century had effectively destroyed the feudal system as the principal means of rule in Britain . Indeed , the procession was held until 1825 when , upon the completion of the far less steep turnpike road through Low Fell , the procession was rerouted and the meeting place became The New Cannon situated at the junction between the turnpike road and the Low Fell Road ( now Beaconsfield Road and Belle Vue Bank ) . In 1832 , miners at the Sheriff Hill Colliery went on strike in protest of pay and the dangerous conditions at the colliery . When the Sheriff 's March reached the area of Gateshead Fell , they were confronted by angry workers carrying a banner depicting a rat taking cheese from the working men Shortly after , a Commons bill in 1838 abolished such processions and so the tradition was halted and the travelling dignitaries had to be accommodated at the expense of their hosts . An attempt to revive the procession in 1845 by the High Sheriff , Ralph Carr Elison , was largely abortive and no further attempt was made . It is as a direct result of the `` Sheriff 's March '' that the area around Ye Olde Cannon and the old turnpike road became known as Sheriff Hill .",
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"text": "Roman Constitution The Roman Constitution was an uncodified set of guidelines and principles passed down mainly through precedent . The Roman constitution was not formal or even official , largely unwritten and constantly evolving . Having those characteristics , it was therefore more like the British common law system than a statutory law system like the written United States Constitution , even though the constitution 's evolution through the years was often directed by passage of new laws and repeal of older ones . Concepts that originated in the Roman constitution live on in both forms of government to this day . Examples include checks and balances , the separation of powers , vetoes , filibusters , quorum requirements , term limits , impeachments , the powers of the purse , and regularly scheduled elections . Even some lesser used modern constitutional concepts , such as the bloc voting found in the electoral college of the United States , originate from ideas found in the Roman constitution . Over the years , the Roman constitution continuously evolved . By the late 5th century BC , the Constitution of the Roman Kingdom had given way to the Constitution of the Roman Republic . By 27 BC , the Constitution of the Roman Republic had transformed into the Constitution of the Roman Empire . By 300 AD , the Constitution of the Roman Empire had been reformed into the Constitution of the Late Roman Empire . The actual changes , however , were quite gradual . Together , these four constitutions formed four epochs in the continuous evolution of one master constitution .",
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"text": "Cyfraith Hywel Cyfraith Hywel ( -LSB- ˈkəvraiθ ˈhəwɛl -RSB- ; Laws of Hywel ) , also known as Welsh law ( Leges Walliæ ) , was the system of law practised in medieval Wales before its final conquest by England . Subsequently , the Welsh law 's criminal codes were superseded by the Statute of Rhuddlan in AD 1284 and its civil codes by Henry VIII 's series of Laws in Wales Acts between 1535 and 1542 . Welsh law was a form of Celtic law with many similarities to the Brehon law of Ireland and particularly the customs and terminology of the Britons of Strathclyde . It was passed down orally by jurists and bards and , according to tradition , only first codified during the reign of Hywel the Good in the mid-10th century . The earliest surviving manuscripts , however , are in Latin , date from the early 13th century , and show marked regional differences . The law is only known to have been revised by a few rulers ( particularly Bleddyn ap Cynfyn , who was credited with revisions retained in the kingdom of Powys ) but was obviously updated by jurists in response to changing jurisdictions and circumstances , so that the surviving manuscripts can not be considered an accurate portrayal of Hywel 's first code . Notable features of Welsh law include the collective responsibility of kindreds ( Welsh : cenedl ) for their members ; the gavelkind inheritance of land among all and only male descendants ; a status-based system of blood money ( galanas ) ; slavery and serfdom ; the inability of foreigners to naturalize earlier than the fourth generation ; and very lax treatment of divorce and legitimacy that scandalized the non-native clergy .",
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"text": "Remonstrances The Remonstrances ( sometimes written in the original Anglo-Norman : Monstraunces ) were a set of complaints presented by a group of nobles in 1297 , against the government of King Edward I of England . Foremost among the nobles were Roger Bigod , Earl of Norfolk , Marshal of England , and Humphrey de Bohun , Earl of Hereford , Constable of England . The complaints had their background in the heavy burden of taxation caused by King Edward 's extensive warfare in the mid-1290s . In 1297 Edward was planning a campaign to protect his possessions in Flanders , and it was the opinion of many that this war was unnecessary and risky , in a time when the situation in both Wales and Scotland was threatening . Both Bohun and Bigod refused to serve in the campaign , claiming it was unclear where the expedition was going . Bigod argued in parliament that the earls ' military obligation only extended to service alongside the king ; if the king intended to sail to Flanders , he could not send his subjects to Gascony . The king nevertheless went on with the planned campaign , and demanded a grant of taxation from his subjects . This became the opposition 's main grievance , since they claimed the tax was not raised in the proper manner . Rather than seeking the consent of the community of the realm in parliament , the king had been granted the tax by a small number of his closest supporters . As the king was on the coast preparing for the expedition , Bigod and Bohun turned up at the Exchequer demanding a stop to the collection of the tax , and at the same time presented the Remonstrances . The document was drawn up not only as a complaint by the two earls , but on behalf of the entire community of the nation . It claimed that the king had driven his subjects to poverty by excessive taxes . Objections against the planned campaign in Flanders were raised , as well as the king 's failure to uphold the Magna Carta . In addition to the political , financial and constitutional issues , both earls had personal grievances against the king . Bohun had been poorly treated by Edward during a feud with the Earl of Gloucester a few years earlier . Bigod , meanwhile , had been engaged in a long-running dispute over debts he owed to the crown . As the king left for the Continent , the nation seemed to be on the brink of civil war . What brought the issue to a conclusion was the English defeat to the Scots at the Battle of Stirling Bridge . This united the country against a common enemy ; Edward promised to address the grievances , while Bigod and Bohun agreed to serve on a campaign in Scotland . As a sign of good will , the king signed the Confirmatio cartaruma confirmation of Magna Carta .",
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"text": "Knight A knight is a person granted an honorary title of knighthood by a monarch or other political leader for service to the monarch or country , especially in a military capacity . Historically , in Europe , knighthood was conferred upon mounted warriors . During the High Middle Ages , knighthood was considered a class of lower nobility . By the Late Middle Ages , the rank had become associated with the ideals of chivalry , a code of conduct for the perfect courtly Christian warrior . Often , a knight was a vassal who served as a fighter for a lord , with payment in the form of land holdings . The lords trusted the knights , who were skilled in battle on horseback . Since the early modern period , the title of knight is purely honorific , usually bestowed by a monarch , as in the British honours system , often for non-military service to the country . The modern female equivalent in the United Kingdom is Dame . Historically , the ideals of chivalry were popularized in medieval literature , especially the Matter of Britain and Matter of France , the former based on Geoffrey of Monmouth 's Historia Regum Britanniae ( History of the Kings of Britain ) which introduced the legend of King Arthur , written in the 1130s . Sir Thomas Malory 's Le Morte d'Arthur ( The Death of Arthur ) , written in 1485 , was important in defining the ideal of chivalry , which is essential to the modern concept of the knight , as an elite warrior sworn to uphold the values of faith , loyalty , courage , and honour . Furthermore , Geoffroi de Charny 's `` Book of Chivalry '' expounded upon the importance of Christian faith in every area of a knight 's life . During the Renaissance , the genre of chivalric romance became popular in literature , growing ever more idealistic and eventually giving rise to a new form of realism in literature popularised by Miguel de Cervantes ' Don Quixote . This novel explored the ideals of knighthood and their incongruity with the reality of Cervantes ' world . In the late medieval period , new methods of warfare began to render classical knights in armour obsolete , but the titles remained in many nations . Some orders of knighthood , such as the Knights Templar , have become the subject of legend ; others have disappeared into obscurity . Today , a number of orders of knighthood continue to exist in several countries , such as the English Order of the Garter , the Swedish Royal Order of the Seraphim , and the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav . Each of these orders has its own criteria for eligibility , but knighthood is generally granted by a head of state or monarch to selected persons to recognise some meritorious achievement . Knighthood in the Middle Ages was closely linked with horsemanship ( and especially the joust ) from its origins in the 12th century until its final flowering as a fashion among the high nobility in the Duchy of Burgundy in the 15th century . This linkage is reflected in the etymology of chivalry , cavalier and related terms ( see Etymology section below ) . The special prestige accorded to mounted warriors finds a parallel in the furusiyya in the Muslim world , and the Greek hippeus and Roman eques of classical antiquity .",
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"text": "Reformation The Reformation ( from Latin reformatio , literally `` restoration , renewal '' ) , also referred to as the Protestant Reformation and the European Reformation , was a schism from the Roman Catholic Church initiated by Martin Luther , and continued by John Calvin , Huldrych Zwingli , and other early Protestant Reformers in 16th century Europe . Most experts on the subject consider the publication of the Ninety-Five Theses by Luther in 1517 as its starting point , with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 ( concluding the Thirty Years ' War ) as its ending . Necessary groundwork had been laid long before Luther with significant earlier attempts to reform the Roman Catholic Church -- such as those of Peter Waldo , John Wycliffe and especially Jan Hus , executed in 1415 , whose successors became the chief force in the Kingdom of Bohemia for several centuries . Both Wycliffe and Hus preached against indulgences , criticized corruption of the clergy and opened other topics which under the later Luther became the key to Reformation . Nevertheless , Martin Luther is widely acknowledged to have spread the Reformation with his 1517 work The Ninety-Five Theses . Luther , similar to Wycleff and Hus , criticized the sale of indulgences , insisting that the Pope had no authority over purgatory and that the Catholic doctrine of the merits of the saints had no foundation in the gospel . The Protestant position , however , would come to incorporate doctrinal changes such as sola scriptura and sola fide . The core motivation behind these changes was theological , though many other factors played a part , including the rise of nationalism , the Western Schism that eroded faith in the Papacy , the perceived corruption of the Roman Curia , the impact of humanism , and the new learning of the Renaissance that questioned much traditional thought . While the Hussite movement became the main force in Bohemia , one century later the movement within Germany diversified , and other reform impulses arose independently of Luther . The spread of Gutenberg 's printing press provided the means for the rapid dissemination of religious materials in the vernacular . With the Unity of the Brethren and other Hussites stabilized in Bohemia , the largest groups became the Lutherans and Calvinists . Hussites later spread around the world under the name Moravian Church , especially in the colonies of other protestant countries ( present day United States , Jamaica and other Caribbean colonies , the English dominated coast of Nicaragua , Surinam as well as Africa , etc. ) . Lutheran churches were founded mostly in Germany , the Baltics and Scandinavia , while Reformed ones were founded in Switzerland , Hungary , France , the Netherlands and Scotland . The new movement influenced the Church of England decisively after 1547 under Edward VI and Elizabeth I , although the Church of England had been made independent under Henry VIII in the early 1530s . Reformation movements throughout continental Europe known as the Radical Reformation gave rise to the Anabaptist and other Pietistic movements . Radical Reformers , besides forming communities outside state sanction , often employed more extreme doctrinal change , such as the rejection of the tenets of the late antique councils of Nicaea and Chalcedon . The Roman Catholic Church responded first with a war . Five crusades were proclaimed against Bohemia by the Pope ( in 1420 , 1421 , 1422 , 1427 , and 1431 ) , though all of them defeated by the Czechs . Later the Council of Trent ( 1545 -- 1563 ) initiated the Counter-Reformation . Much work in battling Protestantism was done by the well-organised new order of the Jesuits . In general , Northern Europe , with the exception of most of Ireland , came under the influence of Protestantism . Southern Europe remained Roman Catholic , while Central Europe was a site of a fierce conflict , culminating in the Thirty Years ' War , which left it devastated .",
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"text": "European Parliament (Representation) Act 2003 The European Parliament ( Representation ) Act 2003 ( c. 7 ) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . The long title is `` An Act to make provision enabling alterations to be made to the total number of Members of the European Parliament to be elected for the United Kingdom and to their distribution between the electoral regions ; to make provision for and in connection with the establishment of an electoral region including Gibraltar for the purposes of European Parliamentary elections ; and for connected purposes . '' The Act made provision for a reduction in the number of Members of the European Parliament who represent the United Kingdom ( see Treaty of Nice ) . Gibraltar was enfranchised by adding it to the South West England constituency after taking the British Government to the European Court of Justice . The number of seats each region was allocated is as follows : East Midlands 6 Eastern 8 London 10 North East 4 North West 10 South East 11 South West 7 West Midlands 8 Yorkshire and the Humber 7 Scotland 8 Wales 5 Northern Ireland 3 The addition of Gibraltar to the English constituency gave rise to some problems concerning the jurisdiction of the Courts of England and Wales and the Courts of Gibraltar over which would have power to hear election petitions , this can be seen by some of the discussions held in the Standing Committee during the bill stage .",
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"text": "Duration of English Parliaments before 1660 This article augments the List of Parliaments of England to be found elsewhere ( see link below ) and to precede Duration of English , British and United Kingdom Parliaments from 1660 , with additional information which could not be conveniently incorporated in them . The definition of which bodies should be classified as Parliaments becomes increasingly problematic before the accession of the Tudor monarchs , starting with King Henry VII . Different sources may vary in the number of Parliaments in a particular reign . The columns in the tables below count backwards from the Parliament elected in 2005 . This is not the conventional way of numbering Parliaments . The No . column contains the number counting forward from the accession of particular monarchs of England before 1660 ( or the Commonwealth and Protectorate regimes of the 1650s ) . The duration column is calculated from the date of the first meeting of the Parliament , to that of dissolution , using a year-month-day format .",
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"text": "Navigation Acts The Navigation Acts were a series of English laws that restricted colonial trade to England . They were first enacted in 1651 and throughout that time until 1663 , and were repealed in 1849 . They reflected the policy of mercantilism , which sought to keep all the benefits of trade inside the Empire , and to minimize the loss of gold and silver to foreigners . They prohibited the colonies from trading directly with the Netherlands , Spain , France , and their colonies . The original ordinance of 1651 was renewed at the Restoration by Acts of 1660 , 1663 , 1670 , and 1673 , with subsequent minor amendments . The Acts formed the basis for English overseas trade for nearly 200 years . Additionally the Acts restricted the employment of non-English sailors to a quarter of the crew on returning East India Company ships . The major impetuses for the Navigation Acts were the ruinous deterioration of English trade in the aftermath of the Eighty Years ' War , and the concomitant lifting of the Spanish embargoes on trade between the Spanish Empire and the Dutch Republic . The end of the embargoes in 1647 unleashed the full power of the Amsterdam Entrepôt and other Dutch competitive advantages in world trade . Within a few years , English merchants had practically been overwhelmed in the trade in the Iberian Peninsula , the Mediterranean and the Levant . Even the trade with English colonies ( partly still in the hands of the royalists , as the English Civil War was in its final stages and the Commonwealth of England had not yet imposed its authority throughout the English colonies ) was `` engrossed '' by Dutch merchants . English direct trade was crowded out by a sudden influx of commodities from the Levant , Mediterranean and the Spanish and Portuguese empires , and the West Indies via the Dutch Entrepôt , carried in Dutch ships and for Dutch account . The obvious solution seemed to be to seal off the English and Scottish markets to these unwanted imports . A precedent was the Act the Greenland Company had obtained from Parliament in 1645 prohibiting the import of whale products into England , except in ships owned by that company . This principle was now generalised . In 1648 the Levant Company petitioned Parliament for the prohibition of imports of Turkish goods '' ... from Holland and other places but directly from the places of their growth . '' Baltic traders added their voices to this chorus . In 1650 the Standing Council for Trade and the Council of State of the Commonwealth prepared a general policy designed to impede the flow of Mediterranean and colonial commodities via Holland and Zeeland into England . On the whole , the Acts of Trade and Navigation were obeyed , except for the Molasses Act of 1733 , which led to extensive smuggling because no effective means of enforcement was provided until the 1750s . Stricter enforcement under the Sugar Act of 1764 became one source of resentment of Great Britain by merchants in the American colonies . This in turn helped push the colonies to start the American Revolution in the late 18th century , even though the consensus view among modern economic historians and economists is that the `` costs imposed on -LSB- American -RSB- colonists by the trade restrictions of the Navigation Acts were small . ''",
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"text": "Scottish Reform Act 1832 The Scottish Reform Act 1832 was an Act of Parliament that introduced wide-ranging changes to the election laws of Scotland . The act was passed at approximately the same time as the Reform Act 1832 , which applied to England and Wales . The chief architects of the act were Francis Jeffrey and Henry Cockburn . It was subsequently given the official short title of the Representation of the People ( Scotland ) Act 1832 . The act did not substantially change the method in which the Scottish counties elected members of Parliament . As a general rule the counties each continued to elect one member . However , before the Act six small counties elected an MP only in alternate Parliaments . This arrangement was ended , but a different solution was adopted for each pair of counties . Clackmannanshire and Kinross-shire became a single constituency . Buteshire and Caithness-shire were given a separate MP in every Parliament . Cromartyshire and Nairnshire were each united with a different neighbouring county , to form Ross and Cromarty , and Elginshire and Nairnshire . Edinburgh and Glasgow now had two MPs ; Aberdeen , Dundee , Greenock , Paisley and Perth one each . The remaining burghs combined in districts to elect 18 MPs , much as before ; but now individual votes were added up among burghs across the constituency -- in the past the MP had been elected at a meeting of representatives from each burgh . Boundary changes meant that a burgh for parliamentary elections might not have the same boundaries as the burgh for other purposes . The effect of the Reform Act was considerable . Before 1832 the Scottish Parliamentary electorate had been about 5,000 adult males . Following the passing of the Act , the number of Scottish MP 's increased from 45 to 53 and the franchise increased by an even greater proportion , growing from under 5,000 of the 2,300,000 population to 65,000 voters ( now covering householders of # 10 value in the burghs and property owners of # 10 or tenants of # 50 rental in the country seats ) .",
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"text": "Vivente rege Vivente rege ( Latin : `` with the king ( still ) living '' ) is a form of king 's election , where the king 's successor , usually of the same dynasty , was elected before the old king died . It was an important element of politics in Poland during the times of the nobilities ' election of kings , when monarchs would attempt to push through the election of their heir , and Polish nobility ( szlachta ) would oppose it , on the grounds that it would lead to absolute monarchy .",
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"text": "Peyton Manning Peyton Williams Manning ( born March 24 , 1976 ) is a former American football quarterback who played 18 seasons in the National Football League ( NFL ) , primarily with the Indianapolis Colts . Considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time , he spent 14 seasons with the Colts and was a member of the Denver Broncos in his last four seasons . Manning played college football for the University of Tennessee , leading the Tennessee Volunteers to the 1997 SEC Championship in his senior season . He is the second son of former NFL quarterback Archie Manning and older brother of New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning . Manning was selected by the Indianapolis Colts as the first overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft . From 1998 to 2010 , he improved the fortunes of the struggling Colts franchise and helped transform them into playoff contenders . During his tenure as starting quarterback , Manning led the team to eight division championships , two AFC championships , and one Super Bowl title , the franchise 's first in over three decades , as well as their first since relocating to Indianapolis . After undergoing neck surgery that forced him to miss the entire 2011 season , Manning was released by the Colts and signed with the Denver Broncos . Serving as the team 's starting quarterback from 2012 to 2015 , he contributed to the Broncos reaching the top of their division each year and his playing career concluded with a victory in Super Bowl 50 . Manning holds many NFL records , including passing yards ( 71,940 ) , touchdown passes ( 539 ) , AP MVP awards ( 5 ) , Pro Bowl appearances ( 14 ) , and 4,000-yard passing seasons ( 14 ) . A two-time Super Bowl winner and the most valuable player of Super Bowl XLI , Manning is also the only quarterback to start the Super Bowl for two different franchises more than once each and the only starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl with two different franchises . At 39 years of age , Manning is the oldest quarterback to start in and win a Super Bowl . Manning is also the only quarterback in NFL history to make the Super Bowl four times with four different head coaches ( Dungy , Caldwell , Fox , and Kubiak ) . During a 2009 Monday Night Football game , Manning received the nickname `` The Sheriff '' from color commentator Jon Gruden due to his tendency to audible prior to the snap , and he was one of the most recognizable and parodied players in the NFL . Teams led by Manning typically utilized the hurry-up offense in place of the standard huddle .",
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"text": "2004 NFL Draft The 2004 NFL draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players . It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting . The draft was held April 24 -- 25 , 2004 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City . No teams chose to claim any players in the supplemental draft that year . The draft was shown on ESPN both days and eventually moved to ESPN2 both days . The draft began with the San Diego Chargers selecting Mississippi quarterback Eli Manning with the first overall selection . Manning was later traded to the New York Giants for their first selection , fourth overall pick Philip Rivers of NC State . There were 32 compensatory selections distributed among 16 teams , with the Eagles , Rams , and Jets each receiving 4 compensatory picks . The draft set several records , including the most wide receivers selected in the first round , with seven . Another record set by the draft was the most trades in the first round , with twenty-eight trades . The University of Miami set an NFL record for the most first rounders drafted with 6 . Ohio State set an NFL draft record having 14 total players selected through all rounds . As of 2012 , this draft also has two other records attached to it : it became the draft with the shortest time between having multiple quarterbacks being drafted and starting for Super Bowl winners ( Ben Roethlisberger for the 2005 Steelers , and Manning for the 2007 Giants ) and it has become the first draft ever to have produced two QBs who each won multiple Super Bowls ( with Roethlisberger winning his second in 2008 and Eli his second in 2011 ) . The 255 players chosen in the draft were composed of : __ TOC __",
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"text": "National Football League regular season The National Football League ( NFL ) regular season begins the weekend after Labor Day in early September and ends in December or early January . It consists of 256 games , where each team ( 32 total ) plays 16 games during a 17-week period . Since 2012 , the NFL schedule generally has games in one of five time slots during the week . A game played on Thursday night , kicking off at 8:25 PM ( ET ) . The majority of games are played on Sunday , most kicking off at 1:00 PM ( ET ) , some late afternoon games starting at 4:05 or 4:25 PM ( ET ) . Additionally , one Sunday night game is played every week at 8:30 PM ( ET ) . One Monday night game then starts at 8:30 PM ( ET ) every week with the exception of the first week of the regular season , in which two Monday night games are played back-to-back ( the second game always occurring on the West coast ) , as well as the last week of the season , in which no Monday night game is held . In addition to these regularly scheduled games , there are occasionally games at other times , such as a Saturday afternoon or evening , or the annual Thanksgiving Day games in which three games are played . During the final week of the regular season , all games are held on Sunday . In place since 2006 , the current broadcasting contract establishes broadcast partners for each game . The Sunday afternoon games are broadcast either on CBS or Fox . CBS has the broadcast rights for teams in the American Football Conference while Fox has the rights for teams in the National Football Conference . In games where teams from both conferences play each other , the network with the broadcast rights for the `` away '' team will broadcast the game . In each local television market , three Sunday afternoon games are played . One of the two networks gets a doubleheader , while the other network has the right to broadcast a single game ; the networks alternate weeks when each has the right to the doubleheader . Doubleheader games are broadcast at 1:00 ( ET ) and 4:25 PM ( ET ) . The network with the single game will have an official kick-off time at either 1:00 PM ( ET ) or 4:05 PM ( ET ) . In addition to the regular Sunday afternoon games , there are three prime time games each week . The Thursday night game is broadcast by the NFL Network ( with , starting in 2016 , five of those Thursday games also being simulcast by CBS and another five on NBC ) . The Sunday night game is broadcast by NBC , while the Monday night game is broadcast by ESPN . The NFL uses a strict scheduling algorithm to determine which teams play each other from year to year , based on the current division alignments and the final division standings from the previous season . The current formula has been in place since 2002 , the last year that the NFL expanded its membership . Generally , each team plays the other three teams in its own division twice , all four teams from a single division in the AFC once , all four teams from a single division in the NFC once , and two additional intraconference games based on the standings from the previous season .",
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"text": "Damon Allen Damon Allen ( born July 29 , 1963 ) is a former professional quarterback who played in the Canadian Football League . He is currently second in all-time professional football passing yards and second in all-time CFL passing yards after he was surpassed for first place by the Montréal Alouettes ' Anthony Calvillo on October 10 , 2011 . He is pro-football 's combined passing & rushing leader with a total of 84,301 yards . Allen retired as professional football 's all-time leading passer with 72,381 passing yards after he surpassed Warren Moon 's total of 70,553 yards ( in both the CFL and NFL combined ) on September 4 , 2006 in the annual Labour Day Classic . He also retired in third place in all-time CFL rushing yards with 11,920 yards , behind Mike Pringle and George Reed . The 2007 season marked Allen 's twenty-third season in the CFL and he officially announced his retirement on May 28 , 2008 at age 44 . Allen is the younger brother of Pro Football Hall of Famer Marcus Allen . Allen has been mentioned as one of the greatest CFL quarterbacks of all time after winning four Grey Cups with four different teams , he also was a three time Grey Cup MVP . In 2005 , he was the CFL Most Outstanding Player at 42 yrs . old , becoming the oldest MVP of any North American sports franchise . He was a formidable passer and rusher , as he retired only 323 yards behind his brother Marcus . In 2012 , he was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame . In May 2010 , Allen launched the Damon Allen Quarterback Academy , in which he personally teaches the skills and strategies of quarterbacking to students of all ages and skill levels .",
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"text": "Bryson Spinner Bryson A. Spinner ( born November 7 , 1980 ) is a former American football quarterback . He entered the National Football League as free agent when he signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars after the 2004 NFL Draft . He played college football at Virginia and then transferred to Richmond .",
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"text": "Matt Schaub Matthew Rutledge Schaub ( born June 25 , 1981 ) is an American football quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football for the University of Virginia , and was drafted by the Falcons in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft . He has also played for the Houston Texans , Oakland Raiders and Baltimore Ravens .",
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"text": "Cody Hodges Cody Hodges ( born November 20 , 1982 ) is a philanthropist , motivational speaker , and former professional American football player , playing in the National Football League , Arena Football League , and the Arena League 2 . Hodges is best known for his one season as the starting quarterback for the Texas Tech Red Raiders during the 2005 season . As a fifth year Senior , he led the nation in passing and total offense and an appearance in the 2006 Cotton Bowl Classic and a 9 -- 3 overall record . He was the 3rd straight fifth year senior to start for Mike Leach and Texas Tech and was also the second of 4 West Texas natives to take the Quarterback reigns in the Leach era , along with predecessor Sonny Cumbie and successors Taylor Potts and Seth Doege .",
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"text": "1984 NFL season The 1984 NFL season was the 65th regular season of the National Football League . The Colts relocated from Baltimore , Maryland to Indianapolis , Indiana before the season . The Colts new home field was the Hoosier Dome . The New York Jets moved their home games from Shea Stadium in New York City to Giants Stadium in East Rutherford , New Jersey . The season ended with Super Bowl XIX when the San Francisco 49ers defeated the Miami Dolphins 38-16 at Stanford Stadium in California . This was the first Super Bowl televised by ABC , who entered into the annual championship game rotation with CBS and NBC . This game marked the second shortest distance between the Super Bowl host stadium ( Stanford , California ) and a Super Bowl team ( San Francisco 49ers ) . The 49ers became the first team in NFL history to win 15 games in a regular season and to win 18 in an entire season ( including the post-season ) . Additionally , two major offensive records were set this season , with quarterback Dan Marino establishing a new single-season passing yards record with 5,084 ( later broken by Drew Brees and Tom Brady in 2011 and by Peyton Manning in 2013 ) , and Eric Dickerson establishing a new single-season rushing yards record with 2,105 . Also during the season , San Diego Chargers wide receiver Charlie Joiner became the all-time leader in career receptions ; he set that mark in a game between the Chargers and the Pittsburgh Steelers at Pittsburgh 's Three Rivers Stadium . Salaries increased significantly over the past two seasons in the NFL , up nearly fifty percent ; quarterback Warren Moon led the list at $ 1.1 million .",
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"text": "1999 Tennessee Titans season The 1999 Tennessee Titans season was the franchise 's 40th season and their 30th in the National Football League ( NFL ) . It was the first year for the club under the moniker `` Titans '' , while the nickname `` Oilers '' was retired by the NFL . The Titans became the seventh Wild Card to qualify for the Super Bowl . However , after defeating the Bills , Colts , and Jaguars in the postseason , they lost the Super Bowl to the St. Louis Rams , 23 -- 16 on a famous last second tackle made by Rams defender Mike Jones at the goal line that prevented Titans receiver Kevin Dyson from scoring a game-tying touchdown . The highlight of the season was the Wild Card game against the Buffalo Bills , dubbed the Music City Miracle . In the games closing seconds , Kevin Dyson caught a lateral on a kickoff and ran all the way down the sidelines for a touchdown . The team drafted defensive end Jevon Kearse with the 16th pick of the 1999 NFL Draft . He had his best years in Tennessee , being named to three consecutive Pro Bowls ( 1999 -- 2001 ) .",
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"text": "Jake Locker Jacob Cooper `` Jake '' Locker ( born June 15 , 1988 ) is a former American football quarterback . He played college football at the University of Washington , and was drafted by the Tennessee Titans eighth overall in the 2011 NFL Draft .",
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"text": "Adrian Burk Adrian Matthew Burk ( December 14 , 1927 -- July 7 , 2003 ) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League ( NFL ) for the Baltimore Colts and Philadelphia Eagles . After his playing career he served as an official .",
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"text": "List of Kansas City Chiefs starting quarterbacks The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City , Missouri . The Chiefs are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ( NFL ) . Originally named the Dallas Texans , the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League . In 1963 , the team moved to Kansas City , Missouri and were renamed the Kansas City Chiefs . The Chiefs have had 33 starting quarterbacks in their franchise 's history . Cotton Davidson was the team 's first starting quarterback ; he played all 14 games for the Texans in their inaugural 1960 season . Davidson played with the franchise from 1960 to 1962 , and was traded in 1963 to the Oakland Raiders . Len Dawson signed with on July 2 , 1962 and played for the franchise for 14 seasons . With Dawson as the team 's starter , the Texans/Chiefs won three American Football League championships and appeared in two Super Bowl championship games . Dawson was named Most Valuable Player after the Chiefs ' victory in Super Bowl IV and retired in 1975 with several franchise records . Three future Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinees played for Kansas City : Dawson , Joe Montana , and Warren Moon . In the 2008 season , the Chiefs started three quarterbacks : Brodie Croyle , Damon Huard , and Tyler Thigpen . After Croyle and Huard were sidelined by injuries , Thigpen played in eleven games , winning one and losing ten . In 2009 and 2010 , Matt Cassel started 15 of 16 games each season , while Croyle started the other 2 games .",
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"text": "Jacoby Brissett Jacoby Brissett ( born December 11 , 1992 ) is an American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He played college football at Florida and NC State . He was drafted by the Patriots in the third round of the 2016 NFL Draft .",
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"text": "Rusty Hilger Rusty Hilger is a former professional National Football League American football player . He played quarterback eight seasons for the Los Angeles Raiders , Detroit Lions , Indianapolis Colts and Seattle Seahawks .",
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"text": "Super Bowl XXXVIII Super Bowl XXXVIII was an American football game between the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion Carolina Panthers and the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 2003 season . The Patriots defeated the Panthers by the score of 32 -- 29 , winning their second Super Bowl championship in three years . The game was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston , Texas , on February 1 , 2004 . At the time , this was the most watched Super Bowl ever with 144.4 million viewers . The Panthers were making their first ever Super Bowl appearance after posting an 11 -- 5 regular season record . They also made it the second straight year that a team from the NFC South division made the Super Bowl , with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers winning Super Bowl XXXVII . The Patriots were seeking their second Super Bowl title in three years after posting a 14 -- 2 record . NFL fans and sports writers widely consider this game one of the most well-played and thrilling Super Bowls ; Sports Illustrated writer Peter King hailed it as the `` Greatest Super Bowl of all time . '' Although neither team could score in the first and third quarters , they both ended up with a combined total of 868 yards and 61 points . The game was scoreless for a Super Bowl record 26:55 before the two teams combined for 24 points prior to halftime . The clubs then combined for a Super Bowl record 37 points in the fourth quarter . The contest was finally decided on New England kicker Adam Vinatieri 's 41-yard field goal with four seconds left . Patriots quarterback Tom Brady was named Super Bowl MVP for the second time in three years . He set a Super Bowl record for the most pass completions ( 32 ) , completing 66.7 percent of his passes and accumulating 354 passing yards , 3 touchdowns , and 12 rushing yards . Jake Delhomme for his part overcame the poor start with 323 passing yards and three touchdowns . The 61 combined points stood as a Super Bowl record until the 62 points scored in Super Bowl LI in 2017 . The game is also known for its controversial halftime show in which Janet Jackson 's breast , adorned with a nipple shield , was exposed by Justin Timberlake for about half a second , in what was later referred to as a `` wardrobe malfunction '' . Along with the rest of the halftime show , it led to an immediate crackdown by the Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) , and widespread debate on perceived indecency in broadcasting .",
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"text": "Carry (gridiron football) In American football and Canadian football , a carry or rushing attempt is a statistical term equivalent to a single rushing play . The term is typically used in reference to `` yards per carry '' , meaning yards per attempt rushing the ball . Although running backs are typically tasked with carrying the ball , any offensive player who performs a carry is known as a ball-carrier for that play , regardless of position . The yards gained on a carry are referred to as rushing yards . In the National Football League ( NFL ) , Emmitt Smith holds the record for the most career carries , with 4,409 . The current leader in yards-per-carry in NFL history with at least 750 carries is quarterback Michael Vick . The statistical treatment of yardage lost on sacks differs between the NCAA and NFL . Under NCAA rules , sacks count as rushing yards for both the player and his team . In the NFL , sacks are not counted in the quarterback 's passing or rushing yardage , but are counted as part of the team 's passing yardage .",
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"text": "Reggie Wayne Reginald Wayne ( born November 17 , 1978 ) is a former American football wide receiver who spent his entire 14-year career with the Indianapolis Colts . He played college football for the University of Miami , and was drafted by the Colts in the first round ( 30th overall ) of the 2001 NFL Draft . A six-time Pro Bowl selection , Wayne was a member of the Colts ' Super Bowl XLI championship team that beat the Chicago Bears . He ranks seventh all-time in NFL career receptions , ninth all-time in NFL receiving yards , and 23rd all-time in career touchdown receptions . On December 14 , 2014 , Wayne played in both his 209th game and his 142nd win as a member of the Colts , breaking the franchise records set by Peyton Manning .",
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"text": "2013 Indianapolis Colts season The Indianapolis Colts season was the franchise 's 61st season in the National Football League , the 30th in Indianapolis and the second season under head coach Chuck Pagano , who missed most of the 2012 season due to treatment for leukemia . The Colts have matched their 2012 record of 11 -- 5 , but went undefeated within the division this season . The Colts planned to advance further than the Wild Card round in the playoffs than in 2012 , where they lost to the Ravens . They had done so after coming off of a 28-point trail against the Chiefs to win 45 -- 44 at home . However , the Colts were defeated by the New England Patriots in the Divisional round , by a score of 43 -- 22 . On March 7 , 2013 , Jeff Saturday signed a one-day contract in order to retire as a member of the Indianapolis Colts . For the second consecutive season , the Colts held the final pick in the NFL Draft , number 254 , which is famously known as Mr. Irrelevant . In 2012 , the final player selected was Chandler Harnish . The 2013 season 's Mr. Irrelevant is Justice Cunningham . Throughout the season , the Colts wore a patch to recognize the 30th season since their move to Indianapolis . On October 20 , 2013 , Peyton Manning made his first return to Indianapolis since being released by the Indianapolis Colts and signed by the Denver Broncos , a game in which commentator Al Michaels dubbed `` the War of 1812 '' ( referring to Peyton Manning 's number of 18 and Colts quarterback Andrew Luck 's number of 12 ) . The Colts won the game 39-33 . While losing their Week 14 match-up against the Cincinnati Bengals , the Colts overall record as well as a 4 -- 0 record within the division was enough to earn them their 15th division title after the Denver Broncos defeated the Tennessee Titans . The Colts became the first team of the 2013 season to win their division , securing a home playoff game . With the Titans ' loss to the Cardinals in Week 15 , the Colts were the only AFC South team to make the playoffs . In the AFC Wild Card Game against the Kansas City Chiefs , the Colts rallied to turn a 38 -- 10 Chiefs ' lead into a 45 -- 44 victory for the second largest comeback in NFL playoff history . It is behind only the Bills who rallied from a 32-point deficit in the 1993 AFC Wild Card Game .",
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"text": "History of the New England Patriots The history of the New England Patriots began when Boston business executive William `` Billy '' Sullivan and Sullivan Brother Printers , owned by Joseph Sullivan , were awarded the eighth and final franchise of the developing American Football League ( AFL ) on November 16 , 1959 . The following winter , locals submitted thousands of ideas for the Boston football team 's official name . On February 20 , 1960 , Sullivan chose `` Boston Patriots '' , which was suggested by 74 fans , among them Larry Kepnes . Immediately thereafter , artist Phil Bissell developed the `` Pat Patriot '' logo . The Patriots ' time in the AFL saw them without a regular home stadium . Nickerson Field , Harvard Stadium , Fenway Park , and Alumni Stadium , all in or near Boston , served as home fields during their time in the American Football League . Early Patriots stars included defensive tackles Jim Lee `` Earthquake '' Hunt and Houston Antwine ; quarterback Vito `` Babe '' Parilli ; and flanker-placekicker Gino `` The Duke '' Cappelletti . Hunt , Parilli and Cappelletti played every year of the existence of the AFL , with Hunt and Cappelletti spending all ten years with the Patriots . Cappelletti was the all-time leading scorer in the AFL . Later the Patriots were joined by such stars as defensive end Larry Eisenhauer , fullback Jim Nance , and middle linebacker and future Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti . Cappelletti and Nance were AFL Most Valuable Players , Cappelletti in 1964 and Nance in 1966 . Buoniconti and Antwine were later named to the American Football League All-Time Team . The Boston Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills in an AFL Eastern Division playoff game in 1963 , and played in the 1963 AFL championship game , losing to the San Diego Chargers 51 -- 10 . Although they would not appear again in an AFL or NFL post-season game for another 13 years , in the AFL , the Patriots often challenged the dominant Bills for the Eastern Division title . When the NFL and AFL merged in 1970 , the Patriots were placed in the AFC East division , where they still play today . The following year , the Patriots moved to a new stadium in Foxborough , Massachusetts , a suburb of Boston , which would serve as their home for 30 years ; the team also changed their name to the New England Patriots to reflect the location change , as well as its following throughout the region as its only NFL team ( though both New York City teams have substantial followings in parts of Connecticut as well ) . During the 1970s , the Patriots had some success , earning a berth to the playoffs in 1976 -- as a wild card-berth -- and in 1978 -- as AFC East champions . They would lose both games . In 1985 , they returned to the playoffs , and made it all the way to Super Bowl XX , which they lost against the Chicago Bears 46 -- 10 . Following their Super Bowl loss , they returned to the playoffs in 1986 , but lost in the first round . The team would not make the playoffs again for eight more years . They changed ownership several times in that period , being purchased from the Sullivan family first by Victor Kiam in 1988 , who sold the team to James Orthwein in 1992 . Orthwein intended to move the team to his native St. Louis , Missouri , but sold the team two years later to current owner , local businessman Robert Kraft in 1994 . Though Orthwein 's period as owner was short and controversial , he did oversee major changes to the team . Former New York Giants coach Bill Parcells was hired in 1993 , and the drastic changes were made the same year to the Patriots uniforms , changing their primary colors from their traditional red and white to blue and silver , and introducing a new logo . Parcells would bring the Patriots to two playoff appearances , including Super Bowl XXXI , which they lost to the Green Bay Packers by a score of 35 -- 21 . Pete Carroll , Parcells ' successor , would also take the team to the playoffs twice . Bill Belichick , current head coach , was hired in 2000 , and a new home field , Gillette Stadium was opened in 2002 . Under Belichick , the team won three Super Bowls in four years , and finished the 2007 regular season with a perfect 16 -- 0 record , becoming only the fourth team in league history to go undefeated , and the only one since the league expanded its regular season schedule to 16 games ; however , they ended that season with an 18-1 record after their loss to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII . The Patriots have made the playoffs in 12 of the 15 seasons that Belichick has been coach , missing them only in 2000 ( his first season ) , 2002 , and 2008 . They later faced the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX on February 1 , 2015 , and won by a score of 28-24 . The Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium .",
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"text": "1978 NFL season The 1978 NFL season was the 59th regular season of the National Football League . The league expanded the regular season from a 14-game schedule to 16 . Furthermore , the playoff format was expanded from 8 teams to 10 teams by adding another wild card from each conference . The wild card teams played each other , with the winner advancing to the playoff round of eight teams . The season ended with Super Bowl XIII when the Pittsburgh Steelers defeated the Dallas Cowboys at the Orange Bowl in Miami . The average salary for a player in 1978 was under $ 62,600 , up 13.2 percent over the previous year . Fran Tarkenton was the highest-paid quarterback at $ 360,000 and running back O. J. Simpson was the highest paid player , at just under $ 733,400 .",
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"text": "1997 NFL season The 1997 NFL season was the 78th regular season of the National Football League . The Oilers relocated from Houston , Texas to Nashville , Tennessee . The newly renamed Tennessee Oilers played their home games during this season at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis , Tennessee while a new stadium in Nashville began construction . Houston would rejoin the NFL with the expansion Texans in 2002 . This was the last season to date that TNT broadcast NFL games , as well as the last for NBC until 2006 . When the TV contracts were renewed near the end of the season , Fox retained the National Football Conference package , CBS took over the American Football Conference package and ESPN won the right to televise all of the Sunday night games . Due to Game 7 of the 1997 World Series , the Chicago Bears -- Miami Dolphins game at Pro Player Stadium was delayed one day to Monday , October 27 . The Denver Broncos and Tampa Bay Buccaneers both changed their uniforms , and the new uniforms for both teams were introduced during this season . The season ended with Super Bowl XXXII when the Denver Broncos defeated the Green Bay Packers 31-24 at the Qualcomm Stadium . This broke the National Football Conference 's streak of 13 consecutive Super Bowl victories .",
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"text": "Apple Inc. Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino , California that designs , develops , and sells consumer electronics , computer software , and online services . The company 's hardware products include the iPhone smartphone , the iPad tablet computer , the Mac personal computer , the iPod portable media player , the Apple Watch smartwatch , and the Apple TV digital media player . Apple 's consumer software includes the macOS and iOS operating systems , the iTunes media player , the Safari web browser , and the iLife and iWork creativity and productivity suites . Its online services include the iTunes Store , the iOS App Store and Mac App Store , Apple Music , and iCloud . Apple was founded by Steve Jobs , Steve Wozniak , and Ronald Wayne in April 1976 to develop and sell personal computers . It was incorporated as Apple Computer , Inc. in January 1977 , and sales of its computers saw significant momentum and revenue growth for the company . Within a few years , they had hired a staff of computer designers and had a production line . Apple went public in 1980 to instant financial success . Over the next few years , Apple shipped new computers featuring innovative graphical user interfaces , and Apple 's marketing commercials for its products received widespread critical acclaim . However , the high price tag of its products and limited software titles caused problems , as did power struggles between executives at the company . Jobs resigned from Apple and created his own company . As the market for personal computers increased , Apple 's computers saw diminishing sales due to lower-priced products from competitors , in particular those offered with the Microsoft Windows operating system . More executive job shuffles happened at Apple until then-CEO Gil Amelio in 1997 decided to buy Jobs ' company to bring him back . Jobs regained position as CEO , and began a process to rebuild Apple 's status , which included opening Apple 's own retail stores in 2001 , making numerous acquisitions of software companies to create a portfolio of software titles , and changed some of the hardware technology used in its computers . It again saw success and returned to profitability . In January 2007 , Jobs announced that Apple Computer , Inc. would be renamed Apple Inc. to reflect its shifted focus toward consumer electronics , and announced the iPhone , which saw critical acclaim and significant financial success . In August 2011 , Jobs resigned as CEO due to health complications , and Tim Cook became the new CEO . Two months later , Jobs died , marking the end of an era for the company . Apple is the world 's largest information technology company by revenue , and the world 's second-largest mobile phone manufacturer after Samsung . In February 2015 , Apple became the first U.S. company to be valued at over US$ 700billion . The company employs 116,000 full-time employees and maintains 496 retail stores in 21 countries . It operates the iTunes Store , which is the world 's largest music retailer . , more than one billion Apple products are actively in use worldwide . Apple 's worldwide annual revenue totaled $ 215billion for the 2016 fiscal year . The company enjoys a high level of brand loyalty and has been repeatedly ranked as the world 's most valuable brand . However , it receives significant criticism regarding the labor practices of its contractors and its environmental and business practices , including the origins of source materials .",
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"text": "Apple Mighty Mouse The Apple Mouse ( formerly Apple Mighty Mouse ) is a multi-control USB mouse manufactured by Mitsumi Electric and sold by Apple Inc. . It was announced and sold for the first time on August 2 , 2005 , and a Bluetooth version was available from 2006 to 2009 . Before the Mighty Mouse , Apple had sold only one-button mice with its computers , beginning with the Apple Lisa 22 years earlier . The Mighty Mouse supported two buttons , and a minuture trackball for scrolling . On October 20 , 2009 , the wireless Mighty Mouse was discontinued and replaced by the multi-touch Magic Mouse . The wired version of the device remains available , but was renamed the `` Apple Mouse '' as of the same date , due to trademark issues with another manufacturer of a device named `` Mighty Mouse '' .",
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"text": "AppleCare AppleCare is Apple 's brand name for extended warranty and technical support plans for their devices . Apple hardware normally has a one-year limited warranty and includes 90 days of technical support by telephone . Customers can obtain extended warranty coverage and technical support , which extends the length and expands the scope of coverage , by buying an AppleCare plan . The AppleCare Protection Plan is available for many Apple products including Mac computers and displays , iPhones and iPads , Apple Watches , and Apple TV . AppleCare plans include Apple software associated with the covered hardware . Customers can also buy additional support and training through AppleCare .",
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"text": "Copland (operating system) Copland was a project at Apple Computer to create an updated version of the classic Macintosh operating system . It was to have introduced protected memory , preemptive multitasking and a number of new underlying operating system features , yet still be compatible with existing Mac software . As originally planned , a follow-up release known as Gershwin would add multithreading and other advanced features . Development began in 1994 and was underway in earnest by 1995 when the system started to be referred to as System 8 , and later , Mac OS 8 . It was the major topic of Apple 's WWDC in 1996 , where it was presented as the sole focus of the company 's development efforts . However , as the project gathered momentum a furious round of empire building began . New features began to be added more rapidly than they could be completed , including most of the items originally slated for Gershwin , along with a wide variety of otherwise unrelated projects from within the company . The completion date for the beta continued to slip into the future and several announced dates passed with no sign of a release . The press became highly critical of the project , and the company as a whole . In 1996 , Apple 's newest CEO , Gil Amelio , poached Ellen Hancock from National Semiconductor and put her in charge of engineering in an effort to try to get development back on track . She decided it was best to cancel the project outright and try to find a suitable third-party system to replace it . Development officially ended in August 1996 , and after a short search , they announced that Apple was buying NeXT in order to use their NeXTSTEP operating system as the basis of a new Mac OS . Hancock also suggested that Apple should work on improving the existing System 7 while the new system matured . This was released as Mac OS 8 in 1997 and was followed by Mac OS 9 in 1999 . The new operating system based on NeXTSTEP shipped in 2001 as Mac OS X. In 2008 , PC World named Copland on a list of the biggest project failures in IT history .",
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"text": "John Couch (American executive) John Couch is the Vice President of Education at Apple , Inc. . Couch holds an A.B. in Computer Science from Berkeley , 1969 . He earned his master 's degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in 1970 . John spent an additional two years in the Computer Science Ph.D. program . He left the program to work for Hewlett Packard as a software engineer . In 2010 John was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Philadelphia University for his innovative contributions to education . At Hewlett Packard , John took on management roles at the same time teaching graduate courses at Cal State San Jose . He coauthored the textbook published by SRA ( Science Research Associates ) titled `` Compiler Construction : Theory and Practice . '' In 1978 John was recruited by Steve Jobs as Director of New Products for Apple Computer , Inc. . In early 1979 John was promoted to Vice President of Software . Like Steve , John was influenced by their visit to Xerox PARC and managed the initial graphical user interface for the Lisa system . John was promoted to General Manager and Vice President of the newly created Lisa division , called `` Personal Office Systems . '' He ran the Lisa division through launch . In the early years of Macintosh development , a Lisa was needed to compile software for the new machine . Bruce Horn tells a story in which he needed a Lisa for this purpose , and Steve Jobs directed him to just take one from John Couch 's office when he was away . Horn did so , and even decades later `` I still do n't know to this day whether Steve had arranged this with John , or if John came back to the surprise of an empty desk . '' The truth being , at the time , the Macintosh was under development , and there were a limited number of Lisa machines available to develop Macintosh software . John felt it more important for the Macintosh developers to have use of the machine than for him to have one on his desk . Couch left Apple in 1984 to take over a struggling Christian school in Solana Beach , CA . Couch served as Executive in Residence for the Mayfield Fund . In 1997 , he became CEO of biotechnology software maker DoubleTwist ( then called Pangea Systems ) and served in this capacity , and then as Chairman , until the company failed in 2002 . At this point he returned to Apple to fill the newly created role of Vice President of Education .",
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"text": "MacUpdate MacUpdate is an Apple Macintosh ( desktop ) app/software download website , which was started in the late-1990s . MacUpdate has been featured in several magazines and newspapers including The New York Times , USA Today , Detroit News & Free Press , The Philadelphia Inquirer , Macworld , and MacLife . According to Inc. . Magazine in 2009 , MacUpdate ( est. 2006 ) was the 114th fastest growing privately owned company in the USA . Inc magazine also listed it as the fastest growing company in Michigan and the fifth-fastest growing retail company in the United States . In 2010 , the last year that data is publicly available for MacUpdate on that site , INC. . Magazine had Macupdate listed as the 233rd . MacUpdate is updated daily , listing the newest updates and releases of Macintosh software for the Mac OS X operating systems . It does not list Microsoft Windows or Linux software , although it does list some software that has been ported from Linux and requires Apple 's X11 environment . The website is free to use with or without signup . A membership service is also available that offers users expanded services such as email notifications , watch lists , daily email newsletters , and the ability to rate and review software , and discounts on software sales through their MacUpdate Promo website . In 2007 , MacUpdate launched the MacUpdate Promo website , which offers a Macintosh application ( or bundle of applications ) at a discount . MacUpdate Promo also sells software bundles three or four times a year , which include up to 10 or more Mac applications , usually at around 90 % off normal price . In July 2014 MacUpdate launched a new version of its MacUpdate Desktop application ( Version 6 ) which enables members to automatically update any Macintosh-compatible software on their computer that is also tracked by MacUpdate . Programs not tracked by the MacUpdate website are not able to be updated . Version 6 of the software , however , has attracted complaint from customers regarding its efficacy and reliability . In addition , programs purchased through the Apple Store are , for the average user , incompatible with MacUpdate Desktop updates unless the program defaults to the Apple Store . Nevertheless , MacUpdate has experienced a more than 50 % rise in its Alexa Traffic rating since its new partnership with AdRoll , a retargeting advertisement company , and the deployment of Version 6 of its MacUpdate Desktop application . MacUpdate Desktop was a freemium app , giving users up to 5 free updates per month at no charge . Users requiring unlimited updates can do so at a further annual cost . MacUpdate also provides another paid membership option , which it calls promo membership , which provides unlimited Desktop downloads as well as additional promotional bundle incentives . Starting with version 6.1.7 MacUpdate will not let you see updates or give you 5 free updates . You now have to pay $ 20 for a six month membership .",
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"text": "Apple Campus The Apple Campus is the corporate headquarters of Apple Inc. , located at 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino , California , United States . Its design resembles that of a university , with the buildings arranged around green spaces , similar to a suburban business park .",
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"text": "Apple Adjustable Keyboard The Apple Adjustable Keyboard is an ergonomic and adjustable keyboard introduced by Apple Computer in 1993 for the Macintosh personal computers at a retail price of US$ 219 . The keyboard attached to the computer via the Apple Desktop Bus ( ADB ) . The last Apple computer released compatible with this keyboard without using a USB to ADB adapter was the Power Macintosh G3 ( Blue & White ) , as it was the last one with the Apple Desktop Bus . It aimed to solve repetitive stress injuries resulting in carpal tunnel syndrome , after several computer keyboard manufacturers were sued for poor design . The Apple Adjustable Keyboard came with contoured plastic wrist rests , and a separate keypad with function keys and arrow keys . This was the third and last time Apple offered a separate numeric keypad . Unlike its predecessors , it was not sold separately . The keyboard also included volume buttons and a record button on the right side of the keyboard . It was hinged at the top , allowing the user to adjust the angle between the right and left sides of the keyboard . The split came between the key pairs : 5/6 , T/Y , G/H , and B/N . The space bar floated midway between the two parts . Although the keyboard addressed several ergonomic problems , it was reviewed poorly due to using a large amount of desk space , mainly because of the optional palm rests . The keyboard uses Alps SKFS switches , which provide tactile feedback with a slightly `` clicky '' feel .",
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"text": "Core International Core International , Inc. commonly known as Core , was a multinational computer and technology corporation headquartered in Boca Raton , Florida , United States . The company is now part of Sony and no longer exists as stand-alone identity . The company was founded in 1979 by Hal Prewitt as a technology firm to develop , market and support computer related products and services . They were best known for supporting IBM 's first business microcomputers such as the 5100 , 5110 and 5120 . With the introduction of the IBM PC and PC AT , the company provided an extensive line of disk drives , backup and personal computer products . Core became very well known as a leading industry developer of disk array and computer data storage . Many of Core 's products were the first of their kind , had no direct competition and were widely regarded for their superior performance and reliability . Users and the computer press raved about Core 's products . Infoworld described Core 's ATplus `` is built like a Sherman tank , offering exceptional performance and reliability . '' PC Magazine called them `` Workhorses of Performance Computing '' and `` High-quality construction . . breaks the speed barrier for access times '' and asked `` Will other manufactures follow suit ? '' Core was known for their advertising and perhaps produced a few of the PC Industry 's greatest promotions . The 1985 and 1986 rebate and recall Ad for IBM PC AT hard disk drives . So successful and controversial , there was a rumor it was a topic at an IBM board of directors meeting . And the time where they gave away a free IBM PC AT when purchasing one of Core 's ATplus 72 MB drives . Core remained a private company solely owned by Prewitt until 1993 when purchased by Aiwa , which was a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony .",
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"text": "Power Macintosh 9500 The Power Macintosh 9500 ( the 132 MHz model is also known as Power Macintosh 9515 in Europe and Japan ) is a high-end Macintosh personal computer which was designed , manufactured and sold by Apple Computer from May 1 , 1995 until February 17 , 1997 . It was powered by a PowerPC 604 processor , a second-generation PowerPC chip which was faster than the earlier PowerPC 601 chip . The 180MP and 200 used the enhanced PowerPC 604e processor . The CPU was connected via a daughterboard , and so could be swapped easily . Available were single-processor cards ranging from 120 to 200 MHz , and a dual processor card with two 180 MHz CPUs . It was the first Macintosh to use the PCI standard , with six PCI slots available , with one always needed for the graphics card . The basic design of the logic board , called `` Tsunami '' , was used by various Macintosh clone makers as a reference design and a modified version was used in the non-Macintosh Apple Network Server series . The 9500 was superseded by the Power Macintosh 9600 in February 1997 . Utilizing a third party G4 CPU upgrade and the XPostFacto installation utility it is possible to run up to Mac OS X v10 .5 `` Leopard '' on a 9500 , making it the oldest model capable of running Mac OS X.",
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"text": "Apple Media Tool The Apple Media Tool was a multimedia authoring tool and associated programming environment sold by Apple in the late 1990s . It was primarily aimed at producing multimedia presentations for distribution on CD-ROM and was aimed at graphic designers who did not have programming experience . It featured an advanced user interface with an object-oriented user model that made production of rich and complex presentations easy .",
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"text": "MacX MacX is a display server implementation supporting the X11 display server protocol that ran on System 7 , Mac OS 8 , and Mac OS 9 . It also ran under A/UX . Prior to X11R4 and the introduction of the PowerPC-based Power Macintosh , this server was developed internally by Apple Inc. for the Motorola 68000 based Macintoshes . MacX was initially developed within the Networking and Communications organization as one component of the Apple DEC Alliance suite of products , but later was moved to Apple 's A/UX group since X11 was ( and is ) an important part of UNIX user interfaces . Versions supporting X11R4 and X11R5 were developed for Apple by a small team of engineers at AGE Logic , Inc. , a San Diego , California company . AGE also OEMed the MacX software under the trade name XoftWare for Macintosh . Apple provided early versions of the Power Macintosh to AGE Logic , and the result was a binary that supported both the Power Macintosh as well as earlier , 68000-based systems . AGE Logic was later acquired by a Silicon Valley company named NetManage in the mid-1990s . NetManage was headquartered directly across the street from Apple in Cupertino , California . XoftWare for Macintosh was merged into NetManage 's product offering for the Macintosh , which included a wide variety of standalone Internet desktop applications ( e.g. , telnet , archie search engine , gopher protocol , FTP ) , along with various software titles , mainly terminal emulators that were acquired by AGE Logic when it purchased Pacer Software earlier in the decade . By 1998 , Apple had discontinued MacX as it transitioned from the classic Mac OS to the Unix-like Mac OS X , which had ample support for X11 ( earlier versions of Mac OS X did not directly support X11 , but as of Mac OS X v10 .3 , X11.app has been made available directly from Apple ) . NetManage disbanded its Macintosh group earlier , around 1996 , and as a result , discontinued support of XoftWare for Macintosh .",
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"text": "Power Macintosh 5000 series The Power Macintosh 5000 series is a series of all-in-one ( meaning the cases feature an integrated monitor ) personal computers that are a part of Apple Computer 's Macintosh LC , Power Macintosh and Macintosh Performa series of Macintosh computers . The Power Macintosh 5200 LC was introduced in April 1995 with a PowerPC 603 CPU at 75 MHz as a PowerPC-based replacement of the Macintosh LC 500 series . Later models switched to the PowerPC 603e CPU and used model numbers above 5260 , but kept the same motherboard design . Unlike previous education models , which prepended the model number with `` LC '' , the 5200 series uses the Power Macintosh designation of Apple 's main workstation line of the time and appends the LC to the end of the model name . All models in the 5xxx series featured an integrated 15-inch ( 12.8 '' viewable ) monitor . The 5200 series is closely related to the 6200 series , which features the same logic boards in desktop cases without integrated monitors . This means that it also shares the 6200 's massive and confusing number of model designations .",
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"text": "Acorn Computers Acorn Computers Ltd. was a British computer company established in Cambridge , England , in 1978 . The company produced a number of computers which were especially popular in the UK , including the Acorn Electron and the Acorn Archimedes . Acorn 's BBC Micro computer dominated the UK educational computer market during the 1980s . It is more known for its computer than for its other products . Though the company was broken up into several independent operations in 1998 , its legacy includes the development of reduced instruction set computing ( RISC ) personal computers . One of its operating systems , , continues to be developed by RISC OS Open . Some of Acorn 's former subsidiaries lived on : ARM Holdings technology is dominant in the mobile phone and personal digital assistant ( PDA ) microprocessor market . Acorn is sometimes referred to as the `` British Apple '' and has been compared to Fairchild Semiconductor for being a catalyst for start-ups . In 2010 , the company was listed by David Meyer in ZDNet as number nine in a feature of top ten fallen `` Dead IT giants '' . Many British IT professionals gained their early experiences on Acorns , which were often more technically advanced than commercially successful US hardware .",
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"text": "LisaProject LisaProject was the first graphical project management software . Developed for the Apple Lisa computer , LisaProject was conceived and implemented by Debra Willrett of SoloSoft and developed for Apple 's Lisa computer . This was the first GUI-based software application for project management . LisaProject was the first to simplify the project management process by allowing the user to interactively draw their project on the computer in the form of a PERT chart . Constraints could be entered for each task , and the relationships between tasks would show which ones had to be completed before a task could begin . Given the task constraints and relationships , a `` critical path '' , schedule and budget could be calculated dynamically using heuristic methods . Once this was complete , the schedule data could be viewed as a Gantt chart . In 1981 , Willrett realized that project management was a universal problem and that a GUI-based application would be a useful tool . She proposed what became LisaProject to Trip Hawkins at Apple . At the time , Apple was developing the Apple Lisa computer which had limited software . Although the Apple Lisa ultimately failed in the marketplace , its largest Lisa customer was NASA , which had used LisaProject for project management . In response to the demand for LisaProject from NASA and other customers , a new version called MacProject was made available with the first Macintosh release in 1984 .",
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"text": "AmigaOS version history AmigaOS is the proprietary native operating system of the Amiga personal computer . Since its introduction with the launch of the Amiga 1000 in 1985 , there have been four major versions and several minor revisions of the operating system . Initially the Amiga operating system had no strong name and branding , as it was simply considered an integral part of the Amiga system as a whole . Early names used for the Amiga operating system included `` CAOS '' and `` AmigaDOS '' . Another non-official name was `` Workbench '' , from the name of the Amiga desktop environment , which was included on a floppy disk named `` Amiga Workbench '' . Version 3.1 of the Amiga operating system was the first version to be officially referred to as `` Amiga OS '' ( with a space between `` Amiga '' and `` OS '' ) by Commodore , possibly inspired by Apple renaming the classic Mac operating system from `` System '' to `` Mac OS '' . Version 4.0 of the Amiga operating system was the first version to be branded as a less generic `` AmigaOS '' ( without the space ) . What many consider the first versions of AmigaOS ( Workbench 1.0 up to 3.0 ) are here indicated with the Workbench name of their original disks .",
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"text": "Apple Lisa Apple Lisa is a desktop computer developed by Apple , released on January 19 , 1983 . It was one of the first personal computers to offer a graphical user interface ( GUI ) in a machine aimed at individual business users . Development of the Lisa began in 1978 , and it underwent many changes during the development period before shipping at the very high price of US$ 9,995 with a 5 MB hard drive . The high price , relatively low performance and unreliable `` Twiggy '' floppy disks led to poor sales , with only 100,000 units sold . In 1982 , after Steve Jobs was forced out of the Lisa project , he joined the Macintosh project , at that time developing a much more limited machine with a task-switching interface . Jobs redirected the Macintosh team to build a cheaper and better Lisa , releasing it in January 1984 and quickly outstripping Lisa sales . Newer versions of the Lisa were introduced that addressed its faults and lowered its price considerably , but it failed to achieve favorable sales compared to the much less expensive Mac . The final revision of the Lisa , the Lisa 2/10 , was modified and sold as the Macintosh XL . Generally considered a failure , the Lisa nevertheless introduced a number of advanced features that would not re-appear on the Macintosh for a number of years . Among these was an operating system which featured protected memory and preemptive multitasking , and a more document-oriented workflow . The hardware itself was also much more advanced than the Macintosh , with a hard drive and support for up to 2 megabytes ( MB ) of RAM , expansion slots and a larger higher-resolution display . The main exception being that while the Macintosh also used the 68000 processor , the Macintosh initially used a version clocked at 7.89 Mhz , compared to the 5Mhz version used in the Lisa . The complexity of the Lisa operating system and its associated programs overtaxed the slower processor enough that users perceived it to be sluggish , particularly when scrolling in documents .",
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"text": "Personal supercomputer A personal supercomputer ( PSC ) is a high-performance computer system with capabilities and costs between those of standard personal computers and supercomputers . They allow an individual or organization to have access to a significant amount of computing power and are often used for a single purpose . They are typically built by the user , but commercial models are available . Although considerably more expensive than a personal computer , PSCs are affordable to many people .",
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"text": "IPod Touch The iPod Touch ( stylized and marketed as iPod touch ) is an iOS-based all-purpose handheld PC designed and marketed by Apple Inc. with a user interface that is touchscreen-based . It can be used as a music and video player , digital camera , handheld game device , and personal digital assistant ( PDA ) . It connects to the Internet only through Wi-Fi base stations , does not use cellular network data , and is therefore not a smartphone , though it has a similar design to the iPhone and is often referred to as the `` iPhone without a phone '' . Furthermore , it does not fit in Apple 's iPhone accessories such as their leather cases . As of May 2013 , 100 million iPod Touch units had been sold . It is also the most popular iPod model . iPod touch models are sold by storage space and color , with all models of the same generation typically offering otherwise identical features , processors , and performance , in addition to available operating system upgrades ; an exception was the fifth generation , as the low-end ( 16 GB ) model was initially sold without a rear-facing camera . The current iPod touch is the sixth-generation model , released on July 15 , 2015 .",
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"text": "PowerBook 1400 The PowerBook 1400 was a notebook computer designed and sold by Apple Computer ( now Apple Inc. ) from 1996 to 1998 as part of their PowerBook series of Macintosh computers . Introduced in November 1996 at a starting price of $ 2499 , it was the first new PowerBook after the controversial PowerBook 5300 . After the introduction of the more powerful PowerBook 3400 in February 1997 , the 1400 took on the role of Apple 's entry level notebook and remained there until its discontinuation in May 1998 . Its successor , the PowerBook G3 Series ( i.e. - `` Wallstreet '' / `` Mainstreet '' ) would ultimately go on to replace and consolidate not only the 1400 , but the 2400 and 3400 as well . Throughout its 18 months on the market , the PowerBook 1400 was available in a number of different configurations . It was originally released with a 117 MHz PowerPC 603e processor ; a 133 MHz processor was added in July 1997 , and the line topped out with a 166 MHz processor the following December . Each version was available as either a `` c '' or a `` cs '' model , differentiated largely by type of LCD technology used . While both models came with 11.3 '' color displays with 800 x 600 resolution , the pricier 1400c came equipped with an active matrix display and the 1400cs came with a less expensive passive matrix , dual-scan display . The optional 6x CD-ROM was implemented using a sleep-swappable module system similar to the one pioneered by the PowerBook 5300 ; other modules included a Zip drive and the standard 1.4 MB floppy ( an 8x CD-ROM would eventually become standard on the 133 MHz model ) . A pioneering feature of the 1400 was the `` BookCover '' laptop skin which allowed owners the opportunity to give their PowerBook a customized look . Every 1400 shipped with a gray cover , a clear cover , and six inserts ; a ClarisWorks template was also included as an `` extra '' on the system restore CD , from which users could design their own BookCover . The 1400 was easily upgradeable . System memory modules could be `` piggy-backed '' onto each other ( another feature unique to the 1400 ) , allowing the use of additional RAM . The CPU was located on a removable daughter card , which could be replaced with one containing a faster processor , including a number of commercially available cards with PowerPC G3 processors from vendors such as Sonnet Technologies , NewerTech , and Vimage . Aside from its two PC Card slots , the 1400 also included an internal expansion slot . Although few applications were ever developed to utilize it , Apple did release their own branded video card which included an increased amount of VRAM and an external video port . Other devices included a third-party video card , as well as a relatively rare Ethernet networking card . There are several well-known issues concerning the PowerBook 1400 . Like all other PowerBooks prior to the PowerBook G4 , the drive controller used in the 1400 is incompatible with ATA-6 hard drives . Compatibility issues could also arise with hard drives larger than 8.2 GB , resolvable by partitioning the boot drive to less than 8.2 GB or by using Mac OS 8.6 or later . Additionally , unlike all Apple notebooks to come after it , the 1400 would not boot from a CD by holding down the `` C '' key while starting the machine ; the only workarounds for this were selecting the CD in the Startup Disk control panel before rebooting , or pressing the Command-Opt-Shift-Del keys . According to Low End Mac the 117 MHz model is a `` compromised Mac '' due to the lack of a level 2 cache .",
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"text": "Apple Monitor III The Apple Monitor III is a 12-inch green phosphor ( A3M0039 ) or a white phosphor ( A3M0006 ) CRT-based monochrome monitor manufactured by Sanyo for Apple Computer ; for the Apple III personal computer , introduced in 1980 . As Apple 's first monitor in their business line of machines , it preceded the Apple Monitor II by several years . The Apple Monitor III 's main feature was the fine mesh on the CRT to reduce glare . The Apple Monitor III was also compatible with the entire Apple II series and numerous other computers through its standard composite video input jack . A monitor stand for the Monitor III was available from Apple .",
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"text": "2001: A Space Odyssey (film) 2001 : A Space Odyssey is a 1968 epic science-fiction film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick . The screenplay was written by Kubrick and Arthur C. Clarke , partially inspired by Clarke 's short story `` The Sentinel '' . Clarke concurrently wrote the novel 2001 : A Space Odyssey , published soon after the film was released . The film follows a voyage to Jupiter with the sentient computer Hal after the discovery of a mysterious black monolith affecting human evolution . It deals with the themes of existentialism , human evolution , technology , artificial intelligence , and extraterrestrial life . It is noted for its scientifically accurate depiction of space flight , pioneering special effects , and ambiguous imagery . It uses sound and minimal dialogue in place of traditional narrative techniques ; the soundtrack consists of classical music such as Gayane Ballet Suite , The Blue Danube , Also sprach Zarathustra , and pieces from contemporary composer György Ligeti . 2001 : A Space Odyssey was financed and distributed by American studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , but it was filmed and edited almost entirely in England using the studio facilities of the MGM-British Studios and those of Shepperton Studios , mostly because of the availability of much larger sound stages than in the United States . Production was subcontracted to Kubrick 's production company , and care was taken that the film would be sufficiently British to qualify for subsidy from the Eady Levy . Kubrick had shot his previous two films in England and decided to settle there permanently during filming . 2001 : A Space Odyssey initially received mixed reactions from critics and audiences , but it garnered a cult following and slowly became the highest-grossing North American film of 1968 . It was nominated for four Academy Awards and received one for its visual effects . The sequel 2010 was released in 1984 , directed by Peter Hyams . Today , 2001 : A Space Odyssey is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential films ever made . In 1991 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' by the United States Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry . The critics ' polls in the 2002 and 2012 editions of Sight & Sound magazine ranked 2001 : A Space Odyssey sixth in the top ten films of all time ; it also tied for second place in the directors ' poll of the same magazine . In 2010 , it was named the greatest film of all time by The Moving Arts Film Journal .",
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"text": "Robert Watts Robert Watts ( born 23 May 1938 ) is a British film producer who is best known for his involvement with the Star Wars and Indiana Jones film series .",
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"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 ) .",
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"text": "James Bond The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming , who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections . Since Fleming 's death in 1964 , eight other authors have written authorised Bond novels or novelizations : Kingsley Amis , Christopher Wood , John Gardner , Raymond Benson , Sebastian Faulks , Jeffery Deaver , William Boyd and Anthony Horowitz . The latest novel is Trigger Mortis by Anthony Horowitz , published in September 2015 . Additionally Charlie Higson wrote a series on a young James Bond , and Kate Westbrook wrote three novels based on the diaries of a recurring series character , Moneypenny . The character has also been adapted for television , radio , comic strip , video games and film . The films are the longest continually running film series of all time and have grossed over $ 7.040 billion in total , making it the fourth-highest-grossing film series to date , which started in 1962 with Dr. No , starring Sean Connery as Bond . As of , there have been twenty-four films in the Eon Productions series . The most recent Bond film , Spectre ( 2015 ) , stars Daniel Craig in his fourth portrayal of Bond ; he is the sixth actor to play Bond in the Eon series . There have also been two independent productions of Bond films : Casino Royale ( a 1967 spoof ) and Never Say Never Again ( a 1983 remake of an earlier Eon-produced film , Thunderball ) . In 2015 , the franchise was estimated to be worth $ 19.9 billion , making James Bond one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time . The Bond films are renowned for a number of features , including the musical accompaniment , with the theme songs having received Academy Award nominations on several occasions , and two wins . Other important elements which run through most of the films include Bond 's cars , his guns , and the gadgets with which he is supplied by Q Branch . The films are also noted for Bond 's relationships with various women , who are sometimes referred to as `` Bond girls '' .",
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"text": "Drug lord A drug lord , drug baron , kingpin , or narcotrafficker is a person who controls a sizable network of persons involved in the illegal drug trade . Such figures are often difficult to bring to justice , as they are normally not directly in possession of something illegal , but are insulated from the actual trade in drugs by several layers of underlings . The prosecution of drug lords is therefore usually the result of carefully planned infiltrations of their networks , often using informants from within the organization .",
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"text": "Excalibur (film) Excalibur is a 1981 British epic fantasy war drama film directed , produced , and co-written by John Boorman that retells the legend of King Arthur and the knights of the Round Table , based solely on the 15th century Arthurian romance Le Morte d'Arthur by Thomas Malory . It stars Nigel Terry as Arthur , Nicol Williamson as Merlin , Nicholas Clay as Lancelot , Cherie Lunghi as Guenevere , Helen Mirren as Morgana , Liam Neeson as Gawain , Corin Redgrave as Cornwall , and Patrick Stewart as Leondegrance . The film is named after the legendary sword of King Arthur that features prominently in Arthurian literature . The film 's soundtrack features the music of Richard Wagner and Carl Orff , along with an original score by Trevor Jones . Excalibur was shot entirely on location in Ireland , employing Irish actors and crew . It has been acknowledged for its importance to the Irish filmmaking industry and for helping launch the film and acting careers of a number of Irish and English actors , including Mirren , Neeson , Stewart , Gabriel Byrne , Neil Jordan , and Ciarán Hinds . Excalibur achieved moderate box office success while receiving mixed reviews . Film critics Roger Ebert and Vincent Canby criticised the film 's plot and characters , although they and other reviewers praised its visual style . Excalibur opened at number one in the United States , eventually grossing $ 34,967,437 on a budget of around US$ 11 million to rank 18th in that year 's receipts .",
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"text": "Harry Potter (character) Harry James Potter is the title character and protagonist of J. K. Rowling 's Harry Potter series . The majority of the books ' plot covers seven years in the life of the orphan Potter , who , on his eleventh birthday , learns he is a wizard . Thus , he attends Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to practise magic under the guidance of the kindly headmaster Albus Dumbledore and other school professors . Harry also discovers that he is already famous throughout the novel 's magical community , and that his fate is tied with that of Lord Voldemort , the internationally feared Dark Wizard and murderer of his parents , Lily and James .",
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"text": "Super Troopers Super Troopers is a 2001 American crime-comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar , written by and starring the Broken Lizard comedy group ( Jay Chandrasekhar , Kevin Heffernan , Steve Lem me , Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske ) . Marisa Coughlan , Daniel von Bargen and Brian Cox co-star while Lynda Carter has a cameo appearance . In total , Fox Searchlight paid $ 3.25 million for distribution rights of the film and grossed $ 23.1 million at the box office . A sequel , Super Troopers 2 , is currently filming and is expected to be released in 2017 .",
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"text": "Draconian (Doctor Who) The Draconians are an extraterrestrial race . They were featured in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who . Their only television appearance to date was in the 1973 serial Frontier in Space . Unlike many `` monster '' races in Doctor Who , the Draconians were articulate and portrayed as having a sophisticated and advanced culture like feudal Japan . In later interviews , Jon Pertwee cited the Draconians as his favourite of all the monsters he had encountered during his time as the Doctor . The Draconian Empire was a vast spacefaring feudal civilisation of reptilian humanoids , centered on the planet Draconia , with a society stratifed along class and gender lines ( for example , females were not permitted to speak in the presence of the Emperor ) that was bound by a strong code of honour . The Draconian Empire dated back to at least the 21st century , when a space plague that afflicted their world was dealt with by the Doctor . For his services , the 15th Emperor made the Doctor a noble of Draconia . The Earth Empire 's first contact with the Draconian Empire was in the year 2520 . The ship sent by the Draconians for the peace mission was a battlecruiser , as befitted a noble of Draconia , although ( as agreed ) its missile banks were empty and it was otherwise unarmed . However , both Draconian and Earth ships were caught in a neutron storm , damaging the Earth ship and destroying the Draconian ship 's communications systems . As a result , the Draconian ship was unable to respond to the Earth ship 's signals . The commander of the Earth ship saw what he perceived to be a battlecruiser bearing down on his crippled vessel and gave the order to attack , destroying the battlecruiser and triggering off a brief but bloody war in which millions of lives were lost . An uneasy peace was negotiated in the end , leading to two decades of cold war and the carving out of a frontier between the two empires . In 2540 , several incidents involving attacks on cargo freighters along their respective borders nearly led to the war turning hot once more , with both sides accusing the other of piracy and violating the frontier . These attacks turned out to be the work of Ogron mercenaries under the orders of the renegade Time Lord known as the Master , who was using a sonic hypnosis device to make the Earth crews see the Ogrons as Draconians and vice versa . The Master had allied himself with the Daleks , who were launching another bid for galactic conquest and hoped to pick up the pieces after a new Earth-Draconia War . The plot was revealed by the Third Doctor , and instead of going to war against each other , the two empires united against the Daleks .",
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"text": "Shayde Shayde is a fictional character who appeared in the Doctor Who Magazine comic strip based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . Shayde is an artificial being , a construct of the Gallifreyan Matrix -- the massive computer network that serves as the repository of all Time Lord knowledge . He was created by the minds of the dead Time Lords that reside within the Matrix , and was a servant of Rassilon . He first appeared in the story The Tides of Time , published in DWM # 61 - # 67 , written by Steve Parkhouse and drawn by Dave Gibbons . In that story , he aided the Fifth Doctor in defeating the otherdimensional demon Melanicus , at first covertly but then , as the Time Lords increased his power levels , he was able to manifest himself and help the Doctor directly . Among Shayde 's powers are the abilities to travel through space and time unaided , fire deadly self-generated `` psychic bullets '' and be invisible to security systems . He can also phase through solid objects and track people through time and space given enough data . Shayde next appeared when the TARDIS was possessed by an Elemental being . Having no instructions from the Time Lords , Shayde was allowed to act on his own and helped the Doctor expel the entity from the TARDIS . When the Doctor was placed on trial by the Time Lords for allowing the possession to take place and possibly placing Gallifrey in danger , Shayde surreptitiously erased the evidence , leading to the Doctor 's acquittal ( The Stockbridge Horror , DWM # 70 - # 75 ) . It was nearly fifteen years before Shayde reappeared in the comic strip . At that time , the Doctor was in his Eighth incarnation and was dying due to the events of the previous adventure ( Tooth and Claw , DWM # 257 - # 260 ) . His companions at the time , Izzy and Fey had taken him back to Gallifrey where he was cured and his mind placed within the Matrix to recover . While within the Matrix , an attempt was made on the Doctor 's life by a secret Time Lord sect known as the Elysians , and Shayde stopped them . The assassination attempt was part of a plot by Overseer Luther , an insane Time Lord who wanted to rewrite Gallifrey 's history and set himself up as a god . The Doctor managed to thwart Luther by short-circuiting his watchtower ( a gigantic TARDIS ) , but apparently at the cost of his eighth body . As Izzy and Fey watched , the Doctor regenerated into a new incarnation . ( The Final Chapter , DWM # 262 - # 265 ) . However , this was a ruse . The Doctor had realised that Fey was under external control when she had managed to pilot the TARDIS even though the TARDIS manual was in Gallifreyan script , which she did not understand . Just before the Doctor prepared to sacrifice himself , Shayde offered to take his place and fake a regeneration . This way , the group that was controlling Fey -- the Threshold , a mercenary organisation that the Doctor had tangled with before -- would seize the opportunity to bring a newly regenerated and thus weaker Doctor to them . Both disguised with personal chameleon circuits , Shayde would hold their attention while the Doctor sabotaged the Threshold 's operations . In a Wild West town on an alien moon run by the Threshold , the Doctor 's plans came to fruition . When Shayde and the Doctor revealed themselves to the Threshold , Shayde had to contend with the Pariah , an immensely powerful being who was his predecessor . The Pariah was another construct of Rassilon , but he had tried to destroy her when she developed free will and rebelled . Now , the Pariah wanted to take revenge , not just on Gallifrey but the whole universe . Shayde was unable to defeat the Pariah on his own , and she crushed his skull . However , Fey merged with the dying Shayde and together they were able to kill the Pariah and eliminate the Threshold . The shared being , dubbed `` Feyde '' by the Doctor , although both of them retained their own consciousness , decided to leave and deal with what had just happened to them ( Wormwood , DWM # 266 - # 271 ) . Fey returned to her own time period , the 1940s , where , as an agent of the British government , she spent two years fighting the Nazis and being frustrated that Shayde would not allow her to use their powers to kill Adolf Hitler , as this would change history . In 1941 , she received a sub-ether summons from the Doctor -- Izzy had been kidnapped , and the Doctor needed Shayde 's abilities to track her whereabouts . Together , they succeeded in recovering Izzy , and `` Feyde '' returned to World War II . Shayde is one of the few characters from the comic strip that has made the cross-over into the other spin-off media . In a special Big Finish Productions audio play given away with DWM # 326 titled No Place Like Home , Shayde helped the Fifth Doctor against another force -- a mutated Gallifreyan mouse called a rovie -- that had infiltrated the TARDIS and was trying to kill the Doctor and his companions . The character of Shayde was voiced by Mark Donovan . Category : Comics characters introduced in 1982 Category : Doctor Who comic strip characters Category : Doctor Who audio characters",
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"text": "Black Swan Project The Black Swan Project is the project name given by Odyssey Marine Exploration for its discovery and recovery of an estimated US$ 500 million ( # 314 million ) worth of silver and gold coins from the ocean floor . Initially Odyssey kept the origin of the treasure confidential . It was later proved in trial that the recovered cargo was being carried by the Spanish frigate Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes , which sank off Portugal in 1804 . Knowledge of the recovery became public on May 18 , 2007 when the company flew 17 tons of coins , mostly silver , from Gibraltar to a secure location of unknown address in Florida , USA . The company did not release the type , date , or nationality of the coins , while a rumor attributed it to the Merchant Royal , which sank near Land 's End in 1641 . At the time , Odyssey said that it planned to return to the site to perform an excavation expected to uncover more coins as well as other artifacts . However , Odyssey was sued by the Spanish government in U.S. courts , which eventually ordered the treasure to be returned to Spain . Odyssey pursued all legal avenues , even taking the case to the U.S. Supreme Court and losing . On February 27 , 2012 the ship 's treasure was flown back to Spain where the coins and other artifacts from the shipwreck are now exhibited in public museums . In 2015 a U.S. district court ordered Odyssey to pay Spain $ 1 million for `` bad faith and abusive litigation . ''",
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"text": "Odyssey Productions Odyssey Productions ( formerly Odyssey Visual Design ) is the former name of a California-based photography and 3-D computer animation company founded in 1983 by Steven Churchill in partnership with Adrian Turcotte . It was the first San Diego company to produce 3-D computer animation and its clients have included Coca-Cola , General Dynamics , Union Oil , Southwestern Cable , Metrocast , Honda , and a number of TV stations across the country . While Odyssey focused primarily on 35mm back-lit motion graphics and special effects for the first 5 years of its existence , its award-winning release of the world 's first home entertainment video of computer animation , State Of the Art Of Computer Animation in 1988 brought about a shift in focus to 3D computer animation . The accolades and sales successes achieved by State Of the Art Of Computer Animation prompted the 1990 release of The Mind 's Eye : A Computer Animation Odyssey , a title that would become the first member of the successful The Mind 's Eye series . The next decade ( 1990 -- 2000 ) would be taken up almost entirely with the production of 19 feature-length 3-D computer animated package films for home release . The company 's name became Odyssey Productions in 1995 and the last 12 3D computer animated films were released under this name . In 2003 the company again changed its name to AnimationTrip and broadened its focus to encompass photography to a greater extent . Under this new corporate name , the company added a business enterprise in 2004 focused primarily on photographic art and has launched a series of international art exhibitions in San Diego , California called the Art of Photography Show and the Art of Digital Show . Since 2006 , exhibiting photographic art and promoting photo artists has been the full focus of the business . In 2010 the company was named PhotoCulture , Inc. .",
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"text": "Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures Stanley Kubrick : A Life in Pictures is a 2001 documentary about the life and work of Stanley Kubrick , famed film director , made by his long-time assistant and brother-in-law Jan Harlan . Its running time is 142 minutes long , it consists of several 15-minute chapters , each detailing the making of one of his films -- and two more showing his childhood and life . Jan Harlan managed to get many of Kubrick 's collaborators for interviews , including Tom Cruise , Nicole Kidman , Keir Dullea , Arthur C. Clarke , Malcolm McDowell , Peter Ustinov , Jack Nicholson , György Ligeti and Matthew Modine . It also has interviews from film directors who were inspired by Kubrick such as Woody Allen , Steven Spielberg , Martin Scorsese and Sydney Pollack . The film contains some rare footage , including from the Kubrick family home videos and on film sets , and clips from Fear and Desire - Kubrick 's first feature-length film . It was released on DVD on October 23 , 2007 , and was featured on the tenth disc of Stanley Kubrick : The Essential Collection and Stanley Kubrick : Limited Edition Collection DVD and Blu-ray released May 31 , 2011 , respectively . The documentary was also bundled in a box set of some of Kubrick 's other films released January 22 , 2008 . The soundtrack of the film is by composer and musician Jocelyn Pook , who had previously worked with Kubrick on Eyes Wide Shut .",
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"text": "Stargate fandom Stargate fandom is a community of people actively interested in the military science fiction film Stargate and the television shows Stargate SG-1 ( SG1 ) , Stargate Infinity ( SGI ) , Stargate Atlantis ( SGA ) , Stargate Universe ( SGU ) and their spin offs . The first franchise release , Stargate ( 1994 ) spawned four television series successors , four movies ( two in production ) , a plethora of merchandise , and a massive franchise collectively known as the Stargate ( owned by Metro -- Goldwyn -- Mayer and aired by Syfy , which now owns television properties they previously held with Carolco Pictures ) . Thanks to Stargate fandom , the franchise has spawned other media including books , television series , video games , comic books and audiobooks . These supplements to the film and series trilogies comprise another universe than the series and the film , and have resulted in significant development of the series ' fictional universe . These media kept the franchise going in the interim between the film and series trilogies . In 2008 , Stargate : The Ark of Truth and Continuum was released direct-to-DVD , which in total grossed over 21 million in the United States . In 2002 , the franchise 's first animated series , Stargate Infinity , was released as an introduction to the Expanded Universe . In 2004 , Stargate Atlantis was released as a spin off from Stargate SG-1 and a new Stargate spin-off series entitled Stargate Universe was released in the fall of 2009 .",
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"text": "Alien (film) Alien is a 1979 British-American science-fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott , and starring Sigourney Weaver , Tom Skerritt , Veronica Cartwright , Harry Dean Stanton , John Hurt , Ian Holm and Yaphet Kotto . The film 's title refers to a highly aggressive extraterrestrial creature that stalks and kills the crew of a spaceship . Dan O'Bannon wrote the screenplay from a story he wrote with Ronald Shusett , drawing influence from previous works of science fiction and horror . The film was produced by Gordon Carroll , David Giler and Walter Hill through their Brandywine Productions and distributed by 20th Century Fox . Giler and Hill made revisions and additions to the script . Shusett was executive producer . The eponymous Alien and its accompanying elements were designed by Swiss artist H. R. Giger , while concept artists Ron Cobb and Chris Foss designed the human aspects of the film . Alien launched the Alien franchise and is chronologically the first of the main series , with the prequel series set in an earlier timeframe . Alien received both critical acclaim and box office success , receiving an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects , Saturn Awards for Best Science Fiction Film , Best Direction for Scott , and Best Supporting Actress for Cartwright , and a Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation , along with numerous other award nominations . It has remained highly praised in subsequent decades , being considered one of the greatest films of all time . In 2002 , the film was deemed `` culturally , historically or aesthetically significant '' by the Library of Congress and was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry . In 2008 , it was ranked as the seventh-best film in the science fiction genre by the American Film Institute , and as the 33rd greatest film of all time by Empire magazine . The success of Alien spawned a media franchise of novels , comic books , video games , and toys . It also launched Weaver 's acting career by providing her with her first lead role , and the story of her character Ellen Ripley 's encounters with the Alien creatures became the thematic thread that ran through the sequels Aliens ( 1986 ) , Alien 3 ( 1992 ) and Alien : Resurrection ( 1997 ) . , a crossover with the Predator franchise produced the Alien vs. Predator series , which includes Alien vs. Predator ( 2004 ) and Aliens vs. Predator : Requiem ( 2007 ) , and also a prequel series of films , which includes Prometheus ( 2012 ) and Alien : Covenant ( 2017 ) .",
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"text": "Space opera Space opera is a subgenre of science fiction that emphasizes space warfare , melodramatic adventure , interplanetary battles , as well as chivalric romance , and often risk-taking . Set mainly or entirely in outer space , it usually involves conflict between opponents possessing advanced abilities , futuristic weapons , and other sophisticated technology . The term has no relation to music but is instead a play on the terms `` soap opera '' and `` horse opera '' , the latter of which was coined during the 1930s to indicate clichéd and formulaic Western movies . Space operas emerged in the 1930s and they continue to be produced in literature , film , comics , and video games . Notable space opera novels include the Foundation series ( 1942 -- 1999 ) by Isaac Asimov , the Lensman series ( 1948-1954 ) by E. E. Smith and the Ender 's Game series ( 1985 -- present ) by Orson Scott Card . An early notable space opera film was Flash Gordon ( 1936 -- present ) created by Alex Raymond . In the late 1970s , the Star Wars franchise ( 1977 -- present ) created by George Lucas brought a great deal of attention to the subgenre .",
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"text": "Film series A film series ( also referred to as a film franchise ) is a collection of related films in succession that share the same fictional universe , or are marketed as a series . Sometimes the work is conceived from the beginning as a multiple-film work , for example the Three Colours series , but in most cases the success of the original film inspires further films to be made . Individual sequels are relatively common , but are not always successful enough to spawn further installments . The Marvel Cinematic Universe is the highest grossing film series in unadjusted US Dollar figures surpassing the Harry Potter , Star Wars , James Bond , and Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings series . However , `` Star Wars '' has the highest when adjusted for inflation .",
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"text": "Galactus Galactus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Formerly a mortal man , Galactus is a cosmic entity who originally consumed planets to sustain his life force , and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the primary Marvel continuity . Galactus was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in the comic book Fantastic Four # 48 , published in March 1966 . Lee and Kirby had desired to introduce a character that broke away from the archetype of the standard villain , culminating in the creation of Galactus . In the character 's first appearance Galactus was depicted as a god-like figure who feeds by draining living planets of their energy , and operates without regard to the morality and judgements of mortal beings . Galactus ' initial origin was that of a space explorer named Galan who gained cosmic abilities by passing near a star , but writer Mark Gruenwald further developed the origin of the character , revealing that Galan lived during the previous universe . As Galan 's universe came to an end , Galan merged with the `` Sentience of the Universe '' to become Galactus , an entity that wielded such cosmic power as to require devouring entire planets to sustain his existence . Additional material written by John Byrne , Jim Starlin , and Louise Simonson explored Galactus ' role and purpose in the Marvel Universe , and examined the actions of the character through themes of genocide , manifest destiny , ethics , and natural/necessary existence . Frequently accompanied by a herald ( such as the Silver Surfer ) , the character has appeared as both antagonist and protagonist in central and supporting roles . Since debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books , Galactus has played a role in over five decades of Marvel continuity . The character has been featured in other Marvel media , such as arcade games , video games , animated television series , and the 2007 film Fantastic Four : Rise of the Silver Surfer . In 2009 , Galactus ranked 5th on IGN 's list of `` Top 100 Comic Book Villains '' , citing the character 's `` larger than life presence '' as making him one of the more important villains ever created . IGN also noted `` Galactus is one of the few villains on our list to really defy the definition of an evil-doer '' as the character is compelled to destroy worlds because of his hunger .",
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"text": "Lego The Lord of the Rings (video game) Lego The Lord of the Rings is a Lego-themed action-adventure video game developed by Traveller 's Tales , that was released on Nintendo 3DS , Nintendo DS , PlayStation Vita , Microsoft Windows , Wii , PlayStation 3 , and Xbox 360 . The OS X version of the game , published by Feral Interactive , was released on 21 February 2013 . Based on The Lord of the Rings film trilogy , the game follows the original but spoofed storylines of The Fellowship of the Ring , The Two Towers , and The Return of the King , taking players through the epic story events , `` re-imagined with the humour and endless variety of Lego play '' . The game utilises music and voice acting taken from all three films of the film trilogy . Developer Traveller 's Tales has stated they toned down the slapstick humor found in other Lego-licensed titles . The game follows the events in the films ; however , like the Lego Star Wars series , some scenes from the films have been altered to become more family friendly or just provide comic relief to the player .",
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"text": "V for Vendetta V for Vendetta is a British graphic novel written by Alan Moore and illustrated by David Lloyd ( with additional art by Tony Weare ) , published by DC Comics . Later versions were published by Vertigo , an imprint of DC Comics . The story depicts a dystopian and post-apocalyptic near-future history version of the United Kingdom in the 1990s , preceded by a nuclear war in the 1980s which had devastated most of the rest of the world . The fascist Norsefire party has exterminated its opponents in concentration camps and rules the country as a police state . The comics follow its title character and protagonist , V , an anarchist revolutionary dressed in a Guy Fawkes mask , as he begins an elaborate and theatrical revolutionist campaign to kill his former captors , bring down the fascist state and convince the people to bring about democratic government , while inspiring a young woman , Evey Hammond , to be his protégé . Warner Bros. released a film adaptation of the same title in 2006 .",
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"text": "The Trial of a Time Lord The Trial of a Time Lord is a 14-part science fiction serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who . The serial , produced as the show 's twenty-third season , aired in weekly episodes from 6 September to 6 December 1986 . The only Doctor Who presentation of its kind , it contains four adventures : The Mysterious Planet , Mindwarp , Terror of the Vervoids , and The Ultimate Foe -- Colin Baker 's final story . The idea for the serial stemmed from several production changes to Doctor Who , such as reduced screen time for the season and a request from BBC controller Michael Grade that the series contain less violence and more humour . Several problems occurred during production , including the death of scriptwriter Robert Holmes , and the resignation of script editor Eric Saward . This was the last serial to star Colin Baker because he was dismissed from the role when it ended .",
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"text": "Boston Boston ( pronounced -LSB- ˈbɒstən -RSB- ) is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States . Boston is also the seat of Suffolk County , although the county government was disbanded on July 1 , 1999 . The city proper covers 48 mi2 with an estimated population of 667,137 in 2015 , making it the largest city in New England and the 23rd most populous city in the United States . The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston , a Metropolitan Statistical Area ( MSA ) home to a census-estimated 4.7 million people in 2014 and ranking as the tenth-largest such area in the country . Alternately , as a Combined Statistical Area ( CSA ) , this wider commuting region is home to some 8.1 million people , making it the sixth-largest as such in the United States . One of the oldest cities in the United States , Boston was founded on the Shawmut Peninsula in 1630 by Puritan settlers from England . It was the scene of several key events of the American Revolution , such as the Boston Massacre , the Boston Tea Party , the Battle of Bunker Hill , and the Siege of Boston . Upon U.S. independence from Great Britain , it continued to be an important port and manufacturing hub as well as a center for education and culture . Through land reclamation and municipal annexation , Boston has expanded beyond the original peninsula . Its rich history attracts many tourists , with Faneuil Hall alone drawing over 20 million visitors per year . Boston 's many firsts include the United States ' first public school , Boston Latin School ( 1635 ) , first subway system , the Tremont Street Subway ( 1897 ) , and first public park , Boston Common ( 1634 ) . The area 's many colleges and universities make Boston an international center of higher education , including law , medicine , engineering , and business , and the city is considered to be a world leader in innovation and entrepreneurship , with nearly 2,000 startups . Boston 's economic base also includes finance , professional and business services , biotechnology , information technology , and government activities . Households in the city claim the highest average rate of philanthropy in the United States ; businesses and institutions rank among the top in the country for environmental sustainability and investment . The city has one of the highest costs of living in the United States as it has undergone gentrification , though it remains high on world livability rankings .",
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"text": "Boston Housing Authority The Boston Housing Authority ( BHA ) is a public agency of the city of Boston , Massachusetts that provides subsidized public housing to low - and moderate-income families and individuals . In the federal government model of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development ( HUD ) , BHA is a public housing agency . As such , BHA administers federal government assistance programs and monies for locally subsidized housing . With 70 developments , and serving almost 26,000 people across over 12,600 public housing units , it is the largest public housing authority in New England . It also offers partial subsidies for private housing , assisting another 32,000 people , and administers federal Section 8 vouchers . The agency 's performance is periodically reviewed by a nine-member council , the BHA Monitoring Committee , which reports to the mayor .",
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"text": "Startup Weekend Startup Weekend ™ is a 54-hour weekend event , during which groups of developers , business managers , startup enthusiasts , marketing gurus , graphic artists and more pitch ideas for new startup companies , form teams around those ideas , and work to develop a working prototype , demo , or presentation by Sunday evening . Startup Weekend has grown into an organization with a global presence . As of December 2016 , Startup Weekend has reached 135 countries , involving over 210,000 entrepreneurs . Startup Weekend is one of the Techstars Startup Programs , alongside Startup Week ™ and Startup Digest ™ .",
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"text": "Boston (disambiguation) Boston is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts . Boston may also refer to :",
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"text": "Arch Grants Arch Grants is a Missouri not-for-profit corporation whose mission is to advance economic development through entrepreneurship . Each year , Arch Grants hosts its annual Arch Grants Global Startup Competition/Business Plan Competition which attracts applicants from all across the world to compete for the opportunity to receive a $ 50,000 non-dilutive grant in exchange for moving their businesses to St. Louis for one year . In addition to the grant , the Arch Grants recipients are given access to other services designed to help fast-growing startups , including pro bono marketing , legal , and accounting services , mentorship and advising , links to venture capital and angel investors , and local university resources . Founded in 2011 , Arch Grants launched its international Business Plan Competition as a strategy to build the next generation of successful businesses within the St. Louis region . Five years ago , Missouri was ranked as the next-to-worst state in terms of its entrepreneurial activity and as large corporations left St. Louis or merged with companies headquartered elsewhere in the wake of the recession , Arch Grants was founded to attract and retain high-growth companies to drive economic development efforts throughout the St. Louis region . As of July 2014 , Arch Grants has funded 55 companies that have generated $ 6.5 million in revenue , attracted $ 17.7 million in additional capital , and created 192 net new jobs for St. Louis . In addition , 98 % of the companies in business are still headquartered in St. Louis . Arch Grants ' unique model and success have drawn national media attention including The Wall Street Journal , Businessweek , Forbes , The Huffington Post , TechCrunch , and NPR as well as several local media channels including the Saint Louis Business Journal and Saint Louis Magazine . Jim McKelvey , the co-founder of Square , and Gabe Lozano , the founder of LockerDome , sit on the advisory board .",
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"text": "Start Up Loans Scheme Start Up Loans is a UK government backed programme that offers finance , mentoring and support to entrepreneurs looking to start ( or grow ) a business in England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland . In 2012 , # 151 million was made available to the scheme by the government to aid entrepreneurs with a target to start 30,000 new businesses by 2016 . In the 2015 Autumn Statement , the government announced that it would continue to support the programme for the remainder of their current term . The aim is to support another 10,000 entrepreneurs per year , taking the total to 75,000 by 2020 . The scheme is administered through a network of `` Delivery Partners '' across the country , including organisations such as Transmit Start-Ups , East London Small Business Centre , The Prince 's Trust , X-Forces , BizBritain and Bright Ideas Trust . The Start Up Loans scheme 's mission is to equip entrepreneurs with the tools needed to make their business a success in all industries and sectors . The Start Up Loans scheme was created within UK Department for Business , Innovation and Skills ( BIS ) .",
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"text": "Factory Berlin Factory Berlin is a campus in Berlin that brings new startups together with mature high tech companies . It has housed renowned startup companies including 6Wunderkinder , SoundCloud , Twitter , UBER and Zendesk . These companies cooperate as business incubators for other entrepreneurs and new startups , offering them workspace , networking , creative input , consulting services ( legal , business plans , financing , pitching etc. ) and other support at the Factory Berlin campus for free . Factory calls this model `` organic acceleration '' , as opposed to seed accelerators , which usually ask for shares in participating companies . In February 2015 , Factory Berlin was the location of the first Startup Europe Summit .",
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"text": "History of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology The history of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology can be traced back to the 1861 incorporation of the `` Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Boston Society of Natural History '' led primarily by William Barton Rogers .",
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"text": "Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers ( KPCB ) is an American venture capital firm located on Sand Hill Road in Menlo Park in Silicon Valley . Specializing in investments in incubation , early stage and growth companies , since its founding in 1972 the firm has backed entrepreneurs in around 500 ventures , including AOL , Amazon.com , Compaq , Electronic Arts , Google , Netscape , Sun Microsystems , Nest , Snap , AppDynamics , and Twitter . Kleiner Perkins focuses its global investments in practice areas including technology and life sciences . The Wall Street Journal and other publications have called it one of the `` largest and most established '' venture capital firms and Dealbook named it `` one of Silicon Valley 's top venture capital providers . '' In addition to its Menlo Park headquarters , the company has offices in San Francisco and Shanghai , China .",
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"text": "New Boston, Michigan New Boston is an unincorporated community in Huron Charter Township , Wayne County , in the U.S. state of Michigan . Huron Township includes three separate communities : the largest community is New Boston ; south of New Boston , Willow and Waltz are smaller , newer communities being developed with new subdivisions . The Huron River runs just south of downtown New Boston . Huron Township is just south of Romulus , Michigan , and is just west of Flat Rock , Michigan . Interstate 275 ( I-275 ) passes through the middle of the community with three exits providing easy access . Exits off I-275 are Sibley , South Huron , and Will-Carleton roads , the latter being the southern-most exit . New Boston was first settled in 1827 and was originally called `` Catville '' after the initials of the proprietor , C. A. Trowbridge . It received a post office with that name in 1860 . On March 20 , 1868 , it was renamed New Boston , after Boston , Massachusetts . New Boston is home to Gibbs Sweet Station and Mc Nasty 's Saloon . Mary Anne 's Family Diner once used to thrive , but recently closed . New Boston also hosts an Apple Fest every October . Huron River Drive is closed every year just for the Apple Festival , which includes a parade , lots of shopping booths , great food , and live entertainment . Huron High School is also located in the area . New Boston 's assets include open land , proximity to Detroit Metro Airport , and easy access to I-275 and I-94 . In addition , there are three major metro parks in the area .",
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"text": "Boston Lyceum The Boston Lyceum ( est. 1829 ) of Boston , Massachusetts was a civic association dedicated to popular education in the form of `` lectures , discussions , ... declamation , '' and writing contests . It began `` in Chauncy Hall on 25 June 1829 . On 13 August 1829 it formed its classes and made provisions for lectures and debates . '' Annual members ' `` exhibitions '' of elocution took place in various venues around town , such as the Masonic Temple ( 1832 ) , Tremont Hall ( 1839 ) and the Odeon ( 1840 ) . Leaders included George Bancroft , Timothy Claxton , James T. Fields , Abbott Lawrence , William H. Prescott , William D. Ticknor , and Amasa Walker . Among the many lecturers : Nehemiah Adams , J.A. Bolles , David Paul Brown , Rufus Choate , William M. Cornell , C.C. Emerson , James Pollard Espy , Edward Everett , Dr. Grigg , George S. Hillard , Oliver Wendell Holmes , Dr. C.T. Jackson , N. Jones , Rev. John Pierpont , Edgar Allan Poe , John Osborne Sargent , William H. Simmons , Charles Sumner , B.B. Thatcher , Henry Theodore Tuckerman , Amasa Walker , and E.M.P. Wells .",
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"text": "State Street Block (Boston) State Street Block ( built 1857 ) is a granite building near the waterfront in the Financial District of Boston , Massachusetts . Architect Gridley James Fox Bryant designed it . In the 1850s `` the Long and Central Wharf Corporation ... sold each bay to individual owners , requiring that ` the granite to be used for the sidewalk & facade of each bay must be purchased from the Corporation & erected according to the architect 's plan . ' '' Walt Whitman visited Boston in 1860 , and wrote about what he saw : `` Noblest of all State Street Block , east of the Custom House , rough granite . The above probably one of the finest pieces of com -LSB- merical -RSB- architecture in the world . '' Another visitor travelling through Boston ( in 1859 ) called it `` a magnificent block . '' In the mid-20th century , `` nearly three-quarters of the original 22-bay building ... was amputated for construction of the Central Artery ... and the roofline of the remainder has been destroyed . '' The surviving portion of the block was added as part of the Custom House District to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973 .",
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"text": "StartX StartX is a non-profit business incubator associated with Stanford University . It was founded by Cameron Teitelman in 2011 . it began as a spin-off of Stanford Student Enterprises , the non-profit financial arm of the Associated Students of Stanford University , which sponsored earlier events called SSE Labs in 2009 and then SSE Ventures . The StartX incubator differentiates itself from other incubators in Silicon Valley , such as Y Combinator , in that it is an educational non-profit 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) organization that takes no equity in the companies it helps start . At least one member of each company must have some Stanford connection , but undergraduates , graduates , faculty and staff are involved in the seminars and advise program . One of its first ventures , Alphonso Labs , developed the Pulse App . WifiSlam was acquired by Apple Inc for about $ 20 million . StartX 's staff is primarily composed of student volunteers from Stanford . StartX received a $ 800,000 grant from the Kauffman Foundation in August 2012 ( which allowed Teitelman to earn a salary ) , and $ 400,000 from Silicon Valley companies in February 2012 . In May 2012 , StartX created a specialized track , called StartX Med , for medical-related startup companies . In September 2013 , Stanford announced a grant of $ 1.2 million every year for three years to StartX . Along with Stanford Hospital and Clinics , it created a new Stanford-StartX fund ( of uncapped amount ) to invest in current and alumni StartX companies . To receive the investment from Stanford , StartX companies must raise at least $ 500,000 on their own from professional angel investors or venture capitalists . Stanford-StartX approved 6 companies by 2013 .",
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"text": "Phoenix Media/Communications Group Phoenix Media/Communications Group is an American , Boston , Massachusetts-based corporation with several publishing and broadcasting interests . which includes the Portland Phoenix of Maine . It had published The Boston Phoenix and Stuff magazine , both of which went out of business in 2013 , and the Providence Phoenix until its shutdown in 2014 . In addition the paper owned radio station WFNX based in Lynn , MA , from 1983 until 2012 when it was sold to Clear Channel and is now country music station WBWL ( the WFNX call letters are now on a station in Athol , MA ) . The Boston Phoenix has its origins in an alternative newsweekly started in 1966 . In 1972 , its absorbed Cambridge Phoenix , a rival publication , and the company has used the `` Phoenix '' name ever since . In 1998 , the company acquiring the NewPaper in Rhode Island and re-christened that publication Providence Phoenix in 1993 . In September 1999 , the paper extended its reach into Maine and southern New Hampshire with the publication of the Portland Phoenix . The sports and magazine division publishes the official yearbooks for the Boston Celtics , the Boston Bruins , and the Boston Marathon , in addition to program guides for the Tweeter Center for the Performing Arts , and the Bank of America Pavilion summer music series . Through its Tele-publishing , Inc. , subsidiary , Phoenix Media owns People2People.com , the world 's largest provider of voice personals to the publishing industry and claims it is the web 's most advanced online personals site . Phoenix Media owns MassWeb Printing , an offset printing facility which prints many of its own product plus many other regional newspapers .",
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"text": "Civic application Civic application is application software aiming at users ' activation to participate in public good development through this application . In civil societies , civic applications are created to enhance public good , civic engagement , and generally social capital . Civic applications can for example aim at : development of engaged citizenship , strengthening of local communities , growth of democracy , supporting entrepreneurship , protection of nature and a common living space , etc. . Civic applications are to some extent often social networking services , but what distinguishes them is the civic goal , the mission funding its existence . Interaction between the user and the application is what differentiates civic applications from any IT service ( website , portal ) speaking about any citizen 's topics , where interaction is not necessary and if exists often takes form of commenting under articles . Civic application can be accessed from a server via an Internet browser ( online ) or using mobile devices , such as mobile phones or tablets ( mobile ) , less often from user 's local drive ( offline ) . Non-Governmental Organisations and public national institutions are noticing the value of the civic apps and invite people working in Information Technology domain to participate in their development ( e.g. in Greater Portland , Chicago , Boston , Boulder , Washington D.C , Seattle and other American cities as part of the Code For America initiative ) . Very often they are created as part of `` hackatons '' , IT development competitions . Civic applications are part of a greater concept of civic technologies , which encompass variety of civic applications , together with any software tools and platforms , enabling its development or hosting , and the software supporting local and national governments in performing their public functions .",
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"text": "Greentech Media Greentech Media is a media company based in Massachusetts , United States , that generates daily report , market research study and news on electricity systems and green technology and green jobs . It was founded in February 2007 by Scott Clavenna and Rick Thompson , and announced that it had raised $ 1 million in Series-A venture capital funding the following May . It announced another $ 2.75 million Series-B round in May 2008 . The company currently has four offices , in Boston , New York , San Francisco and Munich .",
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"text": "The Boston Associates The Boston Associates was a term created by historian Vera Shlakmen in Economic History of a Factory Town , A Study of Chicopee , Massachusetts ( 1935 ) to describe a loosely linked group of investors . They included Nathan Appleton , Patrick Tracy Jackson , Abbott Lawrence , and Amos Lawrence , often related directly or through marriage , they were based in Boston , Massachusetts . By 1845 , there were 31 textile companies -- located in Massachusetts , New Hampshire , and southern Maine -- produced one-fifth of all cotton and wool textiles in the United States . With the capital earned through these mills , they invested in railroads , especially the Boston and Lowell . These railroads helped transport the cotton from warehouses to factories . These Boston-based investors established banks -- such as the Suffolk Bank -- and invested in others . In time , they controlled 40 % of banking capital in Boston , 40 % of all insurance capital in Massachusetts , and 30 % of Massachusetts ' railroads . Tens of thousands of New Englanders received employment from these investors , working in any one of the hundreds of their mills . Mill locations established or improved by the Boston Associates : Waltham , Massachusetts ( 1813 ) Lowell , Massachusetts ( 1822 ) Manchester , New Hampshire ( 1825 ) Saco , Maine ( 1831 ) Nashua , New Hampshire ( 1836 ) Dover , New Hampshire ( 1836 ) Chicopee , Massachusetts ( 1838 ) Lawrence , Massachusetts ( 1845 ) Holyoke , Massachusetts ( 1847 )",
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"text": "Founder.org Founder.org is a nonprofit foundation in San Francisco , California , United States that invests in student entrepreneurs . The organization features a company building program for student entrepreneurs at major research institutes and universities . Operated by a group of Silicon Valley entrepreneurs , Founder.org supports teams across various industries including sensors , sanitation , influencer marketing , biotechnology , health and transportation .",
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"text": "State Street Corporation State Street Corporation , known as State Street , is an American worldwide financial services holding company . State Street was founded in 1792 and is the second oldest financial institution in the United States of America and the third largest asset manager in the world with 2.45 trillion USD asset under management . They are responsible for the custody and administration of 11 % of the world 's total assets . The company 's headquarters are at One Lincoln Street in Boston and it has offices in 29 countries around the world . State Street is organized into three main divisions . The Global Services business is a custodian bank with $ 28 trillion ( USD ) of assets under custody and administration . The Global Advisors business provides investment management services and has $ 2.45 trillion ( USD ) of assets under management . The Global Markets business offers investment research and trading services to institutional investors .",
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"text": "Boston Medical Group The Boston Medical Group is , a network of medical offices sharing research information and treatment methods for erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation . Founded in Australia , The company opened its first office in Mexico in Guadalajara , Jalisco on 4 July 1997 . Currently , Boston Medical Group has twenty-one office locations across the United States in states including California , Texas , Washington , Michigan , New York , Colorado and Florida as well as over half a dozen additional offices in several other countries , including Mexico , Argentina , Brazil , Colombia , Peru and Spain .",
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"text": "Beacon Hill, Seattle Beacon Hill is a hill and neighborhood in southeast Seattle , Washington . The municipal government subdivides it into North Beacon Hill , Mid-Beacon Hill , Holly Park , and South Beacon Hill , though most people who live there simply call it `` Beacon Hill . '' Former home to the world headquarters of Amazon.com and present home to the Seattle Division of the Department of Veterans Affairs ' Puget Sound Health Care System , the hill offers views of downtown , the Industrial District , Elliott Bay , First Hill , Rainier Valley , and , when the weather is good , Mount Rainier and the Olympic Mountains . It is roughly bounded on the west by Interstate 5 , on the north by Interstate 90 , on the east by Rainier Avenue South , Cheasty Boulevard South , and Martin Luther King Junior Way South , and on the south by the Seattle city boundary . It is part of Seattle 's South End . Homes on the northern part of the hill were mostly built in the early 1900s ; thus , North Beacon Hill contains many excellent examples of Craftsman bungalows and Seattle box houses , a local variant of the Foursquare style . The American Planning Association ( APA ) , an organization of `` planners , citizens and elected officials - committed to making great communities happen '' , named Beacon Hill as one of the 30 Great Places in America . The features of Beacon Hill that constitute an APA Great Place include urban design and aesthetics , multi-modal transportation , a variety of uses within the neighborhood , sustainability , community participation and involvement , and memorable character . Beacon Hill was also recognized for having the largest Olmsted-planned green space in Seattle , known as Jefferson Park . The neighborhood is highly treasured by its businesses and residents , and the neighborhood is highly involved in local planning affairs such as open space , public safety , and transportation . The Beacon Hill neighborhood prides itself on many fine foods and restaurants , a highly rated hair salon , the best live music venue , and a place for kids activities , all voted for as some of the `` Best of 2012 '' by Seattle Magazine ( online version not currently available ) . The City of Seattle , in partnership with Beacon BIKES , created the Beacon Hill Family Bicycle and Pedestrian Circulation Plan , a ten-year plan to increase pedestrian bicycle networks serving highly used greenways , intersections , and cycle tracts within the neighborhood as a measure to increase safety for all users . The plan was awarded the 2012 VISION 2040 Award from the Puget Sound Regional Council . Beacon Hill is home to the `` Beacon Rocks ! '' performance series , beginning its 5th season in 2014 on the last Sunday of June , July and August . This event featuring a variety of types of performances is held on the Roberto Maestas Festival Street and produced by Beacon Hill 's neighborhood community arts group `` ROCKiT Community Arts '' . Beacon Hill has recently become known for their Food Forest , a new project that has created neighborhood urban farming west of Jefferson Park . The Beacon Food Forest has gained national attention in the news , receiving recognition from the Associated Press , CBS , Gawker , and HLN , to name a few . A 2012 article in Seattle Weekly stated that Beacon Hill was soon to `` boast the biggest public food forest in the country '' with seven lush acres containing a community park and an edible landscape , including such plantings as walnuts , chestnuts , berry shrubs and vegetables . The idea started with a community-led group that secured $ 22,000 in Neighborhood Matching Funds from the Department of Neighborhoods .",
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"text": "John Cena John Felix Anthony Cena Jr. ( -LSB- ˈsiːnə -RSB- born April 23 , 1977 ) is an American professional wrestler , rapper , actor , and reality television show host . He is signed to WWE , where he performs on the SmackDown brand . Cena started his professional wrestling career in 1999 with Ultimate Pro Wrestling ( UPW ) and won the UPW Heavyweight Championship the following year . Cena signed a developmental contract with the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , later renamed to World Wrestling Entertainment , or simply WWE ) in 2001 , debuting on the WWE main roster in 2002 . From a generic character in 2002 , Cena morphed into a rapper for the time period of 2002 -- 2004 , which earned him fame within the audience on SmackDown ! . Cena later transitioned to his current character , which he describes as a `` goody-two shoes Superman '' . However , Cena has been labeled as the `` most polarizing professional wrestler ever '' as his character has many supporters and many detractors , according to Jim Ross of Fox Sports , who also noted that Cena has been WWE 's franchise player for a long-time . In 2012 , IGN described Cena as WWE 's franchise player since 2005 and WWE credited Cena as being the `` face of WWE '' in 2015 since 2004 . Industry veterans John Layfield , Paul Heyman , and Kurt Angle have called Cena the greatest WWE star of all time . Throughout his WWE career , Cena has won 25 championships , with 16 reigns as a world champion ( 13 times as WWE Champion and three times as WWE 's World Heavyweight Champion ) , an accomplishment only previously achieved by WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair . He is also a five-time United States Champion , and four-time world tag team champion ( two World Tag Team and two WWE Tag Team ) . Furthermore , he is a Money in the Bank ladder match winner ( 2012 ) , a two-time Royal Rumble winner ( 2008 , 2013 ) , and a three-time Superstar of the Year Slammy Award winner ( 2009 , 2010 , 2012 ) . Cena has the fourth-highest number of combined days as WWE Champion , behind Bruno Sammartino , Bob Backlund , and Hulk Hogan . He has also headlined WWE 's flagship event , WrestleMania , on five different occasions ( WrestleManias 22 , 23 , XXVII , XXVIII , and 29 ) over the course of his career , as well as many others pay-per-view events . As of 2016 , John Cena is WWE 's highest-paid wrestler . Outside of wrestling , Cena has released the rap album You Ca n't See Me , which debuted at No. 15 on the US Billboard 200 chart , and starred in the feature films The Marine ( 2006 ) , 12 Rounds ( 2009 ) , Legendary ( 2010 ) , The Reunion ( 2011 ) , Trainwreck ( 2015 ) , and Sisters ( 2015 ) . Cena has also made appearances on television shows including Manhunt , Deal or No Deal , MADtv , Saturday Night Live , Punk 'd , Psych , and Parks and Recreation . He was also a contestant on Fast Cars and Superstars : The Gillette Young Guns Celebrity Race , where he made it to the final round before being eliminated , placing third in the overall competition . Cena is also the host of American Grit on Fox . Cena is involved in numerous philanthropic causes ; most notably with the Make-A-Wish Foundation . He has granted the most wishes in Make-A-Wish history .",
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"text": "Blackjack Lanza John `` Jack '' Lanza ( born October 14 , 1935 ) is an American retired professional wrestler , better known by his ring name , Blackjack Lanza . Lanza was one-half of the tag team The Blackjacks with Blackjack Mulligan in the American Wrestling Association ( AWA ) and World Wide Wrestling Federation ( WWWF ) . He is currently a producer in WWE . He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006 .",
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"text": "World championship A world championship is generally an international sports competition open to elite competitors from across the world , representing their nations , and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport or contest . The title is usually awarded through a combination of specific contests or , less commonly , ranking systems ( e.g. the ICC Test Championship ) , or a combination of the two ( e.g. World Triathlon Championships in Triathlon ) . This determines a ` world champion ' , who or which is commonly considered the best nation , team , individual ( or other entity ) in the world in a particular field , although the vagaries of sport ensure that the competitor recognised at the best in an event is not always the ` world champion ' ( see Underdog ) . Certain sports do not have a world championship . Instead , they may organise a world cup competition , or they may organize both , for example cycling ( UCI World Championships and UCI World Cups ) ) . Often , the use of the term cup or championship in this sense is just a choice of words . Some sports have multiple champions because of multiple organizations , such as boxing , mixed martial arts and wrestling . Certain sports do not have a world championship or a world cup as such , but may have one or several world champions . Professional boxing , for example , has several world champions at different weights , but each one of them is decided by a `` title fight '' , not a tournament . A certain number of sports hold world championships or world cups which are overshadowed , in terms of prestige , by the same events in the Olympic Games , the most prestigious multi-sports event . Still other sports may or may not have a true world championship but may designate the winners of a domestic competition to be `` world champions . '' This is especially true of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada ; world cups and championships exist in all of the major sports , but the domestic U.S. and Canadian leagues are generally recognized as the world professional championships or the equivalent of a world club championship . ( In American football , although an IFAF World Championship exists , the United States is so far above and beyond the other nations it faces that the winner of the U.S.-based Super Bowl , a competition limited to the 32 teams in the National Football League , is commonly recognized as the world champion . ) Finally , certain professional sports do not have a world championship or world cup , but rather hold a series of events recognised as the elite level in their field ( e.g. tennis has a series of four Grand Slam events recognised as the pinnacle of the game , in addition to key team events , world tour finals and the Olympic Games , but no world championship or world cup ) .",
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"text": "Elimination Chamber (2014) Elimination Chamber ( 2014 ) ( known as No Escape ( 2014 ) in GermanyFor Germany , it was feared that the name `` Elimination Chamber '' may remind people of the gas chambers used during the Holocaust . ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by WWE . The fifth Elimination Chamber event took place on February 23 , 2014 , at the Target Center in Minneapolis . Eight matches , including the pre-show , took place at the event . In the Elimination Chamber match main event for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship , Randy Orton retained his title against John Cena , Daniel Bryan , Christian , Cesaro and Sheamus . The event had 183,000 buys , down from previous year 's 213,000 buys .",
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"text": "TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs (2010) TLC : Tables , Ladders & Chairs ( 2010 ) was the second annual TLC : Tables , Ladders & Chairs professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was presented by THQ 's WWE SmackDown vs Raw 2011 and took place on December 19 , 2010 , at the Toyota Center in Houston , Texas . Seven matches were contested at the event . In the main event , John Cena defeated Wade Barrett in a Chairs match .",
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"text": "El Gran Luchadore El Gran Luchadore is the name of a masked Mexican professional wrestling character in World Wrestling Entertainment , seen on its SmackDown ! brand in 2004 . El Gran Luchadore ( loosely translated from Spanish to `` The Great Fighter/Wrestler , '' `` Luchadore '' is also an incorrect spelling , luchador is the correct spelling ) was mainly used as a jobber gimmick to put over other wrestlers . The first WWE wrestler to wrestle as the El Gran Luchadore was Paul London on April 22 , 2004 in a squash match against John Bradshaw Layfield ( JBL ) , Paul Heyman convinced Bradshaw to accept a match with the `` Mexican Heavyweight Champion '' after hearing that El Gran Luchadore punked out Bradshaw at an airport . Next up was Shannon Moore on July 8 , 2004 , billed as the `` champion of Mexico '' , would face WWE Champion JBL in a champion vs. champion match ( no titles on the line ) . A second squash match for JBL took an unexpected turn when El Gran Luchadore pulled a switcharoo with Eddie Guerrero ( in El Gran 's costume ) who came back fighting . When JBL finally clued that it was Guerrero , he ran away from the ring getting counted out in the process , allowing El Gran Luchadore to pick up his first victory . The next appearance of El Gran Luchadore was on July 15 , 2004 edition of SmackDown ! . During a Steel Cage match between Guerrero and JBL which saw both men sat on top of the Cage , exchanging punches until El Gran Luchadore ran down and climbed into the cage . This El Gran Luchadore held Eddie Guerrero 's leg , allowing Bradshaw to climb down the side of the cage to win . After the match El Gran Luchadore tried to get out of the locked door , but then decided to climb out the way he came in . Eddie Guerrero got to his feet and climbed up the cage struggling to get him back into the cage . Luchadore was able to get away , but in the struggle Guerrero pulled the mask off of him , revealing him to be the supposedly injured Kurt Angle .",
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"text": "WrestleMania 23 WrestleMania 23 was the twenty-third annual WrestleMania professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was presented by 360 OTC and took place on April 1 , 2007 , at Ford Field in Detroit , Michigan . The event was the first WrestleMania at Ford Field and the second to take place in the Detroit metropolitan area ( following WrestleMania III , at the Pontiac Silverdome , in Pontiac , Michigan ) . The event was a joint-brand pay-per-view , featuring performers from the Raw , SmackDown ! , and ECW brands . Eight professional wrestling matches were featured on the event 's supercard , a scheduling of more than one main event . The main match on the Raw brand was John Cena versus Shawn Michaels for the WWE Championship , in which Cena won . The predominant match on the SmackDown ! brand was Batista versus The Undertaker for the World Heavyweight Championship , in which The Undertaker was victorious . The primary match on the ECW brand was an eight-man tag team match between The ECW Originals and The New Breed ; The ECW Originals claimed victory in the match . Other featured matches on the card included ECW Champion Bobby Lashley ( representing Donald Trump ) versus Intercontinental Champion Umaga ( representing Vince McMahon ) in a match where either Trump or McMahon would be shaved bald if their wrestler lost , and an eight-man interpromotional Money in the Bank ladder match . Tickets for the event went on sale on November 11 , 2006 . The all-time Ford Field attendance record of 80,103 consisted of people from all fifty U.S. states , twenty-four countries , and nine Canadian provinces . WrestleMania 23 grossed US$ 5.38 million in ticket sales , breaking the previous record of $ 3.9 million held at WrestleMania X8 . WWE estimated that $ 25 million was pumped into the Detroit economy . With about 1.2 million buys , the event was the highest WWE pay-per-view buyrate in history . WrestleMania XXVIII in 2012 passed 1.2 million buys with 1.21 million buys . It also has the fourth highest attendance in WrestleMania history behind only WrestleMania III and later WrestleMania 29 , and WrestleMania 32 which drew 80,676 fans in 2013 and 101,763 in 2016 , respectively .",
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"text": "WWE One Night Stand WWE One Night Stand was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event , produced every June by WWE , a professional wrestling promotion based in Connecticut . The event was created in 2005 , with its inaugural event taking place in June of that year . The event 's name refers to its original format , that being a one night reunion show for former Extreme Championship Wrestling alumni . The first two shows were promoted under the ECW acronym ; this however was changed for the 2007 and 2008 events . As WWE launched their own version of ECW in 2006 , these two shows were promoted under the WWE acronym . The final event under the One Night Stand name was in 2008 before being renamed to Extreme Rules in 2009 . This event was noted by WWE to be a direct continuation of the One Night Stand chronology . However , the 2010 event was later promoted as only the second event under a new chronology , one that is no longer a direct continuation of the One Night Stand event .",
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"text": "Stone Cold Steve Austin Steve Austin ( born Steven James Anderson on December 18 , 1964 , later Steven James Williams ) , better known by the ring name `` Stone Cold '' Steve Austin , is an American actor , media personality , producer , and retired professional wrestler who is signed to a Legends contract with WWE . Veteran pro wrestling journalist Wade Keller remarked that Austin is `` in every conversation for the greatest wrestling act of all time '' , as well as for `` the most profitable and the most influential '' . He enjoyed a successful mid card career as `` Stunning '' Steve Austin in World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) and a stint as a main event performer in Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) during the early and mid 1990s , before signing with the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now WWE ) in 1995 as The Ringmaster . Rebranded `` Stone Cold '' Steve Austin the following year , he gained significant mainstream popularity as a disrespectful , beer-drinking antihero who routinely defied the establishment and his boss , company chairman Vince McMahon . This persona of Austin 's became the `` poster boy '' of the Attitude Era , a boom period in WWF business in the latter 1990s and early 2000s . He also devised the long-standing `` What ? '' chant in pro wrestling . Several prominent industry figures , including McMahon , have declared Austin to be the biggest star in WWF/E history , while stressing that he surpassed the popularity of Hulk Hogan . Austin held 19 championships throughout his wrestling career ; he is a six-time WWF Champion , a two-time WWF Intercontinental Champion , and a four-time WWF Tag Team Champion , thus making him the fifth Triple Crown Champion in WWE history , while also being a two-time WCW United States Heavyweight Champion , a two-time WCW World Television Champion , a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion , and a one-time NWA World Tag Team Champion in WCW . He was also the winner of the 1996 King of the Ring tournament , as well as the 1997 , 1998 , and 2001 Royal Rumbles , making him the only three-time winner of the event . Furthermore , he was awarded the unsanctioned Million Dollar Championship by Ted DiBiase . Austin has headlined multiple pay-per-view events for the WWF , including three WrestleManias ( XIV , XV , and X-Seven ) . He was forced to retire from in-ring competition in 2003 due to a series of knee injuries and a serious neck injury . Throughout the rest of 2003 and 2004 , he was featured as the Co-General Manager and `` Sheriff '' of Raw . Since 2005 , he has continued to make occasional appearances , and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2009 by Vince McMahon . In 2011 , Austin returned to WWE to host the reboot of the reality series Tough Enough .",
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"text": "Samoa Joe Nuufolau Joel `` Joe '' Seanoa ( born March 17 , 1979 ) , better known by his ring name Samoa Joe , is an American professional wrestler currently signed to WWE and performing on the Raw brand . He was previously best known for his time with Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ( TNA ) and Ring of Honor ( ROH ) . Joe established himself in ROH from the promotion 's beginning in 2002 , holding the ROH World Championship for a record 21 months from May 2003 to December 2004 . Upon joining TNA in June 2005 , he embarked on an 19-month-long undefeated streak , and went on to hold the TNA World Heavyweight Championship once , the TNA X Division Championship five times , the TNA World Tag Team Championship twice , and the TNA Television Championship once ; completing the TNA Triple Crown and the TNA Grand Slam . He also wrestled internationally and on the independent circuit for various promotions , winning several titles , including the GHC Tag Team Championship with Magnus in Pro Wrestling Noah , and he was an inaugural NWA Intercontinental Tag Team Champion with Keiji Sakoda in Pro Wrestling Zero1 . He left TNA in February 2015 , briefly competing again in ROH and the independent circuit . Joe officially debuted in WWE 's developmental territory NXT in May 2015 , and signed a full-time contract with the company in June ; he went on to become the first ever two-time NXT Champion .",
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"text": "Backlash (2003) Backlash ( 2003 ) was the fifth annual Backlash professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was presented by Castrol GTX , and took place on April 27 , 2003 , at the Worcester Centrum in Worcester , Massachusetts and starred talent from the promotion 's Raw and SmackDown ! brands . The main event and featured match of the Raw brand was the encounter of Goldberg and The Rock , where Goldberg , in his first WWE Pay-Per-View , defeated Rock by pinfall , following a spear and a Jackhammer . The featured match on the undercard was a WWE Championship match from the SmackDown ! brand , between John Cena and the reigning champion , Brock Lesnar , where Lesnar defeated Cena by pinfall after an F-5 . The other predominant match on the undercard was a six-man tag team match from the Raw brand , between the team of Triple H , Ric Flair , and Chris Jericho facing Shawn Michaels , Kevin Nash , and Booker T. Triple H , Flair , and Jericho won the match by pinfall , after Triple H hit Nash with a sledgehammer . The predominant undercard match from the SmackDown ! brand was the encounter of The Big Show and Rey Mysterio , where Big Show pinned Mysterio after a chokeslam . The event grossed $ 450,000 with 10,000 ticket sales and had a 0.67 buyrate . Following the event , Goldberg began a feud with Chris Jericho . At Bad Blood , Goldberg defeated Jericho via pinfall after a Jackhammer . Brock Lesnar began a storyline with The Big Show over the WWE Championship . At Judgment Day , Lesnar defeated The Big Show in a Stretcher match to retain the WWE Championship . Triple H engaged in a storyline with Kevin Nash over the World Heavyweight Championship . At Judgment Day , Nash defeated Triple H via disqualification ; due to WWE regulations , Triple H retained the championship .",
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"text": "Dolph Ziggler Nicholas Theodore Nemeth ( born July 27 , 1980 ) , best known by the ring name Dolph Ziggler , is an American professional wrestler , actor , and occasional stand-up comedian . He is signed to WWE on the SmackDown brand . Nemeth signed a development contract with WWE in 2004 , and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling ( OVW ) . He was brought up to the Raw brand in 2005 as Kerwin White 's sidekick . He was , however , sent back to OVW shortly afterwards , where he joined The Spirit Squad as Nicky . They debuted on Raw in January 2006 , and won the World Tag Team Championship once before returning to OVW that November . In September 2007 , Nemeth was assigned to Florida Championship Wrestling ( FCW ) , where he won the FCW Florida Tag Team Championship twice , with Brad Allen and later Gavin Spears . Nemeth returned to the WWE main roster under his current ring name in September 2008 . Since then , Ziggler has held WWE 's World Heavyweight Championship twice , the Intercontinental Championship five times , the United States Championship once , and was the 2012 Money in the Bank winner . He has also been the sole survivor of two Survivor Series elimination matches at the 2012 and 2014 events .",
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"text": "NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship The NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship was a professional wrestling championship contested for in Jim Crockett Promotions ( JCP ) , a territory-promotion governed by the National Wrestling Alliance ( NWA ) . The title was only contestable by male individual wrestlers . Since 1974 , JCP was also known as `` Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling '' ( MACW ) , which is why all of its championships included `` Mid-Atlantic '' in their names . Being a professional wrestling championship , it was not won legitimately ; it was instead won via a scripted ending to a match or awarded to a wrestler because of a storyline . In 1970 , the championship was introduced as the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship during a taping of Championship WrestlingChampionship Wrestling was a television program for JCP that began airing on local WGHP television markets in 1964 . on October 13 , 1970 . It was announced that the Missouri Mauler had defeated the defending champion Pat O'Connor in New York City to win the title ; this title change was fictitious and a storyline to introduce the championship to the promotion ; nevertheless , O'Connor 's reign is denoted as the first official reign . Because it was fictitious , further information regarding O'Connor 's reign is unavailable . On the September 6 , 1973 taping of Championship Wrestling , JCP owner Jim Crockett , Jr. announced the retirement of the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship and the establishment of the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship ; this coincided with the rebranding of JCP as MACW . At the time of this change , Jerry Brisco was in his fourth reign as the NWA Eastern Heavyweight Champion , and as a result of never losing the title , he was recognized as the first NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Champion . Because Brisco 's fourth reign did not end , being awarded the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title is not counted as a new reign overall in the title 's history . On December 26 , 1986 , Ron Garvin , after winning JCP 's version of the NWA United States Tag Team Championship with Barry Windham , vacated the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title and handed the belt to Crockett , Jr. on a taping of World Championship Wrestling.World Championship Wrestling was a television program for JCP that began airing on WTBS television markets in 1981 . Crockett , Jr. deactivated the championship for unknown reasons , and eventually , JCP was sold to Ted Turner in 1988 . As a result , Garvin was the final wrestler to hold the NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Title . In the late 1990s , a group of promoters was given permission by the NWA to establish a territory called `` Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling ( MACW ) '' ; however , this territory has not claimed any connection to the original JCP/MACW . As a result , their prime championship , called the MACW Heavyweight Championship , has no connection to this original JCP/MACW championship . Overall , there were 60 reigns shared between 29 wrestlers . Fifteen of those reigns occurred while the title was called the `` NWA Eastern Heavyweight Championship '' , while 46 occurred under the `` NWA Mid-Atlantic Heavyweight Championship '' name . The title had only one official Vacant , which occurred in July 1985 . Jack Brisco and Wahoo McDaniel had the most reigns as champion , with six ; Jerry Brisco and Rip Hawk had the second-most , with four . Ken Patera 's second reign was the longest in the title 's history , at 334 days ; the Missouri Mauler had the second-longest , at 275 days . Johnny Valentine ranks first in combined reigns by length , at 504 days with 2 reigns ; Patera ranks second , at 495 days with 4 reigns . All title changes occurred at JCP -- promoted events : live events , pay-per-view events , and on televised events that aired on broadcast delay .",
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"text": "You Can't See Me You Ca n't See Me is the debut studio album by WWE 's wrestler John Cena and his cousin , Tha Trademarc , billed together as John Cena & Tha Trademarc . It was released on May 10 , 2005 , by WWE Music Group and Columbia Records . The album features sole guest appearances from Esoteric and Bumpy Knuckles , who featured on several songs throughout the album . The album production was handled by James McEwan and Todd Spadafore , with the duo serving as the executive producers on the album . The album 's cover art is based on Cena 's customized WWE Championship belt , while the title comes from his popular catchphrase coined on WWE television . The album debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 charts , with over 40,000 copies sold in the first week of its release . In the United Kingdom , the album peaked at number 103 on the UK Albums Chart , and has since became a certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) , selling 1,346,000 units , as of October 8 , 2010 .",
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"text": "List of CZW World Heavyweight Champions The CZW World Heavyweight Championship is a professional wrestling world heavyweight championship owned and copyrighted by the Combat Zone Wrestling ( CZW ) promotion . The championship was created and debuted on March 27 , 1999 at CZW 's The Staple Gun event . The first time the championship changed hands on foreign soil was on April 15 , 2001 , when Wifebeater defeated John Zandig for the championship in Birmingham , England at a live event . Title reigns are determined by professionally wrestling matches , usually of the hardcore/ultraviolent type . All title changes happen at live events , which are usually released on DVD . The inaugural champion was Nick Gage , whom CZW recognized to have become the champion after defeating twenty other men in a battle royal on March 27 , 1999 at CZW 's The Staple Gun event . As of , John Zandig holds the record for most reigns , with six . At 567 days , Drake Younger 's only reign is the longest in the title 's history . The current champion is Davey Richards , who defeated Lio Rush to win the title .",
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"text": "SuperBrawl I SuperBrawl was the first ever first annual professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) under the SuperBrawl banner , which ended up encompassing eleven pay-per-views in total between 1991 and 2001 . The show took place on May 19 , 1991 and was held at the Bayfront Arena in St. Petersburg , Florida . The main event of the show was a match between then reigning WCW World Heavyweight Champion Ric Flair and the NWA World Heavyweight Champion Tatsumi Fujinami with both world championships on the line . In the United States the match was promoted as simply being for the WCW World Heavyweight Championship , not promoting the fact that Fujinami had defeated Flair for the NWA World Heavyweight Championship in March 1991 . The undercard saw Bobby Eaton win the WCW World Television Championship from Arn Anderson while The Steiner Brothers defended the WCW World Tag Team Championship . In the opening match , The Fabulous Freebirds won the vacant WCW United States Tag Team Championship . The show consisted of twelve matches , with some of the matches being edited out of the official VHS tape release of the show . The event also featured the television debut of Johnny B. Badd . In 2015 , all WCW pay-per-views were made available on the WWE Network .",
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"text": "Corporate personality Corporate personality is a concept in Christian theology that was articulated by H. Wheeler Robinson . As originally formulated , it dealt with areas of the Old Testament where the relationships between individuals and the groups that they were part of were treated . For example , Achan 's family was ( at least in some interpretations of the text ) collectively punished for a sin that is viewed as primarily Achan 's alone . It has since fallen out of favour with theologians , who now favour other interpretations of the Old Testament . However , some theologians still use the idea , construed in a more narrow sense , to explain the use of '' ἐν '' for `` in Christ '' ( amongst others ) in the New Testament writings of Paul the Apostle . The notion of Old Testament corporate personality encompasses four things : identificationIndividuals are never considered to be isolated from the groups that they belong to , and are often treated as representatives for , or even as wholly identified with , those groups . extensionThe boundaries of the individual are extended to additionally encompass other people that belong to that individual . This extension can be both in space , from a king to a kingdom , and in time , from a parent to his descendants . Examples of extension include Achan ( mentioned earlier ) , Korah ( Izhar 's son ) , and David , where a leader is punished or rewarded by punishing or rewarding those whom he leads . realismThe relationship between the group and the individual is a real one . oscillationThere exists an oscillation back and forth between the group and the individual . In Pauline theology , the notion of corporate personality is largely restricted to its representational aspect . Paul 's comparison between Jesus Christ and Adam is viewed , by those theologians that adhere to the notion , as an identification of Christ as the king and those people in the kingdom that he leads . Similarly , in his Epistle to the Galatians , Paul speaks of Gentiles being blessed both `` in '' Abraham and also `` with '' him -- which these theologians hold to be another example of corporate personality in Paul 's writings .",
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"text": "Monday Night Wars The Monday Night War ( s ) is the common term describing the period of mainstream televised American professional wrestling from September 4 , 1995 , to March 26 , 2001 . During this time , the World Wrestling Federation 's ( WWF , now WWE ) Monday Night Raw went head-to-head with World Championship Wrestling 's ( WCW ) Monday Nitro in a battle for Nielsen ratings each week . The ratings war was part of a larger overall struggle between the two companies , originating in personal animosity between WWF owner Vince McMahon and then-owner of WCW , Ted Turner . The rivalry between the companies steadily escalated throughout the 1990s to include the use of cutthroat tactics and the defections of employees between the two companies . Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) , while not a party to the ratings battle , was also involved as a tertiary player . Throughout the wars , the WWF and WCW would both adopt different concepts and narrative techniques innovated by ECW ; meanwhile , both companies would establish both formal and informal partnerships with the company , with ECW performers either appearing on WWF and WCW shows while still under contract , or outright leaving ECW to work for one of the other two federations . While WCW was the dominant federation for much of the mid-1990s , a variety of factors coalesced to turn the tide in the WWF 's favor at the end of the decade , including a radical rebranding of their formerly family friendly product to highly sexualized and violent shows geared towards older teens and adults . WCW ultimately ran into financial difficulties as a result of the amount of money they had promised wrestlers during a hiring binge in the early and middle part of the decade , which had been aimed at acquiring large portions of the WWF 's talent roster . Despite efforts to salvage the federation , it was ultimately sold to Vince McMahon , ending the Monday Night Wars . In retrospect , wrestling commentators have come to see the era of the Monday Night Wars as a golden age of wrestling , with the feud between the two companies bringing out their best quality product both in terms of creativity and the performances of their wrestlers . Many have come to regard the end of the wars -- and , in particular , the subsequent WWE storyline regarding the acquisition of WCW -- as marking a severe decline in the quality of modern wrestling programming . Notably , as of 2017 , no other company has ever emerged as a viable competitor to WWE since the acquisition of WCW , and WWE itself has never again enjoyed the same level of mainstream success that it did during the Wars .",
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"text": "Wrestle Kingdom (video game) is a licensed professional wrestling video game by Yuke 's , released in Japan for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 2 . The game combines the top stars of New Japan Pro Wrestling , All Japan Pro Wrestling , Pro Wrestling Noah , and freelancers . The Xbox 360 version of the game was temporarily recalled in Japan due to it not saving properly to the system 's hard drive . A release event planned for the following two days after its release was cancelled .",
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"text": "The Great American Bash (2005) The Great American Bash ( 2005 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was the second annual event and took place on July 24 , 2005 , at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo , New York . The event featured wrestlers and other talent that performed on the SmackDown ! program . The main event was Batista defending the World Heavyweight Championship against John `` Bradshaw '' Layfield ( JBL ) . JBL won the match after Batista was disqualified , but did not win the title because a championship can only be won via pinfall or submission . One of the featured matches on the undercard was Rey Mysterio versus Eddie Guerrero , which Mysterio won by pinfall . The other was Orlando Jordan versus Chris Benoit for the WWE United States Championship , which Jordan won , also by pinfall . The event grossed over US$ 375,000 in ticket sales from an attendance of 8,000 , and received about 233,000 pay-per-view buys , the same amount as the following year 's event . This enabled WWE 's pay-per-view revenue to increase by $ 4.7 million from the previous year . When the 2005 event was released on DVD , it reached a peak position of second on Billboard 's DVD Sales Chart . The event was also available free of charge for Armed Forces members and their families .",
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"text": "ECW One Night Stand (2006) ECW One Night Stand ( 2006 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) . It was held on June 11 , 2006 , at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York , New York . The main event was John Cena versus Rob Van Dam for the WWE Championship , which Van Dam won by pinfall after performing a Five Star Frog Splash following interference from Edge . The predominant match on the undercard was Rey Mysterio versus Sabu for the World Heavyweight Championship , which ended in a no contest after Sabu executed a Triple Jump DDT on Mysterio through a table on to the floor rendering both men kayfabe unable to wrestle , as a result , Mysterio retained the title . Another match on the undercard was Edge , Mick Foley , and Lita versus Terry Funk , Tommy Dreamer and Beulah McGillicutty in a Hardcore Intergender match .",
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"text": "Michelle Rodriguez Mayte Michelle Rodriguez ( -LSB- rɑːˈdriːgɛz -RSB- born July 12 , 1978 ) is an American actress and screenwriter . Her breakout role was as a troubled boxer in the independent film Girlfight ( 2000 ) , which was met with critical acclaim and earned her several awards , including the Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Award for Best Debut Performance . The following year , she starred as Letty in the blockbuster film The Fast and the Furious ( 2001 ) , a role she has reprised in four additional films in the Fast and Furious franchise to date . During her career , Rodriguez has played in a number of successful action films , including Resident Evil , S.W.A.T. , and Avatar . Rodriguez also branched into television , playing Ana Lucia Cortez in the second season of the television series Lost . She has also had numerous voice work appearances in video games such as Call of Duty and Halo , and lent her voice for the 3D animated film Turbo and the television series IGPX . With her films grossing over $ 5 billion ( U.S. ) collectively , a 2013 Entertainment Weekly article described Rodriguez as `` arguably the most iconic actress in the action genre , as well as one of the most visible Latinas in Hollywood '' .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Die Hard with a Vengeance Die Hard with a Vengeance is a 1995 American action film and the third in the Die Hard film series . It was co-produced and directed by John McTiernan ( who directed Die Hard ) , written by Jonathan Hensleigh , and stars Bruce Willis as New York City Police Department Lieutenant John McClane , Samuel L. Jackson as McClane 's reluctant partner Zeus Carver , and Jeremy Irons as Simon Peter Gruber . It was released on May 19 , 1995 , five years after Die Hard 2 , becoming the highest-grossing film at the worldwide box-office that year , but received mixed reviews . It was followed by Live Free or Die Hard and A Good Day to Die Hard in 2007 and 2013 , respectively .",
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"text": "Cinzia Massironi Cinzia Massironi ( born October 28 , 1966 in Legnano ) is an Italian voice actress and actress . She is a cousin of the actress Marina Massironi . Massironi lent her voice to many Italian versions of cartoon or anime characters ( both female and male ) , such as Dan Kuso in Bakugan Battle Brawlers , Caska in Berserk , Daichi in Beyblade G-Revolution , Chun Lee in Beyblade : Metal Masters , Li Syaoran in Card Captor Sakura , Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya in Detective Conan , Comet in Princess Comet , Laura and Videl in Dragon Ball , Haku in Naruto , Clancy Kanuka in Patlabor : The TV Series , Lady Kale in Princess Gwenevere and the Jewel Riders , and Jaden Yuki in the second season of Yu-Gi-Oh ! GX . In the field of video games , Massironi has lent her voice to Catwoman and Talia al Ghul in Batman : Arkham City , Lana Lei in Death by Degrees , Emily in Dishonored , Lachesis in God of War II , Hermione Granger in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1 , Michelle Chiang in Jet Li : Rise to Honor , female version of Commander Shepard in the Mass Effect series , Wonder Woman and Kitana in Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe , Luke and Flora in the series Professor Layton , Talwyn Apogee in Ratchet & Clank : Tools of Destruction , Ingrid Hunnigan in Resident Evil 6 , Lily in Vampire : The Masquerade - Redemption , and others . Among the live-action film roles that Massironi dubbed in Italian are these of Rebecca De Mornay in The Shining and Alex Murrel in Laguna Beach : The Real Orange County . Massironi is also a theatrical actress , and participated in the film Ask Me If I 'm Happy ( Chiedimi se sono felice ) in the role of Francesca in 2000 and starred in the first part of the episodic film Il Cosmo sul comò in 2008 .",
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"text": "Rendition: Guantanamo Rendition : Guantanamo was a video game being developed by T-Enterprise , a software company in Scotland . It had been scheduled for release in late 2009 , but was ultimately cancelled . The promotional material used the slogan , `` It 's time to fight back . '' Company director Zarrar Chishti , quoted in Scotland 's Sunday Mail said in 2009 : `` It 's been in production for a year and two months . The player start the game with the orange boiler suit , cuffs and ear muffs . There are certain rules we ca n't break after meeting politicians so we are not making the game too extreme . We have had a lot of hate mail about this , mainly from America , saying things like , ` Do n't dare put out a game that shows them killing our soldiers . ' But no US or British soldiers get killed in it . The only ones being killed are mercenaries . We have set it in January 2010 because that 's when we think the camp will be closed . We are making a statement . We did not want Guantanamo to be forgotten . ''",
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"text": "Let the Game Begin Let the Game Begin is a 2010 American romantic comedy from Twisted Light Productions , directed by Amit Gupta . The film stars CSI : Miami actor Adam Rodriguez and Stephen Baldwin . The film was released in Australia on May 5 , 2010 , and was released in other countries in 2010 and 2011 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Michelle Norris Michelle Suzanne Claire `` Chuck '' Norris MC , RAMC is a British lance corporal and medic noted for heroism in the 2003 Iraq conflict . She is the first woman to be awarded the Military Cross , while attached to The Princess of Wales 's Royal Regiment in Iraq . Norris was awarded her medal personally by Queen Elizabeth II on 21 March 2007 as the result of her actions in Iraq on 11 June 2006 .",
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"text": "Find Makarov: Operation Kingfish Find Makarov : Operation Kingfish is a 2011 short film and a prequel to Call of Duty : Modern Warfare 2 , first shown at Call of Duty XP convention . The video was produced by We Can Pretend , visual effects by The Junction , and was endorsed by Activision . The first film , Find Makarov , was a non-canon fan-made film . The video was well received by not just fans , but Activision as well . Activision contacted We Can Pretend about the video and helped produce a Find Makarov : Operation Kingfish . The video follows closely with the antagonist , General Shepherd 's speech in the mission `` Endgame '' . It shows the protagonists , Task Force 141 and Delta Force , participating in an assault on a Ukrainian compound , with the objective of finding an unidentified High-Value Target code-named Kingfish , who is later revealed to be Vladimir Makarov . It also shows the team leaving Captain Price behind , leading to his future incarceration in a Siberian Gulag .",
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"text": "Alma Gutierrez Alma M. Gutierrez is a fictional character on the HBO drama The Wire , played by actress Michelle Paress . Gutierrez is a dedicated and idealistic young reporter on the city desk of The Baltimore Sun .",
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"text": "Lori McCreary Lori McCreary ( born in Antioch , California ) is an American motion picture producer and computer scientist . She is co-founder and CEO of the production company Revelations Entertainment , which she co-founded with actor Morgan Freeman . McCreary graduated from UCLA with a degree in Computer Science . While still in college , she co-founded software company CompuLaw , now a part of Aderant . McCreary 's appreciation for the stage play Bopha ! inspired her to go into motion picture production . Actor Morgan Freeman was signed to direct the film . Later , the pair partnered in the formation of Revelations Entertainment in 1996 with a mission to produce entertainment that reveals truth . As Revelations CEO , McCreary most recently produced The Magic of Belle Isle , directed by Rob Reiner . Before that , she produced Invictus , directed by Clint Eastwood , with Freeman starring in the long-awaited portrayal of Nelson Mandela and co-starring Matt Damon . In addition , she serves as the Executive Producer of Discovery Science 's Through the Wormhole With Morgan Freeman . Utilizing the latest work at NASA , the series explores how astrobiology , string theory , quantum mechanics and astrophysics are pushing the boundaries of our understanding of the universe . McCreary 's additional producer credits include Mimi Leder 's Thick as Thieves with Antonio Banderas and The Maiden Heist starring Christopher Walken , William H. Macy , Marcia Gay Harden and Morgan Freeman . Revelations also co-produced Along Came a Spider for Paramount Pictures . In July 2005 , Revelations Entertainment teamed with Intel to form a new digital entertainment company , ClickStar . ClickStar officially launched their site on December 15 , 2006 , where it was the first website to legally make a movie ( Revelation 's 10 Items or Less ) available for download while it was still in theaters . McCreary sits on the Board of the Producers Guild of America and as of June 2014 , was elected President of the Producers Guild of America ( PGA ) along with Gary Lucchesi . McCreary still holds this post . She is the Founder of the PGA 's Motion Picture Technology Committee and sits on the Producers Council of the PGA and on the Technology Committee of the American Society of Cinematographers . She is also a member of The Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers ( SMPTE ) and The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , Inc. ( IEEE ) . In addition , she was profiled by The Hollywood Reporter in its 100 Most Powerful Women in Hollywood issue .",
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"text": "Commando (1985 film) Commando is a 1985 American action film directed by Mark L. Lester , and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rae Dawn Chong . The film was released in the United States on October 4 , 1985 . The film was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Special Effects but lost to Back to the Future . The film 's score was provided by James Horner . A critical and commercial success , Commando was the 7th highest-grossing R-rated movie of 1985 worldwide , and the 25th highest-grossing overall .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Rush Hour (film series) The Rush Hour franchise is a series of three Chinese-American martial arts/action-comedy buddy cop films created by Ross LaManna , directed by Brett Ratner , and distributed by New Line Cinema . All three films center on a pair of police detectives : a Hong Kong Police Force inspector and an American LAPD detective ( portrayed by Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker ) who go on a series of misadventures often involving corrupt crime figures . The films were released theatrically between 1998 and 2007 , and have achieved commercial success and incorporate elements of martial arts , humor , and the buddy cop subgenre .",
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"text": "Mission: Impossible 2 Mission : Impossible 2 ( stylized as M : I-2 ) is a 2000 American action spy film directed by John Woo and starring Tom Cruise , who also served as the film 's producer . It is the second installment in the Mission : Impossible film series . In the film , Ethan Hunt is recruited by the Impossible Missions Force ( IMF ) to find and destroy a dangerous biological weapon called `` Chimera '' from a rogue IMF agent named Sean Ambrose with the help of his new girlfriend , Nyah Nordoff-Hall . . Mission : Impossible 2 was released in theaters worldwide on May 24 , 2000 . It grossed more than $ 546.4 million worldwide , becoming the highest grossing film of 2000 . But the critical response was mixed ; praise was directed at Tom Cruise 's performance and the action sequences , but the plot and dialogue were criticized .",
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"text": "Gina Hiraizumi Gina Hiraizumi is a Juilliard alumni , who has been acting professionally for over 15 years . With over 5 features releasing for 2017 , her career is taking an exciting leap . Her next theatrical release is with A-List Japan star , MIEKO HARADA in the drama feature , TOKYO NEW YORK as `` Keiko '' - a Japanese girl forced to work in the underground Tokyo hostess club world for survival , while Harada plays the mama-san boss in this Japanese scripted feature . This international drama feature by Award-winning director , Naghmeh Shirkhan is set to release in 2017 . In the crime/murder TV series , DEADLY SINS ( 2016 / ID Discovery ) Gina was the lead title role of real life Filipina criminal , `` Rosalina Misina Mendoza '' in this full hour biopic tale . She portrays the role of Rosalina in her early 20 's ( she is now in her 60 's , incarcerated in prison without parole in Seattle , WA ) and portrays her character from the start , as the story unfolds from her harsh beginnings in Manila , Philippines to the United States . Her character has stirred a lot of emotions with the fans of the show , as Twitter exploded with comments upon the TV release . Network television credits include CASTLE and FLASH FORWARD ( ABC ) , SHARK ( CBS ) , QUINTUPLETS ( FOX ) . Gina played the beauty queen wife of martial arts superstar , JASON SCOTT LEE ( `` Dragon : Bruce Lee Story '' ) in the WWII period piece feature , ONLY THE BRAVE and co-starred in DAY OF INDEPENDENCE by Academy Award Winner , director Chris Tashima . Gina 's past celebrity endorsement deals include KILAUEA FIRE ( Hawaiian Hot Sauce ) as seen in the Hawaiian Airlines ' HANA HOU MAGAZINE and a 2010 CALENDAR by Hilton Hawaiian Village . A calendar signing tour took her around the world and was a massive success . The eldest of 3 sisters , Gina grew up in Los Angeles , CA while traveling to Tokyo 2-3 times a year , every year of her life . Growing up privileged , her father was a successful entrepreneur - the owner of a global travel agency , which allowed the entire family to live an international lifestyle . Many summers were spent attending Japanese schools in Tokyo , Japan and swimming the beaches in Honolulu , Hawaii . Gina got her start in acting when her whole family was cast in a Japanese commercial for `` House Curry '' when she was 15 . She enrolled herself in acting training as a teenager with her first acting coach , Aaron Speiser - the coach behind Jennifer Lopez and Will Smith . Upon acceptance to Juilliard , she took off a handful of years mid-career to get formal training in NYC . To this day , the most transformative moment of her career was when she was invited over to the home of fellow Juilliard Alumni , VIOLA DAVIS ( `` How to Get Away with Murder '' ) . Recalling some of the life and business lessons she was mentored with , she still credits that meeting for the most `` lifechanging meeting of my life . '' Gina recently got married to her husband , Blayne and plans to start a family in the next year . She lives in Los Angeles , CA .",
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"text": "F.E.A.R. F.E.A.R. First Encounter Assault Recon is a survival horror first-person shooter video game developed by Monolith Productions and published by Sierra Entertainment . It was released on October 17 , 2005 , for Microsoft Windows , and ported by Day 1 Studios to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 . Timegate Studios has released two expansion packs , F.E.A.R. Extraction Point in October 2006 , and F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate in November 2007 . A direct sequel titled F.E.A.R. 2 : Project Origin , was released in February 2009 , and a second sequel , F. 3 . A.R. , was released in June 2011 , though it was developed by Day 1 Studios ( now known as Wargaming Chicago-Baltimore ) , not by Monolith Productions . The game 's story revolves around a supernatural phenomenon , which F.E.A.R. -- a fictional special forces team -- is called to contain . The player assumes the role of F.E.A.R. 's Point Man , who possesses superhuman reflexes , and must uncover the secrets of a paranormal menace in the form of a little girl . F.E.A.R. was well received by critics , scoring 89 % on GameRankings , and The New York Times calling it `` as thrilling and involving as Half-Life . '' A `` Director 's Edition '' DVD version of the game was also released . The DVD included a `` Making of '' documentary , a director 's commentary , a short live-action prequel and the exclusive first episode of the promotional P.A.N.I.C.S. machinima . A related Dark Horse comic book was also packaged with the DVD . Along with the Director 's Edition , F.E.A.R. Gold Edition was released . Gold Edition included the Director 's Edition and Extraction Point . F.E.A.R. Platinum Edition features the original game and two expansion packs .",
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"text": "Claire Redfield is a fictional character in the Resident Evil ( Biohazard in Japan ) horror franchise by Capcom . Claire is the younger sister of Chris Redfield , an American special police officer who is a protagonist of the first Resident Evil game , and is herself a protagonist of the video games Resident Evil 2 and Resident Evil - Code : Veronica , where she is a zombie outbreak survivor turned a vigilante . She returned as an abducted activist in the video game Resident Evil : Revelations 2 after being absent from the main series for a decade and half since Code : Veronica . Claire has also appeared in various other media , including several additional video games , the computer-animated film Resident Evil : Degeneration , and the non-canon live-action films Resident Evil : Extinction , Resident Evil : Afterlife and Resident Evil : The Final Chapter , as well as in the promotion and merchandise for the franchise . She was very well received by critics and became one of the most popular Resident Evil characters .",
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"text": "Michelle Ruff Michelle Suzanne Ruff ( born September 22 in Detroit , Michigan ) is an American voice actress . She is known for her work in anime and video games . In her early career in voice work , she used her mother 's name , Georgette Rose , as a pseudonym . Some of her notable roles are : Chi in Chobits , Rukia Kuchiki in Bleach , Aoi Sakuraba in Ai Yori Aoshi , Elie in Rave Master , Yoko Littner in Gurren Lagann , and Yuki Nagato in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya . In some of the Resident Evil games , she voices Jill Valentine . She also voices Cream the Rabbit in the Sonic the Hedgehog video games .",
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"text": "Spec Ops: The Line Spec Ops : The Line is a 2012 third-person shooter video game developed by the German studio Yager Development and published by 2K Games . It was released internationally in June 2012 for Microsoft Windows , Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 . It was later released for OS X in 2013 and Linux in 2015 . It is the tenth title , as well as a reboot , of the Spec Ops series , and the first entry since Spec Ops : Airborne Commando in 2002 . The game is powered by Unreal Engine 3 . In the game , the player controls Captain Martin Walker , who is sent into a post-catastrophe Dubai with an elite Delta Force team on a recon mission . As the game progresses , Walker 's mental health deteriorates , as he begins to experience hallucinations and slowly realizes the horror of war . Players can hide behind cover , vault over obstacles , and shoot enemies while utilizing a variety of gadgets . Sand is a key gameplay mechanic that can be manipulated to defeat enemies . Included with the game is an online multiplayer mode , developed separately by Darkside Game Studios , allowing players to engage in both cooperative and competitive gameplay . Yager started the game 's development in 2007 , taking inspiration for the setting and story framework from various media , including Heart of Darkness and Apocalypse Now . The game was designed to be `` physically opposing '' , causing players to question their thoughts about treating war in a video game as entertainment , and tasks players to make a variety of morally ambiguous decisions . The game suffered from multiple delays , and the development team used this time to refine the story and increase the gameplay 's pace . The game 's soundtrack is a mix of licensed music and original music composed by Elia Cmíral . Video game critics gave Spec Ops : The Line generally positive reviews . Praise focused on the narrative and its themes , while criticism was targeted at the online multiplayer mode and generic third person gameplay . Spec Ops : The Line was a commercial failure and did not garner the attention that distributor Take-Two Interactive had hoped for , but it was awarded and nominated for several end-of-the-year accolades particularly for its story . Yager announced that there would not be a sequel to the game . The game was banned in the United Arab Emirates for its depiction of Dubai in a state of destruction .",
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"text": "Román Rodríguez Román Rodríguez ( born March 30 , 1966 , in San Mateo , Venezuela ) is a scout for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim .",
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Split (2016 American film) stars an American actress.
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"text": "Split (2016 American film) Split is a 2016 American psychological horror-thriller film written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan . The film stars James McAvoy , Anya Taylor-Joy , and Betty Buckley , and follows Kevin Wendell Crumb , a man with 23 different personalities who kidnaps and imprisons three teenage girls in an isolated underground facility . Principal photography began on November 11 , 2015 , in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . The film premiered at Fantastic Fest on September 26 , 2016 , and was released in the United States on January 20 , 2017 , by Universal Pictures . The film received general acclaim , with some critics labeling it a welcoming return for Shyamalan , and was a massive financial success , grossing $ 276 million worldwide on a budget of $ 9 million . The film is a sequel to the 2000 movie Unbreakable which was also written , produced and directed by M. Night Shaymalan . A sequel has been confirmed which will be titled Glass .",
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"text": "Betty Buckley Betty Lynn Buckley ( born July 3 , 1947 ) is an American stage , film and television actress , and singer . She starred from 1977 to 1981 on the ABC series Eight is Enough , before going on to win the 1983 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role as Grizabella in the original Broadway production of Cats . Her other musical roles include playing Norma Desmond in Sunset Boulevard from 1994 to 1996 , in both London and New York , receiving an Olivier Award nomination . She is a 2012 American Theater Hall of Fame inductee . Buckley made her Broadway debut in 1969 playing Martha Jefferson in the original production of the musical 1776 . Other Broadway musical credits include Pippin ( 1973 ) and Drood ( 1985 ) . She played gym teacher Ms. Collins in the 1976 Brian de Palma film Carrie and went on to star in the short-lived Broadway musical version of Carrie in 1988 , this time playing Carrie 's mother , Margaret White . She received a Tony Award nomination for the 1997 musical Triumph of Love , Grammy Award nominations for The Diaries of Adam and Eve ( 1999 ) and Stars and the Moon : Live at the Donmar ( 2001 ) , and a Drama Desk Award nomination for the 2013 play The Old Friends . Her other film roles include Dixie Scott in Tender Mercies ( 1983 ) , Sondra Walker in Frantic ( 1988 ) , Kathy in Another Woman ( 1988 ) and Mrs. Jones in The Happening ( 2008 ) . She also had a recurring role in the HBO series Oz ( 2001 -- 03 ) . In 2017 , she received a Saturn Award nomination for her role as Dr. Karen Fletcher in the film Split .",
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"text": "Ashleigh Sterling Ashleigh Sterling ( born April 27 , 1983 ) is an actress .",
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"text": "Jessa Rhodes Jessa Rhodes ( born June 29 , 1993 ) is an American pornographic actress .",
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"text": "Sasha Lane Sasha Bianca Lane ( born September 29 , 1995 ) is an American actress . She made her film debut in American Honey ( 2016 ) directed by Andrea Arnold .",
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"text": "Split Film Festival Split Film Festival or Split International Festival of New Film , is one of the oldest film and video festivals in Croatia that showcases new , creative , personal , radical works of all styles , themes , genres and lengths , whether film , or new media , preferably from outside the mainstream . Festival 's previous guests included Chris Marker , Jonas Mekas , Jean Marie Straub & Daniele Huillot , late Stan Brakhage , Claire Denis , Bela Tarr , Lars von Trier and Cyrus Frisch . The Festival presents screenings of selected films , videos , interactive media , installations , performances , retrospectives workshops , discussions and festival 's catalogue . Split Film Festival takes place every Summer in Split , Croatia . The Festival is open to all new , innovative , personal , experimental film , radical , subversive etc. work ( film , video and new media ) of all genres and lengths , preferably from outside the mainstream , whether it was made on a shoestring budget or is a studio release .",
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"text": "Dawn Maxey Dawn Maxey ( born August 18 , 1966 ) , is an American former actress , known for her side starring roles in several 1990s movies .",
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"text": "Anne Winters (actress) Anne Christine Winters ( born June 3 , 1994 ) is an American actress . She is known for her roles in the FX drama series Tyrant as Emma Al-Fayeed , and the ABC crime drama series Wicked City as Vicki Roth . She had a recurring role as Kelsey on the ABC Family drama series The Fosters , and also starred in the films Sand Castles ( 2014 ) , Pass the Light ( 2015 ) , and The Bride He Bought Online ( 2015 ) . She won the Nice International Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Tribe ( 2016 ) .",
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"text": "The Other Half (2016 film) The Other Half is a 2016 Canadian romantic drama film , written and directed by Joey Klein . It stars Tatiana Maslany , Tom Cullen , Henry Czerny , and Suzanne Clément . The film had its world premiere at South by Southwest on March 12 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Stephanie Honoré Stephanie Honoré Sanchez ( born May 11 , 1984 ) is an American actress best known for her scream queen roles in horror films , such as The Final Destination and Mirrors 2 .",
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"text": "Sarah Danielle Madison Sarah Danielle Madison ( September 6 , 1974 -- September 27 , 2014 ) , sometimes credited as Sarah Danielle Goldberg , was an American actress .",
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"text": "Robinne Lee Robinne Lee ( born July 16 , 1974 ) is an American actress and author . She made her screen debut in the 1997 independent film Hav Plenty , and later has appeared in films National Security ( 2003 ) , Deliver Us from Eva ( 2003 ) , Hitch ( 2005 ) , Seven Pounds ( 2008 ) , Fifty Shades Darker ( 2017 ) , and the upcoming Fifty Shades Freed . Her first novel will be released by St Martin 's Press in June 2017 .",
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"text": "Priceless (2016 film) Priceless ( known also as Priceless : She 's Worth Fighting For ) is a 2016 American romantic drama film about human trafficking , inspired by true events . It is directed by Ben Smallbone and produced by Steve Barnett with a screenplay by Chris Dowling and Tyler Poelle . Starring singer Joel Smallbone , Bianca Santos , Amber Midthunder , Jim Parrack , and David Koechner , it tells the story of a man who has his life changed when meets two girls , which falls in love with one and starts to protect them from evil forces in the country with bad purposes . The film is being distributed by Roadside Attractions and it was released on October 14 , 2016 to generally positive reviews from critics and audience .",
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"docid": "39dfb451cffca844ce26583f14c94207",
"text": "Arielle Holmes Arielle Holmes ( born September 17 , 1993 in New Jersey ) is an American actress and writer best known for starring as a lightly fictionalized version of herself in the film Heaven Knows What .",
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"docid": "47eb8e38dfe3c0bfb0faf56b44688d20",
"text": "Emma Fuhrmann Emma Fuhrmann ( born September 15 , 2001 ) is an American actress . She is known for her roles as Finnegan O'Neil in The Magic of Belle Isle ( 2012 ) with Morgan Freeman and Virginia Madsen , and Espn Friedman in Blended ( 2014 ) with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore .",
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},
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"docid": "5a24a14a1049e0e4216e4cdc0ec63b82",
"text": "Dana Eskelson Dana Erika Eskelson ( born February 6 , 1965 in Dallas , Texas ) is an American television , film , and theatre actress .",
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"docid": "9dc25a7f1c07ffd673c318ffca65d793",
"text": "Caitlin Dulany Caitlin Dulany is an American actress .",
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},
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"docid": "74c8b11fc5f85aee25ccdc2c582f5574",
"text": "Claudia Wells Claudia Grace Wells ( born July 5 , 1966 ) is an American actress .",
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},
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"docid": "bc1cc5512991fc47ac7344b33eb71d9d",
"text": "Kaitlyn Dever Kaitlyn Dever ( -LSB- ˈdiːvɜr -RSB- born December 21 , 1996 ) is an American actress . She is best known for her roles as Gwen Thompson in the American Girl film entitled An American Girl : Chrissa Stands Strong , Loretta McCready in Justified , Eve Baxter in Last Man Standing , and Jayden in Short Term 12 .",
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},
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"docid": "50a873a1353325adb85a2320d1bcabab",
"text": "Tricia Cast Patricia `` Tricia '' Cast ( born November 16 , 1966 ) is an American actress . She is best known for her portrayal of Nina Webster on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless .",
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},
{
"docid": "7e0c34a667cf6f1a80bb2dd6bc5f8bdd",
"text": "Sybil Temtchine Sybil Temchen ( born Sybil Josie Temtchine on June 7 , 1979 ) is an American actress .",
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},
{
"docid": "03d859ab49ed46c0dbe069c9b446c0f4",
"text": "Lisanne Falk Lisanne Falk ( born c. 1965 ) is an American actress and film producer .",
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Vladimir Putin achieved success with 64% of the vote.
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"text": "Vladimir Putin Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin ( ˈ ; born 7 October 1952 ) is the current President of the Russian Federation , holding the office since 7 May 2012 . He was Prime Minister from 1999 to 2000 , President from 2000 to 2008 , and again Prime Minister from 2008 to 2012 . During his second term as Prime Minister , he was the Chairman of the ruling United Russia Party . Born in Leningrad ( now Saint Petersburg ) , Putin studied German in high school and speaks the language fluently . He studied Law at the Saint Petersburg State University , graduating in 1975 . Putin was a KGB Foreign Intelligence Officer for 16 years , rising to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel before retiring in 1991 to enter politics in Saint Petersburg . He moved to Moscow in 1996 and joined President Boris Yeltsin 's administration , rising quickly through the ranks and becoming Acting President on 31 December 1999 , when Yeltsin resigned . Putin won the subsequent 2000 Presidential election by a 53 % to 30 % margin , thus avoiding a runoff with his Communist Party of the Russian Federation opponent , Gennady Zyuganov . He was re-elected President in 2004 with 72 % of the vote . During Putin 's first presidency , the Russian economy grew for eight straight years , and GDP measured in purchasing power increased by 72 % . The growth was a result of the 2000s commodities boom , high oil prices , and prudent economic and fiscal policies . Because of constitutionally mandated term limits , Putin was ineligible to run for a third consecutive presidential term in 2008 . The 2008 Presidential election was won by Dmitry Medvedev , who appointed Putin Prime Minister , beginning what has been called a period of `` tandemocracy '' . In September 2011 , after presidential terms were extended from four to six years , Putin announced he would seek a third term as president . He won the March 2012 presidential election with 64 % of the vote , a result which aligned with pre-election polling . Falling oil prices coupled with international sanctions imposed at the beginning of 2014 after Russia 's annexation of Crimea and military intervention in Eastern Ukraine led to GDP shrinking by 3.7 % in 2015 , though the Russian economy rebounded in 2016 with 0.3 % GDP growth and is officially out of the recession . Under Putin 's leadership , Russia has scored poorly on both the Economist Intelligence Unit 's Democracy Index and Transparency International 's Corruption Perceptions Index . Putin has enjoyed high domestic approval ratings during his career , and received extensive international attention as one of the world 's most powerful leaders . In 2007 , he was the Time Person of the Year . In 2015 , he was # 1 on the Time 's Most Influential People List . Forbes ranked him the World 's Most Powerful Individual every year from 2013 to 2016 .",
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"text": "Vladimir Litvinenko Vladimir Stefanovich Litvinenko ( Влади́мир Стефа́нович Литвине́нко , born 14 August 1955 ) is a Russian academic , businessman and Vladimir Putin 's campaign manager . He is also rector of the National Mineral Resources University in St. Petersburg .",
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"text": "Pavel Ipatov Pavel Leonidovich Ipatov , Born 12 April 1950 , he was the governor of Saratov Oblast until March , 23,2012 . He is the first governor appointed by President Vladimir Putin , who replaced a directly elected governor . Ipatov belongs to United Russia . He was previously director of a nuclear-power plant . Ipatov was born in the village of Asbestovskoye in Sverdlovsk Oblast and studied at the Urals Political College in Sverdlovsk . In 1975 he graduated from the Ural State Technical University with a degree in electrical engineering and joined the power generation industry . During the 1980s he was manager at the South Ukraine Nuclear Power Plant and became chief engineer at the Balakovo Nuclear Power Plant in 1985 and managing director of this plant in 1989 . He became deputy managing director of Energoatom in 2002 . He was a deputy on Balakovo city council from 1996 to 2004 , before being appointed governor of Saratov Oblast in 2005 . On March , 23,2012 , he resigned from the post according to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federationto be replaced by Valery Radaev . The wording in the Decree was `` resignation by his own will '' .",
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"text": "Sino-Russian relations since 1991 Diplomatic relations between the People 's Republic of China and the Russian Federation dramatically improved after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the establishment of the Russian Federation in 1991 . American scholar Joseph Nye argues : With the collapse of the Soviet Union , that de facto US-China alliance ended , and a China-Russia rapprochement began . In 1992 , the two countries declared that they were pursuing a `` constructive partnership '' ; in 1996 , they progressed toward a `` strategic partnership '' ; and in 2001 , they signed a treaty of `` friendship and cooperation . '' The two countries share a long land border which was demarcated in 1991 , and they signed a Treaty of Good-Neighborliness and Friendly Cooperation in 2001 . On the eve of a 2013 state visit to Moscow by Chinese President Xi Jinping , Russian President Vladimir Putin remarked that the two nations were forging a special relationship .",
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"text": "Kazakhstani presidential election, 2015 Early presidential elections were held in Kazakhstan on 26 April 2015 , having been originally scheduled for 2016 . The result was a victory for long-term incumbent President Nursultan Nazarbayev of Nur Otan , who received 97.7 % of the vote , winning a fifth term in office .",
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"text": "Romanian general election, 1946 General elections were held in Romania on 19 November 1946 . The official results gave a victory to the Romanian Communist Party ( PCR ) , its allies inside the Bloc of Democratic Parties ( Blocul Partidelor Democrate , BPD ) , together with its associates , the Hungarian People 's Union ( UPM or MNSz ) and the Democratic Peasants ' Party -- Lupu . The event marked a decisive step towards the disestablishment of the Romanian monarchy and the proclamation of a Communist regime at the end of the following year . Breaking with the traditional universal male suffrage confirmed by the 1923 Constitution , it was the first national election to feature women 's suffrage , and the first to allow active public officials and army personnel the right to vote . The BPD , representing the incumbent leftist government formed around Prime Minister Petru Groza , was an electoral alliance comprising the PCR , the Social Democratic Party ( PSD ) , the Ploughmen 's Front , the National Liberal Party -- Tătărescu , the National Peasants ' Party -- Alexandrescu and the National Popular Party . According to official results , the BPD won a crushing majority inside the new unicameral Parliament -- it had 348 seats on its own ( 379 with its allies ) , whereas the National Peasants ' Party ( PNŢ ) won only 32 seats and the National Liberal Party ( PNL ) only 3 . In general , commentators agree that the BPD carried the vote through widespread intimidation tactics and electoral fraud , to the detriment of both the PNŢ and the PNL . While there is disagreement over the exact results , it is contended that the BPD and its allies won no more than 48 % of the total . Various researchers claim that the actual votes for the PNŢ could have allowed it to either form a government , either in its own right or at the helm of a coalition . Carried out upon the close of World War II , under Romania 's occupation by Soviet troops , the elections have drawn comparisons to the similarly flawed elections held at the time in most of the emerging Eastern Bloc ( in Albania , Bulgaria , Czechoslovakia , Hungary and Poland ) , being considered , in respect to its formal system of voting , among the most permissive of the latter .",
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"text": "Government of Russia The Government of the Russia ( exercises executive power in the Russian Federation . The members of the government are the Prime Minister , the deputy prime ministers , and the federal ministers . It has its legal basis in the Constitution of the Russian Federation and the federal constitutional law `` On the Government the Russian Federation '' . According to the 1991 amendment to the 1978 Russian Constitution , the President of Russia was the head of the executive branch and headed the Council of Ministers of Russia . According to the current 1993 Constitution of Russia , the President is not a part of the Government of Russia , which exercises executive power . But , the President does appoint the Prime Minister . The Chapter 6 of the Constitution of Russia says , that `` The Government of the Russian Federation consists of the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation ( Prime Minister ) , Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation and federal ministries '' .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Patriarch Kirill of Moscow Kirill or Cyril ( Кирилл , secular name Vladimir Mikhailovich Gundyayev , Владимир Михайлович Гундяев born 20 November 1946 ) is a Russian Orthodox bishop . He became Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus ' and Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church on 1 February 2009 . The Orthodox Christians most often regard the Patriarch of Moscow as the `` highest authority in the Orthodox Church '' , esepcially among the Russians , Bosnians and even Armenians , despite the latter are Oriental and not Eastern Orthodox . Prior to becoming Patriarch , Kirill was Archbishop ( later Metropolitan ) of Smolensk and Kaliningrad beginning on 26 December 1984 , and also Chairman of the Russian Orthodox Church 's Department for External Church Relations and a permanent member of the Holy Synod beginning in 1989 . In cultural and social affairs the Church under Kirill has collaborated closely with the Russian state under President Vladimir Putin . Patriarch Kirill has backed the expansion of Russian power into Crimea and eastern Ukraine .",
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"text": "Russian constitutional referendum, 1993 A constitutional referendum was held in Russia on 12 December 1993 . The new constitution was approved by 58.4 % of voters , and came into force on 25 December .",
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"text": "Mikhail Kasyanov's Cabinet Mikhail Kasyanov 's Cabinet ( May 2000 - March 2004 ) was a cabinet of the government of the Russian Federation during most of Vladimir Putin 's first presidential term . It followed Vladimir Putin 's Cabinet after Vladimir Putin became President of Russia and was replaced with Mikhail Fradkov 's First Cabinet shortly before the presidential election of 2004 . It was led by Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov , proposed by President Vladimir Putin after his inauguration on May 7 and approved by the State Duma and appointed Prime Minister by the President on May 17 , 2000 . Prior to this , Kasyanov was the Finance Minister in Vladimir Putin 's Cabinet , and as Putin was promoted to acting President on December 31 , 1999 , de facto had led his cabinet since January 10 , when he was appointed also First Deputy Prime Minister . Other 28 ministers were appointed by the President on May 18 -- 20 . Only six of them were new to the government : Gennady Bukaev , Alexander Dondukov , Alexander Gavrin , German Gref , Alexey Kudrin and Igor Shuvalov .",
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"text": "Alexei Navalny mayoral campaign, 2013 In 2010 , after the long-standing mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov 's resignation , then-President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev appointed Sergey Sobyanin for a five-year term . After the protests sparked in December 2011 , Medvedev responded to that by a series of measures supposed to make political power more dependent on voters and increase accessibility for parties and candidates to elections ; in particular , he called for re-establishing elections of heads of federal subjects of Russia , which took effect on June 1 , 2012 . On February 14 , 2013 , Sobyanin declared the next elections would be held in 2015 , and a snap election would be unwanted by Muscovites , and on March 1 , he proclaimed he wanted to run for a second term as a mayor of Moscow in 2015 .",
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"text": "United States presidential election, 2016 The United States presidential election of 2016 was the 58th quadrennial American presidential election , held on Tuesday , November 8 , 2016 . The Republican ticket of businessman Donald Trump and Indiana Governor Mike Pence defeated the Democratic ticket of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and U.S. Senator from Virginia Tim Kaine . Trump took office as the 45th President , and Pence as the 48th Vice President , on January 20 , 2017 . Concurrent with the presidential election , Senate , House , and many gubernatorial and state and local elections were also held on November 8 . Voters selected members of the Electoral College in each state , in most cases by `` winner-takes-all '' plurality ; those state electors in turn voted for a new president and vice president on December 19 , 2016 . While Clinton received about million more votes nationwide , a margin of % , Trump won 30 states worth a total of 306 electors , or 57 % of the 538 available . He won the perennial swing states of Florida , North Carolina , Ohio , and Iowa , as well as Clinton 's `` blue wall '' states of Michigan , Pennsylvania and Wisconsin , which had been Democratic strongholds in presidential elections for decades . Leading up to the election , a Trump victory was considered unlikely by almost all media forecasts . In the Electoral College vote on December 19 , seven electors voted against their pledged candidates : two against Trump and five against Clinton . A further three electors attempted to vote against Clinton but were replaced or forced to vote again . Ultimately , Trump received 304 electoral votes and Clinton garnered 227 , while Colin Powell won three , and John Kasich , Ron Paul , Bernie Sanders , and Faith Spotted Eagle each received one . Trump is the fifth person in U.S. history to become president while losing the nationwide popular vote . He is the first president without any prior experience in public service or the military , as well as the wealthiest and the oldest at inauguration , while Clinton was the first woman to be the presidential nominee of a major party and the first woman to win the popular vote . This was the first time since the 1984 re-election of Ronald Reagan that Wisconsin voted for a Republican , and the first time since 1988 that the Republican nominee won the states of Pennsylvania and Michigan , as well as Maine 's second congressional district . It was also the first time since the 1828 election of Andrew Jackson that an electoral vote split occurred in Maine . On January 6 , 2017 , the United States government 's intelligence agencies concluded that the Russian government interfered in the 2016 United States elections . A joint U.S. intelligence review stated with high confidence that `` Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the US presidential election . Russia 's goals were to undermine public faith in the US democratic process , denigrate Secretary Clinton , and harm her electability and potential presidency . '' Investigations about potential collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian officials were started by the FBI , the Senate Intelligence Committee and the House Intelligence Committee . Donald Trump has criticized these conclusions by citing a lack of evidence , calling it a `` hoax '' and `` fake news , '' stating in a tweet : `` The Russia-Trump collusion story is a total hoax , when will this taxpayer funded charade end ? ''",
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"text": "Finnish presidential election, 1978 Two-stage presidential elections were held in Finland in 1978 , the first since 1968 after Urho Kekkonen 's term was extended by four years by Parliament . The public elected presidential electors to an electoral college on 15 and 16 January . They in turn elected the President . The result was a victory for Urho Kekkonen , who won on the first ballot . The turnout for the popular vote was 64.3 . Kekkonen had in the spring of 1975 agreed to become the Social Democratic presidential candidate , and after that all the major Finnish political parties chose him as their candidate . Kekkonen 's opponents , such as the Christian League 's presidential candidate Raino Westerholm , claimed that Kekkonen 's long presidency weakened the Finnish democracy . Over one-third of the Finnish voters abstained from voting , partly as a protest against Kekkonen 's expected landslide victory . The 77-year-old President Kekkonen 's health was already declining , although this fact was not easily noticeable in his public appearances ( see , for example , Timo Vihavainen , `` The Welfare Finland '' ( Hyvinvointi-Suomi ) , pgs . 883-884 in Seppo Zetterberg et al. , eds. , A Small Giant of the Finnish History / Suomen historian pikkujättiläinen . Helsinki : WSOY , 2003 ; Pentti Virrankoski , A History of Finland / Suomen historia , volumes 1 & 2 . Helsinki : Finnish Literature Society ( Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura ) , 2009 , pg . 963 ; Aarno Laitinen et al. , eds. , Tamminiemi 's Inheritance Dividers ( Tamminiemen pesänjakajat ) . Helsinki : Journalists Ltd. ( Lehtimiehet Oy ) , 1981 ) .",
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"text": "Media portrayal of the Ukrainian crisis Media portrayals of the Ukrainian crisis , including 2014 unrest and the 2014 Ukrainian revolution following the Euromaidan movement , differed widely between Ukrainian , western and Russian media . In particular , the Russian media was accused of propagandizing , and of waging an information war during its coverage of the events . Russian channels were repeatedly criticized for the use of misleading images , false narratives , misrepresentation , suppression , and fabricated news stories , such as a child 's crucifixion and the death of a 10-year-old in shelling . The BBC reported that Russian state television `` appears to employ techniques of psychological conditioning designed to excite extreme emotions of aggression and hatred in the viewer '' , which , according to The Guardian , is part of a coordinated `` informational-psychological war operation '' . A regular theme in the Russian media was that the Ukrainian army , which has many Russian-speaking members , was committing `` genocide '' against Russian-speakers and that they strongly desired Russia to `` protect '' them against Kiev . This presentation contradicted a poll showing that less than 20 % of eastern residents wanted Russia 's protection . There was also no refugee exodus from Kiev , which has a large Russian-speaking population . While asserting that Ukraine was overrun by fascists whom the western media was `` ignoring '' , Russia has forged close relationships with far-right politicians in the West . Its claims about Ukraine were contradicted by Ukrainian election results . Russian media have also denied the Holodomor , a Soviet-organised famine that killed millions of Ukrainians . They supported Russia 's denials of involvement in the Crimean crisis , until Vladimir Putin boasted about the key role of Russian soldiers , and continue denying its involvement in the war in Donbass , despite evidence that Russia regularly shelled across the border .",
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"text": "Oleg Kozhemyako Oleg Nikolayevich Kozhemyako , born 17 March 1962 , is the Acting Governor of Sakhalin Oblast , Russia . President Vladimir Putin appointed him to the position on March 25 , 2015 to replace former Governor Alexander Khoroshavin who was arrested and charged with accepting bribes . Previously , Kozhemyako served two terms as Governor of Amur Oblast and one term as Governor of Koryak Autonomous Okrug . Kozhemyako was elected as the Governor of Koryak Autonomous Okrug on April 15 , 2005 , and held it until the okrug merged with Kamchatka Oblast on June 30 , 2007 . On October 16 , 2008 , President Dmitry Medvedev appointed him to the Amur governorship to replace Nikolai Kolesov . On October 14 , 2012 , after direct elections of governors were restored , Kozhemyako run for re-election . He was re-elected , collecting over 76 % of the votes .",
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"text": "Stanislav Belkovsky Stanislav Alexandrovich Belkovsky ( Станисла́в Алекса́ндрович Белко́вский , born 7 February 1971 , Moscow , USSR ) is a Russian political analyst and communication specialist . He is a founder and director of the National Strategy Institute . Belkovsky is a commentator on a variety of political issues , including Russian oligarchs , such as Mikhail Khodorkovsky He has published allegations about Vladimir Putin 's personal wealth , according to which Putin `` controls a 4.5 % stake in Gazprom , 37 % in Surgutneftegaz '' as well as 50 % in the oil-trading company Gunvor run by his close friend Gennady Timchenko . He authored the journalistic cliché `` Puting '' , derived from the name of Russia 's president from 2000-2008 and 2012 -- present , to denote the process of the renationalisation of Russia 's oil industry assets .",
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"text": "Oleg Malyshkin Oleg Alexandrovich Malyshkin is a Russian politician and member of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia . He was a member of the State Duma of Russia between 2003 and 2007 , and stood for President in the Russian presidential election , 2004 . Born on April 7 , 1951 in Rostov-on-Don , Russia , Malyshkin graduated from the Polytechnic Institute in Novocherkassk as a mining engineer . He was a professional boxer ( 12 wins by knock-outs ) and soccer player . As soccer defender he competed for Torpedo Taganrog , Uralan and some clubs from Rostov-on-Don mainly in Soviet Second League . He entered politics in 1991 as a member of Vladimir Zhirinovsky 's Liberal Democratic Party of Russia and working in the party offices in Moscow . In 1997 , he won election as head of the Tatsinsky District in Rostov Oblast and served until 2001 . He governed the district in an authoritarian , statist manner , introducing strict price controls for food and visiting the grain elevator accompanied by armed guards in order to resolve a dispute between the enterprise and his administration . In 2001 , Malyshkin returned to Moscow and resumed his post in the LDPR 's head office , becoming Chief of Staff to Vladimir Zhirinovsky 's security and being nominated as Vice Chairman of the party . In 2003 , he was elected to the State Duma . He quickly established himself as just as fiery and hot-headed as his party 's leader , assaulting former economic adviser to prime minister Mikhail Delyagin and Yabloko deputy chairman Sergey Mitrokhin on November 21 , 2003 . He serves on the State Duma 's Committee on Defense . Malyshkin was a surprise choice for the LDPR 's candidate in the Russian presidential election of 2004 , as he was barely known outside Tatsinsky District and LDPR circles . However , it was widely assumed that Zhirinovsky chose not to run in this election as he realised it would be impossible for him to beat Vladimir Putin . Malyshkin made much of his credentials as a worker in the election , but found it difficult to be taken seriously as a candidate , particularly after his mother said she would not be voting for her son . Malyshkin also said throughout the campaign that , should he win , he would automatically step aside for LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky . Malyshkin won 1,393,940 votes , for 2 % of the poll , coming fifth out of six candidates . In April 2007 Vladimir Zhirinovsky announced that Malyshkin had been expelled from the LDPR 's Duma faction for refusing to participate in regional elections in Russia the previous month . He did not run for re-election in December 2007 .",
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"text": "Silovik Silovik ( -LSB- силови́к , p = sʲɪlɐˈvʲik -RSB- plural : siloviki , -LSB- силовики́ , p = sʲɪləvʲɪˈkʲi -RSB- ) is a Russian word for politicians from the security or military services , often the officers of the former KGB , GRU , FSB , SVR , the Federal Drug Control or other security services who came into power . It can also refer to security-service personnel from any country or nationality where the more general term securocrat is used .",
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"text": "Polish presidential election, 2015 Presidential elections were held in Poland on 10 and 24 May 2015 . In the first round of voting , opposition Law and Justice ( PiS ) candidate Andrzej Duda received the greatest number of votes with a share of 34.76 % , followed by incumbent president Bronisław Komorowski ( with 33.77 % ) , who ran as an independent with the endorsement of the Civic Platform ( PO ) , which he had renounced his membership in after winning the 2010 elections . Independent candidate Paweł Kukiz came third with 20.80 % of the votes . As no candidate had received more than 50 % of the votes cast , a second round was held on 24 May between the two highest-placed candidates , Duda and Komorowski . This round was won by Duda with 51.5 % of the votes , to Komorowski 's 48.5 % . This was the closest presidential election in Polish history . The victory of Duda 's Law and Justice party was one of the latest in a series of electoral victories for eurosceptic centre-right and right-wing parties in Europe . His party received strong support in the eastern half of the country closest to Ukraine and had campaigned on a platform of tax cuts , continued privatization , continued social welfare spending , anti-corruption , constitutional reform , increased military spending and closer ties to NATO , limited support of EU integration , and restrictions on abortion , euthanasia , legal recognition of same-sex couples and media portrayals of sex and violence .",
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"text": "Mikhail Fradkov's First Cabinet Mikhail Fradkov 's First Cabinet ( March - May 2004 ) was a cabinet of the government of the Russian Federation during the presidential election of 2004 , preceded by the cabinet of Mikhail Kasyanov , who had been dismissed by President Vladimir Putin on February 24 , 2004 , and followed by Mikhail Fradkov 's Second Cabinet immediately after Vladimir Putin 's second inauguration . It was led by Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov , proposed by President Vladimir Putin for the approval by the State Duma on March 1 , 2004 . On March 5 Fradkov was approved by the State Duma and appointed Prime Minister by the President . Other 16 ministers of the cabinet were appointed by presidential decrees on March 9 . Seven of the ministers occupied the same positions in Mikhail Kasyanov 's Government : Yury Chaika , Alexey Gordeyev , German Gref , Sergei Ivanov , Viktor Khristenko , Alexey Kudrin , and Sergei Shoigu . The cabinet underwent no reshuffles and resigned on May 7 . It was a temporary cabinet , as Russian legislation stipulates that a new government has to be formed in the beginning of a new presidential term , so the ministers remained acting and were reappointed with minor changes as Mikhail Fradkov 's Second Cabinet few days later .",
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"text": "Illuminati The Illuminati ( plural of Latin illuminatus , `` enlightened '' ) is a name given to several groups , both real and fictitious . Historically , the name usually refers to the Bavarian Illuminati , an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on 1 May 1776 . The society 's goals were to oppose superstition , obscurantism , religious influence over public life and abuses of state power . `` The order of the day , '' they wrote in their general statutes , `` is to put an end to the machinations of the purveyors of injustice , to control them without dominating them '' . The Illuminati -- along with Freemasonry and other secret societies -- were outlawed through edict , by the Bavarian ruler , Charles Theodore , with the encouragement of the Roman Catholic Church , in 1784 , 1785 , 1787 and 1790 . In the several years following , the group was vilified by conservative and religious critics who claimed that they continued underground and were responsible for the French Revolution . Many influential intellectuals and progressive politicians counted themselves as members , including Ferdinand of Brunswick and the diplomat Xavier von Zwack , who was the Order 's second-in-command . It attracted literary men such as Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Johann Gottfried Herder and the reigning dukes of Gotha and Weimar . In subsequent use , `` Illuminati '' refers to various organisations which claim or are purported to have links to the original Bavarian Illuminati or similar secret societies , though these links are unsubstantiated . They are often alleged to conspire to control world affairs , by masterminding events and planting agents in government and corporations , in order to gain political power and influence and to establish a New World Order . Central to some of the most widely known and elaborate conspiracy theories , the Illuminati have been depicted as lurking in the shadows and pulling the strings and levers of power in dozens of novels , films , television shows , comics , video games , and music videos .",
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"text": "IHS Press IHS Press is a publishing house based in Virginia whose mission is to promote the social teaching of the Catholic Church . The name `` IHS '' is a truncation of the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus Christ . IHS Press has been particularly concerned with the promotion of the social teaching as laid down by Pope Leo XIII in his encyclical Rerum novarum . IHS Press has thus been primarily focused on reprinting the rarer works of authors who promote a third way between capitalism and socialism such as G. K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc , along with those of such older guild theorists as Arthur Penty and Heinrich Pesch . IHS Press is currently chaired by John Sharpe . In 2005 , IHS Press launched a new imprint , Light in the Darkness Publications ( LID ) , to print more miscellany works for a more general audience but still serving the larger goal of promoting the social teaching . LID will also be particularly dedicated to bringing about a well defined perspective on contemporary politics which might also serve as a basis for serious organization . LID 's first publication has been Neo-Conned ! , a two volume compendium of essays opposing the Iraq War containing a vast array of authors from Noam Chomsky and Alexander Cockburn on the left to Pat Buchanan and the late Samuel T. Francis on the right . Neo-Conned ! contains the last original published work of both Francis and Jude Wanniski . IHS Press is designated as a hate group by the Southern Poverty Law Center .",
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"text": "Contemporary imprints of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion The Protocols of the Elders of Zion is a fabricated antisemitic text purporting to describe a Jewish plan to achieve global domination . The text was fabricated in the Russian Empire , and was first published in 1903 . While there is continued popularity of The Protocols in nations from South America to Asia , since the defeat of Nazi Germany and fascist Italy in WWII , governments or political leaders in most parts of the world have generally avoided claims that The Protocols represent factual evidence of a real Jewish conspiracy . The exception to this is the Middle East , where a large number of Arab and Muslim regimes and leaders have endorsed them as authentic . Past endorsements of The Protocols from Presidents Gamal Abdel Nasser and Anwar Sadat of Egypt , one of the President Arifs of Iraq , King Faisal of Saudi Arabia , and Colonel Muammar al-Gaddafi of Libya , among other political and intellectual leaders of the Arab world , are echoed by 21st century endorsements from the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem , Sheikh Ekrima Sa'id Sabri , and Hamas , to the education ministry of Saudi Arabia .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Lawsuits against the Devil Lawsuits against the devil ( or Satan ) have occurred in reality and in fiction .",
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"text": "The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy The Great Abraham Lincoln Pocket Watch Conspiracy is a historical fiction novel written by Jacopo della Quercia . The plot follows President William Howard Taft , scientist and son of a former president Robert Todd Lincoln , Secret Service Chief John Wilkie , Captain ( later Major ) Archibald Butt and others as they slowly unravel a worldwide conspiracy over a decade in the making . The book , which was della Quercia 's debut novel , was published in 2014 by St. Martin 's Griffin , an imprint of publishing company St. Martin 's Press . The author described the book 's genre not as singular distinct genre , but as an `` equal parts cocktail '' of adventure , historical fiction , science fiction , thriller and comedy . In 2015 , della Quercia released a spiritual sequel , License to Quill , of a similar nature that concerns the lives of Christopher Marlowe and William Shakespeare in Reformation-era Europe . The book has many references to actual events ; some , such as the sinking of the RMS Titanic , are important plot points , while others , such as the destruction of the zeppelin Erbslöh , are passively mentioned as news or memories . The author also includes excerpts from real newspaper articles , which were used to provide exposition in the storyline . Similarly , all of the main characters in the book were real , relevant figures in the 20th century . The characters profiles were fictionalized to fit in with the book 's plot and atmosphere , but their names , positions , occupations and personalities are kept largely intact .",
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"text": "The New Avengers (comics) The New Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics . The title has been used for four American comic book series . The first two were written by Brian Michael Bendis and depicted a version of Marvel 's premiere superhero team , the Avengers . The third was written by Jonathan Hickman and depicted a group of characters called the Illuminati ( formerly introduced in New Avengers Vol . 1 # 7 -LSB- July 2005 -RSB- ) . The fourth is written by Al Ewing and depicts the former scientific terrorist group A.I.M. , reformed as `` Avengers Idea Mechanics '' , whose field team has appropriated the name `` New Avengers '' for itself .",
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"text": "Pseudonym A pseudonym ( -LSB- pronˈsjuːdənɪm -RSB- and -LSB- pronˈsuːdənɪm -RSB- ) or alias is a name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose , which can differ from their original or true name ( orthonym ) . Pseudonyms include stage names and user names ( both called screen names ) , ring names , pen names , nicknames , aliases , superhero or villain identities and code names , gamer identifications , and regnal names of emperors , popes , and other monarchs . Historically , they have often taken the form of anagrams , Graecisms , and Latinisations , although there are many other methods of choosing a pseudonym . Pseudonyms should not be confused with new names that replace old ones and become the individual 's full-time name . Pseudonyms are `` part-time '' names , used only in certain contexts - usually adopted to hide an individual 's real identity , as with writers ' pen names , graffiti artists ' tags , resistance fighters ' or terrorists ' noms de guerre , and computer hackers ' handles . Actors , musicians , and other performers sometimes use stage names , for example , to mask their ethnic backgrounds . In some cases , pseudonyms are adopted because they are part of a cultural or organisational tradition : for example devotional names used by members of some religious institutes , and `` cadre names '' used by Communist party leaders such as Trotsky and Lenin . A pseudonym may also be used for personal reasons : for example , an individual may prefer to be called or known by a name that differs from their given or legal name , but is not ready to take the numerous steps to get their name legally changed ; or an individual may simply feel that the context and content of an exchange offer no reason , legal or otherwise , to provide their given or legal name . A collective name or collective pseudonym is one shared by two or more persons , for example the co-authors of a work , such as Ellery Queen , or Nicolas Bourbaki .",
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"text": "William Hamling (publisher) William Lawrence Hamling ( born 1921 ) was a Chicago-based publisher active from the 1950s into the 1970s . Hamling began as an author . His Shadow of the Sphinx is a horror novel about an ancient Egyptian sorceress . First published during the 1940s in Fantastic Adventures , it was described by Lin Carter as `` the best story of its kind I read in many a moon . The character of Zaleikka was done to perfection . This is the type of yarn we have all too few of nowadays . '' After work as an editor at Ziff-Davis , Hamling started his company , Greenleaf Publishing ( which was at different times known as Greenleaf Classics , Reed Enterprises , Corinth Publications , Regency Publications , Blake Pharmaceuticals , Phenix Publishing and Freedom Publishing ) in the early 1950s with Imagination . His wife , science fiction author Frances Deegan Yerxa Hamling , worked closely with him in the early years of his publishing company . According to L. Sprague de Camp 's 1953 Science-Fiction Handbook , Hamling was at that time a `` slim , dark man who looks too young to be not only an independent publisher but also the father of five . '' In the late 1950s , he began Rogue , and in 1959 , he launched Nightstand Books , an imprint for paperback original sex novels by authors working under house names . ( Later imprints included Leisure Books , Ember Library , Midnight Readers , and others ) . From 1961 on his primary editor was Earl Kemp . Pseudonymous writers for Kemp/Hamling included Lawrence Block , Marion Zimmer Bradley , Harlan Ellison , Evan Hunter , Robert Silverberg , and Donald E. Westlake . Hamling helped finance the defense of bookstore clerk Robert Redrup . His appeal of his conviction on obscenity charges for selling two Greenleaf Books ( Lust Pool and Shame Agent ) in 1965 went to the Supreme Court of the United States , where it was overturned in Redrup v. New York in 1967 . During the Nixon Administration , Hamling published an illustrated edition of the Presidential Report of the Commission on Obscenity and Pornography . The book was `` replete with the sort of photographs the commission examined . '' Hamling and editor Kemp were hit with a one-year prison sentence for distributing the book ( it has been suggested that this prosecution was in part retaliation for Hamling and Kemp 's part in Redrup v. New York ) , but served only the federal minimum of three months and one day . The story of their arrest and prison time was covered in Gay Talese 's Thy Neighbor 's Wife . Hamling published gay-themed books while at Greenleaf , one of the earliest publishers to do so . Novelist Victor J. Banis , one of Hamling 's authors , says that once Greenleaf proved how much of a market there was for erotic gay fiction , other publishers soon joined in .",
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"text": "List of organizations described as Communist fronts by the US government This list of organizations described as Communist fronts by the US government includes the names of groups included in various reports of the Attorney General of the United States or House Un-American Activities Committee listing `` subversive '' or `` Communist '' front groups . While most of these were documentable mass organizations of the Communist Party , USA , others were included out of convenience or political expedience . Inclusion on any of these lists should not be regarded as definitive proof of covert organizational ties or actual subversive intent .",
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"text": "Conjuring Arts Research Center Conjuring Arts Research Center is a not-for-profit organization , based in New York City in the United States , dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of magic and its allied arts . Established by magician David Blaine and consultant William `` Bill '' Kalush in 2003 , the Conjuring Arts Research Center has over 12,000 volumes of books , journals and rare documents related to magic and magic allied arts ( e.g. , ventriloquism , mentalism , juggling , Theatrical Séances , puppetry , circus arts , escapology , psychic and occult phenomenon , hypnosis and deceptive gambling . ) The collection contains several incunabula including several rare variations of the 15th century magic classic Reginald Scot 's Discovery of Witchcraft and 500 books written before the 18th century including those written in Latin , Dutch , Portuguese , Spanish , Italian , French , Japanese , German , Russian , Swedish . Many of these works are currently being translated into English . Conjuring Arts Research Center serves magic performers , collectors , historians , writers and magic enthusiasts by making rare books , documents and ephemera available to them . The Conjuring Arts Research Center also holds special events , publishes two volumes per year of the Gibeciere , a research journal with articles contributed by internationally recognized magic authors . An important research tool of the Conjuring Arts Research Center is an on-line search engine called Ask Alexander . It is a magic-dedicated search tool . Bill Kalush and Larry Sloman 's book , The Secret Life of Houdini was researched on Ask Alexander . The International Brotherhood of Magicians ' Board of Trustees recently granted the Conjuring Arts Research Center permission to provide the Linking Ring magazine files to its subscribing members through Ask Alexander .",
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"text": "Utopian and dystopian fiction The utopia and its derivative , the dystopia , are genres of literature that explore social and political structures . Utopian fiction portrays a setting that agrees with the author 's ethos , having various attributes of another reality intended to appeal to readers . Dystopian ( or dystopic ) fiction ( sometimes combined with , but distinct from apocalyptic literature ) is the opposite : the portrayal of a setting that completely disagrees with the author 's ethos . Many novels combine both , often as a metaphor for the different directions humanity can take , depending on its choices , ending up with one of two possible futures . Both utopias and dystopias are commonly found in science fiction and other speculative fiction genres , and arguably are by definition a type of speculative fiction . More than 400 utopian works were published prior to the year 1900 in the English language alone , with more than a thousand others during the twentieth century .",
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"text": "Hasidic Judaism Hasidism , sometimes Hasidic Judaism ( , hasidut , Ashkenazi pronunciation : -LSB- χaˈsidus -RSB- ; originally , `` piety '' ) , is a Jewish religious sect . It arose as a spiritual revival movement in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth , what is now contemporary Western Ukraine , during the 18th century and spread rapidly throughout Eastern Europe . Today , most affiliates reside in the United States , Israel , and Britain . Israel Ben Eliezer , the `` Baal Shem Tov '' , is regarded as its founding father , and his disciples developed and disseminated it . Present-day Hasidism is a sub-group within Ultra-Orthodox ( `` Haredi '' ) Judaism and is noted for its religious conservatism and social seclusion . Its members adhere closely both to Orthodox Jewish practice -- with the movement 's own unique emphases -- and the traditions of Eastern European Jews , so much that many of the latter , including various garments or the use of the Yiddish language , are nowadays associated almost exclusively with Hasidism . Hasidic thought draws heavily on Lurianic Kabbalah and to an extent is a popularization of it . Teachings emphasize God 's immanence in the universe , the need to cleave and be one with Him at all times , the devotional aspect of religious practice , and the spiritual dimension of corporeality and mundane acts . Hasidim , the adherents of Hasidism , are organized in independent sects known as `` courts '' or dynasties , each headed by its own hereditary leader , a Rebbe . Reverence and submission to the Rebbe are key tenets , as he is considered a spiritual authority with whom the follower must bond to gain closeness to God . The various `` courts '' share basic convictions , but operate apart and possess unique traits and customs . Affiliation is often retained in families for generations , and being Hasidic is as much a sociological factor , entailing birth into a specific community and allegiance to a dynasty of Rebbes , as it is a purely religious one . There are several `` courts '' with many thousands of member households each , and dozens of smaller ones . The total number of Hasidim , both adults and children , is estimated to be above 400,000 .",
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"text": "Gerald Gardner (Wiccan) Gerald Brosseau Gardner ( 1884 -- 1964 ) , also known by the craft name Scire , was an English Wiccan , as well as an author and an amateur anthropologist and archaeologist . He was instrumental in bringing the Contemporary Pagan religion of Wicca to public attention , writing some of its definitive religious texts and founding the tradition of Gardnerian Wicca . Born into an upper-middle-class family in Blundellsands , Lancashire , Gardner spent much of his childhood abroad in Madeira . In 1900 , he moved to colonial Ceylon , and then in 1911 to Malaya , where he worked as a civil servant , independently developing an interest in the native peoples and writing papers and a book about their magical practices . After his retirement in 1936 , he travelled to Cyprus , penning the novel A Goddess Arrives before returning to England . Settling down near the New Forest , he joined an occult group , the Rosicrucian Order Crotona Fellowship , through which he claimed to have encountered the New Forest coven into which he was initiated in 1939 . Believing the coven to be a survival of the pre-Christian Witch-Cult discussed in the works of Margaret Murray , he decided to revive the faith , supplementing the coven 's rituals with ideas borrowed from Freemasonry , ceremonial magic and the writings of Aleister Crowley to form the Gardnerian tradition of Wicca . Moving to London in 1945 , following the repeal of the Witchcraft Act of 1736 he became intent on propagating this religion , attracting media attention and writing about it in High Magic 's Aid ( 1949 ) , Witchcraft Today ( 1954 ) and The Meaning of Witchcraft ( 1959 ) . Founding a Wiccan group known as the Bricket Wood coven , he introduced a string of High Priestesses into the religion , including Doreen Valiente , Lois Bourne , Patricia Crowther and Eleanor Bone , through which the Gardnerian community spread throughout Britain and subsequently into Australia and the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s . Involved for a time with Cecil Williamson , Gardner also became director of the Museum of Magic and Witchcraft on the Isle of Man , which he ran until his death . Gardner is internationally recognised as the `` Father of Wicca '' among the Pagan and occult communities . His claims regarding the New Forest coven have been widely scrutinised , with Gardner being the subject of investigation for historians and biographers such as Aidan Kelly , Ronald Hutton and Philip Heselton .",
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"text": "Aesopian language Aesopian language is communications that convey an innocent meaning to outsiders but hold a concealed meaning to informed members of a conspiracy or underground movement . For instance , if Person X is known for exposing secrets in an organization , the organization leaders announce that `` any members who have dirty talking habits will be dealt with '' to warn Person X . It refers to the ancient Greek fabulist Aesop . The term `` Aesopian language '' was first used by the nineteenth-century Russian writer Mikhail Saltykov-Schedrin to describe the writing technique he began using late in his career , which he compared to Aesop 's Fables . His purpose was to satirize the social ills of the time but evade the harsh censorship of late Tsarist Russia of which he was a particular target . The Soviet-era writer Lev Loseff noted that the use of Aesopian language remained a favorite technique of writers ( including himself ) under Soviet censorship . Maliheh Tyrell defines the term in the Soviet context and observes that the use of Aesopian language extended to other national literatures under Soviet rule : `` In short , this form of literature , like Aesop 's animal fables , veils itself in allegorical suggestions , hints , and euphemisms so as to elude political censorship . ` Aesopian language ' or literature is a technical term used by Sovietologists to define allegorical language used by Russian or nationality -LSB- that is : non-Russian -RSB- nonconformist publicists to conceal antiregime sentiments . Under Soviet rule , this ` Aesopian ' literature intended to confuse the Soviet authorities , yet illuminate the truth for native readers . '' According to one critic , `` Censorship ... had a positive , formative impact upon the Aesopian writers ' style by obliging them to sharpen their thoughts . '' The German-American philosopher Herbert Marcuse uses the term in his book One-Dimensional Man somewhat interchangeably with Orwellian language . In that context , `` Aesopian Language '' refers to the idea that certain usages of language work to ` suppress certain concepts or keep them out of the general discourse within society ' . An example of such a technique is the use of abbreviations to possibly prevent undesirable questions from arising : `` AFL-CIO entombs the radical political differences which once separated the two organizations . '' Within the context of politics , a term with a very similar meaning is called dog-whistle politics , which describes the use of coded language to address voters ' interests . Certain sections of the electorate will react strongly to controversial content if spoken of overtly but may not be so attuned that they notice statements that appear neutral to outsiders .",
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"text": "List of Book of the Dead spells The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead contained a group of magical and religious texts known as spells . The spells are meant to help the dead progress through the many challenges in the Duat , or underworld , to the afterlife . Spells to protect the dead from harm are mixed with those ensuring the different parts of their being would be preserved , along with copies of religious myths and ritual texts , for instance at a funeral . Many spells were illustrated with drawings known as vignettes , which in some manuscripts are very lavish . Only rich Egyptians owned a copy usually and it was buried with them . Some 200 spells are known from the Book of the Dead . The combination of spells used in a particular papyrus varied , very likely depending on the texts the scribe had access to , as well as the inclinations and wealth of the owner . Some spells were developed during the 1500-year period the Book of the Dead was used , while others fell into disuse . Some of the spells derive from earlier funerary texts , for instance the Coffin Texts . From the Late Period of Ancient Egypt onward , the spells were arranged in a standard order . Here the spells are presented according to the modern numbering system used by Egyptologists . This derives from the work of Karl Richard Lepsius , who published the first translation of a Book of the Dead papyrus , and accords with the Late Period ordering of spells .",
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"text": "Alien abduction The terms alien abduction or abduction phenomenon describe `` subjectively real memories of being taken secretly against one 's will by apparently nonhuman entities and subjected to complex physical and psychological procedures '' . Such abductions have sometimes been classified as close encounters of the fourth kind . People claiming to have been abducted are usually called `` abductees '' or `` experiencers '' . Due to a lack of objective physical evidence , most scientists and mental health professionals dismiss the phenomenon as `` deception , suggestibility ( fantasy-proneness , hypnotizability , false memory syndrome ) , personality , sleep paralysis , psychopathology , psychodynamics -LSB- and -RSB- environmental factors '' . Skeptic Robert Sheaffer sees similarity between the aliens depicted in science fiction films , in particular , Invaders From Mars , and some of those reported to have actually abducted people . Typical claims involve being subjected to forced medical examinations that emphasize abductee reproductive systems . Abductees sometimes claim to have been warned against environmental abuse and the dangers of nuclear weapons . While many of these claimed encounters are described as terrifying , some have been viewed as pleasurable or transformative . The first alleged alien abduction claim to be widely publicized was the Betty and Barney Hill abduction in 1961 . Reports of the abduction phenomenon have been made around the world , but are most common in English speaking countries , especially the United States . The contents of the abduction narrative often seem to vary with the home culture of the alleged abductee . Alien abductions have been the subject of conspiracy theories and science fiction storylines ( notably The X-Files ) that have speculated on stealth technology required if the phenomenon were real , the motivations for secrecy , and that alien implants could be a possible form of physical evidence .",
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"text": "Aristopia Aristopia : A Romance-History of the New World is an 1895 utopian novel by Castello Holford , considered the first novel-length alternate history in English ( and among the earliest alternate histories in general ) . Though part of the major wave utopian and dystopian literature that distinguished the final decades of the nineteenth century , Holford 's book reverses the normal stance of utopian projection : instead of imagining a better society at a future time or in a far-off place , he supposes that the founding of the United States occurred under different conditions and follows its development forward to a superior society in his own day . In Aristopia ( Greek for `` the best place '' ) , Ralph Morton , an early settler in Virginia , discovers a reef made of solid gold . He cannily uses his wealth to build a planned society , based on the Utopia of Sir Thomas More , with innovations and adaptations of his own . In Aristopia , all the land is owned by the government , and only leased to businesses and private citizens . Large-scale trade is also monoplized by the state , and inherited wealth is limited . Morton welcomes productive refugees from European conflicts -- Huguenots , Irish fugitives from Cromwell 's wars , and northern Italian and Swiss artisans . The colony prospers , buys more land from the Indians , and spreads westward . Morton dies at the age of 100 ; his descendants and successors carry his policies forward . The Aristopians support the American Revolution , and on their own initiative conquer Canada . Aristopia comes to dominate the new nation , eventually ruling all of North America north of Mexico . Holford loads his description of Aristopia with satirical remedies for what he saw as contemporary problems and circumstances . In Aristopian jurisprudence , for example , the Court for Assessing the Value of Abstract Words and Phrases polices the language to prevent abuses ; it is the largest and busiest function in the Palace of Justice . The English playwright Henry Arthur Jones was taken with the idea of Aristopia , and used it in his own polemical writings , as in his `` The Tax-Wise Men of Aristopia '' and his My Dear Wells . Holford was not the first writer in English to employ the term `` Aristopia . '' The eighteenth-century freethinker John Fransham ( 1730 -- 1810 ) left a posthumous manuscript titled Memorablilia Classica , which contains a piece called `` The Code of Aristopia , or Scheme for a Perfect Government . ''",
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"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",
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"text": "Comte de Gabalis Comte de Gabalis is a 17th-century French text by Abbé Nicolas-Pierre-Henri de Montfaucon de Villars ( 1635-1673 ) . The titular `` Comte de Gabalis '' ( `` Count of Cabala '' ) is an occultist who explains the mysteries of the world to the author . It first appeared in Paris in 1670 , anonymously , though the identity of the author came to be known . The original title as published by Claude Barbin was Le comte de Gabalis , ou entretiens sur les sciences secrètes , `` The Count of Cabala , Or Dialogs on the Secret Sciences '' . The book was widely read in France and abroad , and is a source for many of the `` marvelous beings '' that populate later European literature . French readers include Charles Baudelaire and Anatole France -- it was the main source for his At the Sign of the Reine Pédauque ( 1892 ) . In English literature , it influenced Alexander Pope , who borrowed from it to create the sylphs in The Rape of the Lock ( 1714 ) , and in German , it is a likely source for Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué 's Undine . In recent times it has been considered by some to have been intended as a satire of occult philosophy , though in its time it was taken seriously by many readers . Many later authors have also taken it to be a serious source , including Edward Bulwer-Lytton and prominent occult writers such as Eliphas Levi , Helena Blavatsky , and M.P Hall .",
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"text": "Encyclopedia An encyclopedia or encyclopaedia is a reference work or compendium providing a comprehensive summary of information from either all branches of knowledge or from a particular field or discipline . Encyclopedias are divided into articles or entries that are often arranged alphabetically by article name and sometimes by thematic categories . Encyclopedia entries are longer and more detailed than those in most dictionaries . Generally speaking , unlike dictionary entries which focus on linguistic information about words , such as their meaning , pronunciation , use , and grammatical forms , encyclopedia articles focus on factual information concerning the subject named in the article 's title . Encyclopedias have existed for around 2,000 years and have evolved considerably since that time as to language ( written in a major international or a vernacular language ) , size ( few or many volumes ) , intent ( presentation of a global or a limited range of knowledge ) , cultural perceptions ( authoritative , ideological , didactic , utilitarian ) , authorship ( qualifications , style ) , readership ( education level , background , interests , capabilities ) , and the technologies available for their production and distribution ( hand-written manuscripts , small or large print runs , internet production ) . As a valued source of reliable information compiled by experts , printed versions found a prominent place in libraries , schools and other educational institutions . The appearance of digital and open-source versions in the 20th century has vastly expanded the accessibility , authorship , readership , and variety of encyclopedia entries and called into question the idea of what an encyclopedia is and the relevance of applying to such dynamic productions the traditional criteria for assembling and evaluating print encyclopedias .",
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"text": "Above the Law (film) Above the Law ( also known as Nico ) is a 1988 American action film written , produced and directed by Andrew Davis , and also produced by and starring Steven Seagal in his film debut . The film co-stars Pam Grier , Sharon Stone , Daniel Faraldo and Henry Silva . This came about after a successful screen test , financed by Michael Ovitz , leading to Seagal being offered a contract by Warner Bros. . The film was set and filmed on location in Chicago . The film was released in the United States on April 8 , 1988 .",
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"text": "Law enforcement Law enforcement is any system by which some members of society act in an organized manner to enforce the law by discovering , deterring , rehabilitating , or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society . Although the term may encompass entities such as courts and prisons , it is most frequently applied to those who directly engage in patrols or surveillance to dissuade and discover criminal activity , and those who investigate crimes and apprehend offenders , a task typically carried out by the police or another law enforcement agency . Furthermore , although law enforcement may be most concerned with the prevention and punishment of crimes , organizations exist to discourage a wide variety of non-criminal violations of rules and norms , effected through the imposition of less severe consequences .",
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"text": "Glanville Davies affair The Glanville Davies affair was a scandal in the English legal profession which resulted in greater reform of the regulatory processes for solicitors and was one of the justifications for the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 . Glanville Davies was a well-respected solicitor and a member of the Council of the Law Society of England and Wales who massively overcharged his client , Leslie Persons , sending him a bill for # 197,000 that was reduced on taxation to # 67,000 . Davies was not punished by the Law Society 's internal regulatory committees , which allowed him to resign from the council on the grounds of ill-health with his reputation intact . Following litigation and public criticism , the Law Society commissioned an internal report that found `` administrative failures , wrong decisions , mistakes , errors of judgement , failures in communication and insensitivity '' . A private member 's bill reformed the way in which the Law Society investigated disciplinary complaints , although not to the extent initially proposed , and paved the way for the Courts and Legal Services Act 1990 that created an independent disciplinary body .",
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"text": "Unsimulated sex Unsimulated sex is the presentation in a film of sex scenes where the actors engage in an actual sex act , and are not just miming or simulating the actions . At one time in the United States such scenes were restricted by law and self-imposed industry standards such as the Motion Picture Production Code . Films showing explicit sexual activity were confined to privately distributed underground films , such as stag films or `` porn loops '' . Beginning in the late 1960s , most notably with Blue Movie by Andy Warhol , mainstream cinemas began pushing boundaries in terms of what was presented on screen . Although the vast majority of sexual situations depicted in mainstream cinema are simulated ( in early pornography , the main actors engaged in simulated sex , with inserts placed in the film ) , on rare occasions actors engage in real sex . The difference between these films and pornography is that , while such scenes might be considered erotic , the intent of these films is not solely pornographic . Notable examples include two of the eight Bedside-films and the six Zodiac-films from the 1970s , all of which were produced in Denmark and had many pornographic sex scenes , but were nevertheless considered mainstream films ( they all had mainstream casts and crews , and premiered in mainstream cinemas ) . The last of these films , Agent 69 Jensen i Skyttens tegn , was made in 1978 . From the end of the 1970s until the late 1990s it was rare to see hardcore scenes in mainstream cinema , but this changed with the success of Lars von Trier 's The Idiots ( 1998 ) , which heralded a wave of art-house films with explicit content , such as Romance ( 1999 ) , Baise-moi ( 2000 ) , Intimacy ( 2001 ) , Vincent Gallo 's The Brown Bunny ( 2003 ) , and Michael Winterbottom 's 9 Songs ( 2004 ) . Some simulated sex scenes are sufficiently realistic that critics mistakenly believe that they are real , such as the cunnilingus scene in the 2006 film Red Road .",
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"text": "Pastime (film) Pastime is a 1990 American drama film directed by Robin B. Armstrong and written by David Eyre Jr. . The film stars William Russ , Glenn Plummer , Noble Willingham , Jeffrey Tambor and Scott Plank . The film was released on August 23 , 1991 , by Miramax Films .",
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"text": "Above the Law Above the Law may refer to : legibus solutus , doctrine of Roman Law Above the Law ( website ) , a law blog Righting Wrongs , a 1986 Hong Kong film titled `` Above the Law '' for international release Above the Law ( film ) , a 1988 action film starring Steven Seagal Above the Law ( group ) , an American hip hop group Above the Law ( TV series ) , an Australian television series `` Above the Law '' , a song by Bad Meets Evil from Hell : The Sequel `` Above the Law '' is third episode of The Walking Dead : A New Frontier",
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"text": "The Word as Law The Word as Law is the second studio album by Californian band Neurosis . It was released in 1990 through Lookout ! Records , originally on LP only . In 1991 , the album was released on CD with several re-recorded tracks from previous releases as bonus material .",
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"text": "Tripwire (film) Tripwire is a 1989 American film directed by James Lemmo . It is an action/adventure movie about a terrorist and government secret agent personal vendetta that began when a train hijacking goes badly awry and the terrorist 's son is accidentally killed . The original music score was composed by Richard Stone . Originally intended for a theatrical release ( it did get releases only in Europe between 1989 and 1990 ) , the movie was released directly to video and laserdisc on March 21 , 1990 in the U.S. by RCA/Columbia and in Canada on video only by Cineplex Odeon . The movie has not been released on DVD and as of December 26 , 2009 , Sony has not announced any plans to release the movie on DVD .",
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"text": "List of Billboard 200 number-one albums of 1983 The Billboard 200 , published in Billboard magazine , is a weekly chart that ranks the highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States . In 1983 , the name of the chart was Top LPs & Tape . Before Nielsen SoundScan began tracking sales in 1991 , Billboard estimated sales from a representative sampling of record stores nationwide , using telephone , fax or messenger service . Data were based on rankings made by the record stores of the best-selling records , not on actual sales figures . There were six number-one albums on this chart in 1983 , including the debut album of the Australian band Men at Work , Business as Usual , which spent the last seven weeks of 1982 and the first eight weeks of 1983 at number one , and was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) in 1984 . Thriller , the sixth studio album by recording artist Michael Jackson , was released on November 1982 . It peaked at number one for twenty-two non-consecutive weeks in 1983 with another fifteen consecutive weeks at the top into the following year , and seven songs from the album became top ten singles between late 1982 and early 1984 . Two of them : `` Billie Jean '' and `` Beat It '' , reached the top position of the Billboard Hot 100 . Thriller won eight Grammy Awards , including Album of the Year at the 26th Grammy Awards , and was the best-selling album of 1983 with more than fifteen million copies sold . In 2008 , twenty-five years after its release , the record was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame , and a few weeks later , it was among twenty-five recordings preserved by the Library of Congress to the National Recording Registry as `` culturally significant '' . Flashdance , the soundtrack to the 1983 musical and romance film of the same name , peaked at number one for two weeks and won the Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture . The two singles released from the album , `` Flashdance ... What a Feeling '' by Irene Cara , and `` Maniac '' by Michael Sembello , reached the top of the singles chart in 1983 . The New York Times considered the British band The Police to be the year 's most influential rock band . Australian , British , and American bands copied the white-reggae formula of their ( The Police 's ) earlier successes . The group released their fifth and final studio album , Synchronicity , in 1983 . The album , a varied accomplished blend of rock , funk , and third-world rhythms , stayed at number one for seventeen weeks and was certified four times platinum by the RIAA in 1984 . Metal Health , the third album by heavy metal band Quiet Riot , peaked at number one for one week , becoming the first heavy metal record to reach the top of the Billboard 200 . Singer-songwriter Lionel Richie released his second album Ca n't Slow Down in 1983 , which spent three weeks at the top and won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year at the 27th Grammy Awards .",
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"text": "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 ) .",
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"text": "Sentencing Act of 1987 The Sentencing Act of 1987 ( Pub.L . 100-182 ) enacted some changes to the federal sentencing regime in the United States . The legislation amended to permit expressly departures based on circumstances of an exceptional `` kind '' or `` degree . '' The insertion of this new language was described by the manager of the House bill , Representative John Conyers , as `` clarifying '' in nature because it simply made explicit in the law that which was previously described in the Senate Committee Report as implicit and intended . There is evidence that under the new regime , sentences may not have increased as much as expected : although the average prison term for trial sentences increases post‐reforms , there is no systematic increase in the average length of the pleas . Additionally , the law abolished parole for federal prisoners and created the United States Sentencing Commission . The commission makes the guidelines used by federal judges when sentencing people convicted of a federal crime . The bill was introduced by Senator Joseph Biden on October 27 , 1987 . It was signed into law on December 7 , 1987 , by President Ronald Reagan .",
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"text": "FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives The FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives is a most wanted list maintained by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) . The list arose from a conversation held in late 1949 between J. Edgar Hoover , Director of the FBI , and William Kinsey Hutchinson , International News Service ( the predecessor of the United Press International ) editor-in-chief , who were discussing ways to promote capture of the FBI 's `` toughest guys '' . This discussion turned into a published article , which received so much positive publicity that on March 14 , 1950 , the FBI officially announced the list to increase law enforcement 's ability to capture dangerous fugitives . Individuals are generally only removed from the list if the fugitive is captured , dies , or if the charges against them are dropped ; they are then replaced by a new entry selected by the FBI . In nine cases , the FBI removed individuals from the list after deciding that they were no longer a `` particularly dangerous menace to society '' . Machetero member Víctor Manuel Gerena , added to the list in 1984 , was on the list for 32 years , which was longer than anyone else . Billie Austin Bryant spent the shortest amount of time on the list , being listed for two hours in 1969 . The oldest person to be added to the list was William Bradford Bishop on April 10 , 2014 at 77 years old . On rare occasions , the FBI will add a `` Number Eleven '' if that individual is extremely dangerous but the Bureau does not feel any of the current ten should be removed . Despite occasional references in the media , the FBI does not rank their list ; no suspect is considered '' # 1 on the FBI 's Most Wanted List '' or `` The Most Wanted . '' The list is commonly posted in public places such as post offices . In some cases , fugitives on the list have turned themselves in on becoming aware of their listing . As of December 4 , 2014 , 504 fugitives have been listed , eight of them women , and 473 ( 94 % ) captured or located , 155 ( 31 % ) of them due to public assistance . On May 19 , 1996 , Leslie Isben Rogge became the first person on the FBI Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list to be apprehended due to the internet . The FBI maintains other lists of individuals , including the Most Wanted Terrorists , along with crime alerts , missing persons , and other fugitive lists . On June 17 , 2013 , the list reached the quantity of 500 fugitives .",
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"text": "Copyright notice In United States copyright law , a copyright notice is a notice of statutorily prescribed form that informs users of the underlying claim to copyright ownership in a published work . Copyright is a form of protection provided by U.S. law to authors of `` original works of authorship . '' When a work is published under the authority of the copyright owner , a notice of copyright may be placed on all publicly distributed copies or phonorecords . The use of the notice is the responsibility of the copyright owner and does not require permission from , or registration with , the Copyright Office . Use of the notice informs the public that a work is protected by copyright , identifies the copyright owner , and shows the year of first publication . Furthermore , in the event that a work is infringed , if the work carries a proper notice , the court will not give any weight to a defendant 's use of an innocent infringement defense -- that is , to a claim that the defendant did not realize that the work was protected . An innocent infringement defense can result in a reduction in damages that the copyright owner would otherwise receive . U.S. law no longer requires the use of a copyright notice , although placing it on a work does confer certain benefits to the copyright holder . Prior law did , however , require a notice , and the use of a notice is still relevant to the copyright status of older works . For works first published on or after March 1 , 1989 , use of the copyright notice is optional . Before March 1 , 1989 , the use of the notice was mandatory on all published works . Omitting the notice on any work first published from January 1 , 1978 to February 28 , 1989 could have resulted in the loss of copyright protection if corrective steps were not taken within a certain amount of time . Works published before January 1 , 1978 , are governed by the 1909 Copyright Act . Under that law , if a work was published under the copyright owner 's authority without a proper notice of copyright , all copyright protection for that work was permanently lost in the United States .",
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"text": "The Capitol Years (1990 Frank Sinatra album) The Capitol Years is a 1990 compilation album of the U.S. singer Frank Sinatra . Released to coincide with Sinatra 's 75th birthday , this three-disc set has an abundance of classic Sinatra performances from his career with Capitol Records , which spanned the years 1953 to 1961 .",
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"text": "Eminent Domain (film) Eminent Domain is a film released in 1990 . It stars Donald Sutherland and Anne Archer and is directed by John Irvin . The film is based on the true story of a senior member of the Polish Politburo ( played by Donald Sutherland ) and his wife ( played by Anne Archer ) who both become banished from their own business . While they both struggle to figure out why , things start to take a turn when the wife is sent to a mental asylum and their 15-year-old daughter is kidnapped .",
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"text": "L.A. Law L.A. Law is an American television legal drama series that ran for eight seasons on NBC , from September 15 , 1986 , to May 19 , 1994 . Created by Steven Bochco and Terry Louise Fisher , it contained many of Bochco 's trademark features including an ensemble cast , large number of parallel storylines , social drama , and off-the-wall humor . It reflected the social and cultural ideologies of the 1980s and early 1990s , and many of the cases featured on the show dealt with hot-topic issues such as capital punishment , abortion , racism , gay rights , homophobia , sexual harassment , AIDS , and domestic violence . The series often also reflected social tensions between the wealthy senior lawyer protagonists and their less well-paid junior staff . In addition to its main cast , L.A. Law was also well known for featuring then relatively unknown actors and actresses in guest starring roles , who later went on to greater success in film and television including : Don Cheadle , Jeffrey Tambor , Kathy Bates , David Schwimmer , Jay O. Sanders , James Avery , Gates McFadden , Bryan Cranston , C.C.H. Pounder , Kevin Spacey , Richard Schiff , Carrie-Anne Moss , William H. Macy , Stephen Root , Christian Slater , and Lucy Liu . Several episodes of the show also included celebrities such as Vanna White , Buddy Hackett and Mamie Van Doren appearing as themselves in cameo roles . The show was popular with audiences and critics , and won 15 Emmy Awards throughout its run , four of which were for Outstanding Drama Series .",
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"text": "A Lawman Is Born A Lawman Is Born is a 1937 American film directed by Sam Newfield .",
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"text": "Q&A (film) Q & A is a 1990 American crime film written and directed by Sidney Lumet , based on a novel by New York State Supreme Court judge Edwin Torres . It stars Nick Nolte , Timothy Hutton and Armand Assante .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Land Beyond the Law Land Beyond the Law is a 1937 American Western film directed by B. Reeves Eason and written by Luci Ward and Joseph K. Watson . The film stars Dick Foran , Linda Perry , Wayne Morris , Harry Woods , Irene Franklin and Frank Orth . The film was released by Warner Bros. on March 13 , 1937 .",
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"text": "Death Warrant (film) Death Warrant is a 1990 American action crime mystery-thriller film directed by Deran Sarafian and produced by Mark DiSalle . The film was written by David S. Goyer while a student at USC , and was Goyer 's first screenplay to be sold and produced commercially . In the film , the police detective Louis Burke is going into a prison facility at California as an undercover cop in order to find out who stands behind a mysterious series of murders , and finds himself locked up with his arch-nemesis ; Christian Naylor , a psychotic serial killer who calls himself `` The Sandman '' whom sets out to exact revenge upon him after getting into prison . Death Warrant was released on September 14 , 1990 . Upon its release , the film grossed $ 46 million against production budget of only $ 6 million . The film received general mixed to poor critical reaction from critics who found the direction , its storyline , villain , and the plot poor , but highly praised the acting as well as the action scenes and the thrilling atmosphere .",
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James A. Woods starred in a film that won an award at The Comedy Festival.
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"text": "James A. Woods James Andre Woods ( born 30 October 1979 ) is a Canadian actor , who has appeared in films , television and video games . Woods trained at New York City 's Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute before returning to his native Montreal to pursue an acting career . Woods starred in Hatley High , distributed in Canada by Seville Films and winner of Best Director and Best Screenplay awards at The Comedy Festival . Additional film credits include the TVA Films theatrical release Eternal and the Ed Solomon directed Levity . He also starred in The Watch ( 2008 ) . Woods ' television credits include Seriously Weird ( YTV/ITV ) , Big Wolf on Campus ( Fox Family ) , Undressed ( MTV ) , Fries with That ? ( Télé-Action ) , Naked Josh ( Showcase/Oxygen ) and Galidor ( Fox Kids ) .",
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"text": "New Year's Day (1989 film) New Year 's Day is a 1989 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Henry Jaglom . It was entered into the main competition at the 46th Venice International Film Festival .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Life Itself (film) Life Itself is a 2014 American biographical documentary film about film critic Roger Ebert , directed by Steve James and produced by Zak Piper , Steve James and Garrett Basch . The film is based on Ebert 's 2011 memoir of the same name . It premiered at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and was an official selection at the 67th Cannes Film Festival . The 41st Telluride Film Festival hosted a special screening of the film on August 28 , 2014 . Magnolia Pictures released the film theatrically in the United States and simultaneously via video on demand platforms on July 4 , 2014 . On December 2 , 2014 , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the film was 1 of 15 films shortlisted in the Documentary Feature category for the 87th Academy Awards , but it was not nominated . It was also nominated for two News & Documentary Emmy Awards , winning the award for Outstanding Editing : Documentary & Long-Form .",
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"text": "The Boys (1998 film) The Boys is a 1998 Australian drama film directed by Rowan Woods . The screenplay by Stephen Sewell is based on the play by Gordon Graham ( loosely based on the murder of Anita Cobby ) , first performed by Griffin Theatre Company directed by Alex Galeazzi .",
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"text": "Barry Award (for comedy) The Barry Award is an annual prize presented to the most outstanding comedy act at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival . It has been awarded since 1998 , when it was introduced as the Stella Award , and was renamed in 2000 in honour of Barry Humphries , one of the festival 's founding patrons . The Barry is generally regarded as the most prestigious award of the festival , and the winner receives a trophy and cash prize .",
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"text": "Goodfellas Goodfellas ( stylized as GoodFellas ) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese . It is an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi , who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese . The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980 . Scorsese initially named the film Wise Guy and postponed making it ; later , he and Pileggi changed the name to Goodfellas . To prepare for their roles in the film , Robert De Niro , Joe Pesci , and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi , who shared research material left over from writing the book . According to Pesci , improvisation and ad-libbing came out of rehearsals wherein Scorsese gave the actors freedom to do whatever they wanted . The director made transcripts of these sessions , took the lines he liked best , and put them into a revised script , which the cast worked from during principal photography . Made on a budget of $ 25 million , Goodfellas grossed $ 46.8 million . It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for six Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Director , with Pesci winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role . The film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts , including Best Film and Best Director . Additionally , Goodfellas was named the year 's best film by various critics ' groups . Goodfellas is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in the crime genre . In 2000 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically , and aesthetically significant '' and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress . Its content and style have been emulated in numerous other films and television shows .",
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"text": "James Mullinger James Mullinger is an English alternative comedian and finalist in the comedy competition `` Jimmy Carr 's Comedy Idol '' . He now lives in Atlantic Canada and has been nominated for a Canadian Comedy Award for Best Live Solo Show and a Just For Laughs Best Comedy Show Award . He is the star of Bell Aliant 's Blimey ! An Englishman In Atlantic Canada which has been nominated for and won numerous awards . Mullinger is also the co-writer and co-producer of the movie The Comedian 's Guide to Survival , a British and Canadian co-production about Mullinger 's early struggles as a comedian . Mullinger is played in the film by James Buckley and it also stars Jimmy Carr , Omid Djalili , Paul Kaye , Gilbert Gottfried , MyAnna Buring , Kevin Eldon and many more comedians . In 2015 , Mullinger began co-hosting the genre and cult film podcast Field & Mullinger 's Underground Nights , where he has interviewed filmmakers such as Troma Entertainment 's Lloyd Kaufman , Lowell Dean and Joshua Ligairi .",
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"text": "Jane's House Jane 's House is a 1994 drama television film starring James Woods , Anne Archer and Melissa Lahlitah Crider . It was directed by Glenn Jordan , who had previously worked with Woods on the 1986 TV movie Promise and the 1991 TV movie The Boys . The film first aired on the CBS network on January 2 , 1994 . The film was based on the 1982 novel of the same name by Robert Kimmel Smith . The book is an American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults and a nationwide best-seller .",
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"text": "Kicked in the Head (film) Kicked in the Head is a 1997 American comedy film directed by Matthew Harrison and written by Kevin Corrigan and Matthew Harrison . The film stars Kevin Corrigan , Linda Fiorentino , Michael Rapaport , Lili Taylor , James Woods and Burt Young . The film was released on September 26 , 1997 , by October Films .",
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"text": "Getting Away with Murder (film) Getting Away with Murder is a 1996 American comedy film written and directed by Harvey Miller . The film stars Dan Aykroyd , Jack Lemmon , Lily Tomlin and Bonnie Hunt . This was the final project for veteran writer and director Harvey Miller . It received poor reviews and was panned by critics .",
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"text": "This Is the End This Is the End is a 2013 American disaster comedy film directed by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg and stars Rogen , James Franco , Jonah Hill , Jay Baruchel , Danny McBride , Craig Robinson , Michael Cera and Emma Watson . The story features real life actors playing fictionalized versions of themselves in the aftermath of a global biblical apocalypse . The film premiered at the Fox Village Theater on June 3 , 2013 and was released in the United States on June 14 , 2013 by Columbia Pictures , before being re-released on September 6 , 2013 . The film grossed $ 126 million on a $ 32 million budget . The film makes references to the past movies of the cast , including Spider-Man , Million Dollar Baby , Forrest Gump , Superbad , Pineapple Express , Moneyball , Your Highness , The Green Hornet , 127 Hours and the Harry Potter film series .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "When Jews Were Funny When Jews Were Funny is a 2013 documentary film by Canadian director Alan Zweig , which explores the role of Jewish comedians in the history of North American comedy and humour from the Borscht Belt to the present day . The film features interviews with and/or performance clips of a wide variety of Jewish comedy performers and writers of the 20th and 21st centuries , including Howie Mandel , Gilbert Gottfried , Rodney Dangerfield , Eugene Mirman , Marc Maron , Bob Einstein , Andy Kindler , Shelley Berman , Alan King , Judy Gold , Elon Gold , David Steinberg , Jackie Mason , Jack Carter , Norm Crosby , Henny Youngman , David Brenner , Shecky Greene , Mark Breslin , Cory Kahaney , Harrison Greenbaum , Simon Rakoff , Lisa Lambert , Larry Josephson and Michael Wex . The film premiered on September 10 , 2013 at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival . It subsequently won the festival award for the year 's best Canadian feature film .",
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"text": "Peeples (film) Peeples is a 2013 American comedy film written and directed by Tina Gordon Chism and produced by Tyler Perry . It stars Craig Robinson and Kerry Washington and was released by Lionsgate on May 10 , 2013 .",
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"text": "Straight Talk Straight Talk is an 1992 American romantic comedy film directed by Barnet Kellman and starring Dolly Parton and James Woods . Parton did not receive solo star-billing in any other theatrically released films until the 2012 film Joyful Noise , alongside Queen Latifah . Her previous starring films had been 9 to 5 ( 1980 ) , The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas ( 1982 ) , Rhinestone ( 1984 ) , and Steel Magnolias ( 1989 ) .",
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"text": "Golden Raspberry Awards The Golden Raspberry Awards ( often shortened to Razzies and Razzie Awards ) is an award in recognition of the worst in film . Co-founded by UCLA film graduates and film-industry veterans , John J. B. Wilson and Mo Murphy , the annual Razzie Awards ceremony in Los Angeles precedes the corresponding Academy Awards ceremony by one day . The term raspberry in the name is used in its irreverent sense , as in `` blowing a raspberry '' . The awards themselves are in the form of a `` golf ball-sized raspberry '' which sits atop a Super 8 mm film reel , the whole of which is spray painted gold . The first Golden Raspberry Awards ceremony was held on March 31 , 1981 , at John J. B. Wilson 's living-room alcove in Los Angeles , to honor the worst in film of the 1980 film season . The 37th ceremony was held on February 25 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Whistling Woods International Institute Whistling Woods International is a film , communication and media arts institute located in Mumbai , India . The institute is promoted by Indian Filmmaker Subhash Ghai , Mukta Arts Limited and Film City Mumbai . In July 2014 , The Hollywood Reporter named Whistling Woods on its list of `` The best film schools in the world '' . The school was first ranked among the top 10 film schools by The Hollywood Reporter in 2010 . The Institute has affiliations with several film schools , including international student co-productions and credits transfer . Some of the affiliations are with Deakin University and Griffith University in Australia , Bradford College in the UK , Syracuse University in the United States and New York University Tisch School of the Arts , Asia .",
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"text": "The Simpsons Movie The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated comedy film based on the Fox television series The Simpsons . The film was directed by David Silverman , and stars the regular television cast of Dan Castellaneta , Julie Kavner , Nancy Cartwright , Yeardley Smith , Hank Azaria , Harry Shearer , Tress MacNeille , Pamela Hayden , Marcia Wallace , and Russi Taylor with guest appearances by Tom Hanks , Green Day , and Albert Brooks . The film follows Homer Simpson , whose irresponsibility gets the better of him when he pollutes the lake in Springfield after the town has cleaned it up following receipt of a warning from the Environmental Protection Agency . As the townspeople exile him and eventually his family abandons him , Homer works to redeem his folly by stopping Russ Cargill , the fictional head of the EPA , when he intends to destroy Springfield . Previous attempts to create a The Simpsons film failed due to the lack of a script of appropriate length and production crew members . Eventually , producers James L. Brooks , Matt Groening , Al Jean , Richard Sakai , and Mike Scully began development of the film in 2001 . A writing team consisting of Brooks , Groening , Jean , Scully , Ian Maxtone-Graham , George Meyer , David Mirkin , Mike Reiss , Matt Selman , John Swartzwelder , and Jon Vitti was assembled . They conceived numerous plot ideas , with Groening 's being the one developed into a film . The script was re-written over a hundred times , and this creativity continued after the animation had begun in 2006 . This meant hours of finished material was cut , which included cameo roles from Erin Brockovich , Minnie Driver , Isla Fisher , Kelsey Grammer , and Edward Norton . Hanks and Green Day appeared in the final cut as themselves . Tie-in promotions were made with several companies , including Burger King and 7-Eleven , the latter which transformed selected stores into Kwik-E-Marts . The film premiered in Springfield , Vermont , which had won the right to hold it through a competition organized by Fox . The film was a critical and commercial success , grossing over $ 527 million worldwide .",
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"text": "Street Trash Street Trash is a 1987 American body horror-black comedy film directed by J. Michael Muro ( credited as Jim Muro ) . It won the Silver Raven at the Brussels International Festival of Fantasy Film . The film has acquired a status as a cult classic independent horror-comedy and is one of a number of films known as `` melt movies '' .",
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"text": "Saturday Night (2010 film) Saturday Night is a 2010 documentary directed by James Franco . The film examines the production process of the NBC late-night live television sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live . Shot over a period of six days from December 1 -- 6 , 2008 , the film was originally a school assignment for Franco at New York University . The film premiered at the 2010 South by Southwest Film Festival on March 14 , 2010 , but was shelved for several years due to legal matters regarding its distributor and NBC . It was released on September 26 , 2014 on Hulu .",
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"text": "James Arness James Arness ( May 26 , 1923 -- June 3 , 2011 ) was an American actor , best known for portraying Marshal Matt Dillon for 20 years in the television series Gunsmoke . Arness has the distinction of having played the role of Dillon in five separate decades : 1955 to 1975 in the weekly series , then in Gunsmoke : Return to Dodge ( 1987 ) and four more made-for-television Gunsmoke films in the 1990s . In Europe , Arness reached cult status for his role as Zeb Macahan in the western series How the West Was Won . He was the older brother of actor Peter Graves ( 1926 - 2010 ) .",
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"text": "St Michael Wood Street Described by Stow ( 1598 ) as a `` proper thing '' , St Michael 's Wood Street in Cripplegate Ward was the hurried burial site for the head of King James IV of Scotland ( Huelin , 1996 ) . First mentioned in 1225 ( Harben ,1919 ) the church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London ( Reynolds , 1922 ) and rebuilt after some pressure ( Hallows , 1974 ) by Sir Christopher Wren in 1673 ( Whinney ,1971 ) . The organ was built by Thomas Elliot in 1800 ( Pearce , 1909 ) . In 1854 the declining residential population led to proposals to reduce the number of churches within the `` Square Mile '' ( Times , 1854 ) - a decision the church 's vicar had himself proposed ( Hume ,1853 ) . The church was eventually demolished under the auspices of the Union of Benefices Act ( Hibbert ) in 1897 ( Cobb ) and many bodies were disinterred from the churchyard and reburied at Brookwood Cemetery ( Clarke ) . It was then united with St Alban Wood Street ( Norman ,1902 ) and after the destruction of that church in World War II , St Vedast Foster Lane ( Betjeman , 1972 ) . The church was on the west side of Wood Street , initially with a frontage on Huggin Lane but later on Wood Street itself . The site has undergone several redevelopments and , as of 2013 , is occupied by a pub called The Red Herring .",
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"text": "Jimmy Goins James `` Jimmy '' Ernest Goins ( August 31 , 1948 -- June 7 , 2015 ) was an American Lumbee politician who served as the Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina from 2004 to 2010 . As Lumbee Tribal Chairman , Goins led efforts to gain federal recognition for the Lumbee tribe during the 2000s . The 55,000-member Lumbee have achieved North Carolina state recognition , but have not yet received federal recognition . The Lumbee are the largest tribe living east of the Mississippi River who have not received federal recognition . Goins was born on August 31 , 1948 , to Ernest and Ola Lee Goins . He was raised in Prospect , North Carolina . In 1965 , Goins was a member of the Prospect High School basketball team which won the Indian Basketball Championship . Goins later served as an infantry squad leader during the Vietnam War . Jimmy Goins served as the Chairman of the Lumbee Tribe for six years from 2004 until 2010 . As Chairman , Goins led efforts to achieve federal recognition for the Lumbee during the 2000s . He testified before the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in September 2007 in an effort to gain recognition . In 2010 , Goins signed a controversial lobbying contract with a Nevada-based gaming consultant . Goins ran for Chairman again in 2012 , but lost the election his successor , incumbent Lumbee Chairman Paul Brooks , on November 12 , 2012 . Brooks received 2,559 votes , or 52 % of the vote , while Goins placed second with 2,042 votes ( 42 % ) . A third candidate , Lynn Bruce Jacobs , received 298 votes ( 6 % ) . Jimmy Goins was killed in a car accident at 1:30 p.m. on June 7 , 2015 , at the age of 66 . Goins was driving on North Carolina Highway 71 , approximately 4.4 miles from the town of Maxton , North Carolina , when the accident occurred . A resident of Philadelphus , North Carolina , he was survived by his wife , Diane Goins , and three daughters , Rhonda , Jackie and Jamie . North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory and North Carolina First Lady Ann McCrory released a joint statement of condolence following Goins ' death . McCrory ordered that all state flags be lowered to half staff in Goins ' memory on June 11 , 2015 .",
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"text": "This Is It (concerts) This Is It was a planned residency show of 50 concerts by Michael Jackson at the O2 Arena in London , scheduled to run from July 2009 to March 2010 . The shows were to be Jackson 's first major series of concerts since the HIStory World Tour finished in 1997 . With all concerts sold out , Jackson suffered a cardiac arrest and died less than three weeks before the first concert was scheduled to begin . Jackson announced This Is It at a press conference in the O2 Arena , stating that it would be his final series of concerts in London . AEG Live , the concert promoters , released a promotional video that took up an entire commercial break , setting a record for ITV . Initially only 10 concerts were announced , but following public demand 40 more concerts were added . Ticket sales broke several records and Jackson 's album sales increased following the announcement ; AEG Live estimated that the first 10 dates alone would have earned Jackson approximately # 50 million . In preparation for the concert series , Jackson had been collaborating with high-profile figures including fashion designer Christian Audigier , choreographer Kenny Ortega and bodybuilder Lou Ferrigno . Prior to Jackson 's death , Allgood Entertainment sued Jackson for $ 40 million , claiming that he had breached an exclusivity agreement with them by agreeing to the This Is It concerts . The case was dismissed . After Jackson 's death , AEG Live offered either refunds to ticket holders or a special `` souvenir '' ticket designed by Jackson . The cancelled shows , record-breaking ticket sales and potential for a world tour made This Is It `` the greatest concert -LSB- s -RSB- that never happened . '' Columbia Pictures acquired the footage of the rehearsals and released a concert film , Michael Jackson 's This Is It , accompanied by a compilation album of the same name .",
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"text": "Archibald James Wing Commander Sir Archibald William Henry James MC ( September 1893 -- 5 May 1980 ) was a British Conservative Party politician and Air Force pioneer . Born in Paddington , London , the son of H A James of Hurstmonceux Place , East Sussex , he was educated at Eton and Trinity College , Cambridge . He married twice , to Bridget Guthrie ( 1919 ) with whom he had one son David and one daughter , and to Eugenia Stirling ( 1940 ) with whom he had two sons . From 1914 -- 1926 he served with the 3rd Hussars , the Royal Flying Corps and the RAF , rising to the rank of Wing Commander . At the 1929 General Election , he stood as the Unionist candidate in the marginal constituency of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire , but lost to Labour 's George Dallas . He stood again in Wellingborough at the 1931 General Election , when the Labour vote collapsed nationally after Labour Prime Minister Ramsay Macdonald split his party by forming a National Government , and James won the seat on a swing of 16.6 % of the vote . He was narrowly re-elected at the 1935 General Election , when Dallas cut his majority to only 372 votes , and held the seat until 1945 . In the Labour landslide at the 1945 General Election , he lost to Labour 's George Lindgren , who took the seat with a majority of 5,990 . Whilst in Parliament he held the following offices of state : PPS to R A Butler at the India Office and Ministry of Labour ( 1936 -- 38 ) , Board of Education ( 1942 ) and Honorary First Secretary to the British Embassy in Madrid ( 1940 -- 41 ) . After his stint in Parliament , James moved to Southern Rhodesia , where he owned land at Bita in the Marandellas district . He died in Worthing , West Sussex aged 86 . His son David followed in his footsteps as Conservative MP for Brighton Kemptown 1959 -- 1964 and for North Dorset 1970 -- 1979 .",
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"text": "James Kenney (dramatist) James Kenney ( 178025 July 1849 ) was an English dramatist , the son of James Kenney , one of the founders of Boodles ' Club in London . His first play , a farce called Raising the Wind ( 1803 ) , was a success owing to the popularity of the character of `` Jeremy Diddler '' . Kenney produced more than forty dramas and operas between 1803 and 1845 , and many of his pieces , in which Mrs Siddons , Madame Vestris , Foote , Lewis , Liston and other leading players appeared from time to time , enjoyed a considerable vogue . His most popular play was Sweethearts and Wives , produced at the Haymarket Theatre in 1823 , and several times afterwards revived ; and among the most successful of his other works were : False Alarms ( 1807 ) , a comic opera with music by Braham ; Love , Law and Physic ( 1812 ) ; Spring and Autumn ( 1827 ) ; The Illustrious Stranger , or Married and Buried ( 1827 ) ; Masaniello ( 1829 ) ; The Sicilian Vespers , a tragedy ( 1840 ) . Kenney , who numbered Charles Lamb and Samuel Rogers among his friends , died in London in 1849 . He married the widow of the dramatist Thomas Holcroft , by whom he had two sons and two daughters .",
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"text": "James Waller Dr. James E. Waller is a Holocaust and Genocide Studies professor at Keene State College located in Keene , New Hampshire . Keene State College is home to the Cohen Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies , one of the nation 's oldest Holocaust resource centers . Keene State College also offers the only undergraduate major in Holocaust and Genocide Studies in the United States . Within the Cohen Center , Dr. Waller teaches courses primarily focused on genocide and comparative genocide . Dr. Waller was previously a Professor of psychology at Whitworth University , in Spokane , Washington , and was the Edward B. Lindaman Chair from Fall 2003-2007 . In addition to being an educator , Dr. Waller is also regularly involved in the policy making arena with his role as Director of Academic Programs with the Auschwitz Institute for Peace and Reconciliation ( AIPR ) , as the curriculum developer and lead instructor for the Rahael Lemkin Seminar for Genocide Prevention . Within AIPR , Dr. Waller educates and trains in genocide prevention for the US Army command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth , Kansas . Dr. Waller also has delivered briefings on genocide prevention and perpetrator behavior for the U.S. Department of State 's Bureau of Intelligence and Research , the CIA Directorate of Intelligence , and the International Human Rights Unit of the FBI . He has led teacher training in Holocaust and genocide studies for the Washington State Holocaust Education Resource Center ( 2009 and 2012 ) , the North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching ( 2010 ) , the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum ( 2010-2012 , 2015 ) , and the Zoryan Institute ( 2015 and 2016 ) . In addition , he has consulted on exhibition development with the National Institute for Holocaust Education at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum ( USHMM ) and the Kigali Genocide Memorial Centre in Rwanda . His fieldwork has included research in Germany , Israel , Northern Ireland , the former Yugoslavia , Rwanda , Uganda , Tanzania , Argentina , Chile , and Guatemala . During 1999-2000 , Dr. Waller was one of sixteen national recipients of the prestigious Pew Fellowship Award to continue his work on the psychology of human evil . In June 2007 , he received the `` First Voice Humanitarian Award '' from the Chicago Center for Urban Life & Culture in recognition of his work in connecting students with urban communities , particularly communities in need . In November 2011 , Waller was recognized by a California Senate Resolution for `` his tireless efforts to end genocide . '' In 2012 , he was Keene State College 's institutional nominee for the Joseph B. and Toby Gittler Prize from Brandeis University , an award given in recognition of scholarly contributions to racial , ethnic , and/or religious relations . Dr. Waller was appointed as the Centennial Global Ethics Fellow of the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs for 2013-2014 . Most recently , in September 2015 , he was named a Peace Ambassador by the Center for Peacebuilding in Sanski Most , Bosnia-Herzegovina . Dr. Waller 's book , Becoming Evil : How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing , is a standard text for students of genocide throughout the United States . He is widely recognized for his work on intergroup relations and prejudice , and in 1996 developed a study program titled `` Prejudice Across America . '' The program drew national media attention and was named by President Bill Clinton 's Initiative on Race as one of America 's `` Promising Practices for Racial Reconciliation . '' Many of the experiences from the study program are chronicled in Dr. Waller 's first book , Face to Face : The Changing State of Racism Across America ; and in a second book , Prejudice Across America . In addition to four books , Dr. Waller has published twenty-eight articles in peer-reviewed professional journals and contributed twenty chapters in edited books . His book on perpetrators of genocide , Becoming Evil : How Ordinary People Commit Genocide and Mass Killing ( Oxford University Press , 2002 ) , was praised by Publisher 's Weekly for `` clearly and effectively synthesizing a wide range of studies to develop an original and persuasive model of the process by which people can become evil . '' In addition to being used as a textbook in college and university courses around the world , Becoming Evil also was short-listed for the biennial Raphael Lemkin Book Award from the Institute for the Study of Genocide . Concepts from Becoming Evil , released in a revised and updated second edition in 2007 , have been the basis for an international best-selling novel ( The Exception by Christian Jungersen ) and a play workshopped in the School of Theater , Film , and Television at UCLA . Dr. Waller 's next book , also from Oxford , is titled Confronting Evil : Engaging Our Responsibility to Prevent Genocide with a release date of May 2016 . Dr. Waller received his B.S. ( 1983 ) from Asbury University ( KY ) , M.S. ( 1985 ) from the University of Colorado , and Ph.D. in Social Psychology ( 1988 ) from the University of Kentucky . He also has completed additional certification work in safety and security after violent conflict at the Queen 's University of Belfast , Northern Ireland . He is an active member of the International Association of Genocide Scholars ( for which he served as the program chair at the eighth biennial meeting in 2009 and is currently a member of the Advisory Board ) as well as the International Network of Genocide Scholars . Dr. Waller also serves on the board of the Journal for the Study of Antisemitism , as an editor-in-chief for Genocide Studies and Prevention , and is an Honorary Member of the International Expert Team of the Institute for Research of Genocide Canada . Dr. Waller lectures and speaks on Holocaust and genocide studies , intergroup relations , and prejudice for academic , professional , and public audiences . He has lectured at more than 50 colleges and universities as well as being frequently interviewed by media sources such as PBS , CNN , CBC , the Los Angeles Times , the Washington Post , Salon , and the New York Times .",
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"text": "James Chamberlain Crawford James Chamberlain Crawford ( 1880 -- 1950 ) was an American entomologist .",
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"text": "2010 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes The 2010 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was a horse race held at Ascot Racecourse on Saturday 24 July 2010 . It was the 60th King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes . The winner was the Highclere `` Admiral Rous '' syndicate 's Harbinger , a four-year-old bay colt trained at Newmarket , Suffolk by Michael Stoute and ridden by Olivier Peslier . Harbinger 's victory was the first for his jockey and owner and the fifth for Stoute after Shergar ( 1981 ) , Opera House ( 1993 ) Golan ( 2002 ) and Conduit ( 2009 ) .",
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"text": "James Austin Bastow James Austin Bastow ( 1810 -- 1894 ) was a Primitive Methodist Minister James A. Bastow was born in Hunslet near Leeds in 1810 and was the eldest child of John Bastow , a weaver , and Mary Wade , As a youth he attended a Primitive Methodist church in Leeds , where he was converted and soon began to work as a lay preacher . He married Dorothy Smith on 11 November 1836 . They had at least six children , three boys and three girls . Their eldest son Richard Austin Bastow became an Architect and emigrate to Australia . After Dorothy 's death in 1869 he married Matilda Holden in 1883 . In 1832 he became a minister on the Preston circuit , and subsequently travelled in Bolton , Ireland , Darleyton , North Shields , Edinburgh , Bradford , Grimsby , Dewsbury , Newcastle upon Tyne , Westgate , Hexham , Durham , Alston , Carlisle , Gateshead , Heston , Middlesbrough and Motherwell . James was seen as a diligent student and laboured hard to become rich in standard Biblical literature , the latest discoveries in science and the most recent exploration in Palestine . The first edition of his Bible Dictionary was published in three volumes , between the years 1845 and 1853 , there had been earlier parts issued from 1842 , and at the time it was seen as a comprehensive digest of the history and antiquities of the Hebrews and neighbouring nations . The dictionary had five editions and was published by Longman , Brown , Green , Longmans , and Roberts . James became a member of the Syro-Egyptian Society ( Established December 1844 ) whose purpose was ` to encourage and advance literature , science and the arts in Egypt , Nubia , Abyssinia , Arabia , Palestine , Syria , Mesopotamia , and Asia Minor After 48 years of active ministry , James retired to Southport 1879 and joined the High Park Society . In 1893 James suffered an injury after falling and never fully recovered . He was confined to his bed but was a poor patient and agreed to stay there for only two days . On April 7 , 1894 , he died with his son , the Reverend Samual J. Barstow , at his bedside . His remains were interred in the circuit minister 's grave at St. Cuthbert 's , Churchtown . A short service was conducted at his residence after which a service was held in High Park Chapel . A memorial service was conducted at the Marshside Road Chapel on Sunday evening , April 14 , where a large congregation assembled . ( Primitive Methodist magazine , 1894/864 )",
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"text": "James Freud James Randall Freud ( born Colin Joseph McGlinchey , 29 June 1959 -- 4 November 2010 ) was an Australian rock musician-songwriter . He was a member of Models during the 1980s and wrote their two most popular singles , `` Barbados '' and `` Out of Mind , Out of Sight '' . His autobiographies I am the Voice Left from Drinking ( 2002 ) and I am the Voice Left from Rehab ( 2007 ) detail his career in music entertainment and addictions . On 27 October 2010 , Models were inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame by former member Wendy Matthews , Freud 's absence from the ceremony was explained as being due to `` another bicycle accident '' . Freud committed suicide on 4 November and is survived by his wife , Sally , and two sons , Jackson and Harrison .",
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"text": "James E. Brewton James Edward Brewton ( November 4 , 1930 -- May 11 , 1967 ) was an American painter and printmaker who synthesized expressionism , graffiti and Pataphysics . He was born November 4 , 1930 , in Toledo , Ohio , and committed suicide in Philadelphia at age 36 , on May 11 , 1967 . At the time of his death , Brewton was beginning to distinguish himself as one of Philadelphia 's premier painters and printmakers .",
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"text": "In Memoriam A.H.H. `` In Memoriam A.H.H. '' is a poem by the British poet Alfred , Lord Tennyson , completed in 1849 . It is a requiem for the poet 's beloved Cambridge friend Arthur Henry Hallam , who died suddenly of a cerebral haemorrhage in Vienna in 1833 . It contains some of Tennyson 's most accomplished lyrical work , and is an unusually sustained exercise in lyric verse . It is widely considered to be one of the great poems of the 19th century . The original title of the poem was ` The Way of the Soul ' , and this might give an idea of how the poem is an account of all Tennyson 's thoughts and emotions as he grieves over the death of a close friend . He views the cruelty of nature and mortality in light of materialist science and faith . Owing to its length and its arguable breadth of focus , the poem might not be thought an elegy or a dirge in the strictest formal sense .",
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"text": "James Watson Robbins James Watson Robbins ( November 18 , 1801-January 10 , 1879 ) was an American physician and botanist . Robbins , son of Ammi R. and Salome Robbing , of Colebrook , Connecticut , and grandson of Rev. Ammi R. Robbins , of Norfolk , Connecticut , was born in Colebrook , November 18 , 1801 . He graduated from Yale College in 1822 . For a few months after graduation he taught in Enfield , Connecticut , and then went to Virginia , where he was similarly employed for some three years , in the family of Hon. Wm. L. Brent , and in the Peyton family at Warrenton , and at Arlington , where Robert E. Lee , afterwards general-in-chief of the Confederate army , was prepared by him for West Point . Returning to New Haven in the latter part of 1825 , he began the study of medicine , graduating from Yale Medical School in 1828 . He spent six months of the year 1829 in a botanical exploration of the New England states ; and in this way formed the acquaintance of Dr. George Willard , of Uxbridge , Massachusetts , who induced him to settle in that town . He practiced medicine in Uxbridge ( at first in partnership with Dr. Willard ) for thirty years , until 1859 , when he accepted an appointment as physician and surgeon of several copper mining companies near Portage Lake , Lake Superior , Michigan . During his professional life he had devoted himself largely to botany , gathering a valuable library , second , it is believed , to no private botanical library in the country ; and in the four years of his residence near Lake Superior , he made extensive botanical researches , and these were followed by a tour in 1863-4 down the Mississippi to Texas and Cuba , which resulted in very valuable collections . He then returned to Uxbridge , where he spent the remainder of his life , mostly retired from medical practice and devoting his leisure to his favorite pursuit . He died there , January 10 , 1879 , in his 78th year , of a disease of the kidneys , caused by the presence of trichinae . He was unmarried .",
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"text": "James Reiss James Reiss ( July 11 , 1941 -- December 2 , 2016 ) was an American poet and novelist .",
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"text": "James Boag II James Boag II ( 1854 -- 1919 ) was the son of James Boag I , and co-proprietor of J. Boag & Sons , owner of the Boag 's Brewery in Launceston , Tasmania , Australia . Educated in Launceston , James Boag II was an energetic entrepreneur . A keen sportsman throughout his youth , Boag generously supported sporting clubs all his life . Boag performed his military service in Launceston and qualified for the Long Service Medal in 1910 . During the 1901 Federation celebrations , The Examiner reported that at midnight , `` twenty-one guns boomed out the royal salute from the Launceston Artillery under Captain J. Boag '' . James Boag II became manager of J. Boag & Son in 1887 and later became the sole proprietor after the death of his father in 1890 . In 1919 , James II died and was succeeded by James III . The Daily Telegraph reported , a wide circle of friends will regret to learn of the death of Mr James Boag . He was a man keenly interested , though not perhaps altogether publicly , in the welfare of the city , and devoted much time to the development of sport . A widow , five sons and four daughters are left to mourn the loss of a devoted husband and father .",
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"text": "Aro (murderer) Aro ( known only by that name ) was the last person executed in Papua New Guinea . In 1957 , while Papua New Guinea was an Australian territory , Aro , then a young man , walked into a hospital `` carrying a baby and a blood-stained axe '' and stated that he had killed his two wives . He was convicted of willful murder , sentenced to death , and executed by hanging in November 1957 . There were no further executions . The death penalty was abolished in 1970 , five years before Papua New Guinea 's independence from Australia . It was reintroduced in 1991 , but never applied .",
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"text": "James Underwood (businessman) James Underwood ( 4 September 1771 -- 10 February 1844 ) was a noted shipwright , merchant businessman and distiller in Australia . Born in Bermondsey , London , he was shipped to Australia as a convicted felon in 1790 . He learned his trade in Sydney , becoming joint owner of a merchant ship , Diana in 1799 . He co-founded Kable & Underwood , along with Henry Kable which was a merchant trading company , and utilised Diana for seal hunting in the Bass Strait . As his enterprise expanded , Underwood added coal and sandalwood shipping to his business interests , increased the size of his fleet , and added Simeon Lord as a business partner . He continued to build ships , including a 200 tonne King George . He became one of the leading figures of the fledgingly sealing industry in New South Wales , employing over sixty men and bringing 30,000 skins annually . He returned to London to sell over 120,000 skins , and with the proceeds bought out his partner , Lord . On return to New South Wales he founded a coffee lounge , helped found the Commercial Society of Sydney and also joined the Standing Committee of the Emancipated Colonists of New South Wales . He became a leading merchant , and `` one of the few merchants engaged in importing from Europe and India . '' He built a distillery with two more business partners whom he subsequently bought out The proceeds of his expanding businesses funded a homestead said to be among `` the three or four finest in Sydney . '' He returned to England to retire in 1840 and died four years later in Surrey . He was married twice , in 1812 and against in 1825 after the death of his first wife . He had seven children in total , two of whom died in infancy .",
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"text": "Jim Ramsey James McNair `` Jim '' Ramsey ( born 20 June 1961 ) is an Anglo-American singer-songwriter and recording artist who emerged as part of the Chattanooga , Tennessee music scene in the 1990s . He is known for his romantic , spiritually conscious folk-rock which blends British progressive rock and American pop influences and for his critically acclaimed album , On the Dying Breath of Wisdom .",
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"text": "James Emery White Not to be confused with author and theologian James R. White . James Emery White ( born December 20 , 1961 ) , is the founding and senior pastor of Mecklenburg Community Church in Charlotte , North Carolina ; President of Serious Times , a ministry which explores the intersection of faith and culture and hosts ChurchandCulture.org ; ranked adjunctive professor of theology and culture on the Charlotte campus of Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary , which he also served as their fourth president ; and author of over a dozen books which have been translated into ten languages . Mecklenburg Community Church began with a single family and has grown to over 8,000 active attendees on five campuses . The church recently celebrated its 20th Anniversary . Meck experiences over seventy-percent of its growth from those who were previously unchurched and during its formative years was often cited as one of the fastest growing church starts in the United States . His commitment to local church ministry also includes service as Distinguished Professor of Pastoral Ministry at Anderson University , and consulting editor to Leadership Journal . Dr. White holds a B.S. degree in public relations and business from Appalachian State University , and the M.Div . and Ph.D. degrees from the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary , where he was awarded a Garrett Teaching Fellowship in both New testament and Theology . He has also done advanced university study at Vanderbilt University in American religious history , and continuing education at Oxford University in England , including participation in Oxford 's Summer Programme in Theology . James Emery White is the author of over a dozen books , including such Gold Medallion nominees as `` Serious Times '' and `` A Search for the Spiritual '' , Christianity Today book-of-the-year award winner `` Embracing the Mysterious God '' , as well as `` The Prayer God Longs For and Rethinking the Church . His most recent publications include The Church in an Age of Crisis , A Traveler 's Guide to the Kingdom , and What They Did n't Teach You in Seminary . In November 2009 , White signed an ecumenical statement known as the Manhattan Declaration '' calling on evangelicals , Catholics and Orthodox not to comply with rules and laws permitting abortion , same-sex marriage and other matters that go against their religious consciences . Dr. White 's messages , as well as his blog posts , are featured at www.churchandculture.org . His bi-weekly blog is also carried on Crosswalk.com , Christianity.com , ChurchLeaders.com and Believe.com . He can be followed on Twitter @JamesEmeryWhite .",
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"text": "Murder of James Byrd Jr. James Byrd Jr. ( May 2 , 1949 -- June 7 , 1998 ) was an African-American who was murdered by three white supremacists , in Jasper , Texas , on June 7 , 1998 . Shawn Berry , Lawrence Russell Brewer , and John King dragged Byrd for three miles behind a pick-up truck along an asphalt road . Byrd , who remained conscious throughout most of the ordeal , was killed when his body hit the edge of a culvert , severing his right arm and head . The murderers drove on for another mile before dumping his torso in front of an African-American cemetery in Jasper . Byrd 's lynching-by-dragging gave impetus to passage of a Texas hate crimes law . It later led to the federal Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. . Hate Crimes Prevention Act , commonly known as the Matthew Shepard Act , which passed on October 22 , 2009 , and which President Barack Obama signed into law on October 28 , 2009 . Lawrence Russell Brewer was executed for this crime by the state of Texas through lethal injection on September 21 , 2011 . King remains on Texas ' death row while appeals are pending , while Berry was sentenced to life imprisonment .",
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"text": "Black Sabbath Black Sabbath were an English rock band , formed in Birmingham in 1968 , by guitarist and main songwriter Tony Iommi , bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler , singer Ozzy Osbourne , and drummer Bill Ward . The band experienced multiple line-up changes , with Iommi being the only constant member throughout its history . Originally formed as a blues rock band , the group soon adopted the Black Sabbath moniker and began incorporating occult themes with horror-inspired lyrics and tuned-down guitars . They also composed songs about social instability , political corruption and drugs . Osbourne 's regular use of alcohol and other drugs led to his dismissal from the band in 1979 . He was replaced by former Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio . Following two albums with Dio , Black Sabbath endured many personnel changes in the 1980s and 1990s that included vocalists Ian Gillan , Glenn Hughes , Ray Gillen and Tony Martin , as well as several drummers and bassists . In 1992 , Iommi and Butler rejoined Dio and drummer Vinny Appice to record Dehumanizer . The original line-up reunited with Osbourne in 1997 and released a live album Reunion . Black Sabbath 's final studio album and nineteenth overall , 13 ( 2013 ) , features all of the original members but Ward , who left the band prior to the recording sessions due to a contract dispute . A year after embarking on a farewell tour , the band played their final concert in their home city of Birmingham on 4 February 2017 , after which they broke up . Iommi has stated , however , that he has not ruled out the possibility of new material or one-off shows under the Black Sabbath name . Black Sabbath are often cited as pioneers of heavy metal music . The band helped define the genre with releases such as Black Sabbath ( 1970 ) , Paranoid ( 1970 ) and Master of Reality ( 1971 ) . They were ranked by MTV as the `` Greatest Metal Band '' of all time , and placed second in VH1 's `` 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock '' list . Rolling Stone magazine ranked them number 85 in their `` 100 Greatest Artists of All Time '' . They have sold over 70 million records worldwide . Black Sabbath were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 . They have also won two Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance .",
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"text": "Heavy metal music Heavy metal ( or simply metal ) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s , largely in the United Kingdom and the United States . With roots in blues rock and psychedelic/acid rock , the bands that created heavy metal developed a thick , massive sound , characterized by highly amplified distortion , extended guitar solos , emphatic beats , and overall loudness . Heavy metal lyrics and performance styles are sometimes associated with aggression and machismo . In 1968 , the first heavy metal bands such as Led Zeppelin , Black Sabbath and Deep Purple attracted large audiences , though they were often derided by critics . During the mid-1970s , Judas Priest helped spur the genre 's evolution by discarding much of its blues influence ; Motörhead introduced a punk rock sensibility and an increasing emphasis on speed . Beginning in the late 1970s , bands in the new wave of British heavy metal such as Iron Maiden and Saxon followed in a similar vein . Before the end of the decade , heavy metal fans became known as `` metalheads '' or `` headbangers '' . During the 1980s , glam metal became popular with groups such as Mötley Crüe and Poison . Underground scenes produced an array of more aggressive styles : thrash metal broke into the mainstream with bands such as Metallica , Megadeth , Slayer , and Anthrax , while other extreme subgenres of metal such as death metal and black metal remain subcultural phenomena . Since the mid-1990s popular styles have further expanded the definition of the genre . These include groove metal ( with bands such as Pantera , Sepultura , and Lamb of God ) and nu metal ( with bands such as Korn , Slipknot , and Linkin Park ) , the latter of which often incorporates elements of grunge and hip hop .",
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"text": "Inside Black Sabbath – 1970–1992 Black Sabbath - 1970-1992 is a video by heavy metal band Black Sabbath .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Dub music Dub is a genre of music that grew out of reggae in the 1960s , and is commonly considered a subgenre , though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae . Music in this genre consists predominantly of instrumental remixes of existing recordings and is achieved by significantly manipulating and reshaping the recordings , usually by removing the vocals from an existing music piece , and emphasizing the drum and bass parts ( this stripped-down track is sometimes referred to as a riddim ) . Other techniques include dynamically adding extensive echo , reverb , panoramic delay , and occasional dubbing of vocal or instrumental snippets from the original version or other works . It was an early form of popular electronic music . Dub was pioneered by Osbourne `` King Tubby '' Ruddock , Lee `` Scratch '' Perry , Errol Thompson and others in the late 1960s . Augustus Pablo is credited with bringing the melodica to dub , and is also among the pioneers and creators of the genre . Similar experiments with recordings at the mixing desk outside of the dancehall environment were also done by producers Clive Chin and Herman Chin Loy . These producers , especially Ruddock and Perry , looked upon the mixing console as an instrument , manipulating tracks to come up with something new and different . Dub has influenced many genres of music , including rock ( most significantly the subgenre of post-punk and other kinds of punk ) , pop , hip hop , disco , and later house , techno , ambient , electronic dance music , and trip hop . Dub has become a basis for the genres of jungle and drum and bass Traditional dub has survived , and some of the originators , such as Lee `` Scratch '' Perry and Mad Professor , continue to produce new material .",
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"text": "Rock and roll (disambiguation) Rock and roll is a genre of popular music that originated and evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s . Rock and roll or Rock n ' roll may also refer to :",
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"text": "1950s in jazz By the end of the 1940s , the nervous energy and tension of bebop was replaced with a tendency towards calm and smoothness , with the sounds of cool jazz , which favoured long , linear melodic lines . It emerged in New York City , as a result of the mixture of the styles of predominantly white swing jazz musicians and predominantly black bebop musicians , and it dominated jazz in the first half of the 1950s . The starting point were a series of singles on Capitol Records in 1949 and 1950 of a nonet led by trumpeter Miles Davis , collected and released first on a ten-inch and later a twelve-inch as the Birth of the Cool . Cool jazz recordings by Chet Baker , Dave Brubeck , Bill Evans , Gil Evans , Stan Getz and the Modern Jazz Quartet usually have a `` lighter '' sound which avoided the aggressive tempos and harmonic abstraction of bebop . Cool jazz later became strongly identified with the West Coast jazz scene , but also had a particular resonance in Europe , especially Scandinavia , with emergence of such major figures as baritone saxophonist Lars Gullin and pianist Bengt Hallberg . The theoretical underpinnings of cool jazz were set out by the blind Chicago pianist Lennie Tristano , and its influence stretches into such later developments as Bossa nova , modal jazz , and even free jazz . See also the list of cool jazz and West Coast musicians for further detail . Hard bop , an extension of bebop ( or `` bop '' ) music that incorporates influences from rhythm and blues , gospel music , and blues , especially in the saxophone and piano playing , developed in the mid-1950s , partly in response to the vogue for cool jazz in the early 1950s . The hard bop style coalesced in 1953 and 1954 , paralleling the rise of rhythm and blues . Miles Davis ' performance of `` Walkin ' '' the title track of his album of the same year , at the very first Newport Jazz Festival in 1954 , announced the style to the jazz world . The quintet Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers , fronted by Blakey and featuring pianist Horace Silver and trumpeter Clifford Brown , were leaders in the hard bop movement along with Davis . ( See also List of Hard bop musicians ) Modal jazz recordings , such as Miles Davis 's Kind of Blue , became popular in the late 1950s . Popular modal standards include Davis 's `` All Blues '' and `` So What '' ( both 1959 ) , John Coltrane 's `` Impressions '' ( 1963 ) and Herbie Hancock 's `` Maiden Voyage '' ( 1965 ) . Later , Davis 's `` second great quintet '' , which included saxophonist Wayne Shorter and pianist Herbie Hancock , recorded a series of highly acclaimed albums in the mid-to-late 1960s . Standards from these sessions include Shorter 's `` Footprints '' ( 1966 ) and Eddie Harris 's `` Freedom Jazz Dance '' ( 1966 ) . In Brazil , a new style of music called bossa nova evolved in the late 1950s . The free jazz movement , coming to prominence in the late 1950s , spawned very few standards . Free jazz 's unorthodox structures and performance techniques are not as amenable to transcription as other jazz styles . However , `` Lonely Woman '' ( 1959 ) a blues by saxophonist Ornette Coleman , is perhaps the closest thing to a standard in free jazz , having been recorded by dozens of notable performers .",
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"text": "Hearts & Flowers Hearts & Flowers was a Los Angeles folk rock club band , perhaps most significant as one of the groups that launched the career of Eagles ' founding member and guitarist-songwriter , Bernie Leadon . The lineup included Larry Murray ( vocals , guitar ) , Dave Dawson ( vocals , guitar , autoharp ) , and Rick Cunha ( vocals , guitar ) . The individual members met at the ongoing Monday night jam sessions being held at The Troubador over which Murray presided . Cunha and Dawson , who played in a duo , were newcomers as recent transplants to the area from Hawaii . After a few informal picking sessions , the trio gelled and started performing . `` We had a unique sound , a very strange sound , particularly because we found what we did best was old , traditional , country hillbilly music , Murray told John Einarson . `` That became the core of what we did , the three of us , and we took it from there . '' The group 's sound was described as `` Merle Haggard-meets-Sgt . Pepper '' as a result of the wide-ranging influences each member brought to Hearts & Flowers . This included the aforementioned Haggard , plus Buck Owens , The Louvin and Everly brothers , The Country Gentlemen , The Beatles , and Bob Dylan . With such unorthodox influences -- plus the fact that the band featured autoharp -- , the group was torn about the direction it wanted to take . `` Had it been up to us , we would have gone way country , '' said Cunha . `` We wanted it to be commercial and fit into the pop market , but left to our own devices it would have been even more country . Production changed what we would have done . '' Meanwhile , Hearts & Flowers was influencing local musicians who heard them in various folk clubs around the Los Angeles area . This included several people who would later be credited with developing the then-germinating Southern California country-rock sound . Jim Messina ( Buffalo Springfield , Poco , Loggins and Messina ) says , `` Those three guys were probably the closest thing to what we were all flowing into . They were the cutting edge of where the rest of us were going . They were the black that did n't quite have the edge sharped on it yet . I got my first Telecaster from Rick Cunha . '' The group signed a deal with Capitol Records ' Folk World label in December 1966 . Once in the studio , the trio was filled out with studio musicians and steered into a more folk direction . On the road , the group would be augmented with an ever-changing series of musicians including Terry Paul ( Kris Kristofferson ) , Pete Carr ( The Hour Glass ) , and Karen Carpenter ( The Carpenters ) . Tensions over the direction of the group eventually came to a head . Cunha left the group in Fall 1967 to write country music and produce . Leadon replaced Cunha for the second album in 1968 . Leadon was well known to Murray as they had played in the Scottsville Squirrel Barkers , a San Diego bluegrass group responsible for launching both those members ' careers as well as those of Chris Hillman ( The Byrds , The Flying Burrito Brothers , Manassas ) and Kenny Wertz ( The Flying Burrito Brothers , Country Gazette ) . Among venues they played during the mid-1960s , were Los Angeles clubs Ledbetter 's , Doug Weston 's Troubadour , The Whisky-a-Go-Go , and the Ash Grove , primarily as an opening act . Some of the groups with whom they shared a bill included The Doors , Bill Monroe , The Buffalo Springfield , and Blue Cheer . After recording two albums without major success , the group disbanded in 1968 . Murray claims the group was `` in a rut '' and each member was working with other , different musicians . `` But for a simple twist of fate , we could have been huge . We had what it took , we had a lot of charisma , the personality of the group was amazing . But I do n't think we were focused business-wise . We tended to go with losers , because they were less high-pressure , and we dodged the real pressure people whose asses we should have been kissing . But you do what you do . Everything we did seemed like a good idea at the time . '' The timing of the break-up could n't have been worse . It was just prior to the release of the seminal country-rock album by The Byrds , Sweetheart of the Rodeo , and the subsequent formation of The Flying Burrito Brothers , both of which are credited with popularizing the genre .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Rodger Bain Rodger Bain ( born c. 1945 ) is a British former record producer , known for producing heavy metal albums by bands such as Black Sabbath , Budgie and Judas Priest in the 1970s .",
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"text": "Sounds Incorporated Sounds Incorporated , first recorded as Sounds Inc. , was a British instrumental pop group which recorded extensively in the 1960s .",
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"text": "Iron Maiden discography The discography of Iron Maiden , a British heavy metal band founded in 1975 by bassist Steve Harris , includes sixteen studio albums , as well as numerous live albums , compilations , EPs , singles , video albums , music videos , and box sets . After several auditions and changes , the final lineup consisted of vocalist Paul Di'Anno , guitarists Dave Murray and Dennis Stratton , and drummer Clive Burr . They released their self-titled debut album in 1980 ; quickly becoming one of the leading proponents of the new wave of British heavy metal movement . Guitarist Adrian Smith replaced Stratton , and a `` consistent highlight '' , Killers , was released in 1981 . Later that year , vocalist Bruce Dickinson replaced Paul Di'Anno , marking the beginning of a series of top-ten high-impact releases . They issued `` the 1982 masterpiece '' , The Number of the Beast , becoming the band 's first release to top the UK charts , and received a platinum certification by the Recording Industry Association of America . Drummer Nicko McBrain replaced Clive Burr , and the band released Piece of Mind in 1983 , followed by a `` true heavy metal achievement '' , Powerslave ( 1984 ) . Iron Maiden broadened their sound with the use of guitar synthesisers in Somewhere in Time ( 1986 ) . Their following concept album , Seventh Son of a Seventh Son , was released in 1988 , and also topped the UK charts . The line-up remained unchanged until Adrian Smith left the band during the pre-production stage of their last gold-certified album in the US , No Prayer for the Dying ( 1990 ) ; he was replaced by Janick Gers . Their next UK No. 1 album , Fear of the Dark , was released in 1992 , after which Dickinson left the band in the following year . His replacement , Blaze Bayley , debuted in 1995 with The X Factor , `` a lackluster '' album that marked a decline in the band 's career . The diminished fan interest in 1998 with Virtual XI prompted Bayley 's departure . Dickinson and Smith returned to the band in 1999 , and a new album , Brave New World , was issued in 2000 . Three years later , Dance of Death was released , which marked `` a triumphant return to form '' . In 2006 they released `` a more elaborate and meandering '' album , A Matter of Life and Death , which received , along with their two previous studio releases , a gold certification by the BPI . In 2010 , Iron Maiden issued The Final Frontier , which was positively received by critics , and debuted at No. 1 in over twenty-eight countries , including the United Kingdom . Their sixteenth studio effort , The Book of Souls , was released on 4 September 2015 and became their fifth UK No. 1 album . Overall , the band have reputedly sold between 80 and 100 million albums worldwide .",
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"text": "Cultural impact of Elvis Presley Since the beginning of his career , Elvis Presley has had an extensive cultural impact . According to Rolling Stone , `` it was Elvis who made rock 'n' roll the international language of pop . '' Rolling Stone encyclopedia of Rock and Roll describes Presley as `` an American music giant of the 20th century who single-handedly changed the course of music and culture in the mid-1950s . '' His recordings , dance moves , attitude and clothing came to be seen as embodiments of rock and roll . His music was heavily influenced by African-American blues , Christian gospel , and Southern country . In a list of the greatest English language singers , as compiled by Q Magazine , Presley was ranked first , and second in the list of greatest singers of 20th century by BBC Radio . Presley sang both hard driving rockabilly , rock and roll dance songs and ballads , laying a commercial foundation upon which other rock musicians would build their careers . African-American performers like Big Joe Turner , Wynonie Harris and Fats Domino came to national prominence after Presley 's acceptance among mass audiences of White American adults . Singers like Jerry Lee Lewis , the Everly Brothers , Chuck Berry , Bo Diddley , Little Richard , Buddy Holly , Johnny Cash , Roy Orbison and others immediately followed in his wake . John Lennon later observed , `` Before Elvis , there was nothing . '' During the post-WWII economic boom of the 1950s , many parents were able to give their teenage children much higher weekly allowances , signaling a shift in the buying power and purchasing habits of American teens . During the 1940s bobby soxers had idolized Frank Sinatra , but the buyers of his records were mostly between the ages of eighteen and twenty-two . Presley triggered a lot of demand for his records by near-teens and early teens aged ten and up . Along with Presley 's `` ducktail '' haircut , the demand for black slacks and loose , open-necked shirts resulted in new lines of clothing for teenage boys whereas a girl might get a pink portable 45 rpm record player for her bedroom . Meanwhile , American teenagers began buying newly available portable transistor radios and listened to rock 'n' roll on them ( helping to propel that fledgling industry from an estimated 100,000 units sold in 1955 to 5,000,000 units by the end of 1958 ) . Teens were asserting more independence and Presley became a national symbol of their parents ' consternation . Presley 's impact on the American youth consumer market was noted on the front page of The Wall Street Journal on December 31 , 1956 when business journalist Louis M. Kohlmeier wrote , `` Elvis Presley today is a business , '' and reported on the singer 's record and merchandise sales . Half a century later , historian Ian Brailsford ( University of Auckland , New Zealand ) commented , `` The phenomenal success of Elvis Presley in 1956 convinced many doubters of the financial opportunities existing in the youth market . ''",
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"text": "Beatlemania in the United Kingdom The phenomenon known as Beatlemania originated in the United Kingdom , birthplace of the Beatles , when the band first realised enormous popularity there in 1963 . Returning in 1962 from a highly formative two-year residency in Germany , the Beatles achieved a commercial breakthrough with their second UK single release , `` Please Please Me '' early in 1963 , but gained `` Superstar '' status with the release of `` She Loves You '' later that year . There followed an almost non-stop series of concerts and tours , attended with feverish enthusiasm across the UK , for the whole of the following year . The Beatles ' popularity in the UK came to exceed even that of the notable American artists Tommy Roe , Chris Montez and Roy Orbison , whose UK chart success at the time did not keep them from being overshadowed by the Beatles during their 1963 nationwide tours with the lower-billed band -- an achievement previously unknown for a UK act . With intense media interest in the Beatles during 1963 , the year was also taken up with TV shows , press interviews and a weekly radio show . Despite these demands the band found time for many sessions in the recording studio , releasing two albums and four singles during the year . 1963 was also the year when Lennon 's son Julian was born . By the end of 1963 , Beatlemania would begin to spread internationally . The single `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' entered the US charts on 18 January 1964 , selling one-and-a-half million copies in under three weeks , and the following month the Beatles made their first visit to America . The great interest in the Beatles brought about a major change in US attitudes to popular music and marked the start of the phenomenon known as the British Invasion .",
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"text": "Bangladeshi rock Bangladeshi rock or Bangla rock is the rock music of Bangladesh . It originated in Chittagong with Souls , which was formed in 1970 . Distortion , electric and bass guitars and drums are used , sometimes accompanied by piano or other keyboard instruments . In the past , it was accompanied by saxophone , flute , violin and bass violin .",
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"text": "Backing vocalist Backing vocalists are singers who provide vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists . In some cases , a backing singer may sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist 's entry or to sing a counter-melody . Backing vocalists are used in a broad range of popular music , traditional music and world music styles . Solo artists may employ professional backing vocalists in studio recording sessions as well as during concerts . In many rock and metal bands ( e.g. , the power trio ) , the musicians doing backup vocals also play instruments , such as guitar , electric bass , drums , or keyboards . In Latin or Afro-Cuban groups , backup singers may play percussion instruments or shakers while singing . In some pop and hip-hop groups and in musical theater , the backup singers may be required to perform elaborately choreographed dance routines while they sing through headset microphones . The style of singing used by backup singers varies according to the type of song and the genre of music the band plays . In pop and country songs , backup vocalists may perform vocal harmony parts to support the lead vocalist . In hardcore punk or rockabilly , other band members who play instruments may sing or shout backup vocals during the chorus ( refrain ) section of the songs .",
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"text": "Night Sun Night Sun were a German heavy prog/metal band consisting of Bruno Schaab ( vocals , bass ) , Walter Kirchgessner ( guitar ) , Knut Rossler ( organ , saxophon ) and Ulrich Staudt ( drums ) . Their one and only album , Mournin ' , was released in 1972 on Polydor 's Zebra label . Kirchgessner 's compositions and way of guitar playing reminds of Deep Purples 's Ritchie Blackmore , and Schaab 's vocals recalled the screams of Robert Plant from Led Zeppelin . The group played a loud , Deep Purple/Black Sabbath/Led Zeppelin style rock , with a characteristic `` heavy progressive '' instrumentation of lead guitar , organ , bass and drums . The album was produced by Konrad Plank ( whose production credits include Kraftwerk 's early output and Ash Ra Tempel ) at the Windrose Studio , Hamburg . With their sudden shifts of rhythm structures , guitar-with-organ riffing style and some studio effects , particularly phasing , Night Sun never went too close to the ordinary boogie and rock 'n' roll trap . Their sound consisted of many elements , all of which will be of interest to fans of Thrash , Stoner , Doom , Power and Prog Metal , and their 1970s roots .",
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"text": "Blues & Soul Blues & Soul is a British music magazine covering black music . Genres covered include soul , R&B , jazz , hip hop , reggae and world music . Under its initial title , Home of the Blues , it was launched in May 1966 and is known for first using the term `` Northern soul '' . The music journalism archive Rock 's Backpages describes Blues & Soul as `` a pioneering British music magazine '' and `` the longest running publication devoted to black music in the world '' .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Double album A double album ( or double record ) is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold , typically records and compact discs . A double album is usually though not always released as such , because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium . Recording artists often think of double albums as comprising a single piece artistically ; however , there are exceptions such as John Lennon 's Some Time in New York City and Pink Floyd 's Ummagumma ( both examples of one studio record and one live album packaged together ) and OutKast 's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below ( effectively two solo albums , one by each member of the duo ) . A classic example of this idea is Works ( Volume One ) by Emerson Lake and Palmer , where side one was Keith Emerson , two Greg Lake , three Carl Palmer while side four was by the entire group . Since the advent of the compact disc , albums are sometimes released with a bonus disc featuring additional material as a supplement to the main album , with live tracks , studio out-takes , cut songs , or older unreleased material . One innovation is the accompaniment of a CD with a DVD of related material , such as video related to the album or DVD-Audio versions of the same recordings . These could be regarded as a new form of double album ; some such discs were also released on a two-sided format called DualDisc . Due to the limitations of the gramophone record , many albums primarily released on the format were under 40 minutes long . This has led to record labels re-releasing two of these albums on one CD , thus making a double album . The same principles apply to the triple album , which comprises three units . Packages with more units than three are often packaged as a box set .",
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"text": "Heavy metal lyrics Heavy metal lyrics are the words used in songs by heavy metal music bands , groups and artists . Given that there are many genres of heavy metal , it is difficult to make generalizations about the lyrics and lyrical themes . In 1989 , two metal scholars wrote that heavy metal lyrics concentrate `` on dark and depressing subject matter to an extent hitherto unprecedented '' in any form of popular music . Jeffrey Arnett states that metal songs are `` overwhelmingly dominated '' by `` ugly and unhappy '' themes which express `` no hope '' for the future . Deena Weinstein has proposed one way to analyze metal song themes is loosely grouping them into two categories : the Dionysian theme ( a reference to the Roman God of wine ) , which celebrates `` sex , drugs and rock and roll '' , partying , and enjoyment of life and the Chaotic theme , which involves dark subjects such as Hell , injustice , mayhem , carnage and death . Not all metal genres fall into Weinstein 's two theme model ; for example power metal 's lyrical themes often focus on fantasy and mythology , camaraderie and hope , personal struggles and emotions , among other themes . Another exception is pop metal bands , which replaced `` gloom and doom '' themes with `` positive , upbeat '' songs about romantic love and relationships , part of their goal of appealing more to female listeners . In metal overall , the small number of metal songs about relationships are typically about unions that have `` gone sour '' long ago . The thematic content of heavy metal lyrics has long been a target of criticism . According to Jon Pareles , `` Heavy metal 's main subject matter is simple and virtually universal . With grunts , moans and subliterary lyrics , it celebrates ... a party without limits ... -LSB- T -RSB- he bulk of the music is stylized and formulaic . '' Music critics have often deemed metal lyrics juvenile and banal , and others have objected to what they see as advocacy of misogyny and the occult . During the 1980s , the Parents Music Resource Center ( PMRC ) petitioned the U.S. Congress to regulate the popular music industry due to what the group asserted were objectionable lyrics , particularly those in heavy metal songs . The PMRC used music professor Joe Stuessy to testify against metal . Professor Stuessy alleged that heavy metal songs focus on violence , substance abuse , perversion , S&M , and Satanism . Robert Walser analyzed 88 metal songs ' themes to determine if Professor Stuessy 's claims were valid . In Walser 's analysis , the dominant theme in the metal songs was `` longing for intensity '' ; he found that the negative themes described by Stuessy and the PMRC were uncommon . Jeffrey Arnett analysed the lyrics from 115 metal songs : he found that the top three messages were `` grim ... themes '' about violence , angst and protest . Metal artists have had to defend their lyrics in front of the U.S. Senate and in courtrooms . In 1985 , Twisted Sister frontman Dee Snider was asked to defend his song Under the Blade at a U.S. Senate hearing . In 1986 , Ozzy Osbourne was sued because of the lyrics of his song Suicide Solution . In 1990 , Judas Priest was sued in American court by the parents of two young men who had shot themselves five years earlier , allegedly after hearing the subliminal statement `` do it '' in a Priest song . While the case attracted a great deal of media attention , it was ultimately dismissed . In some predominantly Muslim countries , heavy metal has been officially denounced as a threat to traditional values . In countries such as Morocco , Egypt , Lebanon , and Malaysia , there have been incidents of heavy metal musicians and fans being arrested and incarcerated .",
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"text": "Frank Hall (drummer) Frank Hall ( born 29 October 1949 ) is an English musician and drummer . He was a founder member of the pioneering 1960s-1970s rock band Necromandus , widely hailed as the second Black Sabbath , and by Melody Maker as `` Black Sabbath play Yes '' . After Necromandus , Hall collaborated with Ozzy Osbourne 's first solo project after leaving Black Sabbath .",
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"text": "Daddy Yankee Ramón Luis Ayala Rodríguez ( born February 3 , 1977 ) , known by his stage name Daddy Yankee , is a Puerto Rican singer , songwriter , rapper , actor and record producer . Ayala was born in Río Piedras , San Juan , Puerto Rico , and was raised in the neighborhood of Villa Kennedy Housing Projects . He is known as the `` King of Reggaetón '' by music critics and fans alike . Ayala aspired to be a professional baseball player , and tried out for the Seattle Mariners of the Major League Baseball . Before he could be officially signed , he was hit by a stray round from an AK-47 rifle while taking a break from a studio recording session with reggaeton mix tape icon DJ Playero . Ayala spent roughly one and a half years recovering from the wound ; the bullet was never removed from his hip , and he credits the shooting incident with allowing him to focus entirely on a music career . In 2004 , Daddy Yankee released his internationally acclaimed single `` Gasolina '' , which is credited with introducing Reggaeton to audiences worldwide , and making the music genre a global phenomenon . Since then , he has sold over 18 million albums . Daddy Yankee 's album Barrio Fino made history when it became the top selling Latin music album of the decade between 2000-2009 .",
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"text": "Levi Roots Keith Valentine Graham ( born 24 June 1958 ) , better known as Levi Roots , is a British-Jamaican reggae musician , television personality , celebrity chef and businessman currently residing in Brixton , in south London .",
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"text": "Every family The Everys are an historic English family from the West Country ( specifically Devon , Dorset and Somerset ) , traceable to the late 12th century and maternal cousins to the Brice family . They were significant landowners in Devon , particularly in Chardstock and Shepton Beauchamp , and as Lords of the manor of Wootton Abbotts . The family seats were Wycroft Castle , Wootton Abbotts manor house , and Egginton Hall . On 26 May 1641 a branch of the family developed into the Every baronets , and the late 17th-century English pirate Henry Every is believed to have descended from an earlier line .",
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"text": "Wayne Jarrett Wayne Jarrett ( born 1956 ) is a reggae recording artist born in Kingston , Jamaica , and raised in Allman Town , Jamaica . He currently resides in the US in Hartford , Connecticut .",
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"text": "Anglo-Americans Anglo-Americans or Anglos are people who are inhabitants of Anglo-America and are referred to as English Americans and/or an English Canadians . It typically refers to an English-speaking American in distinction to Spanish speakers in the Southwestern states and in Mexico ; German speakers ( Amish ) in North Dakota , Ohio , and Pennsylvania ; and French speakers in Canada , New England and Louisiana . This usage originated in the discussion of the history of English-speaking people of the United States and the Spanish-speaking people residing in the western United States during the Mexican -- American War .",
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"text": "Beatlemania in the United Kingdom The phenomenon known as Beatlemania originated in the United Kingdom , birthplace of the Beatles , when the band first realised enormous popularity there in 1963 . Returning in 1962 from a highly formative two-year residency in Germany , the Beatles achieved a commercial breakthrough with their second UK single release , `` Please Please Me '' early in 1963 , but gained `` Superstar '' status with the release of `` She Loves You '' later that year . There followed an almost non-stop series of concerts and tours , attended with feverish enthusiasm across the UK , for the whole of the following year . The Beatles ' popularity in the UK came to exceed even that of the notable American artists Tommy Roe , Chris Montez and Roy Orbison , whose UK chart success at the time did not keep them from being overshadowed by the Beatles during their 1963 nationwide tours with the lower-billed band -- an achievement previously unknown for a UK act . With intense media interest in the Beatles during 1963 , the year was also taken up with TV shows , press interviews and a weekly radio show . Despite these demands the band found time for many sessions in the recording studio , releasing two albums and four singles during the year . 1963 was also the year when Lennon 's son Julian was born . By the end of 1963 , Beatlemania would begin to spread internationally . The single `` I Want to Hold Your Hand '' entered the US charts on 18 January 1964 , selling one-and-a-half million copies in under three weeks , and the following month the Beatles made their first visit to America . The great interest in the Beatles brought about a major change in US attitudes to popular music and marked the start of the phenomenon known as the British Invasion .",
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"text": "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 .",
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"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 '' .",
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"text": "Only Forever (song) `` Only Forever '' is a song popularized in 1940 by Bing Crosby . It reached number one on the Billboard charts on October 19 , 1940 and spent nine weeks in that position during a 20-week stay in the charts . `` Only Forever '' was written by James V. Monaco and Johnny Burke for the 1940 film Rhythm on the River and the song was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song but lost out to `` When You Wish Upon a Star '' . Crosby recorded it for Decca Records on July 3 , 1940 with John Scott Trotter and his Orchestra . Tommy Dorsey and Eddy Duchin also enjoyed chart success with the song . The song has also been recorded by Anne Shelton , Dean Martin , Kay Starr , Nat King Cole , Vera Lynn and Al Bowlly & Jimmy Mesene .",
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"text": "Untamed (Yankee Grey album) Untamed is the debut album of the American country music band Yankee Grey . It was released in 1999 ( see 1999 in country music ) on Monument Records Nashville . The album produced three chart singles on the Billboard country charts . In order of release , these were `` All Things Considered '' at number 8 , `` Another Nine Minutes '' at number 15 , and `` This Time Around '' at number 43 . The fourth and final single , which was the title track , failed to chart . By 2000 , Yankee Grey were dropped from Monument 's roster , and frontman Tim Hunt left due to vocal complications .",
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"text": "Yale (mythical creature) The yale or centicore ( Latin : eale ) is a mythical beast found in European mythology and heraldry . Most descriptions make it an antelope - or goat-like four-legged creature with large horns that it can swivel in any direction . The name might be derived from Hebrew יָעֵל ( yael ) , meaning `` Ibex '' . The yale was first written about by Pliny the Elder in Book VIII of his Natural History . The creature passed into medieval bestiaries and heraldry , where it represents proud defence . The yale is among the heraldic beasts used by the British Royal Family . It had been used as a supporter for the arms of John , Duke of Bedford , and by England 's House of Beaufort . Its connection with the British monarchy apparently began with Henry VII in 1485 . Henry Tudor 's mother , Lady Margaret ( 1443 -- 1509 ) , was a Beaufort , and the Beaufort heraldic legacy inherited by both her and her son included the yale . Lady Margaret Beaufort was a benefactor of Cambridge 's Christ 's College and St John 's College and her yale supporters can be seen on the college gates . There are also yales on the roof of St George 's Chapel in Windsor Castle . The Yale of Beaufort was one of the Queen 's Beasts commissioned for the coronation in 1953 ; the plaster originals are in Canada , stone copies are at Kew Gardens , outside the palm house . In the US , the yale as a heraldic symbol is weakly associated with Yale University in New Haven , Connecticut . Neither the University 's coat of arms nor most of its other heraldry features the yale , and the school 's primary sports mascot is a bulldog named Handsome Dan . But a yale is depicted on the official banner of the President of the University , which , along with a wooden mace capped by a yale 's head , is carried and displayed during commencement exercises each spring . Yales can be seen above the gateway to Yale 's Davenport College and the pediment of Timothy Dwight College . The student-run campus radio station , WYBCX Yale Radio , uses the yale as its logo .",
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"text": "Josey Wales Josey Wales , born Joseph Winston Sterling in St. Mary , Jamaica is an influential Jamaican dancehall deejay . He was considered , along with Brigadier Jerry , Yellowman and sound system partner Charlie Chaplin , one of the best deejays of the 1980s . Wales is named after the 1976 Western movie character from The Outlaw Josey Wales , played by Clint Eastwood , and subsequently nicknamed `` The Outlaw '' . His career began in the late 1970s performing over U-Roy-owned King Sturgav sound system , and he gained even more popularity in the early 1980s performing over Henry `` Junjo '' Lawes 's Volcano sound system , and recording singles such as `` Bobo Dread '' and `` Leggo Mi Hand '' for Lawes ' label of the same name as well as later hits for George Phang 's Power House label , most noticeably `` Undercover Lover '' . He was shot and robbed in 1997 , an incident that he dealt with in the hit `` Bushwacked '' . He appeared in Shaggy 's `` Bad Man Do n't Cry '' video , and by 2014 had begun recording new material .",
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"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 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary On May 14 , 1988 , the Atlantic Records label held its 40th Anniversary Celebration by staging a non-stop concert lasting almost 13 hours at Madison Square Garden , New York . The event was dubbed `` It 's Only Rock And Roll '' . Only artists who had released material on the Atlantic label in the United States performed , with the artists spanning the 40 years of the company 's existence . Lavern Baker and Ruth Brown were the longest tenured Atlantic acts to perform , while Debbie Gibson was the most recent Atlantic signing to make an appearance at the event . Some Atlantic signings , who had either officially split up or who had not performed together for a number of years , re-formed especially to perform at the concert . These artists included The Rascals , Iron Butterfly , and the former members of Led Zeppelin . Other notable performers included Yes , Genesis , Crosby , Stills & Nash , Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer ( representing Emerson , Lake & Palmer ) , Foreigner , Paul Rodgers , Bob Geldof , Booker T. Jones , Wilson Pickett , The Coasters , The Spinners , Peabo Bryson , The Blues Brothers ( featuring Dan Aykroyd and Sam Moore ) , Roberta Flack , The Manhattan Transfer , Bee Gees , Ben E. King and Vanilla Fudge . There had been plans to close the performance with a greatest hits all-star jam , but this idea was shelved . Instead , the former members of Led Zeppelin performed as the last act . The concert was broadcast live in the US on FM radio and HBO television , commentary for the latter being provided backstage by comedian Robert Townsend . HBO commenced its live broadcast a few hours into the event and interspersed footage of the concert which had been taped earlier by the network . In so doing , some of the artists ' sets were edited or omitted . An edited version aired later that year on ABC hosted by Robert Hays . Several banners heralding the reunion of Led Zeppelin band members were displayed like tapestry by excited fans , but , to their dismay , were taken down before HBO went with their live feed . The Audio was recorded by David Hewitt and Stanley Johnston on the Record Plant Black Truck . In the United Kingdom the event was broadcast over a period of four weeks by BBC 2 , presented as hour-long episodes . Atlantic Records later released this production on video under the title Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary : It 's Only Rock 'n' Roll . The release intercut concert footage with highlights from earlier performances , as well as older footage from the Atlantic archives .",
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"text": "Damn Yankees (film) Damn Yankees is a 1958 musical film made by Warner Bros. , a modern version of the Faust story involving the New York Yankees and Washington Senators baseball teams . The film is based on the 1955 Broadway musical of the same name . The film version was directed by George Abbott , as was the earlier stage version , with assistance from Stanley Donen . With the exception of Tab Hunter in the role of Joe Hardy ( replacing Stephen Douglass ) , the Broadway principals reprised their stage roles , including Gwen Verdon as Lola . A notable difference between film and stage versions was Gwen Verdon 's performance of the song `` A Little Brains '' . For the film , Verdon 's suggestive hip movements ( as choreographed by Bob Fosse and performed on stage ) were considered too risqué for a mainstream American film in 1958 , and so , in the film , she simply pauses at these points . The film was released in the United Kingdom under the title What Lola Wants , to avoid use of the word `` Damn '' on posters , hoardings and cinema marquees . It was also possibly because the title 's pun , alluding to the American Southerner 's colloquial term for Northerners ( `` damn Yankee '' ) would be lost on foreign audiences .",
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"text": "English English may refer to : Something of , from , or related to the country of England English people , an ethnic group of people native to England English national identity , an identity and common culture English language English studies , the study of English language and literature English language in England , a variant of the English language List of dialects of the English language",
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"text": "Trinidadian English Trinidadian English ( TE ) or Trinidad and Tobago Standard English is a dialect of English used in Trinidad and Tobago . TE co-exists with both non-standard varieties of English as well as other dialects , namely Trinidadian Creole in Trinidad and Tobagonian Creole in Tobago . Both islands as one consider the dialect as Trinbagonian Creole . Trinidadian English was originally based on a standard of British English . Located in the Americas , TE now uses many Americanisms , including apartment and trunk ( of a car ) . It is understandable by speakers of international standard English , although it uses a number of terms that are unique to it ( perhaps coming from Trinidadian Creole ) , such as `` to lime '' , meaning `` to hang out '' . Speech in Trinidad ( and , to some degree , in Tobago ) may vary by location and circumstance and is often remarked for its `` sing-song '' ( i.e. a rising and falling inflection ) intonation .",
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"text": "Geography of London London is the largest urban area and capital city of the United Kingdom , located in southeastern Great Britain . The London region covers an area of 1579 km2 , and had a population of 7,172,036 in 2001 and a population density of 4,542 people per square kilometre . A larger area , referred to as the London Metropolitan Region or the London Metropolitan Agglomeration covers an area of 8382 km2 , and had a population of 12,653,500 and a population density of 1,510 people per square kilometre . London is a port on the Thames ( see main article Port of London ) , a navigable river . The river has had a major influence on the development of the city . London began on the Thames ' north bank and for a long time the main focus of the city remained on the north side of the Thames . For many centuries London Bridge was the only bridge in or close to the city . When more bridges were built in the 18th century , the city expanded in all directions as the mostly flat or gently rolling countryside presented no obstacle to growth .",
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"text": "British rock and roll British rock and roll , or sometimes British rock 'n' roll , is a style of popular music based on American rock and roll , which emerged in the late 1950s and was popular until the arrival of beat music in 1962 . It has generally been considered inferior to the American version of the genre , and made little international or lasting impact . However , it was important in establishing British youth and popular music culture and was a key factor in subsequent developments that led to the British Invasion of the mid-1960s . Since the 1960s , some stars of the genre , most notably Cliff Richard , have managed to sustain successful careers and there have been periodic revivals of this form of music .",
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"text": "History of the New England Patriots The history of the New England Patriots began when Boston business executive William `` Billy '' Sullivan and Sullivan Brother Printers , owned by Joseph Sullivan , were awarded the eighth and final franchise of the developing American Football League ( AFL ) on November 16 , 1959 . The following winter , locals submitted thousands of ideas for the Boston football team 's official name . On February 20 , 1960 , Sullivan chose `` Boston Patriots '' , which was suggested by 74 fans , among them Larry Kepnes . Immediately thereafter , artist Phil Bissell developed the `` Pat Patriot '' logo . The Patriots ' time in the AFL saw them without a regular home stadium . Nickerson Field , Harvard Stadium , Fenway Park , and Alumni Stadium , all in or near Boston , served as home fields during their time in the American Football League . Early Patriots stars included defensive tackles Jim Lee `` Earthquake '' Hunt and Houston Antwine ; quarterback Vito `` Babe '' Parilli ; and flanker-placekicker Gino `` The Duke '' Cappelletti . Hunt , Parilli and Cappelletti played every year of the existence of the AFL , with Hunt and Cappelletti spending all ten years with the Patriots . Cappelletti was the all-time leading scorer in the AFL . Later the Patriots were joined by such stars as defensive end Larry Eisenhauer , fullback Jim Nance , and middle linebacker and future Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti . Cappelletti and Nance were AFL Most Valuable Players , Cappelletti in 1964 and Nance in 1966 . Buoniconti and Antwine were later named to the American Football League All-Time Team . The Boston Patriots defeated the Buffalo Bills in an AFL Eastern Division playoff game in 1963 , and played in the 1963 AFL championship game , losing to the San Diego Chargers 51 -- 10 . Although they would not appear again in an AFL or NFL post-season game for another 13 years , in the AFL , the Patriots often challenged the dominant Bills for the Eastern Division title . When the NFL and AFL merged in 1970 , the Patriots were placed in the AFC East division , where they still play today . The following year , the Patriots moved to a new stadium in Foxborough , Massachusetts , a suburb of Boston , which would serve as their home for 30 years ; the team also changed their name to the New England Patriots to reflect the location change , as well as its following throughout the region as its only NFL team ( though both New York City teams have substantial followings in parts of Connecticut as well ) . During the 1970s , the Patriots had some success , earning a berth to the playoffs in 1976 -- as a wild card-berth -- and in 1978 -- as AFC East champions . They would lose both games . In 1985 , they returned to the playoffs , and made it all the way to Super Bowl XX , which they lost against the Chicago Bears 46 -- 10 . Following their Super Bowl loss , they returned to the playoffs in 1986 , but lost in the first round . The team would not make the playoffs again for eight more years . They changed ownership several times in that period , being purchased from the Sullivan family first by Victor Kiam in 1988 , who sold the team to James Orthwein in 1992 . Orthwein intended to move the team to his native St. Louis , Missouri , but sold the team two years later to current owner , local businessman Robert Kraft in 1994 . Though Orthwein 's period as owner was short and controversial , he did oversee major changes to the team . Former New York Giants coach Bill Parcells was hired in 1993 , and the drastic changes were made the same year to the Patriots uniforms , changing their primary colors from their traditional red and white to blue and silver , and introducing a new logo . Parcells would bring the Patriots to two playoff appearances , including Super Bowl XXXI , which they lost to the Green Bay Packers by a score of 35 -- 21 . Pete Carroll , Parcells ' successor , would also take the team to the playoffs twice . Bill Belichick , current head coach , was hired in 2000 , and a new home field , Gillette Stadium was opened in 2002 . Under Belichick , the team won three Super Bowls in four years , and finished the 2007 regular season with a perfect 16 -- 0 record , becoming only the fourth team in league history to go undefeated , and the only one since the league expanded its regular season schedule to 16 games ; however , they ended that season with an 18-1 record after their loss to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII . The Patriots have made the playoffs in 12 of the 15 seasons that Belichick has been coach , missing them only in 2000 ( his first season ) , 2002 , and 2008 . They later faced the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX on February 1 , 2015 , and won by a score of 28-24 . The Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons 34-28 in Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium .",
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"text": "Andorra Andorra ( -LSB- ænˈdɔ : rə -RSB- -LSB- ənˈdorə -RSB- , -LSB- anˈdɔra -RSB- ) , officially the Principality of Andorra ( Principat d'Andorra ) , also called the Principality of the Valleys of Andorra ( -LSB- Principat de les Valls d'Andorra , links = no -RSB- ) , is a sovereign landlocked microstate in Southwestern Europe , located in the eastern Pyrenees mountains and bordered by Spain and France . Created under a charter in 988 , the present principality was formed in 1278 . It is known as a principality as it is a diarchy headed by two Co-Princes the Roman Catholic Bishop of Urgell in Spain , and the President of France . Andorra is the sixth-smallest nation in Europe , having an area of 468 km2 ( 181 sq mi ) and a population of approximately 85,000 . Its capital Andorra la Vella is the highest capital city in Europe , at an elevation of 1,023 m above sea level . The official language is Catalan , although Spanish , Portuguese , and French are also commonly spoken . Andorra 's tourism services an estimated 10.2 million visitors annually . It is not a member of the European Union , but the euro is the official currency . It has been a member of the United Nations since 1993 . In 2013 , the people of Andorra had the highest life expectancy in the world at 81 years , according to The Lancet .",
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"text": "Plazas de soberanía The plazas de soberanía ( -LSB- ˈplaθaz ðe soβeɾaˈni.a -RSB- , literally `` places of sovereignty '' ) are the Spanish sovereign territories in North Africa . These are separate pieces of land scattered along the Mediterranean coast bordering Morocco . The name refers to the fact that these territories have been a part of Spain since the formation of the modern Spanish State ( 1492 -- 1556 ) , and are distinguished from African territories obtained by Spain during the 19th and 20th century . Historically , a distinction was made between the so-called `` major sovereign territories '' , comprising the cities of Ceuta and Melilla , and the `` minor sovereign territories '' , referring to a number of smaller enclaves and islands along the coast . In the present , the term refers mainly to the latter .",
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"text": "South Region, Brazil The South Region of Brazil ( Região Sul do Brasil ) is one of the five regions of Brazil . It includes the states of Paraná , Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul and covers 576,409.6 km2 , being the smallest portion of the country , occupying only about 6.76 % of the territory of Brazil . Its whole area is smaller than that of the state of Minas Gerais , in Southeast Brazil , for example . It is a great tourist , economic and cultural pole . It borders Uruguay , Argentina , and Paraguay as well as the Centre-West Region , the Southeast Region and the Atlantic Ocean .",
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"text": "Regions of France France is divided into 18 administrative regions ( région , -LSB- ʁe.ʒjɔ̃ -RSB- ) , including 13 metropolitan regions and 5 overseas regions . The 13 metropolitan regions ( including 12 mainland regions and Corsica ) are each further subdivided into 2 to 13 departments , while the overseas regions consist of only one department each and hence are also referred to as `` overseas departments '' . The current legal concept of region was adopted in 1982 , and in 2016 what had been 27 regions was reduced to 18 .",
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"text": "Geography of Sweden Sweden is a country in Northern Europe on the Scandinavian Peninsula . It borders Norway to the west ; Finland to the northeast ; and the Baltic Sea and Gulf of Bothnia to the east and south . Sweden has a long coastline on the eastern side and the Scandinavian mountain chain ( Skanderna ) on the western border , a range that separates Sweden from Norway . It has maritime borders with Denmark , Germany , Poland , Russia , Lithuania , Latvia and Estonia , and it is also linked to Denmark ( southwest ) by the Öresund Bridge . At 450295 km2 , Sweden is the 56th largest country in the world . It is the fifth largest in Europe and the largest in Northern Europe .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Paréage of Andorra 1278 The first Paréage of Andorra ( Tractat de pareatge ) was a feudal charter signed in Lleida on 8 September 1278 . It codified a lay and ecclesiastical agreement between the Count of Foix , Roger-Bernard III , and the Bishop of Urgell , Pere d'Urtx , establishing their joint sovereignty over the territory of Andorra . The paréage established the system of condominium in Andorra , placing it under suzerainty of both lords . This system was later ratified in 1993 by the signing of the Constitution of Andorra . A second paréage was signed on 6 November 1288 , which supplemented and addressed a number of clauses in the first paréage . Together , these two paréages comprised the first basic law of Andorra , and were the nation 's most important constitutional documents until the ratification of the Constitution in 1993 . Following a series of marriages , the titles of the Count of Foix , including his co-lordship over Andorra , passed to the French monarch when Henry IV of Béarn , Count of Foix and Navarre , became King of France . Henry IV was therefore the first French king to also be Co-Prince of Andorra , a title which would eventually pass to today 's president . With the Constitution in 1993 , the system of government was then modified to provide for a parliamentary democracy , in which the rulers remained as ceremonial heads of state . There is only one copy of each of the paréages in existence . The copy of the first paréage is kept at the Arxiu Històric Nacional in Andorra . Its original , which was kept at the Archives of the Château de Foix , in Ariège , is thought to have been destroyed during a fire in the 20th century . The second paréage is held at the Arxiu Diocesà i Capitular d'Urgell , in La Seu d'Urgell , Spain . The original was kept in the town of Tournai , and was destroyed with the rest of the archives when the town was bombed in 1940 during World War II . The paréages remained in force unadjusted for seven centuries . In 1978 , to mark the 7th centenary of the signing of the paréage , the French postal service issued a stamp showing the preamble of the Acte of 1278 .",
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"text": "Scandinavian Peninsula The Scandinavian Peninsula ( Skandinaviska halvön Den skandinaviske halvøy Skandinavian niemimaa ? Скандинавский полуостров , Skandinavsky poluostrov ) is a peninsula in Northern Europe , which generally comprises the mainland of Sweden , the mainland of Norway ( with the exception of a small coastal area bordering Russia ) , the northwestern area of Finland , as well as a narrow area in the west of the Pechengsky District of Russia . The name of the peninsula is derived from the term Scandinavia , the cultural region of Denmark , Norway and Sweden . That cultural name is in turn derived from the name of Scania , the region at the southern extremity of the peninsula which has during periods been part of Denmark , which is the ancestral home of the Danes , and which is now part of Sweden . The derived term `` Scandinavian '' also refers to the Germanic peoples who speak North Germanic languages , considered to be a dialect continuum derived from Old Norse . These modern North Germanic languages found in Scandinavia are Danish , Norwegian , and Swedish ; additionally Faroese and Icelandic belong to the same language group , but they are not part of the modern Scandinavian dialect continuum and are not intelligible with the other languages . The Scandinavian Peninsula is the largest peninsula of Europe , larger than the Balkan , the Iberian and the Italian peninsulas . During the Ice Ages , the sea level of the Atlantic Ocean dropped so much that the Baltic Sea , the Gulf of Bothnia and the Gulf of Finland disappeared , and the countries now surrounding them , including Germany , Poland , the other Baltic countries and Scandinavia , were directly joined by land .",
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"text": "Cordillera A cordillera is an extensive chain of mountains or mountain ranges . The term is a borrowing from Spanish , in which it has the same meaning . The Spanish word originates from cordilla , a diminutive of `` cuerda '' , or `` rope '' . It is most commonly used in the field of physical geography . The term is particularly applied to the various ranges of the Andes of South America , and less frequently to other mountain ranges in the `` ridge '' which rims the Pacific Ocean . In Colombia and Venezuela the cordilleras are named according to their position : Cordillera Occidental , Central , and Oriental . Various local names identify the cordilleras in Ecuador , Peru , Bolivia , Chile , and Argentina . Mountain ranges of this type have a complex structure , usually the result of folding and faulting accompanied by volcanic activity . In South America the ranges include numerous volcanic peaks . ( Though not itself a volcano , Argentina 's Mt. Aconcagua , at 22,834 feet ( 6,960 metres ) high , is the highest point in the Western Hemisphere . The Andes cordillera has Ojos del Salado , the highest active volcano in the world , and second highest point in the Western Hemisphere . A number of the volcanoes have been active in historic times . Aside from the volcanic peaks , the crests include many narrow ridges , some of which reach into the zone of permanent snow . Between the ranges there are numerous inhabited valleys , basins , and low plateaux with a wide range of elevations .",
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"text": "Geography of Kosovo Kosovo is a small landlocked country in Southeastern Europe , in the center of Balkan Peninsula . With an area of 10,908 km2 , it is one of the smallest countries in Europe . Considering it 's small area , Kosovo has a variety of topographical features . It is surrounded by mountains : the Sharr Mountains are located in the south and southeast , bordering Macedonia , while the Kopaonik Mountains rise in the north . The southwest borders with Montenegro and Albania are also mountainous , and home to the country 's highest peak , Gjeravica , 2656 m high . The central region is mainly hilly , but two large plains spread over Kosovo 's west and east , respectively , Metohija plain and Kosovo plain . In the terms of hydrography , Kosovo has limited water resources . The main rivers in the country are the White Drin , running towards the Adriatic Sea , the South Morava in the Goljak area , and Ibar in the north . Sitnica , a tributary of Ibar , is the longest river lying completely within Kosovo . There are several small natural lakes but the country 's most important lakes are artificial . The biggest lakes are Gazivoda , Radonjić , Batlava and Badovac . Kosovo also does have a large number of karst springs , thermal and mineral water springs .",
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"text": "Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley The Madriu-Perafita-Claror Valley ( Vall del Madriu-Perafita-Claror ) is a glacial valley in the southeast of Andorra . It covers an area of 42.47 km ² , approximately 9 % of the total area of Andorra , and is part of the second largest watershed basin in Andorra . The isolated valley is recognised as a haven for rare or endangered wildlife , and the undeveloped valley has recently been considered to be the `` spiritual heart '' of Andorra . It became Andorra 's first , and to date its only , UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2004 , with a small extension in 2006 .",
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"text": "Politics of Andorra The politics of Andorra take place in a framework of a parliamentary constitutional diarchy , and a multi-party system . Executive power is exercised by the government , with the Head of Government of Andorra as chief executive . Legislative power is vested in both the government and parliament . The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature . Before 1993 , Andorra 's political system had no clear division of powers into executive , legislative , and judicial branches . A constitution ratified and approved in 1993 establishes Andorra as a sovereign parliamentary democracy that retains the President of France and Bishop of Urgell as co-princes and heads of state . However , the head of government retains executive power . The two co-princes serve coequally with limited powers that do not include an individual veto over government acts ( however , a bill can in effect be `` vetoed '' if both do not sign the legislation ) . They are each represented in Andorra by a personal representative . The fundamental impetus for this political transformation was a recommendation by the Council of Europe in 1990 that , if Andorra wished to attain full integration in the European Union ( EU ) , it should adopt a modern constitution that guarantees the rights of those living and working there . A Tripartite Commission -- made up of representatives of the co-princes , the General Council , and the Executive Council -- was formed in 1990 and finalized the draft constitution in April 1991 , making the new constitution a fact . One remaining , though symbolic , legacy of Andorra 's special relationship with France and Spain , is that the Principality has no postal service of its own -- French and Spanish postal services operate side by side , although each of them issues separate stamps for Andorra , instead of using their own .",
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"text": "Argentina–Chile relations Argentina -- Chile relations refers to interstate relations between the Republic of Chile and the Argentine Republic . Argentina and Chile share the world 's third-longest international border , which is 5300 km long and runs from north to the south along the Andes mountains . Although gaining their independence during the South American wars of liberation , during much of the 19th and the 20th century relations between the countries were chilled as a result of disputes over the border in Patagonia . In recent years relations have improved dramatically . Despite increased trade between the two countries , Argentina and Chile have followed quite different economic policies . Chile has signed free trade agreements with countries such as China , the USA , Canada , South Korea and the EU and is an active member of the APEC , while Argentina belongs to the Mercosur regional free trade area . Both countries are members of the Union of South American Nations .",
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"text": "Province of Girona Girona ( -LSB- ʒiˈɾonə -RSB- , Gerona Gérone ) is a province of Spain , in the northeastern part of the autonomous community of Catalonia . It is bordered on the northwest by the province of Lleida , on the southwest by the province of Barcelona , on the north by France , and on the east by the Mediterranean Sea . The population of the province in 2016 was 739,607 . Its capital and largest city is Girona , with an urban area ( including the neighbouring municipalities of Salt , Sarrià de Ter and Vilablareix ) representing , with a total population of 144,709 , 19.2 % of the population . The Girona area acts as an industrial , commercial and service hub for a significant part of the province .",
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"text": "Andorra Televisió Andorra Televisió ( -LSB- ənˈdorə təɫəβiziˈo -RSB- , -LSB- anˈdɔra teleβiziˈo -RSB- ) is an Andorran public TV channel , owned and run by Ràdio i Televisió d'Andorra .",
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"text": "Punta Manara Punta Manara is the end of a promontory extended in the Gulf of Tigullio between the Ligurian town of Sestri Levante and Riva Trigoso in the province of Genoa , Italy , subject to environmental protection since 1977 . Destination for many tourists from all over the world , is one of the most popular tours for the visitors of the city . Located at the west of the Gulf of Tigullio , it offers glimpses of the coast and many plant and animal species that inhabit the Maquis shrubland . The headland is approximately 190 hectares of which about 50 are entirely occupied by ilex trees , while the remaining spaces are divided between high maquis ( arbutus , heather ) and a small strip of cork oak , while the more extended plant population is the maritime pine that cover the maximum altitude of the promontory , called Monte Castello , at 265 metres above sea level . In this part of the promontory are still visible the ruins of an ancient fortress and a more recent building used by the Territorial Militia and by the Germans during the last conflict . Located near the eastern far end of the Gulf , in the heart of a nature reserve , inside you can observe the remains , still well preserved , of the Saracen tower , that stands at about 140 metres high above sea level . Characterized by strategic importance , it has always been an excellent sighting point for the control of the Marine front . It is post on the same geographical line of Punta Chiappa and Punta Mesco , other important coastal landmarks . The north mountainside collects the water conveyed by the Rio Ravino which crosses the main path to the headland . Although characterised by a very modest carrying capacity , it collects water from several smaller tributaries and is a useful water resource for fields planted with vegetables and olives in the below village called Ginestra . The annual rainfall in the area is about 1200 mm . Punta Manara can only be reached through paths that climb the promontory above Sestri Levante . A path starts from the alleys of the old town and after a series of steps leading out of the village , begins a walk almost flat , which is surrounded by the typical Ligurian vegetation . Once in Punta Manara , you can choose to continue with the path and get off at Riva Trigoso . On the promontory there is the so-called `` Sentiero Natura '' path ( see map ) which is a hiking path of rare naturalistic beauty in the landscapes of Liguria . In many parts of the trail there are illustrative signs describing the plant species that visitors can see during the tour . The `` Bivacco Manara '' is a campsite located near the end of the promontory , at the meeting point of the main paths , and it is equipped for an overnight stay . The property is managed by the municipality of Sestri Levante .",
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"text": "Physical geography of the Basque Country The physical geography of Euskal Herria is very diverse despite the small size of the region . The territory hosts a blend of green and brown to yellowish tones , featuring hilly terrain altogether . The Basque Country spreads from the rough coastal landscape to the semi-desert of the Bardenas on the south-eastern fringes of Navarre . The main natural limits of the Basque Country are the Cantabrian Sea ( south Bay of Biscay ) in the north and in the west side , and in the south side , the Ebro river . The highest point in the Basque Country is the Hiru Erregeen Mahaia peak ( 2438 m high ) .",
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"text": "Continental Europe Continental Europe , also referred to as mainland Europe , or , by Europeans , simply the Continent , is the continuous continent of Europe , excluding surrounding islands . The most common definition of continental Europe excludes continental islands , encompassing the Greek Islands , Cyprus , Malta , Sicily , Sardinia , Corsica , the Balearic Islands , Ireland , Great Britain , the Isle of Man , the Channel Islands , Novaya Zemlya and the Danish archipelago , as well as nearby oceanic islands , including the Canary Islands , Madeira , the Azores , Iceland , the Faroe Islands , and Svalbard . The Scandinavian peninsula is sometimes also excluded , as even though it is technically part of `` mainland Europe '' , the de facto connections to the rest of the continent are across the Baltic Sea or North Sea ( rather than via the lengthy land route that involves travelling to the north of the peninsula where it meets Finland , and then south through north-east Europe ) . The notion of Europe as a geopolitical or cultural term is centred on core Europe ( Kerneuropa ) , the continental territory of the historical Carolingian Empire and the core of Latin Christendom , corresponding to modern France , Italy , Germany ( or German-speaking Europe ) and the Benelux states ( historical Austrasia ) . This historical core of `` Carolingian Europe '' was consciously invoked in the 1950s as the historical ethno-cultural basis for the prospective European integration ( see also Multi-speed Europe ) .",
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"text": "Borders of Brazil Brazil is the largest country in South America and borders every country in South America with the exceptions of Chile and Ecuador . The borders of Brazil are the international borders that Brazil shares with neighbouring countries . Brazil has borders with ten different countries , totalling 16885 km , making it the country with the third longest land border behind only China and Russia . The lengths of the borders Brazil shares with different countries , running counter-clockwise around Brazil from French Guiana to Uruguay , are listed below :",
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"text": "Andorra (play) Andorra is a play written by the Swiss dramatist Max Frisch in 1961 . The original text came from a prose sketch Frisch had written in his diary titled Der andorranische Jude ( The Andorran Jew ) . The Andorra in Frisch 's play is fictional and not intended to be a representation of the real Andorra located between France and Spain . Frisch has stated that the title ` Andorra ' had only been intended as a working title but later liked using the term ` Andorrans ' so much he kept it . In Germany Andorra remains one of the best known of Frisch 's plays .",
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"text": "Catholic Church in Andorra The Catholic Church in Andorra is part of the worldwide Catholic Church , under the spiritual leadership of the Pope in Rome . There are over 60,000 Catholics in Andorra , over 90 % of the total population , and the country forms part of the Spanish Diocese of Urgell , whose bishop is also one of the country 's Co-Princes .",
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"text": "John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon , ( born John Winston Lennon ; 9 October 19408 December 1980 ) was an English guitarist , singer , and songwriter who co-founded the Beatles , the most commercially successful and musically influential band in the history of popular music . He and fellow member Paul McCartney formed a much-celebrated songwriting partnership . Born and raised in Liverpool , Lennon became involved in the skiffle craze as a teenager ; his first band , the Quarrymen , first became the Silver Beatles , and finally , evolved into the Beatles in 1960 . When the group disbanded in 1970 , Lennon embarked on a sporadic solo career that produced albums including John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band and Imagine , and songs such as `` Give Peace a Chance '' , `` Working Class Hero '' , and `` Imagine '' . After his marriage to Yoko Ono in 1969 , he added `` Ono '' as one of his middle names . Lennon disengaged himself from the music business in 1975 to raise his infant son Sean , but re-emerged with Ono in 1980 with the new album Double Fantasy . He was murdered three weeks after its release . Lennon revealed a rebellious nature and acerbic wit in his music , writing , drawings , on film and in interviews . Controversial through his political and peace activism , he moved to Manhattan in 1971 , where his criticism of the Vietnam War resulted in a lengthy attempt by Richard Nixon 's administration to deport him , while some of his songs were adopted as anthems by the anti-war movement and the larger counterculture . By 2012 , Lennon 's solo album sales in the United States exceeded 14 million and , as writer , co-writer , or performer , he is responsible for 25 number-one singles on the US Hot 100 chart . In 2002 , a BBC poll on the 100 Greatest Britons voted him eighth and , in 2008 , Rolling Stone ranked him the fifth-greatest singer of all time . He was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1987 , and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice , in 1988 as a member of the Beatles and in 1994 as a solo artist .",
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"text": "We Can Work It Out `` We Can Work It Out '' is a song by the English rock band the Beatles , written by Paul McCartney and John Lennon . It was first issued as a double A-side single with `` Day Tripper '' in December 1965 . The release marked the first time that both tracks on a Beatles single were designated as joint A-sides . The song was recorded during the sessions for the band 's Rubber Soul album . `` We Can Work It Out '' is a comparatively rare example of a Lennon -- McCartney collaboration from this period in the Beatles ' career , in that it recalls the level of collaboration the two songwriters had shared when writing the group 's hit singles of 1963 . This song , `` A Day in the Life '' , `` Baby , You 're a Rich Man '' and `` I 've Got a Feeling '' , are among the notable exceptions .",
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"text": "Hear Me Lord `` Hear Me Lord '' is a song by English musician George Harrison , released on his 1970 triple album All Things Must Pass . It appeared as the last track on side four of the original LP format and is generally viewed as the closing song on the album , disc three being the largely instrumental Apple Jam . Harrison wrote `` Hear Me Lord '' in January 1969 while still in the Beatles , but it was passed over for inclusion on what became the band 's final album , Let It Be ( 1970 ) . Musically , the song is in the gospel-rock style , while the lyrics take the form of a personal prayer , in which Harrison seeks help and forgiveness from his deity . Along with `` My Sweet Lord '' , it is among the most overtly religious selections on All Things Must Pass . The recording was co-produced by Phil Spector and features musical contributions from Eric Clapton , Gary Wright , Billy Preston , Bobby Whitlock and other musicians from Delaney & Bonnie 's Friends band . On release , Ben Gerson of Rolling Stone described `` Hear Me Lord '' as the album 's `` big statement '' and a `` majestic plea '' . Harrison performed the song at the Concert for Bangladesh on 1 August 1971 , during the afternoon show only , although the recording has never been issued officially .",
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"text": "Winston's Hiccup `` Winston 's Hiccup '' ( also known as `` Churchill 's Sneeze '' ) ( Arabic : حازوقة وينستون ) refers to the abruptly concave section of Jordan 's eastern border with Saudi Arabia , causing the border to resemble a zigzag shape , supposedly created arbitrarily in 1921 when Winston Churchill ( then serving as the Secretary of State for the Colonies ) drew the boundary of the British protectorate of Transjordan following a `` particularly liquid lunch '' . The legend arose after Churchill himself boasted in his later years that he had created Jordan `` with the stroke of a pen , one Sunday afternoon in Cairo '' . Nevertheless , the supposed involvement of alcohol in the drawing of the border as well as Churchill 's claimed sole responsibility over it are almost certainly apocryphal . Although the modern border is a result of a later territorial exchange between Jordan and Saudi Arabia , the general angle of the Hiccup remains similar , while the location of the vertex remains the same . The two straight borderlines making up the modern Winston 's Hiccup consist of one line running 90 miles northwest , at whose end the border creates an acute angle , and the continuing line which runs for 130 miles northeast towards the Iraqi border . The acute angle created points directly towards the Dead Sea on the other side of Jordan . The triangular part of Saudi Arabia bordering Winston 's Hiccup and thus jutting into Jordan is also the closest part of the country to Jerusalem , at just over 100 miles . Complex and seemingly arbitrary Middle Eastern borders such as Winston 's Hiccup often took the movements and lands of tribal nomads into consideration in attempting to create practical borders . In the modern era , Jordan 's boundaries with Saudi Arabia , Syria , and Iraq do not generally hamper nomads in their movements , although for a few tribes the borders do technically separate them from traditional grazing areas . Conversely , the border between Jordan and Israel is governed more heavily . Officially , the borders were set by a series of agreements between the United Kingdom and the government of what eventually became Saudi Arabia , first formally defined in the Hadda Agreement of 1925 . In 1965 , Jordan and Saudi Arabia concluded a bilateral agreement that realigned and defined the boundary . The realignment resulted in some exchange of territory , and Jordan 's coastline on the Gulf of Aqaba was lengthened by about 18 kilometers .",
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"text": "Bertie Lewis Hubert `` Bertie '' Lewis ( 22 July 1920 -- 21 December 2010 ) was a World War II RAF airman who went on to become a peace campaigner in the UK . Bertie Lewis became well known for his opposition to nuclear weapons and the wars in which his adopted and his native country were engaged .",
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"text": "Winston McCall Winston Thomas McCall ( born 6 September 1982 , Byron Bay , New South Wales ) is an Australian singer-songwriter and the lead vocalist of the metalcore band Parkway Drive and the hardcore punk band Rain Dogs . Parkway Drive have released five studio albums : Killing with a Smile ( 2005 ) , Horizons ( 2007 ) , Deep Blue ( 2010 ) , Atlas ( 2012 ) and Ire ( 2015 ) , whilst Rain Dogs , who he formed with ex-Comeback Kid bassist Kevin Call , released a demo in 2013 . During 2011 , McCall provided guest vocals on The Warriors ' album , See How You Are , for You Me at Six on the track , `` Time is Money '' , from Sinners Never Sleep , and on Skyway 's album Finders Keepers . McCall is also featured on ` Departure ( Death ) ' a song by In Hearts Wake off their 2012 album ` Divination ' In 2015 , McCall was a guest vocalist on Thy Art is Murder 's song Coffin Dragger McCall 's younger brother , Oscar McCall , is the lead singer of fellow metalcore group , 50 Lions . During February to March 2008 Parkway Drive undertook their Surf Rats Tour of Australia 's east coast with 50 Lions supporting .",
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"text": "Meat City `` Meat City '' is a song written by John Lennon , released as the 12th and final track on his 1973 album Mind Games . The song is also the B-side of the single `` Mind Games '' , and is included on the 2010 album , Gim me Some Truth .",
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"text": "Nowhere Man: The Final Days of John Lennon Nowhere Man : The Final Days of John Lennon , first published in 2000 and written by New York journalist Robert Rosen , who in 1981 had access to John Lennon 's diaries , is a controversial account of the ex-Beatle 's last five years . The book disputes the official view of Lennon as a contented househusband raising his son Sean and baking bread while Yoko ran the family business . Instead , Nowhere Man portrays Lennon 's daily life at the Dakota as that of a `` tormented superstar , a prisoner of his fame , locked in his bedroom raving about Jesus Christ , while a retinue of servants tended to his every need . '' Rosen says that he used his memory of Lennon 's diaries as `` a roadmap to the truth . '' The final part of the book , The Coda , focuses on the mental disintegration of Lennon 's assassin , Mark David Chapman , and includes Chapter 27 , the so-called missing chapter of J.D. Salinger 's classic novel of disaffected youth , The Catcher in the Rye , that `` inspired '' Chapman to murder Lennon . It was Chapman 's goal , according to Rosen , to write Chapter 27 `` in Lennon 's blood . '' Originally written in 1982 , the manuscript remained unpublished for 18 years . Soft Skull Press acquired the rights to the book in 1999 and brought out the hardcover edition the following year . Quick American Archives then picked up the rights and published the paperback edition in 2002 . Nowhere Man was a bestseller in the United States ( Los Angeles Times , September 3 , 2000 ) , England ( Mojo , October 2000 ) , and Japan ( Amazon.co.jp , October 2000 ) . In 2003 , Random House Mondadori brought out a Spanish-language edition in Latin America . The book received extensive coverage and was excerpted in such publications as Proceso , La Jornada , El Universal , Reforma , Semana , Gatopardo , Soho , El Heraldo , El Mercurio , La Tercera , Las Últimas Noticias , and The Clinic . Nowhere Man appeared on bestseller lists in Mexico and Colombia . The other foreign editions were published by DHC ( Japan , 2000 ) , Fusion Press ( UK , 2000 ) , Hannibal ( Germany , 2001 ) . and Coniglio ( Italy 2011 ) . The title of the book refers to The Beatles ' song `` Nowhere Man '' ( which was written and sung primarily by Lennon ) .",
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"text": "Tell Me Why (Beatles song) `` Tell Me Why '' is a song by English rock band the Beatles from their album A Hard Day 's Night . In North America , it was released on both the American version of A Hard Day 's Night and the album Something New . Credited to Lennon -- McCartney , it was written by John Lennon in either Paris or New York City and recorded in eight takes on 27 February 1964 .",
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"text": "John Peel John Robert Parker Ravenscroft , OBE ( 30 August 1939 -- 25 October 2004 ) , known professionally as John Peel , was an English disc jockey , radio presenter , record producer and journalist . He was the longest serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs , broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004 . He was one of the first broadcasters to play psychedelic rock and progressive rock records on British radio , and he is widely acknowledged for promoting artists working in various genres , including pop , reggae , indie pop , indie rock , alternative rock , punk , hardcore punk , breakcore , grindcore , death metal , British hip hop , electronic music , jungle and dance music . Fellow DJ Paul Gambaccini described Peel as `` the most important man in music for about a dozen years '' . In 2012 he was among the British cultural icons selected by artist Sir Peter Blake to appear in a new version of his most famous artwork -- the Beatles ' Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover . Peel 's Radio 1 shows were notable for the regular `` Peel sessions '' , which usually consisted of four songs recorded by an artist live in the BBC 's studios , and which often provided the first major national coverage to bands that would later achieve great fame . Another popular feature of his shows was the annual Festive Fifty countdown of his listeners ' favourite records of the year . Peel appeared occasionally on British television as one of the presenters of Top of the Pops in the 1980s , and he provided voice-over commentary for a number of BBC programmes . He became popular with the audience of BBC Radio 4 for his Home Truths programme , which ran from the 1990s , featuring unusual stories from listeners ' domestic lives .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Beaver & Krause Beaver & Krause were a musical duo made up of Paul Beaver and Bernie Krause . Their 1967 album The Nonesuch Guide to Electronic Music was a pioneering work in the electronic music genre . Beaver introduced Monkees singer-drummer Micky Dolenz to the Moog , which became a featured instrument on the fourth Monkees album , Pisces , Aquarius , Capricorn & Jones Ltd. , and Beaver himself performed on one track , `` Star Collector '' in 1967 . In addition , he led workshops at the Beaver & Krause LA studio attended by a who 's who of film composers and session keyboardists of the time . In June 1967 , Beaver and Krause set up a booth at the Monterey Pop Festival , demonstrating their newly purchased electronic synthesiser , one of the first constructed by Bob Moog . Thanks to their demonstrations of the Moog at Monterey , Beaver and Krause also introduced the instrument to a number of other leading American pop acts including The Doors , Simon & Garfunkel and The Byrds , helping to create the vogue for the Moog that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s . Krause introduced the instrument first to Sir George Martin , producer of the Beatles , and then to George Harrison during Harrison 's 1968 visit to California while producing the Apple artist , Jackie Lomax . He used it to generate his 1969 free-form solo Electronic Sound album for Apple Records ' spinoff label Zapple , with the first side of the disc consisting of not only Krause 's composition , but also his performance -- one that remained completely unacknowledged and uncompensated for . In 1968 , Beaver and Krause released an album for Mercury Records imprint Limelight Records , Ragnarok , then released a series of three albums for Warner Brothers Records , In a Wild Sanctuary ( 1970 ) , Gandharva ( 1971 ) and All Good Men ( 1972 ) , effectively creating both the electronica and New Age musical movements . The final chord of the track `` Spaced '' from their album , In a Wild Sanctuary , is abnormally similar to the later synthesizer THX Sound Logo heard for years in movie theaters and named deep note . The THX performance conveniently begins on the same first note ( a G pedal tone ) , splits into an 8-tone glissando with four notes rising and four descending , and ends on the same open ( D Major ) chord . Despite THX 's contention that it was not directly influenced by Beaver and Krause , no other musical rendering of that kind can be found over the entire course of musical history . Both Mike Bloomfield and Ronnie Montrose played guitar on the Beaver & Krause song `` Saga Of The Blue Beaver '' . The duo ended with Beaver 's premature death in January , 1975 , at age 49 . Krause released at least two more solo albums : Citadels of Mystery in 1979 and Gorillas in the Mix in 1988 . He also scored music and/or effects for many movies like Apocalypse Now on synthesizer . In 1995 Krause released an album of Holiday music with Phil Aaberg composed entirely of sampled animal noises recorded in the wild titled A Wild Christmas . Since earning his Ph.D. in Creative ( Sound ) Arts with an internship in bioacoustics ( 1981 ) , Krause has specialized almost exclusively in the recording and archiving of natural soundscapes from wild habitats worldwide and has been a major influence in the introduction to bioacoustics of the fields of soundscape ecology and ecoacoustics . In 2014 , Krause collaborated with Richard Blackford , former composer-in-residence at Balliol College Oxford , to compose a symphony titled , The Great Animal Orchestra Symphony for Orchestra and Wild Soundscapes , commissioned and performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales . Echoing the pioneering ecoacoustic approach in Beaver & Krause 's In A Wild Sanctuary , the symphony featured the first full orchestration combining wild soundscapes performed live as a component of orchestration . In 2015 , Blackford and Krause were commissioned by the Alonzo King LINES Ballet , an internationally known corps based in San Francisco , to score the ballet , Biophony , which premiered in April of that year .",
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"text": "National Churchill Library and Center The National Churchill Library and Center ( NCLC ) is a public library and museum at the George Washington University ( GWU ) in Washington , D.C. , dedicated to the life and work of former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill . It is located on the ground level of the GWU 's Gelman Library . The NCLC was officially opened on 29 October 2016 and is a collaboration between the George Washington University and the International Churchill Society . The concept of a Churchill research library in the United States was conceived in 2012 by International Churchill Society Chairman , Laurence Geller , and the then President of the George Washington University , Steven Knapp . It was the first research facility in the U.S. capital dedicated to the study of Churchill . The NCLC contains hundreds of volumes by and about Churchill ; a touchscreen exhibit based on the 2012 exhibition `` Churchill : The Power of Words '' at the Morgan Library in New York ; online access to the Churchill Archive housed at Churchill College , Cambridge ; and primary sources including the engagement diary cards that recorded Churchill 's schedule during World War II .",
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"text": "It's Only Love `` It 's Only Love '' is a song written mostly by John Lennon , and credited to Lennon -- McCartney . It was first released by the Beatles in 1965 , on the Help ! album in the United Kingdom , and on the Rubber Soul album in the United States .",
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"text": "Thomas Winston Thomas Winston ( 1576 -- 1655 ) was an English physician .",
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"text": "Middle name In several cultures , people 's names usually include one or more names in addition to the portion that is usually considered adequate to identify them . In a number of cultures where a given name is expected to precede the surname , such a name is likely to be placed after the given name and before the surname , and thus called a middle name . In English-speaking American culture , that term is often applied ( arguably mistakenly ) to names , occupying that position , even if the bearer would insist that that name is being mistakenly called a `` middle name '' , and is actually ( to mention several types of atypical cases ) : part of a two-word given name ( e.g. Mary Anne , about Mary Anne Clarke , and `` Joe Bob Briggs '' ) , a maiden name ( e.g. Rodham ) , a patronymic ( e.g. Sergeyevich ) , or a baptismal name ( e.g. `` Christopher '' invoking St. Christopher ) . In the USA such names are specifically referred to as middle names ; in most other countries , as far as they are given names and not , for example , patronymics , they would simply be regarded as second , third etc. given names . The US `` middle name '' is often abbreviated to the middle initial ( e.g. Mary Lee Bianchi becomes Mary L. Bianchi , which is usually standard for signatures ) or omitted entirely in everyday use ( e.g. just Mary Bianchi ) . An individual may have more than one middle name , or none . In the United Kingdom , for comparison , she would usually be referred to as either Mary Bianchi , M. L. Bianchi or Mary Lee Bianchi , or she may choose Lee Bianchi , and informally there may be familiar shortenings . It is debatable how long multiple given names have existed in English-speaking countries , but it is certain that among royalty and aristocracy the practice existed by the late 17th century ( and possibly earlier ) , as exemplified in the name of the Stuart pretender James Francis Edward Stuart ( 1688 -- 1766 ) . Despite their relatively long existence in North America , the phrase `` middle name '' was not recorded until 1835 , in the periodical Harvardiana . The use of multiple middle names has been somewhat impeded recently by the increased use of computer databases that occasionally allow for only a single middle name or more commonly a middle initial in storing personal records , effectively preventing people with multiple middle names from being listed in such databases under their full name . This is worsened by longer compound names , like María del Pilar Pereyra or María de las Nieves García . The abbreviation `` N.M.N. '' ( no middle name ) or `` N.M.I. '' ( no middle initial ) , with or without periods , is sometimes used in formal documents in the United States , where a middle initial or name is expected but the person does not have one . The middle name can also be a maiden name . Since 1905 , `` middle name '' has also developed a figurative usage meaning a notable or outstanding attribute of a person , as in the phrase `` discretion is my middle name . ''",
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"text": "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You `` I 'm Happy Just to Dance with You '' is a song written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney and recorded by the Beatles for the film soundtrack to A Hard Day 's Night . Lead vocals are by George Harrison , whose performance in the film marked the first mass media depiction of Harrison singing lead .",
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"text": "Yoko Ono Yoko Ono ( born February 18 , 1933 ) is a Japanese multimedia artist , singer , songwriter , and peace activist who is also known for her work in performance art and filmmaking . She performs in both English and Japanese . She is the second wife and widow of singer-songwriter John Lennon of the Beatles . Ono grew up in Tokyo and studied at Gakushuin . She withdrew from her course after two years and rejoined her family in New York in 1953 . She spent some time at Sarah Lawrence College , and then became involved in New York City 's downtown artists scene , including the Fluxus group . She first met Lennon in 1966 at her own art exhibition in London , and they became a couple in 1968 . With their performance Bed-Ins for Peace in Amsterdam and Montreal in 1969 , Ono and Lennon famously used their honeymoon at the Hilton Amsterdam as a stage for public protests against the Vietnam War . She brought feminism to the forefront in her music , influencing artists as diverse as the B-52s and Meredith Monk . Ono achieved commercial and critical acclaim in 1980 with the chart-topping album Double Fantasy , a collaboration with Lennon that was released three weeks before his death . Public appreciation of Ono 's work has shifted over time , helped by a retrospective at a Whitney Museum branch in 1989 and the 1992 release of the six-disc box set Onobox . Retrospectives of her artwork have also been presented at the Japan Society in New York City in 2001 , in Bielefeld , Germany , and the UK in 2008 , Frankfurt , and Bilbao , Spain , in 2013 and MOMA in New York City in 2015 . She received a Golden Lion Award for lifetime achievement from the Venice Biennale in 2009 and the 2012 Oskar Kokoschka Prize , Austria 's highest award for applied contemporary art . As Lennon 's widow , Ono works to preserve his legacy . She funded Strawberry Fields in Manhattan 's Central Park , the Imagine Peace Tower in Iceland , and the John Lennon Museum in Saitama , Japan ( which closed in 2010 ) . She has made significant philanthropic contributions to the arts , peace , Philippine and Japan disaster relief , and other causes . In 2012 Yoko Ono received the Dr. Rainer Hildebrandt Human Rights Award endowed by Alexandra Hildebrandt . The award is given annually in recognition of extraordinary , non-violent commitment to human rights . Ono continues her social activism , inaugurating a biennial $ 50,000 LennonOno Grant for Peace in 2002 and co-founding the group Artists Against Fracking in 2012 . She has a daughter , Kyoko Chan Cox , from her marriage to Anthony Cox and a son , Sean Taro Ono Lennon , from her marriage to Lennon . She collaborates musically with Sean Lennon .",
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"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 . ''",
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"text": "Blue Jay Way `` Blue Jay Way '' is a song recorded by the English rock band the Beatles . Written by George Harrison , it was released in 1967 on the group 's Magical Mystery Tour EP and album . The song was named after a street in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles where Harrison stayed in August 1967 , shortly before visiting the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco . The lyrics document Harrison 's wait for music publicist Derek Taylor to find his way to Blue Jay Way through the fog-ridden hills , while Harrison struggled to stay awake after the flight from London to Los Angeles . As with several of Harrison 's compositions from this period , `` Blue Jay Way '' incorporates aspects of Indian classical music , although the Beatles used only Western instrumentation on the track , including a drone-like Hammond organ part played by Harrison . Created during the group 's psychedelic period , the track makes extensive use of studio techniques such as flanging , Leslie rotary effect , and reversed tape sounds . The song appeared in the Beatles ' 1967 television film Magical Mystery Tour , in a sequence that visually re-creates the sense of haziness and dislocation evident on the recording . While some reviewers have dismissed the song as monotonous , many others have admired its yearning quality and dark musical mood . The website Consequence of Sound describes `` Blue Jay Way '' as `` a haunted house of a hit , adding an ethereal , creepy mythos to the City of Angels '' . Among its continued links with Los Angeles , the song was one of the first Beatles tracks that cult leader Charles Manson adopted as the foundation for his Helter Skelter theory of an American race-related countercultural revolution . Artists who have covered the song include Bud Shank , Colin Newman , Tracy Bonham , Siouxsie and the Banshees and Greg Hawkes .",
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"text": "Bob Winston Robert Watson `` Bob '' Winston , Jr. ( December 17 , 1891 -- August 10 , 1970 ) was a college football player and politician from North Carolina .",
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"text": "Natalie Wood Natalie Wood ( born Natalia Nikolaevna Zakharenko ; July 20 , 1938 -- November 28 or 29 , 1981 ) was an American film and television actress . She was known for her screen roles in Miracle on 34th Street , Splendor in the Grass , Rebel Without a Cause , The Searchers , and West Side Story . She first worked in films as a child , then became a successful Hollywood star as a young adult , receiving three Academy Award nominations before she was 25 years old . Wood began acting in movies at the age of four and , at age eight , was given a co-starring role with Maureen O'Hara in the classic Christmas film Miracle on 34th Street . As a teenager , her performance in Rebel Without a Cause ( 1955 ) earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress . She starred in the musical films West Side Story ( 1961 ) and Gypsy ( 1962 ) , and received Academy Award for Best Actress nominations for her performances in Splendor in the Grass ( 1961 ) and Love with the Proper Stranger ( 1963 ) . Her career continued with films such as Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice ( 1969 ) . After this , she took a break from acting and had two children with different husbands , appearing in only three theatrical films during the 1970s . She was married to actor Robert Wagner twice , and to producer Richard Gregson . She had one daughter with Gregson , actress Natasha Gregson Wagner . Wood gave birth to Courtney Wagner during her second marriage to Wagner . Her younger sister Lana Wood is also an actress . Wood starred in several television productions , including a remake of the film From Here to Eternity ( 1979 ) for which she won a Golden Globe Award . During her career , her films represented a `` coming of age '' for both her and Hollywood films in general .",
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"text": "1940",
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"text": "Joan Woodbury Joan Woodbury ( December 17 , 1915 -- February 22 , 1989 ) was an American actress beginning in the 1930s and continuing well into the 1960s .",
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"text": "Wood (song) `` Wood '' is a song by English post-trip hop band Second Person , which will be on the band 's second album : `` The Elements '' - the follow-up to their debut album `` Chromatography '' . Released on 9 August 2007 , this song has a music video created by a collaboration of artists , animators and the band . This video is the first chapter in a story spanning five videos that make up a short animated film also called `` The Elements '' . These video along with the album were created for `` believers '' in the band on Sellaband.com who helped the band raise $ 50,000 to record their album . These videos and songs can be download from their site .",
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"text": "Garden State (film) Garden State is a 2004 American romantic comedy-drama film , written and directed by Zach Braff and starring Braff , Natalie Portman , Peter Sarsgaard , and Ian Holm . The film centers on Andrew Largeman ( Braff ) , a 26-year-old actor/waiter who returns to his hometown in New Jersey after his mother dies . Braff based the film on his real life experiences . It was filmed in April and May 2003 and released on July 28 , 2004 . New Jersey was the main setting and primary shooting location . Garden State received positive reviews upon its release and has garnered a cult following . It was an official selection of the Sundance Film Festival . The film also spawned a soundtrack for which Braff , who picked the music himself , won a Grammy Award .",
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"text": "Violet Wood Violet Jane Wood ( née Hodges ; 2 September 1899 -- 29 February 2012 ) was a British supercentenarian who was the oldest person in the United Kingdom for almost a year before her death at the age of 112 years , 180 days .",
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"text": "Audrey Wood Audrey Wood ( born August 12 , 1948 ) is a children 's author . She currently resides in Santa Barbara , California",
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"text": "When's Your Birthday? When 's Your Birthday ? ( 1937 ) is an American film directed by Harry Beaumont . While original prints of this film had a cartoon sequence in Technicolor directed by Bob Clampett and Leon Schlesinger , most prints ( including the Internet Archive ) have the sequence in black-and-white .",
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"text": "Saratoga Trunk Saratoga Trunk is a 1945 American romantic drama film directed by Sam Wood and starring Gary Cooper , Ingrid Bergman , and Flora Robson . Written by Casey Robinson , and based on the novel Saratoga Trunk by Edna Ferber , the film is about a Texas gambler and a Creole daughter of an aristocratic family who work together to seek justice from a society that has rejected them .",
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"text": "Rebel Without a Cause Rebel Without a Cause is a 1955 American drama film about emotionally confused suburban , middle-class teenagers filmed in CinemaScope . Directed by Nicholas Ray , it offered both social commentary and an alternative to previous films depicting delinquents in urban slum environments . The film stars James Dean , Sal Mineo and Natalie Wood . The film was a groundbreaking attempt to portray the moral decay of American youth , critique parental style , and explore the differences and conflicts between generations . The title was adopted from psychiatrist Robert M. Lindner 's 1944 book , Rebel Without a Cause : The Hypnoanalysis of a Criminal Psychopath . The film itself , however , does not reference Lindner 's book in any way . Warner Bros. released the film on October 27 , 1955 . Over the years , the film has achieved landmark status for the acting of cultural icon James Dean , fresh from his Oscar nominated role in East of Eden and who died before the film 's release , in his most celebrated role . This was the only film during Dean 's lifetime in which he received top billing . In 1990 , Rebel Without a Cause was added to the Library of Congress 's National Film Registry as being deemed `` culturally , historically , and aesthetically significant '' .",
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"text": "Willamette Ballet Academy Willamette Ballet Academy is the only ballet school in the small town of Woodburn , Oregon . It was founded in 1982 by Rick and Deborah van Winkle ( now known as Deborah Higginbotham ) . Classes are structured in accordance to the Vaganova and Cecchetti ballet techniques . The academy provides a serious program for pre-professionals and also serves the recreational student . It has through its outreach program , reached thousands of people with lecture demonstrations in the schools , free performances , and scholarships for students in need . Students from Willamette Ballet Academy have been accepted at all the major ballet schools , many with full scholarships : Schools of New York City Ballet , Joffrey Ballet , San Francisco Ballet , Royal Ballet , Martha Graham , Pacific Ballet Theatre , Eugene Ballet , Houston Ballet , Ballet Magnificat , Oregon Ballet Theater , Pacific Northwest Ballet , Universal Ballet , Goh Academy , Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre , and American Ballet Theatre ( NY ) . Its dancers have gone on to professional careers in dance , musical comedy , and theater . In 2004 , Willamette Ballet Academy student Adrianne Newton was chosen Oregon 's Best Dancer by American Dance Awards . Willamette Ballet was once listed in the 100 Things to Do and See in Woodburn , and was featured article in the ` Living ' section of the `` Oregonian '' newspaper .",
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"text": "Casanova Brown Casanova Brown is a 1944 American romantic comedy film directed by Sam Wood , and starring Gary Cooper , Teresa Wright , and Frank Morgan . Written by Thomas Mitchell ( the actor ) , Floyd Dell , and Nunnally Johnson , the film was nominated for three Academy Awards : for Best Score ( Arthur Lange ) , Best Sound , Recording ( Thomas T. Moulton ) and Best Art Direction ( Perry Ferguson , Julia Heron ) . The film had its world premiere in western France after the Allies had liberated those territories following the D-Day Invasion .",
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"text": "Joan Wood Joan Myrtle Wood ( 11 January 1909 -- 27 November 1990 ) was a New Zealand educationalist and music teacher . She was instrumental in establishing nursery playcentres in the early 1940s , which later developed into the present-day playcentre movement .",
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"text": "Wonder (Natalie Merchant song) `` Wonder '' is a song by Natalie Merchant , released in 1995 as the second single from her solo album Tigerlily . The single reached number 20 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts . The covers for the U.S. and Europe singles were different . The single also included live cuts from Merchant 's tour .",
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"text": "Born on the Fourth of July (film) Born on the Fourth of July is a 1989 American biographical war drama film based on the best-selling autobiography of the same name by Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic . Tom Cruise plays Ron Kovic , in a performance that earned him his first Academy Award nomination . Oliver Stone ( himself a Vietnam veteran ) co-wrote the screenplay with Kovic , and also produced and directed the film . Stone wanted to film the movie in Vietnam , but because relations between the United States and Vietnam had not yet been normalized , it was instead filmed in the Philippines . The film is considered part of Stone 's `` trilogy '' of films about the Vietnam War -- following Platoon ( 1986 ) and preceding Heaven & Earth ( 1993 ) . Born on the Fourth of July was nominated for eight Academy Awards and won two , for Best Director and Best Film Editing ; it also won four Golden Globe Awards and a Directors Guild of America Award . The film was a critical and commercial success , grossing $ 161,001,698 worldwide .",
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"text": "John C. Woods John Clarence Woods ( June 5 , 1911 -- July 21 , 1950 ) was a United States Army master sergeant who , with Joseph Malta , carried out the Nuremberg executions of ten former top leaders of the Third Reich on October 16 , 1946 , after they were sentenced to death at the Nuremberg Trials . Time magazine credited him with 347 executions to that date during a 15-year career . According to recent research , a number of 60 to 70 over a period of two years is more credible . Born in Wichita , Kansas , Woods joined the US Navy on December 3 , 1929 , and went absent without leave within months . He was convicted at a general court martial and subsequently examined by a psychiatric board on April 23 , 1930 . He was diagnosed with `` Constitutional Psychopathic Inferiority without Psychosis '' , was found `` poor service material '' and discharged . Before being inducted into the United States Army in August 1943 , Woods was intermittently employed in construction as a laborer , and was working part-time at a feed-store in Eureka , Kansas , when he was registered for Selective Service in 1940 . He was married to a nurse , Hazel Woods , but had no children . Before D-Day , American military executions by hanging in the European Theater of Operations occurred in England only and were performed by the civilian executioner Thomas Pierrepoint with assistance by Albert Pierrepoint and other British personnel . When in autumn of 1944 military executions by hanging were scheduled in France , the Army looked for a volunteer enlisted hangman and found Woods , who falsely claimed previous experience as assistant hangman in two cases in Texas and two in Oklahoma -- there is no evidence that the U.S. Army made any attempt to verify Woods ' claims . In fact , Woods had no documented pre-war experience as a hangman . Woods at that time was a private and a member of the 37th Engineer Combat Battalion . He was promoted to master sergeant and transferred to Paris Disciplinary Training Center . Woods performed as the primary executioner in the hangings of 34 American soldiers at various locations in France over 1944 -- 1945 , and assisted in at least three others . U.S. Army reports suggest that Woods participated in at least 11 bungled hangings of US soldiers between 1944 and 1946 . Woods also participated in the execution of about forty-five war criminals at various locations which included Rheinbach , Bruchsal , Landsberg , and Nuremberg , however Donald E. Wilkes Jr. , a professor of law at the University of Georgia Law School , noted that many of the executed Nazis fell from the gallows with a drop insufficient to snap their necks , resulting in their death by suffocation that in some cases lasted several minutes . After the Nuremberg executions , Woods stated : While serving with the 7th Engineer Brigade in Eniwetok , Marshall Islands , on July 21 , 1950 , Woods was accidentally electrocuted while attempting to repair an engineer lighting set . He is buried in Toronto Township Cemetery , Toronto , Kansas .",
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"text": "Marjorie Morningstar (novel) Marjorie Morningstar is a 1955 novel by Herman Wouk , about a woman who wants to become an actress . In 1958 , the book was made into a Hollywood feature movie starring Natalie Wood , also titled Marjorie Morningstar .",
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"text": "Natalie Joyce Natalie Joyce ( November 6 , 1902 -- November 9 , 1992 ) was an American movie actress from Norfolk , Virginia . She was a cousin of movie star Olive Borden .",
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"text": "Five of a Kind Five of a Kind is a 1938 American comedy film directed by Herbert I. Leeds and written by Lou Breslow and John Patrick . The film stars Jean Hersholt , Claire Trevor , Cesar Romero , Slim Summerville , Henry Wilcoxon and Inez Courtney . The film was released on October 14 , 1938 , by 20th Century Fox . The film follows the escalating rivalry between radio journalists Duke Lester ( Romero ) and Christine Nelson ( Trevor ) that culminates in a competition to cover the exploits the famous Canadian quintuplets , the Wyatts , played by the Dionne quintuplets .",
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"text": "20 (Harry Connick Jr. album) 20 is an album that Harry Connick Jr. recorded in his 20th year . It is his second album from Columbia Records , but his first album with vocal ( on 6 of 11 tracks ) , from the label . As with his previous album , he dedicated it `` to the memory of my loving mother , Anita Connick . ''",
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Greyson Chance is Canadian.
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"text": "Greyson Chance Greyson Michael Chance ( born August 16 , 1997 ) is an American singer , songwriter , and pianist . His April 2010 performance of Lady Gaga 's `` Paparazzi '' at a sixth-grade music festival went viral on YouTube , gaining widespread attention and over 59 million views as of May 2017 , as well as an appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show shortly afterward . Two of his original compositions , `` Stars '' and `` Broken Hearts '' , gained over six and eight million views respectively on his YouTube channel . His debut single , `` Waiting Outside the Lines '' , was released in October 2010 . Chance 's debut album , Hold On 'Til the Night , was released on August 2 , 2011 . Chance released his second EP , Somewhere Over My Head , on May 13 , 2016 . The lead single , `` Afterlife '' , was released in October 2015 , followed by `` Hit and Run '' and `` Back On the Wall '' in February and April 2016 respectively .",
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"text": "Christopher Smith (gridiron football) Christopher Smith ( born January 31 , 1988 ) is a professional Canadian football linebacker most recently for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League . He was drafted 28th overall by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the 2010 CFL Draft . He played college football for the Queen 's Golden Gaels .",
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"text": "Tim Gilbertson Tim Gilbertson ( born 1987 ) is a Canadian power pop singer-songwriter based in Edmonton , Alberta . He plays guitar , bass guitar , and piano . His musical influences include The Weakerthans and Modest Mouse .",
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"text": "Doors Open Ottawa Doors Open Ottawa is an annual event held in the City of Ottawa , Ontario , Canada , that gives the public access to many of the city 's unique and historically significant buildings . Among the buildings included are government offices , museums , radio stations , places of worship , embassies , and historical landmarks . It is the second-oldest Doors Open event in North America ; after Doors Open Toronto . Admission is free of charge . Doors Open Ottawa has recorded nearly 850,000 visits since it began in 2002 .",
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"text": "Waiting Outside the Lines `` Waiting Outside the Lines '' is the debut single of American pop rock singer Greyson Chance . The song was written by Aaron Michael Cox and produced by Da Internz and Ron Fair . It was released exclusively to iTunes on October 26 , 2010 . The CD single was later released on December 14 , 2010 under eleveneleven , Maverick Records , and Geffen Records . It also contained a studio version of cover hits from Lady Gaga and Augustana . The official remix features vocals from Filipina pop and R&B singer Charice . The song 's accompanying music video was directed by Sanaa Hamri .",
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"text": "South African Canadians South African Canadians are Canadian-born people of South African descent or South African immigrants with Canadian citizenship . Most South African Canadians are White South Africans , mostly of British and Afrikaner ancestry . According to the Canada 2011 Census there were 34,000 Canadians who claimed South African ancestry , either full or partial . Also , the census revealed 1,945 people of Afrikaner descent in Canada , although most Afrikaners in Canada may declare different countries of origin from Southern Africa .",
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"text": "Chris Carter (actor) Chris Carter is a Canadian actor and screenwriter .",
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"text": "Canada Talks Canada Talks is a Canadian talk radio station , which airs on the satellite radio service Sirius XM Canada . The channel broadcasts talk programming , both original content and simulcasting of other broadcast services , relating to all aspects of Canadian life including business , politics , entertainment , lifestyle , health and sports . The channel 's daily morning program is National Post Radio , a collaboration with the National Post newspaper hosted by columnist Matt Gurney . Business programming on the channel is provided through simulcasts of Business News Network 's programs Business Day , The Business News and Market Call . Personalities currently heard on the channel with original programming include Arlene Bynon , Shaun Proulx , Christine Bentley , Kate Wheeler , Sharon Caddy , Amber MacArthur , Eric Alper and Evan Solomon . The channel also broadcasts all Canadian Football League games , including the annual Grey Cup .",
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"text": "Jim Pattison Group The Jim Pattison Group is Canada 's largest privately held company and , in a recent survey by the Financial Post , The Jim Pattison Group was ranked as Canada 's 62nd largest company . Jim Pattison , a Vancouver-based entrepreneur is the Chairman , President , CEO , and sole owner of the Jim Pattison Group . The Jim Pattison Group has more than 39,000 employees , and annual sales of $ 8.4 billion . With investments in Canada , the U.S. , Mexico , Europe , Asia and Australia , The Jim Pattison Group is involved in a wide variety of industries including TV and radio stations , automotive dealerships , grocery store chains , magazine distribution , food service specialty packaging , advertising , real estate development , fishing , forest products , financial services , and entertainment .",
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"text": "Canadian Grand Prix The Canadian Grand Prix ( Grand Prix du Canada ) is an annual auto race held in Canada since 1961 . It has been part of the Formula One World Championship since 1967 . It was first staged at Mosport Park in Bowmanville , Ontario as a sports car event , before alternating between Mosport and Circuit Mont-Tremblant , Quebec after Formula One took over the event . After 1971 , safety concerns led to the Grand Prix moving permanently to Mosport . In 1978 , after similar safety concerns with Mosport , the Canadian Grand Prix moved to its current home on Notre Dame Island in Montreal . In 2005 , the Canadian Grand Prix was the most watched Formula One GP in the world . The race was also the third most watched sporting event worldwide , behind the first place Super Bowl XXXIX and the UEFA Champions League Final . Preceding the qualifying session in 2014 , the Grand Prix organizers announced they had agreed to a 10-year extension to keep the Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve through 2024 .",
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"text": "Great Canadian Theatre Company The Great Canadian Theatre Company , known for short as GCTC , is a professional theatre company based in Ottawa , Ontario , Canada . It was established in 1975 by a group of professors and graduate students at Carleton University . Riding a wave of cultural nationalism , founders Robin Matthews , Larry McDonald , Bill Law , Greg Reid and Lois Shannon envisioned a theatre company that would produce only Canadian plays , especially those with social and political relevance . Driven by a dream to place Canadian stories and Canadian history front and centre in our country 's universities and theatres , the company launched its first production in August 1975 . The group has its origins in a season of Canadian theatre produced by the Sock 'n' Buskin Theatre Company at Carleton University . From Carleton , the company moved to a converted firehall in Ottawa South ( presently the Ottawa South Community Centre ) and then , in 1982 , to the Gladstone Theatre on Gladstone Avenue . In September 2007 the company moved into a larger venue called the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre The Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre , which includes a 262-seat mainstage theatre , a flexible black box studio theatre , and two spacious lobbies , has allowed GCTC to expand its community-based activities . More than 35,000 people visit the Irving Greenberg Theatre Centre every year to see productions by GCTC and other live performing arts companies , for concerts such as the Acoustic Waves music series , to visit the Lorraine Fritzi Yale Art Gallery , rent the facility , or to enjoy local homemade fare at the Viva Loca Café . The September 2007 issue of ( Cult ) ure Magazine described the GCTC as `` Ottawa 's pre-eminent promoter of Canadian theatrical content . '' Among playwrights whose works have been performed by the company are : Jean-Marc Dalpé David French Linda Griffiths Wendy Lill Ann-Marie MacDonald Arthur Milner Morris Panych Judith Thompson Michel Tremblay George F. Walker",
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"text": "Canada–Latin America relations Canada -- Latin America relations are relations between Canada and Latin America . This includes the bilateral ties between Canada and the individual Latin American states , plurilateral ties between Canada and any group of those states , or multilateral relations through groups like the Organization of American States ( OAS ) . Canada and Latin America share ties of geography as part of the Western Hemisphere and history through the shared experience of European colonization . Culturally , Canada shares with the other American societies a mixture of European , indigenous American , and immigrant influences . Parts of Canada are majority-French speaking , and since French is a `` Latin '' language , Canada ( or more often Quebec ) is sometimes considered an honorary part of Latin America . However , Latin Americans may also group Canadians with United States citizens as norteamericanos or gringos . For both Canadians and Latin Americans the importance of relations with the United States may overshadow relations with each other . However Canada 's importance in the region has risen since joining the OAS in 1990 .",
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"text": "Provinces and territories of Canada Canada 's geography is divided into administrative divisions known as provinces and territories that are responsible for delivery of sub-national governance . When Canada was formed in 1867 , three provinces of British North America -- New Brunswick , Nova Scotia and the Province of Canada ( which , on the formation of Canada , was divided into Ontario and Quebec ) -- were united to form a federated colony , which eventually became a sovereign nation in the next century . Over its history , Canada 's international borders have changed several times , and the country has grown from the original four provinces to the current ten provinces and three territories . The ten provinces are Alberta , British Columbia , Manitoba , New Brunswick , Newfoundland and Labrador , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward Island , Quebec , and Saskatchewan . Several of the provinces were former British colonies , and Quebec was originally a French colony , while others were added as Canada grew . The three territories are Northwest Territories , Nunavut , and Yukon , which govern the rest of the area of the former British North America . Together , the provinces and territories make up the world 's second-largest country by area . The major difference between a Canadian province and a territory is that provinces receive their power and authority from the Constitution Act , 1867 ( formerly called the British North America Act , 1867 ) , whereas territorial governments have powers delegated to them by the Parliament of Canada . The powers flowing from the Constitution Act are divided between the federal government and the provincial governments to exercise exclusively . A change to the division of powers between the federal government and the provinces requires a constitutional amendment , whereas a similar change affecting the territories can be performed unilaterally by the Parliament of Canada or government . In modern Canadian constitutional theory , the provinces are considered to be co-sovereign divisions and each province has its own `` Crown '' represented by the lieutenant governor . The territories are not sovereign , but simply part of the federal realm , and have a commissioner who represents the federal government . __ TOC __",
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"text": "CBC News Network (TV series) CBC News Network ( sometimes listed in program guides under its former title CBC News Now ) is the self-named rolling news program on CBC News Network . The show is broadcast daily from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET ( to 5:30 p.m. on Sundays ) , with additional evening broadcasts on weekdays ( discussed below ) . It is also simultaneously broadcast on CBC Television from 6 to 7 a.m. ( in regions where a local CBC Radio One morning show is not simulcast instead ) and from noon to 1 p.m. in most time zones , serving as a morning and noon newscast in each region . The show covers national and international news throughout the day , featuring live coverage of breaking news and interviews with newsmakers and experts . The show also has hourly business and sports updates , and weather information provided by The Weather Network . The daytime broadcasts are produced at the Canadian Broadcasting Centre in Toronto .",
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"text": "Mark Chance Mark Chance is an American chemist currently interested in structural and cellular proteomics , currently the Charles W. and Iona A. Mathias Professor of Cancer Research at Case Western Reserve University and an Elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science , for advancements in structural biology and chemistry .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "History of African Americans in the Canadian Football League African Americans have played prominent roles in the Canadian Football League ( CFL ) and its precursors since 1946 . In many cases black Americans have been able to pursue professional football opportunities in the CFL that were for one reason or another unavailable in the United States . Especially in the mid-20th century , many African American players came to Canada to avoid the racially charged atmosphere of segregation-era America . For many years , blacks were better represented in the CFL than they were in the National Football League ( NFL ) , and achieved a number of `` firsts '' in the CFL years before the same was accomplished in the NFL . More recently , the CFL has provided opportunities for black , as well as other , Americans unable to break into the NFL .",
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"text": "Canadian Masters The Canadian Masters was a professional snooker tournament .",
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"text": "Canada (band) Canada is an American indie folk-pop music group from Ann Arbor , Michigan . Its songs are generally acoustic and feature guitars , drums , cellos , glockenspiels , melodicas , rhodes piano , organ and accordions . The group is known for its group vocals and harmonies and energetic live shows where members switch instruments between songs . `` With a blend of pop , folk , and country , Canada keeps an even keel with amazing melodies and even more engaging instrumentation , never becoming tiresome or trite in its mission to craft the perfect pop song ... They have made what could very well be the best pop album to come out of the ever-fruitful Detroit music scene in 2006 , and considering the quality of the competition , that 's no small praise . '' The band , composed of long-time friends , formed in late 2004 and self-released the six song How Dare You EP in July 2005 . Soon after , they were approached by indie Michigan label Quite Scientific and soon signed with them to record a full length album . Recording took place during the fall and winter of 2005 in Lansing , Michigan on a soundboard originally used to mix portions of the second and third Star Wars films . The band released its first album , This Cursed House , in June 2006 . The album became the No. 1 most-added album in college radio for June 20 , 2006 , and later climbed to No. 13 on the CMJ Radio Top 200 ( CMJ New Music Report , Issue 971 ) . Canada proceeded to embark on a series of tours with friends Page France ( Suicide Squeeze ) , Saturday Looks Good To Me ( Polyvinyl ) Headlights ( Polyvinyl ) , and Margot and the Nuclear So and So 's . Joe , Ryan , and Aaron ( Shaul ) became brief members of Saturday Looks Good To Me during this time , playing bass , drums , and glockenspiel respectively . Ryan later became a more permanent member with the group and toured with them as their drummer during their 2007 US and European tours . Canada also performed at the 2006 Pygmalion Music Festival in Champaign-Urbana , the 2006/7/8 CMJ Music Marathon in New York City and SXSW 2006/7 in Austin . Canada embarked on its longest ( 8 week ) nationwide tour in the summer of 2007 . The band was prepping the release of their second full-length ( which would have been called Put Singing Birds Into Your Messy Hair ) , when creative , scheduling , and recording issues put a halt to production in late 2008 . The band currently has no plans to re-unite , despite several offers for reunion concerts in Southeastern Michigan , however their second record may become available digitally sometime in the future .",
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"text": "Canadian (train) The Canadian ( Le Canadien ) is a transcontinental passenger train operated by Via Rail Canada with service between Union Station in Toronto , Ontario , and Pacific Central Station in Vancouver , British Columbia . Before 1955 the Canadian was a Canadian Pacific Railway ( CPR ) train between Toronto and Chicago . In 1955 , CPR renamed its transcontinental route between Montreal/Toronto and Vancouver the Canadian , with new streamlined trains . Via Rail took over in 1978 , and in 1990 reduced the Canadian to Toronto - Vancouver service primarily along Canadian National tracks .",
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"text": "Canadian Football League The Canadian Football League ( CFL ; -LSB- Ligue canadienne de football , links = no -RSB- , LCF ) is a professional sports league in Canada . The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football . Its nine teams , which are located in nine separate cities , are divided into two divisions : the East Division , with four teams , and the West Division with five teams . As of 2016 , the league features a 20-week regular season , which traditionally runs from late June to early November ; each team plays 18 games with at least two bye weeks . Following the regular season , six teams compete in the league 's three-week divisional playoffs , which culminate in the Grey Cup championship game in late November , one of the country 's largest annual sports and television events . The CFL was officially founded on January 19 , 1958 . The league was formed from a merger between the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union founded in 1907 and the Western Interprovincial Football Union founded in 1936 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "EC8OR EC8OR ( pronounced Ecator , a contraction of `` Eradicator '' ) is a German digital hardcore band founded in 1995 by Patric Catani and Gina V. D'Orio and signed by Alec Empire 's Digital Hardcore Recordings record label . The music was in the same vein of Atari Teenage Riot 's style of early Breakcore and hardcore techno with a punk edge , which led to EC8OR been overlooked by fans of digital hardcore recordings , but EC8OR employed more low-res ideas as the first album was entirely composed on Amiga 500 and with a microphone . EC8OR gained considerable attention in North America in 1997 , when the Beastie Boys ' pet-label Grand Royal Records released `` All Of Us Can Be Rich ... '' , a collection of earlier material on Digital Hardcore Recordings . This led to features and press on the band in Rolling Stone and Alternative Press . The duo released 5 albums from 1995 to 1999 and have continued to record after the great DHR implosion of the millennium , and still collaborate often , although Patric and Gina are no longer signed to Digital Hardcore Recordings . Patric would later display his dislike of the state the label is currently in , as he said in an interview `` The fact that all the bands surrounding -LSB- Atari Teenage Riot -RSB- just got used for their sellout idea -- to have a whole `` movement '' and `` followers '' -- led to psychological warfare which some people did n't survive . There was no trust anymore at some point and no communication . It was very strange for -LSB- artists on the -RSB- label to read in the New Music Express or other papers all these weird , made-up stories -LSB- about them -RSB- . The records were produced with different budgets and went through different channels and distributions . For me , it was necessary to leave that crap behind . '' EC8OR is on a permanent hiatus although the duo played a one off gig in Dresden in 2005 , and have recently collaborated under the name A * class , whereas Gina still performs in her other band Cobra Killer and with former Shizuo vocalist Annika Trost .",
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"text": "The Prodigy discography English electronic music group The Prodigy has released six studio albums , one live album , one compilation album , one mix album , three extended plays , twenty-one singles and twenty-two music videos . Hailed as pioneers of genres such as rave , techno and big beat , the group have sold over 20 million albums worldwide . The Prodigy 's first release was the 1991 EP What Evil Lurks . Experience , the group 's debut studio album , was released in September 1992 . It peaked at number 12 in the United Kingdom and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) . Experience spawned the singles `` Charly '' , `` Everybody in the Place '' , `` Fire '' / `` Jericho '' , `` Out of Space '' and `` Wind It Up ( Rewound ) '' , all of which were top 12 hits in the United Kingdom . Music for the Jilted Generation , the group 's second studio album , was released in July 1994 . The album peaked at number one in the UK , also reaching the top ten in countries such as Australia and New Zealand . Earning a platinum certification from the BPI , Music for the Jilted Generation spawned the UK top ten singles `` One Love '' and `` No Good ( Start the Dance ) '' . The Prodigy 's third studio album The Fat of the Land was released in June 1997 , becoming a huge commercial success . The album peaked at number one in multiple countries , including the United Kingdom and the United States . The Fat of the Land received multi-platinum certifications from the BPI , the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) , and the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . `` Firestarter '' , the album 's first single , peaked at number one in the United Kingdom and hit the top ten in multiple other countries . It also gave the group their biggest hit in the United States , where it peaked at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the RIAA . The album 's second single `` Breathe '' also performed well commercially , reaching the top ten in multiple countries and becoming the group 's second consecutive UK number-one hit . `` Smack My Bitch Up '' , the album 's final single , peaked at number 8 in the UK . The group released their fourth studio album Always Outnumbered , Never Outgunned in August 2004 . Their style had changed from rave and breakbeat to more of an electronic rock style . The album topped the charts in the United Kingdom , earning a silver certification from the BPI . Always Outnumbered , Never Outgunned spawned three singles , including the UK top 20 hit `` Girls '' . Invaders Must Die , the group 's fifth studio album , was released in February 2009 . The album became the band 's fourth consecutive studio album to top the charts in the UK . Among its four singles were the UK top ten hits `` Omen '' and `` Warrior 's Dance '' , both of which received silver certifications from the BPI .",
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"text": "Dancing Cigarettes The Cigarettes are a popular post-punk and art band based in Bloomington , Indiana and active from 1979 through 1983 . They were part of a cadre of Bloomington-based bands that made an impact on the underground music scene . Other bands included The Gizmos , Zero Boys , Dow Jones and the Industrials , and MX-80 Sound . These bands established Indiana as an innovative breeding ground for punk , post-punk and new wave music in the late 1970s and early 1980s . The group changed line-ups frequently , but typically consisted of singer/guitarist Michael Gitlin , bassist Emily Bonus , keyboardists and multi-instrumentalists Tim Noe and Jaclyn Oddi , drummer John Terrill , and saxophonist Don Trubey . More avant-pop than post-punk , their music was as eclectic as their members ' musical talents would lead one to believe , ranging from squonky Beefheart rock to bouncy Devo-esque new wave , as evidenced by the brilliant `` Pop Doormat '' , which opens with a deceptively anthemic synth line , then uses an ebullient bass and keyboard melody to underscore a disconsolate lyrical theme that wraps with the repeated question `` What am I waiting for ? '' The band performed regularly in numerous venues in Bloomington , including Second Story , Bullwinkle 's , the Bluebird , and The Gentry Remedy . The band also traveled extensively and performed a venues throughout the US , including CBGB in New York , the Music Box in Kansas City , Mister Goodbar in Buffalo , Tewligans in Louisville , Space Place in Chicago , and many others . The Cigarettes ' musical style is most frequently characterized by the repeated use of hard dissonances ( minor 2nd 's , major 7th 's ) in combination with angular rhythmic patterns . At times , dissonances are densely packed , as in the thick web of atonal clusters supporting the lyrics of `` Broken Windows . '' A more spacious use of dissonance is found in `` Simple Machines , '' clarified by an intriguing orchestration of the band 's various instrumental sounds . `` Puppies in a Sack '' and `` Piano Lesson/Smith Street '' share a similar `` additive process '' technique in the gradual building of their dissonant and polytonal textures . Combined with this predominantly modular organization of material is a powerful sense of linear motion frequently provided by the band 's lyrics . Often the emotive verbal scenarios create tenuous implications of direction which counteract the clouds of tonal density . In `` Puppies in a Sack , '' the relentless repetition of `` It was fun for a while '' evokes a resignation to nostalgia , which is arrested by the plaintive admission , `` But that was a while ago ! '' The group recorded frequently but released very little material ( one 7 '' EP and a few appearances on compilations ) while they were a performing organization . Two CDs of their material have been released in the years since the band broke up . Discography 1981 , Red Snerts : The Sound of Gulcher LP ( Gulcher 004 ) Various Artists sampler including `` Broken Windows '' . This has been reissued on CD as Gulcher 404 1981 , The Gulcher 7 '' EP ( Gulcher 007 ) Puppies In A Sack , Mr. Morse , Pop Doormat , Best Friend 1981 , Segments compilation ( Sirius Music 101 ) Burn in Heaven 1982 , Son of Segments compilation ( Sirius Music 103 ) Dance Dogs Dance 1996 , The School of Secret Music CD ( Turnstile Media TM-2 ) Studio : Bells are Ringing , Burn in Heaven , Jungle Book , Golden Moment , Razor Hand , Heat Pump , Dance Dogs Dance , Bury Your Picture.Live Studio Radio Recordings from Lawrence , Kansas : Poignant , Piano Lesson/Smith Street , Burnt Toast , Nervous and Wrong , Bad Bad Boy , Up Thru the Spiral , Spanish Modern/Insect Boxing , Feel this Pain , Pop Doormat , `` D '' in Anger 2002 , The Gulcher Recordings : 1980-1981 CDStudio : Puppies in a Sack , Mr. Morse , Pop Doormat , Best Friend , Broken Windows , Simple Machines , Poignant ( the final two being outtakes from the EP sessions ) Live at the Bluebird , June 1981 : Whattayawannadonext ? , Mr. Morse , Puppies in a Sack , Talking and Talking , Feel This Pain , Finger Pictures/Razor Hand , Eggs Any Style/Diet of Worms , Banana Industrial Complex , Monsters Eat My Hell , Jackie O/Too Mental For Me , Drawn By You , Burn in Heaven 2016 , Dance Dogs Dance LP ( Magnetic South MS 048 ) Side 1 : Dance Dogs Dance , I Do n't Like Linoleum , Burn in Heaven , Pop Doormat , Bad Bad Boy , Finger Pictures , Razor Hand , Side 2 : Bells are Ringing , Golden Moment , Poignant , Drawn by You , Little Green Thing",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Rising Down Rising Down is the eighth studio album by American hip hop band The Roots , released April 28 , 2008 on Def Jam Recordings . The album 's title is adapted from William T. Vollmann 's book Rising Up and Rising Down : Some Thoughts on Violence , Freedom and Urgent Means ( 2004 ) . Expanding on the dark , dense production and political tone of Game Theory ( 2006 ) , Rising Down features lyrical themes concerning issues of contemporary society , including violence , poverty , social and environmental climate , drugs , police corruption , and the music industry . The album debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 chart , selling 54,000 copies in its first week . It charted modestly in other countries and achieved moderate sales success . Upon its release , Rising Down received generally positive reviews from most music critics . Music critic Robert Christgau named it the ninth best album of 2008 . The album has sold 171,000 copies in the United States .",
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"text": "The Bends The Bends ( stylised as the bends ) is the second studio album by the English alternative rock band Radiohead , released on 13 March 1995 by Parlophone Records in the United Kingdom and by Capitol Records in the United States . The album was produced by John Leckie and engineered by Nigel Godrich , who would go on to co-produce all future albums by the band . The Bends marked the beginning of a shift in aesthetics and themes for the band , with greater use of keyboards and more abrasive guitar tracks , while balancing them with subtler ones . The introspective grunge-influenced style of their debut album Pablo Honey ( 1993 ) evolved into more multi-layered rock with cryptic lyrics and larger ideas , as the band and its lead singer and songwriter Thom Yorke reacted against the rigours of their near-constant world tours . The Bends received greater critical acclaim than Pablo Honey , receiving an enthusiastic critical reaction , and it reached # 4 on the UK Albums Chart . However , it failed to build on the commercial success of `` Creep '' outside of the United Kingdom , and it peaked on the United States charts at # 88 . Although it lacked the instant success of Radiohead 's subsequent albums , The Bends achieved triple platinum sales certifications in the UK and Canada , as well as platinum sales certifications in the United States ( by the Recording Industry Association of America ) and Europe . The album spawned five charting singles ; My Iron Lung was first released as an EP in 1994 before the album was released , and `` High and Dry '' was later released with the album 's opener `` Planet Telex '' as its B-side . `` Fake Plastic Trees '' was released as the album 's second single and was followed by `` Just '' . `` Street Spirit ( Fade Out ) '' , the final single from the album , became their first top 5 hit in the United Kingdom . In the years since its release , the album has frequently appeared in listener polls and critics ' lists of the greatest albums of all time .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Double album A double album ( or double record ) is an audio album which spans two units of the primary medium in which it is sold , typically records and compact discs . A double album is usually though not always released as such , because the recording is longer than the capacity of the medium . Recording artists often think of double albums as comprising a single piece artistically ; however , there are exceptions such as John Lennon 's Some Time in New York City and Pink Floyd 's Ummagumma ( both examples of one studio record and one live album packaged together ) and OutKast 's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below ( effectively two solo albums , one by each member of the duo ) . A classic example of this idea is Works ( Volume One ) by Emerson Lake and Palmer , where side one was Keith Emerson , two Greg Lake , three Carl Palmer while side four was by the entire group . Since the advent of the compact disc , albums are sometimes released with a bonus disc featuring additional material as a supplement to the main album , with live tracks , studio out-takes , cut songs , or older unreleased material . One innovation is the accompaniment of a CD with a DVD of related material , such as video related to the album or DVD-Audio versions of the same recordings . These could be regarded as a new form of double album ; some such discs were also released on a two-sided format called DualDisc . Due to the limitations of the gramophone record , many albums primarily released on the format were under 40 minutes long . This has led to record labels re-releasing two of these albums on one CD , thus making a double album . The same principles apply to the triple album , which comprises three units . Packages with more units than three are often packaged as a box set .",
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"text": "Long Stick Goes Boom: Live From Da House of Rust Long Stick Goes Boom : Live From Da House of Rust ( also labeled as Long Stick Goes Boom - Live From Da House of Rust and other titles ) is a live album by Swiss melodic hard rock band Krokus , released by the group in 2014 . The album was recorded in front of a rowdy , upbeat `` hometown crowd '' , with the concert taking place in Solothurn , Switzerland on August 30 , 2013 . Its title is taken from the group 's song `` Long Stick Goes Boom '' , a track initially from the 1982 album One Vice at a Time , which has been one of Krokus ' best-known hits over their career ( peaking at # 22 in the U.S. , for example ) . That song begins the release . The album captures the group as a six-man line-up made up of Mark Kohler , Mandy Meyer , Flavío Mezzodi , Marc Storace , Fernando Von Arb , and Chris Von Rohr . As well , Chris Von Rohr contributed to the album 's production work . The release 's track selection encompasses multiple decades of the group 's history while having a relative emphasis on their recent work from the 2000s and 2010s . AllMusic published an un-starred yet supportive review by music critic Gregory Heaney , who remarked that `` the band delivers an energetic set that 'll easily make listeners forget these guys have been at it '' for about four decades . He additionally remarked that Live From da House of Rust `` bundles the stalwart rock band 's stage presence into a nice little package , giving you the best seat in the house '' . Blabbermouth.net also ran a positive review , with Ray Van Horn , Jr. writing that frontman Storace `` sounds like he 's in full defiance of time and he 's having a ball at this concert '' .",
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"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 ) .",
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"text": "Blink-182 Blink-182 ( often stylized as blink-182 ; pronounced `` blink one eighty two '' ) is an American rock band formed in Poway , California in 1992 . The band currently consists of bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus , drummer Travis Barker , and guitarist and vocalist Matt Skiba . Founded by guitarist and vocalist Tom DeLonge , bassist and vocalist Mark Hoppus and drummer Scott Raynor , the band emerged from the Southern California punk scene of the early 1990s and first gained notoriety for high-energy live shows and irreverent lyrical toilet humor . Blink-182 was initially known as Blink until an Irish band of the same name threatened legal action ; in response , the band appended the meaningless number '' -182 '' . In its early years , Blink-182 toured heavily behind the band 's debut , Cheshire Cat ( 1995 ) . The group signed with major label MCA Records to co-distribute its second album , Dude Ranch ( 1997 ) . Raynor was fired midway through a 1998 tour and replaced by Barker . The group 's next two releases , Enema of the State ( 1999 ) and Take Off Your Pants and Jacket ( 2001 ) , were enormous successes on the strength of radio and MTV airplay . The eponymously titled Blink-182 followed in 2003 and marked a stylistic shift for the group . DeLonge quit in 2005 , sending the band into what was termed an `` indefinite hiatus '' . They reunited in 2009 , producing the trio 's sixth album , Neighborhoods ( 2011 ) . In 2015 , DeLonge again exited and was replaced by Alkaline Trio guitarist and vocalist Matt Skiba . The band 's seventh studio album , California , was released on July 1 , 2016 . Blink-182 is considered a key group in the development of pop punk ; the band 's combination of pop melodies with fast-paced punk rock featured a more radio-friendly accessibility than prior bands . The trio has sold over thirteen million albums in the United States , and over 50 million albums worldwide . In 2011 , The New York Times asserted , `` no punk band of the 1990s has been more influential than Blink-182 , '' and even as the band receded after its 2005 split , `` its sound and style could be heard in the muscular pop punk of Fall Out Boy or in the current wave of high-gloss Warped Tour punk bands , like All Time Low and The Maine . ''",
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"text": "Leave Your Soul to Science Leave Your Soul to Science is the sixth studio album by Melbourne band Something for Kate , released in September 28 , 2012 . The album debuted at No. 5 on the ARIA Charts . The album was produced by John Congleton , whose previous credits include Okkervil River , Shearwater and The New Pornographers and recorded at his Elmwood studio in Dallas , Texas . Frontman Paul Dempsey told The Age the band had been looking for someone to tell them when enough was enough . `` We recognised an inclination or proclivity among ourselves to procrastinate and keep layering stuff up , '' he said . `` We knew that we needed to fight that instinct and he was very much the guy to help us . '' He told the Hobart Mercury Congleton was `` the perfect guy for our new-found relaxed attitude '' : `` He 's a real experimenter and we were feeling very experimental ourselves . The four of us would just sit around and throw out ideas , and do the strangest , dumbest things and see what worked . Whenever we thought something was weird and interesting but we were n't sure about it , we 'd just run with it any sort of uncertainty was a good thing . We ran with the uncertainty and embraced the feeling of not being 100 per cent sure of everything we were doing . '' Dempsey said he had been unsatisfied with the way some songs on previous albums had been captured . `` In previous years we were concerned with being perfectionists , and trying to make everything just so . What we realised after a long time is that that actually can end up sucking the life out of things , and that perhaps the better way to do things is to fly by the seat of your pants and rely on the spontaneous energy of the moment . Some of our past records have suffered a bit from too much nitpicking , and this latest record really has zero nitpicking . There 's plenty of audible mistakes and weird moments where we just went fuck it , just leave it , it 's all part of what happens when you hit record . '' Dempsey said the album 's lyrics contained an abundance of often cryptic black humour . He said he found the lyrics of `` This Economy '' , a song of lost love set in the context of the global financial crisis , `` hilariously funny '' . `` The song reeks of ( disgraced businessman ) Bernie Madoff and it reeks of young Wall Street executives who equate the size of their wallets with the success of their human relationships , '' he said . Dempsey said he was not bothered if people misunderstood his lyrics . `` If my humour does n't translate , there should n't need to be a press release letting everyone know that I 'm funny . '' The album 's cover and inner book photography was by bassist Stephanie Ashworth .",
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"text": "Dub music Dub is a genre of music that grew out of reggae in the 1960s , and is commonly considered a subgenre , though it has developed to extend beyond the scope of reggae . Music in this genre consists predominantly of instrumental remixes of existing recordings and is achieved by significantly manipulating and reshaping the recordings , usually by removing the vocals from an existing music piece , and emphasizing the drum and bass parts ( this stripped-down track is sometimes referred to as a riddim ) . Other techniques include dynamically adding extensive echo , reverb , panoramic delay , and occasional dubbing of vocal or instrumental snippets from the original version or other works . It was an early form of popular electronic music . Dub was pioneered by Osbourne `` King Tubby '' Ruddock , Lee `` Scratch '' Perry , Errol Thompson and others in the late 1960s . Augustus Pablo is credited with bringing the melodica to dub , and is also among the pioneers and creators of the genre . Similar experiments with recordings at the mixing desk outside of the dancehall environment were also done by producers Clive Chin and Herman Chin Loy . These producers , especially Ruddock and Perry , looked upon the mixing console as an instrument , manipulating tracks to come up with something new and different . Dub has influenced many genres of music , including rock ( most significantly the subgenre of post-punk and other kinds of punk ) , pop , hip hop , disco , and later house , techno , ambient , electronic dance music , and trip hop . Dub has become a basis for the genres of jungle and drum and bass Traditional dub has survived , and some of the originators , such as Lee `` Scratch '' Perry and Mad Professor , continue to produce new material .",
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"text": "Da Bomb (album) Da Bomb was the second studio album by the hip-hop duo Kris Kross , released a year after their first album Totally Krossed Out . The group tried a hardcore/gangsta look to fit with the new style of hip-hop . The album was not as successful as Totally Krossed Out , as many fans were not impressed with the new look and style and the use of the word `` nigga '' ( though they had used it on their first album ) and reviews were mixed . The line `` I drop bombs like Hiroshima '' from `` Da Bomb '' was edited out of the album 's Japanese release . Despite some negative reviews the album was certified platinum in the US , selling 1.1 million copies , and a total of 4 million copies worldwide . Three singles were released , `` Alright '' , `` I 'm Real '' and `` Da Bomb '' .",
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"text": "Pretty Hate Machine Pretty Hate Machine is the debut studio album by American industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails , released on October 20 , 1989 by TVT Records in the United States , Island Records in Europe and by Interscope Records and Atlantic Records internationally . The album is compiled of reworked tracks from the band 's Purest Feeling demo , as well as songs composed after its original recording . Although it was critically and commercially successful ( especially for an independent label ) , Trent Reznor ( Nine Inch Nails ' only constant band member ) feuded with TVT Records during the album 's promotion . Slant Magazine placed the album at number 50 on its list of the `` Best Albums of the 1980s '' , commenting , `` before attempting suicide in The Downward Spiral and living with the wrist scars in The Fragile , Pretty Hate Machine sent out sleek , danceable warning shots '' . Three singles were released from the album , the most successful being its opening track `` Head Like a Hole '' , which has become a staple of Nine Inch Nails live performances . Pretty Hate Machine became one of the first independently released albums to attain a platinum certification , with the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) certifying the album triple platinum on May 12 , 2003 , indicating sales surpassing three million copies in the United States . The album went out of print in 1997 because of the much publicized disagreement between Reznor and TVT . Rykodisc re-released the album worldwide in 2005 , effectively putting it back into print . A remastered version with updated artwork was released on November 22 , 2010 .",
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"text": "Dream Theater (album) Dream Theater is the twelfth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater , released through Roadrunner Records on September 23 , 2013 in Europe and a day later in the United States . The album was written , recorded , mixed , and mastered between January and May 2013 at Cove City Sound Studios in Long Island , New York , the same studio as the band 's previous album , A Dramatic Turn of Events ( 2011 ) . The band made Dream Theater a self-titled album to emphasize that they were moving forward in their career and to make it a reference point for fans . The album 's songs are shorter on average than most Dream Theater songs , with the exception of the 20-minute closer `` Illumination Theory '' . Strings for the album were arranged by Eren Başbuğ , a Berklee College of Music student . Dream Theater moved 34,000 units in the United States in its debut week , charting at number seven and becoming the band 's second highest charting album behind 2009 's Black Clouds & Silver Linings . For its lead single , `` The Enemy Inside '' , the band received their second consecutive Grammy nomination in the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance category . In early 2014 , Dream Theater toured Europe and America in support of the album and recorded their performance at the Boston Opera House for a live release .",
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"text": "Florence and the Machine discography English indie rock band Florence and the Machine have released three studio albums , two live albums , six extended plays , 20 singles , two promotional singles and 23 music videos . Florence and the Machine released their first extended play , A Lot of Love . A Lot of Blood , in March 2009 . Their debut studio album , Lungs , was released in July 2009 through Island Records , reaching number one on the UK Albums Chart in January 2010 . The album was subsequently certified quintuple platinum in the United Kingdom , quadruple platinum in Ireland and triple platinum in Australia . The album 's lead single `` Kiss with a Fist '' peaked at number 51 on the UK Singles Chart . This was succeeded by the single `` Dog Days Are Over '' , which reached number 23 in the UK and number 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States , and was certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Third single `` Rabbit Heart ( Raise It Up ) '' reached number 12 in the UK and number 41 in Ireland . `` Drumming Song '' was released as the fourth single , charting at number 54 in the UK . `` You 've Got the Love '' , a cover of The Source 's song of the same name , peaked at number five in the UK and number nine in Australia . A performance at the 2010 BRIT Awards on 17 February 2010 saw the Dizzee Rascal-assisted mash-up `` You Got the Dirtee Love '' debut at number two in the UK . The album 's sixth and final single , `` Cosmic Love '' , peaked at number 51 in the UK and number three in Ireland . The band 's second studio album , Ceremonials , was released in October 2011 , debuting atop the charts in the UK , Ireland , Australia and New Zealand . The album 's release was preceded by the promotional single `` What the Water Gave Me '' , which peaked at number 24 in the UK , number 13 in Ireland and number 15 in New Zealand . Lead single `` Shake It Out '' became the band 's fifth top-40 hit in the UK , peaking at number 12 upon release in September 2011 . The track also attained international chart success , reaching number 72 on the Billboard Hot 100 and becoming the band 's highest-peaking single in Ireland , where it reached number two . The album also saw the release of singles `` No Light , No Light '' and `` Never Let Me Go '' , which peaked at numbers 50 and 82 on the UK chart , respectively . Their next release `` Spectrum ( Say My Name ) '' peaked at number one in the UK , becoming their first UK number-one single . In June 2015 , Florence and the Machine released their third studio album , How Big , How Blue , How Beautiful , which debuted at number one in eight countries including the UK and the US and reached the top 10 of 20 countries . The album had sold over a million copies worldwide by the end of 2015 and has been certified platinum in the UK , Australia and Poland , and gold in New Zealand . It was promoted by the singles `` What Kind of Man '' and `` Ship to Wreck '' , which both reached the top 40 in the UK , Ireland and New Zealand , as well as `` Queen of Peace '' and `` Delilah '' .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Laughing Stock (album) Laughing Stock is the fifth and final studio album by British post-rock band Talk Talk . Following on from their previous release Spirit of Eden ( 1988 ) , and the departure of bassist Paul Webb , which reduced the band to the duo of Mark Hollis and Lee Harris , Talk Talk acrimoniously left EMI and signed to the jazz-based Verve Records , and recorded Laughing Stock at Wessex Sound Studios , London , with producer Tim Friese-Greene and engineer Phill Brown from September 1990 -- April 1991 . Like its predecessor , Spirit of Eden , the album featured improvised instrumentation from a large ensemble of musicians , including as many as seven violists on occasion , and the lyrical themes are often religious . Tape Op magazine ran an extensive article detailing the demanding recording sessions , marked by Mark Hollis ' perfectionist tendencies , and his use of candles and incense to set the mood . Engineer Phill Brown stated that the album , like its predecessor , was `` recorded by chance , accident , and hours of trying every possible overdub idea . '' However , compared to prior Talk Talk albums , Brown noted that `` Laughing Stock is a different beast . I am very proud of the album , it 's probably one of my best projects ... . but I find it dark and claustrophobic . '' Pitchfork named it the eleventh best album of the 1990s , saying it `` makes its own environment and becomes more than the sum of its sounds . '' The band split up following its release , effectively making Laughing Stock their last official release .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Game of Thrones (season 3) The third season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered in the United States on HBO on March 31 , 2013 , and concluded on June 9 , 2013 . It was broadcast on Sunday at 9:00 pm in the United States , consisting of 10 episodes , each running approximately 50 -- 60 minutes . The season is based roughly on the first half of A Storm of Swords ( the third of the A Song of Ice and Fire novels by George R. R. Martin , of which the series is an adaptation ) . The series is adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss . HBO renewed the series for a third season on April 10 , 2012 , nine days after the second season 's premiere . Production began in July 2012 . The show was filmed primarily in Ireland , Northern Ireland , Croatia , Iceland and Morocco . The story takes place in a fictional world , primarily upon a continent called Westeros , with one storyline occurring on another continent to the east known as Essos . Like the novel , the season follows the climatic battle at Kings Landing . Season three like the previous season mainly centres around the war of the five kings ; after the death of Renly Baratheon ( Gethin Anthony ) , all four kings in Westeros believes to have a claim to the Iron Throne , besides Robb Stark ( Richard Madden ) , who seeks vengeance for the death of his father , Lord Eddard `` Ned '' Stark ( Sean Bean ) . Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast , including Peter Dinklage , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Lena Headey , Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington . The season introduced a number of new cast members , including Ciarán Hinds , Nathalie Emmanuel and Iwan Rheon . Critics praised the show 's production values and cast . Viewership yet again rose compared to the previous season . It won 2 of the 16 Emmy Awards for which it was nominated , it received a nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series ( Dinklage ) , Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series ( Clarke ) and Outstanding Drama Series . It also won the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Drama Series .",
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"text": "List of A Song of Ice and Fire characters George R. R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire novels feature a massive cast of characters . The series follows three interwoven plotlines : a dynastic war for control of Westeros by several families ; the rising threat of the superhuman Others beyond Westeros 's northern border ; and the ambition of Daenerys Targaryen , the exiled heir of the previous ruling dynasty . Each chapter is narrated in the third person limited point of view through the eyes of a single character . Beginning with nine POV characters in A Game of Thrones ( 1996 ) , the number grows to thirty-one by A Dance with Dragons ( 2011 ) .",
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"text": "Shameless (season 3) The third season of Shameless , an American comedy-drama television series based on the award-winning British series of the same name by Paul Abbott , premiered on January 13 , 2013 , at Sunday 9:00 p.m. EST on the Showtime television network . Executive producers are John Wells , Paul Abbott and Andrew Stearn , with producer Michael Hissrich . The season concluded after 12 episodes on April 7 , 2013 . The shows season premiere brought in 2.00 million viewers , becoming the show highest rated episode ever to-date . The episode airing February 17 , `` The Sins of My Caretaker '' , received 1.31 million total viewers , its lowest rated episode of the season . The season finale scored 1.82 million viewers .",
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"text": "The Climb (Game of Thrones) `` The Climb '' is the sixth episode of the third season of HBO 's fantasy television series Game of Thrones , and the 26th episode of the series . Directed by Alik Sakharov and written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss , it aired on May 5 , 2013 . The episode 's title comes from climbing of the wall by Jon Snow and Ygritte , and also the references from dialogue between Lord Petyr Baelish and Lord Varys .",
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"text": "McLeod's Daughters (season 3) The third season of the long-running Australian outback drama McLeod 's Daughters '' began airing on 12 February 2003 , and concluded on 29 October 2003 , with a total of 30 episodes .",
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"text": "The Bone Season The Bone Season is a supernatural dystopian novel by British writer Samantha Shannon and is her debut novel . The novel was published on 20 August 2013 by Bloomsbury Publishing and is the first of a seven book series . Film rights to Bone Season have been sold to Andy Serkis 's Imaginarium Studios . The Bone Season was also named the first book in NBC 's Today show 's monthly book club . Of the novel , Shannon stated that she wondered what would happen if `` dystopia dealt with the supernatural '' and if there were a second Salem Witch Trials .",
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"text": "Procedural drama A procedural drama is a genre of television programming which focuses on how crimes are solved or some other aspect of a law enforcement agency , legislative body , or court of law . Some dramas include a lab or conference room with high-tech or state-of-the-art equipment where the main characters meet to work out the problem . Shows usually have an episodic format that does not require the viewer to have seen previous episodes . Episodes typically have a self-contained , also referred to as stand-alone , plot that is introduced and resolved within the same episode . The procedural format is popular around the world . In 2011 , the director of a TV consultancy said , `` The continuing trend is for procedurals because they use a predictable structure . '' Due to their stand-alone episodic nature , they are more accessible to new viewers than serials . Self-contained episodes also make it easier for viewers to return to a show if they have missed some episodes . In general , procedural dramas can usually be re-run with little concern for episode order . Procedurals are often criticized for being formulaic . Procedurals are also generally less character-driven than serialized shows . However , some procedurals have more character emphasis than is typical of the format . Some may occasionally feature a storyline stretching over several episodes . A popular variant is the police procedural .",
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"text": "Shadowhunters Shadowhunters ( also known as Shadowhunters : The Mortal Instruments ) is an American fantasy television series that is loosely based on The Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare , and developed for television by Ed Decter . It is the second adaptation of the novel series , after the 2013 film The Mortal Instruments : City of Bones , which like Shadowhunters was produced by Constantin Film . The show received a straight-to-series order on March 30 , 2015 , and premiered on January 12 , 2016 on Freeform . In March 2016 , it was announced that the series had been renewed for a second season of 20 episodes , which premiered on January 2 , 2017 . In April 2017 , it was announced that the series had been renewed for a third season of 20 episodes .",
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"text": "Game of Thrones (season 6) The sixth season of the fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones premiered on HBO on April 24 , 2016 , and concluded on June 26 , 2016 . It consists of ten episodes , each of approximately 50 -- 60 minutes , largely of original content not found in George R. R. Martin 's A Song of Ice and Fire series . Some material is adapted from the upcoming sixth novel The Winds of Winter and the fourth and fifth novels , A Feast for Crows and A Dance with Dragons . The series was adapted for television by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss . HBO ordered the season on April 8 , 2014 , together with the fifth season , which began filming in July 2015 primarily in Northern Ireland , Spain , Croatia , Iceland and Canada . Each episode cost over $ 10 million . The season follows the continuing struggle between the Starks and other noble families of Westeros for the Iron Throne . The Starks defeat the Bolton forces in battle , and Jon Snow is proclaimed the King in the North . Tyrion attempts to rule Meereen while Daenerys is held captive by a Dothraki tribe . At King 's Landing , the Tyrell army attempts to liberate Margaery and Loras , but Margaery capitulates to the High Sparrow , who becomes more powerful by influencing King Tommen . At her trial , Cersei burns the Great Sept , killing her rivals , while Tommen kills himself . Unopposed , Cersei is crowned Queen of Westeros . Ellaria Sand and three of Oberyn Martell 's daughters kill Doran and Trystane Martell and seize control of Dorne , and Olenna discusses an alliance with Ellaria . In Essos , Daenerys Targaryen is captured by Khal Moro who takes her before the khals ; she burns them alive and takes command of the Dothraki . Game of Thrones features a large ensemble cast , including Peter Dinklage , Nikolaj Coster-Waldau , Lena Headey , Emilia Clarke and Kit Harington . The season introduced new cast members , including Max von Sydow , Pilou Asbæk and James Faulkner . Critics praised its production values , writing , plot development , and cast . Game of Thrones received most nominations for the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards , with 23 nominations , and won twelve , including that for Outstanding Drama Series for the second year in a row . U.S. viewership rose compared to the previous season , and by approximately 13 % over its course , from 7.9 million to 8.9 million by the finale .",
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"text": "Gilly (A Song of Ice and Fire) Gilly 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 . Introduced in 1998 's A Clash of Kings , she is a wildling from the wild lands north of the Wall . She subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Storm of Swords , A Feast for Crows , A Dance with Dragons and will appear in the upcoming novel The Winds of Winter . Gilly is portrayed by Hannah Murray in the HBO television adaptation .",
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"text": "Character (arts) A character ( sometimes known as a fictional character ) is a person or other being in a narrative work of art ( such as a novel , play , television series , or film ) . The character may be entirely fictional or based on a real-life person , in which case the distinction of a `` fictional '' versus `` real '' character may be made . Derived from the ancient Greek word χαρακτήρ , the English word dates from the Restoration , although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749 . From this , the sense of `` a part played by an actor '' developed . Character , particularly when enacted by an actor in the theatre or cinema , involves `` the illusion of being a human person . '' In literature , characters guide readers through their stories , helping them to understand plots and ponder themes . Since the end of the 18th century , the phrase `` in character '' has been used to describe an effective impersonation by an actor . Since the 19th century , the art of creating characters , as practiced by actors or writers , has been called characterisation . A character who stands as a representative of a particular class or group of people is known as a type . Types include both stock characters and those that are more fully individualised . The characters in Henrik Ibsen 's Hedda Gabler ( 1891 ) and August Strindberg 's Miss Julie ( 1888 ) , for example , are representative of specific positions in the social relations of class and gender , such that the conflicts between the characters reveal ideological conflicts . The study of a character requires an analysis of its relations with all of the other characters in the work . The individual status of a character is defined through the network of oppositions ( proairetic , pragmatic , linguistic , proxemic ) that it forms with the other characters . The relation between characters and the action of the story shifts historically , often miming shifts in society and its ideas about human individuality , self-determination , and the social order .",
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"text": "Camelot (TV series) Camelot is a 2011 historical-fantasy-drama television series which premiered on 1 April 2011 . It was co-produced by the Starz cable network and GK-TV which began production during the summer of 2010 . The series , based on the Arthurian legend , was produced by Graham King , Morgan O'Sullivan and Michael Hirst . A special preview showing of the pilot episode `` Homecoming '' was aired on Starz Friday night , 25 February 2011 . On 30 June 2011 Starz announced it was not going to order new seasons of Camelot , citing significant production challenges , predominantly scheduling conflicts with some members of the cast , including Joseph Fiennes , Jamie Campbell Bower and Eva Green .",
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"text": "Game of Thrones (2014 video game) Game of Thrones is an episodic graphic adventure fantasy drama video game based on Game of Thrones , the TV adaptation of George R. R. Martin A Song of Ice and Fire fantasy series , released in December 2014 for Android , iOS , Microsoft Windows , OS X , PlayStation 3 , PlayStation 4 , Xbox 360 , and Xbox One . The game was developed by Telltale Games and follows the episodic format found in other Telltale titles , such as The Walking Dead , The Wolf Among Us , and Tales from the Borderlands , where player choices and actions influence later events across the 6-episode arc . The story revolves around the northern House Forrester , rulers of Ironrath , whose members , including the five playable characters , attempt to save their family and themselves after ending up on the losing side of the War of the Five Kings . The game includes settings , characters and voice actors from the novels and TV series . The game was generally well received , and Telltale is currently working on a second season of the game .",
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"text": "Rule of three (writing) The rule of three is a writing principle that suggests that events or characters introduced in threes are more humorous , satisfying , or effective in execution of the story and engaging the reader.The reader or audience of this form of text is also thereby more likely to remember the information conveyed . This is because having three entities combines both brevity and rhythm with having the smallest amount of information to create a pattern . It makes the author or speaker appear knowledgeable while being both simple and catchy . Slogans , film titles and a variety of other things have been structured in threes , a tradition that grew out of oral storytelling . Examples include the Three Little Pigs , Three Billy Goats Gruff , and the Three Musketeers . Similarly , adjectives are often grouped in threes to emphasize an idea . The Latin phrase `` omne trium perfectum '' ( everything that comes in threes is perfect , or , every set of three is complete ) conveys the same idea as the rule of three .",
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"text": "Mhysa `` Mhysa '' is the third season finale of the American medieval epic fantasy television series Game of Thrones , and its 30th episode overall . Written by executive producers David Benioff and D. B. Weiss , and directed by David Nutter , it originally aired on on HBO in the United States . The episode revolves on the aftermath of the events instigated by `` The Red Wedding '' : House Frey receives the Seat of Riverrun , Roose Bolton is appointed the new `` Warden of the North '' , while House Greyjoy begins a new military campaign . In the North , Maester Aemon sends out ravens to alert the whole of Westeros about the arrival of the White Walkers . And across the narrow sea , the freed slaves of Yunkai hail Daenerys as their `` mhysa '' , the Ghiscari language 's word for `` mother '' . According to Nielsen Media Research , `` Mhysa '' was seen by 5.4 million household viewers in the United States , a twenty-eight percent increase compared to the second season finale , `` Valar Morghulis '' . After its broadcast , the episode received generally positive reviews from television critics , with some of them addressing its anti-climactic closure of the series ' third season , and its establishment of potential storylines for the fourth season , such as through the final scene 's `` glimmer of hope '' . The episode received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Single-Camera Series at the 65th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards .",
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"text": "Teen drama A teen drama is a genre or type of drama series with a major focus on teenage and young adult characters . It came into prominence in the early 1990s , especially with the popularity of the Fox series Beverly Hills , 90210 . After 90210 became a success , television writers and producers realized the potential for this new genre to reach out to a previously ignored demographic . In the past , most series that maintained a focus on teenagers had been sitcoms , while adolescents in drama series were usually part of a larger ensemble that included adults and children . More often than not , teen dramas have soap opera elements , incorporating one or more ongoing story arcs spanning several episodes . The young characters must deal with the dramatic ups and downs of their friendships and romances while facing an array of issues thought to be typical of adolescence . There have also been many successful teen-based series with major science fiction , fantasy and action/adventure themes .",
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"text": "The 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 .",
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"text": "Trio (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) The Trio is a group of three fictional characters in the sixth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer , who serve as the villains of the season . They continually strive to neutralize Buffy , the Slayer , and thus the primary obstacle to their ultimate goal of taking over Sunnydale . Though initially comic relief and little more than a nuisance to the Scooby Gang , they take a darker turn by the episode `` Dead Things '' . Most of their schemes combine science and mysticism , and they are able to avoid detection by the Scoobies ( who merely assume their conducts to be the doings of demons ) until halfway through the season . The Trio was formed by Warren Mears , technology expert ; Andrew Wells , summoner of demons ; and Jonathan Levinson , caster of spells . Jonathan was a long time recurring character , having first appeared in season 2 , and was a friendly acquaintance of the Scooby Gang , and Warren had appeared twice in season 5 . While Andrew had never been seen on the show before , his brother was in `` The Prom '' episode , and Andrew often speaks of the time he summoned flying demon monkeys to the school production of Romeo and Juliet , of which Buffy and the Scoobies have no recollection . The three of them begin season 6 as good friends . Tired of being pushed around , they resolve to combine their expertise and `` take over Sunnydale '' as equal partners . As the stakes rise , the power shifts and Warren gradually dominates the group . Though Jonathan and Andrew lack the malice and hatred of true villains , Warren eventually reveals his true colors as a violent misogynist capable of murder . The Trio is continually thwarted by Buffy , and none of their actions make any name for themselves in Sunnydale 's mystical underground , as revealed in `` Villains '' . The group is ultimately disbanded when , after a face-off with Buffy , Warren flees and leaves Andrew and Jonathan to take the fall with the police .",
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"text": "Three (2006 film) Three ( sometimes stylized Thr3e ) is a 2006 film adaptation of the novel of the same name by Ted Dekker . It was directed by Robby Henson . It grossed $ 1.4 million and has a 5 % approval rating at Rotten Tomatoes , which called it a `` thrill-free thriller '' in its critical consensus .",
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"text": "David Nutter David Nutter ( born 1960 ) is an American television and film director and television producer . He is best known for directing pilot episodes for television . In 2015 , he received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series , for his work on the HBO series , Game of Thrones .",
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"text": "Season of Storms Season of Storms ( Polish original title : Sezon burz ) is the sixth novel and eighth overall book in the Witcher series written by Polish fantasy writer Andrzej Sapkowski , first published in Poland in 2013 . It is not a sequel to the original Witcher Saga , but rather is set between the short stories in the first book in the series , The Last Wish . The novel is yet to be published in English . However , Fox Children , the second installment of The Witcher comic book series published by Dark Horse Comics , is based on one of the chapters of Season of Storms . On May 19 , 2017 , it was announced that Orbit ( US ) and Gollancz ( UK ) would publish the book , with translations by David French . The book is scheduled for publication in May 2018 in hardcover format in the US and paperback format in the UK . It will also be available in both territories as an e-book and audiobook .",
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"text": "Seth Rogen Seth Aaron Rogen ( -LSB- ˈroʊɡən -RSB- born April 15 , 1982 ) is a Canadian-American actor , filmmaker , and comedian . He began his career performing stand-up comedy during his teenage years , winning the Vancouver Amateur Comedy Contest in 1998 . While still living in his native Vancouver , he landed a supporting role in the series Freaks and Geeks . Shortly after he moved to Portland , Oregon for his role , Freaks and Geeks was officially cancelled after one season due to low viewership . Rogen later got a part on sitcom Undeclared , which also hired him as a staff writer . After landing his job as a staff writer on the final season of Da Ali G Show , for which he and the other writers received an Emmy Award nomination , he was guided by Judd Apatow toward a film career . Rogen made his first movie appearance in Donnie Darko with a minor role as a rebellious student in Donnie 's high school classes in 2001 . Rogen was cast in a major supporting role and credited as a co-producer in Apatow 's directorial debut , The 40-Year-Old Virgin . After Rogen received critical praise for his performance , Universal Pictures agreed to cast him as the lead in Apatow 's films Knocked Up and Funny People . Rogen co-starred as Steve Wozniak in Universal 's Steve Jobs biopic in 2015 . In 2016 , he developed the AMC television series Preacher with his writing partner Evan Goldberg and Sam Catlin . He also serves as a writer and executive producer , and directed the first two episodes of the series with Goldberg . Rogen and Goldberg co-wrote the films Superbad , Pineapple Express , The Green Hornet , This Is the End , and directed both This Is the End and The Interview ; all of which Rogen starred in . He has also done voice work for the films Horton Hears a Who ! , the Kung Fu Panda film series , The Spiderwick Chronicles , Monsters vs. Aliens , Paul , and Sausage Party .",
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"text": "Shindig (video chat platform) Shindig is a patented technology platform for large scale online video chat events . Fueled described Shindig as `` a new online video chat platform , ( which ) aims to make talking online more natural by imitating real-life events ; users can freely mingle , moving between conversations with the same ease as you might move through a dinner party . '' In a Shindig event , participants can use webcams to see each other in a shared space . A featured presenter can give a talk , be interviewed , share a multimedia presentation , give a live performance , teach a course and much more to a live online audience of thousands . Meanwhile , audience members can move freely in and out of private video conversations with whomever they choose , and selected guests can be brought up to `` share the stage '' and directly interact with hosts `` face-to-face '' before the entire group . The speaker can also share PDF , MP3 , and MP4 multimedia files with the group . Notable pioneers and institutions who have used the platform include Bill Gates , TED.com , Sheryl Sandberg , Guy Kawasaki , Jim Cramer , Michael Saylor , Forbes , The Chicago Tribune , Random House , Ernst & Young , Simon & Schuster , Folio , Los Angeles Review of Books , Lucky Magazine , TEDx , BookTalk Nation and many more . The platform was first introduced as a means of enabling author talks and Q&A 's . Among the many hundreds of notable authors who have used the platform : Tom Angleberger , Dan Ariely , Edward Jay Epstein , Richard Paul Evans , Jackson `` Cat Daddy '' Galaxy , Carla Hall , Hugh Howey , A. J. Jacobs , Jerry B. Jenkins , Kevin Kelly , Jill Lepore , Wendy Lower , Marissa Meyer , Jo Nesbø , Susan Orlean , George Packer , Michael Pollan , Diane Ravitch and Lori Wilde . Shindig has also been looked at as a potential solution for online education . As cited in Campus Technology , `` Shindig 's proprietary technology may enable online faculty members to facilitate rich media interactive video and audio with large numbers of students in an online course ... these students can also see each other , and they can , with only a click , self aggregate into their own collaborative groups and speak with each other in real time during the course . '' University Business says `` Shindig enables the real-life dynamics of a face-to-face course with all its interaction and participatory features at internet scale . '' Shindig enables a hybrid MOOC , which has the potential to reduce the cost of higher education without radically diminishing its quality , as many feel other MOOCs and platforms threaten to do . As of October 2013 , some 20 institutions had commenced pilots using the platform for online e-courses including Caltech , Duke , NYU , Cooper Union , Texas A&M , Manhattanville , University of the Sciences and University of Crete . Shindig was the recipient of SIAA 's 2013 Innovation Incubator Award as the Educator 's Choice Runner-Up for Education Technology Product or Service . In 2017 , Shindig was recognized by global tech research firm Gartner as a Cool Vendor in Social Collaboration . The report noted that Shindig transformed `` the feeling of people attending a virtual online event that they are ` all along together . ''' and further that the platform delivered `` a more compelling peer-to-peer experience where people can ` mingle ' as they do in physical spaces . ''",
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"text": "History of Saturday Night Live (1995–2000) Saturday Night Live is an American sketch comedy series created and produced by Lorne Michaels for most of the show 's run . The show has aired on NBC since 1975 . After a disastrous 1994 -- 95 season featuring a mix of old and new characters , Michaels decided to once again revamp the cast , keeping only five cast members and hiring six . The 1995 -- 96 season once again saved the show from cancellation , introducing a new era of Saturday Night Live characters and sketches that were highly popular with audiences . This cast stayed mostly stable until the 1998 -- 99 season , which added cast members such as Jimmy Fallon and Horatio Sanz . These two would pave the way for the next era of Saturday Night Live in the early 2000s .",
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"text": "Roger (American Dad!) Roger Smith ( born Wogir ) is a fictional character in the adult animated sitcom American Dad ! , voiced by Seth MacFarlane . The character was created and designed by Seth MacFarlane . Roger is a centuries-old grey space alien living with the Smith family , around whom the show revolves . Having lived on Earth since 1947 , at the age of 1600 , Roger came to live with the Smiths after rescuing main character Stan Smith at Area 51 four years prior to the beginning of the series . Roger began the series as a sensitive pushover who is often taken advantage of , cheated , and ridiculed . Over time , the character has become increasingly cruel , selfish , devious , and depraved , although the Smith family are curiously oblivious to his nature . In early episodes of the show , Roger is disallowed from leaving the Smith house in order to conceal his being an alien . This restriction is soon abandoned and Roger begins adopting disguises and fictitious personas in order to have a life outside the house . Roger 's personas have become a major plot device , with his myriad alter egos frequently being the subject or facilitator of an episode 's main story or subplot . This also helps to amplify his pansexuality and androgynous nature , which varies dependent on the plot situation and persona he has adopted . Aside from catalyzing the plot or subplot with his various personas , and despite his increasingly evident self-interest , he often serves to counsel the show 's main characters , by humorously affirming or bluntly disregarding their opinions . When voicing the character , MacFarlane speaks in a swish accent intended to resemble Paul Lynde ( who played Uncle Arthur in Bewitched ) . In 2014 , Roger was voted `` Gayest Cartoon Character of All Time '' in a first-ever March Madness style competition held by Logo TV .",
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"text": "The CBS Late Movie The CBS Late Movie is a CBS television series ( later known as CBS Late Night ) during the 1970s and 1980s . The program ran in most American television markets from 11:30 p.m. ( EST ) until 2:30 a.m. or later , on weeknights . A single announcer ( in the early years , CBS staff announcer Norm Stevens ) voiced the introduction and commercial bumpers for each program , but there was no host per se , or closing credits besides those of the night 's presentation . ( The bumpers announcing the stars of the movie notably rotated names , two or three at a time , so more of the players would be mentioned . ) The program was launched following the cancellation of The Merv Griffin Show , CBS 's late-night talk show from 1969 to 1972 . The show went on to have a long run in first-run syndication following CBS 's cancellation . The CBS Late Movie theme music was `` So Old , So Young '' by Morton Stevens , which also served as the theme music for CBS 's prime-time movies until 1978 . A memorable aspect to the show 's commercial breaks was the frequent appearance of public service announcements , from the Ad Council and other organizations , that often dealt with `` mature '' topics such as venereal disease , sexual and violent crimes , and abuse of hard drugs . Announcements also ran in much greater proportion than during prime time , with commercial breaks lasting longer ; it was not uncommon for the second portion of the show to start at 12:05 AM or 12:40 AM . The CBS Late Night block , however , was not always cleared by every affiliate of the network ; in several markets , the block was either delayed by one hour from its regularly-scheduled time ( most notably in the Central and Mountain time zones ) , picked up by a local independent station ( including those that later affiliated with the Fox television network ) , or not seen at all in certain cities . Those stations that did not carry CBS Late Night instead broadcast movies from their own libraries and/or their own lineup of off-network syndicated sitcoms , drama reruns and first-run syndication products . A large factor in the programming decisions of many CBS affiliates electing not to clear CBS Late Night ( or delaying it ) was due to head-to-head competition with NBC 's The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson , and later entering the 1980s , ABC News ' Nightline . It was not until 1993 , when the Late Show with David Letterman debuted , that CBS ' late night programming ( excluding Nightwatch/Up to the Minute ) was cleared across the entire network .",
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"text": "Seth Bringman Seth Bringman ( born July 17 , 1981 ) is a political campaign strategist for the Democratic Party in the United States .",
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"text": "List of Saturday Night Live episodes Saturday Night Live ( SNL ) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels . It premiered on NBC , a terrestrial television network , on October 11 , 1975 under the title NBC 's Saturday Night . The show often satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics . Saturday Night Live features a two-tiered cast : the repertory members , also known as the `` Not Ready for Prime-Time Players , '' and newer cast members , known as `` Featured Players . '' Each week , the show features a host , often a well-known celebrity , who delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast . A musical guest is also invited to perform several sets ( usually two , and occasionally more ) . Every so often a host or musical guest will fill both roles , such as was the case with Britney Spears in 2000 and 2002 , Jennifer Lopez in 2001 and 2010 , Justin Timberlake in 2003 , 2006 and 2013 , Taylor Swift in 2009 , Bruno Mars in 2012 , Lady Gaga in 2013 , Miley Cyrus in 2013 and 2015 , Drake in 2014 and 2016 , Blake Shelton in 2015 , and Ariana Grande in 2016 . With the exception of Season 7 and several other rare cases , the show has begun with a cold open that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming `` Live from New York , it 's Saturday Night ! '' Saturday Night Live is one of the longest running network programs in American television history , with over 800 episodes broadcast over the span of 42 seasons . A number of the show 's sketches have been developed into feature films , including The Blues Brothers , Wayne 's World , A Night at the Roxbury , Superstar , Coneheads , and MacGruber . Seasons 1 through 5 are available on DVD in Region 1 . Various Saturday Night Live sketches are available in several new media formats , including streaming on Hulu and Netflix . Selected sketches and segments are also available for purchase at the iTunes Store to download and playback on home computers and certain iPod and iPhone models .",
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"text": "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 .",
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"text": "Ring of Honor Ring of Honor ( ROH ) is an American professional wrestling promotion , founded in 2002 by RF Video owner Rob Feinstein . From 2004 to 2011 , the promotion was under the ownership of Cary Silkin before being sold to the Sinclair Broadcast Group ( SBG ) , an American telecommunications company that operates the largest number of local television stations in the United States . ROH holds TV tapings , pay-per-view events , live events , and Internet pay-per-view events throughout the United States and Canada . It has also held shows in the United Kingdom and Japan . Annual shows include the Anniversary Show , Supercard of Honor ( held annually during WrestleMania weekend ) , Best in the World , Global Wars , Death Before Dishonor , Glory By Honor , and Final Battle ( the last show of the calendar year and ROH 's marquee event ) . ROH records all of its shows and sells them on DVD through mail order via its online store , and the DVDs have developed a fanbase for the promotion in the United States and beyond . In 2009 , ROH signed a television deal with HDNet , which aired shows every week until 2011 . As of September 2011 , ROH 's flagship broadcast Ring of Honor Wrestling has been syndicated by parent company Sinclair Broadcasting , and airs on Sinclair owned stations across the country . ROH is also broadcast on Samurai TV in Japan , and is the third-largest professional wrestling promotion in the United States , behind WWE and after Impact Wrestling . On June 22 , 2014 , ROH had its first live pay-per-view broadcast , Best in the World , from Nashville , Tennessee . It was followed-up on December 7 with their biggest show of the year Final Battle , from Terminal 5 in New York City . Their next pay-per-view aired March 1 , 2015 , which was their 13th Anniversary Show , from Las Vegas , Nevada .",
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"text": "Whole World Theatre The Whole World Theatre is an improvisational theatre located in Atlanta , Georgia . Whole World Theatre ( WWT ) is a non-profit theatre company that began in Atlanta , Georgia in late 1993 , when David Webster began teaching a group of student actors whom he would train to become the hottest improv company in town . Jennifer Horne and David Webster were co-founding members . The original students of Whole World Theatre performed their first show in front of 25 people in September 1994 . Specializing in experiential improv and unconventional scripted works , and using a unique approach to improv , which put more emphasis on acting , character and atmosphere than on cheap laughs , Webster wrote and directed original ground breaking pieces such as , Blood Bath Bingo and Pimps , Queens , and Dope Fiends . Webster also produced scripted works included , Balm in Gillead , Bitches , Women Behind Bars , Four Dogs and a Bone and The House of Yes , among many others . In June 1995 , Jennifer Horne and David Webster spent their honeymoon money to open Whole World Theatre at their current location at 1214 Spring Street in mid-town Atlanta . As their popularity grew , the cast of Whole World Theatre were given the opportunity to produce their live improv comedy show for television when Webster sold the show to television . `` Whole World Comedy '' - Whole World 's premier TV show - helped to launch the southern based Turner South Network . David Webster taught every actor at Whole World Theater until 2001 . He wrote , directed and emceed every show for over 1000 shows . He won several awards including an Emmy award for writing . In 2003 Managing Director , Emily Reily Russell , created a youth summer camp program and an improvisational acting program for teens and young adults at Whole World Theatre that still exists to this day . Many of the graduates of this program have entered the `` Performance Ready Group '' that hosts a more family oriented show the first Saturday of every month November through May . The Performance Ready Group is directed and mentored by Assistant Artistic Director , Eric Goins . Russell , in conjunction with Callanwolde Fine Arts Center and The Starlight Starbright Foundation has also created `` Improv in Dialysis . '' Providing monthly improvisational acting workshops to patients and their families at Egleston Children 's Hospital in Atlanta . Lance Krall , one of Webster 's original students , eventually moved to Hollywood and went on to produce his own television show , The Lance Krall Show , which aired Spike TV , and Free Radio , which aired on Vh1 . Lance has hired several alumni from Whole World Theatre to guest star in his projects . In 2004 , Webster moved on to write and direct independent movies and Jennifer Horne moved on to begin her own improv troupe in Charlottesville , Va. . That same year , a complete change in management occurred at Whole World Theatre . In 2004 , Chip Powell became Artistic Director of Whole World Theatre . The Company continues to perform improv shows and remains one of Atlanta 's most successful theater companies . Under Powell 's leadership the company has produced Improv in the Park : an annual free improv show in Atlanta 's Piedmont Park and Central Park at Atlantic Station . Improv in the Park was voted `` Best Outdoor Event '' by Creative Loafing . Powell also went on to launch Whole World 's 3rd Space Theatre by Producing and Directing scripted works such as Sordid Lives and Southern Baptist Sissies by Del Shores . In 2005 , the theatre started a television show for a network called MAV TV and is currently broadcast in over 200,000 homes across the U.S. . The show features Whole World 's Improv Comedy and is geared towards a more mature audience . Official Website Category : Theatres in Atlanta",
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"text": "White House Deputy Chief of Staff The White House Deputy Chief of Staff is officially the top aide to the White House Chief of Staff , who is the senior aide to the President of the United States . The Deputy Chief of Staff usually has an office in the West Wing and is responsible for ensuring the smooth running of the White House bureaucracy , as well as such other duties as the Chief of Staff assigns to him or her . In some administrations , there are multiple deputy chiefs with different duties . In the Trump administration , there are two current Deputy Chiefs of Staff : Joe Hagin , Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations Rick Dearborn , Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy Implementation Katie Walsh was Deputy Chief of Staff until March 30 , 2017 . Six Deputy Chiefs of Staff were subsequently promoted to become Chief of Staff : Dick Cheney , Ken Duberstein , Andrew Card , Erskine Bowles , John Podesta , and Joshua Bolten .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Give Me a Ring Sometime `` Give Me a Ring Sometime '' is the first episode of the American situation comedy Cheers . Written by Glen and Les Charles and directed by James Burrows , the episode first aired September 30 , 1982 on NBC . The pilot episode introduces the employees of bar Cheers : Sam Malone , Diane Chambers , Coach Ernie Pantusso , and Carla Tortelli ; and regular customers Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin . In this episode , Diane , brought in by fiancé Sumner Sloan , meets the employees and patrons of the bar . When she realizes that her fiancé has left her alone in the bar , Diane accepts Sam 's offer to be the bar 's waitress to start over . In the original script the employees were the principal characters , and Norm and Cliff were not included . Later revisions added Norm and Cliff , and scenes were restructured and rewritten . Originally , Cheers set would be a hotel , but it was ultimatelly changed to a bar . Ratings were low when the episode first aired , but were moderately successful in reruns . It has been critically praised over the years , and earned its writers awards for Best Writing in 1983 .",
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"text": "Seth Harris Seth D. Harris ( born October 12 , 1962 ) was the 11th United States Deputy Secretary of Labor , and served for six months as the Acting U.S. Secretary of Labor and a member of President Barack Obama 's Cabinet . Nominated by President Obama in February 2009 , Harris was unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate in May 2009 , and became acting Secretary of Labor following the resignation of Hilda Solis in January 2013 . Harris was also a member of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation 's Board of Directors . Harris stepped down from his post on January 16 , 2014 . Since leaving the Obama Administration , Harris has been a Distinguished Scholar at Cornell University 's School of Industrial & Labor Relations , and Counsel in the Public Policy & Regulation and Employment & Labor practices of Dentons , a global law firm , before establishing his own law office . Harris is also a member of the United Cerebral Palsy Association 's Board of Directors .",
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"text": "The Gabby Hayes Show The Gabby Hayes Show is a general purpose western television series in which the film star and Roy Rogers confidant , George `` Gabby '' Hayes ( 1885 -- 1969 ) , narrated each episode , showed clips from old westerns , or told tall tales for a primarily children 's audience . The first Hayes program ran on NBC at 5:15 p.m. Eastern for fifteen minutes three times per week and preceded the puppet series , Howdy Doody . It aired from December 11 , 1950 , to January 1 , 1954 . The second version was a half-hour broadcast on Saturday mornings , carried for only thirteen weeks from May 12 to July 14 , 1956 , on ABC . The show was sponsored by Quaker Oats ' puffed cereals , which were `` shot from guns '' . As was common at the time , the host delivered the commercial . This often included Hayes firing a small cannon loaded with the cereal at the camera , while warning the viewers to `` Watch out for your televisionary sets ! '' The floor manager for the show was Fred Rogers ( of children 's television show Mister Rogers ' Neighborhood ) until 1953 when he left NBC to start working in public television .",
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"text": "Working Group on Financial Markets The Working Group on Financial Markets ( also , President 's Working Group on Financial Markets , the Working Group , and colloquially the Plunge Protection Team ) was created by Executive Order 12631 , signed on March 18 , 1988 , by United States President Ronald Reagan . As established by the executive order , the Working Group has three purposes and functions : '' ( a ) Recognizing the goals of enhancing the integrity , efficiency , orderliness , and competitiveness of our Nation 's financial markets and maintaining investor confidence , the Working Group shall identify and consider : ( 1 ) the major issues raised by the numerous studies on the events in the financial markets surrounding October 19 , 1987 , and any of those recommendations that have the potential to achieve the goals noted above ; and ( 2 ) the actions , including governmental actions under existing laws and regulations ( such as policy coordination and contingency planning ) , that are appropriate to carry out these recommendations . ( b ) The Working Group shall consult , as appropriate , with representatives of the various exchanges , clearinghouses , self-regulatory bodies , and with major market participants to determine private sector solutions wherever possible . ( c ) The Working Group shall report to the President initially within 60 days ( and periodically thereafter ) on its progress and , if appropriate , its views on any recommended legislative changes . '' The Working Group consists of : The Secretary of the Treasury , or his or her designee ( as Chairperson of the Working Group ) ; The Chairperson of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System , or his or her designee ; The Chairperson of the Securities and Exchange Commission , or his or her designee ; and The Chairperson of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission , or his or her designee .",
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"text": "Stan Rogow Stan Rogow is an American music manager , writer and producer of film and television .",
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"text": "Counseling (The Office) `` Counseling '' is the second episode of the seventh season of the American comedy television series The Office and the shows 128th episode overall . It originally aired on NBC on September 30 , 2010 . The episode was written by B. J. Novak and directed by Jeffrey Blitz . `` Counseling '' guest stars Eric Zuckerman as a store clerk , Vincent Angelo as a vendor , and Michael Schur as Mose Schrute . Evan Peters also appears as Luke Cooper in archival footage from the previous episode . The series depicts the everyday lives of office employees in the Scranton , Pennsylvania branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company . In the episode , Michael Scott ( Steve Carell ) is forced to have six hours of counseling with Toby Flenderson ( Paul Lieberstein ) after he physically reprimanded his nephew Luke ( Peters ) , but Michael refuses to make Toby 's job easy . Meanwhile , Pam Halpert ( Jenna Fischer ) attempts to finagle a promotion to office administrator and Dwight Schrute ( Rainn Wilson ) boycotts the Steamtown Mall after a shop owner refuses to serve him . `` Counseling '' received mostly positive reviews from television critics . The episode was viewed by 7.36 million viewers and received a 3.7 rating among adults between the age of 18 and 49 , marking a significant drop in the ratings when compared to the previous week . Despite this , the episode was the highest-rated NBC series of the night that it aired , as well as the highest-rated non-sports NBC broadcast for the week it aired .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "24 Hour Design 24 Hour Design is an American reality television series involving a team consisting of a host and designer , design assistant and a carpenter that help homeowners transform a single room . The show is shot in a single day ( usually less than 10 hours ) , with a budget around $ 2,000 . Original episodes of 24 Hour Design began to air on HGTV October 6 , 2006 . The program 's second season began July 10 , 2007 . In each episode of 24 Hour Design , the host meets with the homeowners to discuss the redesign of their room . The team and homeowners work on the space together up until the final hour . In the final hour the designer transforms the room for the final reveal . The redesign usually consists of painting of the room and the construction a furniture piece .",
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"text": "Greg Daniels Gregory Martin `` Greg '' Daniels ( born June 13 , 1963 ) is an American television comedy writer , producer , and director . He is known for his work on several television series , including Saturday Night Live , The Simpsons , King of the Hill and The Office . All four shows were named among Times James Poniewozik 's All Time 100 TV Shows . Daniels attended Harvard University and he became friends with Conan O'Brien . Their first writing credit was for Not Necessarily the News , before they were laid off due to budget cuts . He eventually became a writer for two long-running series : Saturday Night Live and The Simpsons . He joined the writing staff of The Simpsons during the fifth season , and he wrote several classic episodes including `` Lisa 's Wedding , '' `` Bart Sells His Soul '' and `` 22 Short Films About Springfield . '' He left the series in order to co-create another long-running animated series , King of the Hill , with Mike Judge . The series ran for thirteen years before it was cancelled in 2009 . During the series run , he worked on several other series , including the American version of The Office and Parks and Recreation . As of 2016 , he is an executive producer on the TBS series People of Earth . ''",
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"text": "Loss of supply Loss of supply occurs where a government in a parliamentary democracy using the Westminster System or a system derived from it is denied a supply of treasury or exchequer funds , by whichever house or houses of parliament or head of state is constitutionally entitled to grant and deny supply . A defeat on a budgetary vote is one such way by which supply can be denied . Loss of supply is typically interpreted as indicating a loss of confidence in the government . Not all `` money bills '' are necessarily supply bills . For instance , in Australia , supply bills are defined as `` bills which are required by the Government to carry on its day-to-day business '' . When a loss of supply occurs , a prime minister is generally required either by constitutional convention or by explicit constitutional instruction to either resign immediately or seek a parliamentary dissolution . Some constitutions , however , do not allow the option of parliamentary dissolution but rather require the government to be dissolved or to resign . A similar deadlock can occur within a presidential system , where it is also known as a budget crisis . In contrast to parliamentary systems , the failure of the legislature to authorize spending may not in all circumstances result in an election , because some such legislatures enjoy fixed terms and so can not be dissolved before a date of termination , which can result in a prolonged crisis . A deadlock between a head of state and the legislative body can give rise and cause for a head of state to prematurely dismiss the elected government , requiring it to seek re-election . If a government maintains the support of a majority of legislators or the elected parliamentary representatives , the blocking of supply by a head of state would be seen as an abuse of authority and power . Many western countries have removed or restricted the right of a head of state to block supply or veto a government budget unless there is overwhelming justification and cause for such action .",
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"text": "New Zealand House of Representatives The New Zealand House of Representatives is a component of the New Zealand Parliament , along with the Sovereign ( represented by the Governor-General ) . The House passes all laws , provides ministers to form a Cabinet , and supervises the work of the Government . It is also responsible for adopting the state 's budgets and approving the state 's accounts . The House of Representatives is a democratically elected body , usually consisting of 120 members ( currently 119 though recently had 121 with an overhang ) known as members of Parliament ( MPs ) . Members are elected for limited terms , holding office until Parliament is dissolved ( a maximum of three years ) . A government is formed from the party or coalition with the majority of MPs . If no majority is possible then a minority government can be formed with a confidence and supply arrangement . The House of Representatives was created by the British New Zealand Constitution Act 1852 , which established a bicameral legislature ; however the upper chamber , the Legislative Council , was abolished in 1951 . Parliament received full control over all New Zealand affairs in 1947 with the passage of the Statute of Westminster Adoption Act . The debate chamber of the House of Representatives is located inside Parliament House in Wellington , the capital city . Sittings of the House are usually open to the public , but the House may at any time vote to sit in private .",
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"text": "Nuclear option The nuclear option is a parliamentary procedure that allows the United States Senate to override a rule or precedent by a simple majority of 51 votes , instead of by a supermajority of 60 votes . The option is invoked by the presiding officer of the body ruling that the validity of a Senate rule or precedent is a constitutional question . The issue is immediately put to the full Senate , which decides by majority vote . The procedure thus allows the Senate to decide any issue by majority vote , regardless of existing procedural rules , such as current Senate rules specifying that ending a filibuster requires the consent of 60 senators ( out of 100 ) for legislation , and 67 for amending a Senate rule . The term `` nuclear option '' is an analogy to nuclear weapons being the most extreme option in warfare . The nuclear option has only been used in practice twice -- in 2013 and 2017 , however the threat to use it dates back at least to 1917 , in opinions related to reform of the Senate 's filibuster rules . Subsequently , an opinion written by Vice President Richard Nixon in 1957 concluded that the U.S. Constitution grants the presiding officer the authority to override existing Senate rules . The option was used to make further rule changes in 1975 . In November 2013 , Senate Democrats used the nuclear option to eliminate filibusters on executive branch nominations and federal judicial appointments other than those to the Supreme Court . On April 6 , 2017 , Senate Republicans used the nuclear option to eliminate the exception for Supreme Court nominees , after the nomination of Neil Gorsuch failed to meet the requirement of 60 votes for ending the debate . Before November 2013 , Senate rules required a three-fifths vote of the `` duly chosen and sworn '' members of the Senate -- ( usually 60 votes ) to end debate on a bill , nomination or other proposal ; they also require a two-thirds vote ( `` present and voting '' -- 67 or more votes ) to end debate on a change to the Senate rules . Those rules effectively allowed a minority of the Senate to block a bill or nomination through the technique of the filibuster . This had resulted in a de facto requirement that a nomination have the support of 60 Senators to pass , rather than a majority of 51 . A three-fifths vote is still required to end debates on legislation . Before April 2017 , Senate rules required a three-fifths vote to confirm nominations for Supreme Court nominees . Under the new nuclear option proceedings , the majority leader and presiding officer , guided by parliamentary experts , go through a series of choreographed steps in which the leader suggests a change to the rules , the presiding officer challenges him , and then the leader calls a second vote on a rules change , which requires only 51 votes . This effectively ends what had become a 60-vote requirement for confirmation of a Supreme Court nominee or the passage of legislation .",
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"text": "Municipal mergers and dissolutions in Japan can take place within one municipality or between multiple municipalities and are required to be based upon consensus .",
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"text": "Abuse of power Abuse of power , in the form of `` malfeasance in office '' or `` official misconduct , '' is the commission of an unlawful act , done in an official capacity , which affects the performance of official duties . Malfeasance in office is often grounds for a for cause removal of an elected official by statute or recall election . Abuse of power can also mean a person using the power they have for their own personal gain .",
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"text": "West Lothian question The West Lothian question , also known as the English question , refers to whether MPs from Northern Ireland , Scotland and Wales , sitting in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom , should be able to vote on matters that affect only England , while MPs from England are unable to vote on matters that have been devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly , the Scottish Parliament and the Welsh Assembly . The term `` West Lothian question '' was coined by Enoch Powell MP in 1977 after Tam Dalyell , the Labour MP for the Scottish constituency of West Lothian , raised the matter repeatedly in House of Commons debates on devolution . In 2011 the Government of the United Kingdom set up a commission to examine the question . The Commission on the consequences of devolution for the House of Commons , chaired by former Clerk of the House of Commons Sir William McKay , published a report in 2013 which proposed various procedural changes , including that legislation which affects only England should require the support of a majority of MPs representing English constituencies ( `` English votes for English laws '' ) . Following the election of a Conservative government in the 2015 general election , new parliamentary procedures and a Legislative Grand Committee were enacted .",
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"text": "Prerogative instrument A prerogative instrument is a legal instrument issued in the United Kingdom under the royal prerogative , in contrast with a Statutory Instrument ( which is made under the authority of an Act of Parliament ) . Examples of prerogative instruments include letters patent ( including most royal charters ) , royal instructions , royal warrants , and some orders in council . The use of prerogative instruments has declined considerably both as a result of the transfer of political power from the Sovereign to the House of Commons , and with the expanded use since the nineteenth century of delegated legislation under the authority of parliament . Prerogative instruments were often used as the basis for the constitutions of British colonies .",
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"text": "Cabinet of Barbados The Cabinet , formally Her Majesty 's Barbados Ministers , are individuals of Barbados which execute the duties of the Government of Barbados . Under a Westminster system of governance , these powers are vested nominally in Elizabeth II , Queen of Barbados ( represented by the Governor-General ) , but are exercised in practice by a Cabinet of Ministers , presided over by the Prime Minister . The Prime Minister is formally appointed by the Governor-General : the Governor-General must appoint as Prime Minister someone who can control a majority of votes in the House of Assembly . In practice , this is normally the leader of the largest political party or coalition in the house . If there is no clear majority in the House of Assembly , however , the Governor-General 's role becomes more important : he or she must assume the role of arbitrator and open negotiations with the leaders of the various political parties , in the hope of finding someone whom a majority will accept as Prime Minister . In the event of that failing to take place , the Governor-General must dissolve the House of Assembly and call an early election .",
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"text": "Constitutional Court of Thailand The Constitutional Court ( ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ ; -LSB- sǎːn • rát • tʰà • tʰam • má • nuːn -RSB- ) is an independent Thai court founded under the 1997 Constitution with jurisdiction over the constitutionality of parliamentary acts , royal decrees , draft legislation , as well as the appointment and removal of public officials and issues regarding political parties . The current court was established by the 2007 Constitution and is part of the judicial branch of the Thai national government . The court , along with the 1997 Constitution , was dissolved and replaced by a Constitutional Tribunal in 2006 following the coup d'État . While the Constitutional Court had 15 members , 7 from the judiciary and 8 selected by a special panel , the Constitution Tribunal had 9 members , all from the judiciary . A similar institution , consisting of 9 members , was again established by the 2007 Constitution . The Constitutional Court has provoked much public debate , both regarding the court 's jurisdiction and composition as well as the initial selection of justices . A long-standing issue has been the degree of control exerted by the judiciary over the court . The decisions of the court are final and inappealable . The decisions also bind every state organ , including the National Assembly , the Council of Ministers and other courts . The various versions of the court have made several significant decisions . These included the 1999 decision that deputy minister of agriculture Newin Chidchop could retain his cabinet seat after being sentenced to imprisonment for defamation , the 2001 acquittal of Thaksin Shinawatra for filing an incomplete statement regarding his wealth , with the National Anti-Corruption Commission , the 2003 invalidation of Jaruvan Maintaka appointment as auditor-general , the 2007 dissolution of the Thai Rak Thai political party , and the 2014 removal of prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra from office .",
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"text": "Australian Senate The Australian Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia , the lower house being the House of Representatives . The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Chapter I , Part II of the Australian Constitution . There are a total of 76 senators : 12 senators are elected from each of the six states ( regardless of population ) and two from each of the two autonomous internal territories ( the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory ) . Senators are popularly elected under the single transferable vote system of proportional representation . Unlike upper Houses in most Westminster parliamentary systems , the Senate is vested with significant power , including the capacity to block all legislation , including Budget and Appropriation Bills , initiated by the government in the House of Representatives , making it a distinctive hybrid of British Westminster bicameralism and US-style bicameralism . As a result of proportional representation , the chamber features a multitude of parties vying for power . The governing party or coalition , which has to maintain the confidence of the lower house , rarely has a majority in the Senate and usually needs to negotiate with other parties and Independents to get legislation passed . Senators normally serve fixed six-year terms ( from 1 July to 30 June ) , unless the Senate is dissolved earlier in a double dissolution . Following a double dissolution half the state senators serve terms ending on the third 30 June following the election ( i.e. slightly less than three years ) with the rest serving three years longer . The term of the territory senators expires at the same time as there is an election for the House of Representatives . There is no constitutional requirement for the election of senators to take place at the same time as those for members of the House of Representatives , though the government usually synchronises election dates .",
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"text": "Repeal A repeal is the removal or reversal of a law . There are two basic types of repeal , a repeal with a re-enactment ( or replacement ) of the repealed law , or a repeal without any replacement . Removal of secondary legislation is normally referred to as revocation rather than repeal in the United Kingdom and Ireland . Under the common law of England and Wales , the effect of repealing a statute was `` to obliterate it completely from the records of Parliament as though it had never been passed . '' This , however , is now subject to savings provisions within the Interpretation Act 1978 . In parliamentary procedure , the motion to rescind , repeal , or annul is used to cancel or countermand an action or order previously adopted by the assembly .",
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"text": "Political feasibility analysis Political feasibility analysis is used to predict the probable outcome of a proposed solution to a policy problem through examining the actors , events and environment involved in all stages of the policy-making process . It is one frequently used component of a policy analysis and can serve as an evaluative criterion in choosing between policy alternatives . Feasible policies must be politically acceptable or at least not unacceptable . Political unacceptability is a combination of two conditions too much opposition or too little support . One common mistake is widespread in practice that feasibility becomes a dominant criterion of preferable alternative . Feasibility is `` the state or degree of being easily or conveniently done '' . More plainly , one might ask `` can we get this done ? '' Feasibility , as it pertains to the political arena , speaks to the political climate . The question then becomes : `` In this political climate , can we get this done ? '' Political feasibility is a measure of how well a solution to a policy problem , will be accepted by a set of decision makers and the general public . For a policy to be enacted and implemented , it must be politically acceptable , or feasible . A policy alternative 's lack of political feasibility can often be attributed to its lack of political support or the result of controversy that may surround the issue the policy seeks to address . Alternatively , a politically feasible alternative is one that has the greatest probability of `` receiv -LSB- ing -RSB- sufficient political push and support to be implemented '' given any specific constraints . When policy analysis generates policy alternatives , the political risks and costs associated with each can be important criteria for deciding between alternatives . A good policy alternative requires a certain amount of political feasibility , or implementation of the policy will be impossible . It is important to keep in mind , however , that feasibility alone does not make a policy `` good . '' Examining all criteria is necessary for the implementation of socially responsible policy . Politics are difficult to predict but it has been said that `` no decision is ever made in complex systems without political feasibility having played some role . ''",
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"text": "1895 vote of no confidence in the government of Lord Rosebery The vote of no confidence against the government of the Earl of Rosebery of 21 June 1895 , also known as the Cordite vote , was the occasion on which the Liberal Government of the Earl of Rosebery was defeated in a vote of censure by the House of Commons . The motion was to reduce the salary of the Secretary of State for War as a censure over deficient supply of cordite to the Army , and when it was passed the Secretary of State Henry Campbell Bannerman offered his resignation . As Campbell Bannerman was the most popular Minister in a Government which was suffering internal division and whose members had grown tired of office , the Government chose to interpret the issue as one involving confidence in the Government and therefore resigned . The incoming Conservative government soon sought a dissolution of Parliament and won the ensuing general election . The vote is the last time in the History of the British Parliament that a government has been defeated on a confidence motion when it had a workable majority .",
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"text": "Reform of the House of Lords Certain governments in the United Kingdom have , for more than a century , attempted to find a way to reform the House of Lords , the upper house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom . This process was started by the Parliament Act 1911 introduced by the then Liberal Government which stated : ... whereas it is intended to substitute for the House of Lords as it at present exists a Second Chamber constituted on a popular instead of hereditary basis , but such substitution can not be immediately brought into operation When the Labour Party came to power in the 1997 general election , it had in its manifesto the promise to reform the House of Lords : The House of Lords must be reformed . As an initial , self-contained reform , not dependent on further reform in the future , the right of hereditary Peers to sit and vote in the House of Lords will be ended by statute . . '' . The Blair government subsequently passed the House of Lords Act 1999 . On 7 November 2001 the government undertook a public consultation . This helped to create a public debate on the issue of Lords reform , with 1,101 consultation responses and numerous debates in Parliament and the media . However , no consensus on the future of the upper chamber emerged . All three of the main parties promised to take action on Lords reform in the 2010 general election , and following it the Coalition Agreement included a promise to `` establish a committee to bring forward proposals for a wholly or mainly elected upper chamber on the basis of proportional representation '' . Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg introduced the House of Lords Reform Bill 2012 on 27 June 2012 which built on proposals published on 17 May 2011 . However , this Bill was abandoned by the Government on 6 August 2012 following opposition from within the Conservative Party . A successful attempt to pursue minor reform of the House was made on 14 May 2014 when the House of Lords Reform Act 2014 gained Royal Assent .",
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"text": "Post–World War II demobilization strikes Post -- World War II demobilization strikes occurred within Allied military forces stationed across the Middle East , India and South-East Asia in the months and years following World War II . American military personnel based in occupied Germany were holding mass parades for speedier demobilization and in the Philippines formed soldiers committees and went on demonstrations calling for a return home . In India , thousands of Royal Air Force servicemen pushed for demobilization and went on strike citing grievances over conditions of work such as deaths in high temperatures in Cawnpore ( station : 322 MU Cawnpore ) and overcrowding at RAF Jodhpur . A ` Forces Parliament ' was set up - effectively a workers ' council , but was dissolved before the issues came to a head . The issue was a major subject of debate in the British Parliament . At one point Prime Minister Clement Attlee was presented with a petition by India-stationed servicemen that stated : `` We have done the job we joined up to do . Now we want to get back home , both for personal reasons and because we think it is by work that we can best help Britain . No indication has been given of when we will see our families again . Is it because the government wishes to talk tough with other powers ? '' Some brigades in India were disbanded as they were viewed as `` politically unreliable '' suggesting that in event of being used to put down disturbances they would have refused . The Conservatives demanded to know whether the new Labour government thought there was any difference between a strike and a mutiny . Some ` agitators ' or strike leaders were jailed , but public pressure through MPs led to their early release or reduction in sentences .",
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"text": "Constitutionalization attempts in Iran The Persian Constitutional Revolution was a short-lived push for democratic rule in the form of a constitutional monarchy within a highly elitist yet decentralized society under the Qajars . The mounting disgust amidst the clergy , bazaaris , farmers , intellectuals , and other segments of the populace with respect to the Shah ( s ) ' policies during the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century illustrates a classic example of an environment ripe for protest , as a wide array of people in society felt an increasing need to express their grievances with an oppressive and largely autocratic government .",
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"text": "Sovereign default A sovereign default ( -LSB- ˈsɒvrᵻn , _ - vərᵻn -RSB- ) is the failure or refusal of the government of a sovereign state to pay back its debt in full . Cessation of due payments ( or receivables ) may either be accompanied by formal declaration ( repudiation ) of a government not to pay ( or only partially pay ) its debts , or it may be unannounced . A credit rating agency will take into account in its gradings capital , interest , extraneous and procedural defaults , failures to abide by the terms of bonds or other debt instruments . Countries have at times escaped the real burden of some of their debt through inflation . This is not `` default '' in the usual sense because the debt is honored , albeit with currency of lesser real value . Sometimes governments devalue their currency . This can be done by printing more money to apply toward their own debts , or by ending or altering the convertibility of their currencies into precious metals or foreign currency at fixed rates . Harder to quantify than an interest or capital default , this often is defined as an extraneous or procedural default ( breach ) of terms of the contracts or other instruments . If potential lenders or bond purchasers begin to suspect that a government may fail to pay back its debt , they may demand a high interest rate in compensation for the risk of default . A dramatic rise in the interest rate faced by a government due to fear that it will fail to honor its debt is sometimes called a sovereign debt crisis . Governments may be especially vulnerable to a sovereign debt crisis when they rely on financing through short-term bonds , since this creates a situation of maturity mismatch between their short-term bond financing and the long-term asset value of their tax base . They may also be vulnerable to a sovereign debt crisis due to currency mismatch : if few bonds in their own currency are accepted abroad , and so the country issues mainly foreign-denominated bonds , decrease in the value of their own currency can make it prohibitively expensive to pay back their foreign-denominated bonds ( see original sin ) . Since a sovereign government , by definition , controls its own affairs , it can not be obliged to pay back its debt . Nonetheless , governments may face severe pressure from lending countries . In a few extreme cases , a major creditor nation , before the establishment of the UN Charter Article 2 ( 4 ) prohibiting use of force by states , made threats of war or waged war against a debtor nation for failing to pay back debt to seize assets to enforce its creditor 's rights . For example , Britain invaded Egypt in 1882 . Other examples include the United States ' `` gunboat diplomacy '' in Venezuela in the mid-1890s and the United States occupation of Haiti beginning in 1915 . Today a government which defaults may be widely excluded from further credit , some of its overseas assets may be seized ; and it may face political pressure from its own domestic bondholders to pay back its debt . Therefore , governments rarely default on the entire value of their debt . Instead , they often enter into negotiations with their bondholders to agree on a delay ( debt restructuring ) or partial reduction of their debt ( a ` haircut or write-off ' ) . Some economists have argued that , in the case of acute insolvency crises , it can be advisable for regulators and supranational lenders to preemptively engineer the orderly restructuring of a nation 's public debt - also called `` orderly default '' or `` controlled default '' . In the case of Greece , these experts generally believe that a delay in organising an orderly default would hurt the rest of Europe even more . The International Monetary Fund often lends for sovereign debt restructuring . To ensure that funds will be available to pay the remaining part of the sovereign debt , it has made such loans conditional on acts such as reducing corruption , imposing austerity measures such as reducing non-profitable public sector services , raising the tax take ( revenue ) or more rarely suggesting other forms of revenue raising such as nationalization of inept or corrupt but lucrative economic sectors . A recent example is the Greek bailout agreement of May 2010 .",
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"text": "Parliament of Romania The Parliament of Romania ( Parlamentul României ) is the national legislature of Romania , consisting of the Chamber of Deputies ( Camera Deputaților ) , and the Senate ( Senat ) . Its meeting place is at the Palace of the Parliament in Bucharest . Prior to the modification of the Constitution in 2003 , the two houses had identical attributes . A text of a law had to be approved by both houses . If the text differed , a special commission ( comisie de mediere ) was formed by deputies and senators , that `` negotiated '' between the two houses the form of the future law . The report of this commission had to be approved in a joint session of the Parliament . After the 2003 referendum , a law still has to be approved by both houses , but each house has designated matters it gets to deliberate before the other , in capacity of `` deciding chamber '' ( cameră decizională ) . If that first chamber adopts a law proposal ( relating to its competences ) , it is passed on to the other one , which can approve or reject . If it makes amendments , the bill is sent back to the deciding chamber , the decision of which is final . In 2009 , a referendum was held to consult the population about turning the parliament into a unicameral body and reducing the number of representatives to 300 . Although the referendum passed , the results are not binding , a referendum explicitly mentioning the modification of the constitution being required to achieve this .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "List of countries with coalition governments A coalition government is a cabinet of a parliamentary government in which several parties cooperate . The usual reason given for this arrangement is that no party on its own can achieve a majority in the parliament . A coalition government might also be created in a time of national difficulty or crisis , for example during wartime , to give a government the high degree of perceived political legitimacy it desires whilst also playing a role in diminishing internal political strife . In such times , parties have formed all-party coalitions ( national unity governments , grand coalitions ) . If a coalition collapses , a confidence vote is held or a motion of no confidence is taken . For the purposes of this list , coalitions can come in two forms . The first is produced by two or more parties joining forces after fighting elections separately to form a majority government . However , some coalitions ( or alliances ) are already decided before elections to give the parties the best chance of immediate government after the election .",
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"text": "French presidential elections under the Third Republic French presidential elections under the Third Republic involved the election of the President of France by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate . The President was thus elected by indirect universal suffrage . Since the Third Republic was a parliamentary system , the President had much fewer powers than under the current Fifth Republic , where the president is elected under universal suffrage . Besides , following the 16 May 1877 crisis , the President was prevented , by custom , from using his right to dissolve parliament . Thus , no president used it after the MacMahon dissolution of 1877 .",
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"text": "Kris Wu Wu Yifan ( , pronounced -LSB- - cmnu2-i4fan4 -RSB- , ; born November 6 , 1990 ) , professionally known as Kris Wu or Kris , is a Chinese-born Canadian actor , singer , and model . He is active as a solo artist and actor in China and has starred in several # 1 box office hits including Mr. Six and Journey to the West : The Demons Strike Back , which are among the highest-grossing Chinese films of all time in China . He made his Hollywood debut in xXx : Return of Xander Cage ( 2017 ) .",
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"text": "Nick Cheung Nick Cheung Ka-fai ( born 2 December 1964 ) is a Hong Kong actor and director . He is a former Royal Hong Kong Police officer for four years , but he left the job after his request to be transferred to the criminal investigation department was turned down . He then worked for Danny Lee 's film production company . His film debut is `` Thank you , Sir ! '' , as a student at the Royal Hong Kong Cadet School . From 1989 to 1994 , he worked at the television station ATV World . Later , he left ATV and joined another station , TVB . He left TVB in 2004 , and worked mainly on films . His fame was built on Wong Jing 's comedy at first , but he has changed his acting style for more sombre roles since 2003 . He was nominated for his first Hong Kong film award in 1999 , and won his first award in 2009 for his role in Beast Stalker . He has been nominated many times at the Hong Kong Film Awards and other Chinese film awards since then . Cheung has won seven awards for his role in Beast Stalker ( 2008 ) , including Hong Kong Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor , Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor , and Golden Horse Film Award for Best Actor . Cheung met Hong Kong actress Esther Kwan while he was still working at ATV . They married on 8 December 2003 in Australia . Their daughter , Brittany Cheung ( 張童 ; Cheung Tung ) , was born on 24 January 2006 . Cheung earned 75 million HKD in 2014 .",
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"text": "K. C. Collins For the actor with a similar name , see Christopher Collins . K.C. Collins , also known as Chris Collins , is a Canadian film , voice and television actor .",
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"text": "Wu Dawei Wu Dawei ( -LSB- u tAuei -RSB- , ; born 1946 ) is the special representative for Korean Peninsula Affairs and former Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the People 's Republic of China .",
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"text": "Wu Yue (actress) Wu Yue ( ; born 10 April 1976 ) is a Chinese actress , best known in film for portraying Li Weihua in Chrysanthemum Tea , Chen Cuifen in Road to Dawn and Li Lianqiao in Former Wife , and has received critical acclaim for her television work , particularly as Wen Lu in Age of Peace and Dong Guilan in The Great China Earthquake .",
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"text": "Kristiaan Yeo Kristiaan Yeo is a television journalist currently employed by CCTV News for CCTV America , as the network 's Toronto correspondent . He is the first and only English-language resident correspondent to cover Canada for Chinese state television .",
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"text": "Kris Stewart (director) Kris Stewart is an Australian theatre director and producer . Stewart was the founding director of the New York Musical Theatre Festival and is the inaugural festival director of The Sydney Fringe festival . He is also the resident director of the Australian production of the musical Wicked .",
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"text": "Margot Kidder Margaret Ruth `` Margot '' Kidder ( born October 17 , 1948 ) is a Canadian American actress and activist . She rose to fame in 1978 for her role as Lois Lane in the Superman film series , opposite Christopher Reeve . Kidder began her career in the 1960s appearing in low-budget Canadian films and television series , before landing a lead role in Quackser Fortune Has a Cousin in the Bronx ( 1970 ) . She then appeared playing Siamese twins in Brian De Palma 's cult thriller Sisters ( 1973 ) ; in the slasher film Black Christmas ( 1974 ) ; and the drama The Great Waldo Pepper ( 1975 ) , opposite Robert Redford . Her performance as Kathy Lutz in the blockbuster horror film The Amityville Horror ( 1979 ) gained her further mainstream exposure . After a highly publicized manic episode and nervous breakdown in 1996 , Kidder 's career began to slow . By the 2000s , however , she had maintained steady work in independent films as well as television , with guest-starring roles on Smallville , Brothers & Sisters , and The L Word . In 2015 , she won an Emmy Award for her performance on the children 's television series R.L. Stine 's The Haunting Hour . She has also acted in theatrical productions , most notably appearing on Broadway in a 2002 production of The Vagina Monologues . In 2005 , Kidder became a naturalized U.S. citizen . She is an outspoken political , environmental , and anti-war activist . She has also advocated the use of orthomolecular medicine , which she credits as having helped treat her bipolar disorder .",
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"text": "Frank C. Turner Francis Charles Turner ( born June 2 , 1951 ) is an actor and iconographer born in Wainwright , Alberta and now living in BC . He received his theatrical training at the University of Alberta , graduating in 1975 with a BFA in acting . For the first few years after graduation he acted in theatres across western Canada and Ontario . In 1983 he moved to Vancouver , BC and has worked mainly in film since then . In 2003 he appeared as George Bernard Shaw in debate with G. K. Chesterton on G. K. CHESTERTON : THE APOSTLE OF COMMON SENSE with EWTN , a performance previously given in Calgary , and St. Paul , Minnesota . In 1991 he began studying iconography under Vladislav Andreyev . A frequent attendee of the Mount Angel Iconography Institute where he studied with Charles Rohrbacher , Mary Katsilometes , Claudia Coos , and Cathy Sievers ; more recently he studied in Cottonwood , Idaho with Father Gianluca Busi from Bologna . In 2007 , he spent six weeks in Bologna painting and being immersed in Catholic iconography . Along with Chris Kielsinki and Michal Janek , Frank was a founding member of Epiphany Sacred Arts Guild , and served as its president for ten years . He also served on the curriculum advisory board of Living Water College of the Arts . Married in 1976 , he has four children . He has appeared in numerous films , made-for-television films , television shows , and plays .",
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"text": "CBC Film Festival CBC Film Festival is a Canadian feature film television series which aired on CBC Television from 1979 to 1980 .",
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"text": "Wuhua dialect Wuhua is a major dialect of Hakka Chinese . It is characterized by the pronunciation of many voiced Middle Chinese qu-sheng ( 4th Tone ) syllables of Moiyen dialect in the shang-sheng ( 3rd Tone ) . The tone-level of the yin-ping is a rising / 13 / , / 35 / or / 24 / instead of the low-level / 11 / usually found in Meixian . In Wuhua-dialect-related areas of Northern Bao'an and Eastern Dongguan the same Meixian dialect tone level of the yang-ping is found , 2 sets of fricatives and affricates ( z , c , s , zh , ch , sh , s / ts ' / s , -LSB- ts -RSB- , -LSB- tsh -RSB- , -LSB- s -RSB- and -LSB- ts -RSB- , -LSB- tsh -RSB- , -LSB- s -RSB- and -LSB- tʃ -RSB- , -LSB- tʃh -RSB- , -LSB- ʃ -RSB- ) appear , similar to Mandarin . Also distinctive are the `` y '' final found in the Yuebei ( Northern Guangdong ) Hakka group and Sichuan group , and retroflexed initials in ( Zhi series ) `` Knowledge '' , ( Xiao group ) `` Dawn '' , part of ( Xi ) `` Brook '' , poor usage of medials in Grade III and closed finals . Wuhua dialect exhibits `` latter-word '' tone sandhi . Phonologically Wuhua exhibits a north -- south separation while lexically it also exhibits an east - and middle-Guangdong separation , showing relatedness to inland and coastal Hakka dialects . `` Lexically it shows east-west separation in Wuhua , which is quite different from the phonological point of view . And outwardly , lexicons in Wuhua show that Wuhua dialect is on the diglossia that separates east and middle Guangdong , and that distinguishes coast-side dialects from inland ones . '' Wuhua dialect is transitional , no matter how we see it historically or geographically . Otherwise the Wuhua Hakka dialect is very similar to the prestige Moiyen ( Meixian ) Hakka dialect . -LSB- the Wuhua patoi merges Yangqu with the Shang tone instead , so that voiced characters of MC departing tones have the Shang tone , not Qu . Besides , the Meixian group has a Yangping tone value of 11 , but Wuhua has the value of 35 or 24 . Most varieties of Jiaying SubDialect -LSB- Tue-Tai -RSB- belong to the Meixian patoi , but those in northern Guangdong and Sichuan and some dialects in western Guangdong belong to the Wuhua patoi . -RSB- Wuhua can be found in Wuhua County , Jiexi County , Northern Bao'An ( formerly Xin ` An ( Sin-On ) , presently called Shenzhen ) , Eastern Dongguan , in Yuebei or Northern Guangdong around Shaoguan , in Sichuan and Tonggu , Jiangxi . All of these places have the tonal characteristics of Wuhua . Taiwan as well abides Wuhua Hakka people who came from south Wuhua County in the Qing dynasty . Taiwan Wuhua has changed much in initials , finals , and lexicons , possessing much similarity with neighboring Sixian and Hailu Dialects . Only tones conserve as in Guangdong . Languages tend to assimilate with authoritative ones , and we see this in Wuhua dialect of Taiwan . Yuebei group , which is the most dominant dialect in the rural area in Northern Guangdong around Shaoguan . ( c. 2M speakers ) Jiexihua , spoken by the inhabitants in the Jiexi county , Guangdong Province . ( c. 0.5 M speakers ) Dongguan Hakka , spoken by Hakka inhabitants in the Eastern part of Dongguan county and extreme North of Bao'an county . This accent has the Yangping as a level tone of value 11 . ( c. 60T speakers ) Sichuan group or `` Tu-Guangdonghua '' , spoken by the `` Guangdong migrants '' in Sichuan ( c. 1-2M speakers ) Tongguhua , spoken by the people in and around Tonggu county , Jiangxi Province . ( c. 1M speakers ) The Wuhua Dialect in The County itself has three accents , the North Accent , represented by Huacheng , also called Changle Accent , -LSB- huá chéng , qí lǐng -RSB- , The Central Accent , represented by Shuizai Town , also called Lowland Accent , -LSB- tán xià , zhuǎn shuǐ , héng bēi , shuǐ zhài , hédōng , guō tián -RSB- , The Western Accent represented by Changbu and Datian , also called the Changbu-Datian Accent -LSB- zhǎng bù , dàtián -RSB- , and The Southern Accent , Represented by An Liu Market Town , also called Upland-Highland Accent . -LSB- ān liú , zhōu jiāng , shuāng huá , méilín , huáyáng , mián yáng , lóngcūn -RSB- .",
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"text": "Kris Lefcoe Kris Lefcoe is a Canadian film writer and director based in New York City . Born in Montreal , Quebec , Lefcoe graduated from the University of Toronto with a degree in philosophy , before attending Norman Jewison 's Canadian Film Centre as a Director Resident . Many of Lefcoe 's films are dark comedies about contemporary culture . Kris Lefcoe wrote , directed and produced the feature film Public Domain , starring Don McKellar , Nicole DeBoer ( The Dead Zone ) and Jason Jones ( The Daily Show ) . Public Domain premiered at South by Southwest film festival and won the Audience Award for Best Feature at the Beverly Hills Film Festival . Public Domain was featured in a curated program at Art Basel Miami Beach . Lefcoe wrote and directed a number of notable short films , including Can I Get a Witness ? , starring Scott Speedman , which premiered at Toronto International Film Festival , Symptomology of a Rock Band , about the Grammy-nominated band Crash Test Dummies , and Tiny Riot Project , which screened at Rotterdam Film Festival and was sold to The Sundance Channel . Kris Lefcoe has directed numerous music videos , including Best Music Video at Ottawa International Animation Festival .",
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"text": "Chris Carter (actor) Chris Carter is a Canadian actor and screenwriter .",
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"text": "Kreesha Turner Kreesha Turner ( born June 10 , 1985 ) is a Canadian/Jamaican recording artist and songwriter , born in Edmonton , Alberta , Canada . Raised in both Canada and Jamaica , she began her musical career after a successful audition with Virgin Records . She signed a record deal with the Capitol Music Group , under which the Virgin imprint operates . Concurrently , EMI Music Canada signed her in order to more effectively tap into the Canadian market . She has released two albums in Canada . Her first album Passion ( 2008 ) spawned singles `` Bounce With Me , '' `` Lady Killer '' and `` Do n't Call Me Baby '' . The latter became the # 1 most played song ( by a Canadian ) on Canadian radio in 2008 and became her very first number one single on Billboards U.S. Hot Dance Club Play . During this year , she was nominated for two Juno Awards for `` Best New Artist '' and `` Best Pop Album of The Year . '' Her second double disc studio album , Tropic Electric ( 2011 ) saw Turner alter her public image and return to her original sound . She released three moderately successful singles `` Rock Paper Scissors , '' `` I Could Stay , '' and `` Love Again . '' which gained her another Juno Award Nomination for `` Best R&B Album . '' Turner is currently finished recording her third album entitled Evolution Inevitable with a new direction of her sound infused with Dancehall , Hip Hop and R&B . Throughout Turner 's career , she has been well known for her style and image . She 's been ranked on Complex magazine list of `` 25 Sexiest International Singers You 've Never Heard Of '' and Much Music 's `` Sexiest Girls list '' in 2008 . She has been featured on multiple major Canadian magazine covers and starred in a national Kit Kat campaign . Her music has been featured on major network television shows such as , `` Entourage '' , `` Desperate Housewives '' , `` Ugly Betty '' , `` Gossip Girl '' , `` The Hills '' , `` Keeping Up With the Kardashians '' , `` Smash '' , `` Lipstick Jungle '' and `` Brothers & Sisters '' .",
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"text": "Fairchild TV Fairchild TV or FTV is a Canadian Cantonese language Category A specialty channel . It is co-owned by majority owner Fairchild Media Group ( a subsidiary of the Fairchild Group ) and Television Broadcasts Limited which owns 20 % of the business . Fairchild TV has studios in the Greater Toronto Area ( Richmond Hill , Ontario ) and Metro Vancouver ( inside Aberdeen Centre in Richmond , British Columbia ) .",
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"text": "To Whom It May Concern: Ka Shen's Journey To Whom It May Concern : Ka Shen 's Journey is a 2009 docudrama about actress Nancy Kwan . Directed and written by former Warner Bros. executive Brian Jamieson , the film depicts Kwan 's meteoric rise to fame when she was selected to star in the 1960 film The World of Suzie Wong and the 1961 film Flower Drum Song . In an era when White people played the Asian roles in Hollywood , Kwan 's achievement was groundbreaking . The film portrays Kwan 's being cast for inconspicuous roles after her early success . To Whom It May Concern was filmed in locations in several countries , including Cambodia , Hong Kong , and the United States . In Cambodia 's 12th-century temple Angkor Wat , Kwan grapples with the death of her son , Bernie Pock , from AIDS at the age of 33 in 1996 . The film is being screened in film festivals internationally . It was awarded `` Best Feature Documentary '' by American International Film Festival and WorldFest-Houston International Film Festival . Reviewers praised the documentary for its judicious use of archival footage and poignant interviews with Kwan . Several reviewers characterized the clips of Kwan 's watching `` The World of Suzie Wong '' as unnecessary and unpolished .",
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"text": "Krista Muir Krista Muir is a Canadian indie rock singer-songwriter . She initially used the stage name and persona of Lederhosen Lucil , but in 2007 , she also began recording and performing under her own name . Muir was born in Kingston , Ontario , and went to University in Montreal , Quebec . As a child she took piano lessons and listened to music such as The Ramones , The Clash and The Pet Shop Boys . She also watched the television show Pee Wee 's Playhouse almost religiously and regards Pee Wee Herman as one of her greatest idols . She plays two vintage Yamaha keyboards while singing to produce a variety of music stylings .",
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"text": "Albert M. Chan Albert M. Chan ( born October 1 , 1975 ) is a Canadian actor and filmmaker based in the United States .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "John Douglas Smith John Douglas Smith ( born 4 August 1966 ) is a Canadian sound editor . In 2004 he won an Emmy Award for the television programme Hitler : The Rise of Evil .",
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"text": "Jade Wu Jade Wu ( born January 5 , 1953 ) is an Asian American actress , playwright , producer , director , editor and accomplished figure of the arts . She is the granddaughter of critically acclaimed Chinese actor and director , Yuanlong Wang famous for his work in Hong Kong , China and Taiwan . Throughout the course of her career , Wu has notably worked for the ABC daytime drama series General Hospital and One Life to Live while also working as a fellow writer for Disney . She has scripted and directed many documentary films that have screened at the IFP Market , Asian American International Film Festival , Sundance Producers Conference , and the Anthology Film Archives in New York City . As a writer she has also had her own plays read at prestigious outings and settings such as the Santa Clara Experimental Theater Festival and La Jolla Studio Stage . Proving herself to be rather multi talented , Wu has also served as a National Endowment for the Arts Panelist , New York State Council on the Arts , Individual Artist Grant Panelist and has served as an international Emmy Awards Juror , as well .",
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"text": "Lily Collins Lily Jane Collins ( born 18 March 1989 ) is a British-American actress and model . The daughter of English musician Phil Collins and an American mother , Jill Tavelman , she was born in Surrey and moved to Los Angeles as a child . Her first screen role was at the age of two in the BBC series Growing Pains . She went on to study broadcast journalism at the University of Southern California and as a teenager , wrote for Seventeen magazine , Teen Vogue , and The Los Angeles Times . She was named International Model of the Year by Spain 's Glamour magazine after being selected by Chanel to wear one of their gowns at the Hotel de Crillon in 2007 . In 2008 , she was named Newest Red Carpet Correspondent and One to Watch in 2008 . Collins appeared as a guest star on the teen drama television series 90210 in 2009 , followed by her feature film debut in the semi-biographical sports film The Blind Side . She had leading roles in the sci-fi action-horror film Priest ( 2011 ) and the psychological action-thriller film Abduction , and was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress -- Sci-Fi/Fantasy for her role as Snow White in the fantasy film Mirror Mirror . She received wider recognition after taking on the role of Clary Fray in the fantasy film adaptation of Cassandra Clare 's The New York Times best-selling novel , The Mortal Instruments : City of Bones , for which she was nominated for the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress -- Action and an MTV Movie Award . Collins is also known for her roles in independent films , such as the romantic comedy-drama Stuck in Love ( 2012 ) , the romantic comedy The English Teacher ( 2013 ) , and the romantic comedy-drama Love , Rosie ( 2014 ) . She won the New Hollywood Film Award and received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Musical or Comedy her role as Marla Mabrey in Rules Do n't Apply ( 2016 ) . In 2017 , her debut novel , Unfiltered : No Shame , No Regrets , Just Me , was released to critical praise . In May 2017 , Lily Collins and Marti Noxon were honoured at Project Heal for their movie To the Bone .",
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"text": "Lily Tyler Lily Tyler ( previously Moore ) is a fictional character in the USA Network science fiction television series The 4400 .",
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"text": "Daphne Zuniga Daphne Eurydice Zuniga ( -LSB- 'd æfni_zuːˈniːgə -RSB- born October 28 , 1962 ) is an American film and television actress , and environmentalist . After studying at the American Conservatory Theater in her youth , she made her film debut in 1982 in the slasher film The Dorm That Dripped Blood at the age of 19 , followed by a lead role in the horror film The Initiation ( 1984 ) two years later . She went on to star in several comedies , including Rob Reiner 's The Sure Thing ( 1985 ) , opposite John Cusack , as well as the cult comedies Spaceballs , and Modern Girls ( 1986 ) . She also starred opposite Lucille Ball in the television drama film Stone Pillow ( 1986 ) , and in the sci-fi horror sequel The Fly II ( 1989 ) . Zuniga would later gain major exposure as a television actress for her role as Jo Reynolds on the Fox prime time soap opera Melrose Place from 1992 -- 1996 . Other television credits include as Victoria Davis on One Tree Hill ( 2008 -- 2012 ) , and as Lynn Kerr on the drama series Beautiful People . Also an environmental activist , Zuniga was a founding member of the Earth Communications Office ( ECO ) , and has worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council , the Waterkeeper Alliance , and Environment California .",
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"text": "Ella Little-Collins Ella Little-Collins ( 1914 - 1996 ) was an American civil rights activist and the half-sister of Malcolm X . She was born in Butler , Georgia , to Earl Little and Daisy Mason-Little ; her paternal grandparents were John ( Big Pa ) Lee Little and Ella Gray-Little , and her siblings , including half-siblings , were Mary , Earl Lee Jr. , Wilfred , Philbert , Hilda , Reginald , Malcolm , Wesley , and Evonne . She worked as congressman Adam Clayton Powell 's secretary , the manager of her mother 's grocery store , and an investor in house property , which she let out as rooming houses . She joined the Nation of Islam in the mid-1950s and helped establish its mosque in Boston and a day-care center attached to it , although she left the Nation in 1959 to become a Sunni Muslim . She supported black and ethnic studies programs in universities across the United States and founded the Sarah A. Little School of Preparatory Arts in Boston . In his autobiography , Malcolm X wrote about the impact his first meeting with his half-sister had on him . She came to visit when he was in seventh grade , and he described her as `` the first really proud black woman I had ever seen '' and wrote `` I had never been so impressed with anybody . '' At the end of the school year , he moved to Roxbury to live with her , and she was his guardian until he turned 21 . Her home , the Malcolm X -- Ella Little-Collins House , is the last known surviving childhood home of Malcolm X. Its exterior was designated a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 1998 . When Malcolm X left the Nation of Islam in 1964 , Little-Collins paid for him to make the Hajj . She also paid his funeral and business expenses after his assassination , and took over his Organization of Afro-American Unity , including his project of giving 35 scholarships from Al-Azhar University in Cairo , Egypt , and from the University of Ghana to students wishing to study overseas . In 1988 , both of Little-Collins ' legs were amputated due to gangrene . She died in 1996 . The Ella Collins Institute at the Islamic Society of Boston Cultural Center is named after her ; its goal is `` to establish a vibrant community by joining a classical understanding of Islam with modern scholarship and a healthy understanding of the current cultural context . ''",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Samantha Morton Samantha Jane Morton ( born 13 May 1977 ) is an English actress , screenwriter and director . She has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades throughout her career , including one BAFTA Award , one BIFA Award , one Golden Globe Award and has been nominated twice for an Academy Award and once for an Emmy Award . She has been described as one of the greatest actresses of her generation . Brought up in Nottingham , Morton joined the Central Junior Television Workshop , and soon began her career in British television in 1991 . She guest-starred in Soldier Soldier and Cracker and appeared from 1995 to 1996 in the ITV series Band of Gold . She made the transition to film with lead roles in the dramas Emma ( 1996 ) , Jane Eyre ( 1997 ) and the well-received Under the Skin ( 1997 ) . The latter made director Woody Allen cast Morton in Sweet and Lowdown ( 1999 ) , which earned her nominations for the Academy Award and the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress . In the 2000s , Morton continued to draw critical praise for her performances in numerous arthouse and independent films . Her role in Morvern Callar ( 2002 ) garnered her the BIFA Award for Best Actress , and she received her second Academy Award nomination , this time in the Best Actress category , for In America ( 2003 ) . She also found mainstream success with the science fiction thriller Minority Report ( 2002 ) . For her role in 2006 's television biopic Longford , she received BAFTA and Emmy Award nominations and won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress -- Television Film . Morton starred in the dramas Control ( 2007 ) , Synecdoche , New York ( 2008 ) and The Messenger ( 2009 ) , and she made her directorial debut with the British television film The Unloved ( 2009 ) , winning the BAFTA Television Award for Best Single Drama . Her most recent acting credits include the science fiction action film John Carter ( 2012 ) , the thriller Cosmopolis ( 2012 ) , the drama Decoding Annie Parker ( 2013 ) , the period film Miss Julie ( 2014 ) , the European limited series The Last Panthers ( 2015 ) and the film adaptation Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them ( 2016 ) .",
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"text": "Aftershocks (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) `` Aftershocks '' is the eleventh episode of the second season of the American television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement and Logistics Division ) , revolving around the character of Phil Coulson and his team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents as they race to strike back against Hydra after an apparent defeat to the latter , while several characters discover they have gained new abilities following the end of the previous episode . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise . The episode was written by Maurissa Tancharoen and Jed Whedon , and directed by Billy Gierhart . Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series , and is joined by series regulars Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , Elizabeth Henstridge , Nick Blood , and Adrianne Palicki . Palicki was promoted to series regular with this episode , after having a recurring guest role in the first half of the season . The episode also saw the return of Marvel 's `` The Art of ... '' marketing initiative . `` Aftershocks '' originally aired on ABC on March 3 , 2015 , and according to Nielsen Media Research , was watched by 4.48 million viewers .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "The Secret Life of the American Teenager (season 2) The second season of The Secret Life of the American Teenager , an American television series created by Brenda Hampton , debuted on the ABC Family television network on Monday , June 22 , 2009 at 8:00 PM . Season two regular cast members include Shailene Woodley , India Eisley , Daren Kagasoff , Francia Raisa , Kenny Baumann , Molly Ringwald , Mark Derwin , Megan Park , and Greg Finley II . Following the first season , Jorge Pallo and Luke Zimmerman were demoted to recurring guest stars . Jorge returned for a select number of episodes to wrap up his character 's storyline and eventually departed the series after its January return . Following the success of its first season , ABC Family announced on January 31 , 2009 , plans to renew Secret Life , following the cancellation of its hit sci-fi TV show , Kyle XY . The official press release was released on February 9 with ABC Family ordering 24 episodes for season two . Season 2 began with 12 episodes broadcast starting June 22 , 2009 . Though marketed as the season finale , the mid season finale aired on September 7 , 2009 , with the second half of the season returning on January 4 , 2010 . The second 12 episodes finished their run on March 22 , 2010 . The season premiere of Secret Life brought in the largest audience for the show so far , with a record breaking 4.68 million viewers . It brought in the second largest audience in adults 18-34 with 1.40 million viewers , behind season one 's mid-season finale . 2.10 million adults 18-49 watched `` The Big One '' along with 1.60 million females between the ages 18 -- 34 . The season premiere remains the number one scripted original premiere of Summer 2009 in Adults 18-34 . 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 mid-season premiere also brought in the show 's second largest audience in total viewers , with more than 4.55 million people watching . This season , Amy Juergens must deal with juggling motherhood and high school , while her family and friends experience relationship challenges of their own .",
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"text": "AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role The AACTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role is an award presented by the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts ( AACTA ) , a non-profit organisation whose aim is to `` identify , award , promote and celebrate Australia 's greatest achievements in film and television . '' The award is presented at the annual AACTA Awards , which hands out accolades for achievements in feature films , television , documentaries and short films . From 1971 -- 2010 , the category was presented by the Australian Film Institute ( AFI ) , the Academy 's parent organisation , at the annual Australian Film Institute Awards ( known as the AFI Awards ) . When the AFI launched the Academy in 2011 , it changed the annual ceremony to the AACTA Awards , with the current award being a continuum of the AFI Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role . It was presented as a special award , from 1971 -- 1975 , and was accompanied with a cash prize , before it became a competitive award from 1976 , onward . Judy Davis is the most nominated actress in this category , with five wins from eight nominations , most recently for her role in The Eye of the Storm ( 2011 ) . Candidates for this award must be human and female , and can not be nominated for the same role in the supporting actress category .",
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"text": "9 to 5 (film) 9 to 5 ( styled in the opening credits as Nine to Five ) is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Colin Higgins , written by Higgins and Patricia Resnick . It stars Jane Fonda , Lily Tomlin , Dolly Parton as three working women who live out their fantasies of getting even with , and their overthrow of , the company 's autocratic , `` sexist , egotistical , lying , hypocritical bigot '' boss , played by Dabney Coleman . The film grossed over $ 103.9 million and is the 20th highest-grossing comedy film . As a star vehicle for Parton -- already established as a successful singer and songwriter -- it launched her permanently into mainstream popular culture . Although a television series of the same name based on the film was less successful , a musical version of the film ( also titled 9 to 5 ) , with new songs written by Parton , opened on Broadway on April 30 , 2009 . 9 to 5 is number 74 on the American Film Institute 's `` 100 Funniest Movies '' and has an a 82 % approval rating on review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes .",
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"text": "Laurie Lea Schaefer Laurel Lea Schaefer ( born May 21,1949 in Bexley , Ohio , U.S. ) was Miss America 1972 . A native of Bexley , Ohio , Schaefer received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Ohio University in June 1971 . Three months later she won the Miss America Pageant . After Miss America , Laurel effectively parlayed her theatre arts and music degree into an extensive and varied entertainment career . Her training afforded her opportunities as a leading lady to notables such as : Howard Keel , John Davidson , Peter Marshall , Ed Ames , Joe Namath , Giorgio Tozzi , and Gorden MacRae . This reflect such productions as ; `` The Music Man '' , `` The Sound of Music '' , `` Camelot '' , `` South Pacific '' , `` Showboat '' , `` My Fair Lady '' , `` Oklahoma '' , `` Hello Dolly '' , `` Carousel '' , `` The King and I '' , `` Guys and Dolls '' , `` Anything Goes '' , `` Under the Yum-Yum Tree '' , `` Star-Spangled Girl '' , and `` Plaza Suite '' . Laurel 's television work includes a recurring role on `` Falcon Crest '' and guest starring roles on `` Matlock '' , `` L.A. Law '' , `` Quantum Leap '' , `` Love Boat '' , `` Three 's Company '' , `` Rockford Files '' . She is often recognized for her work in TV commercials and for a short time , she represented Campbell 's soup . Laurel 's vocal career saw her performing the National Anthem at the Inaugural Concert for President Richard M. Nixon , headlining the Miss America USO Tour to Viet Nam and Thailand , entertaining on cruises with a one-woman show and touring `` Capturing the Heart of Gershwin '' Anniversary Concert where she received critical acclaim for vocal solos ranging from swing to blues to light opera . For twenty-five years Laurel has worked as a commercial casting director and is owner of Creative Casting Services and is also a well-respected nationwide talent scout . In 1974 Laurel established Schaefer Consultants where she serves as a personal imaging and entertainment career consultant . Laurel is a published author and is highly sought after as a keynote speaker , corporate spokesperson , and infomercial host and media presenter . Miss Schaefer is the recipient of many awards including The American Academy of Achievement - Gold Plate Award , Outstanding Alumni Award ( Ohio University ) , Tom Dooley Humanitarian Award , New Jersey and Ohio `` Woman of the Year '' Award , Ohio Governor 's Award , Bexley Alumni Association-Significant Achievement Award , President 's Award for Leadership from Zonta International and a listing in Who 's Who .",
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"text": "Bobby Collins (American football coach) Thurmon L. `` Bobby '' Collins ( born October 25 , 1933 ) is a former American football coach . He served as head coach at the University of Southern Mississippi and Southern Methodist University . While at SMU , Collins saw the school 's football program brought down by severe NCAA sanctions that led to the `` death penalty '' being applied to the program , including the cancellation of the entire 1987 season and being limited to only seven road games in 1988 . However , the school opted to sit out the 1988 season as well after virtually all of the team 's experienced players went elsewhere . From 1975 to 1981 , Collins coached at Southern Miss , and compiled a 48 -- 30 -- 2 record . In 1982 , he was hired by SMU , signing a five-year deal with more than $ 100,000 annual salary . While at SMU , Collins compiled a 43 -- 14 -- 1 record . His only losing season as a coach came in 1976 , when he went 3 -- 8 at Southern MIss. . From 1982 to 1984 , he put together the best stretch in SMU 's history , going 31 -- 4 -- 1 . After the season , Collins , athletic director Bob Hitch and recruiting coordinator Henry Lee Parker were interviewed by WFAA-TV 's Dale Hansen regarding allegations that players were being paid . Collins denied any knowledge of the affair . It later emerged that Collins knew that players were being paid , though he did n't know who they were . Collins resigned shortly after WFAA aired a special report breaking the scandal , and was later given $ 850,000 in severance pay in return for keeping quiet about the payments . Collins was not sanctioned by the NCAA for any role in the events leading up to the `` death penalty '' , though the final report criticized him for not providing a convincing explanation for why players were still being paid after the school assured the NCAA that the payments had stopped . Nonetheless , his reputation was ruined . While he was a finalist for the open head coach 's job at Mississippi State in 1990 ( which eventually went to Jackie Sherrill ) , he has never returned to the collegiate ranks in any capacity since leaving SMU .",
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"text": "Tommy Collins (singer) Leonard Raymond Sipes ( September 28 , 1930 -- March 14 , 2000 ) , better known as Tommy Collins , was an American country music singer and songwriter . Active primarily during the 1950s through the 1970s , Collins was instrumental in helping create the Bakersfield sound of the country music genre . He enjoyed a string of hits during the mid-1950s including `` It Tickles '' and `` Watcha Gon na Do Now '' . He also wrote several songs for other artists , including `` If You Ai n't Lovin ' ( You Ai n't Livin ' ) '' , which was a top 10 hit for Faron Young in 1954 and a No. 1 hit by George Strait in 1988 . After several years in the ministry , Collins returned to recording . In 1965 , he had a comeback hit with `` If You Ca n't Bite , Do n't Growl '' . In the 1970s , he wrote several hits for Merle Haggard , including the No. 1 hits `` Carolyn '' and `` The Roots of My Raising '' . In 1981 , Haggard recorded a biographical tribute to Collins called `` Leonard '' . Collins was the inspiration and character talked about in Craig Morgan 's song , `` I Wish I Could See Bakersfield '' . Collins remained active in the songwriting business . He died March 14 , 2000 , in Ashland City , Tennessee .",
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"text": "Lily L. Allen Lily L. Allen ( 30 December 1867 -- 14 February 1952 ) was an important author of the time . Allen was born to John Oram and Jane ( Talbott ) Oram at Newport , County Mayo , Ireland on 30 December 1867 . In her twenties Lily joined the Bible Christian Church and for a time was known as Sister Lily while she worked in the East London slums . She was a local preacher for the church and conducted missions over a wide area of the West Country . It was when conducting a mission in South Wales that she met her future husband and fellow writer James Allen , of Ilfracombe . They were married at Weston Bampfylde Church in May 1895 . Her daughter Nora Allen wrote of her : ¨ She was a beautiful woman with large brown eyes , dark brown hair , which became white rather early in life , very good features and , to the last , an upright carriage . She had a striking personality and was in many ways an individualist . Her religious outlook was undoubtedly influenced by her husband , for after her marriage she inclined more towards the unorthodox . On account of this , she was `` excommunicated '' from the Bible Christian Church and returned to the Church of England , in which she had been brought up , though she did not continue as a practising member . She was a strict vegetarian . In home life , she was thoroughly domesticated , an excellent cook and enjoyed the running and work of the house . After her husband 's death in 1912 , Lily continued the publication of his magazine , `` The Epoch '' , until failing sight forced her to give it up . She wrote several books , mainly on the lines of the power of thought and character building , but these never made the same impact on the public as those of James Allen . Allen died at Ilfracombe , England on 14 February 1952 , aged 84 . The books of both the Allens are still in print today .",
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"text": "List of Person of Interest episodes Person of Interest is an American science fiction crime drama television series created for CBS by Jonathan Nolan , who serves as an executive producer alongside J.J. Abrams , Bryan Burk , Chris Fisher , Greg Plageman , and Denise Thé . The series stars Jim Caviezel as John Reese , a former CIA agent who is presumed dead . He is approached by a mysterious billionaire named Harold Finch ( Michael Emerson ) who is trying to prevent violent crimes before they happen by using an advanced surveillance system dubbed `` The Machine '' that provides the SSN of a POI ( person of interest ) who will be involved in an imminent lethal crime as either a perpetrator or a victim . Their unique brand of vigilante justice attracts the attention of two NYPD officers , Joss Carter ( Taraji P. Henson ) and Lionel Fusco ( Kevin Chapman ) , whom Reese uses to his advantage as he investigates the POI . Reese and Finch are later aided by Samantha `` Root '' Groves ( Amy Acker ) , a highly intelligent computer hacker and contract killer whom the Machine later identifies as its `` analog interface '' , and Sameen Shaw ( Sarah Shahi ) , a former ISA assassin who unknowingly dealt with the `` relevant '' numbers found by the Machine .",
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"text": "The Dam Short Film Festival The Dam Short Film Festival is a film festival held annually in Boulder City , Nevada , typically in early February . Lee Lanier and Anita Lanier are the original co-founders of the festival . The festival is organized by the Dam Short Film Society , a non-profit 501 ( c ) 3 Nevada corporation . Past festival sponsors have included The Art Institutes , the Nevada Film Office , the Hacienda Hotel and Casino , and Cirque du Soleil . The Society receives annual grants from the National Endowment for the Arts via the Nevada Arts Council . Started in 2005 , the Dam Short Film Festival only screens films that run between 1 and 40 minutes . Generally , there are between 100 and 140 short films programmed each year . Although most of the festival shorts are submitted by student , independent , and other `` up-and-coming '' filmmakers , the stiff competition means many of the shorts have been produced involving film professionals . These have included Oscar-winner Louis Gossett Jr. in `` Window , '' Oscar-winner , Tom Hanks , William Shatner , and Michael York in `` Why Shakespeare ? '' , the late Bela Lugosi narrating an animation based on the Edgar Allan Poe classic `` The Tell-Tale Heart '' , Francesco Quinn in `` The Gnostic '' , and Robert Wagner and Lori Singer in `` Little Victim '' The short films are arranged into thematic programs , such as international drama , crime drama , dramedy , science-fiction , horror , comedy , avant-garde , underground , and animation . In addition to the regular screenings , the festival presents special showcases and retrospectives ; for example , the 2009 event featured a showcase dedicated to documentary filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt while 2008 included a program dedicated to animator Jim Blashfield The festival also presents parties , mixers , filmmaker panels , and Q&A sessions with attending filmmakers . In 2008 , the Festival moved to the historic 400-seat Boulder Theatre . The Theatre was built in 1931 and is currently owned by Desi Arnaz Jr. and his wife Amy . 2014 marked the 10th anniversary of the festival . At present , Lee Lanier serves as the Dam Short Film Society 's executive director while John LaBonney serves as festival director . The Society has a working board of directors that varies from 4 to 6 members .",
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"text": "Claire Foy Claire Foy ( born 16 April 1984 ) is an English actress . She studied drama and screen studies at Liverpool John Moores University and trained at the Oxford School of Drama , where she appeared in four plays , including Watership Down . She made her screen debut in the pilot episode of Being Human ( 2008 ) and in an episode of the BBC soap opera Doctors ( 2008 ) . Following her professional stage debut at the Royal National Theatre , she played the title role in the BBC One production of Little Dorrit , ( 2008 ) , and made her film debut as Anna in Season of the Witch ( 2011 ) . She had main roles as Erin Matthews in the Channel 4 series The Promise ( 2011 ) and several other television films and miniseries , including as Kate Balfour in the NBC series Crossbones ( 2014 ) . She received unanimous praise for her performance as Anne Boleyn in BBC2 's Wolf Hall ( 2015 ) , for which she was nominated for the British Academy Television Award for Best Actress and the Critics ' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries . Since 2016 , she has portrayed the young Queen Elizabeth II on the Netflix series The Crown , a role for which she has received critical acclaim and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Television Series Drama and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series , and was nominated for the BAFTA TV Award for Best Actress .",
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"text": "Peter B. Collins Peter B. Collins ( born ) is an American talk radio host , voiceover talent , entrepreneur , and media consultant based near San Francisco , California . Until March 20 , 2009 , he hosted The Peter B. Collins Show , a syndicated liberal talk show `` infused with dangerous San Francisco values like compassion , justice , and a living wage '' based at KRXA in Monterey , California , and his show now continues on the internet via listener-supported podcasts . Occasionally , Collins substitute hosts on KGO-AM in San Francisco . He often teams with Sibel Edmonds to do interviews for her Boiling Frogs Post . Growing up in Cincinnati , Ohio , Collins attended Northwestern University in Chicago . At age 19 , Collins covered the Watergate scandal when he was 19 years old . He had a highly rated nightly talk show at ABC-owned WLS-FM in Chicago . In 1976 , he went to co-owned KGO in California . KCBS-FM hired him away a few years later to host their morning show , and he remained even after KCBS flipped to an album-oriented rock format as KRQR in 1982 . In 1989 , Collins returned to talk radio with an afternoon program on KNBR , where he also co-hosted a daily one-hour food and wine show , featuring many acclaimed winemakers and chefs . Rival station KSFO hired him in 1993 , also for afternoon drive , when that station adopted a talk format . Their billboard campaign back then endorsed his show as `` a little to the left , '' playing on his politics and the station 's dial position ( 560 AM ) . ABC Radio , owner of KGO , purchased KSFO in 1994 and eventually converted it to an all-conservative talk format , dropping Collins ' show . Since leaving KSFO , Collins has produced other radio shows such as Childhood Matters on KISQ and began working as a political media consultant . Collins has lent his voice to hundreds of radio and TV commercials , as well as station promos for television and radio , non-broadcast sales and training programs , CD-ROM 's and voice mail systems . He is also host of Behind the Wheel , a new-car review show that airs on radio stations and on the Internet . In May 2003 , Collins returned to talk radio as host of All-American Talk Radio , which was heard on I.E. America Radio Network and SIRIUS Left , as well as via webcast . The afternoon show evolved into the Peter B. Collins Show , which started airing when he and other investors purchased KRXA in 2005 , and ended on March 20 , 2009 . Since 1986 , he has served as board president of the Freedom Foundation , a nonprofit based at San Quentin Prison , which provides legal and investigative assistance to allegedly wrongfully convicted inmates in California . He is an officer of the San Francisco Local of AFTRA , the American Federation of TV and Radio Artists , and serves on AFTRA 's national board .",
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"text": "Lily Pons Lily Pons ( April 12 , 1898 -- February 13 , 1976 ) was a French-American operatic soprano and actress who had an active career from the late 1920s through the early 1970s . As an opera singer she specialized in the coloratura soprano repertoire and was particularly associated with the title roles in Lakmé and Lucia di Lammermoor . In addition to appearing as a guest artist with many opera houses internationally , Pons enjoyed a long association with the Metropolitan Opera in New York City , where she performed nearly 300 times between 1931 and 1960 . She also had a successful and lucrative career as a concert singer which continued until her retirement from performance in 1973 . From 1935 -- 37 she made three musical films for RKO Pictures . She also made numerous appearances on radio and on television , performing on variety programs like The Ed Sullivan Show , The Colgate Comedy Hour , and The Dave Garroway Show among others . In 1955 she topped the bill for the first broadcast of what became an iconic television series , Sunday Night at the London Palladium . She made dozens of records ; recording both classical and popular music . She was awarded the Croix de Lorraine and the Légion d'honneur by the Government of France . Pons was also savvy at making herself into a marketable cultural icon . Her opinions on fashion and home decorating were frequently reported in women 's magazines , and she appeared as the face for Lockheed airplanes , Knox gelatin and Libby 's tomato juice advertisements . A town in Maryland named itself after her , and thereafter the singer contrived to have all her Christmas cards posted from Lilypons , Maryland . Opera News wrote , `` Pons promoted herself with a kind of marketing savvy that no singer ever had shown before , and very few have since ; only Luciano Pavarotti was quite so successful at exploiting the mass media . ''",
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"text": "The Secret Policeman's Ball 2008 The Secret Policeman 's Ball 2008 was a show in the Secret Policeman 's Balls series of benefit shows for Amnesty International . In July 2008 , Amnesty announced that it would present another show in its long-running series Like its 2006 predecessor the show was a single-night live event at London 's Royal Albert Hall , on Saturday 4 October 2008 . In common with other recent Amnesty benefit shows , the majority of the performers were British ( or UK-based ) and well-known primarily only in Great Britain , the one Canadian comedian Russell Peters appeared via a pre-recorded video-tape . Performers who were listed to perform were : Frank Skinner Alan Carr Graham Norton Sean Lock Kristen Schaal Fearne Cotton Matt Berry Katherine Parkinson Mitchell and Webb Jason Manford Shappi Khorsandi Russell Howard Russell Peters ( via video-tape ) Katy Brand Tim Minchin Sarah Millican Kayvan Novak Meera Syal Sean Williamson Sharon Horgan Nick Mohammed Dan Clark David Armand Eddie Izzard Ed Byrne Deborah Meaden Jon Culshaw Gok Wan Michael Fenton Stevens Keane Razorlight The 3-hour event was video-taped and a 95-minute television special adapted from the show was broadcast the following day , Sunday 5 October 2008 , on Britain 's Channel Four . There was also a `` cinecast '' in which the Royal Albert Hall event was shown live in 35 cinemas in major British cities . It was also available live in 4 cinemas in Australia . The `` cinecast '' was available in cinemas in six of Canada 's thirteen provinces and territories . The Cineplex cinema chain made the film available on 50 of its 1,317 screens , however Amnesty and Cineplex did not announce the Canadian `` cinecast '' until Wednesday October 1 2008 , just three days before the screenings which did not allow time for the event to be effectively promoted in Canada .",
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"text": "United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland , the United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain , the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the United Kingdom that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland.Although Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state , two of its Overseas Territories also share land borders with other sovereign countries . Gibraltar shares a border with Spain , while the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia share borders with the Republic of Cyprus , the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus and the UN buffer zone separating the two Cypriot polities . Apart from this land border , the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south-south-west , giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of 242500 km2 , the United Kingdom is the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th-largest in Europe . It is also the 21st-most populous country , with an estimated 65.1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth-most densely populated country in the European Union ( EU ) . The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of governance . The monarch is Queen Elizabeth II , who has reigned since 6 February 1952 . The capital of the United Kingdom and its largest city is London , a global city and financial centre with an urban area population of 10.3 million , the fourth-largest in Europe and second-largest in the European Union . Other major urban areas in the United Kingdom include the conurbations centred on Birmingham , Leeds , Glasgow , Liverpool and Manchester . The United Kingdom consists of four countries -- England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland . The last three have devolved administrations , each with varying powers , based in their capitals , Edinburgh , Cardiff and Belfast , respectively . The nearby Isle of Man , Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey are not part of the United Kingdom , being Crown dependencies with the British Government responsible for defence and international representation . The relationships among the countries of the UK have changed over time . Wales was annexed by the Kingdom of England under the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542 . A treaty between England and Scotland resulted in 1707 in a unified Kingdom of Great Britain , which merged in 1801 with the Kingdom of Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . Five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the UK in 1922 , leaving the present formulation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.The Anglo-Irish Treaty was signed on 6 December 1921 to resolve the Irish War of Independence . When it took effect one year later , it established the Irish Free State as a separate dominion within the Commonwealth . The UK 's current name was adopted to reflect the change . There are fourteen British Overseas Territories . These are the remnants of the British Empire which , at its height in the 1920s , encompassed almost a quarter of the world 's land mass and was the largest empire in history . British influence can be observed in the language , culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies . The United Kingdom is a developed country and has the world 's fifth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest economy by purchasing power parity . The UK is considered to have a high-income economy and is categorised as very high in the Human Development Index , ranking 16th in the world . It was the world 's first industrialised country and the world 's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries . The UK remains a great power with considerable economic , cultural , military , scientific and political influence internationally . It is a recognised nuclear weapons state and is seventh in military expenditure in the world . The UK has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since its first session in 1946 . It has been a leading member state of the EU and its predecessor , the European Economic Community ( EEC ) , since 1973 . However , on 23 June 2016 , a national referendum on the UK 's membership of the EU resulted in a decision to leave , and its exit from the EU is currently being negotiated . The UK is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations , the Council of Europe , the G7 finance ministers , the G7 forum , the G20 , NATO , the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) , and the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Companies House Companies House is the United Kingdom 's registrar of companies and is an executive agency and trading fund of Her Majesty 's Government . It falls under the remit of the Department for Business , Energy and Industrial Strategy ( BEIS ) and is also a member of the Public Data Group . All forms of companies ( as permitted by the United Kingdom Companies Act ) are incorporated and registered with Companies House and file specific details as required by the current Companies Act 2006 . All registered limited companies , including subsidiary , small and inactive companies , must file annual financial statements in addition to annual company returns , which are all public records . Only some registered unlimited companies ( meeting certain conditions ) are exempt from this requirement . The United Kingdom has had a system of company registration since 1844 . The legislation governing company registration matters is the Companies Act 2006 .",
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"text": "Special Relationship The Special Relationship is the unofficial term for the exceptionally close political , diplomatic , cultural , economic , military and historical relations between the United Kingdom and the United States . It was used in a 1946 speech by Winston Churchill . Although both the United Kingdom and United States have close relationships with many other nations , the level of cooperation between them in economic activity , trade and commerce , military planning , execution of military operations , nuclear weapons technology , and intelligence sharing has been described as `` unparalleled '' among major powers . The United Kingdom and United States have been close allies in numerous military and political conflicts throughout the 20th and 21st centuries including World War I , World War II , the Korean War , the Cold War , the Gulf War , and the War on Terror .",
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"text": "United Kingdom Accreditation Service The United Kingdom Accreditation Service ( UKAS ) is the sole national accreditation body recognised by the British government to assess the competence of organisations that provide certification , testing , inspection and calibration services . It evaluates these conformity assessment bodies and then accredits them where they are found to meet the internationally specified standard . An organisation accredited by UKAS can demonstrate competence , impartiality and reliability in its ability to deliver results . Accreditation ensures that everyone from specifiers , purchasers , and suppliers to consumers can have confidence in the quality of goods and in the provision of services throughout the supply chain .",
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"text": "Politics of Wales Politics in Wales forms a distinctive polity in the wider politics of the United Kingdom , with Wales as one of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom ( UK ) . Constitutionally , the United Kingdom is de jure a unitary state with one sovereign parliament and government . However , under a system of devolution ( or home rule ) adopted in the late 1990s three of the four constituent parts of the United Kingdom , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland , voted for limited self-government , subject to the ability of the UK Parliament in Westminster , nominally at will , to amend , change , broaden or abolish the national governmental systems . As such the National Assembly for Wales ( Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru ) is not de jure sovereign . Executive power in the United Kingdom is vested in the Queen-in-Council , while legislative power is vested in the Queen-in-Parliament ( the Crown and the Parliament of the United Kingdom at Westminster in London ) . The Government of Wales Act 1998 established devolution in Wales , and certain executive and legislative powers have been constitutionally delegated to the National Assembly for Wales . The scope of these powers was further widened by the Government of Wales Act 2006 .",
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"text": "United Nations Association Wales The United Nations Association Wales ( UNA Wales ) ( Cymdeithas y Cenhedloedd Unedig Cymru ) is an organisation campaigning in Wales to make the ideals of the United Nations a reality . It campaigns , lobbies and raises awareness on issues of disarmament , conflict prevention , sustainable development and human rights . It aims to promote informed debate on international issues , including the UN system itself . UNA Wales is based at the Temple of Peace , Cardiff and is affiliated with the Welsh Centre for International Affairs .",
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"text": "Culture of the United Kingdom The culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by the UK 's history as a developed island country , a liberal democracy and a major power ; its predominantly Christian religious life ; and its composition of four countries -- England , Wales , Scotland and Northern Ireland -- each of which has distinct customs , cultures and symbolism . The wider culture of Europe has also influenced British culture , and Humanism , Protestantism and representative democracy developed from broader Western culture . British literature , music , cinema , art , theatre , comedy , media , television , philosophy , architecture and education are important aspects of British culture . The United Kingdom is also prominent in science and technology , producing world-leading scientists ( e.g. Isaac Newton and Charles Darwin ) and inventions . Sport is an important part of British culture ; numerous sports originated in the country , including football . The UK has been described as a `` cultural superpower '' , and London has been described as a world cultural capital . The Industrial Revolution , which started in the UK , had a profound effect on the socio-economic and cultural conditions of the world . As a result of the British Empire , significant British influence can be observed in the language , law , culture and institutions of a geographically wide assortment of countries , including Australia , Canada , India , the Republic of Ireland , New Zealand , Nigeria , Pakistan , South Africa , the United States and English speaking Caribbean nations . These states are sometimes collectively known as the Anglosphere , and are among Britain 's closest allies . In turn the empire also influenced British culture , particularly British cuisine . The cultures of England , Scotland , Wales and Northern Ireland are diverse and have varying degrees of overlap and distinctiveness .",
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"text": "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 .",
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"text": "Workplace participation in the United Kingdom Workplace participation in the United Kingdom refers to the structures that people at work have to participate in the way their organisation is managed . UK labour and company law generally leaves this up to the management of the company , appointed by shareholders and banks , to determine , and in contrast to most European jurisdictions requires only a minimum participation practices . Workers have the right to , organise a works council which must be informed and consulted on major business changes , particularly redundancies organise a health and safety committee , with the right to input on workplace health and safety practices Otherwise UK workers participate outside a firm 's own structure through self-organisation of trade unions , which can pressure management to enter into a collective agreement through the threat of industrial action . Businesses are free in UK law to voluntarily grant employees participation rights , or to reach a collective agreement with the trade union , to be members in the general meeting , or the right to elect specific board members , though orthodox companies do not do this .",
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"text": "National Audit Office (United Kingdom) The National Audit Office ( NAO ) is an independent Parliamentary body in the United Kingdom which is responsible for auditing central government departments , government agencies and non-departmental public bodies . The NAO also carries out Value for Money ( VFM ) audit into the administration of public policy .",
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"text": "Information Assurance Advisory Council The Information Assurance Advisory Council , informally known as IAAC , is a not-for-profit research organisation that brings together public , private , academic and other sectors in the United Kingdom .",
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"text": "List of specialized agencies of the United Nations Specialized agencies are autonomous organizations working with the United Nations and each other through the coordinating machinery of the United Nations Economic and Social Council at the intergovernmental level , and through the Chief Executives Board for coordination ( CEB ) at the inter-secretariat level . Specialized agencies may or may not have been originally created by the United Nations , but they are incorporated into the United Nations System by the United Nations Economic and Social Council acting under Articles 57 and 63 of the United Nations Charter . At present the UN has in total 15 specialized agencies that carry out various functions on behalf of the UN . The specialized agencies are listed below .",
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"text": "United Kingdom company law The United Kingdom company law regulates corporations formed under the Companies Act 2006 . Also governed by the Insolvency Act 1986 , the UK Corporate Governance Code , European Union Directives and court cases , the company is the primary legal vehicle to organise and run business . Tracing their modern history to the late Industrial Revolution , public companies now employ more people and generate more of wealth in the United Kingdom economy than any other form of organisation . The United Kingdom was the first country to draft modern corporation statutes , where through a simple registration procedure any investors could incorporate , limit liability to their commercial creditors in the event of business insolvency , and where management was delegated to a centralised board of directors . An influential model within Europe , the Commonwealth and as an international standard setter , UK law has always given people broad freedom to design the internal company rules , so long as the mandatory minimum rights of investors under its legislation are complied with . Company law , or corporate law , can be broken down into two main fields . Corporate governance in the UK mediates the rights and duties among shareholders , employees , creditors and directors . Since the board of directors habitually possesses the power to manage the business under a company constitution , a central theme is what mechanisms exist to ensure directors ' accountability . UK law is `` shareholder friendly '' in that shareholders , to the exclusion of employees , typically exercise sole voting rights in the general meeting . The general meeting holds a series of minimum rights to change the company constitution , issue resolutions and remove members of the board . In turn , directors owe a set of duties to their companies . Directors must carry out their responsibilities with competence , in good faith and undivided loyalty to the enterprise . If the mechanisms of voting do not prove enough , particularly for minority shareholders , directors ' duties and other member rights may be vindicated in court . Of central importance in public and listed companies is the securities market , typified by the London Stock Exchange . Through the Takeover Code the UK strongly protects the right of shareholders to be treated equally and freely trade their shares . Corporate finance concerns the two money raising options for limited companies . Equity finance involves the traditional method of issuing shares to build up a company 's capital . Shares can contain any rights the company and purchaser wish to contract for , but generally grant the right to participate in dividends after a company earns profits and the right to vote in company affairs . A purchaser of shares is helped to make an informed decision directly by prospectus requirements of full disclosure , and indirectly through restrictions on financial assistance by companies for purchase of their own shares . Debt finance means getting loans , usually for the price of a fixed annual interest repayment . Sophisticated lenders , such as banks typically contract for a security interest over the assets of a company , so that in the event of default on loan repayments they may seize the company 's property directly to satisfy debts . Creditors are also , to some extent , protected by courts ' power to set aside unfair transactions before a company goes under , or recoup money from negligent directors engaged in wrongful trading . If a company is unable to pay its debts as they fall due , UK insolvency law requires an administrator to attempt a rescue of the company ( if the company itself has the assets to pay for this ) . If rescue proves impossible , a company 's life ends when its assets are liquidated , distributed to creditors and the company is struck off the register . If a company becomes insolvent with no assets it can be wound up by a creditor , for a fee ( not that common ) , or more commonly by the tax creditor ( HMRC ) .",
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"text": "Franco-British Council The Franco-British Council is an organisation created on the joint initiative of President Georges Pompidou and Prime Minister Edward Heath in order to promote better understanding between United Kingdom and France and to contribute to the development of joint action through meetings of leading representatives of the worlds of culture , science , education , politics and business in the context of a developing Europe and of an increasingly globalised community .",
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"text": "Global Britain Global Britain is a Eurosceptic organisation that has worked since 1997 to promote the concept that the UK would be better off outside of the European Union .",
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"text": "List of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1980–99 This is a complete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1980 -- 1999 . Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801 ; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland ) . For Acts passed up until 1707 see List of Acts of the Parliament of England and List of Acts of the Parliament of Scotland . For Acts passed from 1707 to 1800 see List of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain . See also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland . For Acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom , see the List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 , the List of Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly , and the List of Acts and Measures of the National Assembly for Wales ; see also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland . The number shown after each Act 's title is its chapter number . Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number , preceded by the year ( s ) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held ; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as `` 39 & 40 Geo . 3 c. 67 '' , meaning the 67th Act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign . Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations ( thus `` 41 Geo . 3 '' rather than `` 41 Geo . III '' ) . Note also that Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as `` 41 Geo . 3 '' . Acts passed from 1963 onwards are simply cited by calendar year and chapter number . __ NOTOC __",
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"text": "Mining Association of the United Kingdom The Mining Association of the United Kingdom is a trade association for all kinds of mining undertaken by UK companies .",
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"text": "Environment Agency The Environment Agency ( EA ) is a non-departmental public body , established in 1995 and sponsored by the United Kingdom government 's Department for Environment , Food and Rural Affairs ( DEFRA ) , with responsibilities relating to the protection and enhancement of the environment in England ( and until 2013 also Wales ) .",
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"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 ) .",
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"text": "Quango A quango or QUANGO , less often QuANGO or QANGO is an abbreviation for quasi-autonomous non-governmental organisation . Such terms are used most often in the United Kingdom and , to a lesser degree , Australia , Canada , Ireland , New Zealand , the United States , and other English-speaking countries . As its name suggests , a quango is a hybrid form of organization , with elements of both non-government organizations ( NGOs ) and public sector bodies . It is typically an organisation to which a government has devolved power , but which is still partly controlled and/or financed by government bodies . In the UK , the term quango covers different `` arm 's - length '' government bodies , including `` non-departmental public bodies '' , non-ministerial departments , and executive agencies . One UK example is the Forestry Commission , which is a non-ministerial government department responsible for forestry in England and Scotland .",
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"text": "Christina Applegate Christina Applegate ( born November 25 , 1971 ) is an American actress and dancer who as an adolescent actress started playing the role of Kelly Bundy on the Fox sitcom Married ... with Children ( 1987 -- 97 ) . In her adult years , Applegate established a film and television career , winning an Emmy and earning Tony and Golden Globe nominations . She is also known for doing the voice of Brittany in the Alvin and the Chipmunks film series . She has had major roles in several films , including Do n't Tell Mom the Babysitter 's Dead ( 1991 ) , The Big Hit ( 1998 ) , Prince Charming ( 2001 ) , The Sweetest Thing ( 2002 ) , Grand Theft Parsons ( 2003 ) , Anchorman : The Legend of Ron Burgundy ( 2004 ) and its sequel , Anchorman 2 : The Legend Continues ( 2013 ) , Farce of the Penguins ( 2007 ) , Hall Pass ( 2011 ) , Vacation ( 2015 ) and Bad Moms ( 2016 ) . She has also starred in numerous Broadway theatre productions such as the 2005 revival of the musical Sweet Charity . She played the lead role in the television sitcoms Jesse ( 1998 -- 2000 ) and Samantha Who ? ( 2007 -- 09 ) and starred in the NBC comedy Up All Night ( 2011 -- 12 ) .",
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"text": "MacX MacX is a display server implementation supporting the X11 display server protocol that ran on System 7 , Mac OS 8 , and Mac OS 9 . It also ran under A/UX . Prior to X11R4 and the introduction of the PowerPC-based Power Macintosh , this server was developed internally by Apple Inc. for the Motorola 68000 based Macintoshes . MacX was initially developed within the Networking and Communications organization as one component of the Apple DEC Alliance suite of products , but later was moved to Apple 's A/UX group since X11 was ( and is ) an important part of UNIX user interfaces . Versions supporting X11R4 and X11R5 were developed for Apple by a small team of engineers at AGE Logic , Inc. , a San Diego , California company . AGE also OEMed the MacX software under the trade name XoftWare for Macintosh . Apple provided early versions of the Power Macintosh to AGE Logic , and the result was a binary that supported both the Power Macintosh as well as earlier , 68000-based systems . AGE Logic was later acquired by a Silicon Valley company named NetManage in the mid-1990s . NetManage was headquartered directly across the street from Apple in Cupertino , California . XoftWare for Macintosh was merged into NetManage 's product offering for the Macintosh , which included a wide variety of standalone Internet desktop applications ( e.g. , telnet , archie search engine , gopher protocol , FTP ) , along with various software titles , mainly terminal emulators that were acquired by AGE Logic when it purchased Pacer Software earlier in the decade . By 1998 , Apple had discontinued MacX as it transitioned from the classic Mac OS to the Unix-like Mac OS X , which had ample support for X11 ( earlier versions of Mac OS X did not directly support X11 , but as of Mac OS X v10 .3 , X11.app has been made available directly from Apple ) . NetManage disbanded its Macintosh group earlier , around 1996 , and as a result , discontinued support of XoftWare for Macintosh .",
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"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 . ''",
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"text": "Applegate (surname) Applegate is an English surname . Notable people with the surname include : Andrew J. Applegate ( 1833 -- 1870 ) , American politician Celia Applegate , American historian Christina Applegate ( born 1971 ) , American actress Colleen Applegate , American actress known as Shauna Grant Dan Applegate , American engineer Debby Applegate ( born 1968 ) , American historian and biographer Dick Applegate , British army general Douglas Applegate ( born 1928 ) , American politician Eddie Applegate ( born 1935 ) , American actor Fred Applegate ( 1879 -- 1968 ) , American baseball player Fred Applegate ( actor ) ( born 1953 ) , American actor , singer and dancer Jeremy Applegate ( 1965 -- 2000 ) , American actor Jesse Applegate ( 1811-1888 ) , American pioneer Jessica-Jane Applegate ( born 1996 ) , British swimmer Jodi Applegate ( born 1964 ) , American news anchor Joseph R. Applegate ( 1925 -- 2003 ) , American linguist K. A. Applegate ( born 1956 ) , American author Lindsay Applegate ( 1808 -- 1892 ) , American pioneer Oliver Cromwell Applegate ( 1845-1938 ) , American politician Red Applegate ( 1921 -- 1965 ) , American boxer Rex Applegate ( 1914-1998 ) , American military close combat instructor in World War II Royce D. Applegate ( 1939-2003 ) , American actor and screenwriter Shannon Applegate , American historian Category : English-language surnames",
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"text": "Predictive analytics Predictive analytics encompasses a variety of statistical techniques from predictive modeling , machine learning , and data mining that analyze current and historical facts to make predictions about future or otherwise unknown events . In business , predictive models exploit patterns found in historical and transactional data to identify risks and opportunities . Models capture relationships among many factors to allow assessment of risk or potential associated with a particular set of conditions , guiding decision making for candidate transactions . The defining functional effect of these technical approaches is that predictive analytics provides a predictive score ( probability ) for each individual ( customer , employee , healthcare patient , product SKU , vehicle , component , machine , or other organizational unit ) in order to determine , inform , or influence organizational processes that pertain across large numbers of individuals , such as in marketing , credit risk assessment , fraud detection , manufacturing , healthcare , and government operations including law enforcement . Predictive analytics is used in actuarial science , marketing , financial services , insurance , telecommunications , retail , travel , mobility , healthcare , child protection , pharmaceuticals , capacity planning and other fields . One of the best-known applications is credit scoring , which is used throughout financial services . Scoring models process a customer 's credit history , loan application , customer data , etc. , in order to rank-order individuals by their likelihood of making future credit payments on time .",
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"text": "Apple Campus The Apple Campus is the corporate headquarters of Apple Inc. , located at 1 Infinite Loop in Cupertino , California , United States . Its design resembles that of a university , with the buildings arranged around green spaces , similar to a suburban business park .",
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"text": "Georgia Institute of Technology School of Computational Science & Engineering The School of Computational Science & Engineering is an academic unit located within the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology ( Georgia Tech ) . It conducts both research and teaching activities related to computational science and engineering at the undergraduate and graduate levels . These activities focus on `` making fundamental advances in the creation and application of new computational methods and techniques in order to enable breakthroughs in scientific discovery and engineering practice . ''",
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"text": "Maria L. Gini Maria Gini is an Italian and American Computer Scientist in artificial intelligence and robotics . She has considerable service to the computer science artificial intelligence community and for broadening participation in computing . She was Chair of the ACM Special Interest Group in Artificial Intelligence SIGAI ( renamed from SIGART ) from 2003-2010 . She is currently a member of the CRA-W board .",
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"text": "Intelligence analysis management Intelligence Analysis Management is the process of managing and organizing the analytical processing of raw intelligence information . The terms `` analysis '' , `` production '' , and `` processing '' denote the organization and evaluation of raw information used in a phase informally called `` connecting the dots '' , thus creating an `` intelligence mosaic '' . The information may result in multiple analytic products , each with different security classifications , time scales , and levels of detail . Intelligence analysis goes back to the beginning of history . Sherman Kent is often considered the father of modern intelligence analysis . His writings include a 1947 book , Strategic Intelligence for American World Policy . During his career in the Office of Strategic Services and the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) , Kent defined many of the parameters of modern analysis and its use . Kent disagreed with the philosophy that analysts never recommend policy , but only advise policymakers . He considered it a partnership in which the analyst did not push a personal point of view . Recent scholarship drawing upon theories of the sociology of knowledge has criticized Kent 's work for being over-positivist and for failing to recognize the role the identity and culture of the analytic unit play in formulating , accepting , and rejecting the hypotheses used to collect and analyze intelligence .",
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"text": "Wolfram Research Wolfram Research is a private company that creates computational technology . Wolfram 's flagship product is the technical computing program Mathematica , first released on June 23 , 1988 . Wolfram Research founder Stephen Wolfram is the CEO . The company launched Wolfram Alpha , an answer engine on 16 May 2009 . It brings a new approach to knowledge generation and acquisition that involves large amounts of curated computable data in addition to semantic indexing of text . Wolfram Research acquired MathCore Engineering AB on March 30 , 2011 . On July 21 , 2011 Wolfram Research launched the Computable Document Format ( CDF ) . CDF is an electronic document format designed to allow easy authoring of dynamically generated interactive content . In June 2014 , Wolfram Research officially introduced the Wolfram Language as a new general multi-paradigm programming language . It is the primary programming language used in Mathematica . Other products include Wolfram SystemModeler , Wolfram Workbench , gridMathematica , Wolfram Finance Platform , webMathematica , the Wolfram Development Platform , and the Wolfram Programming Lab . Wolfram Research served as the mathematical consultant for the CBS television series Numb3rs , a show about the mathematical aspects of crime-solving .",
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"text": "IBM Research IBM Research is IBM 's research and development division . It is the largest industrial research organization in the world , with twelve labs on six continents . The roots of today 's IBM Research began with the 1945 opening of the Watson Scientific Computing Laboratory at Columbia University . This was the first IBM laboratory devoted to pure science and later expanded into additional IBM Research locations in Westchester County , New York starting in the 1950s , including the Thomas J. Watson Research Center in 1961 . IBM employees have garnered six Nobel Prizes , six Turing Awards , 20 inductees into the U.S. National Inventors Hall of Fame , 19 National Medals of Technology , five National Medals of Science and three Kavli Prizes . As of 2016 , the company held the record for most patents generated by a business for 24 consecutive years .",
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"text": "Jennifer Tour Chayes Jennifer Tour Chayes ( born September 20 , 1956 ) is Managing Director and Distinguished Scientist at Microsoft Research New England in Cambridge , Massachusetts , which she founded in 2008 , and Microsoft Research New York City , which she founded in 2012 . Chayes is best known for her work on phase transitions in discrete mathematics and computer science , structural and dynamical properties of self-engineered networks , and algorithmic game theory . She is considered one of the world 's experts in the modeling and analysis of dynamically growing graphs . Chayes has been with Microsoft Research since 1997 , when she co-founded the Theory Group . She received her Ph.D. in mathematical physics at Princeton University . She is Affiliate Professor of Mathematics and Physics at the University of Washington , and was for many years Professor of Mathematics at UCLA . She is an author on almost 120 scientific papers and the inventor on more than 25 patents .",
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"text": "Computational cybernetics Computational cybernetics is the integration of cybernetics and computational intelligence techniques . Though the term Cybernetics entered the technical lexicon in the 1940s and 1950s , it was first used informally as a popular noun in the 1960s , when it became associated with computers , robotics , Artificial Intelligence and Science fiction . While Cybernetics is primarily concerned with the study of control systems , computational cybernetics focuses on their automatic ( complex , autonomic , flexible , adaptive ) operation . Furthermore , computational cybernetics covers not only mechanical , but biological ( living ) , social and economical systems . To achieve this goal , it uses research from the fields of communication theory , signal processing , information technology , control theory , the theory of adaptive systems , the theory of complex systems ( game theory , and operational research ) .",
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"text": "Finkbeiner test The Finkbeiner test is a checklist proposed by journalist Christie Aschwanden to help journalists avoid gender bias in media articles about women in science . To pass the test , an article about a female scientist must not mention : That she is a woman Her husband 's job Her child care arrangements How she nurtures her underlings How she was taken aback by the competitiveness in her field How she 's such a role model for other women How she 's the `` first woman to ... '' Aschwanden formulated the test in an article in Double X Science , an online science magazine for women , on 5 March 2013 . She did so in response to what she considered was a type of media coverage of women scientists that : `` treats its subject 's sex as her most defining detail . She 's not just a great scientist , she 's a woman ! And if she 's also a wife and a mother , those roles get emphasized too . '' Aschwanden created the test in the spirit of the Bechdel test , which is used to indicate gender bias in fiction . She named the test after fellow journalist Ann Finkbeiner , who had written a story for the science blog The Last Word on Nothing about her decision not to write about the subject of her latest article , an astronomer , `` as a woman '' . Susan Gelman , Professor of Psychology at the University of Michigan , has applauded the move to report on female scientists without emphasising their gender , but questions whether the Finkbeiner test should seek to eliminate all references to personal life , suggesting that the move should be towards asking male scientists about personal issues too . This view is shared by other writers . The test was mentioned in the media criticism of the New York Timess obituary of rocket scientist Yvonne Brill . That obituary , published on 30 March 2013 , by Douglas Martin , began with the words : `` She made a mean beef stroganoff , followed her husband from job to job and took eight years off from work to raise three children '' . A few hours after publication the New York Times revised the obituary to address some of the criticisms ; the revised version begins `` She was a brilliant rocket scientist who followed her husband from job to job ... '' . Another New York Times article , on Jennifer Doudna , published on 11 May 2015 , drew similar criticism with reference to the Finkbeiner test . A Globe and Mail article on astrophysicist Victoria Kaspi , published on 16 February 2016 , drew the same criticism . The ` Reversed Finkbeiner ' approach is an exercise in which students are asked to write an article about a male scientist that would fail the Finkbeiner test if it were about a woman .",
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"text": "Bonnie E. John Bonnie E. John ( born September 10 , 1955 ) is an American cognitive psychologist who studies human -- computer interaction , predictive human performance modeling , and the relationship between usability and software architecture . She was a founding member of the Human-Computer Interaction Institute at Carnegie Mellon University , a research Staff Member at IBM 's Thomas J. Watson Research Center , and the Director of Computation and Innovation at The Cooper Union . She is currently a UX designer at Bloomberg L.P.",
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"text": "SIGMETRICS SIGMETRICS is the Association for Computing Machinery 's Special Interest Group on Measurement and Evaluation , which specializes in the field of performance analysis , measurement , and modeling of computer systems . It is also the name of an annual ` flagship ' conference , organized by SIGMETRICS since 1973 , which is considered to be the leading conference in performance analysis and modeling in the world . Known to have an extremely low acceptance rate ( ~ 15 % ) , many of the landmark works in the area have been published through it . Beyond the flagship conference , SIGMETRICS also promotes research into performance analysis , measurement , and modeling through a number of other activities . It sponsors two other prestigious conferences : the Internet Measurement Conference ( IMC ) and the Performance conference ( which is held jointly with the SIGMETRICS conference every third year ) . Additionally , SIGMETRICS produces a magazine , Performance Evaluation Review , with both peer-reviewed and editorial content . SIGMETRICS always has three awards that it gives out annually : The SIGMETRICS Achievement Award , which recognizes a senior researcher who has made long-lasting influential contributions to computer/communication performance evaluation . The SIGMETRICS Rising Star Award , which recognizes a junior researcher who demonstrates outstanding potential for research in computer/communication performance evaluation . The SIGMETRICS Test of Time Award , which recognizes an influential SIGMETRICS paper from 10 -- 12 years previously .",
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"text": "Andreas Weigend Andreas Weigend is the former Chief Scientist of Amazon.com and the author of the book Data for the People ( Basic Books , 2017 ) . He teaches the course `` Social Data Revolution '' on applications of predictive analytics and the impact of big data on individuals , business and society at the University of California at Berkeley and at Fudan in Shanghai . He has advised several startup companies and consulted for various others . Weigend studied physics and philosophy at the Universität Bonn and received a PhD in Physics from Stanford University in 1991 .",
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"text": "Turing Award __ NOTOC __ The ACM A.M. Turing Award is an annual prize given by the Association for Computing Machinery ( ACM ) to `` an individual selected for contributions of a technical nature made to the computing community '' . It is stipulated that the contributions `` should be of lasting and major technical importance to the computer field '' . The Turing Award is generally recognized as the highest distinction in computer science and the `` Nobel Prize of computing '' . The award is named after Alan Turing , a British mathematician and reader in mathematics at the University of Manchester . Turing is often credited as being the key founder of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence . From 2007 to 2013 , the award was accompanied by a prize of US $ 250,000 , with financial support provided by Intel and Google . Since 2014 , the award has been accompanied by a prize of US $ 1 million , with financial support provided by Google . The first recipient , in 1966 , was Alan Perlis , of Carnegie Mellon University . The first female recipient was Frances E. Allen of IBM in 2006 .",
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"text": "TI Advanced Scientific Computer The Advanced Scientific Computer ( ASC ) is a supercomputer designed and manufactured by Texas Instruments ( TI ) between 1966 and 1973 . The ASC 's central processing unit ( CPU ) supported vector processing , a performance-enhancing technique which was key to its high-performance . The ASC , along with the Control Data Corporation STAR-100 supercomputer ( which was introduced in the same year ) , were the first computers to feature vector processing . However , this technique 's potential was not fully realized by either the ASC or STAR-100 due to an insufficient understanding of the technique ; it was the Cray Research Cray-1 supercomputer , announced in 1975 that would fully realize and popularize vector processing . The more successful implementation of vector processing in the Cray-1 would demarcate the ASC ( and STAR-100 ) as first-generation vector processors , with the Cray-1 belonging in the second .",
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"text": "Mary Christina Wood Mary Christina Wood ( born 1962 ) is an Oregon Philip H. Knight Professor of Law and author , best known for her writings advocating for the use of the Public trust doctrine to compel government action on climate change . Wood originated the approach , called atmospheric trust litigation , `` to hold governments worldwide accountable for reducing carbon pollution within their jurisdictions , and her research is being used in cases and petitions brought on behalf of children and youth throughout the United States and in other countries . '' In 2014 , after a number of atmospheric trust litigation and petitions were brought by young people worldwide , Forbes contributor James Conca wrote , '' ( i ) f the Supreme Court holds the government responsible for at least trying to protect our atmosphere , things could certainly change here in America . ''",
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"text": "Wendy Hall Dame Wendy Hall , DBE , FRS , FREng ( born 25 October 1952 ) is the Regius Professor of Computer Science at the University of Southampton , England .",
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"text": "Paper Moon (film) Paper Moon is a 1973 American comedy-drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich and released by Paramount Pictures . Screenwriter Alvin Sargent adapted the script from the novel Addie Pray by Joe David Brown . The film , shot in black-and-white , is set in Kansas and Missouri during the Great Depression . It stars the real-life father and daughter pairing of Ryan and Tatum O'Neal as protagonists Moze and Addie .",
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"text": "Shoot the Moon Shoot the Moon is a 1982 drama film directed by Alan Parker , written by Bo Goldman and starring Albert Finney and Diane Keaton , in their Golden Globe-nominated performances . The film also features Peter Weller , Karen Allen and Dana Hill . The film was entered into the 1982 Cannes Film Festival .",
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"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 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "The Last Moon Last Moon ( La última luna ) is a 2005 Chilean-Mexican drama film directed by Miguel Littín . It was entered into the 27th Moscow International Film Festival .",
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"text": "Letters from Three Lovers Letters from Three Lovers is a 1973 made-for-television drama film directed by John Erman . An ABC Movie of the Week and a sequel to The Letters ( 1973 ) , the film is co-produced by Aaron Spelling , written by Ann Marcus and stars Martin Sheen , Belinda Montgomery , Robert Sterling , June Allyson , Ken Berry and Juliet Mills , among others .",
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"text": "Newspapers in the United States Newspapers in the United States have been published since the 18th century and are an integral part of the culture of the United States . Although a few newspapers including the New York Times , USA Today , and the Wall Street Journal are sold throughout the United States , most U.S. newspapers are published for city or regional markets . The New York Times is often referred to as the United States ' `` newspaper of record '' .",
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"text": "Going Steady (book) Going Steady : Film Writings 1968 -- 1969 is the third collection of film reviews by the critic Pauline Kael , comprising the years 1968-1969 , when she first began her film-reviewing duties at The New Yorker and which covers , '' a crucial period of social and aesthetic change at the end of the sixties . '' The collection for the most part consists of reviews of individual films , but includes one long essay , ( which appeared originally in Harper 's Magazine ) , entitled `` Trash , Art , and the Movies '' , perhaps the closest Kael comes to a manifesto defining her personal aesthetics in regards to films . In the essay , Kael dissects , compares , and contrasts the merits of `` trash '' films that are nevertheless entertaining , as well as `` art '' films that are uninteresting . In doing so , Kael lambastes `` art '' films such as Kubrick 's 2001 : A Space Odyssey , concluding her treatment of that particular film by declaring : `` If big film directors are to get credit for doing badly what others have been doing brilliantly for years with no money , just because they 've put it on a big screen , then businessmen are greater than poets and theft is art . '' The essay is divided into ten parts , ranging from discussions of The Thomas Crown Affair to Petulia . Kael 's overriding theme is to dismantle the intellectual pretences of those who deride films deemed to be `` trash '' on the basis of dubious aesthetic concerns , notwithstanding the entertainment appeal a particular `` trash '' film might possess . Other notable reviews include Kael 's treatment of the Norman Mailer film Wild 90 , its relation to cinéma vérité , and the implications of that particular film-making technique . This book is out-of-print in the United States , but is still published by Marion Boyars Publishers of the United Kingdom .",
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"text": "Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation The Apache Point Observatory Lunar Laser-ranging Operation , or APOLLO , is a project at the Apache Point Observatory in New Mexico . It is an extension and advancement of previous Lunar Laser Ranging Experiment , which uses retroreflectors on the Moon to track changes in lunar orbital distance and motion . Using telescopes on Earth , the reflectors on the Moon , and accurate timing of laser pulses , by the early 2000s scientists could measure and predict the orbit of the Moon to an accuracy of a few centimeters . This already impressive accuracy ( the Moon is typically about 385,000 km away ) provides the best known test of many aspects of our theories of gravity . APOLLO improves this even further , measuring the distance between the Moon to an accuracy of a few millimeters . Using this information , scientists will be able to further test various aspects of gravity : do the Earth and the Moon react the same to gravity despite their different compositions ? Does the energy content of the Earth and the Moon react to gravity in the same way as Einstein predicts ? In general , does Einstein 's General Relativity correctly predict the motion of the Moon , or are new theories required ? The APOLLO collaboration built their apparatus on the 3.5 meter telescope at Apache Point in southern New Mexico . By using a large telescope at a site with good atmospheric `` seeing '' , the APOLLO collaboration gets much stronger reflections than any existing facilities . ( Strong is a relative term here -- APOLLO records approximately one returned laser photon per pulse , as opposed to the roughly 0.01 photon-per-pulse average experienced by previous LLR facilities . ) The stronger return signal from APOLLO translates to much more accurate measurements .",
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"text": "The Werewolf of Washington The Werewolf of Washington is a 1973 horror comedy film written and directed by Milton Moses Ginsberg , produced by Nina Schulman and starring Dean Stockwell . It satirizes several individuals in the Richard Nixon Presidency .",
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"text": "Wild in the Streets Wild in the Streets is a 1968 film featuring Christopher Jones , Hal Holbrook , and Shelley Winters . It was produced by American International Pictures and based on a short story by writer Robert Thom . The movie , described as both `` ludicrous '' and `` cautionary , '' was nominated for an Academy Award ( for best film editing ) and became a cult classic of the 1960s counterculture .",
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"text": "The Night Strangler (film) The Night Strangler is a television film which first aired on ABC on January 16 , 1973 as a sequel to The Night Stalker . The Night Strangler proved almost as popular as its predecessor garnering strong ratings and eventually prompting ABC to order a TV series ( neither writer Richard Matheson nor producer/director Dan Curtis was involved in the TV series ) . In the United States the TV movie ran ( without commercials ) approximately 74 minutes . ABC planned to release the film overseas as a theatrical release and had additional footage shot rounding out the movie to 90 minutes .",
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"text": "Deliverance Deliverance is a 1972 American rural horror film produced and directed by John Boorman , and starring Jon Voight , Burt Reynolds , Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox , with the latter two making their feature film debuts . The film is based on the 1970 novel of the same name by American author James Dickey , who has a small role in the film as the Sheriff . The screenplay was written by Dickey and an uncredited Boorman . It was a critical success , earning three Academy Award nominations and five Golden Globe nominations . Widely acclaimed as a landmark picture , the film is noted both for the music scene near the beginning , with one of the city men playing `` Dueling Banjos '' on guitar with a banjo-playing country boy , that sets the tone for what lies ahead -- a trip into unknown and potentially dangerous wilderness -- and for its visceral and notorious male rape scene . In 2008 , Deliverance was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being `` culturally , historically , or aesthetically significant '' .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "The People Next Door (1968 film) The People Next Door was a 1968 television play as part of the CBS Playhouse series . A drama about a family dealing with the drug addiction of their daughter , it was written by J. P. Miller and won three Emmy awards for camerawork , best director , and best writer ; as well as a nomination for Best Dramatic Program . The teleplay was later refilmed in 1970 as The People Next Door , with many of the actors from the teleplay reprising their roles for the theatrical release .",
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"text": "The Honey Moon The Honey Moon is a play by John Tobin .",
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"text": "The Moviegoer (album) The Moviegoer is the seventh studio album by the American solo artist Scott Walker . It was released in October 1972 but failed to chart . No singles were released from the album , though `` This Way Mary '' was later released as a b-side to Walker 's 1973 single `` The Me I Never Knew '' . The album consists solely of renditions of film theme songs originally performed by other artists . The album was the first of six studio albums ( the last two as The Walker Brothers ) in which Walker did not contribute original material . Having lost creative control of his music after the commercial failures of his previous two studio albums Scott 4 and 'Til the Band Comes In , Walker was tasked with recording `` inoffensive , middle-of-the-road material that could be easily processed , marketed and sold '' . By way of compromise Walker had some say in the song selection and drew together a selection of themes from some of his favourite films . The album was recorded quickly in the autumn of 1972 with Walker 's usual studio team consisting of producer Johnny Franz and engineer Peter J. Olliff . In a change from previous work , Robert Cornford was brought-in to produce the orchestral arrangements . Despite a push for commercial viability the album received negative reviews when released as an LP in October 1972 . The album was re-issued in 1975 by Contour record label with new sleeve art . The album has since been deleted and has not been reissued .",
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"text": "B movie A B movie is a low-budget commercial movie , but one that is not an arthouse film . In its original usage , during the Golden Age of Hollywood , the term more precisely identified films intended for distribution as the less-publicized bottom half of a double feature . Although the U.S. production of movies intended as second features largely ceased by the end of the 1950s , the term B movie continues to be used in the broader sense it maintains today . In its post -- Golden Age usage , there is ambiguity on both sides of the definition : on the one hand , the primary interest of many inexpensive exploitation films is prurient ; on the other , many B movies display a high degree of craft and aesthetic ingenuity . In either usage , most B movies represent a particular genre -- the Western was a Golden Age B movie staple , while low-budget science-fiction and horror films became more popular in the 1950s . Early B movies were often part of series in which the star repeatedly played the same character . Almost always shorter than the top-billed films they were paired with , many had running times of 70 minutes or less . The term connoted a general perception that B movies were inferior to the more handsomely budgeted headliners ; individual B films were often ignored by critics . Latter-day B movies still sometimes inspire multiple sequels , but series are less common . As the average running time of top-of-the-line films increased , so did that of B pictures . In its current usage , the term has somewhat contradictory connotations : it may signal an opinion that a certain movie is ( a ) a genre film with minimal artistic ambitions or ( b ) a lively , energetic film uninhibited by the constraints imposed on more expensive projects and unburdened by the conventions of putatively `` serious '' independent film . The term is also now used loosely to refer to some higher-budgeted , mainstream films with exploitation-style content , usually in genres traditionally associated with the B movie . From their beginnings to the present day , B movies have provided opportunities both for those coming up in the profession and others whose careers are waning . Celebrated filmmakers such as Anthony Mann and Jonathan Demme learned their craft in B movies . They are where actors such as John Wayne and Jack Nicholson first became established , and they have provided work for former A movie actors , such as Vincent Price and Karen Black . Some actors , such as Bela Lugosi , Eddie Constantine and Pam Grier , worked in B movies for most of their careers . The term B actor is sometimes used to refer to a performer who finds work primarily or exclusively in B pictures .",
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"text": "Walk the Moon discography American rock and roll band Walk the Moon has released three studio albums , one live album , one compilation album , six extended plays , five singles , and five music videos . Walk the Moon was formed in 2006 in Cincinnati , Ohio as Wicked in the Mix , originally consisting of Nicholas Petricca , Adam Reifsnyder , Sam Cole and Ricky Human , the former two having attended Kenyon College together . The group 's first EP , entitled The Anthem , would be released later that same year in March . The band 's lineup would begin to go through several different member changes throughout the next three years , leaving Petricca as the only member from the original group . The band self released their first studio album I Want ! I Want ! in November 2010 . In 2011 , a final lineup change was formed with bassist Kevin Ray , drummer Sean Waugaman , and guitarist Eli Maiman . Walk the Moon signed with RCA Records to release their first major-label album , self-titled Walk the Moon , many of which are re-recordings of the songs from I Want ! I Want ! . On its release in June 2012 , the album entered the top forty on the Billboard 200 , debuting at number 36 . The band 's first single from that album , `` Anna Sun '' , peaked at number ten on Billboard 's Alternative Songs chart . The second single , `` Tightrope '' , had moderate success on the Alternative Songs chart , peaking at number fifteen . Walk the Moon 's third studio album , Talking Is Hard , was released in November 2014 . The album reached number 14 on the Billboard 200 , making it Walk the Moon 's first album to reach the top twenty , and has since been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) . Its lead single , `` Shut Up and Dance '' , was a commercial success worldwide . It peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 , and topped the Alternative Songs chart for four consecutive weeks . The album 's opening track , `` Different Colors '' , impacted alternative radio stations in May 2015 and was released as the next single from Talking Is Hard . The song became Walk the Moon 's second consecutive top ten hit on the Alternative Songs chart , peaking at number seven .",
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"text": "Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 Fear and Loathing : On the Campaign Trail '72 is a collection of articles covering the 1972 presidential campaign written by Hunter S. Thompson and illustrated by Ralph Steadman . The articles were first serialized in Rolling Stone magazine throughout 1972 and later released as a book in early 1973 ( San Francisco , CA : Straight Arrow Books , 1973 ; London : Allison & Busby , 1973 ) . The book focuses almost exclusively on the Democratic Party 's primaries and the breakdown of the party as it splits between the different candidates . Of particular focus is the manic maneuvering of the George McGovern campaign during the Miami convention as they sought to ensure the Democratic nomination despite attempts by the Hubert Humphrey campaign and other candidates to block McGovern . Thompson began his coverage of the campaign in December 1971 , just as the race toward the primaries was beginning , from a rented apartment in Washington , DC ( a situation he compared to `` living in an armed camp , a condition of constant fear '' ) . Over the next 12 months , in voluminous detail , he covered every aspect of the campaign , from the smallest rally to the raucous conventions . Because of the freewheeling nature of the campaign , a first-generation fax machine was procured at great expense by the magazine for Thompson . Dubbing it `` the mojo wire '' , Thompson used the new technology to extend the writing process precariously close to printing deadlines , often haphazardly sending in notes mere hours before the magazine went to press . Fellow writers and editors would have to assemble the finished product with Thompson over the phone . Like his earlier novel Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas , Thompson employed a number of unique literary styles in On the Campaign Trail , including the use of vulgarity and the humorous exaggeration of events . Despite the unconventional style , the book is still considered a hallmark of campaign journalism and helped to launch Thompson 's role as a popular political observer .",
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"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",
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Zinedine Zidane was a footballer for Real Madrid.
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"text": "2002 UEFA Champions League Final The 2002 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2001 -- 02 UEFA Champions League , Europe 's primary club football competition . The show-piece event was contested between Bayer Leverkusen of Germany and Real Madrid of Spain at Hampden Park in Glasgow , Scotland on Wednesday , 15 May 2002 , to decide the winner of the Champions League . Leverkusen appeared in the final for the first time , whereas Real Madrid appeared in their 12th final . Each club needed to progress through the group stages , second group stages , and the knockout rounds to reach the final . Bayer Leverkusen finished second in their group behind Barcelona and progressed to the second group stage . There , they won their group , beating the likes of Liverpool and Manchester United to progress to the final . Real Madrid won their group stage and moved into the second group stage , which they also won , before facing Bayern Munich and Barcelona in the knockout stages . Before the match , a minute of silence was held in honour of Ukrainian manager Valeriy Lobanovskyi , who died two days earlier . Real Madrid were regarded as favorites before the match and took the lead in the eighth minute through Raúl . However , it took only five minutes before Lúcio could equalise to make it 1 -- 1 . This was not until the 45th minute , when Zinedine Zidane scored the winning goal , a left-footed volley into the top corner , assisted by Roberto Carlos to make it 2 -- 1 , winning the Champions League trophy for Real Madrid .",
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"text": "Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Yazid Zidane ( -LSB- zinedin zidan -RSB- , born 23 June 1972 ) , nicknamed `` Zizou '' , is a retired French footballer and current manager of Real Madrid . He played as an attacking midfielder for the France national team , Cannes , Bordeaux , Juventus and Real Madrid . An elite playmaker , renowned for his elegance , vision , ball control and technique , Zidane was named the best European footballer of the past 50 years in the UEFA Golden Jubilee Poll . He is widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time . At club level , Zidane won the La Liga title and the UEFA Champions League with Real Madrid , two Serie A league championships with Juventus and an Intercontinental Cup and a UEFA Super Cup each with both aforementioned teams . His 2001 transfer from Juventus to Real Madrid set a world record fee of an equivalent $ 75 million . His left-foot volleyed winner in the 2002 UEFA Champions League Final is considered to be one of the greatest goals in the competition 's history . On the international stage with France , Zidane won the 1998 FIFA World Cup , scoring twice in the final , and UEFA Euro 2000 where he was named Player of the Tournament . The World Cup triumph made him a national hero in France , and he received the Légion d'honneur in 1998 . Zidane was named the FIFA World Player of the Year three times , in 1998 , 2000 and 2003 , and won the 1998 Ballon d'Or . He was Ligue 1 Player of the Year in 1996 , Serie A Footballer of the Year in 2001 and La Liga Best Foreign Player in 2002 . In 2004 , he was named in the FIFA 100 , a list of the world 's greatest living players compiled by Pelé . Zidane received the Golden Ball for player of the tournament at the 2006 World Cup , despite his infamous sending off in the final against Italy for headbutting Marco Materazzi in the chest . Prior to the World Cup , he announced he would retire at the end of the tournament . After retirement , Zidane became assistant coach at Real Madrid under Carlo Ancelotti for the 2013 -- 14 season . After a successful year in which the club won the UEFA Champions League and Copa del Rey , Zidane became the coach of Real Madrid 's B team , Real Madrid Castilla . In 2010 , Zidane was an ambassador for Qatar 's successful bid to stage the 2022 FIFA World Cup , the first Arab country to host the tournament . Zidane is currently the manager of Real Madrid , taking over the position in January 2016 . In his first season as manager , Zidane won the UEFA Champions League title .",
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"text": "Real Madrid C.F. Real Madrid Club de Fútbol ( -LSB- reˈal maˈðɾið ˈkluβ ðe ˈfuðβol -RSB- ; Royal Madrid Football Club ) , commonly known as Real Madrid , or simply as Real , is a professional football club based in Madrid , Spain . Founded in 1902 as Madrid Football Club , the club has traditionally worn a white home kit since inception . The word Real is Spanish for Royal and was bestowed to the club by King Alfonso XIII in 1920 together with the royal crown in the emblem . The team has played its home matches in the 81,044-capacity Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in downtown Madrid since 1947 . Unlike most European sporting entities , Real Madrid 's members ( socios ) have owned and operated the club throughout its history . The club was estimated to be worth $ 3.24 billion ( $ 3.65 billion ) in 2015 , and in the 2014 -- 15 season it was the world 's highest-earning football club , with an annual revenue of $ 577 million . The club is one of the most widely supported teams in the world . Real Madrid is one of three founding members of the Primera División that have never been relegated from the top division , along with Athletic Bilbao and Barcelona . The club holds many long-standing rivalries , most notably El Clásico with Barcelona and El Derbi with Atlético Madrid . Real Madrid established itself as a major force in both Spanish and European football during the 1950s , winning five consecutive European Cups and reaching the final seven times . This success was replicated in the league , where the club won five times in the space of seven years . This team , which consisted of players such as Alfredo Di Stéfano , Ferenc Puskás , Francisco Gento and Raymond Kopa , is considered by some in the sport to be the greatest team of all time . In domestic football , the club has won a record 33 La Liga titles , 19 Copa del Rey , nine Supercopa de España , a Copa Eva Duarte , and a Copa de la Liga . In international football , the club has won a record 11 European Cup/UEFA Champions League titles , a joint record three Intercontinental Cups , two UEFA Cups , three UEFA Super Cups , and two FIFA Club World Cups . Real Madrid was recognised as the FIFA Club of the 20th Century on 11 December 2000 , and received the FIFA Centennial Order of Merit on 20 May 2004 . The club was also awarded Best European Club of the 20th Century by the IFFHS on 11 May 2010 and leads the current UEFA club rankings .",
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"text": "Diego Maradona Diego Armando Maradona ( -LSB- ˈdjeɣo maɾaˈðona -RSB- , born 30 October 1960 ) is an Argentine retired professional footballer . He has served as a manager and coach at other clubs as well as the national team of Argentina . Many in the sport , including football writers , players , and fans , regard Maradona as the greatest football player of all time . He was joint FIFA Player of the 20th Century with Pelé . An advanced playmaker who operated in the classic number 10 position , Maradona is the first player in football history to set the world record transfer fee twice , first when he transferred to Barcelona for a then world record # 5 million , and second , when he transferred to Napoli for another record fee # 6.9 million . He played for Argentinos Juniors , Boca Juniors , Barcelona , Napoli , Sevilla and Newell 's Old Boys during his club career , and is most famous for his time at Napoli , where he won numerous accolades . In his international career with Argentina , he earned 91 caps and scored 34 goals . Maradona 's vision , passing , ball control , dribbling skills , speed , reflexes and reaction time was combined with his small size ( 1.65 m tall ) giving him a low center of gravity which allowed him to be more maneuverable than most other football players ; he would often dribble past multiple opposing players on a run . His presence on the pitch had a great effect on his team 's general performance , while he would often be singled out by the opposition . A precocious talent , Maradona was given the nickname `` El Pibe de Oro '' ( `` The Golden Boy '' ) , a name that stuck with him throughout his career . Maradona played in four FIFA World Cups , including the 1986 World Cup in Mexico where he captained Argentina and led them to victory over West Germany in the final , and won the Golden Ball as the tournament 's best player . In the 1986 World Cup quarter final , he scored both goals in a 2 -- 1 victory over England that entered football history for two different reasons . The first goal was an unpenalized handling foul known as the `` Hand of God '' , while the second goal followed a 60 m dribble past five England players , voted `` The Goal of the Century '' by FIFA.com voters in 2002 . Maradona became coach of Argentina in November 2008 . He was in charge of the team at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa before leaving at the end of the tournament . He coached Dubai-based club Al Wasl in the UAE Pro-League for the 2011 -- 12 season . In August 2013 , Maradona joined Argentine Primera D club Deportivo Riestra 's staff as `` spiritual coach '' .",
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"text": "Míchel (footballer) José Miguel González Martín del Campo , known as Míchel ( -LSB- ˈmitʃel -RSB- ; born 23 March 1963 ) , is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a right midfielder , and the current manager of Málaga CF. He was most noted for his stellar crossing ability , also contributing with a fair share of goals . During his career he represented mainly Real Madrid -- over a decade -- achieving great team and individual success . Míchel earned nearly 70 caps for Spain from 1985 to 1992 , and appeared for the nation in two World Cups ( scoring four goals in the 1990 edition ) and one European Championship . He started working as a manager in 2005 , notably leading Olympiacos to two Superleague Greece accolades .",
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"text": "Real Madrid Balonmano Real Madrid Balonmano was a handball team that was part of the Real Madrid sports organization . The Club use to compete in the Spanish Handball National Championship between the year of Its creation in 1952 Until 1959 When the team has dissolved .",
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"text": "2009–10 UEFA Champions League The 2009 -- 10 UEFA Champions League was the 55th season of Europe 's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA , and the 18th under the current UEFA Champions League format . The final was played on 22 May 2010 , at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium , home ground of Real Madrid , in Madrid , Spain . The final was won by Italian club Internazionale , who beat German side Bayern Munich 2 -- 0 . Internazionale went on to represent Europe in the 2010 FIFA Club World Cup , beating Congolese side TP Mazembe 3 -- 0 in the final , and played in the 2010 UEFA Super Cup against Europa League winners Atlético Madrid , losing 2 -- 0 . Barcelona were the defending champions , but were eliminated by eventual winners Internazionale in the semi-finals .",
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"text": "Francisco Pavón Francisco `` Paco '' Pavón Barahona ( born 9 January 1980 ) is a Spanish retired footballer who played as a central defender . His name became associated with the Los Galácticos policy when Real Madrid -- where he spent most of his professional career -- president Florentino Pérez promised to build a team full of Zidanes and Pavones -- expensive high-profile recruits like Zinedine Zidane and youth team graduates like Pavón . Over the course of nine seasons , Pavón amassed La Liga totals of 125 games and three goals , with his main club and Zaragoza .",
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"text": "2002–03 Real Madrid C.F. season The 2002 -- 03 season was Real Madrid 's 72nd season in La Liga . This article shows statistics of the club 's players in the season , and also lists all matches that the club played in the 2002 -- 03 season .",
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"text": "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer) Ronaldo Luís Nazário de Lima ( -LSB- ʁoˈnawðu ˈlwiʒ nɐˈzaɾju dʒ ˈɫĩmɐ -RSB- ; born 18 September 1976 ) , commonly known as Ronaldo , is a Brazilian retired professional footballer who played as a striker . Popularly dubbed `` The Phenomenon , '' he is widely considered to be one of the greatest football players of all time . A three-time FIFA World Player of the Year and two-time Ballon d'Or recipient , Ronaldo , in his 1990s prime , was known for his dribbling at speed , feints and clinical finishing . He was named in the FIFA 100 , a list of the greatest living players compiled in 2004 , and was inducted into the Brazilian Football Museum Hall of Fame and the Italian Football Hall of Fame . Ronaldo played for Brazil in 98 matches , scoring 62 goals , and is the second-highest goalscorer for his national team , trailing only Pelé . At age 17 , Ronaldo was the youngest member of the Brazilian squad that won the 1994 FIFA World Cup . At the 1998 World Cup , he received the Golden Ball for player of the tournament in helping Brazil reach the final where he suffered a convulsive fit hours before the defeat to France . He won a second World Cup in 2002 where he starred in a front three with Ronaldinho and Rivaldo . Ronaldo scored twice in the final , and received the Golden Boot as tournament 's top goalscorer . During the 2006 FIFA World Cup , Ronaldo scored his 15th World Cup goal , which was a World Cup record at the time . At his physical peak in the 1990s , Ronaldo starred at club level for Cruzeiro , PSV , Barcelona and Inter Milan . His moves to Spain and Italy made him only the second player , after Diego Maradona , to break the world transfer record twice , all before his 21st birthday . At age 23 , he had scored over 200 goals for club and country . After almost three years of inactivity due to serious knee injuries and recuperation , Ronaldo joined Real Madrid in 2002 , which was followed by spells at A.C. Milan and Corinthians . Having suffered further injuries , Ronaldo retired from professional football in 2011 . Post-retirement , he has continued his work as a United Nations Development Programme Goodwill Ambassador , a position to which he was appointed in 2000 . He served as an ambassador for the 2014 FIFA World Cup .",
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"text": "Dani Carvajal Daniel `` Dani '' Carvajal Ramos ( -LSB- ˈdanjel karβaˈxal ˈramos -RSB- ; born 11 January 1992 ) is a Spanish professional footballer for Real Madrid and Spain as a right back . Having risen through the Real Madrid youth ranks , he spent a season with Bayer Leverkusen before breaking into the first team in 2013 , going on to win various domestic and international honours . At youth international level , Carvajal won the 2011 European Championship with the under-19 team and the 2013 edition with the under-21 side . He made his senior debut in 2014 .",
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"text": "2010–11 La Liga The 2010 -- 11 La Liga season ( known as the Liga BBVA for sponsorship reasons ) was the 80th since its establishment . The campaign began on 28 August 2010 and ended on 21 May 2011 . A total of 20 teams contested the league , 17 of which already contested in the 2009 -- 10 season and three of which were promoted from the Segunda División . In addition , a new match ball -- the Nike Total 90 Tracer -- served as the official ball for all matches . Defending champions Barcelona secured their third-consecutive and 21st La Liga title after a 1 -- 1 tie with Levante on 11 May 2011 . The result gave Barcelona a 6-point lead with two matches remaining which , combined with their better head-to-head record with Real Madrid , ensured that they finished top of the table . Barcelona led the table since defeating Madrid 5 -- 0 on 23 November 2010 . Since then , they lost only one match en route to winning the title . It was the third straight title for Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola . Lionel Messi won the LFP Award for Best Player , which marked his third consecutive win . The season was again dominated by Barcelona and Real Madrid , with second-place Madrid 21 points ahead of third-place Valencia . Having encountered each other in the Champions League semifinals and the Copa del Rey final , the top two teams met 4 times in 17 days , for a total of 5 times this season . The most significant managerial change prior to the start of the season was two-time Champions League-winning José Mourinho taking over at Real Madrid .",
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"text": "2013 FIFA Club World Cup The 2013 FIFA Club World Cup ( officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2013 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons ) was the 10th edition of the FIFA Club World Cup , a FIFA-organised international club football tournament between the champion clubs from each of the six continental confederations , as well as the national league champion from the host country . It was hosted by Morocco , and played from 11 to 21 December 2013 . Bayern Munich won the title for the first time after defeating Raja Casablanca 2 -- 0 in the final .",
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"text": "Deportivo Aragón Deportivo Aragón is a Spanish football club based in Zaragoza , in the autonomous community of Aragon . Founded as an independent club in 1965 , it is the reserve team of Real Zaragoza and currently plays in Tercera División -- Group 17 , holding home matches at Ciudad Deportiva del Real Zaragoza , with a capacity of 1,000 seats .",
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"text": "2001–02 Bayer 04 Leverkusen season Bayer Leverkusen became the first club ever to finish runner-up in both the Champions League and domestic league and cup competitions in the same season , with a potential treble unravelling in the final couple of weeks of the season , resulting in no trophies won at all , plus the defections of stars Michael Ballack and Zé Roberto to Bayern Munich . It dominated the second half of the Champions League final against Real Madrid , but lost 2 -- 1 due to a volley from Zinedine Zidane in the latter stages of the first interval .",
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"text": "UEFA The Union of European Football Associations ( UEFA , -LSB- juːˈeɪfə -RSB- Union des Associations Européennes de Football ) Vereinigung Europäischer Fußballverbände ) is the administrative body for association football in Europe , although several member states are primarily or entirely located in Asia . It is one of six continental confederations of world football 's governing body FIFA . UEFA consists of 55 national association members . UEFA represents the national football associations of Europe , runs nation and club competitions including the UEFA European Championship , UEFA Champions League , UEFA Europa League , and UEFA Super Cup , and controls the prize money , regulations , and media rights to those competitions . Until 1959 the main headquarters were located in Paris , and later in Bern . In 1995 , UEFA headquarters were transferred to Nyon , Switzerland . Henri Delaunay was the first general secretary and Ebbe Schwartz the first president . The current president is Aleksander Čeferin , a former Football Association of Slovenia president , who was elected as UEFA 's seventh president at the 12th Extraordinary UEFA Congress in Athens in September 2016 , and automatically became a vice-president of the world body FIFA .",
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"text": "1998 UEFA Champions League Final The 1998 UEFA Champions League Final was a football match that took place at the Amsterdam Arena in Amsterdam , Netherlands on 20 May 1998 to determine the winner of the 1997 -- 98 UEFA Champions League . It pitted Real Madrid of Spain and Juventus of Italy . Juventus appeared in their third consecutive final , while Real Madrid were in their first of the Champions League era . Real Madrid won 1 -- 0 , the only goal scored by Predrag Mijatović , to clinch their seventh European title , their first for 32 years .",
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"text": "Santiago Bernabéu Yeste Santiago Bernabéu de Yeste ( -LSB- sanˈtjaɣo βernaˈβeu̯ ˈʝeste -RSB- ; 8 June 1895 -- 2 June 1978 ) was a footballer who played for Real Madrid as a forward , and is one of the most important men in Real Madrid 's history . He is generally considered the one to whom much of the credit can be given for transforming Real Madrid C.F. into one of the most successful football clubs in Spain and in Europe . The team 's current stadium is named in his honour . He was the club 's President for 35 years , between September 1943 and June 1977 .",
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"text": "1999–2000 Real Madrid C.F. season The 1999 -- 2000 season was Real Madrid C.F. 's 69th season in La Liga . This article shows statistics of the club 's players in the season , and also lists all matches that the club played in the 1999 -- 2000 season . This was the season that marked the start of the Vicente del Bosque era of trophy winning at the club , having taken over from John Toshack early in the campaign . The squad was also largely different from the previous squad , with the arrival of Steve McManaman and Nicolas Anelka from the English Premier League , as well as local talents Míchel Salgado , and Iván Helguera , to support the budding young talent of Raúl , Iker Casillas , Fernando Morientes and Guti , as well as the older veterans such as Fernando Hierro and Roberto Carlos .",
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"text": "2016–17 RCD Espanyol season Reial Club Deportiu Espanyol de Barcelona ( Catalan pronunciation : -LSB- rəˈjaɫ ˈkɫub dəpurˈtiw əspəˈɲɔɫ də βərsəˈɫonə -RSB- ; Royal Spanish Sports Club of Barcelona ) , commonly known as RCD Espanyol , or simply as Espanyol , is a professional sports club based in Barcelona , Catalonia , Spain.During the 2016/17 campaign they will be competing in the following competitions : La Liga , Copa del Rey .",
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"text": "Marcelo (footballer, born 1988) Marcelo Vieira da Silva Júnior ( born 12 May 1988 ) , known as Marcelo , is a Brazilian professional footballer for Spanish club Real Madrid and the Brazil national team . He plays mainly at left back but can also operate as a left winger . He is frequently compared to Roberto Carlos , who himself said Marcelo was his heir , the world 's best left back and that `` Marcelo possesses a better technical ability than me '' . After his breakthrough season , Marcelo was praised by football legends such as Paolo Maldini and Diego Maradona , who also called him the best in his position .",
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"text": "2014 UEFA Europa League Final The 2014 UEFA Europa League Final was the final match of the 2013 -- 14 UEFA Europa League , the 43rd season of Europe 's secondary club football tournament organised by UEFA , and the fifth season since it was renamed from the UEFA Cup to the UEFA Europa League . It was played at the Juventus Stadium in Turin , Italy on 14 May 2014 , between Spanish side Sevilla and Portuguese side Benfica . Sevilla won the match 4 -- 2 on penalties , following a 0 -- 0 draw after extra time . Sevilla secured their third title in eight years , after winning the competition in 2006 and 2007 . With this triumph , they joined Juventus ( 1977 , 1990 , 1993 ) , Internazionale ( 1991 , 1994 , 1998 ) and Liverpool ( 1973 , 1976 , 2001 ) as the teams with the most wins . Benfica lost their second consecutive UEFA Europa League final , following their defeat against Chelsea in the 2013 final . Including their runner-up finish in 1983 , Benfica are the team with the most lost finals in the competition . As the winners , Sevilla earned the right to play against 2013 -- 14 UEFA Champions League winners Real Madrid in the 2014 UEFA Super Cup .",
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"text": "1974 Intercontinental Cup The 1974 Intercontinental Cup was a football tie held over two legs in March and April 1975 between Independiente , winners of the 1974 Copa Libertadores , and the runners up of the 1973 -- 74 European Cup , Atlético Madrid ( European Cup winners Bayern Munich declined to participate ) . The first leg was held on 12 March 1975 at the Estadio Libertadores de América , then known as La Doble Visera , home of Independiente . The match finished up as a 1-0 victory for Independiente . The goals was scored by Agustín Alberto Balbuena in the 34th minute . Estadio Vicente Calderón hosted the return leg on 10 April 1975 . Atlético de Madrid won the second leg 2-0 . The goals came from Javier Irureta in the 23rd minute , and Rubén Ayala in the 85th minute . Atlético won on aggregate 2-1 . To this date , Atletico Madrid is the only team that participated in the Intercontinental Cup as the runner-up of the European cup and have managed to win it . ( Panathinaikos lost in 1971 , Juventus lost in 1973 , Borussia Mönchengladbach lost in 1977 , Malmö FF lost in 1979 and Milan lost in 1993 ) .",
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One example of a staple food are breadfruit.
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"text": "Staple food A staple food , or simply a staple , is a food that is eaten routinely and in such quantities that it constitutes a dominant portion of a standard diet for a given people , supplying a large fraction of energy needs and generally forming a significant proportion of the intake of other nutrients as well . The staple food of a specific society may be eaten as often as every day or every meal , and most people live on a diet based on just a small number of staples . Staple foods vary from place to place , but typically they are inexpensive or readily-available foods that supply one or more of the three organic macronutrients needed for survival and health : carbohydrates , proteins , and fats . Typical examples of staples include tubers and roots ; and grains , legumes , and other seeds . Early agricultural civilizations valued the foods that they established as staples because , in addition to providing necessary nutrition , they generally are suitable for storage over long periods of time without decay . Such nonperishable foods are the only possible staples during seasons of shortage , such as dry seasons or cold temperate winters , against which times harvests have been stored . During seasons of plenty , wider choices of foods may be available . Main staple foods are derived either from vegetals and animal products , including cereals ( such as rice , wheat , maize , millet , or sorghum ) , starchy tubers or root vegetables ( such as potatoes , cassava , yams , or taro ) , meat , fish , eggs , milk , and cheese . Other staple foods include pulses ( dried legumes ) , sago ( derived from the pith of the sago palm tree ) , and fruits ( such as breadfruit and plantains ) . Staple foods may also contain ( depending on the region ) : olive oil , coconut oil and sugar ( e.g. from plantains ) .",
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"text": "Fabaceae The Fabaceae , Leguminosae or Papilionaceae , commonly known as the legume , pea , or bean family , are a large and economically important family of flowering plants . It includes trees , shrubs , and perennial or annual herbaceous plants , which are easily recognized by their fruit ( legume ) and their compound , stipulated leaves . Many legumes have characteristics of flowers and fruits.The family is widely distributed , and is the third-largest land plant family in terms of number of species , behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae , with about 751 genera and some 19,000 known species . The five largest of the genera are Astragalus ( over 3,000 species ) , Acacia ( over 1000 species ) , Indigofera ( around 700 species ) , Crotalaria ( around 700 species ) and Mimosa ( around 500 species ) , which constitute about a quarter of all legume species . The ca. 19,000 known legume species amount to about 7 % of flowering plant species . Fabaceae is the most common family found in tropical rainforests and in dry forests in the Americas and Africa . Recent molecular and morphological evidence supports the fact that the Fabaceae is a single monophyletic family . This point of view has been supported not only by the degree of interrelation shown by different groups within the family compared with that found among the Leguminosae and their closest relations , but also by all the recent phylogenetic studies based on DNA sequences . These studies confirm that the Fabaceae are a monophyletic group that is closely related to the Polygalaceae , Surianaceae and Quillajaceae families and that they belong to the order Fabales . Along with the cereals , some fruits and tropical roots a number of Leguminosae have been a staple human food for millennia and their use is closely related to human evolution . A number are important agricultural and food plants , including Glycine max ( soybean ) , Phaseolus ( beans ) , Pisum sativum ( pea ) , Cicer arietinum ( chickpeas ) , Medicago sativa ( alfalfa ) , Arachis hypogaea ( peanut ) , Lathyrus odoratus ( sweet pea ) , Ceratonia siliqua ( carob ) , and Glycyrrhiza glabra ( liquorice ) . A number of species are also weedy pests in different parts of the world , including : Cytisus scoparius ( broom ) , Robinia pseudoacacia ( black locust ) , Ulex europaeus ( gorse ) , Pueraria lobata ( kudzu ) , and a number of Lupinus species .",
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"text": "Lists of foods This is a categorically-organized list of foods . Food is any substance consumed to provide nutritional support for the body . It is usually of plant or animal origin , and contains essential nutrients , such as carbohydrates , fats , proteins , vitamins , or minerals . The substance is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism 's cells in an effort to produce energy , maintain life , or stimulate growth . Note : due to the high number of foods in existence , this article is limited to being organized categorically , based upon the main subcategories within the Foods category page , along with information about main categorical topics and list article links .",
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"text": "Staple Staple may refer to :",
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"text": "Agricultural subsidy An agricultural subsidy is a governmental subsidy paid to farmers and agribusinesses to supplement their income , manage the supply of agricultural commodities , and influence the cost and supply of such commodities . Examples of such commodities include : wheat , feed grains ( grain used as fodder , such as maize or corn , sorghum , barley , and oats ) , cotton , milk , rice , peanuts , sugar , tobacco , oilseeds such as soybeans , and meat products such as beef , pork , and lamb and mutton .",
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"text": "Cruciferous vegetables Cruciferous vegetables are vegetables of the family Brassicaceae ( also called Cruciferae ) with many genera , species , and cultivars being raised for food production such as cauliflower , cabbage , garden cress , bok choy , broccoli , brussels sprouts and similar green leaf vegetables . The family takes its alternate name ( Cruciferae , New Latin for `` cross-bearing '' ) from the shape of their flowers , whose four petals resemble a cross . Ten of the most common cruciferous vegetables eaten by people , known colloquially in North America as cole crops and in Britain and Ireland as `` brassicas '' , are in a single species ( Brassica oleracea ) ; they are not distinguished from one another taxonomically , only by horticultural category of cultivar groups . Numerous other genera and species in the family are also edible . Cruciferous vegetables are one of the dominant food crops worldwide . They are high in vitamin C and soluble fiber and contain multiple nutrients and phytochemicals .",
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"text": "Fufu Fufu ( variants of the name include foofoo , fufuo , foufou ) is a staple food , common in many countries in Africa . It is often made with cassava and green Plantain Flour . Other flours , such as semolina , maize flour or mashed plantains may take the place of cassava flour . In African cuisine Fufu , served alongside soup , usually groundnut soup , Palm nut soup or Light Soup , is a national dish of Ghana . Soup is considered as a main dish or dinner in African cooking . An alternative method is to boil starchy food crops like cassava , yams or plantains and cocoyams and then pound them into a dough-like consistency . Fufu is eaten with the fingers , and a small ball of it can be dipped into an accompanying soup or sauce . Foods made in this manner are known by different names in different places . Among the Baule and other Akan groups in Cote d'Ivoire , it is known as sakora ; among the Dagombas of Northern Ghana as sakoro ; and as couscous ( couscous de Cameroun ) in the French-speaking regions of Cameroon ( not to be confused with the North African dish couscous ) .",
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"text": "Grapefruit—Juicy Fruit `` Grapefruit -- Juicy Fruit '' is a song written and performed by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett . It was first released on his 1973 album A White Sport Coat and a Pink Crustacean and was his third single from that album . The single reached # 23 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart in September 1973 . The song appears on Songs You Know By Heart , a greatest hits compilation that includes Buffett 's concert favorites ranging from 1973 to 1979 . It is played very frequently in concert , but is not a concert staple .",
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"text": "Bread in culture Bread has a significance beyond mere nutrition in many cultures in the West and Near and Middle East because of its history and contemporary importance . Bread is also significant in Christianity as one of the elements ( alongside wine ) of the Eucharist ; see sacramental bread . The word companion comes from Latin com - `` with '' + panis `` bread '' . The political significance of bread is considerable . In 19th century Britain , the inflated price of bread due to the Corn Laws caused major political and social divisions , and was central to debates over free trade versus protectionism . The Assize of Bread and Ale in the 13th century demonstrated the importance of bread in medieval times by setting heavy punishments for short-changing bakers , and bread appeared in the Magna Carta a half-century earlier . Like other foods , choosing the `` right '' kind of bread is used as a social signal , to let others know , for example , that the person buying expensive bread is financially secure , or the person buying whatever type of bread that the current fashions deem most healthful is a health-conscious consumer . As a simple , cheap , and adaptable type of food , bread is often used as a synecdoche for food in general in some languages and dialects , such as Greek and Punjabi . There are many variations on the basic recipe of bread worldwide , such as bagels , baguettes , biscuits , bocadillo , brioche , chapatis , Challah , lavash , naan , pitas , pizza , pretzels , puris , tortillas , and many others . There are various types of traditional `` cheese breads '' in many countries , including Brazil , Colombia , Italy , and Russia .",
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"text": "Cucumis metuliferus Cucumis metuliferus , horned melon or kiwano , also African horned cucumber or melon , jelly melon , hedged gourd , melano , is an annual vine in the cucumber and melon family , Cucurbitaceae . Its fruit has horn-like spines , hence the name `` horned melon '' . Ripe fruit has orange skin and lime green , jelly-like flesh with a refreshingly fruity taste , and texture similar to a passionfruit or pomegranate . C. metuliferus is native to Sub-Saharan Africa . It is now grown in the United States , Portugal , Italy , Germany , Chile , Australia , and New Zealand . Kiwano is a traditional food plant in Africa . Along with the Gemsbok cucumber ( Acanthosicyos naudinianus ) and Tsamma ( Citron melon ) it is one of the few sources of water during the dry season in the Kalahari Desert . In northern Zimbabwe it is called gaka or gakachika , and is primarily used as a snack or salad , and rarely for decoration . It can be eaten at any stage of ripening , but when overripened , will burst forcefully to release seeds . The fruit 's taste has been compared to a combination of banana and passionfruit or a combination of banana , cucumber and lime . A small amount of salt or sugar can increase the flavor . Some also eat the peel , which is very rich in vitamin C and dietary fiber . The fruit can be used in cooking , but when eaten raw , most suck out the pulp . The fruit can be used in a smoothie , salad , salsa or cocktail Health benefits include high in Vitamin A , Beta Carotene and Magnesium . It also has a high water content , is good for weight loss and is packed with other vital minerals . ` Health specialists and nutritionists often call attention to the importance of including adequate amounts of vitamins and minerals in our daily diet . Zinc , calcium and magnesium are three of the most important minerals essential for good health and just happen to be found in kiwano horned melons . Magnesium aids in the absorption of calcium by the body while zinc actively supports the body 's immune system . '",
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"text": "Banana pasta Banana pasta is a type of pasta prepared using banana as a primary ingredient . The product is typically made with unripe , green bananas that are dried and then milled into banana flour . Banana pasta is a gluten-free food . The product can be dried for later cooking or can be cooked immediately after preparation . Banana pasta is cooked like standard pasta , typically by boiling it . A study found that banana pasta has a higher water absorption rate compared to standard pasta , which generates higher yields after cooking . In 2012 , University of Brasília researchers found that banana pasta can be a useful product for those with celiac disease , and that compared to whole wheat pasta , banana pasta is lower in calories and fat , higher in protein , and less expensive to produce . The product has also shown promise as a means to utilize green bananas , which have few industrial uses and a low commercial value .",
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"text": "Moldovan cuisine Moldovan cuisine is a style of cooking related to the people of Moldova and its breakaway region of Transnistria . It consists mainly of traditional European foods , such as beef , pork , potatoes , cabbage , and a variety of cereal grains .",
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"text": "Undhiyu Undhiyu is a Gujarati mixed vegetable dish that is a regional specialty of Surat , India . The name of this dish comes from the Gujarati word `` undhu '' , which translates to upside down , since the dish is traditionally cooked upside down underground in earthen pots , termed `` matlu '' , which are fired from above . The dish is a seasonal one , comprising the vegetables that are available on the South Gujarat coastline , including the Surat , Navsari and Valsad regions , during the winter season , including ( amongst others ) green beans or new peas ( typically used along with the tender pod ) , unripe banana , small eggplants , muthia ( dumplings/fritters made with fenugreek leaves and spiced chickpea flour , and either steamed or fried ) , potatoes , and purple yam , and sometimes plantain . These are spiced with a dry curry paste that typically includes cilantro leaves , ginger , garlic , green chili pepper , sugar and sometimes includes freshly grated coconut . The mixture is slow cooked for a long time , with some vegetable oil and a very small amount of water sufficient to steam the root vegetables . The finished preparation is dry : individual chunks of vegetables are coated with a thin layer of spice and oil but retain their shape : the contents of the dish must therefore be stirred relatively infrequently during the cooking . Crisp vegetables such as bean pods must ideally retain a little of their crunchy texture . To ensure that no individual component is overcooked , the vegetables may need to be cooked in stage : the root vegetables and eggplant are half-cooked before adding the quick-cooking bean pods and ripe plantain . The finished dish is garnished with chopped cilantro leaf and lemon or lime juice before serving . Surti undhiyu is a variant that is served with puri at weddings and banquets . Again it is a mixed vegetable casserole , made with red lentils and seasoned with spices , grated coconut , and palm sugar in a mild sauce . It is garnished with chopped peanuts and toasted grated coconut , and served with rice . Undhiyu with puri and shrikhand is often eaten in Gujarati houses during winter season .",
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"text": "Banana bread Banana bread is a type of bread made from mashed bananas . It is often a moist , sweet , cake-like quick bread ; however , there are some banana bread recipes that are traditional-style raised breads .",
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"text": "Food distribution Food distribution is the process in which a general population is supplied with food . The Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) considers food distribution as a subset of the food system . The process and methodology behind food distribution varies by location . Food distribution has been a defining characteristic of human behavior in all societies , and recordings of food distribution date back for thousands of years . One clear and defined documentation of historical food distribution comes from the Roman Republic and Empire . Many Roman rulers and emperors sought to determine the best method of distributing food throughout the Mediterranean , and as the demands of the Roman people changed in time , so too did their leaders ' plans . In the few centuries after the death of Christ , the annona became a prominent aspect in Roman food distribution . As the Empire expanded and the accessibility to certain foods changed , the demand for grain and wine drastically increased , and became a defining aspect of Roman food culture . Societies prominent after the fall of the Romans continued to deal with the ever-present dilemma of food distribution . The distribution systems of the United States and Latin America have developed in unique ways , and faced different problems in the past century . The United States ' food distribution system is vast in size and strength , and is dominated by corporations and industry . Current methods of food distribution in the US rely on the country 's advanced network of infrastructure and transportation . In less developed parts of the world like Latin America , food distribution differs from the US . There are a multitude of risk factors that can affect food distribution . War , economic failure , political problems , and weather conditions all play a role in determining the efficiency of any food system . Two recent examples of war and economic failure impacting food distribution includes the decline of food distribution in Japan during World War II and food recession in Sub-Saharan Africa during the late 1970s and early 1980s . In both cases , food distribution was negatively affected and the population in these areas consequently suffered . Special organizations exist today to prevent any total collapses in food distribution , assist in developing food distribution and food systems in underdeveloped areas , and respond to food distribution crises . The Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) plays a key role in facilitating the growth of food distribution systems all over the world . A mixture of federal , non-profit , and volunteer organizations function in the United States to safeguard the well-being of the US food distribution system . The American Red Cross is one key example of a volunteer organization is the US that has an international presence .",
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"text": "Farina (food) Farina is a form of milled wheat most often used to prepare hot cereal for breakfast . The word `` farina '' is Latin , meaning meal or flour . It is made from the germ and endosperm of the grain , which is milled to a fine granular consistency and then sifted . This results in a carbohydrate-rich food . When enriched , it is one of the best sources of dietary iron available , especially for vegetarian diets , with most brands offering as much as 50 % of the recommended daily value in a single 120-calorie serving . For commercial cereals the bran and most of the germ are removed and is sometimes enriched with Vitamin B and iron . Cream of Wheat , Malt-O-Meal , and Farina Mills are popular brand names of breakfast cereal . Due to its mild taste , the cereal is often flavored with brown sugar , maple , honey , nuts , cinnamon , butter , grated chocolate , jams , salt , fruits and combinations and variations of these items . Farina can also be cooked like polenta and farofa . It can also be used to prevent dough from sticking to baking surfaces via the baking process , leaving residual farina on the bottom of the final product .",
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"text": "Malabar Matthi Curry Malabar matthi curry , also known as fish curry , is an Indian dish with Chinese roots . It consists of sardines semi-stewed in a Kerala-style curry with assorted vegetables , such as okra or onions . It is usually served with rice , naan , bread , or tapioca . The dish is most popular in Kerala , Bangladesh , and West Bengal , where rice and fish are staple foods . Other variations may include adding tamarind juice or coconut milk . Malabar matthi curry is a dish of relative popularity amongst Malaysians , Singaporeans , and their tourists , although it is generally not categorized as hawker fare .",
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"text": "Faggot (food) Faggots are a traditional dish in the UK , especially South and Mid Wales and the Midlands of England . It is made from meat off-cuts and offal , especially pork . A faggot is traditionally made from pig 's heart , liver and fatty belly meat or bacon minced together , with herbs added for flavouring and sometimes bread crumbs . Faggots originated as a traditional cheap food of ordinary country people in Western England , particularly west Wiltshire and the West Midlands . Their popularity spread from there , especially to South Wales in the mid-nineteenth century , when many agricultural workers left the land to work in the rapidly expanding industry and mines of that area . Faggots are also known as `` ducks '' in the Yorkshire , Lincolnshire and Lancashire , often as `` Savoury Ducks '' . The first use of the term in print was in the Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser of Saturday 3 June 1843 , a news report of a gluttonous man who ate twenty of them . The first use in print cited in the Oxford English Dictionary is in 1851 , from Henry Mayhew , where he describes a dish identical to the modern product with chopped liver and lights in an outer wrapper of caul . This was in London .",
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"text": "Phytobiome A phytobiome is a plant ( phyto ) in a specific geophysical site ( biome ) that consists of its associated micro - and macro-organisms , other plants and animals , as well as the environment . The associated organisms , which may be inside , on the surface , adjacent to or influencing a plant , include a wide diversity of microbes ( viruses , bacteria , fungi , oomycetes , and algae ) , animals ( arthropods , worms , nematodes , and rodents , for example ) , and other plants . The environment includes the physical and chemical environment influencing plants and their associated organisms , and therefore , the soil , air , water , and climate . Interactions within phytobiomes are dynamic and profoundly affect plant and agroecosystem health , which in turn impacts soil fertility , crop yields , and food quality and safety . Enhanced knowledge of the networks within a phytobiome can be translated into new tools for agriculture and natural resource preservation . The sphere of relevance of phytobiomes is broad , spanning from crops ( commodity crops , fruits , vegetables , forest , and specialty and bioenergy crops ) , rangelands , grasslands , and natural ecosystems to consumer products , including the quality , nutritional value , and safety of our foods .",
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"text": "Wheat tortilla A flour tortilla ( -LSB- tɔːrˈtiːə -RSB- , -LSB- - jə -RSB- or wheat tortilla to differentiate it from other uses of the word tortilla , which in Spanish means `` small torta '' , or `` small cake '' ) is a type of soft , thin flatbread made from finely ground wheat flour from Mexico . Originally derived from the corn tortilla , a bread of maize which predates the arrival of Europeans to the Americas , the wheat flour tortilla was an innovation by exiled Sephardi Jews who considered corn meal as non-kosher and used wheat brought from Europe , while this region was the colony of New Spain . It is made with an unleavened , water based dough , pressed and cooked like corn tortillas . In Spanish the word `` tortilla '' , without qualification , has different meanings in different regions . In Spain it is an omelette ; in Mexico and Central America it is a corn tortilla ; and in many other places a flour tortilla . Flour tortillas are commonly prepared with meat , mashed potatoes , cheese and other ingredients to make dishes such as tacos , quesadillas and burritos ( a dish originating in the Ciudad Juarez , Chihuahua , Mexico / El Paso , Texas area ) . Tortillas are also very similar to the unleavened bread popular in Semitic , eastern Mediterranean and southern Asian countries , though thinner and smaller in diameter . In China , there is the laobing , a pizza-shaped thick `` pancake '' that is similar to the tortilla .",
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"text": "Food Balance Sheet Food balance sheet shows the a brief picture of the pattern of the food supply of a country . For each food item , it sketches the primary commodity availability for human consumption i.e. the sources of supply and its utilization in terms of nutrient value . A food balance sheet is a comprehensive compilation of a selected country 's food supply during a specific time period . The food balance sheet shows the food items for human consumption , along with how it is produced , used , imported/exported , and how it benefits the society ( per capita supply ) . The total quantity produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period . On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported , fed to livestock + used for seed , losses during storage and transportation , and food supplies available for human consumption . The per capita supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking in it . Data on per capita food supplies are expressed in terms of quantity and by applying appropriate food composition factors for all primary and processed products also in terms of dietary energy value , protein and fat content . The food balance sheet covers production , trade , feed and seed , waste , other utilization , availability , quantities , calories , proteins , and fats . By combining these elements , one is able to detect the food security of a country , how reliant it is on imported crops/foodstuffs , and how it attributes to world exports . According to Margaret Buchanan-Smith of the tatti Overseas Development Institute , London , the food balance sheet is the most traditional and widely used method of translating `` early warning data into food aid requirements . ''",
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"text": "Glen Campbell Glen Travis Campbell ( born April 22 , 1936 ) is an American rock and country music singer , musician , songwriter , television host and actor . He is best known for a series of hits in the 1960s and 1970s , and for hosting a music and comedy variety show called The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour on CBS television from January 1969 through June 1972 . During his 50 years in show business , Campbell released more than 70 albums . He sold 45 million records and accumulated 12 RIAA Gold albums , four Platinum albums and one Double-platinum album . He placed a total of 80 different songs on either the Billboard Country Chart , Billboard Hot 100 , or the Adult Contemporary Chart , of which 29 made the top 10 and of which nine reached number one on at least one of those charts . Campbell 's hits include his recordings of John Hartford 's `` Gentle on My Mind '' ; Jimmy Webb 's `` By the Time I Get to Phoenix '' , `` Wichita Lineman '' and `` Galveston '' ; Larry Weiss 's `` Rhinestone Cowboy '' ; and Allen Toussaint 's `` Southern Nights '' . Campbell made history in 1967 by winning four Grammys total in the country and pop categories . For `` Gentle on My Mind '' , he received two awards in country and western , `` By the Time I Get to Phoenix '' did the same in pop . Three of his early hits later won Grammy Hall of Fame Awards ( 2000 , 2004 , 2008 ) , while Campbell himself won the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2012 . He owns trophies for Male Vocalist of the Year from both the Country Music Association ( CMA ) and the Academy of Country Music ( ACM ) , and took the CMA 's top award as 1968 Entertainer of the Year . Campbell appeared in the film True Grit , which gave him a Golden Globe nomination for Most Promising Newcomer . Campbell sang the title song which was nominated for an Academy Award .",
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"text": "Glen Thompsett Glen David Thompsett ( born 16 August 1959 in Eastbourne , East Sussex ) is an English television presenter , radio presenter and voiceover artist . Glen 's career has included working in Radio with British Independent Local Radio stations Heart in Gloucester ( then known as Severn Sound ) , Heart in Wiltshire ( then known as GWR FM Wiltshire ) , Mercia FM and Invicta FM . Glen was hosting the breakfast show during his time at Invicta FM during the late 80 's and early 90 's gaining some of the highest audience figures in the station 's history . He worked with Julie Maddocks ( known on the show as eye in the sky `` Julie the Jambuster '' ) whom he later went on to wed. . He has worked as a continuity announcer for TVS , LWT and for ITV nationally . He has also presented for several networks , including Sky News , TV Travel Shop , QVC and ITV region Meridian in the South East England . His work also includes corporate voiceovers , narration , and commercial presentations . Glen was with LWT from 1987 until it closed in 2002 . Glen continues to work on television , and can be seen regularly on Meridian News on Meridian . He can also be seen regularly on commercial presentations/infomercials as well.In August 2012 Glen joined 107.8 Academy FM Thanet making a return to Kent-based radio presenting his own Sunday afternoon show . Glen was a keen promoter of Local Radio in Kent . During the 90 's he put his name and experience to a number of local radio applications for Maidstone , Canterbury , Ashford , Dover and Folkestone . Some of those applications lost out to competitors ' nominally backed by the KM Group . East Kent Radio which Glen enthused about is still promoting radio in the region . Firstly on analogue satellite as EKR from the Maidstone Studios in 1997 and currently on the internet . Since spring 2013 he has been a regular presenter on LBC News 1152 , newsreader on LBC ( FM ) Classic FM ( UK ) BBC , Forces TV . Glen also runs his own small audio and video production company , producing e-learning content , voice-overs , filming and hosting conference events .",
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"text": "Juno Award for Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year The Juno Award for `` Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year '' has been awarded since 1994 , as recognition each year for the best Christian/Gospel music album in Canada . A separate organization , GMA Canada , hands out a full array of awards for Canadian Contemporary Christian/Gospel music , covering a wide range of genres , each year with the annual Covenant Awards .",
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"text": "Basic (Glen Campbell album) Basic is the thirty-fourth album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell , released in 1978 ( see 1978 in music ) .",
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"text": "Walkin' in the Sun Walkin ' in the Sun is the forty-sixth album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell , released in 1990 ( see 1990 in music ) . It includes the single `` She 's Gone Gone Gone '' , Campbell 's last Top 10 hit on the country music charts . The single itself was released via Universal Records , a short-lived label founded by Jimmy Bowen , instead . This album , however , marked his return to Capitol Records .",
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"text": "No More Night No More Night is the forty-first album by American singer/guitarist Glen Campbell , released in 1985 ( see 1985 in music ) .",
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"text": "Glen Day Glen Edward Day ( born November 16 , 1965 ) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions . Day was born in Mobile , Alabama , and raised in Poplarville , Mississippi , by his mother Jeanne Bass Day . Jeanne was widowed at the age of 28 when Glen was approximately 2 years of age . His grandfather Glyndol Bass , was young Glen 's primary male role model . Bass , an avid golfer and member at Pearl River Valley Country Club just outside Poplarville , started Glen playing golf when he was 2 to 3 years of age . By the age of 10 , he held a 5 handicap and was able to regularly shoot par on 18 holes . He graduated from Poplarville High School in 1983 , attended the University of Oklahoma , then turned professional in 1988 . He has one sister , Danielle , and is married to the former Jennifer Ralston . They have two daughters , Whitney Elizabeth , born in 1994 and Francis Christina , born in 1996 . Day was the first golfer to win a professional tournament using the Nike Golf Ball by defeating Payne Stewart to win the 1999 MCI Classic played at the Sea Pines Plantation Harbor Town Golf Links , Hilton Head , South Carolina . In 2000 , the first of two top-10s came at the first event of the season with a T-8 in the Mercedes Championship . In 2001 , he came in 4th in the MasterCard Colonial , and tied for 6th in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am . In his forties , Day split his playing time between the PGA Tour and the Nationwide Tour . He later joined the PGA Tour Champions after turning 50 . Day is notorious for being an extremely deliberate player on the golf course . In fact , the moniker `` All Day , '' was hung on him by the legendary Jack Nicklaus . Day is also a golf course architect , forming Day-Blalock Golf Course Design with Alan Blalock in 1999 . He has featured in the top 50 of the Official World Golf Rankings , peaking at 30th in 2000 . Day resides in Little Rock , Arkansas .",
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"text": "Larry Campbell (disambiguation) Larry Campbell is a Canadian Senator . Larry Campbell may also refer to : Larry Campbell ( musician ) ( born 1955 ) , American multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell ( Oregon politician ) ( born 1931 ) , Republican politician from Oregon Larry Joe Campbell ( born 1970 ) , American actor and comedian Laurence Campbell , British comic artist",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Best New Artist The Grammy Award for Best New Artist has been awarded since 1959 . Years reflect the year in which the Grammy Awards were handed out , for records released in the previous year . The award was not presented in 1967 . The official guidelines are as follows : `` For a new artist who releases , during the Eligibility Year , the first recording which establishes the public identity of that artist . '' Note that this is not necessarily the first album released by an artist . It is sometimes asserted , with varying degrees of sincerity , that winning the award is a curse , as several award winners ( particularly from the late 1970s and early 1980s ) were never able to duplicate the success they experienced in their debut year . This viewpoint was expressed by former Starland Vocal Band member Taffy Danoff in a 2002 interview for VH1 's 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders : `` We got two of the five Grammys -- one was Best New Artist . So that was basically the kiss of death and I feel sorry for everyone who 's gotten it since . '' The category is also notable for being the only one of its kind in which a Grammy Award was vacated . This occurred in 1990 after it was revealed winners Milli Vanilli did not contribute their own vocals on their debut album . The award was revoked , but was not handed out to another artist . Of the 54 awards presented in the category since its inception , the honor has been presented to 25 solo female artists , 18 duos or groups , and 11 solo male artists . Between 1997 and 2003 , all the winners were solo female artists . Also , from 1993 to 2005 , no winner was a solo male artist . In 2006 , John Legend broke this trend , which started with Marc Cohn in 1992 . Only four artists have won both Best New Artist and Album of the Year in the same year : Bob Newhart in 1961 , Christopher Cross in 1981 , Lauryn Hill in 1999 and Norah Jones in 2003 . Of all the winners , only three have been country artists . In 1997 , LeAnn Rimes became the first country artist to win the award . She was followed by Carrie Underwood in 2007 and Zac Brown Band in 2010 . Additionally , 2017 marked the first time that two country artists were nominated in this category in the same year . 1984 marked the first time that all of the nominees were from outside of the United States ( Winner Culture Club , Eurythmics , and Musical Youth were from England , Big Country was from Scotland , and Men Without Hats were from Canada ) .",
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"text": "Glen Campbell Live Glen Campbell Live may refer to : Glen Campbell Live ( 1969 album ) , a 1969 album by Glen Campbell Glen Campbell Live ( 1981 album ) , a 1981 album by Glen Campbell , released only in the UK",
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"text": "BAFTA Award for Best Film The BAFTA Award for Best Film is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards . It has been given since the 1st BAFTA Awards , representing the best films of 1947 , but until 1969 it was called the BAFTA Award for Best Film From Any Source . It is possible for films from any country to be nominated , although British films are also recognised in the category BAFTA Award for Best British Film and ( since 1983 ) foreign-language films in BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language . As such , there have been multiple occasions of a film being nominated in two of these categories . There has been one tie for the Best Film award when , in 1962 , Ballad of a Soldier tied with The Hustler for Best Film from any Source . Until 1981 , the award was given to the director , except in 1976 and 1977 , when it was given to the producers . From 1981 to 1985 , it was given solely to the producers , and then in 1986 , it was shared between the Director and Producer . In 1998 , it was once again given to only the producers . In the following lists , the titles and names in bold with a dark grey background are the winners and recipients respectively ; those not in bold are the nominees . The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released , not the year of the ceremony , which always takes place the following year .",
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"text": "Joseph Campbell Foundation The Joseph Campbell Foundation is a US not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserve , protect and perpetuate the work of influential American mythologist Joseph Campbell ( 1904 -- 1987 ) . It fosters academic and popular discussion in the fields of comparative mythology and religion , psychology and culture through its publishing program , events , local groups ( Mythological RoundTable ( R ) groups ) and its internet presence . The foundation was created in 1991 by Campbell 's widow , choreographer Jean Erdman , and by his longtime editor Robert Walter , who is the foundation 's president . Among the initiatives undertaken by the JCF are : The Collected Works of Joseph Campbell , a series of books and recordings ( both previously released and posthumous ) that pulls together Campbell 's myriad-minded work the Erdman Campbell Award the Mythological RoundTable ( R ) groups , a global network of local groups that explore the subjects of comparative mythology , psychology , religion and culture the collection of Campbell 's personal library and papers housed at the OPUS Archives and Research Center ( see below ) .",
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"docid": "27a6a822554537d9892a2689e3baebc3",
"text": "Live at Watkins Glen Live at Watkins Glen is a 1995 album by the Band , presented by Capitol Records ( without the band 's involvement ) as a live album from the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen rock festival held outside Watkins Glen , New York , on July 28 , 1973 in front of 600,000 people . Garth Hudson 's organ solo , `` Too Wet to Work '' , and the plainly titled `` Jam '' come from the actual Watkins Glen concert , as does the introduction of the group by Bill Graham . The former track appears on the out-of-print 1994 box set Across The Great Divide , but the latter track is only present on the Watkins Glen disc . Other than those two tracks , the remainder of the tracks are actually outtakes from various studio sessions by the Band with overdubbed crowd noise to create the impression that the material was recorded at the Watkins Glen concert . `` Back to Memphis '' and `` Endless Highway '' are available on the 2001 re-release of Moondog Matinee , without the crowd overdubs . The rest of the tracks are available on the 2001 two-CD re-release of Rock of Ages as `` previously unavailable '' tracks , with the exception of `` Do n't Ya Tell Henry '' , which is replaced with an alternate cut featuring Bob Dylan . The true background of the album was revealed in the liner notes of the remastered Moondog Matinee CD . The following quote is from the 2001 liner notes , `` Chuck Berry 's Going Back To Memphis , on the other hand , was completed and ready for inclusion on the album Moondog Matinee but ended up being shelved in favor of Promised Land . This version has been released before complete with overdubbed audience sounds as the opening track on the fraudulent Live at Watkins Glen CD . No one in the Band was connected with that particular release which had been originally mastered sometime in the late 1970s or early 1980s , although not released until 1995 . The outtake of Endless Highway included here , which was recorded sometime between Cahoots and Moondog Matinee , was similarly included on the Watkins Glen CD with overdubbed audience . ''",
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"text": "Fort Campbell Fort Campbell is a United States Army installation located astride the Kentucky-Tennessee border between Hopkinsville , Kentucky , and Clarksville , Tennessee . Fort Campbell is home to the 101st Airborne Division and the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment . The fort is named in honor of Union Army Brigadier General William Bowen Campbell , the last Whig Governor of Tennessee .",
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"docid": "3609ebab9e6deb5bd245b60619e161da",
"text": "The Capitol Years 65/77 The Capitol Years 65/77 is a double CD containing previously released , single and album tracks that Glen Campbell recorded for Capitol records between 1965 and 1977 .",
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"text": "Glen Morgan Glen Morgan is an American television producer , writer and director .",
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"text": "The Great Hits of Glen Campbell The Great Hits of Glen Campbell was issued by Capitol Records and sold exclusively through a special TV offer .",
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"text": "Charles Campbell Charles Campbell may refer to :",
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"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 .",
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"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 '' .",
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"text": "John Campbell (casting scientist) John Campbell , OBE , ( born 1938 ) is a British engineer and one of the world 's leading experts in the casting industry with approximately 150 papers , and 20 patents . Campbell holds two Masters degrees from University of Cambridge and University of Sheffield , as well as two doctorates from University of Birmingham . He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering , and he was appointed to the chair of casting technology at University of Birmingham . The Institute of Cast Metals Engineers has named the `` John Campbell Medal '' after him .",
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Telangana contains a city.
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"text": "Telangana Telangana ( t ) is one of the 29 states in India , located in southern India . Formed in June 2014 as the youngest state in India , from the northwestern part of the Joint State of Andhra Pradesh , Telangana has an area of 112077 km2 , and a population of 35,193,978 ( 2011 census ) . It is the twelfth largest state in India , and the twelfth most populated state in India . Its major cities include Hyderabad , Warangal , Khammam , Karimnagar and Nizamabad . Telangana is bordered by the states of Maharashtra to the north and north west , Chhattisgarh to the north , Karnataka to the west and Andhra Pradesh to the east and south . Telangana had a history as the Telugu-speaking region of the princely state of Hyderabad , ruled by the Nizam of Hyderabad . It joined the Union of India in 1948 . In 1956 , the Hyderabad state was dissolved as part of the linguistic reorganisation of states and Telangana was merged with former Andhra State to form Andhra Pradesh . Following a movement for separation , Telangana was awarded separate statehood on 2 June 2014 . Hyderabad will continue to serve as the joint capital city for Andhra Pradesh and Telangana for no more than ten years .",
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"text": "Balkonda Balkonda is a village and a Mandal in Nizamabad district in the state of Telangana in India .",
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"text": "Telangana Housing Board Telangana Housing Board earlier known as City Improvement Board is public sector corporation under Government of Telangana located in Hyderabad , Telangana . Its activities are to facilitate affordable housing to the citizens of Telangana . The board , which was formerly known as City Improvement Board until 1960 , was conceived by Nizam Osman Ali Khan , Asaf Jah VII in 1911 .",
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"text": "Osmanabad Osmanabad ( transliterated in Marathi as Usmanabad ) is a city and a municipal council in Osmanabad district in the Indian state of Maharashtra . Osmanabad derives its name from the last ruler of Hyderabad - H.E.H Mir Osman Ali Khan",
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"text": "Telangana Praja Front Telangana Praja Front ( TPF ) is a regional political party founded by balladeer Gaddar in the southern Indian state of United Andhra Pradesh . It is formed as a Telangana separatist party , and makes a demand for quick introduction of bill in the parliament for separate statehood for Telangana . After the Gaddar 's resignation , Akula Bhoomaiah took the position of President . In the wake of Telangana 's declaration , Akula Bhoomaih , unlike , the other political parties , he had outspokenly criticized the centre 's ambiguous decision on Hyderabad . The alleged political murder of Bhoomaih which is direct consequence of his staunch rejecting of Hyderabad as common capital of Andhara pradesh . He has been an occupying figure in the recent political Telangana scenario . He was an apostle of separate Telangana , launching Telangana Jana sabha in 1996 , which posits his deliberation for a separate Telangana which culminated into present Telangana movement .",
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"text": "Jubilee Hills Jubilee Hills is a posh suburban neighbourhood in west Hyderabad , Telangana . It is one of the most expensive commercial and residential locations in India with prime land prices fetching up to 200,000 ( USD 4,000 ) per square yard . A 6 acre tract of land in the city was sold for nearly 3,340,000,000 ( USD 66,800,000 ) in 2005 . Rental prices on Road Numbers 36 and 37 range from 100-200 rupees per square foot , among the top commercial rental locales in India . This suburb is sandwiched between the wealthy commercial district of Banjara Hills and is located within two kilometers of the Hyderbad 's IT central hub of HITEC City . The natural terrain is mostly rocky and settlements here are of relatively new construction . To its south-east is the KBR National Park , the erstwhile Chiran palace , which is one of the largest urban national parks in India covering an area of 1.58 km ² .",
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"text": "Kurnool Kurnool is a city , former princely state and the headquarters of Kurnool district in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . The city is often referred as The Gateway of Rayalaseema . It was the capital of Andhra State from 1 October 1953 to 31 October 1956 . census , it is the fifth most populous city in the state with a population of 460,184 .",
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"text": "Medak Fort Medak Fort is situated in Medak district in the Indian state of Telangana , about 100 kilometres from the state capital , Hyderabad . The fort lies to the north of the city and can be reached by road and rail . It is a citadel built on a hillock that provided as a vantage point for the Kakatiyan rulers in ancient India . The fort was built sometime around the 12th century and during the reign of the Kakatiyan ruler , Pratapa Rudra and was called Methuku durgam , meaning cooked rice in Telugu . It was a command post of the Kakatians and later for Qutb Shahis . The fort has great historical and architectural importance in Telangana . Within the fort is a 17th-century Mosque built by the Qutub Shahis , granaries and remains of grand houses . It has three main entrances , the `` Prathama Dwaram '' , the `` Simha Dwaram '' that has two snarling lions at the top of the entrance and the `` Gaja Dwaram '' , or Elephant 's Entrance that has a sculpture of two elephants interlocked on both sides of the entrance . The main entrance proudly displays the double-headed `` Gandabherundam '' of the Kakatiyas . The wood used as a support for the stable roof ( Terminalia paniculata ) can still be seen there . At the fort one can see a 17th-century cannon that is 3.2 metres long . The cannon has a trident etched on it . This fortress uses the natural topography to the maximum advantage with the rocky face offering it natural defences . The water to the fort was provided via a pipeline . Now , there is not much left to see , but as it stands on a hillock , it offers a good view of the district .",
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"text": "Velgatoor Velgatoor is a village and a mandal in Karimnagar district in the state of Telangana in India .",
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"text": "Tekulapalli Tekulapalle , Tekulapalli or Tekulapally is a Mandal in Khammam district of TELANGANA STATE , India .",
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"text": "Husnabad Husnabad is a town in Siddipet district of the Indian state of Telangana . It was a part of the Karimnagar district before re-organisation of districts in the state . It is located in Husnabad mandal . It is at the crossroads of major towns like Warangal on one side and Siddipet on the other side.And also other side Karimnagar and Jangaon . A local stream named Yellamma Cheruvu runs through it which is the source of the supply of tap-water to the townsfolk .",
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"text": "Koti, Hyderabad Koti is one of the best-known commercial suburbs of Hyderabad , the capital city of Telangana , India . There are two areas in the vicinity called King Koti and Ram Koti .",
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"text": "Govindaraopet Govindaraopet is a village and a mandal in Jayashankar district in the state of Telangana in India . It is located approximately 70 km distance from Hanamkonda along National Highway-163 which connects Hyderabad in Telangana and Bhopalapatnam in Chhattisgarh . And it is 200 km distance from its State capital Hyderabad . Govindaraopet serves as a mandal headquarters for surrounding villages . The name Govindaraopet is derived from the god Govindarajulu .",
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"text": "Telangana Legislative Assembly The Telangana Legislative Assembly is the lower house of the Telangana Legislature . The Legislative Assembly of Telangana currently consists of 119 elected members and one nominated member from the Anglo-Indian community . The current Speaker of the Assembly is Madhusudhana Chary of TRS . The members of the Vidhana Sabha are directly elected by people through adult franchise . Each constituency elects one member of the assembly . Members are popularly known as M.L.A 's . The assembly is elected using the simple plurality or `` first past the post '' electoral system . The elections are conducted by the Election Commission of India . The normal term of the members lasts for five years . In case of death , resignation or disqualification of a member , a by-election is conducted for constituency represented by the member . The party which wins the most seats becomes the ruling party .",
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"text": "Mutharam (A) Mutharam ( A ) is a village and a mandal in Karimnagar district in the state of Telangana in India .",
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"text": "Bejjur Bejjur is a village and a Mandal in Asifabad district in the state of Telangana in India .",
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"text": "Gudivada Gudivada is a city in Krishna district of the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh . It is a municipality and the headquarters of Gudivada mandal in Gudivada revenue division . It is one of the cities in the state to be a part of Andhra Pradesh Capital Region . It is Twenty sixth most populous city in the state with a population of 118,167 .",
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"text": "Nayapul Nayapul ( meaning ` new bridge ' ) is a suburb of Hyderabad , Telangana , India . It gets it name from the bridge that was built during the time of the Nizams called as Nayapul because there was already another bridge called Puaranapul .",
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"text": "Nanalnagar Nanalnagar is a ward under the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation in the city of Hyderabad , Telangana in India . it is bounded by Banjara Hills and Ahmed Nagar wards to the north , Shaikpet and Tolichowki to the east , Langar Houz and Gudimalkapur to the south and Mehdipatnam and Vijaynagar Colony to the west . Salarjung colony neigbhour hood ( known as Sohail 's area . The main commercial area is on the Nanalnagar Road ( from Congress Hand Statue to the tri-junction that leads to Langar Houz and Gudimalkapur ) . There are several bank branches and ATM outlets , apart from numerous commercial establishments ( medicine shops , food joints , kirana shops , government run school and home for the blind .",
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"text": "Thumkunta Thumkunta is a village in Medchal district in Telangana , India . . It is located in the north outskirts of Hyderabad . It is home to BITS Pilani - Hyderabad and famous recreation clubs such as Aalankrita 4 Star Resort , Summer Green Resort and Domus Resorts . The Outer Ring Road ( ORR ) is connected via Shamirpet . Thumkunta is 23 km away from Secunderabad railway station and 15 km away from Jubilee Bus Station .",
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},
{
"docid": "25a45d2d5db87d31332029240e37f547",
"text": "Jagadgirigutta Jagadgirigutta is a residential suburb in Hyderabad , India , near Kukatpally . It lies within the qutubullapur legislative constituency of Telangana state . Category : Geography of Telangana",
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Spider-Man 3 included at least three characters.
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"text": "Harry Osborn Harold `` Harry '' Osborn is a fictional superhero and ex anti-hero in the . The character first appeared in The Amazing Spider-Man # 31 ( December 1965 ) , and was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko . He is Peter Parker 's best friend , the son of Norman Osborn , and second incarnation of Green Goblin . The character has appeared in many adaptations of Spider-Man outside of the comic books , including various cartoons and video games . He is portrayed in Sam Raimi 's Spider-Man Trilogy by James Franco , and 2014 's The Amazing Spider-Man 2 by Dane DeHaan .",
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"text": "Spider-Man Spider-Man is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko , and first appeared in the anthology comic book Amazing Fantasy # 15 ( Aug. 1962 ) in the Silver Age of Comic Books . Lee and Ditko conceived the character as an orphan being raised by his Aunt May and Uncle Ben , and as a teenager , having to deal with the normal struggles of adolescence in addition to those of a costumed crime-fighter . Spider-Man 's creators gave him super strength and agility , the ability to cling to most surfaces , shoot spider-webs using wrist-mounted devices of his own invention , which he calls `` web-shooters '' , and react to danger quickly with his `` spider-sense '' , enabling him to combat his foes . When Spider-Man first appeared in the early 1960s , teenagers in superhero comic books were usually relegated to the role of sidekick to the protagonist . The Spider-Man series broke ground by featuring Peter Parker , the high school student behind Spider-Man 's secret identity and with whose `` self-obsessions with rejection , inadequacy , and loneliness '' young readers could relate . While Spider-Man had all the makings of a sidekick , unlike previous teen heroes such as Bucky and Robin , Spider-Man had no superhero mentor like Captain America and Batman ; he thus had to learn for himself that `` with great power there must also come great responsibility '' -- a line included in a text box in the final panel of the first Spider-Man story but later retroactively attributed to his guardian , the late Uncle Ben . Marvel has featured Spider-Man in several comic book series , the first and longest-lasting of which is titled The Amazing Spider-Man . Over the years , the Peter Parker character has developed from shy , nerdy New York City high school student to troubled but outgoing college student , to married high school teacher to , in the late 2000s , a single freelance photographer . In the 2010s , he joins the Avengers , Marvel 's flagship superhero team . Spider-Man 's nemesis Doctor Octopus also took on the identity for a story arc spanning 2012 -- 2014 , following a body swap plot in which Peter appears to die . Separately , Marvel has also published books featuring alternate versions of Spider-Man , including Spider-Man 2099 , which features the adventures of Miguel O'Hara , the Spider-Man of the future ; Ultimate Spider-Man , which features the adventures of a teenaged Peter Parker in an alternate universe ; and Ultimate Comics Spider-Man , which depicts the teenager Miles Morales , who takes up the mantle of Spider-Man after Ultimate Peter Parker 's supposed death . Spider-Man is one of the most popular and commercially successful superheroes . As Marvel 's flagship character and company mascot , he has appeared in countless forms of media , including several animated and live action television series , syndicated newspaper comic strips , and in a series of films . The character was first portrayed in live action by Danny Seagren in Spidey Super Stories , a The Electric Company skit which ran from 1974 to 1977 . In films , Spider-Man has been portrayed by actors Tobey Maguire ( 2002 -- 2007 ) and Andrew Garfield ( 2012 -- 2014 ) , while Tom Holland portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , first appearing in Captain America : Civil War in 2016 . Reeve Carney starred as Spider-Man in the 2010 Broadway musical Spider-Man : Turn Off the Dark . Spider-Man has been well received as a superhero and comic book character , and he is often ranked as one of the most popular comic book characters of all time , alongside DC Comics ' most famous superheroes , Batman and Superman .",
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"text": "Spider-Man 3 Spider-Man 3 is a 2007 American superhero film produced by Marvel Studios , and distributed by Columbia Pictures based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Spider-Man . It was directed by Sam Raimi and scripted by Sam Raimi , Ivan Raimi and Alvin Sargent . It is the final film in Raimi 's Spider-Man film trilogy and the sequel to Spider-Man ( 2002 ) and Spider-Man 2 ( 2004 ) . The film stars Tobey Maguire , Kirsten Dunst , James Franco , Thomas Haden Church , Topher Grace , Bryce Dallas Howard , Rosemary Harris , J. K. Simmons , James Cromwell and Cliff Robertson in his final acting appearance before his death in 2011 . Following the events of Spider-Man 2 , Peter Parker has become a cultural phenomenon as Spider-Man , while Mary Jane Watson continues her Broadway career . Harry Osborn still seeks vengeance for his father 's death , and an escaped Flint Marko falls into a particle accelerator and is transformed into a shape-shifting sand manipulator . An extraterrestrial symbiote crashes to Earth and bonds with Peter , influencing his behavior for the worse . Development of Spider-Man 3 began immediately after the release of Spider-Man 2 for a 2007 release . During pre-production , Raimi originally wanted another villain to be included along with Sandman , but at the request of producer Avi Arad he added Venom , and the producers also requested the addition of Gwen Stacy . Principal photography for the film began in January 2006 , and took place in Los Angeles and Cleveland , before moving to New York City from May until July 2006 . Additional pick-up shots were made after August and the film wrapped in October 2006 . During post-production , Sony Pictures Imageworks created 900 visual effects shots . Spider-Man 3 premiered on April 16 , 2007 in Tokyo , and was released in the United States in both conventional and IMAX theaters on May 4 , 2007 . The film grossed $ 890.9 million worldwide , making it the most successful film of the trilogy financially and the second film in the franchise that was released on IMAX . A fourth film titled Spider-Man 4 was set to be released on May 6 , 2011 , but was canceled in favor of a reboot , The Amazing Spider-Man , released in 2012 .",
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"text": "Sandman (Marvel Comics) Sandman ( William Baker a.k.a. Flint Marko ) is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . A shapeshifter endowed through an accident with the ability to turn himself into sand , he began as a villain and later became an ally of Spider-Man . The character has been adapted into various other media incarnations of Spider-Man , including animated cartoons and the 2007 film Spider-Man 3 , in which he is portrayed by Thomas Haden Church . In 2009 , Sandman was ranked as IGN 's 72nd Greatest Comic Book Villain of All Time .",
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"text": "Alternative versions of Mary Jane Watson Mary Jane Watson , often shortened to MJ , is a fiction supporting character originally appearing in Marvel comic book as the best friend , love interest , and wife ( as Mary Jane Watson-Parker ) of Peter Parker , the alter ego of Spider-Man . She was created by writer Stan Lee and artist John Romita , Sr. . She has appeared in multiple spin-offs , alternative realities , and dramatizations of the Spider-Man titles .",
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"text": "Roderick Kingsley Roderick Kingsley is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He is the first character who would claim the Hobgoblin alias . He first appeared in Peter Parker , The Spectacular Spider-Man # 43 then as the Hobgoblin in The Amazing Spider-Man # 238 , and was created by Roger Stern , Mike Zeck and John Romita , Jr. . In 2009 , the Hobgoblin was ranked by IGN as the 57th greatest comic book villain .",
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"text": "Hammerhead (comics) Hammerhead is a fictional supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He is primarily an enemy of Spider-Man and a member of organized crime who exists in Marvel 's main shared universe , known as the Marvel Universe . He is closely associated with the Hammerhead `` Family '' , a Maggia crime family . Hammerhead distinguishes himself from other villains in that he dresses up and acts somewhat like a gangster from the 1920s . Due to an injury he suffered , much of his skull was replaced with an unbendable steel alloy by Jonas Harrow , giving his head a flattened shape .",
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"text": "Spider-Man: Web of Shadows Spider-Man : Web of Shadows is a video game title encompassing three versions : a full-3D action game for Microsoft Windows , PlayStation 3 , Wii , and Xbox 360 ; a 2.5 D sidescrolling beat em up action game for the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 2 ( called Amazing Allies Edition ) , and a 2.5 D side-scrolling brawler/platformer for the Nintendo DS . The game received generally positive reviews from critics , who singled out the boss fights , destructive combat , use of an original story , voice acting and open-ended nature . However , the game 's choice system received mixed reviews ; although some praised how the player is able to create a dynamic experience with their choices , others were critical of the system 's limitations . In addition , reviewers criticized the storyline ' s poor execution , bothersome camera controls , the inability to free-roam after completing the game , lip-synching issues and the ugly graphics . Spider-Man : Web of Shadows , along with most other games published by Activision that had used the Marvel licence , was de-listed and removed from all digital storefronts on January 1 , 2014 .",
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"text": "Galactus Galactus is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Formerly a mortal man , Galactus is a cosmic entity who originally consumed planets to sustain his life force , and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the primary Marvel continuity . Galactus was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby and first appeared in the comic book Fantastic Four # 48 , published in March 1966 . Lee and Kirby had desired to introduce a character that broke away from the archetype of the standard villain , culminating in the creation of Galactus . In the character 's first appearance Galactus was depicted as a god-like figure who feeds by draining living planets of their energy , and operates without regard to the morality and judgements of mortal beings . Galactus ' initial origin was that of a space explorer named Galan who gained cosmic abilities by passing near a star , but writer Mark Gruenwald further developed the origin of the character , revealing that Galan lived during the previous universe . As Galan 's universe came to an end , Galan merged with the `` Sentience of the Universe '' to become Galactus , an entity that wielded such cosmic power as to require devouring entire planets to sustain his existence . Additional material written by John Byrne , Jim Starlin , and Louise Simonson explored Galactus ' role and purpose in the Marvel Universe , and examined the actions of the character through themes of genocide , manifest destiny , ethics , and natural/necessary existence . Frequently accompanied by a herald ( such as the Silver Surfer ) , the character has appeared as both antagonist and protagonist in central and supporting roles . Since debuting in the Silver Age of Comic Books , Galactus has played a role in over five decades of Marvel continuity . The character has been featured in other Marvel media , such as arcade games , video games , animated television series , and the 2007 film Fantastic Four : Rise of the Silver Surfer . In 2009 , Galactus ranked 5th on IGN 's list of `` Top 100 Comic Book Villains '' , citing the character 's `` larger than life presence '' as making him one of the more important villains ever created . IGN also noted `` Galactus is one of the few villains on our list to really defy the definition of an evil-doer '' as the character is compelled to destroy worlds because of his hunger .",
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"text": "The Gathering of Five and The Final Chapter `` The Gathering of Five '' and `` The Final Chapter '' are 1998 storylines published by Marvel Comics . The stories are interconnected with no issues being published between the last issue of `` The Gathering of Five '' and the first issue of `` The Final Chapter , '' and the fictional Gathering of Five that was being prepared for during the first storyline actually taking place in the first issue of `` The Final Chapter . '' Both storylines are crossovers between all of the Spider-Man titles being published at the time ( The Amazing Spider-Man , Peter Parker : Spider-Man , The Spectacular Spider-Man , and The Sensational Spider-Man ) . It also marked the cancellation of both The Spectacular Spider-Man and The Sensational Spider-Man while `` rebranding '' The Amazing Spider-Man and Peter Parker : Spider-Man by renumbering the issues to start again with a new `` Issue One , '' as mandated by Editor-in-Chief Bob Harras . The storyline proved controversial with fans , as it resurrected the character of Peter Parker 's elderly Aunt May , who had been killed off at the height of the `` Clone Saga '' three years earlier in The Amazing Spider-Man # 400 . Tom DeFalco , who had left months earlier with his Spider-Man : Identity Crisis storyline , had originally intended Peter and Mary Jane 's daughter , May Parker , to be returned to them by Kaine ( this story thread was later used as the branching point for the MC2 ) , but Mackie and Byrne insisted they have the older May revived so she could fit into their new relaunch .",
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"text": "Scarlet Witch Scarlet Witch ( Wanda Maximoff ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character first appeared in X-Men # 4 ( March 1964 ) and was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby . The character has since starred in two self-titled limited series with husband the Vision , and has historically been depicted as a regular team member in superhero title The Avengers . Scarlet Witch has the superhuman ability to alter reality in unspecific ways . In most depictions , she is a mutant , a human born with natural superhuman powers . Originally revealed to be the daughter of the Golden Age superhero Whizzer , it was later established she and her twin brother Quicksilver were the children of X-Men villain Magneto , and the half-siblings of his daughter Polaris . This parentage was their status quo until 2014 , when a further retcon revealed that she and Quicksilver were in fact non-mutants who had been kidnapped and experimented on by the High Evolutionary , and then misled to believe that Magneto was their father . The character was ranked 97th in Wizard 's `` 200 Greatest Comic Book Characters of All Time '' list , 12th in IGN 's list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' , and 14th in Comics Buyer 's Guide 's `` 100 Sexiest Women in Comics '' list . The character has appeared in other Marvel-endorsed products such as animated films ; arcade and video games ; television series and merchandise such as action figures and trading cards . Elizabeth Olsen portrays Scarlet Witch in the Marvel Cinematic Universe .",
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"text": "Spider-Girl Spider-Girl ( May `` Mayday '' Parker ) is a fictional superheroine in Marvel Comics ' MC2 universe . The character was created by Tom DeFalco and Ron Frenz as the teenage daughter of Peter Parker ( Spider-Man ) and Mary Jane Watson , and first appeared in What If ( vol . 2 ) # 105 ( February 1998 ) . She later acquired her own ongoing comic book , Spider-Girl , written by DeFalco and drawn by Frenz and Pat Olliffe , which was the longest-running superhero book with a lead female character ever published by Marvel before being relaunched as The Amazing Spider-Girl , and later The Spectacular Spider-Girl .",
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"text": "Events from the Modern Age of Comic Books One of the key aspects of the Modern Age of Comic Books was that it was the beginning of big events . In 1984 , Marvel Comics debuted the first large crossover , Secret Wars , a storyline featuring the company 's most prolific superheroes , which overlapped into a 12-issue limited series and many monthly comic books . A year later , DC Comics introduced its first large scale crossover , Crisis on Infinite Earths , which had long-term effects on the `` DC Universe '' continuity . In the early and mid-1990s , big events were regularly published by Marvel and DC , often leading to extra publicity and sales . These events helped fend-off competition from Image Comics , and such events were more likely to become `` collector 's items . '' Some events , such as DC 's `` Zero Hour '' and Marvel 's `` Onslaught saga '' spanned a publisher 's entire line while others only affected a `` family '' of interrelated titles . The X-Men and Batman franchises featured crossovers almost annually . Some of the most significant mid-1990s events , such as Spider-Man 's `` Clone Saga , '' Batman 's `` Batman : Knightfall '' and particularly , `` The Death of Superman '' caused dramatic changes to long-running characters and received coverage in the mainstream media . These events led to significant sales boosts and publicity , but many fans began to criticize them as excessive and lacking compelling storytelling . They also complained that monthly series had become inaccessible because one had to follow a number of comics to understand the full storyline . By the end of the 1990s , the number of large crossovers decreased , but they were still launched sporadically .",
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"text": "The Amazing Spider-Man (handheld video game) The Amazing Spider-Man is the title of a video game released for the original Nintendo Game Boy . It was published in 1990 by LJN ( a subsidiary of Acclaim Entertainment ) , and developed by Rare It is a platform side scrolling action game . It was followed by two sequels , The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and The Amazing Spider-Man 3 : Invasion of the Spider-Slayers .",
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"text": "Survival of the Fittest (The Spectacular Spider-Man) `` Survival of the Fittest '' is the pilot episode of the animated television series The Spectacular Spider-Man , which is based on the comic book character Spider-Man , created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko . The episode was written and directed by the series developers , Greg Weisman and Victor Cook . In the episode , Spider-Man ( Josh Keaton ) faces the evil Vulture ( Robert Englund ) as he begins his junior year in high school . Sony Entertainment originally conceived The Spectacular Spider-Man as a series of four DVDs , and asked Weisman and Cook to develop it . The central idea was to follow Spider-Man in his younger years in the comics ; Weisman and Cook wanted to incorporate the styles of the early comic publications by Lee and Ditko . Reviewers have cited other influences in the themes , such as the live action film series and the Ultimate Spider-Man '' continuity . `` Survival of the Fittest '' originally aired on March 8 , 2008 , on the Kids ' WB block on The CW . It had previously been shown to a large audience at the 2008 WonderCon . The episode was the highest rated program of the Kids WB ! 2007-2008 combined with the second episode `` Interactions '' and alone received a Nielsen rating of 1.2 / 3 . It was well received by critics , IGN calling it `` a Spider-Man story that feels like classic Spider-Man , and that 's a good thing . ''",
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"text": "Death's Head Death 's Head is a fictional character appearing in British comics and American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character is depicted as a robotic bounty hunter ( or rather , as he calls himself , a `` freelance peace-keeping agent '' ) . The character was created by writer Simon Furman and artist Geoff Senior for the company 's Marvel UK imprint . Furman decided to use Death 's Head in his Transformers stories , but believed that characters appearing in Transformers `` were prone to be absorbed into that title 's catchall copyright '' ( allowing Hasbro to contest their ownership ) and led to a one-page strip titled `` High Noon Tex '' ( which was subsequently published in various Marvel UK titles ) being hastily created to establish Marvel 's ownership of the character . Furman has stated that he chose the name Death 's Head for the character while unaware of the `` Nazi-connotations of the name '' . The character was later redesigned and relaunched as Death 's Head II , acting as one of the flagship characters for Marvel UK 's 1990s expansion . This version of Death 's Head also inspired two spin-off characters , Death Wreck and Death Metal , each of which starred in its own limited series . Later , in 2005 , fans used a poll on Marvel 's website to vote for the character 's return . This led to a third version of Death 's Head , Death 's Head 3.0 , created by original Death 's Head writer Simon Furman . Simon Furman said in 2011 that the character was still popular because `` he 'll never change or compromise or grow or repent or agonise like most comic book characters . He 's this unchanging , uncompromising rock that other characters bounce off . But you still kind of love him . Weird . ''",
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"text": "Sin-Eater (comics) Sin-Eater is a name given to several fictional characters appearing in books published by Marvel Comics , usually those featuring Spider-Man and Ghost Rider .",
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"text": "Spider-Man (pinball) Spider-Man is a pinball machine designed by Steve Ritchie and manufactured by Stern Pinball that was first released in June 2007 . The table encompasses all three films in Sam Raimi 's Spider-Man trilogy , which in turn were based on the prior comics and television series . In 2016 , the game was remanufactured as part of its `` Vault '' series of re-releases , this time with all the movie elements of the machine replaced with an Ultimate Spider-Man-based theme .",
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"text": "Spider-Man 2 (disambiguation) Spider-Man 2 is a 2004 American film . Spider-Man 2 may also refer to : Spider-Man 2 : Enter Electro , a 2001 video game Spider-Man 2 ( video game ) , the video games based on the 2004 film Spider-Man 2 ( soundtrack ) , the soundtrack of the 2004 film",
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"text": "The New Avengers (comics) The New Avengers is a fictional team of superheroes appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics . The title has been used for four American comic book series . The first two were written by Brian Michael Bendis and depicted a version of Marvel 's premiere superhero team , the Avengers . The third was written by Jonathan Hickman and depicted a group of characters called the Illuminati ( formerly introduced in New Avengers Vol . 1 # 7 -LSB- July 2005 -RSB- ) . The fourth is written by Al Ewing and depicts the former scientific terrorist group A.I.M. , reformed as `` Avengers Idea Mechanics '' , whose field team has appropriated the name `` New Avengers '' for itself .",
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"text": "Captain Marvel (Marvel Comics) Captain Marvel is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Most of these versions exist in Marvel 's main shared universe , known as the Marvel Universe .",
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"text": "Captain Marvel (DC Comics) Captain Marvel , also known as Shazam , is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Artist C. C. Beck and writer Bill Parker created the character in 1939 . Captain Marvel first appeared in Whiz Comics # 2 ( cover-dated Feb. 1940 ) , published by Fawcett Comics . He is the alter ego of Billy Batson , a boy who , by speaking the magic word `` SHAZAM '' ( acronym of 6 Greek `` immortal elders '' - Solomon , Hercules , Atlas , Zeus , Achilles , and Mercury ) , can transform himself into a costumed adult with the powers of superhuman strength , speed , flight , and other abilities . Based on book sales , the character was the most popular superhero of the 1940s , outselling even Superman . Fawcett expanded the franchise to include other `` Marvels '' , primarily Marvel Family associates Mary Marvel and Captain Marvel Jr. , who can harness Billy 's powers as well . Captain Marvel was also the first comic book superhero to be adapted into film , in a 1941 Republic Pictures serial titled Adventures of Captain Marvel . Fawcett ceased publishing Captain Marvel-related comics in 1953 , partly because of a copyright infringement suit from DC Comics , alleging that Captain Marvel was a copy of Superman . In 1972 , DC licensed the Marvel Family characters from Fawcett , and returned them to publication . By 1991 , DC had acquired all rights to the characters . DC has since integrated Captain Marvel and the Marvel Family into their DC Universe and has attempted to revive the property several times , with mixed success . Due to trademark conflicts over another character named `` Captain Marvel '' owned by Marvel Comics since 1967 , DC chose to publish the character 's adventures in a comic book titled Shazam ! for many years , leading many to assume that this was the character 's name . DC later officially renamed the character `` Shazam '' when relaunching its comic book properties in 2011 . In addition , since 1972 , the character has been featured in two television series adaptations , one live action and one animated , by Filmation , and an upcoming Warner Bros. . Shazam ! feature film scheduled for release in 2019 as part of the DC Extended Universe . Captain Marvel was ranked as the 55th greatest comic book character of all time by Wizard magazine . IGN also ranked Captain Marvel as the 50th greatest comic book hero of all time , stating that the character will always be an enduring reminder of a simpler time . UGO Networks ranked him as one of the top heroes of entertainment , saying , `` At his best , Shazam has always been Superman with a sense of crazy , goofy fun '' .",
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"text": "Demons Three Abnegazar , Rath and Ghast are three fictional characters in the DC Universe who are collectively known as the Demons Three .",
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"text": "Trio (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) The Trio is a group of three fictional characters in the sixth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer , who serve as the villains of the season . They continually strive to neutralize Buffy , the Slayer , and thus the primary obstacle to their ultimate goal of taking over Sunnydale . Though initially comic relief and little more than a nuisance to the Scooby Gang , they take a darker turn by the episode `` Dead Things '' . Most of their schemes combine science and mysticism , and they are able to avoid detection by the Scoobies ( who merely assume their conducts to be the doings of demons ) until halfway through the season . The Trio was formed by Warren Mears , technology expert ; Andrew Wells , summoner of demons ; and Jonathan Levinson , caster of spells . Jonathan was a long time recurring character , having first appeared in season 2 , and was a friendly acquaintance of the Scooby Gang , and Warren had appeared twice in season 5 . While Andrew had never been seen on the show before , his brother was in `` The Prom '' episode , and Andrew often speaks of the time he summoned flying demon monkeys to the school production of Romeo and Juliet , of which Buffy and the Scoobies have no recollection . The three of them begin season 6 as good friends . Tired of being pushed around , they resolve to combine their expertise and `` take over Sunnydale '' as equal partners . As the stakes rise , the power shifts and Warren gradually dominates the group . Though Jonathan and Andrew lack the malice and hatred of true villains , Warren eventually reveals his true colors as a violent misogynist capable of murder . The Trio is continually thwarted by Buffy , and none of their actions make any name for themselves in Sunnydale 's mystical underground , as revealed in `` Villains '' . The group is ultimately disbanded when , after a face-off with Buffy , Warren flees and leaves Andrew and Jonathan to take the fall with the police .",
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"text": "Xbox One Xbox One is a line of home video game consoles developed by Microsoft . Announced in May 2013 , it is the successor to Xbox 360 and the third console in the Xbox family . It was first released in North America , parts of Europe , Australia , and Brazil in November 2013 , and in Japan , China , and other European countries in September 2014 . It is the first Xbox game console to be released in China , specifically in the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone . Microsoft marketed the device as an `` all-in-one entertainment system '' . The Xbox One line mainly competes against consoles such as Sony 's PlayStation 4 and Nintendo 's Wii U as part of the eighth generation of video game consoles . Moving away from its predecessor 's PowerPC-based architecture , Xbox One marks a shift back to the x86 architecture used in the original Xbox ; it features an AMD Accelerated Processing Unit ( APU ) built around the x86-64 instruction set . Xbox One 's controller was redesigned over the Xbox 360 's , with a redesigned body , D-pad and triggers capable of delivering directional haptic feedback . The console places an increased emphasis on cloud computing , as well as social networking features , and the ability to record and share video clips or screenshots from gameplay , or live-stream directly to streaming services such as Mixer and Twitch . Games can also be played off-console via a local area network on supported Windows 10 devices . The console can play Blu-ray Disc , and overlay live television programming from an existing set-top box or a digital tuner for digital terrestrial television with an enhanced program guide . The console optionally included a redesigned Kinect sensor , marketed as the `` Kinect 2.0 '' , providing improved motion tracking and voice recognition for use in its graphical user interface ( GUI ) and games . Xbox One received mostly positive reception for its refined controller design , multimedia features , and voice navigation . Its quieter and cooler design was praised for making the console more reliable than its predecessor on-launch , but the console was generally criticized for running games at a technically lower graphical level than the PlayStation 4 . Its original user interface was panned for being nonintuitive , although changes made to it and other aspects of the console 's software post-launch received positive reception . Its Kinect received praise for its improved motion-tracking accuracy , its face recognition logins , and its voice commands . In August 2016 , Microsoft released a refreshed Xbox One model known as Xbox One S ; it has a streamlined design , native support for 4K video playback and upscaling , and HDR10 high-dynamic-range color . It was praised for its smaller size , its on-screen visual improvements , and its lack of an external power supply , but its regressions such as the lack of a native Kinect port were noted . A future hardware revision codenamed `` Project Scorpio '' is scheduled for late-2017 ; it will feature major hardware upgrades focused on enabling 4K gameplay and support for virtual reality hardware , and will be backward compatible with all existing Xbox One software and hardware .",
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"text": "Media Foundation Media Foundation ( MF ) is a COM-based multimedia framework pipeline and infrastructure platform for digital media in Windows Vista , Windows 7 , Windows 8 , Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 . It is the intended replacement for Microsoft DirectShow , Windows Media SDK , DirectX Media Objects ( DMOs ) and all other so-called `` legacy '' multimedia APIs such as Audio Compression Manager ( ACM ) and Video for Windows ( VfW ) . The existing DirectShow technology is intended to be replaced by Media Foundation step-by-step , starting with a few features . For some time there will be a co-existence of Media Foundation and DirectShow . Media Foundation will not be available for previous Windows versions , including Windows XP . The first release , present in Windows Vista , focuses on audio and video playback quality , high-definition content ( i.e. HDTV ) , content protection and a more unified approach for digital data access control for digital rights management ( DRM ) and its interoperability . It integrates DXVA 2.0 for offloading more of the video processing pipeline to hardware , for better performance . Videos are processed in the colorspace they were encoded in , and are handed off to the hardware , which composes the image in its native colorspace . This prevents intermediate colorspace conversions to improve performance . MF includes a new video renderer , called Enhanced Video Renderer ( EVR ) , which is the next iteration of VMR 7 and 9 . EVR has better support for playback timing and synchronization . It uses the Multimedia Class Scheduler Service ( MMCSS ) , a new service that prioritizes real time multimedia processing , to reserve the resources required for the playback , without any tearing or glitches . The second release included in Windows 7 introduces expanded media format support and DXVA HD for acceleration of HD content if WDDM 1.1 drivers are used .",
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"text": "Multi-Choice TV (Barbados) Multi-Choice TV ( MCTV ) is a television service provider in Barbados . It is a Multichannel Multipoint Distribution Service ( MMDS ) or DVB-C wireless microwave-based broadcast subscription television provider . They offer a variety of packages which can be considered as comparatively priced to similar providers throughout the world . The service began operating on December 14 , 1987 under the name Subscription Television ( STV ) , which had very few channels offered . The main channels were CNN , ESPN , and Lifetime Television , with an occasional option of pay per view ( PPV ) being offered for local special events and the occasional international PPV sports broadcast . In 1996 it was upgraded to include a new platform called Multi-Choice TV which was an analog wireless microwave broadcast offering many more channels ( e.g. , BBC , Canada 's CBC , TBN ) eventually maxing the bandwidth capacity and having to upgrade the service to a digital broadcast system . Multi-Choice TV have not fully converted all of its subscribers yet . The system relies on line-of-sight propagation so total island wide coverage have proved to be a problem and the provider is looking into alternatives . A recent press release have indicated their interest in a partnership with the local telco LIME . From 1 September 2008 MCTV replaced the Travel Channel on 511 ( part of the High Flyer package ) by Setanta Sports . The service uses a Yagi antenna to receive the encrypted broadcast , which in turn is then decrypted by the provider 's set top box . The provider now has the problem of signal theft by pirates using modified DVB-C compatible receivers and PCI cards with the most popular being the `` Dreambox '' manufactured in Germany to decode their signal which is based on Nagravision which is a conditional access control system developed by the Kudelski Group . In order to prevent such activity in August , 2006 the Government of Barbados stiffened the local Barbadian copyright laws , in addition to a strengthening of the laws on cable TV piracy . The CBC provider is planning for further circumvention of the Dream boxes in 2009 . In 2014 MCTV have gone through a massive upgrade of improving their services by including new channels such as MovieCity Action and Hollywood , AMC , KTLA , WGN , Disney , NBC Sports network etc. . Also MCTV have upgraded their systems to 20 stunning HD channels such as ABC , NBC , CBS & FOX and have also added new PVR boxes . MCTV new slogan is MCTV the Right Choice and are increasing their channel line ups and packaging for their loyal customers in Barbados . MCTV is still the number 1 provider in Barbados but they have competition from Lime Barbados and Flow , but the advantage MCTV has is , it does not depend on the internet to provide single for their customers and when there is rainy and cloudy condition MCTV still provides good service . Multi-Choice TV also competes against the US-based direct broadcast satellite ( DBS ) service provider DirecTV in Barbados . The service uses the NTSC television format .",
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"text": "List of Xbox games compatible with Xbox 360 This is a list of Xbox games that are compatible with the console 's successor , the Xbox 360 . Microsoft ceased adding titles to the list in November 2007 , so the list is considered final . As of April 2010 , original Xbox games no longer can be played online via the Xbox Live service , as it was ended for the original Xbox console . However , online multiplayer still is possible through third-party LAN Tunneling programs that manipulate System Link , such as XLink Kai . Downloadable content for these titles is not available via Xbox Live . This includes the Xbox Originals downloaded on the Xbox 360 and any Xbox game running on the Xbox 360 .",
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"text": "Broadcast Driver Architecture The Broadcast Driver Architecture ( BDA ) is a Microsoft standard for digital video capture on Microsoft Windows operating systems . It encompasses the ATSC and DVB standards and gives developers a standardized method of accessing TV tuner devices ( usually PCI , PCI-E or USB ) . It is the driver component of Microsoft TV Technologies , and is used by hardware vendors to create digital TV tuning devices for Windows , and also to support new network types or custom hardware functionality . BDA is documented in the Windows DDK ( Driver Development Kit ) and the Platform SDK . Ideally , any BDA-compliant software should be compatible with any BDA-compliant hardware . Applications using BDA drivers include Web TV for Windows ( built into Windows 98 and Windows Me ) , Windows XP Media Center Edition , MediaPortal , GB-PVR , DVBViewer , ULENet and several such other third-party solutions . Broadcast Driver Architecture was introduced in Windows 98 as part of the Windows Driver Model .",
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"text": "Game controller A game controller is a device used with games or entertainment systems to provide input to a video game , typically to control an object or character in the game . A controller is usually connected to a game console or computer by means of a wire or cord , although , since the mid-2000s , wireless controllers have become widespread . Input devices that have been classified as game controllers include keyboards , mouses , gamepads , joysticks , etc. . Special purpose devices , such as steering wheels for driving games and light guns for shooting games , are also game controllers . Game controllers have been designed and improved over the years to be as user friendly as possible . The Microsoft Xbox controller , with its shoulder triggers that mimic actual triggers such as those found on guns , has become popular for shooting games . Some controllers are designed to be deliberately best for one type of game , such as steering wheels for driving games , or dance pads for dancing games . One of the first video game controllers was a simple dial and single button , used to control the game Tennis for Two . Controllers have since evolved to include directional pads , multiple buttons , analog sticks , joysticks , motion detection , touch screens and a plethora of other features .",
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"text": "Surround Video Surround Video was a Microsoft technology , announced as a competitor , to Apple 's QuickTime VR for creating panoramic 360-degree 3D images . It was evaluated by reviewers as an equal to Quicktime VR . Despite never having shipped as an actual end-user product , Microsoft released a Surround Video ActiveX control . The Surround Video control was used by websites such as CarPoint and Expedia . It also ships as part of Encarta encyclopedia where it is used for panoramic interactivities . A somewhat similar modern initiative by Microsoft is Microsoft Live Labs Photosynth .",
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"text": "MotionSports MotionSports is a sports video game released for the Xbox 360 on March 5 , 2016 by Ubisoft . It was one of the first games released for use with the Kinect motion sensing device , originally developed by iPad developer Lesane Curtis . Its sales seem to have been acceptable , in the all formats UK top 40 . Sales peaked during the first week of release when it debuted in at number 15 . Whereas in the Xbox 360 UK top 40 , its peak was at number 5 , also on its first week . Reviews have been mainly mixed for the game , it got a Metacritic score of 40/100 based on 30 critics , main complaints were that it was unresponsive and unpolished .",
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"text": "Xbox Exhibition disks Xbox Exhibition was a game demo compilation series from Microsoft Game Studios to advertise and preview upcoming Xbox games . The discs contained several playable game demos , game trailers , video content from G4 TV , music videos , and music from indie artists which were downloadable to the Xbox 's hard drive . With the advent of the Xbox 360 , distribution of demos switched to free downloads from the Xbox Live Marketplace . In total there were seven Xbox Exhibition discs released over two years . The last release was volume 7 in December 2004 .",
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"text": "TvOS tvOS is an operating system developed by Apple Inc. for the fourth-generation Apple TV digital media player . tvOS was announced on September 9 , 2015 at the Apple September 2015 event , alongside the 4th generation Apple TV . On October 26 , 2015 , 4th generation Apple TV pre-orders began , and shipments began the following week . At the Apple September 2015 Event , Hipster Whale 's Andy Sum demoed Crossy Road for the Apple TV , available via the tvOS App Store . Apple also announced that other apps ( such as Netflix and HBO Now ) would be coming to the Apple TV running tvOS . tvOS is based on iOS heavily rather than just the stripped-down versions of iOS that the operating systems for the 2nd and 3rd generation Apple TV are . The 4th generation Apple TV , with support for third-party software via an App Store , was rumored prior to the Apple September 2015 Event held on September 9 , 2015 .",
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"text": "XvYCC xvYCC or Extended-gamut YCC ( also x.v.Color ) is a color space that can be used in the video electronics of television sets to support a gamut 1.8 times as large as that of the sRGB color space . xvYCC was proposed by Sony , specified by the IEC in October 2005 and published in January 2006 as IEC 61966-2-4 . xvYCC was motivated by the fact that modern display and capture technologies often have underlying RGB primaries with significantly higher saturation than the traditional CRT displays , allowing them to handle a wider color gamut . But these devices have been unable to do this without upsetting basic calibration , as all existing video storage and transmission systems are based on CRT primaries , and are hence limited to the CRT gamut . xvYCC-encoded video retains the same color primaries and white point as BT .709 , and uses either a BT .601 or BT .709 RGB-to-YCC conversion matrix and encoding . This allows it to travel through existing digital YCC data paths , and any colors within the normal gamut will be compatible . The xvYCC color space permits YCC values that , while within the encoding range of YCC , have chroma values outside the range 16 -- 240 , or that correspond to negative RGB values , and hence would not have previously been valid . These are used to encode more saturated colors . For example , a cyan that lies outside the basic gamut of the primaries can be encoded as `` green plus blue minus red '' . These extra-gamut colors can then be displayed by a device whose underlying technology is not limited by the standard primaries . In a paper published by Society for Information Display in 2006 , the authors mapped the 769 colors in the Munsell Color Cascade to the BT .709 space and to the xvYCC space . 55 % of the Munsell colors could be mapped to the sRGB gamut , but 100 % of those colors could map to the xvYCC gamut . Deeper hues can be created -- for example a deeper red by giving the opposing color ( cyan ) a negative coefficient . A mechanism for signaling xvYCC support and transmitting the gamut boundary definition for xvYCC has been defined in the HDMI 1.3 Specification . No new mechanism is required for transmitting the xvYCC data itself , as it is compatible with HDMI 's existing YCbCr formats , but the display needs to signal its readiness to accept the extra-gamut xvYCC values , and the source needs to signal the actual gamut in use to help the display to intelligently adapt extreme colors to its own gamut limitations . This should not be confused with HDMI 1.3 's other new color feature , deep color . This is a separate feature that increases the precision of brightness and color information , and is independent of xvYCC . xvYCC is not supported by DVD-Video but is supported by the high-definition recording format AVCHD and PlayStation 3 . On January 7 , 2013 , Sony announced that it would release `` Mastered in 4K '' Blu-ray Disc titles which are sourced at 4K and encoded at 1080p . `` Mastered in 4K '' Blu-ray Disc titles can be played on existing Blu-ray Disc players and will support a larger color space using xvYCC . On May 30 , 2013 , Eye IO announced that their encoding technology was licensed by Sony Pictures Entertainment to deliver 4K Ultra HD video . Eye IO encodes their video assets at 3840 x 2160 and includes support for the xvYCC color space .",
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"text": "Portable Media Center Portable Media Center ( PMC ) is a defunct hard drive-based portable media player ( PMP ) platform developed by Microsoft . Announced at the 2003 Consumer Electronics Show ( CES ) , and released in early 2004 , it was originally positioned as a competitor to Apple 's iPod . The platform was conceived in line with Microsoft 's Windows Media Center strategy , where the idea was to have a single media management interface that would be used on both PCs and in consumer devices , including televisions and handhelds . The strategy was developed by Microsoft 's Windows Embedded group in partnership with the eHome Division , which formed in February 2001 and started partnerships with companies like Samsung with the goal to `` develop new technologies so consumers can enjoy whole-home entertainment , communications and control experiences where , when and however they want them '' and `` develop an entire ecosystem of PCs , digital devices , intelligent home appliances and services that will easily and cost-effectively transform average households into next-generation digital homes . '' The Windows Media Center name was created with the release of a Windows XP product edition , Windows XP Media Center Edition , geared towards this ecosystem . Codenamed Media2Go , it was later rebranded as Windows Mobile software for Portable Media Centers , before being named Portable Media Center . Its operating system was a specialized version of Windows CE , . In 2007 , Microsoft discontinued licensing the platform . The first Portable Media Center product released was the Creative 's Zen Portable Media Center . All PMCs are able to play audio files in MP3 and display images in JPEG . Also , they support Microsoft 's proprietary formats : Windows Media Audio ( WMA ) and Windows Media Video ( WMV ) . Other video formats will either be supported by each individual PMC , or transcoded though Windows Media Player . Media Transfer Protocol ( MTP ) is used for transferring data . All players use a graphical user interface ( GUI ) modeled after Media Center , a software portal bundled with Windows XP Media Center Edition . Manufacturers include Creative , Philips , iriver , Samsung , and Toshiba . The Portable Media Center was succeeded by Zune , and served as the basis for its software . Zune had similar aims to provide a unifying media platform across PCs , devices , and televisions ( 3-screen strategy ) .",
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"text": "DSM CC Digital storage media command and control ( DSM-CC ) is a toolkit for developing control channels associated with MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 streams . It is defined in part 6 of the MPEG-2 standard ( Extensions for DSM-CC ) and uses a client/server model connected via an underlying network ( carried via the MPEG-2 multiplex or independently if needed ) . DSM-CC may be used for controlling the video reception , providing features normally found on Video Cassette Recorders ( VCR ) ( fast-forward , rewind , pause , etc. ) . It may also be used for a wide variety of other purposes including packet data transport . It is defined by a series of weighty standards , principally MPEG-2 ISO/IEC 13818-6 ( part 6 of the MPEG-2 standard ) . DSM-CC may work in conjunction with next generation packet networks , working alongside such internet protocols as RSVP , RTSP , RTP and SCP . Although DSM-CC is usually associated with video delivery ( via satellite or terrestrially ) and with interactive content , it is also used among audio servers and clients . The architecture describes three main parts of the system : the client , the server , and the session resource manager ( SRM ) . The server provides content and other services to the client , and both are `` clients '' of the SRM . The SRM allocates and manages network resources ( such as channels , bandwidth , and network addresses . ) By combining server and client components together onto the same platforms , peer-to-peer content access and delivery systems can be constructed . These specifications include numerous implementation options . For example , MPEG-2 video can be encoded in different ways , and a DSM-CC system can be constructed to include or exclude certain features and interfaces . Normally , an outside specification will define a profile of specific options , allowing systems built using common profiles to interoperate . DSM-CC defines or extends five distinct protocols : User-User Allows remote access by the client to objects on the server . The User-User specification goes beyond the definition of specific server object classes to define classes local to the client , as well as some of the interaction with other parts of the system . The distributed object model is based on CORBA . Objects are accessed using the internet inter-ORB protocol ( IIOP ) , with some optional extensions . Two subsets , `` core '' and `` extended '' , are defined . In the model , some clients may also load content onto the server . User-Network There are two parts to this protocol : Session and Resource . This protocol is used between the client and SRM , and between the server and SRM . The U-N Session protocol is used to establish sessions with the network , associated with resources which are allocated and released using the U-N Resource protocol . MPEG transport profiles The specification provides profiles to the standard MPEG transport protocol ( defined by ISO/IEC 13818-1 ) to allow transmission of event , synchronization , download , and other information in the MPEG transport stream . Download Several variations of this protocol allow transfer of content from server to client , either within the MPEG transport stream or on a separate ( presumably high-speed ) channel . Flow-controlled download allows the download operations to be negotiated and controlled by the client . A variation of download is an autonomous `` data carousel '' on the server which repeatedly downloads information ; the download carousel client waits for the information without initiating the transfer . An extension to the data carousel is the `` object carousel '' , which presents downloaded information as objects compatible with the objects defined by the User-User API . ( The choice of download or IIOP protocols is embedded in the object 's IOR , so the means of access is transparent to the client application . ) Switched Digital Broadcast-Channel Change Protocol ( SDB/CCP ) Enables a client to remotely switch from channel to channel in a broadcast environment . Used to attach a client to a continuous-feed session ( CFS ) or other broadcast feed . Sometimes used in pay-per-view . An implementation does not always need all of these protocols . Almost all implementations in the real world use a subset .",
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"text": "Extended Data Services Extended Data Services ( now XDS , previously EDS ) , is an American standard classified under Electronic Industries Alliance standard CEA-608-E for the delivery of any ancillary data ( metadata ) to be sent with an analog television program , or any other NTSC video signal . XDS is used by TV stations , TV networks , and TV program syndication distributors in the USA for several purposes . Here are some of the most common uses of XDS : The `` autoclock '' system delivers time data via an XDS `` Time-of-Day Packet '' for automatically setting the clock of newer TVs & VCRs sold in the USA . Most PBS stations provide this service . Rudimentary program information which can be displayed on-screen , such as the name and remaining time of the program , Station identification , V-chip content ratings data . XDS is also used by the American TV network ABC for their Network Alert System ( NAS ) . NAS is a one-way communication system used by ABC to inform and alert their local affiliate stations across the USA of information regarding ABC 's network programming ( such as program timings & changes , news special report information , etc. ) , using a special decoder manufactured for ABC by EEG Enterprises , a manufacturer of related equipment for the TV broadcast industry such as closed captioning and general-purpose XDS encoders . The CBS Television Network uses a similar method to transmit three separate internal messaging services to stations : one for programming departments , one for master control operations , and one for newsrooms . Many standard definition receivers produced by Dish Network encode XDS data into their output signal . Data encoded includes time of day , program name , program description , program time remaining , channel identification , and content rating . This data is obtained from the satellite service 's EPG and replaces any data which may have been present when the signal was uplinked . XDS uses the same line in the vertical blanking interval as closed captioning ( NTSC line 21 ) , and shares the available second video field bandwidth with the closed captioning channels CC3 and CC4 , and with the text channels TXT3 and TXT4 .",
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"text": "GTR – FIA GT Racing Game GTR -- FIA GT Racing Game is a sports car racing simulator developed by SimBin Studios ( later Sector3 Studios ) for the x86 PC . An Xbox version was announced very early on , but never materialized . In April 2006 , an Xbox 360 version was announced . The Xbox 360 version of the game was to be published by THQ . However , THQ later announced they would no longer be working together with Simbin on the title . Race Pro was released for the Xbox 360 in February 2009 . As a racing simulator , it attempts to recreate real-world physics as accurately as possible , rather than exaggerating speed and handling abilities for the sake of easier gameplay . Some games that compare to the realism featured in GTR include Grand Prix Legends , Live for Speed and F1 Challenge . It has a full license from the FIA for their GT championship , so it features the original FIA GT Series cars and courses . All tracks were constructed from satellite data to improve accuracy , and the developers were helped by many teams in the GT - and NGT-classes . The game engine produces and outputs telemetry data in a format that is usable by the telemetry software i2 by MoTeC -- a software tool used by real racing teams . The game has three modes , one with full realism and the two others with reduced levels of realism for intermediate players and newcomers . The user is provided with a great deal of control over the setup of the car , e.g. dampers , springs , anti-roll bars , gear ratios , wings and brake pressure can be adjusted in detail . Although the user is allowed to map the controls to e.g. a keyboard or joystick/gamepad , a wheel/pedal set is really a requirement for a complete racing experience . GTR fully supports the TrackIR device . StarForce copy protection is used to prevent illegal copies of the game from being produced . Some consider the graphics to be only mediocre whilst others praise the attention to detail in both car modelling and texturing . What is certain is that GTR does lack some effects seen in contemporary games . However , GTR does enable the player to participate in races with over 60 competitors . The game has been criticized numerous times for poor Netcode which often can result in an online game failing during the start . GTR also suffers from virtually no automatic enforcement of rules and regulations , and so `` fair racing '' is only seen by a few on public servers . The open nature of multiplayer sessions makes it easy for a single player to cause disruption for other players , or even to ruin the entire race . Consequently , joining a GTR league or community often proves beneficial for players who wish to participate in clean online racing . GTR 's rating has been suffered by the comparatively long amount of time needed to load a race .",
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"text": "Xbox 360 Wireless Headset The Xbox 360 Wireless Headset is a wireless headset designed for the Xbox 360 and Xbox Live ; it is manufactured by Microsoft . It can be used for in game voice chat , private chat , audio for video chat and in game voice recognition . Up to four wireless headsets can be used simultaneously on a single Xbox 360 . The headset fits over either ear and comes with two sizes of removable earloops for a better fit . It uses the same 2.4 GHz wireless technology as the Xbox 360 Wireless Controller , so it will work within 30 feet of the console . It can achieve up to eight hours of battery life per charge , with an AC wall adapter or a USB DC charger for recharging . USB chargers are readily available from mobile phone accessory shops . The headset can be used with or without a controller . The headset also produces various beeps to signal different actions and give messages to the user . The headset is also compatible for use with a PC via the Microsoft Wireless Receiver . Up to 4 wireless headsets and wireless controllers can be used in conjunction at any one time . The number lit up on the headset will correspond to the quadrant lit up on the controller . .",
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"text": "You're in the Movies is a party game for the Xbox 360 that is bundled with the Xbox Live Vision Camera , developed by Zoë Mode . It was released by Codemasters in the United States and the United Kingdom in 2008 , and in Australia and Japan in 2009 . The game is a process of filming a movie on one of the 30 scenarios that can involve up to four people . Actions include the application of make-up , jogging in place , driving a car and playing volleyball . Previous video can be stored on the console , as well as to send to friends via e-mail . The game was first previewed at Microsoft 's Press Conference at E3 2008 in July 2008 . It was later shown at the Games Convention one month later . -LCB- The game has met with mixed reviews , receiving criticism for the Xbox Live Vision Camera bundled with the game .",
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"text": "DirectX Media DirectX Media is a set of multimedia-related APIs for Microsoft Windows complementing DirectX . It included DirectAnimation for 2D/3D web animation , DirectShow for multimedia playback and streaming media , DirectX Transform for web interactivity , and Direct3D Retained Mode for higher level 3D graphics . DirectShow additionally contained DirectX plugins for audio signal processing and DirectX Video Acceleration for accelerated video playback . DirectX Media runtime components were distributed as part of Internet Explorer . DirectX Media SDK and DirectX SDK existed as two separate SDKs until DirectX 6.0 . Later on , Microsoft deprecated DirectX Media and integrated DirectShow , the key part of DirectX Media , into DirectX . As of April 2005 , DirectShow was removed from DirectX and moved to the Microsoft Platform SDK instead . DirectX is , however , still required to build the DirectShow samples . DirectShow and its components are to be gradually deprecated in favor of the newer Media Foundation .",
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"text": "ESPN Integration ESPN Integration is an agreement between ESPN and video game developer EA to put various ESPN features in EA Sports games . The first game to feature ESPN Integration was the college baseball game MVP 06 NCAA Baseball . The features that have so far appeared include a streaming ticker at the bottom of the screen with real up to date sports scores , just as it appears on the ESPN channel . This ticker does not just crawl during menus and load screens but also in actual gameplay . Another feature is the ability to listen to sports updates from ESPN Radio , and a third feature is being able to read the top 40 sports stories from ESPN.com . Much of this deal was done on the part of EA Sports to prevent ESPN from selling its brand name to another game manufacturer , like they did with SEGA . Their ESPN NFL 2K5 game featured total ESPN integration , complete with authentic music , graphics , rendered sets , pre-half-and post game commentary by Chris Berman , and Sunday Night Football telecast crew . That along with innovations in gameplay cut into EA Sports dominant Madden NFL franchise , leading EA to sign an exclusive deal with the NFL .",
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"text": "Video server A video server is a computer-based device ( also called a `` host '' ) dedicated to delivering video . Unlike personal computers , being multi-application devices , a video server is designed for one purpose ; provisioning video , often for broadcasters . A professional-grade video server performs recording , storage , and playout of multiple video streams without any degradation of the video signal . Broadcast quality video servers often store hundreds of hours of compressed audio and video ( in different codecs ) , play out multiple and synchronised simultaneous streams of video by , and offer quality interfaces such as SDI for digital video and XLR for balanced analog audio , AES/EBU digital audio and also Time Code . A genlock input is usually provided to provide a means of synchronizing with the house reference clock , thereby avoiding the need for timebase correction or frame synchronizers . Video servers usually offer some type of control interface allowing them to be driven by broadcast automation systems that incorporate sophisticated broadcast programming applications . Popular protocols include VDCP and the 9-Pin Protocol . They can optionally allow direct to disk recording using the same codec that is used in various post-production video editing software packages to prevent any wasted time in transcoding .",
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"text": "Shape Up (video game) Shape Up is a fitness game developed by Ubisoft Montreal and published by Ubisoft . It was released on Xbox One in November 2014 as a Kinect title . It was officially announced by Ubisoft at Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014 .",
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"text": "Justin Timberlake Justin Randall Timberlake ( born January 31 , 1981 ) is an American singer-songwriter , actor and record producer . Born and raised in Tennessee , he appeared on the television shows Star Search and The All-New Mickey Mouse Club as a child . In the late 1990s , Timberlake rose to prominence as one of the two lead vocalists and youngest member of NSYNC , which eventually became one of the best-selling boy bands of all time . Timberlake began to adopt a more mature image as an artist with the release of his debut solo album , the R&B - focused Justified ( 2002 ) , which yielded the successful singles `` Cry Me a River '' and `` Rock Your Body '' , and earned his first two Grammy Awards . His critically acclaimed second album FutureSex/LoveSounds ( 2006 ) , characterized by its diversity in music genres , debuted atop the U.S. Billboard 200 and produced the Hot 100 number-one singles `` SexyBack '' , `` My Love '' , and `` What Goes Around ... Comes Around '' . Established as a solo artist worldwide , his first two albums both exceeded sales of 10 million copies . He produced records and collaborated with other artists . From 2008 through 2012 , Timberlake focused on his acting career , effectively putting his music career on hiatus ; he held starring roles in the films The Social Network , Bad Teacher , In Time , and Friends with Benefits . Timberlake resumed his music career in 2013 with his third and fourth albums The 20/20 Experience and The 20/20 Experience -- 2 of 2 , exploring neo soul styles , partly inspired by the expansive song structures of 1960s and 1970s rock . The former became the best-selling album of the year in the US with the largest sales week , and spawned the top-three singles `` Suit & Tie '' and `` Mirrors '' , while the latter produced the top-ten song `` Not a Bad Thing '' . For his live performances , including the eponymous concert tour for the albums , he began performing with his band The Tennessee Kids , composed by instrumentalists and dancers . Timberlake voiced the lead character in DreamWorks Animation 's Trolls ( 2016 ) , which soundtrack includes his fifth Billboard Hot 100 chart-topping single , `` Ca n't Stop the Feeling ! '' . Among numerous awards and accolades , Timberlake is the recipient of ten Grammy Awards , four Emmy Awards , three Brit Awards , and nine Billboard Music Awards . Time named him one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2007 and 2013 . His other ventures include record label Tennman Records , fashion label William Rast , and the restaurants Destino and Southern Hospitality .",
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"text": "Trolls (film) Trolls is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated musical romantic comedy adventure film based on the Troll dolls created by Thomas Dam . The film was directed by Mike Mitchell and co-directed by Walt Dohrn , written by Jonathan Aibel and Glenn Berger and based on a story by Erica Rivinoja . The film features the voices of Anna Kendrick , Justin Timberlake , Zooey Deschanel , Russell Brand , James Corden and Gwen Stefani . The film revolves around two trolls on a quest to save their village from destruction by the Bergens , creatures who eat trolls . The 33rd animated feature film produced by DreamWorks Animation , the film premiered on October 8 , 2016 , at the BFI London Film Festival and was theatrically released in the United States on November 4 , 2016 , by 20th Century Fox . The film received generally positive reviews from critics , grossed $ 345 million worldwide against its $ 125 million budget and received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for `` Ca n't Stop the Feeling ! '' . A sequel , titled Trolls 2 , is scheduled to be released on April 10 , 2020 with Kendrick and Timberlake reprising their roles as Poppy and Branch respectively .",
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"text": "The Prince of Egypt The Prince of Egypt is a 1998 American animated epic musical drama film and the first traditional animated film produced and released by DreamWorks . The film is an adaptation of the Book of Exodus and follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to his ultimate destiny to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt . Directed by Brenda Chapman , Steve Hickner , and Simon Wells , the film features songs written by Stephen Schwartz and a score composed by Hans Zimmer . The voice cast consists of Val Kilmer in a dual role , Ralph Fiennes , Michelle Pfeiffer , Sandra Bullock , Jeff Goldblum , Danny Glover , Patrick Stewart , Helen Mirren , Steve Martin , and Martin Short . Jeffrey Katzenberg had frequently suggested an animated adaptation of the 1956 film The Ten Commandments while working for The Walt Disney Company , and he decided to put the idea into production after founding DreamWorks in 1995 . To make this inaugural project , DreamWorks employed artists who had worked for Walt Disney Feature Animation and the recently disbanded Amblimation , totaling a crew of 350 people from 34 different nations . The film has a blend of traditional animation and computer-generated imagery , created using software from Toon Boom Animation and Silicon Graphics . Theatrically released on December 18 , 1998 , and on home video on September 14 , 1999 , reviews were generally positive , with critics praising the animation , music , and voice work . The film went on to gross over $ 218 million worldwide in theaters , which made it the most successful non-Disney animated feature at the time . The film 's success led to the direct-to-video prequel Joseph : King of Dreams ( 2000 ) and the development of a stage adaptation . The song `` When You Believe '' became a commercially successful single in a pop version performed by Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey , and went on to win Best Original Song at the 1999 Academy Awards .",
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"text": "Big Idea Entertainment Big Idea Entertainment ( simply known as Big Idea , formerly known as Big Idea Productions and Big Idea , Inc. ) is an American Christian animation studio best known for its computer-animated VeggieTales series of Christian-themed family home videos . It is a subsidiary of DreamWorks Classics , which in turn is owned by DreamWorks Animation , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal , a division of Comcast .",
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"text": "Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Wallace & Gromit : The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is a 2005 British stop-motion animated comedy action film produced by Aardman Animations in partnership with DreamWorks Animation . United International Pictures distributed the film in the United Kingdom , and it was the last DreamWorks animated film to be distributed by DreamWorks Pictures in the United States . It was directed by Nick Park and Steve Box as the second feature-length film by Aardman after Chicken Run ( 2000 ) . The Curse of the Were-Rabbit is based on the Wallace and Gromit short film series , created by Park . The film follows eccentric inventor Wallace ( voiced by Peter Sallis ) and his mute and intelligent dog , Gromit , as they come to the rescue of the residents of a village which is being plagued by a mutant rabbit before an annual vegetable competition . The film introduces a number of new characters , and features a voice cast including Helena Bonham Carter and Ralph Fiennes . It was a critical and commercial success , and won a number of film awards including the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature , making it the second film from DreamWorks Animation to win ( after Shrek ) , as well as both the second non American animated film and second non computer animated film to have received this achievement ( after Spirited Away ) . It is also the only stop motion film to win the award .",
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"text": "Justin Bradley Justin Bradley ( born September 8 , 1985 ) is a Canadian actor . He was born in Montreal , Quebec . He started his career at the age of six , modelling on various department store advertisements . Bradley also appeared in commercials for McDonald 's , Danone and Canadian Tire as a child . Best known for voice overs , he did the voice over of the main character in the children 's animation , Arthur ( in which he voiced the main character in 2001 ) , voiced Tommy in the Cinelume dub of the Italian animated TV series Tommy and Oscar , supplied the voice of Manny Escobar in Fred 's Head and played the voice of Charley Bones ( a.k.a. Zapman ) in the children 's animation , Mona The Vampire . He also played a recurring character in the short-lived CW drama The Beautiful Life . He also appeared on camera on such films and programmes as Are You Afraid of the Dark ? , Dead at 17 , Lassie , Who Gets the House ? , Kart Racer , Waking the Dead , Mental Block , Galidor : Defenders of the Outer Dimension , Eternal , One Eyed King , Redeemable in Merchandise , and Warm Bodies . He also did the voice of Eddie in the HBO children 's cartoon TV series The Little Lulu Show , Jesse McCoy in the second season of The Kids from Room 402 , Raffi in the animated series My Life Me and the boy in the animated film Eye of the Wolf as well as several additional characters in Delilah and Julius , A Miss Mallard Mystery , For Better or For Worse , The Country Mouse and the City Mouse Adventures , Simon in the Land of Chalk Drawings , Rotten Ralph and Caillou . He also co-starred in the children 's television series Naturally , Sadie as Hal , Sadie 's brother .",
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"text": "The Adventures of André and Wally B. The Adventures of André and Wally B. , or simply André and Wally B. , is a 1984 American animated short film produced by The Graphics Group , then a division of Lucasfilm which was later renamed Pixar before being spun off as a separate company in 1986 . The animation in the film was by John Lasseter , who was then working on his first computer animated project with Lucasfilm and as a result of the success of this project and others would become an important executive at Pixar . The animation was groundbreaking by the standards of the time and helped spark the film industry 's interest in computer animation . The film was released on July 25 , 1984 , at SIGGRAPH in Minneapolis .",
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"text": "Sheriff Woody Sheriff Woody Pride is a fictional character in the Toy Story franchise . He is voiced by Tom Hanks in all of the feature-length and short films and by Jim Hanks in video games and shorts . He is a stuffed cowboy character that leads the other toys in adventures in the movies . His facial features are based on Tone Thyne , an animator for Disney at the time .",
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"text": "How to Train Your Dragon 2 How to Train Your Dragon 2 is a 2014 American 3D computer-animated fantasy action film produced by DreamWorks Animation and distributed by 20th Century Fox , loosely based on the British book series of the same name by Cressida Cowell . It is the sequel to the 2010 computer-animated film How to Train Your Dragon and the second in the trilogy . The film is written and directed by Dean DeBlois , and stars the voices of Jay Baruchel , Gerard Butler , Craig Ferguson , America Ferrera , Jonah Hill , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , T.J. Miller , and Kristen Wiig , with the addition of Cate Blanchett , Djimon Hounsou , and Kit Harington . The film takes place five years after the first film , featuring Hiccup and his friends as young adults as they meet Valka , Hiccup 's long-lost mother , and Drago Bludvist , a madman who wants to conquer the world . DeBlois , who co-directed the first film , agreed to return to direct the second film on the condition that he would be allowed to turn it into a trilogy . He cited The Empire Strikes Back and My Neighbor Totoro as his main inspirations , with the expanded scope of the The Empire Strikes Back being particularly influential . The entire voice cast from the first film returned , and Cate Blanchett and Djimon Hounsou signed on to voice Valka and Drago , respectively . DeBlois and his creative team visited Norway and Svalbard to give them ideas for the setting . Composer John Powell returned to score the film . How to Train Your Dragon 2 benefited from advances in animation technology and was DreamWorks ' first film to use scalable multicore processing and the studio 's new animation and lighting software . The film was released on June 13 , 2014 , and like its predecessor , received wide acclaim . Critics praised the film for its animation , voice acting , action scenes , musical score , emotional depth , and darker , more serious tone compared to its predecessor . It received the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature . The film won six Annie Awards , including Best Animated Feature and Best Director . The film grossed over $ 621 million worldwide , making it the 12th highest-grossing film of 2014 . It earned less than its predecessor at the US box office , but performed better internationally . A third installment in the trilogy , How to Train Your Dragon 3 , is scheduled to be released on March 1 , 2019 .",
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"text": "Justin T. Bowler Justin T. Bowler ( born February 12 , 1974 ) is an American actor , writer , and producer . He is best known for his role as the Disney character `` Swampy '' on Where 's My Water ? : Swampy 's Underground Adventures . He wrote , executive produced and starred in the award winning short film , Touch .",
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"text": "Animation studio An animation studio is a company producing animated media . The broadest such companies conceive of products to produce , own the physical equipment for production , employ operators for that equipment , and hold a major stake in the sales or rentals of the media produced . They also own rights over merchandising and creative rights for characters created/held by the company , much like authors holding copyrights . In some early cases , they also held patent rights over methods of animation used in certain studios that were used for boosting productivity . Overall , they are business concerns and can function as such in legal terms . Currently there are about 201 animation studios dedicated to the production and distribution of animated films that are active . Few are actual production house where as others are corporate entities . Many of these animation studios help with the fulfillment of animation works for big brand names and have carried out outsourced projects including Nemo .",
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"text": "Barbie: Star Light Adventure Barbie : Star Light Adventure is a 2016 animated film and the second film in the fourth season of films in the Barbie film series . The movie was given a limited theatrical release in July 30 , 2016 and was released to home video in September 13 , 2016 . Mattel has released a toy line , a story book , and a comic , based on the film .",
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"text": "The Simpsons Movie The Simpsons Movie is a 2007 American animated comedy film based on the Fox television series The Simpsons . The film was directed by David Silverman , and stars the regular television cast of Dan Castellaneta , Julie Kavner , Nancy Cartwright , Yeardley Smith , Hank Azaria , Harry Shearer , Tress MacNeille , Pamela Hayden , Marcia Wallace , and Russi Taylor with guest appearances by Tom Hanks , Green Day , and Albert Brooks . The film follows Homer Simpson , whose irresponsibility gets the better of him when he pollutes the lake in Springfield after the town has cleaned it up following receipt of a warning from the Environmental Protection Agency . As the townspeople exile him and eventually his family abandons him , Homer works to redeem his folly by stopping Russ Cargill , the fictional head of the EPA , when he intends to destroy Springfield . Previous attempts to create a The Simpsons film failed due to the lack of a script of appropriate length and production crew members . Eventually , producers James L. Brooks , Matt Groening , Al Jean , Richard Sakai , and Mike Scully began development of the film in 2001 . A writing team consisting of Brooks , Groening , Jean , Scully , Ian Maxtone-Graham , George Meyer , David Mirkin , Mike Reiss , Matt Selman , John Swartzwelder , and Jon Vitti was assembled . They conceived numerous plot ideas , with Groening 's being the one developed into a film . The script was re-written over a hundred times , and this creativity continued after the animation had begun in 2006 . This meant hours of finished material was cut , which included cameo roles from Erin Brockovich , Minnie Driver , Isla Fisher , Kelsey Grammer , and Edward Norton . Hanks and Green Day appeared in the final cut as themselves . Tie-in promotions were made with several companies , including Burger King and 7-Eleven , the latter which transformed selected stores into Kwik-E-Marts . The film premiered in Springfield , Vermont , which had won the right to hold it through a competition organized by Fox . The film was a critical and commercial success , grossing over $ 527 million worldwide .",
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"text": "Jonathan Wilson (actor) Jonathan Wilson is a Canadian actor , voice artist , comedian , and playwright , best known for his 1996 play My Own Private Oshawa . The play , a semi-autobiographical comedy about growing up gay in Oshawa , Ontario , was also optioned by Sandra Faire 's SFA Productions for production as a film , which won an award at the Columbus International Film & Video Festival in 2002 before premiering as a television movie on CTV in 2005 . Wilson was a member of The Second City 's Toronto cast in the early 1990s . He later collaborated with fellow Second City alumni Kathy Greenwood and Ed Sahely on the stage show Not to Be Repeated , in which the three performed a two-act improvisational narrative comedy play in each performance . The show was also later developed into a short-run television series , This Sitcom Is ... Not to Be Repeated , for The Comedy Network in 2001 . Wilson 's other acting credits include voice roles in Mia and Me , Little Bear , Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs , Totally Spies ! , Skatoony , Camp Lakebottom , Yin Yang Yo ! , Get Ed , BeyWheelz , Iggy Arbuckle , Miss Spider 's Sunny Patch Friends , recurring roles in Traders , Sue Thomas F.B.Eye and This Is Wonderland , film roles in House , Saint Ralph , New York Minute , PCU , Rubber Carpet and Brain Candy , and stage productions of The Laramie Project , The Lion King , and The Normal Heart . He won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role - Play or Musical for his performance as Timon in The Lion King .",
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"text": "Dream Boy (film) Dream Boy is a 2008 gay-themed romantic drama film written and directed by James Bolton and based on Jim Grimsley 's 1995 novel of the same name about two gay teenagers who fall in love in the rural South during the late 1970s .",
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"text": "Swing Symphony `` Swing Symphony '' is a group of musical 14 cartoon shorts , created in 1941 till 1945 , which often featured top boogie-woogie musicians . Directed by the Swing Symphony cartoons are a more contemporary pastiche on Disney 's Silly Symphonies . Some of those short include the characters Woody Woodpecker and Andy Panda .",
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"text": "Memorial Branch Memorial Branch is a branch library of the Los Angeles Public Library . It was built in 1930 based on a Gothic Revival design by architect John C. Austin , also noted as the lead architect of the Griffith Observatory and the Hollywood Masonic Temple . The library includes a large heraldic work of stained glass created by the artists at Judson Studios . In 1987 , the Memorial Branch and several other branch libraries in Los Angeles were added to the National Register of Historic Places as part of a thematic group submission . The application noted that the branch libraries had been constructed in a variety of period revival styles to house the initial branch library system of the City of Los Angeles . In the movie , Bedtime Stories , starring Adam Sandler , this library serves as the children 's elementary school . The Library underwent a major restoration in the mid-1990s , reopening in 1996 . The library relocated to office space near John Burroughs Middle School in the interim .",
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"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 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Tomorrowland (film) Tomorrowland ( subtitled A World Beyond in some regions ) is a 2015 American science-fiction mystery adventure film directed and co-written by Brad Bird . Bird co-wrote the film 's screenplay with Damon Lindelof , from an original story treatment by Bird , Lindelof and Jeff Jensen . The film stars George Clooney , Hugh Laurie , Britt Robertson , Raffey Cassidy , Tim McGraw , Kathryn Hahn and Keegan-Michael Key . In the film , a disillusioned genius inventor and a teenage science enthusiast embark to an ambiguous alternate dimension known as `` Tomorrowland '' where their actions directly affect the world and themselves . Walt Disney Pictures originally announced the film in June 2011 under the working title 1952 , and later retitled it to Tomorrowland , after the futuristic themed land found at Disney theme parks . In drafting their story , Bird and Lindelof took inspiration from the progressive cultural movements of the Space Age , as well as Walt Disney 's optimistic philosophy of the future , notably his conceptual vision for the planned community known as EPCOT . Principal photography began in August 2013 , with footage shot in British Columbia , Alberta , Florida , and Spain with second unit filming in France , California and the Bahamas . Tomorrowland was released in conventional and IMAX formats on May 22 , 2015 , and was the first theatrical film to be released in Dolby Vision and Dolby Cinema . Upon its release , the film received mixed reviews from critics ; earning praise for its original premise , musical score , action , visuals , and themes , but criticism in regards to the screenplay 's uneven writing and tone . The film grossed $ 209 million worldwide against a total production and marketing cost of $ 330 million , losing Disney $ 120 -- 140 million .",
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"text": "Kung Fu Panda 2 Kung Fu Panda 2 is a 2011 3D American computer-animated comedy-drama martial arts film , directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson , produced by DreamWorks Animation , and distributed by Paramount Pictures . It is the sequel to the 2008 film Kung Fu Panda and the second installment in the Kung Fu Panda franchise . Jack Black , Angelina Jolie , Dustin Hoffman , Seth Rogen , Lucy Liu , David Cross , James Hong , and Jackie Chan reprise their character roles from the original film . They are joined by Gary Oldman , Michelle Yeoh and Danny McBride . In the film , Po and the Furious Five battle an evil peacock named Lord Shen who has a powerful weapon that he plans to conquer China with . However Po discovers a terrifying secret about his past in the process . The film was released in theatres May 26 , 2011 in Real D 3D and Digital 3D . Kung Fu Panda 2 grossed $ 665 million worldwide against its $ 150 million budget . The film was the highest-grossing animated feature film of the year and was nominated for the 2011 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature at the 84th Academy Awards . A sequel , titled Kung Fu Panda 3 , and directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni , was released on January 29 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Saving Santa Saving Santa is a 2013 computer-animated comedy film created and written by Tony Nottage and directed by Leon Joosen , produced by Tony Nottage , Terry Stone and Nick Simunek .",
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"text": "Tony Blair Anthony Charles Lynton Blair ( born 6 May 1953 ) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007 . He remains the most recent Labour Party leader to have won a general election . From 1983 to 2007 , Blair was the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Sedgefield . He was elected Labour Party leader in July 1994 , following the sudden death of his predecessor , John Smith , who together with his predecessor , Neil Kinnock , had started to move the party closer to the political centre , in the hope of winning power . Under Blair 's leadership , the party used the phrase `` New Labour '' , to distance it from previous Labour policies and the traditional conception of socialism . Blair declared support for a new conception that he referred to as `` social-ism '' , involving politics that recognised individuals as socially interdependent , and advocated social justice , cohesion , the equal worth of each citizen , and equal opportunity , also referred to as the Third Way . Critics of Blair denounced him for having the Labour Party abandon genuine socialism and accepting capitalism . Supporters , including the party 's public opinion pollster Philip Gould , stated that after four consecutive general election defeats , from 1979 to 1992 , the Labour Party had to demonstrate that it had made a decisive break from its left-wing past , in order to win an election again . In May 1997 , the Labour Party won a landslide general election victory , the largest in its history , allowing Blair , at 43 years old , to become the youngest Prime Minister since 1812 . In September 1997 , Blair attained early personal popularity , receiving a 93 % public approval rating , after his public response to the death of Princess Diana . The Labour Party went on to win two more elections under his leadership : in 2001 , in which it won another landslide victory , and in 2005 , with a reduced majority . In the first years of the New Labour government , Blair 's government introduced the National Minimum Wage Act , Human Rights Act , and Freedom of Information Act . Blair 's government also devolved power , establishing the Scottish Parliament , the National Assembly for Wales , and the Northern Ireland Assembly . In Northern Ireland , Blair was involved in the 1998 Good Friday Agreement . Blair strongly supported the foreign policy of the Bush administration , and ensured that the British Armed Forces participated in the 2001 invasion of Afghanistan and , more controversially , the 2003 invasion of Iraq . Blair has faced strong criticism for his role in the invasion of Iraq , including calls for having him tried for war crimes and waging a war of aggression . In 2016 , the Iraq Inquiry strongly criticised his actions and described the invasion of Iraq as unjustified and unnecessary . Blair also intervened militarily in Kosovo and Sierra Leone . Blair was succeeded as the leader of the Labour Party and as Prime Minister by Gordon Brown in June 2007 . On the day that Blair resigned as Prime Minister , he was appointed the official Special Envoy of the Quartet on the Middle East , an office which he held until May 2015 . He now runs a consultancy business and has set up various foundations in his own name , including the Tony Blair Faith Foundation .",
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"text": "Geoffrey Johnson-Smith Sir Geoffrey Johnson-Smith , Kt , DL , PC ( 16 April 1924 in Glasgow -- 11 August 2010 ) was a Scottish Conservative politician in the United Kingdom . He was a Member of Parliament ( MP ) from 1959 to 2001 , with only a brief interruption in the 1960s . He was also a television presenter . The son of an electrical engineer , he joined the Royal Artillery straight from Charterhouse School in 1942 and after the war was demobilised as a captain . At Lincoln College , Oxford , he read PPE . Contemporaries remembered him as Oxford 's best-dressed socialist , though he always insisted he never joined the Labour Party . In his final year he and Robin Day took part in a debating tour of United States run by the English-Speaking Union . From Oxford he joined the British Information Services , serving in San Francisco , where he met his wife , Jeanne , an American doctor whom he married in 1951 . He was later a presenter of the BBC magazine programme Tonight in the late 1950s . Shortly before the 1959 general election , Cliff Michelmore , Tonight 's presenter , had a hernia operation and Johnson-Smith was promoted to co-host the show for six weeks . His profile was thus at its highest when the election was called , and on 8 October 1959 he ousted the Labour member for Holborn and St Pancras South , Lena Jeger , by 656 votes . He successfully promoted a bill authorising councils to operate a meals-on-wheels service for the elderly and was soon on the fast track , within six months becoming PPS to ministers at the Board of Trade ; in 1962 he moved to the Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance . His parliamentary career was interrupted in October 1964 when Lena Jeger had her revenge by 2,756 votes as Labour came to power . He briefly returned to television , freelancing for the BBC and Rediffusion 's religious programmes . However , he returned to the House of Commons the following year at a by-election in the safe Conservative seat of East Grinstead . When that constituency was abolished for the 1983 election , he was returned for the new Wealden constituency , and held that seat until he retired at the 2001 general election . Sir Alec Douglas-Home quickly appointed him an Opposition whip , and when Edward Heath became leader that summer he made Johnson-Smith a party vice-chairman . When Heath came to power in 1970 he kept Johnson-Smith at Central Office . Soon afterwards Iain Macleod died suddenly , the party Chairman Anthony Barber taking his place and Johnson-Smith becoming acting chairman . He was never in the running for the top job , despite his popularity among Conservative ladies , and in April 1971 he instead became Under-Secretary for Defence for the Army . Johnson-Smith , who was later to launch a successful campaign on behalf of haemophiliacs who had been given infected blood , fought a long battle to curb the Church of Scientology . The Church had its headquarters near East Grinstead and in 1970 he endured a six-week libel case before a jury vindicated his stance . After the Bloody Sunday killings of January 1972 , he mounted an uncompromising defence of the Parachute Regiment : `` It is bad enough for our troops to have to run all the perils and be shot at by gunmen without having their pain increased by smears in this House . '' In November 1972 Heath moved him sideways to the Civil Service Department , with the remit of sharpening presentation of government policy . His time there was dominated by the Kenneth Littlejohn affair , which was still rumbling on when Heath called a snap election in February 1974 . Johnson-Smith fought a skilful media campaign , but could not prevent Heath losing . When Margaret Thatcher took the leadership , she asked him to oversee media activities at Central Office alongside a fellow television professional , Gordon Reece . After her 1979 election victory he joined the 1922 executive and chaired the party 's backbench media committee . From 1980 to 1996 he chaired the select committee on Member 's Interests , having to field embarrassing questions about the business activities of Mrs Thatcher 's son Mark . Johnson-Smith specialised increasingly in defence . From 1985 he chaired the military committee of the North Atlantic Assembly , and from 1987 to 1997 he led the British delegation . For six years he chaired the Conservative backbench defence committee . He was knighted in 1982 and sworn of the Privy Council in 1996 .",
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"text": "United Kingdom general election, 1900 The United Kingdom general election of 1900 was held between 26 September and 24 October 1900 , following the dissolution of Parliament on 25 September . Also known as the khaki election ( the first of several elections to bear this sobriquet ) , it was held at a time when it was widely believed that the Second Boer War had effectively been won ( though in fact it was to continue for a further two years ) . The Conservatives , led by Lord Salisbury with their Liberal Unionist allies , secured a large majority of 130 , despite securing only 5.6 % more votes than Henry Campbell-Bannerman 's Liberals . This was largely due to the Conservatives winning 163 uncontested seats . The Labour Representation Committee , later to become the Labour Party , participated in a general election for the first time even though they had only been in existence for a few months . As a result , Keir Hardie and Richard Bell were the only LRC members of parliament in 1900 . This was the first time that Winston Churchill was elected to the House of Commons . He had stood in the same seat , Oldham , in a by-election the previous year , but had lost . It was also the final general election of the Victorian era and the 19th century .",
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"text": "Campaign for Social Democracy The Campaign for Social Democracy was a minor political party operating in the United Kingdom in the 1970s . They were formed in September , 1973 by Dick Taverne , who had resigned from the Labour Party , after falling out with his Constituency Labour Party over the European Economic Community . He had formed the Democratic Labour Association in Lincoln and had been elected as an MP for Lincoln under that banner in a by-election in March , 1973 . He formed the Campaign for Social Democracy as an attempt to build a radical non-doctrinaire social democratic movement , and at the February 1974 general election they stood four candidates against leading Labour left-wingers ( including Tony Benn ) . All were unsuccessful ( the highest polling only 2.4 % of the vote in their constituency ) , and the campaign was wound up when the Labour Party won the October general election , making a split in the Labour Party less likely . Such a split did occur in the early 1980s , when leading Labour moderates formed the Social Democratic Party . Category : Defunct political parties in the United Kingdom Category : Political parties established in 1973 Category : Political parties disestablished in 1974",
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"text": "New Labour (disambiguation) New Labour was the campaigning label for the British Labour Party under Tony Blair 's leadership . New Labour may also refer to : NewLabour Party ( New Zealand ) , formed by Jim Anderton after he left the New Zealand Labour Party New Labour Party ( South Africa ) , a minor political party in South Africa New Labour Party ( Egypt ) , a Salafist political party in Egypt New Labour Unity Party , a Fijian political party , which broke away from the Fiji Labour Party",
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"text": "Richard Holme, Baron Holme of Cheltenham Richard Gordon Holme , Baron Holme of Cheltenham CBE , PC ( 27 May 1936 -- 4 May 2008 ) was a British Liberal Democrat politician . Educated at University of Oxford ( BA Jurisprudence ; St John 's College ) and Harvard Business School , Holme joined the Liberal Party in 1959 , and was elected as the party 's President in 1980 and 1981 . He stood unsuccessfully as the Liberal candidate in East Grinstead , West Sussex , in 1964 , and in a 1965 by-election . He then stood in Braintree , Essex , in October 1974 . He later sought election at the more promising Cheltenham at the 1983 general election and at the 1987 general election . He was awarded a CBE in the 1983 New Year 's Honours . After the Liberal Party 's merger with SDP in 1988 , he joined the newly formed Liberal Democrats . He later said that he believed that had the merger happened before the 1987 general election , then the party could have attracted more votes and seats at that election and displaced Labour in the opposition . However , the merger did not happen sooner because of objections from SDP leader David Owen , who resigned later in 1987 . Holme was a close advisor to David Steel when he was leader of the Liberal Party , and to his successor , the first Liberal Democrat leader Paddy Ashdown . He was made a life peer on 29 May 1990 , as Baron Holme of Cheltenham , of Cheltenham in the County of Gloucestershire . In 2000 , he was appointed as a Privy Counsellor . His 1999 appointment as chairman of the Broadcasting Standards Commission was cut short when he was forced to resign after News of the World allegations of multiple adultery and ` bizarre sex games ' . He was a fellow of the British-American Project and chair of the Hansard Society from 2001 to 2007 . Holme also served as a Member of the Board of Advisors for the Global Panel Foundation , a respected NGO that works behind the scenes in crisis areas around the world . Holme died from cancer on 4 May 2008 .",
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"text": "Eastbourne by-election, 1990 The Eastbourne by-election , 1990 was a by-election held on 18 October 1990 for the British House of Commons constituency of Eastbourne in East Sussex . The by-election was caused by the death of the town 's Conservative Party Member of Parliament ( MP ) Ian Gow , who was killed on 30 July 1990 by a bomb placed under his car by the Provisional IRA . The result was a victory for the Liberal Democrat candidate David Bellotti , who defeated the former Conservative MP Richard Hickmet by a majority of 4,550 votes and with more than half the votes cast . The loss came as a shock to many Conservatives who had expected ( not least given the circumstances under which the by-election was held , as well as the fact that it had been retained by a majority of more than 16,000 votes in 1987 ) that they would easily retain the seat . Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe sent a message to voters saying that the IRA would be `` toasting their success '' . It was a welcome success for the Liberal Democrats , formed in March 1988 , after some disastrous early local and European election showings , as well as dismal showings in opinion polls . It came at a time when Conservative support was slumping and Labour was enjoying a comfortable lead in the opinion polls , largely due to the unpopular introduction of poll tax by the Conservative government . However , at the next general election just 18 months later , Bellotti was defeated by over 5,000 votes . The outcome of was symbolic of how the fortunes of the main three political parties had altered in that short time . The Liberal Democrats , who at the time of the Eastbourne success were looking set for a big rise in votes and seats , were left with a reduced number of seats , while the Conservatives were re-elected under new leader John Major ( who had succeeded Margaret Thatcher in November 1990 ) , leaving Labour in opposition for a fourth successive term of parliament - meaning that Neil Kinnock never made it into government as the opinion polls throughout 1990 had all suggested would happen . This remains , as of 2016 , the last by-election resulting from the assassination of a sitting MP that was contested by all of the major parties . Following the next such killing , which occurred in 2016 when Labour MP Jo Cox was attacked and murdered in her constituency , Labour 's major political rivals quickly announced they would not contest the ensuing by-election .",
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"text": "Ian Paisley Ian Richard Kyle Paisley , Baron Bannside , PC ( 6 April 1926 -- 12 September 2014 ) was a loyalist politician and Protestant religious leader from Northern Ireland . He became a Protestant evangelical minister in 1946 and remained one for the rest of his life . In 1951 he co-founded the fundamentalist Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster and was its leader until 2008 . Paisley became known for his fiery sermons and regularly preached and protested against Catholicism , ecumenism and homosexuality . He gained a large group of followers who were referred to as Paisleyites . Paisley became involved in Ulster unionist/loyalist politics in the late 1950s . In the mid-late 1960s , he led and instigated loyalist opposition to the Catholic civil rights movement in Northern Ireland . This led to the outbreak of the Troubles in the late 1960s , a conflict that would engulf Northern Ireland for the next thirty years . In 1970 he became Member of Parliament for North Antrim and the following year he founded the Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP ) , which he would lead for almost forty years . In 1979 he became a Member of the European Parliament . Throughout the Troubles , Paisley was seen as a firebrand and the face of hardline unionism . He opposed all attempts to resolve the conflict through power-sharing between unionists and Irish nationalists/republicans , and all attempts to involve the Republic of Ireland in Northern affairs . His efforts helped bring down the Sunningdale Agreement of 1974 . He also opposed the Anglo-Irish Agreement of 1985 , with less success . His attempts to create a paramilitary movement culminated in Ulster Resistance . Paisley and his party also opposed the Northern Ireland peace process and Good Friday Agreement of 1998 . In 2005 , Paisley 's DUP became the largest unionist party in Northern Ireland , displacing the Ulster Unionist Party ( UUP ) , which had dominated unionist politics since 1905 . In 2007 , following the St Andrews Agreement , the DUP finally agreed to share power with republican party Sinn Féin and consent to all-Ireland governance in certain matters . Paisley and Sinn Féin 's Martin McGuinness became First Minister and deputy First Minister respectively in May 2007 . He stepped down as First Minister and DUP leader in mid-2008 , and left politics in 2011 . Paisley was made a life peer in 2010 as Baron Bannside .",
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"text": "A Journey A Journey is a memoir by Tony Blair of his tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom . Published in the UK on 1 September 2010 , it covers events from when he became leader of the Labour Party in 1994 and transformed it into `` New Labour '' , holding power for a party record three successive terms , to his resignation and replacement as Prime Minister by his Chancellor of the Exchequer , Gordon Brown . Blair donated his # 4.6 million advance , and all subsequent royalties , to the British Armed Forces charity The Royal British Legion . It became the fastest-selling autobiography of all time at the bookstore chain Waterstones . Promotional events were marked by antiwar protests . Two of the book 's major topics are the strains in Blair 's relationship with Brown after Blair allegedly reneged on the pair 's 1994 agreement to step down as Prime Minister much earlier , and his controversial decision to participate in the 2003 invasion of Iraq . Blair discusses Labour 's future after the 2010 general election , his relations with the Royal Family , and how he came to respect President George W. Bush . Reviews were mixed ; some criticised Blair 's writing style , but others called it candid . Gordon Brown was reportedly unhappy over Blair 's comments about him , while David Runciman of The London Review of Books suggested there were episodes from Blair 's troubled relationship with his Chancellor that were absent from A Journey . Labour politician Alistair Darling said the book demonstrates how the country can be changed for the better when a government has a clear purpose , while the New Zealand Listener suggested Blair and his contemporaries had helped to write New Labour 's epitaph . Some families of servicemen and women who were killed in Iraq reacted angrily , with one antiwar commentator dismissing Blair 's regrets over the loss of life . Shortly after the release of A Journey , the screenwriter of the 2006 film The Queen , which depicts Blair 's first months in office , accused Blair of plagiarising a conversation with Elizabeth II from him .",
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"text": "New Labour New Labour refers to a period in the history of the British Labour Party from the mid-1990s until 2010 , under the leadership of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown . The name dates from a conference slogan first used by the party in 1994 ; which was later seen in a draft manifesto published in 1996 , called New Labour , New Life for Britain . It was presented as the brand of a newly reformed party that had altered Clause IV and endorsed market economics . The branding was extensively used while the party was in government , between 1997 and 2010 . The `` New Labour '' brand was developed to regain trust from the electorate and to portray a departure from their traditional democratic socialist policies , which was criticised for its breaking of election promises and its links between trade unions and the state . The `` New Labour '' brand was used to communicate the party 's modernisation to the public . It was coordinated by Alastair Campbell , who centralised the party 's communications and used his experience in journalism to achieve positive media relations . In 2002 , following criticism from Philip Gould , Blair announced the need to reinvent the brand based on a unified domestic policy and greater assertion in foreign affairs . Following the leadership of Neil Kinnock and John Smith , the party under the New Labour brand attempted to widen its electoral appeal , and by the 1997 general election it had made significant gains in the upper and middle-classes . Labour maintained this wider support at the 2001 general election , and won a third consecutive victory in 2005 , for the first time ever in the history of the Labour Party . In 2007 , Blair resigned from the party leadership after thirteen years , and was succeeded by his Chancellor of the Exchequer , Gordon Brown . Labour lost the 2010 general election , which resulted in the first hung parliament in thirty-six years and led to the creation of a Conservative -- Liberal Democrat coalition government ; Brown resigned as Prime Minister , and as Labour Party leader shortly thereafter . He was succeeded as party leader by Ed Miliband , who abandoned the New Labour branding and moved the Labour Party 's political stance slightly further to the left . New Labour was influenced by the political thinking of Anthony Crosland , the leadership of Tony Blair and Gordon Brown , and Peter Mandelson and Alastair Campbell 's media campaigning . The political philosophy of New Labour was influenced by the party 's development of Anthony Giddens ' `` Third Way '' , which attempted to provide a synthesis between capitalism and socialism . The party emphasised the importance of social justice , rather than equality , emphasising the need for equality of opportunity , and believed in the use of free markets to deliver economic efficiency and social justice . In 2002 , Giddens named spin as New Labour 's biggest failure , but commended the party 's success in certain policy areas and at marginalising the Conservative Party .",
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"text": "Shadow Cabinet of Michael Foot Michael Foot was Leader of the Opposition from 4 November 1980 , following his victory in the 1980 leadership election , to 2 October 1983 , when he was replaced by Neil Kinnock at the 1983 leadership election . The 1980 election was triggered by James Callaghan 's loss at the 1979 general election , and Foot 's own disastrous defeat in the 1983 general election . Until 2011 , the Labour MPs elected the bulk of the membership of the Shadow Cabinet . The leader was expected to assign portfolios to those elected , but was able to assign portfolios to MPs not elected to the Shadow Cabinet and to refuse to assign portfolios to elected members . For example , William Rodgers was not given a portfolio despite winning in the 1980 Shadow Cabinet elections . When he left the party months later to help create the Social Democratic Party , Tony Benn automatically joined the Shadow Cabinet . Foot also chose not to give the more radical Benn a portfolio . When Benn lost in the 1981 Shadow Cabinet elections , all the new members received portfolios ( Shadow Minister for Europe became a Shadow Cabinet post for the rest of Foot 's tenure as leader ) .",
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"text": "Alan Lee Williams Alan Lee Williams OBE ( born 29 November 1930 ) is a former president of the Atlantic Treaty Association , a British Labour Party politician , writer and visiting professor of politics at Queen Mary University of London . Williams was educated at John Roan School , Greenwich and worked as a journeyman freeman and craft-owning freeman of the Company of Watermen and Lightermen , between 1945 and 1952 , before attending Ruskin College , Oxford . He was elected a borough councillor in Greenwich in 1952 , at the age of twenty-one , serving until 1955 . He worked as the national youth officer of the Labour Party between 1955 and 1962 and then as the National Youth Officer of the United Nations Association between 1962 and 1966 . He was chairman of the British National Committee of the World Assembly of Youth for four years . He first contested Epsom in 1964 . He was three times elected Member of Parliament ( MP ) for the marginal seat of Hornchurch , being elected in 1966 . He lost to the Conservative John Loveridge in 1970 , but regained the seat in February and was re-elected in October 1974 . He was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Rt Hon Denis Healey MP in his role as Defence Secretary from 1967 to 1970 . In 1974 he was again appointed as a PPS to the Rt Hon Roy Mason , Defence Secretary , remaining his PPS when Mason was appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland . In 1979 he lost again to the Conservative Robin Squire , and has not been an MP since . In 1979 , he was appointed Director-General of the English Speaking Union . In the 1980s , he joined the Social Democratic Party and became Chairman of the SDP 's Defence Committee for four years , later rejoining the Labour Party . He was a long serving member of the Trilateral Commission and served on the Foreign Office 's Advisory Board on Arms Control , and on the Lord Chancellor 's Advisory Board on Public Records . Williams first served with the European Movement as Deputy Director from 1970 until 1972 , and as Director of the British Atlantic Committee between 1972 and 1974 . From 1972 to 1973 , he was Director of the Labour Committee for Europe . During this time he was awarded the Order of the British Empire for services to Europe . In 1978 he was Chairman of Peace through NATO , during the question over the Pershing Cruise Missile Deployment . In 1986 he became Director of the Atlantic Council of the United Kingdom , a member of the Atlantic Treaty Association . He served in this capacity until 2007 . He was elected President of the Atlantic Treaty Association in 2000 , serving until 2003 , and from 2007 held the title of Honorary Vice-President for Life at the Atlantic Council . In 1986 he was made Warden and Chief Executive of Toynbee Hall , the university settlement . He is Chairman of a number of major charities including Transport on Water Association and the Sir William Beveridge Foundation . Alan Lee Williams has written and contributed to several books and articles , including A Radical Future ( 1966 ) , Europe and the Open Sea ( 1966 ) , Crisis in European Defence ( 1979 ) , and other works on defence with his brother , Prof. Geoffrey Lee Williams .",
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"text": "William Beattie (politician) William Beattie ( born 21 September 1942 ) is a former minister of religion and Unionist politician in Northern Ireland . Beattie grew up in Ballymena . In 1965 , he became a student minister at the Dunmurry Free Presbyterian Church , and in 1967 he became a full minister in the Church , led by Ian Paisley . He also joined Paisley 's Protestant Unionist Party ( PUP ) , and became the deputy leader . In 1970 , Beattie was elected to the Northern Ireland House of Commons in a by-election in South Antrim . On the same day , Paisley was elected for Bannside , and the two became the PUP 's first Members of Parliament . Beattie stood for Belfast North in the 1970 general election , but came a distant third , behind the Ulster Unionist and Labour candidates . In 1971 , the PUP formed the Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP ) , and Beattie retained his post as deputy leader . The Parliament was prorogued in 1972 , but Beattie was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly of 1973 , and became deputy chief whip of the United Unionist Assembly Party . He was again elected , to the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention in 1975 , to Lisburn District Council in 1977 , and to the Northern Ireland Assembly of 1982 . Beattie stood in Lagan Valley in the 1983 general election , but again failed to win a seat in the British House of Commons . He resigned from the DUP in the mid-1990s , and retired as a minister on 31 December 2005 .",
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"text": "Northern Ireland Unionist Party The Northern Ireland Unionist Party ( NIUP ) was a small political party in Northern Ireland . It was formed in January 1999 as a splinter party from the UK Unionist Party ( UKUP ) . This split was caused by disagreement between the five UKUP members of the Northern Ireland Assembly . Four of the members disagreed with UKUP leader Robert McCartney 's policy of resigning from the Assembly should Sinn Féin become part of the power-sharing executive . Cedric Wilson , Patrick Roche , Norman Boyd and Roger Hutchinson disagreed with McCartney , wanting to remain in the Assembly to challenge unionists in favour of the Belfast Agreement . McCartney disciplined these members in their absence and , in response , they left the UKUP and formed the NIUP . Led by Wilson , the new party argued that it had the support of the grassroots membership of the UKUP , but McCartney disputed this . Subsequently , Hutchinson left the NIUP on 30 November 1999 , sitting as an independent Unionist for a period before joining the Democratic Unionist Party ( DUP ) . He then left the DUP and unsuccessfully contested the 2003 Assembly Election as an independent Unionist . The NIUP opposed the Belfast Agreement and the reformation of the Royal Ulster Constabulary to the Police Service Northern Ireland . They described their position as `` principled unionism . '' In its first electoral test , the party polled very poorly in the 2001 General Election and in local elections held on the same day , winning no Westminster or council seats . In the 2003 Assembly Election , the NIUP won no seats at all . The NIUP consistently a low level of support and mainly contested the constituencies represented by its four Assembly members . In 2001 , it received 1,794 votes in the general election and 1,818 votes in the local elections . This fell to 1,350 in the 2003 Assembly election . Its share of the vote across Northern Ireland was around 0.2 % in each case . The party 's submission of accounts for 2004 stated that the party was `` inactive '' during this period and there is no evidence of subsequent activity . Wilson stood as an independent candidate in the Strangford constituency at the 2007 Assembly Election where he polled 305 votes ( 0.8 % ) , thus finishing last out of the fifteen candidates . The NIUP voluntarily deregistered as a political party on 10 March 2008 .",
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"text": "List of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, 1980–99 This is a complete list of Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for the years 1980 -- 1999 . Note that the first parliament of the United Kingdom was held in 1801 ; parliaments between 1707 and 1800 were either parliaments of Great Britain or of Ireland ) . For Acts passed up until 1707 see List of Acts of the Parliament of England and List of Acts of the Parliament of Scotland . For Acts passed from 1707 to 1800 see List of Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain . See also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Ireland . For Acts of the devolved parliaments and assemblies in the United Kingdom , see the List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament from 1999 , the List of Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly , and the List of Acts and Measures of the National Assembly for Wales ; see also the List of Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland . The number shown after each Act 's title is its chapter number . Acts passed before 1963 are cited using this number , preceded by the year ( s ) of the reign during which the relevant parliamentary session was held ; thus the Union with Ireland Act 1800 is cited as `` 39 & 40 Geo . 3 c. 67 '' , meaning the 67th Act passed during the session that started in the 39th year of the reign of George III and which finished in the 40th year of that reign . Note that the modern convention is to use Arabic numerals in citations ( thus `` 41 Geo . 3 '' rather than `` 41 Geo . III '' ) . Note also that Acts of the last session of the Parliament of Great Britain and the first session of the Parliament of the United Kingdom are both cited as `` 41 Geo . 3 '' . Acts passed from 1963 onwards are simply cited by calendar year and chapter number . __ NOTOC __",
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"text": "Suffolk County Council election, 2009 Elections to Suffolk County Council were held on 4 June 2009 as part of the 2009 United Kingdom local elections on the same day as the elections to the European Parliament . 75 councillors were elected from 63 electoral divisions , which returned either one or two county councillors each by first-past-the-post voting for a four-year term of office . The electoral divisions were the same as those used at the previous election in 2004 . Labour and the Conservatives were the only parties with candidates standing in all sixty-three electoral divisions . The Liberal Democrats and the Green Party were the only other parties which fielded enough candidates to achieve a majority . All locally registered electors ( British , Irish , Commonwealth and European Union citizens ) who were aged 18 or over on Thursday 4 June 2009 were entitled to vote in the local elections . Those who were temporarily away from their ordinary address ( for example , away working , on holiday , in student accommodation or in hospital ) were also entitled to vote in the local elections , although those who had moved abroad and registered as overseas electors can not vote in the local elections . It is possible to register to vote at more than one address ( such as a university student who had a term-time address and lives at home during holidays ) at the discretion of the local Electoral Register Office , but it remains an offence to vote more than once in the same local government election .",
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"text": "History of the Labour Party (Ireland) The Labour Party has been part of the political scene in the Republic of Ireland throughout that state 's existence . Although never attracting majority support , it has repeatedly participated in coalition governments . The party was established in 1912 by James Connolly and others as the political wing of the Irish Trade Union Congress . It intended to participate in a Dublin Parliament that would follow passage of the Home Rule Act 1914 , which was suspended on the outbreak of World War I. Connolly was executed following the Easter Rising in 1916 , and was succeeded as leader by Thomas Johnson . The party stood aside from the elections of 1918 and 1921 , but despite divisions over acceptance of the Anglo-Irish Treaty it did well in the 1922 elections , initially forming the main opposition party in the Dáil Éireann ( parliament ) of the Irish Free State . The subsequent years were marked by rivalry between factions led by William X. O'Brien and James Larkin , with William Norton becoming leader . Between 1932 and 1938 the Labour Party supported Éamon de Valera 's minority Fianna Fáil government . From 1948 -- 1951 and from 1954 -- 1957 the Labour Party entered government alongside Fine Gael and other parties , with Norton as deputy prime minister . During this period the party also stood for elections in Northern Ireland , after a split in the Northern Ireland Labour Party . In 1960 Brendan Corish became the new Labour leader . As leader he advocated and introduced more socialist policies to the party . Between 1973 and 1987 Labour three times more went into coalition governments with Fine Gael . Dick Spring became leader in 1982 , amid growing controversy within the party over these coalitions and the growth of parties to the left of Labour . In 1990 Mary Robinson became President of Ireland with Labour support . After mergers with the Democratic Socialist Party and the Independent Socialist Party , Labour performed well in the 1992 general election and formed a coalition with Fianna Fáil , with Spring as deputy prime minister , then in 1994 without a further election joined a coalition with Fine Gael and Democratic Left ( the `` Rainbow Coalition '' ) . After defeat in the 1997 general election , Labour merged with Democratic Left , and the former Democratic Left member Pat Rabbitte became leader in 2002 . Rabbitte implemented the `` Mullingar Accord '' , a pre-election voting pact with Fine Gael , but this did not lead to greater election success for Labour in the 2007 elections , and Rabbitte resigned to be replaced by Eamon Gilmore . The 2011 general election saw one of Labour 's best results , with over 19 % of the first-preference votes . Labour once more entered a coalition government with Fine Gael , and the Irish presidential election later that year saw the Labour Party 's candidate , Michael D. Higgins , elected as President . However , Labour in government experienced a series of dismissals and resignations among its members in the Dáil . In 2014 , Gilmore resigned as party leader after Labour 's poor performance in the European and local elections , and Joan Burton was elected as the new leader .",
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"text": "Blatcherism Blatcherism is a term formed as a portmanteau of the names of two British politicians , Tony Blair ( Labour Party ) and Margaret Thatcher ( Conservative Party ) . It has been used by critics of monetarism and neo-liberal economics to refer to the thesis that a policy model of the Thatcher government , distinct from One Nation Conservatism , was resurrected when Blair came to power . It echoed ` Butskellism ' , frequently used to describe the post-war consensus on a mixed economy with moderate state intervention to promote social goals , particularly in education and health . Editorial comment by Red Pepper before the 1997 General Election that brought Blair to power may be the earliest usage . Another early sighting of this term was in 2001 , used by Brian Lee Crowley , a Canadian commentator . The term has also been used , for example , by the journalist Alexander Cockburn , in preference to Blairism .",
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"text": "Kingdom of Great Britain The United Kingdom of Great Britain , officially Great Britain , was a sovereign state in western Europe from 1 May 1707 to 31 December 1800 . The state came into being following the Treaty of Union in 1706 , ratified by the Acts of Union 1707 , which united the kingdoms of England and Scotland to form a single kingdom encompassing the whole island of Great Britain and its outlying islands . It did not include Ireland , which remained a separate realm . The unitary state was governed by a single parliament and government that was based in Westminster . The former kingdoms had been in personal union since James VI , King of Scots , became King of England and King of Ireland in 1603 following the death of Queen Elizabeth I , bringing about a `` Union of the Crowns '' . Also after the accession of George I to the throne of Great Britain in 1714 , the kingdom was in a personal union with the Electorate of Hanover . The early years of the unified kingdom were marked by Jacobite risings which ended in defeat for the Stuart cause at Culloden in 1746 . Later on in 1763 , victory in the Seven Years ' War led to the dominance of the British Empire , which was to become the foremost global power for over a century and later grew to become the largest empire in history . On 1 January 1801 , the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland were merged to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland . In 1922 , five-sixths of Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom and the state was renamed the `` United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland '' -- a title it has retained to date .",
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"text": "Free England Party The Free England Party was a right-wing political party in the United Kingdom , which campaigned for English independence . Founded in 2008 , and registered with the Electoral Commission in February of that year , it was at the time the largest English civic nationalist party in the United Kingdom . The Free England Party was formed in 2008 by Andrew Constantine and Richard Aitkins , both former members of the English Democrats . The party was formed due to the alleged `` appalling mismanagement of England by the British government '' , following the devolution legislation enacted in the 1990s by Tony Blair 's Labour government . The party was disbanded in 2009 after some of the leadership tried to force the party into an ethnic nationalist direction .",
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"text": "Heath ministry Edward Heath , of the Conservative Party , formed the Heath ministry and became Prime Minister of the United Kingdom on 19 June 1970 , following the 18 June general election . Heath 's ministry ended after the February 1974 general election , which produced a hung parliament , leading to the formation of a minority government by Harold Wilson of the Labour Party . Heath had been elected leader of the Conservative Party in 1965 to succeed Alec Douglas Home , within a few months of the party 's election defeat after 13 years in government . His first general election as leader the following year ended in defeat as Wilson 's Labour government increased its majority . The Conservatives enjoyed a surge in support over the next two years as the British economy went through a period of fluctuation being growth and contraction , with unemployment rising significantly , but when Harold Wilson called a general election for June 1970 , the opinion polls all pointed towards a third successive Labour victory . It was a major surprise when the Conservatives won with a majority of 30 seats . The government of Edward Heath initially enjoyed a strong economy and relatively low unemployment , and by 1973 Britain had entered the European Economic Community . But then came the 1973 oil crisis , and just before Christmas , Heath declared a `` three day week '' in which the use of offices , factories and most public buildings was reduced to three days a week . He also faced a battle with the unions over pay freezes and restraints , which sparked a rise in strikes . The economy also entered a recession . Heath 's response in February 1974 was to call a general election , urging the voters to decide whether it was the government or the unions which ran Britain . The election on 28 February 1974 resulted in a hung parliament , in which the Tories had the most votes but Labour had the most seats . After talks with the Liberals about forming a coalition government failed , Labour formed a minority government on 4 March . A second general election was widely anticipated later in 1974 , and was called by Harold Wilson for 10 October , in which the Labour Party gained a three-seat majority . This meant that Wilson had now won four of the five general elections he had contested , while Heath had now lost three of his four general elections , and it seemed inevitable that his leadership would soon end .",
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"text": "Mariah Carey Mariah Carey ( born March 27 , 1969 or 1970 ) is an American singer , songwriter , record producer , and actress . In 1990 , she rose to fame with the release of `` Vision of Love '' from her eponymous debut album . The album produced four chart-topping singles in the US and began what would become a string of commercially successful albums which solidified the singer as Columbias highest selling act . Carey and Boyz II Men spent a record sixteen weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 in 1995 -- 96 with `` One Sweet Day , '' which remains the longest-running number-one song in US chart history . Following a contentious divorce from Sony Music head Tommy Mottola , Carey adopted a new image and traversed towards hip hop with the release of Butterfly ( 1997 ) . In 1998 , she was honored as the world 's best-selling recording artist of the 1990s at the World Music Awards and subsequently named the best-selling female artist of the millennium in 2000 . Carey parted with Columbia in 2000 , and signed a record-breaking $ 100 million recording contract with Virgin Records America . In the weeks prior to the release of her film Glitter and its accompanying soundtrack in 2001 , she suffered a physical and emotional breakdown and was hospitalized for severe exhaustion . The project was poorly received and led to a general decline in the singer 's career . Carey 's recording contract was bought out for $ 50 million by Virgin and she signed a multi-million dollar deal with Island Records the following year . After a relatively unsuccessful period , she returned to the top of music charts with The Emancipation of Mimi ( 2005 ) . The album became the best-selling album in the US and the second best-seller worldwide in 2005 and produced `` We Belong Together , '' which became her most successful single of the 2000s , and was later named `` Song of the Decade '' by Billboard . Carey once again ventured into film with a well-received supporting role in Precious ( 2009 ) , and was awarded the `` Breakthrough Performance Award '' at the Palm Springs International Film Festival . Throughout her career , Carey has sold more than 200 million records worldwide , making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time . According to the RIAA , she is the third-best-selling female artist in the United States , with 63.5 million certified albums . With the release of `` Touch My Body '' ( 2008 ) , Carey gained her 18th number-one single in the United States , more than any other solo artist . In 2012 , the singer was ranked second on VH1 's list of the `` 100 Greatest Women in Music . '' Aside from her commercial accomplishments , Carey has won 5 Grammy Awards , 19 World Music Awards , 11 American Music Awards , and 14 Billboard Music Awards and has been consistently credited with inspiring a generation of singers . Referred to as the `` songbird supreme '' by the Guinness World Records , she has a five-octave vocal range , power , melismatic style and signature use of the whistle register .",
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"text": "Number 1's (video) # 1 's is Mariah Carey 's sixth VHS/DVD release . A collection of the music videos of her U.S. number-one singles ( songs that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 ) up to that time , the home video was originally released on VHS in December 7 , 1999 , while the DVD was released on February 1 , 2000 . A year before this , Carey had released a greatest hits compilation , # 1 's , which included her thirteen U.S. number-one singles up to that point . The DVD of the same name is based on that album , but by the time of its release , Carey had already scored a fourteenth U.S. number one , `` Heartbreaker '' , from her latest studio release Rainbow . Its music video and the video of its remix ( as a bonus track ) were thus included on the DVD . During the month of the DVD 's release , Carey had also earned her fifteenth number one single , `` Thank God I Found You '' . The DVD does not include the official music videos for `` Vision of Love '' , `` Love Takes Time '' , and `` Someday , '' as she admitted that she did not like some of her early music videos . They are replaced by live performances culled from previous DVD/video releases . # 1 's was re-released in 2008 as part of Mariah Carey : DVD Collection , a 2DVD set including also Fantasy : Mariah Carey at Madison Square Garden . The video features a shortened version from the original , without the introductory sections per track .",
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"text": "Superstar Superstar is a term used to refer to some one who has great popular appeal and is widely known , prominent , or successful in some field . Celebrities referred to as `` superstars '' may include individuals who work as actors , actresses , musicians , athletes , and other media-based professions .",
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"text": "The World's Famous Supreme Team The World 's Famous Supreme Team was an American hip hop radio show crew and recording group from the early 1980s . Members included See Divine the Mastermind and Just Allah the Superstar ( now known as JazzyJust the Superstar ) , among others . Their pioneering radio show started in 1979 on WHBI-FM 105.9 broadcasting from Newark , New Jersey , and featured Mr. Magic before he went on to host the first rap show on a major radio station , The Rap Attack on WBLS . The group rose to international prominance when punk impresario Malcolm McLaren recruited See Devine and Just Allah and samples of their radio show for his surprise hip hop hit , 1982 's `` Buffalo Gals '' , and the full album follow-up , Duck Rock ( 1983 ) . They are credited as the first hip hop group to incorporate Five Percent teachings and slang into their music , and their appearances on Duck Rock contains the first instances on record - a trait that would become increasingly predominant in the late '80s and '90s . The World Famous Supreme Team released their own hit single `` Hey DJ '' in 1984 , which would appear on their only album , Rappin ' ( 1986 ) . The group reunited with McLaren for the 1990 album , Round the Outside ! Round the Outside ! . `` Hey , DJ '' was later sampled on the Mariah Carey song `` Honey '' , popularising its use for a new generation .",
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"text": "Duets (Linda Ronstadt album) Duets is a compilation album by Linda Ronstadt . It was released on the Rhino Records label in April 2014 , a few days before Ronstadt 's induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame . The album peaked at number 32 on the Billboard album chart - Ronstadt 's highest charting album in 24 years . The songs on the album were all previously released with the exception of `` Pretty Bird '' . In his review for AllMusic critic Stephen Thomas Erlewine states that `` generally , this Duets emphasizes the sweeter , softer , and slower side of Ronstadt , a move that makes for pleasant listening '' . As of December , 2016 , this release had sold a total of 81,316 copies per Nielsen SoundScan .",
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"text": "List of million-selling singles in the United Kingdom A million-selling single is regarded by the Official Charts Company ( OCC ) as one that has sold at least 1 million copies since the start of the UK Singles Chart in November 1952 . As well as a traditional purchase of a physical record , a sale can represent one permanent digital download of a track ( physical singles usually consist of two songs , although both are only included in sales figures for double A sides or where both receive a high level of interest and airplay ) . Both British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) - certified awards ( Silver , Gold and Platinum ) and the weekly charts now include audio streaming but these are not included in the sales figures published by the OCC . Certified awards can also include shipments ( sales to trade ) . The OCC and Music Week regularly announce when a record becomes a million seller . , 167 singles have sold 1 million copies in the UK . Of these , 108 were originally released in the 20th century ( 70 of them selling 1 million before the year 2000 ) and the remainder were released between 2000 and 2014 . The most recently released single to become a million-seller is `` Uptown Funk '' by Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars , which was released in December 2014 and passed a million sales ten weeks later in February 2015 . Bing Crosby 's `` White Christmas '' is the earliest release : originally 1942 , although only sales from 1952 onwards are counted . The year in which the most million-sellers were released is 2011 , with twelve ; while a record 36 releases from both the 1990s and the 2010s have sold a million copies . Only two million sellers have failed to reach the top 5 on the UK Singles Chart : Snow Patrol 's `` Chasing Cars '' and Journey 's `` Do n't Stop Believin ' '' , both of which peaked at number 6 .",
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"text": "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 .",
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"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 '' .",
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"text": "Big year A big year is an informal competition among birders to see who can identify by sight or sound the largest number of species of birds within a single calendar year and within a specific geographical area . Popularized in North America , big years are commonly done within single US states and Canadian provinces , as well as within larger areas such as the entire world , the lower 48 continental U.S. states , or within the official American Birding Association Area . The ABA big year record of 783 species ( including provisional ABA records ) was set by John Weigel of Australia in 2016 . The world big year record of 6,833 species was set in 2016 by Arjan Dwarshuis of the Netherlands .",
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"text": "Yeh, Yeh `` Yeh Yeh '' is a Latin soul tune that was written as an instrumental by Rodgers Grant and Pat Patrick , and first recorded by Mongo Santamaría on his 1963 album Watermelon Man . Lyrics were written for it shortly thereafter by Jon Hendricks of the vocal group Lambert , Hendricks & Ross . This version of the song was taken to the top of the UK Singles Chart in January 1965 by Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames ( b/w `` Preach and Teach '' , Columbia DB 7428 ) , breaking The Beatles ' long-term hold on the number one spot ( of five weeks with `` I Feel Fine '' ) , and a month later appeared on the US Billboard pop singles chart to peak at # 21 . ( The US single edited out the saxophone solo break . ) Interviewed after the 2003 Jools Holland Spring Hootennany , where he had played a `` dynamite version '' of the song , Fame explained that the arrangement had been written by Tubby Hayes . Other notable covers include those by pop/rock duo They Might Be Giants on their Mink Car album , and Matt Bianco , who covered the song in 1985 , reaching number 13 in the UK Singles Chart ( the single version was then included in their second eponymous album in 1986 , while the respective CD edition of the album only contained its 12 '' Dance Mix -- both versions featured on the MC edition of the long playing work , depending upon the various countries ) . British actor and musician Hugh Laurie also included a live cover version of Yeh , Yeh on his album Did n't It Rain . In 1986 , Australian recording artist Kate Ceberano recorded a version for her album , Kate Ceberano and her Septet . In 2001 , They Might Be Giants recorded a cover of the song for their Mink Car album . In 2015 Canadian jazz singer-songwriter and pianist Diana Krall covered the song for her 12th studio album , Wallflower , together with Georgie Fame .",
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"text": "Christmas Time Is in the Air Again `` Christmas Time is in the Air Again '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her second Christmas album and thirteenth studio album , Merry Christmas II You ( 2010 ) . It was written and produced by Carey in collaboration with Broadway composer Marc Shaiman . Lyrically , it is about finding love during the Christmas season . The track garnered positive reviews from critics , with one describing it as an outstanding performance and the only song on the album that could compare to one of Carey 's previous Christmas singles , `` All I Want for Christmas Is You '' . It was released as a single in December 2012 . An accompanying lyric video was released , and Carey has performed `` Christmas Time Is in the Air Again '' live on NBC 's Christmas in Rockefeller Centre event and during her December 2014 Beacon Theatre residency called All I Want For Christmas Is You , A Night of Joy & Festivity .",
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"text": "List of best-selling singles According to Guinness World Records , `` White Christmas '' ( 1942 ) by Bing Crosby is the best-selling single worldwide , with estimated sales of over 50 million copies . The song recognized as `` the best-selling single of all time '' was released before the pop/rock singles-chart era and `` was listed as the world 's best-selling single in the first-ever Guinness Book of Records ( published in 1955 ) and -- remarkably -- still retains the title more than 50 years later . '' Guinness World Records states that double A-side charity single `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' / `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' ( 1997 ) by Elton John , a tribute to the late Diana , Princess of Wales , is `` the biggest-selling single since UK and US singles charts began in the 1950s , having accumulated worldwide sales of 33 million copies , '' making it the second-best-selling single of all time . The list is split between physical ( mainly CD and vinyl ) singles and digitally downloaded tracks which first became available to purchase in the early 2000s . The sales of singles that are italicized are the compilation of sales in available markets instead of a worldwide sales figure . These sales figures are therefore neither complete nor definitive .",
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"text": "E=MC² (Mariah Carey album) E = MC ² is the eleventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey . It was released in the United States on April 15 , 2008 by Island Records . The singer began recording the album in 2007 in Anguilla , after writing and composing most of its material during and after her 2006 Adventures of Mimi Tour . Carey worked with several notable songwriters and producers during the course of the project , including Jermaine Dupri , Bryan-Michael Cox , Stargate , The-Dream , Tricky Stewart , Scott Storch and Danja . The album revealed a more personal side of the singer , illustrated in its declarative theme of emancipation from her previous marriage , and from her personal and professional setbacks . Although it shared similar vocal production as well as an inclination to her signature pop and R&B ballads , the album also encompassed a variety of dance-oriented and uptempo styles . It was meant to be a continuation , or a second part of her tenth studio album , The Emancipation of Mimi ( 2005 ) . Carey collaborated with a number of artists on the album , including T-Pain , Damian Marley and Young Jeezy . Though considered by critics very similar to the formula its predecessor had been built on , E = MC ² included other genres she had never explored , such as reggae , and her continued recording of gospel-influenced hymns . E = MC ² was generally well received by music critics , with many complimenting the record 's broad genre influences , and musical and production styles . Some critics , however , felt that the album was too similar to The Emancipation of Mimi , and did n't offer anything new from the formula . The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with opening week sales of 463,000 copies ; the highest first-week sales of Carey 's career . It opened inside the top-five on the albums chart in Australia , Canada , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . The album achieved worldwide sales of over 2.5 million copies . Four singles were commission in promotion of the album . The album 's lead single , `` Touch My Body '' , became Carey 's eighteenth chart topper on the Billboard Hot 100 , making her the solo artist with the most number one singles in United States history , surpassing the record held by Elvis Presley . Additionally , it gave Carey her 79th week atop the chart , tying Presley for most weeks at number one . It achieved strong worldwide charting , peaking within the top five of the singles charts in Italy , Japan , New Zealand , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . `` Bye Bye '' served as the album 's second release . Although hailed by critics , and expected to have achieved large commercial success , the song stalled at number nineteen on the Hot 100 , and managed to chart weakly internationally . Both the third and fourth singles , `` I 'll Be Lovin ' U Long Time '' and `` I Stay in Love '' failed to garner success in any prominent music market .",
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"text": "Always Be My Baby `` Always Be My Baby '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey from her fifth studio album Daydream ( 1995 ) . It was released by Columbia Records in March 9 , 1996 as the third US single and fourth overall . The song was written by Carey , Jermaine Dupri and Manuel Seal . A mid-tempo song , its lyrics describe the feeling of attachment and unity the singer feels towards her estranged lover , even though they are no longer together , she says he will always be a part of her and will `` always be her baby '' even after they move on . Music critics praised `` Always Be My Baby '' and it was a commercial success , becoming Carey 's 11th chart topper on the US Billboard Hot 100 , tying her with Madonna and Whitney Houston for most number-one singles for a female artist at the time . It spent two weeks atop the chart and became Carey 's eighth chart topper on the Canadian Singles Chart . In other regions , the song performed well , peaking at number three in the United Kingdom , number five in New Zealand , number 17 in Australia and in the top 20 in most music markets where it charted . The song 's music video features scenes of Carey frolicking by a campsite in upstate New York , as well as swinging on a large swing over a lake . Additional inter-cuts include scenes of two children , one male and female , sneaking out at night and spending time together by a campfire similar to Carey 's location . Most scenes from the video were filmed at The Fresh Air Fund 's Camp Mariah , named after Mariah Carey for her generous support and dedication to Fresh Air Fund children . The song was performed live during her Daydream World Tour ( 1996 ) and many of her future tours and concerts . `` Always Be My Baby '' was also featured in Carey 's compilation albums : Number 1 's ( 1998 ) , Greatest Hits ( 2001 ) , The Ballads ( 2008 ) and Number 1 to Infinity ( 2015 ) .",
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"text": "The Art of Letting Go `` The Art of Letting Go '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey for her fourteenth studio album , Me . I Am Mariah ... The Elusive Chanteuse ( 2014 ) . It was written and produced by Carey and Rodney `` Darkchild '' Jerkins , and premiered via Facebook on November 11 , 2013 , as the second single from the album , following a digital release the same day worldwide . Jermaine Dupri , Carey 's longtime collaborator and her then-manager , had the idea to premiere the song via Facebook to attract her die hard fans , however , Carey faced problems when an unmastered version of the song was uploaded in place of its final mix , leading the singer to premiere the intended version hours later with an apology and explanation . `` The Art of Letting Go '' is an orchestral old-school R&B song , with influences of gospel music , having piano , strings and guitar as its main instrumentation . Lyrically , the song talks about the art and the power of letting go of people and things that are not good in our lives , which can be hurtful and difficult , but extremely necessary . The song received largely positive reviews from music critics , who compared the song to her debut single , `` Vision of Love '' ( 1990 ) , while also praising its minimalistic production and her vocals towards the end of the song . Despite the positive response , the song failed to impact the charts elsewhere , reaching the low regions of the countries it charted .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Billboard Top Rock'n'Roll Hits: 1955 Billboard Top Rock 'n' Roll Hits : 1955 is a compilation album released by Rhino Records in 1988 , featuring 10 hit recordings from 1955 . The volume is the first in a series of albums by Rhino Records that chronicled years in music , starting from 1955 and continuing through 1995 . Each of the albums issued in the series included a `` Time Capsule '' in its liner notes . These notes served as a synopsis for the year featured on the album , including the top news headlines , sports events , television programs and trends in fashion and popular culture . The track lineups tended to feature most of the year 's top 10 hits , although some of the year 's most popular songs on a given album were not included for various reasons -- most commonly , licensing restrictions . This would be most evident for several of Rhino 's Billboard volumes covering the 1960s , where songs by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones were not included . In such cases , other songs that were among the most popular of the year were substituted . For the 1955 track lineup , just one song topped the Billboard Best Sellers in Stores chart : `` Rock Around the Clock '' by Bill Haley & His Comets . Also included was `` Sincerely '' by The Moonglows , whose version -- which topped the Top Rhythm & Blues Songs chart -- was used in place of The McGuire Sisters ' version , which reached No. 1 on the Best Sellers in Stores mainstream chart . Most of the other songs reached the top 10 of one of the three charts Billboard had in place at the time -- the Best Sellers in Stores , Most Played by Jockeys and Most Played in Jukeboxes . Rhino 's mainstream pop top hits volumes for the years 1955 through 1974 were titled `` Billboard Top Rock 'n' Roll Hits . '' Starting with the 1975 volume and continuing through the 1995 entry , the series became known as `` Billboard Top Hits . ''",
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"text": "Entertainer of the Year Entertainer of the Year is the twenty-first studio album by American country music singer-songwriter , Loretta Lynn . It was released on February 26 , 1973 , by MCA Records . Entertainer of the Year was titled after Lynn received the `` Entertainer of the Year '' award from the Country Music Association the previous year , becoming the first woman to win that award . The one and only single from the album was released in late 1972 , `` Rated X '' . The song was a self-penned song by Lynn and peaked at # 1 on the Billboard country chart in 1973 , her first # 1 hit since 1971 , and became also one of her more controversial songs , describing the double-standard frequently endured by divorced women at the time . The album was Lynn 's first studio album of 1973 , and Lynn would end up releasing an additional two for the year . The album was very successful on the Billboard album charts , peaking at # 1 on the Top Country Albums chart , and did not chart on the Billboard 200 . The album became Lynn 's fourth album to top the Top Country Albums chart . The album was Lynn 's first released on the MCA Records label , after the Decca label was retired by the company .",
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"text": "Chicken Dance The `` Chicken Dance '' , also known as the Birdie Song or the Chicken Song , is an oom-pah song and its associated fad dance is now a contemporary dance throughout the Western world . The song was composed by accordion ( Handharmonika ) player Werner Thomas from Davos , Switzerland , in the 1950s .",
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"text": "Celine Dion Céline Marie Claudette Dion , ( -LSB- ˈdiːɒn -RSB- -LSB- seˈlɪn dziˈjɔ̃ -RSB- ; born 30 March 1968 ) is a Canadian singer and businesswoman . Born into a large family from Charlemagne , Quebec , Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record . Dion first gained international recognition in the 1980s by winning both the 1982 Yamaha World Popular Song Festival and the 1988 Eurovision Song Contest where she represented Switzerland . Following a series of French albums during the 1980s , she signed on to Epic Records in the United States . In 1990 , Dion released her debut English-language album , Unison , establishing herself as a viable pop artist in North America and other English-speaking areas of the world . During the 1990s , with the help of Angélil , she achieved worldwide fame after releasing several English albums along with additional French albums . Her albums , Falling into You ( 1996 ) and Let 's Talk About Love ( 1997 ) , were both certified diamond in the US while D'eux ( 1995 ) became the best-selling French-language album of all time . She also scored a series of international number-one hits , including `` Nothing Broken but My Heart '' , `` The Power of Love '' , `` Think Twice '' , `` Because You Loved Me '' , `` It 's All Coming Back to Me Now '' , `` My Heart Will Go On '' , and `` I 'm Your Angel . '' However , in 1999 at the height of her success , Dion announced a hiatus from entertainment to start a family and spend time with her husband , who had been diagnosed with cancer . She returned to the top of pop music in 2002 and signed to perform nightly in A New Day ... ( 2003 -- 07 ) , a five-star theatrical show at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace , on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise , Nevada . It became the most successful residency show of all time , grossing US $ 385 million . Dion 's music has been influenced by genres ranging from rock and R&B to gospel and classical . Her recordings are mainly in French and English , although she also sings in Spanish , Italian , German , Latin , Japanese , and Mandarin Chinese . While her releases have often received mixed critical reception , she is regarded as one of pop music 's most influential voices . Dion has won five Grammy Awards , including Album of the Year and Record of the Year . She is the second best-selling female artist in the US during the Nielsen SoundScan era . In 2003 , Dion was honoured by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ( IFPI ) for selling over 50 million albums in Europe . Dion remains the best-selling Canadian artist and one of the best-selling artists of all time with record sales of over 200 million copies worldwide .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "No Limit Records No Limit Records is an American record label founded by rapper , entrepreneur and CEO Percy `` Master P '' Miller . The label 's albums were distributed by Priority Records , Universal Music Group and Koch Records . The label included artists such as Snoop Dogg , Mercedes , Silkk the Shocker , Mystikal , Mia X , Mac , C-Murder , Magic , Short Circuit , Lil Soldiers , Romeo Miller , Fiend , Kane & Abel , Soulja Slim , among others .",
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"text": "Priority Records Priority Records is an American distribution company and record label known for many highly successful artists including Eazy-E , Ice Cube , MC Ren , Dr. Dre , Ice-T , Jay-Z , Mack 10 , Master P , Mia X , Mystikal , N.W.A , Snoop Dogg , Silkk the Shocker & Westside Connection amongst others . It also distributed many highly successful hip hop record labels including Death Row Records , Hoo-Bangin ' Records , No Limit Records , Posthuman Records , Rap-A-Lot Records , Rawkus Records , Roc-A-Fella Records , Ruthless Records & Wu-Tang Records amongst others .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Capitol Records Capitol Records , LLC ( also referred to simply as Capitol and Hollywood and Vine ) is an American record label which operates as a division of the Capitol Music Group . The label was founded as the first West Coast-based record label in the United States in 1942 by industry insiders Johnny Mercer , Buddy DeSylva and Glenn E. Wallichs . In 1955 , the label was acquired by the British music conglomerate EMI as its North American subsidiary . EMI was later acquired by Universal Music Group in 2012 and was merged with the company in 2013 , making Capitol Records and the Capitol Music Group both a part of the Universal Music Group . Capitol Records ' circular headquarter building located in Los Angeles is a recognized landmark of California . Artists currently signed to Capitol Records include but are not limited to the Beatles , Paul McCartney , Mary J. Blige , the Beach Boys , Beastie Boys , Neil Diamond , Eagles , Katy Perry , Brian Wilson , Beck , Avenged Sevenfold , 5 Seconds of Summer , Don Henley , Sam Smith , Emeli Sandé , Troye Sivan , Liam Payne and Niall Horan .",
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"text": "Death Row Records Death Row Records is an American record company founded in 1991 by Dr. Dre , The D.O.C. , Dick Griffey and Suge Knight . Many west coast artists were on the label such as Dr. Dre , Snoop Dogg , Tupac Shakur , The Outlawz , The Lady of Rage , MC Hammer , Young Soldierz , Sam Sneed , LBC Crew , RBX , Michel ` le , Jewell , Danny Boy , DJ Quik , O.F.T.B. , Nate Dogg , and the rap group Tha Dogg Pound consisting of rappers Kurupt , Daz Dillinger , Soopafly , and many others . Death Row Records was making $ 100 million a year and by 1996 most of the aforementioned artists departed from the label after the death of Shakur . The company filed for bankruptcy in 2006 and on January 15 , 2009 , was auctioned to entertainment development company WIDEawake Entertainment Group , Inc. for $ 18 million .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Crypt Records Crypt Records is an independent record label founded by American-born Tim Warren in 1983 . The label has been headquartered variously in Hamburg , Germany and in several locations in the United States . Crypt is perhaps best known for issuing the ten-volume Back From The Grave Series of 1960s garage punk compilations , although its other reissues and releases include surf , rockabilly , punk rock , exotica , garage punk , original rhythm and blues , and soul music .",
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"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 ' .",
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"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 ) .",
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"text": "Perspective Records Perspective Records was an American record label , launched in 1991 by the producing team Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis , through a joint venture with A&M Records -- which Jam & Lewis had had a prosperous working relationship with throughout the 1980s , with several of its major acts including Janet Jackson , The Human League , and label founder Herb Alpert . Acts on Perspective 's roster included Bobby Ross Avila , Smooth , Mint Condition , Lo-Key , Solo , Sounds of Blackness , Young Zee , and Ann Nesby . From 1993 to 1996 , A&M Records released most of its own urban acts through Perspective . In 1997 , Jam and Lewis resigned as the label 's CEOs , but remained consultants . Over the next year , Perspective continued to release recordings by the current artists for the sake of fulfilling contractual obligations with them . The company was dismantled , and absorbed into A&M Records , in early 1999 -- per the merger of A&M 's PolyGram parent and Universal Music Group .",
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"text": "Snoop Dogg discography The discography of American rapper Snoop Dogg of fifteen studio albums , four collaborative albums , seventeen compilation albums , one extended play , twenty mixtapes , 127 singles ( including seventy-four as a featured artist ) , and fourteen promotional singles . He has sold over 23.5 million albums in United States and 37 million albums worldwide . He has garnered fourteen top ten singles on the Billboard Hot 100 ( including eight as a featured artist ) . Snoop Dogg came to attention of the music industry in 1992 , through his vocal contributions on Dr. Dre 's The Chronic . That album is considered to have `` transformed the entire sound of West Coast rap '' by its development of what later became known as the `` G-funk '' sound . The Chronic expanded gangsta rap with profanity , anti-authoritarian lyrics and multi-layered samples taken from 1970 's P-Funk records . Snoop Dogg contributed vocals to Dre 's solo single , `` Deep Cover '' , which led to a high degree of anticipation among hip hop for the release of his own solo album . 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 , powered by spectacular first week sales 803,000 units . Doggystyle became certified 4 × platinum in 1994 and spawned several hit singles , including `` What 's My Name ? '' , `` Gin & Juice '' and the European hit `` Doggy Dogg World '' . As of March 2008 , the album has sold 6,137,000 copies in the United States . In 1994 , Snoop released a soundtrack on Death Row Records for the short film Murder Was The Case , starring himself . Murder Was the Case debuted on the Billboard 200 at number one , selling 329,000 units in the first week sales . The following week it stayed on top with 197,000 copies sold and was certified Gold . The album is certified 2x platinum with 2,030,000 copies sold . Following to the successful release of his debut album Doggystyle ( 1993 ) , Snoop was charged with a murder . In 1995 , Snoop had been spending much time preparing for the case , which went to trial , which took place later that year . In February 1996 , he was cleared of all charges and began working on his second album , without Dr. Dre as a frequent record producer on the album . This is also Snoop 's final album on Death Row Records , under the name of Snoop Doggy Dogg . His second album Tha Doggfather ( 1996 ) , also debuted at number one on US charts and UK R&B Charts . The album was certified double platinum in 1997 . Preceding the album 's release by European singles ; `` Snoop 's Upside Ya Head '' , `` Vapors '' and `` Doggfather '' . In 1998 Snoop released Da Game Is to Be Sold , Not to Be Told it was released , by No Limit Records . It is his first album following his departure from Death Row Records . It was also his first album to be released under a slight change to his stage name `` Snoop Dogg '' for contractual reasons . The album debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart , selling over 520,000 copies in its first week , and remained on top for the second week selling additional 246,000 units according to SoundScan . It remained in the top ten for five weeks ; thus it was quickly certified double platinum later that year . In terms of chart success it is one of his most successful containing the singles Still a G Thang and Woof . As of March 2008 , the album has sold 2,085,000 copies in the United States . The fourth studio album , No Limit Top Dogg , was released on May 11 , 1999 . The album 's lead single `` Bitch Please '' featuring Xzibit and Nate Dogg , produced by Dr. Dre became a hit . The music video for the album 's second single `` G Bedtime Stories '' which was a success , the song was produced by Meech Wells . No Limit Top Dogg debuted at number 2 on the US Billboard 200 , selling 187,400 copies in its first week . Though it was Snoop Dogg 's first album to not debut at number one and have strong album sales for the first week , it eventually sold 1,100,000 copies by closing the year of 1999 making it the 73rd best selling album of the year . As of March 2008 , the album had sales 1,518,000 copies in the United States . The third and final album released on No Limit Records and his first album on his newly founded label Doggystyle Records , Tha Last Meal was released on December 19 , 2000 . The album included the singles `` Snoop Dogg ( What 's My Name Pt . 2 ) '' , `` Hennesey n Buddah '' featuring Kokane , `` Lay Low '' featuring Nate Dogg , `` Loosen ' Control '' and `` Wrong Idea '' featuring Bad Azz . The single `` Snoop Dogg ( What 's My Name II ) '' was nominated for Music Video of the Year at The Source Hip-Hop Music Awards 2001 . The album was nominated Album of the Year at the same ceremony . The single `` Wrong Idea '' was also included in Bad Azz 's second album Personal Business released on Doggystyle . Tha Last Meal debuted at number 9 on the US Billboard 200 , selling 397,238 copies in its first week . In the third week the album reached at number 4 in the US chart . The album topped the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums for four consecutive weeks . In 2001 the album has sold 1,200,000 copies in the United States . Has sold over 2,068,000 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan . The sixth studio album , Paid tha Cost to Be da Bo $ $ was supported by two singles : `` From tha Chuuuch to da Palace '' featuring Pharrell and the other-Pharrell track `` Beautiful '' also featuring Charlie Wilson . The album debuted at number 12 on the US Billboard 200 , selling 174,000 copies in its first week . The album has been certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) and has sold 1,500,000 copies worldwide . The album 's lead single , titled `` From tha Chuuuch to da Palace '' featuring guest vocals from Pharrell , was released on October 15 , 2002 . The song was produced by The Neptunes . The music video for `` From tha Chuuuch to da Palace '' , was directed by Diane Martel , under the alias Bucky Chrome . The second single , `` Beautiful '' featuring Pharrell and Charlie Wilson , was released on January 28 , 2003 . The song also was produced by The Neptunes . The music video for `` Beautiful '' featuring Pharrell and Charlie Wilson ( who he did not make it to the video ) , was directed by Chris Robinson and it was released in 2003 . The video took place in Brazil . The video helped exceeded the song to become a hit on the Billboard charts . The seventh studio R&G ( Rhythm & Gangsta ) : The Masterpiece was released 2004 . `` Drop It Like It 's Hot '' featuring Pharrell , was released as the album 's lead single on September 14 , 2004 . With the production by The Neptunes , the song gained some critical attention for its very sparse production . The song essentially is just tongue clicks , keyboards and a drum machine beat , which compared to much early 2000s rap , was very minimalist . It was nominated at the Grammy Awards for Best Rap Song and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group , though it lost both awards to the songs `` Jesus Walks '' by Kanye West and `` Let 's Get It Started '' by The Black Eyed Peas , respectively . The song reached at number 10 on the UK Singles Chart and number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 , becoming Snoop 's first US number one single . The song internationally reached the top-ten in a huge 12 countries . The second single , `` Let 's Get Blown '' featuring Pharrell , was released on December 14 , 2004 . The song was produced by The Neptunes . It did not repeat the success of `` Drop It Like It 's Hot '' , but it filled the gap between the aforementioned song and the club hit `` Signs '' . Keyshia Cole , who had not garnered a reputation at that time and was therefore left uncredited ( her contribution to the R&G song `` Pass It Pass It '' also went uncredited ) . The song samples and contains interpolations from Slave 's `` Watching You '' , which was also interpolated in `` Gin and Juice . '' The single is one of Snoop Dogg 's biggest hits in the UK for peaking at number 13 and number 54on the US Billboard Hot 100 . `` Signs '' featuring Justin Timberlake and Charlie Wilson , was released on April 25 , 2005 . The song was produced by The Neptunes . In May 2005 , the single reached at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart and number 46 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart . However , it was more popular in Australia staying at number one on the Australian Singles Chart for two weeks . Internationally , the song reached the top-ten in 11 countries . The final single , `` Ups & Downs '' featuring Bee Gees , was released on August 15 , 2005 . The song was produced by Warryn Campbell . The song interpolates The Bee Gees ' 1979 hit `` Love You Inside Out '' . The song charted in several countries , but did n't match the success from his previous singles on the album . R&G debuted at number 6 on the US Billboard 200 chart , selling 225,000 copies in its first week . In its second week , the album fell to number 9 on the Billboard 200 , selling 203,000 copies , for a two-week total of 428,000 units . As of March 2008 , the album sales 1,724,000 copies in the United States . In 2006 , the song `` I Wan na Love You '' , a collaboration with Akon , became Snoop 's second number one on the Hot 100 . Tha Blue Carpet Treatment Snoop 's eighth studio album , was released in 2006 . Tha Blue Carpet Treatment debuted at number 5 on the US Billboard 200 , selling 264,000 copies in its first week . On the Nielsen SoundScan annual `` Best Sellers Top 100 '' rankings when the album was listed 97th with the 2006 year-end catalog closing sales number of 637,000 copies despite having been released in mid-November and its sales data is accumulated for only one and a half months . As of March 2008 , the album had sales 903,000 copies in the United States . On November 20 , 2007 he released the single `` Sexual Eruption '' peaked at number 7 on The Hot 100 . The ninth studio album Ego Trippin ' , it was released by Geffen Records on March 11 , 2008 . The album sold over 137,000 copies in its first week in the United States , debuting at number 3 on the US Billboard 200 chart . In its second week the album fell to number 7 on the Billboard 200 chart , selling 57,000 copies , for a two-week total of 194,000 units . Ego Trippin was the tenth best selling hip hop album of the year , selling 401,000 copies in the US . Malice n Wonderland is the tenth studio album by American rapper Snoop 's ; it was released on December 8 , 2009 . The album included the Billboard charts singles `` Gangsta Luv '' and `` I Wan na Rock '' . Malice n Wonderland debuted at number 23 on the US Billboard 200 , selling 61,000 copies in its opening week . It is his first album since Paid tha Cost to Be da Boss ( 2002 ) not to reach the top ten on the Billboard 200 , his lowest charting album on the US R&B / Hip-Hop charts and his only album to miss the British and Australian Top 100 . Malice n Wonderland has sold over 400,000 copies in the United States as of 2011 . In 2011 , Snoop 's was released top ten album Doggumentary , the album debuted at number eight on the US Billboard 200 chart , selling 50,000 copies in its first week in the United States . Snoop Dogg collaborated with David Guetta for a remix of the latter 's single `` Wet '' , newly titled `` Sweat '' . It topped the charts in countries such as France , Australia and Austria . In 2011 , Snoop released a soundtrack on Mac & Devin Go to High School with Wiz Khalifa . `` Young , Wild & Free '' , the soundtrack 's lead single which features Bruno Mars , and produced by The Smeezingtons , was released on October 11 , 2011 . In its first week it sold 159,000 digital copies , debuting at number 10 on the US Billboard Hot 100 , and number 44 on the Canadian Hot 100 . 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 . As of May 2015 , the album has sold 104,000 copies in the United States . The album topped Billboard Top Reggae Albums for 34 non-consecutive weeks n His thirteenth solo studio album , Bush , was released in May 2015 . It was supported by the singles ; `` Peaches N Cream '' featuring Charlie Wilson , `` So Many Pros '' , and `` California Roll '' featuring Stevie Wonder . The album was the eighth best-selling album of the week . Bush was the sixth Snoop 's solo album to debut at number one on the Billboard '' Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums . Coolaid was released July 1 , 2016 on eOne . His latest album Neva Left was released on Doggystyle and Empire records on May 19 , 2017 .",
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"text": "American Recordings (record label) American Recordings is a Los Angeles-based record label headed by record producer Rick Rubin . Formerly known as Def American Recordings , the label has been home to Slayer , the Black Crowes , ZZ Top , Danzig , Trouble , Tom Petty , Johnny Cash , The Mother Hips , and System of a Down , among others .",
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"text": "Danny Boy (singer) Danny Boy Steward ( born October 31 , 1977 ) is a Chicago native known by his stage name Danny Boy or DB . He is a contemporary African-American soul singer originally signed for a five-year run with Death Row Records by Suge Knight . He made his debut on 1994 's Murder Was the Case soundtrack with the R&B charter Come When I Call ( Produced by DJ Quik ) . In 1995 , he released his first single entitled Slip N Slide ( Produced by Reggie Moore and co-produced by DeVante Swing ) with then unknown artist Ginuwine singing the chorus . The video was shot in Cabo , and also features scenes with 2Pac , Snoop Dogg , Nate Dogg and Tha Dogg Pound . Danny is best known for singing the choruses of the 2Pac songs `` I Ai n't Mad at Cha '' , `` What ' z Ya Phone # '' , `` Picture Me Rollin ' '' and `` Heaven Ai n't Hard 2 Find '' on All Eyez on Me , as well as `` Toss It Up '' on The Don Killuminati : The 7 Day Theory . He had recorded several albums ' worth of music while on Death Row Records , but none were released during his time there . Danny Boy also made an appearance on Tha Row 's soundtrack to Eddie Griffin 's Dysfunktional Family movie and also appeared on American Idol , but was disqualified due to continued internet promotion by his former label . He is currently working on some projects for his own label `` Eclectic Soul Music Group '' and resides in the suburbs of Atlanta , Georgia . On April 20 , 2010 Death Row Records , under new management , finally released Danny Boy 's 1996 debut album It 's About Time featuring production by DJ Quik & DeVante Swing .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "WiseUp & Co. WiseUp & Co. is an American record label founded by hip hop artist Sylvan LaCue in 2015 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "So Fly (213 song) `` So Fly '' is a song performed by American Hip Hop supergroup 213 , which consisted of Snoop Dogg , Warren G and Nate Dogg . was released on July 6 , 2004 as the first single of his debut studio album The Hard Way , with the record label TVT Records . The song was produced by Spike & Jamahl and Missy Elliott . It uses the same backing track as another Elliott-produced song , So Gone which had been released by Monica the previous year .",
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"text": "Doggfather `` Doggfather '' is a single by American rapper Snoop Doggy Dogg . It was released in August 26 , 1997 as the last single from Snoop Dogg 's second studio album Tha Doggfather .",
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"text": "La La La (Snoop Lion song) `` La La La '' is a song by American rapper Snoop Lion ( mainly known as Snoop Dogg ) , taken from Snoop Lion 's twelfth studio album Reincarnated ( 2013 ) . The song was written by Snoop , Ariel Rechtshaid , Ken Boothe , Thomas Pentz , Joelle Clarke and William Cole , with production handled by Major Lazer and Dre Skull . `` La La La '' was released on July 20 , 2012 as the promotional single from the album .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Snoop Dogg The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American rapper Snoop Dogg .",
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"text": "Tha Dogg Pound discography This is the discography of Tha Dogg Pound , an American rap group .",
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"text": "G-Funk Entertainment G-Funk Entertainment ( formerly known as G-Funk Records and later renamed G-Funk 2000 : The New Millennium ) is an American vanity label founded by West Coast hip hop artist Warren G . It was a subsidiary of Def Jam , where it was dropped off and signed to Restless Records in 1998 under a new name to finally arrive to Hawino Records as G-Funk Entertainment in 2005 , where Warren G released his album In the Mid-Nite Hour .",
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"text": "Top Dawg Entertainment Top Dawg Entertainment ( TDE ) is an American independent record label founded in 2004 , by chief executive officer ( CEO ) Anthony `` Top Dawg '' Tiffith . Dave `` Miyatola '' Free and Terrence `` Punch '' Henderson are the co-presidents of TDE . There are currently eight artists signed to the label , Isaiah Rashad , SZA , Lance Skiiiwalker and SiR , as well as the flagship artists , Black Hippy members , Kendrick Lamar , Jay Rock , ScHoolboy Q and Ab-Soul . The label also houses a production division that includes Digi + Phonics , THC , and King Blue .",
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"text": "It Blows My Mind `` It Blows My Mind '' is a song by American rapper Snoop Dogg , featuring guest vocals from American singer Pharrell Williams , taken from The Neptunes 's first compilation album Clones . The song was written by Snoop Dogg , Chad Hugo and Pharrell , with production handled by The Neptunes .",
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"text": "Earl Sweatshirt Thebe Neruda Kgositsile ( born February 24 , 1994 ) , better known by his stage name Earl Sweatshirt , is an American rapper , record producer , and disc jockey from Los Angeles , California . He originally went by the moniker Sly Tendencies in 2008 , but soon changed it when Tyler , The Creator invited him to join his hip hop collective Odd Future in late 2009 . He gained recognition and critical praise for his debut mixtape Earl , released in March 2010 . Following its release , his mother sent him to a boarding school in Samoa until his eighteenth birthday , and he was not able to produce new music for a year and a half . After returning to Los Angeles in February 2012 , Earl rejoined Odd Future and started producing new music . Earl released his debut studio album , Doris in August 2013 . His sophomore album , I Do n't Like Shit , I Do n't Go Outside : An Album by Earl Sweatshirt followed in March 2015 . Both received widespread critical acclaim . He is currently signed to Columbia Records as well as his independent label Tan Cressida . As well as to his solo and Odd Future careers , Earl is also one half of EarlWolf with Tyler , The Creator , one half of Sweaty Martians with Matt Martians , and one half of Hog Slaughta Boyz with Na ` kel .",
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"text": "Reincarnated (album) Reincarnated is the twelfth studio album by American recording artist Snoop Dogg . It is his first release under his reggae persona Snoop Lion . The album was released on April 23 , 2013 , under Berhane Sound System , Mad Decent , Vice Records and RCA Records . The album is his departure from hip hop and his debut in the reggae genre . The album 's production was handled mainly by Diplo and his group Major Lazer . The album features guest appearances from Busta Rhymes , Akon , Chris Brown , Mavado , Popcaan , Mr. Vegas , Collie Buddz , Miley Cyrus , Rita Ora , and Drake among others . The album 's production was handled by Major Lazer , Ariel Rechtshaid , 6Blocc , Dre Skull , Supa Dups and Diplo , who also served as executive producer . It is a companion project to the documentary film Reincarnated . The album was nominated at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards for Best Reggae Album .",
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"text": "David Tennant David Tennant ( born David John McDonald ; 18 April 1971 ) is a Scottish actor and voice actor . He is best known for his roles as the Tenth Doctor in the British television series Doctor Who , Alec Hardy in Broadchurch , Giacomo Casanova in the TV serial Casanova , Kilgrave in Jessica Jones , and Barty Crouch , Jr. in the film Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire . In addition to his appearances on screen , he has worked as a voice actor and in theatre , including a critically acclaimed stage production of Hamlet . In January 2015 , Tennant received the National Television Award for Special Recognition .",
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"text": "Thirty-Minute Theatre Thirty-Minute Theatre is an anthology drama series of short plays shown on BBC Television between 1965 and 1973 , which was used in part at least as a training ground for new writers , on account of its short running length , and which therefore attracted many writers who later became well known . It was initially produced by Graeme MacDonald . Thirty-Minute Theatre began on BBC2 in 1965 with an adaptation of the black comedy Parson 's Pleasure ( author , Roald Dahl ) . Dennis Potter contributed Emergency -- Ward 9 ( 1966 ) , which he partially recycled in the much later The Singing Detective ( 1986 ) . In 1967 BBC2 launched the UK 's first colour service , with the consequence that Thirty-Minute Theatre became the first drama series in the country to be shown in colour . As well as single plays , the series showed several linked collections of plays , including a group of four plays by John Mortimer named after areas of London in 1972 , two three-part Inspector Waugh series starring Clive Swift in the title role , and a trilogy of plays by Jean Benedetti , broadcast in 1969 , focusing on infamous historical figures such as Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin . Other plays were broadcast by writers like Charlotte and Denis Plimmer ( The Chequers Manoeuvre , 1968 ) , David Rudkin ( Bypass , 1972 , and Atrocity , 1973 ) and Jack Rosenthal ( And For my Next Trick , 1972 ) . Thirty-Minute Theatre was cancelled in August 1973 . Second City Firsts , also of 30 minutes duration , fulfilled much the same role .",
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"text": "Critics' Circle Award for Distinguished Service to the Arts Each year since 1988 The Critics ' Circle has presented an award for Distinguished Service to the Arts , voted for by all members of the Circle , embracing Dance , Drama , Film , Music , Visual Arts and Architecture . This performing arts Award takes the form of an engraved crystal rose bowl , presented at a celebratory luncheon . The recipients were : 1988 Sir Peter Hall 1989 Dame Ninette de Valois 1990 Sir Michael Tippett 1991 Sir David Lean 1992 Sir John Mills 1993 Sir Peter Ustinov 1994 Sir John Drummond 1995 Sir Peter Wright 1996 Sir Richard Eyre 1997 Dame Judi Dench 1998 Sir Edward Downes 1999 Harold Pinter 2000 Dame Alicia Markova 2001 Paul Scofield 2002 Sir Alfred Brendel 2003 Sir Ian McKellen 2004 Mike Leigh 2005 Alan Bennett 2006 Dame Helen Mirren 2007 Sir Tom Stoppard 2008 Peter Brook 2009 Sir Alan Ayckbourn 2010 Ken Loach 2011 Stephen Sondheim 2013 Grayson Perry 2014 Sir Nicholas Hytner 2015 Dame Maggie Smith Category : Performing arts awards",
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"text": "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 .",
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"text": "David Copperfield (1966 TV serial) David Copperfield is a BBC television serial starring Ian McKellen in the title role of the adaptation of Charles Dickens 's novel that began airing in January 1966 . It also featured Tina Packer as Dora , Flora Robson as Betsey Trotwood , Gordon Gostelow as Barkis , and Christopher Guard as young David . The screenplay adaptation was written by Vincent Tilsley . It had a viewership of over 12 million for its initial airings . Only four episodes of the serial 's 13 episodes are known to exist .",
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"text": "One Day in the Life of Television One Day in the Life of Television is a documentary that was broadcast on ITV on 1 November 1989 . Filmed by over fifty crews exactly one year earlier , it was a huge behind-the-scenes look at a wide range of activities involved in the production , reception and marketing of British television . The project was organised by the British Film Institute and produced and directed for television by Peter Kosminsky . The documentary opens with TV-am 's industrial conflict , with picketers outside of the studio at Camden Lock . The documentary also looks at Breakfast Time , Lucky Ladders and EastEnders . Reactions to the latter 's representation of a prison storyline were garnered from inmates in HMP Dartmoor . The documentary also showed the marketing of cable television , and the availability of pornography through satellite television during the early evening . A book by Sean Day-Lewis was published to accompany the documentary . It contained the thoughts of people throughout Britain , including industry professionals , who recorded their feelings and experiences of television viewing on 1 November 1988 , the day that the documentary was filmed .",
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"text": "Tenth Doctor The Tenth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor , the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme Doctor Who , who is played by David Tennant in three series as well as nine specials . As with previous incarnations of the Doctor , the character has also appeared in other Doctor Who spin-offs . In the programme 's narrative , the Doctor is a centuries-old Time Lord alien from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time in his TARDIS , frequently with companions . When the Doctor is critically injured beyond medical repair , he can regenerate his body ; in doing so , his physical appearance and personality change , and a new actor assumes the role . Tennant 's portrayal of the Doctor is of an outwardly charismatic and charming adventurer whose likable and easygoing attitude can quickly turn to righteous fury when provoked . This incarnation 's companions include working class shop assistant Rose Tyler ( Billie Piper ) , medical student Martha Jones ( Freema Agyeman ) , and fiery temp worker Donna Noble ( Catherine Tate ) . He eventually parts ways with them all by the end of the 2008 series finale , `` Journey 's End '' , after which he attempts to travel alone for the duration of the 2008 -- 2010 specials before being accompanied by Donna Noble 's grandfather Wilfred Mott on his final adventure in The End of Time . In November 2013 , Tennant 's Doctor was voted `` The UK 's favourite Doctor '' in a survey held by the Radio Times magazine .",
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"text": "Spitting Image Spitting Image is a British satirical puppet show , created by Peter Fluck , Roger Law and Martin Lambie-Nairn . The series was produced by ` Spitting Image Productions ' for Central Independent Television over 18 series which aired on the ITV network . The series was nominated and won numerous awards during its run including 10 BAFTA Television Awards , including one for editing in 1989 and two Emmy Awards in 1985 and 1986 in the Popular Arts Category . The series featured puppet caricatures of celebrities prominent during the 1980s and 1990s , including British Prime Ministers Margaret Thatcher and John Major and other politicians , US president Ronald Reagan , and the British Royal Family ; the series was the first to caricature Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother ( as an elderly gin-drinker with a Beryl Reid voice ) . One of the most-watched shows of the 1980s and early 1990s , the series was a satire of politics , entertainment , sport and British culture of the era , and at its peak it was watched by 15 million people . The series was cancelled in 1996 , after viewing figures declined . ITV had plans for a new series in 2006 , but these were scrapped after a dispute over Ant & Dec puppets used to host Best Ever Spitting Image , which were created against Roger Law 's wishes .",
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"text": "BBC Television BBC Television is a service of the British Broadcasting Corporation . The corporation has operated in the United Kingdom under the terms of a royal charter since 1927 . It produced television programmes from its own studios since 1932 , although the start of its regular service of television broadcasts is dated to 2 November 1936 . The BBC 's domestic television channels have no commercial advertising and collectively they account for more than 30 % of all UK viewing . The services are funded by a television licence . As a result of the 2016 Licence Fee settlement , the BBC Television division was split , with in-house television production being separated into a new division called BBC Studios and the remaining parts of television ( channels and genre commissioning , BBC Sport , BBC Three and BBC iPlayer ) being renamed as BBC Content .",
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"text": "David Hill (arts director) David Hill is a theatre and arts director and producer , founder of the leading UK cultural events and arts agency ArtReach which initiates , develops and produces extraordinary creative arts projects and programmes . Hill has created and produced the innovative Night of Festivals project , produced the world 's largest interactive video artwork ( Under Scan by Rafael Lozano-Hemmer ) in Trafalgar Square , London and in public spaces across the UK East Midlands and created/delivered a range of high-profile new arts events such Three Cities Create and Connect , The Lyric Lounge and Dance in the Park . He has also delivered projects in Barcelona , India and the West Indies . Born in Birmingham , and following a degree in Drama and English at Hull University , Hill started his career as a theatre practitioner with renowned theatre companies such as Welfare State International , IOU Theatre and the Pip Simmons Theatre Group . Appointed as the first Marketing Director at the 2,000 seat Birmingham Hippodrome , he established the marketing and publicity department for the venue during two major capital refurbishments of the Hippodrome in the 1980s . During this period the theatre was established as a premier touring venue and as a home to Welsh National Opera and Sadler 's Wells Royal Ballet ( now Birmingham Royal Ballet ) . Returning to a role as theatre director , writer and actor , Hill established the pioneering Theatre Station Blyth in Northumberland , leading a team of theatre professionals in developing original community theatre with 100 unemployed adults , winning a National Training Award , and being shortlisted with the RSC and Jiving Lindy Hoppers for the prestigious , national Sainsbury Arts in Education Awards . During this time Hill created and directed shows , including The Tale of the Corn Woman , The TV Addict , Stitch-Up , Seven and War Bonds . In 1995 Theatre Station was reinvented and re-launched by Fran Castle and Alison Walton-Robson as the award-winning Headway Theatre . As an associate director at the Everyman Theatre in Cheltenham in the early 1990s , Hill had particular responsibility for new theatre writing , working with playwrights such as Jude Alderson , Barrie Keeffe , Peter McGarry and David Calcutt . Shows directed included All Change , A Caucasian Chalk Circle , The Way of the World , The Mystery Plays , Belonging , Family Affairs , Romeo and Juliet , A Midsummer Night 's Dream , Julius Caesar and The Terrible Fate of Humpty Dumpty , with co-directing work on Macbeth and Jane Eyre . In 1994 , following the playwright 's death , he produced and directed The Official Tribute to Dennis Potter persuading Michael Grade ( Channel 4 TV ) and Alan Yentob ( BBC 1 ) to jointly support and participate in the project . For this high-profile event Hill directed contributions from , amongst others , Alan Bates , Gemma Craven , Imelda Staunton , George Baker , Frank Finlay , Douglas Henshall , Kika Markham and Corin Redgrave , and also engaged and produced participation from writers and broadcasters Lynda La Plante , Alan Plater , Sheena MacDonald , Piers Haggard , Kennith Trodd and Melvyn Bragg . As director of the Arts Management Centre ( a business unit of The Management Centre ) in 1994/5 , Hill implemented and delivered national arts training programmes and designed and delivered the first national conference on the arts lottery . From 1996 he project directed all aspects of the design and building of Maidenhead 's # 10 million new arts centre , Norden Farm Centre for the Arts . He opened the Centre by producing two special galas with contributors including Michael Parkinson , Lesley Garrett , Timothy West , Prunella Scales , Jimmy Tarbuck , Laurie Holloway , Marion Montgomery , Ronnie Corbett and Rolf Harris . Over fifteen years since 1996 , Hill has developed ArtReach working with partners such as Arts Council England , Museums Libraries and Archives Council ( MLA ) , Renaissance , Sport England , the Crafts Council , many Local Authorities , Regional Development Agencies , arts organisations and venues ( international , national , regional and local ) and individual artists . In 2005/6 ArtReach commissioned international artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer to create Under Scan , which subsequently was taken to Venice Biennale in 2007 and produced by Hill in Trafalgar Square in 2008 . Hill co-wrote the book Under Scan with Lozano-Hemmer , published in 2006 . Hill has been an adviser to West Midlands Arts , Northern Arts and South West Arts in the UK and is a Trustee ( Vice Chair ) of Curve ( theatre ) ( major new performing arts centre in Leicester , UK ) . He has previously been a board member/adviser for Triangle Arts Centre , Playtrain , Midlands Arts Centre and Worcester Swan Theatre . He has been an assessor for the UK Regional Arts Lottery Programme and has been an assessor to Arts Council England for both Capital and Arts for Everyone programmes .",
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"text": "David Liddiment David Liddiment ( born 20 September 1952 ) is Creative Director of the independent production company All3Media . He is also an associate of The Old Vic Theatre Company and a member of the BBC Trust , the governing body of the British Broadcasting Corporation . Formerly director of programmes and channels at ITV ( 1997 -- 2002 ) , he was also head of entertainment at the BBC ( 1993 -- 95 ) . His programme commissions included Pop Idol , Fat Friends , and Men Behaving Badly . While working for Granada Television he was an executive producer on Coronation Street ( 1987 -- 91 ) . In 2003 Liddiment was presented with the Royal Television Society 's Gold Medal for outstanding services to television . On 1 November 2006 Liddiment was appointed as one of the founding members of the BBC Trust , which along with a formal Executive Board replaced the former BBC Board of Governors as the governing body of the BBC . His term expired on . Liddiment is chairman of the Trust 's Audiences and Performance Committee , which monitors the performance of all of the BBC 's public services ( television , radio and online ) . In September 2015 Liddiment became a non-executive director of FremantleMedia in the UK .",
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"text": "Local programming The terms local programme , local programming , local content or local television refers to a television program made by a television station or independent television producer for broadcast only within the station 's transmission area or television market . Local programmes can encompass the whole range of programme genres but will usually only cover subjects or people of particular interest to an audience within the station 's coverage area . For example , a local sports programme will present results , interviews and coverage of games or matches , just like a network sports programme , but it would only feature teams and players from within the broadcaster 's transmission area . In some cases a television network programme may include a local element as well . This is particularly the case in the United Kingdom and still happens today with The Politics Show . The BBC regions will all opt-out at the same time from the main programme to present a locally produced segment . Sometimes locally made programmes that are not too specific to the transmission area , will be sold to other local stations for broadcast in their region . Historically there was a large percentage of local programming on television . Late in the 20th century this has significantly fallen . In many cases the only local programmes on a television station today will be the local newscast . The above can also apply to radio . A national radio network may have local studios or affiliates who opt-out at various times to present local programs and content . In the late-1950s , many of the early Australian television series such as Melbourne Magazine ( 1957 ) , Sydney Tonight ( 1956-1959 ) , and TV Talent Scout ( 1957-1958 ) were broadcast in only a single city .",
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"text": "David A. Goldsmith David A. Goldsmith lives and works in the UK and Italy . His career in television spans the vast technological changes : from film to videotape ; from black & white to colour ; from terrestrial to satellite ; from the UK 's three national networks to the plethora of channels today ; from analogue to digital ; from 405 lines to High Definition . He moved through the ranks : from a Programme Assistant in educational television to a presenter of Ready Steady Go ! ; from film Location Manager at the newly formed Yorkshire TV to Programme Director ; from drama to current affairs ; from making documentaries in ITV to directing at ITN where he won a BAFTA award covering the 1980 Iranian Embassy Siege . Other experiences include : teaching at the then London College of Printing , TV production for the Metropolitan Police , directing the pan-European satellite experiment , setting up the BBC 's school of TV Journalism in Bucharest , starting the RGB news production Partnership , and as a Vice President at ScanSat Broadcasting launching its news department . In 1993 he acted as an advisor to a start up television company in Hungary . Assisted in the production of a documentary about the British television industry . His documentaries mainly in the field of human rights range : from the 1964 civil rights campaign in Mississippi to Amnesty International 's concern about the state of human rights in Mexico ; from following the Six-Day War in Jerusalem to the role of policewomen under the Equal Opportunities Act ; from World War I Old Contemptibles in Flanders to Hells Angels in Great Britain . His enthusiasm for the documentary led to his book The Documentary Makers published by RotoVision . Since 2006 he has been developing a film project to be shot in Venezuela .",
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"text": "Saving Britain's Past Saving Britain 's Past is a British factual television series presented by Tom Dyckhoff that was first broadcast on BBC Two on 20 January 2009 .",
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"text": "British Academy Television Awards 2010 The 2010 British Academy Television Awards were held on 6 June 2010 . The nominations were announced on 10 May . This year new awards were added including the award for Best Actor/Actress in a Supporting Role . Graham Norton hosted the ceremony . Winners are in bold .",
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"text": "TV Nation TV Nation is a satirical newsmagazine television series written , directed and hosted by Michael Moore that was co-funded and originally broadcast by NBC in the United States and BBC2 in the United Kingdom . The show blended humor and journalism into provocative reports about various issues . After moving to Fox for its second ( and final ) season , the show won an Emmy Award in 1995 for Outstanding Informational Series . TV Nation was created in the wake of the success Moore had with the documentary Roger & Me , prompting Warner Bros. . Television to ask Moore for television series ideas . In January 1993 , NBC green-lit a pilot episode which took three months to complete . Interest from the BBC prompted NBC to insert the show into its summer 1994 lineup .",
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"text": "Scotland Today Scotland Today was a Scottish regional news programme covering Central Scotland , produced by STV Central ( formerly Scottish Television ) . Despite its name suggesting a national remit , the programme was actually limited to stories around STV 's Central Belt franchise . North Tonight covered STV 's North Scotland region ( from North Fife upwards ) , until both programmes were renamed as STV News at Six in March 2009 .",
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"text": "13th National Television Awards The 13 National Television Awards ceremony was held at the Royal Albert Hall on 31 October 2007 and was hosted by Sir Trevor McDonald .",
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"text": "Primeval Evolved Primeval Evolved was an online game of the ITV series Primeval , produced by ITV1 , itv.com , Hoodlum Entertainment and Impossible Pictures . It won the 2010 International Emmy Award for Digital Program : Fiction and nominated for the 2010 BAFTA television award for New Media . A new level was released after each episode of series three and referenced in that week 's episode . After a recap of the previous game installment , the player was greeted by a cast member of the fictional Anomaly Research Centre ( ARC ) and could interact with various items in the home lab . A clue word announced during the end credits helped solve each game , and finishing one week gave the player an entry into a competition to win principal character Nick Cutter 's jacket . A game was released the following Monday which usually involved the player helping Eve . There was also an introduction level before the series started and the tenth week featured very little content . The game is no longer online , and there is no other information suggesting a new series of this or any other game if a new series of Primeval airs .",
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"text": "10th British Academy Film Awards The 10th British Film Awards , given by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts in 1957 , honoured the best films of 1956 .",
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"text": "Do Not Adjust Your Set Do Not Adjust Your Set ( DNAYS ) is a television series produced originally by Rediffusion , London , then , by the fledgling Thames Television for British commercial television channel ITV from 26 December 1967 to 14 May 1969 . The show took its name from the message ( frequently seen on the TV screen in those days ) which was displayed when there was a problem with transmission . It included early appearances of Denise Coffey , David Jason , Eric Idle , Terry Jones , and Michael Palin ; the last three became members of the Monty Python comedy troupe soon afterwards . Although originally conceived as a children 's programme , it quickly acquired a following amongst many adults , including future Pythons John Cleese and Graham Chapman ( as mentioned by Cleese himself in the `` Paying my ex-wife '' stage performance tour , October 2010 ) . The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band performed a song in each programme and Bob Kerr 's Whoopee Band also appeared . The musicians frequently appeared as extras in sketches . The programme comprised a series of sketches , often bizarre and surreal , frequently satirical with a disjointed style which anticipate Monty Python 's Flying Circus , which followed five months after the last episode of DNAYS . Strange animations between sketches were crafted in the final episodes by the then-unknown Terry Gilliam , who also graduated to Python -- part of his `` Christmas cards '' animation reappeared there in the `` Joy to the World '' segment . One long-running feature of the show was Captain Fantastic , featuring a parody superhero ( Jason ) in improbable , even macabre adventures against villainess Mrs. Black ( Coffey ) . These segments were shot entirely on film , on location in London . In 1968 , it won an international award , the Prix Jeunesse , in Munich .",
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"text": "As You Like It (2006 film) As You Like It is a 2006 film written and directed by Kenneth Branagh , and based on the Shakespearean play of the same name . It stars Bryce Dallas Howard as Rosalind , David Oyelowo as Orlando De Boys , Romola Garai as Celia , Adrian Lester as Oliver De Boys , Alfred Molina as Touchstone , Kevin Kline as Jaques , Janet McTeer as Audrey , and Brian Blessed as Duke Frederick and his brother Duke Senior . Branagh moved the play 's setting from medieval France to a late 19th century European colony in Japan after the Meiji Restoration . Branagh filmed it at Shepperton Film Studios and at the never-before-filmed gardens of Wakehurst Place . The film is a production of The Shakespeare Film Company , financed by HBO Films . It is Kenneth Branagh 's first Shakespearean film shot in a Super 35 format .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Ken Marino Kenneth Joseph `` Ken '' Marino ( born December 19 , 1968 ) is an American actor , comedian , director , and screenwriter . He was a cast member on MTV 's The State and has starred in shows such as Party Down , Marry Me , Burning Love , and Childrens Hospital .",
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"text": "Kenneth Kokin Kenneth Kokin has been a producer for many first time feature directors . He is also a sworn deputy in state of Georgia . The debut feature film he produced for Bryan Singer , Public Access won the Sundance Grand Jury Prize . Ken Kokin and Singer developed a script with writer Christopher McQuarrie to produce the multi-Academy Award winning film The Usual Suspects which Kokin directed the substantial second-unit and co-produced . This achievement landed Kokin on the cover of Fade In Magazine as one of `` The 100 People to Know in Hollywood '' . Kokin spent the next several years dividing his time between working with new film makers and developing a screenplay on the life of Alexander the Great , written with Peter Buchman and McQuarrie , for Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio . ( Scorsese and DiCaprio chose to do The Aviator first , making way for Oliver Stone to produce his version of Alexander . ) Next , he produced and directed second-unit on McQuarrie 's directorial first feature , The Way of the Gun starring Juliette Lewis , Ryan Phillippe , James Caan and Oscar winner Benicio del Toro . The 2008 Sundance Film Festival marks Kenneth Kokin 's next statements in cinema with Captain Abu Raed the Audience Award Winner in festival 's World Dramatic Competition . This is not only the first independent film produced in Kingdom of Jordan but it 's the fist feature film from recent AFI graduate Amin Matalqa . 2008 is also the year where For Tomorrow the documentary that Kokin produced and directed in Argentina which was an official selection for the Tribeca Film Festival and the Newport Beach Film Festival where he won the Humanitarian Vision Award . This groundbreaking documentary premiered in 10 film festivals and won many other awards and created awareness about cause of Toms shoes assisting the company in achieve recognition as the fastest growing shoe company in the world . Kenneth Kokin 's dedication to directing started at 14 when he started making his own films with a borrowed Super-8 camera . In high school , he directed several claymation , live action shorts and documentaries on 16mm . His most ambitious teenage endeavor was a re-creation of the Civil War Battle of Bull Run where he combined animated clay figures and actors to win the Newbridge Reel Award for Best Picture . Upon graduating from University of Southern California Cinema , Kokin joined the Editor 's Guild and worked at both NBC and Amblin Entertainment . CBS hired Kokin to shoot , edit and direct the behind the scenes for the longest-running annual special , Circus of the Stars where he worked with lions , tigers , motorcycle , stunts , high-wire and trapeze acts . Having a passion for all elements of filmmaking from pre-production through production and post-production , Kokin chose producing and directing because they are the only jobs where he has the opportunity to participate in all areas of the process . Recently , Kokin has produced a Chinese-America co-production in Chengdu , China starring John Robinson http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1440281/ and Xiaolu Li http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0523735/ . Back in two thousand and eight , he traveled South America , Haiti and Africa directing documentaries about the pandemic of poverty and HIV facing children in those regions . Staying true to his roots in the crime genre Kenneth Kokin wrote the feature about the famous mobster , James `` Whitey '' Bulger . The Los Angeles Time piece June 26 , 2012 quoted Kokin to say , `` Finding out that Whitey Bulger was living in Santa Monica just three blocks away from me was a little like looking frantically for your sunglasses only to find out they were on your head the whole time . '' Kokin 's passion for documentaries continues as he is currently working on a feature about sea mammals as well as working as a producer in reality television . link title http://about.me/kenkokin",
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"text": "Wash West Wash Westmoreland , also called Wash West , ( born 4 March 1966 ) is an independent film director who has worked in television , documentaries , and independent films . His 2006 release , Quinceañera , had a double Sundance win ( Audience Award and Grand Jury Prize ) , and it also picked up the Humanitas Prize and the John Cassavetes Spirit Award . In 2008 , Westmoreland produced an MTV film Pedro about AIDS activist Pedro Zamora that was introduced on MTV by U.S. President Bill Clinton . Working with his partner Richard Glatzer , he directed The Last of Robin Hood in 2012 starring Kevin Kline , Susan Sarandon , and Dakota Fanning that was released in August 2014 by Goldwyn . The duo 's next film Still Alice , based on Lisa Genova 's NYT bestselling book , starred Julianne Moore , Kristen Stewart , and Alec Baldwin . It premiered at Toronto International Film Festival in 2014 and was immediately picked up for distribution by Sony Picture Classics . It went on to win many awards , especially for leading actress Julianne Moore , who won the SAG Award , the Independent Spirit Award , the BAFTA and the Academy Award for Best Actress .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "As You Like It (1912 film) As You Like It is a 1912 silent short film based on the play by William Shakespeare , As You Like It . It was directed by J. Stuart Blackton , Charles Kent and or James Young and was produced by the Vitagraph Company . The film brings stage star Rose Coghlan to the screen for her motion picture debut and her costar is Maurice Costello . At 61 or 62 Coghlan is an older Rosalind than usual . Filmed mainly outdoors .",
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"text": "Bend It Like Beckham Bend It Like Beckham is a 2002 British comedy-drama sports film produced , written , and directed by Gurinder Chadha , and starring Parminder Nagra , Keira Knightley , Jonathan Rhys Meyers , Anupam Kher , Shaznay Lewis , and Archie Panjabi . The film 's title refers to the football player David Beckham , and his skill at scoring from free kicks by curling the ball past a wall of defenders . It follows the 18-year-old daughter of Punjabi Sikhs in London . She is infatuated with football but her parents have forbidden her to play because she is a girl . She joins a local women 's team , which makes its way to the top of the league . Bend It Like Beckham was released theatrically on 12 April 2002 by Redbus Film Distribution , and on DVD and VHS on 18 November 2002 by Warner Home Video . The film surprised critics and was met with mostly positive reviews and it earned over $ 76 million on a $ 6 million budget . A stage musical version opened at London 's Phoenix Theatre on 24 June 2015 .",
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"text": "The Last of Robin Hood The Last of Robin Hood is a 2013 American independent biographical drama film about actor Errol Flynn which is directed and written by Richard Glatzer and Wash West . The film stars Kevin Kline , Dakota Fanning , Susan Sarandon , Matthew Kane and Max Casella . It was screened in the Special Presentation section at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival .",
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"text": "Patrick Ecclesine Patrick Ecclesine is an American commercial and fine art photographer . His images for film studios such as DreamWorks , Lionsgate and Warner Brothers , and television networks such as CBS , CNN , CW , FOX , Lifetime , OWN , Showtime , TBS and TNT have appeared in magazines and newspapers and on billboards and bus benches throughout the world . He is also a contributor to Vanity Fair magazine . Patrick currently resides in his hometown of Hollywood , CA , around the corner from the street on which he was born -- Sunset Boulevard . In 2008 , Patrick honored that world-famous boulevard with his social-documentary photography book Faces of Sunset Boulevard : A Portrait of Los Angeles . Published by Santa Monica Press , Faces of Sunset Boulevard was named Top Photography Book of 2008 by Shutterbug Magazine , and won first place in the 2009 SCIBA Awards , an honor shared with Annie Leibovitz 's book Leibovitz at Work . PopMatters critic Rodger Jacobs declared , `` Faces of Sunset Boulevard is , without a doubt , one of the strongest statements about man 's dark fate in the West ever committed to paper in the author and photographer 's chosen form , whether or not Ecclesine intended for the book to have profound impact . '' His hometown paper of record The Los Angeles Times commented , `` Ecclesine 's emphasis is on the people , not the street . And he 's got an eye for a magazine-like , flattering beauty : Everyone glows . '' He has exhibited his work at the Annenberg Foundation 's Annenberg Space for Photography , Los Angeles City Hall , ArcLight Hollywood and at the Rotes Rathaus in Berlin , Germany . Ecclesine has shot marketing campaigns for many of television 's most popular shows , including `` Homeland , '' `` 90210 , '' `` Glee , '' `` House of Lies , '' `` The Following , '' `` Lie To Me , '' `` Melrose Place , '' `` Prison Break , '' `` Hell 's Kitchen '' and `` Project Runway . '' In addition to writing and directing short films , Patrick is currently collaborating with executive producer/director Daniel Sackheim on a neo-noir photographic novel Slow Kiss .",
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"text": "Not as a Stranger Not as a Stranger is a 1955 Drama film produced and directed by Stanley Kramer based on the 1954 novel of the same name by Morton Thompson . The romantic melodrama novel was widely popular , topping that year 's list of bestselling novels in the United States . The film was Kramer 's directorial debut and featured Olivia de Havilland and Robert Mitchum in the lead roles , backed by a stellar supporting cast including Frank Sinatra , Gloria Grahame , Broderick Crawford , Charles Bickford , Lon Chaney , Jr. , Harry Morgan , and Lee Marvin . The film was released by United Artists . Sinatra had catapulted back into the limelight as the result of a supporting role for a film from a similarly popular novel , From Here to Eternity , two years earlier . Initially a minor box office success , Not as a Stranger is seldom seen today , never receiving widespread distribution on home video . It was first released on DVD in 1992 .",
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"text": "Kline Kar The Kline Kar was an American automobile built first in York , Pennsylvania , ( 1910-1912 ) , and then in Richmond , Virginia , ( 1912-1923 ) . Sometimes the car was just referred to as a Kline . James A. Kline moved to York to work on a car that at the time was known as the York , but soon became the Pullman . After leaving that company , he partnered with another former employee , Samuel E. Baily , and also with Joseph C. Carrell to form B.C.K. Motor Company . This new firm produced the Kline Kar starting in 1910 , in the building owned by Baily for his carriage company . Almost right away , the 6-cylinder cars were entered in auto races . There were two dirt track race cars called `` Jimmy '' and `` Jimmy , Jr. '' after the chief designer and his son . These race cars brought the company nationwide attention . They also drew the interest of a group of Richmond , Virginia , businessmen . They noted how well the Kline was selling in their state and eventually bought the company and moved it to Virginia . In Richmond , they reorganized as the Kline Motor Car Corporation and built a new factory in which to produce the car . Starting in November 1912 , Klines were produced in Richmond , except for the engines brought in from Bath , New York , where the Kirkham Machine Company built them . This outsourcing was most likely to enable the new firm to enter mass manufacture quickly . The Kline was a pricey car and was marketed as a quality item . Indeed , the Model 6-50 runabout , which cost $ 2,585 , was advertised as `` one of the classiest roadsters brought out for several seasons ... for a physician or a young man of fastidious taste . '' The car was popular among Washington , DC , government employees and those in the equestrian field , such as jockeys and horse trainers . In 1915 , the firm was in receivership , but it survived and two years later was making almost 500 cars in a single year . It appeared that the firm was now on a stronger footing , but the post-World War I recession again weakened the firm . The Kline now became an assembled car , which did not please James A. Kline much . From 1919 , all Klines rode on a 121 '' wheelbase . Starting in 1920 , a 3672cc Continental engine was offered , increasing to a 3959cc unit in 1923 . Prices at this time ranged from $ 1,865 to $ 2,790 . The company ended in early 1924 , but not before James Kline said of his beloved Kline Kar , `` I would rather see my children dead than prostituted to cheapness and inferior workmanship . ''",
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"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 '' .",
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"text": "Loveline Loveline is a podcast , formerly a syndicated radio call-in program in North America , offering medical and relationship advice to listeners , often with the assistance of guests , typically actors and musicians . Its host through most of its run was Dr. Drew Pinsky , who would be paired with a radio personality . Pinsky left the show in April 2016 . After a hiatus , the show was rebooted as a podcast with Amber Rose as host . Loveline was broadcast live , Sundays through Thursdays at 10pm -- midnight PT ( Mondays through Fridays at 1am -- 3am ET ) . Its flagship station was KROQ-FM in Los Angeles . Syndication was usually on rock , alternative , and adult talk radio stations . Loveline could also be heard online anywhere in the world , by streaming through the websites of affiliate stations . It is currently a weekly show and is available online .",
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"text": "Kevin Jonas Paul Kevin Jonas II ( born November 5 , 1987 ) is an American musician and actor . He is the oldest member of the Jonas Brothers , a pop rock band created by the youngest brother Nick ( although Kevin is often credited with creating the band ) . In 2008 , he appeared on People magazine 's list of the Sexiest Men Alive by being a member of the 21 club . On December 19 , 2009 , he married Danielle Deleasa , whom he met in the Bahamas during the summer of 2007 . Jonas and his wife later starred in their own E! reality series , Married to Jonas , in 2012 . In early May 2014 , he announced a small 5-month tour around the United States with younger brother Joe .",
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"text": "Mark Andrus Mark Andrus , born December 13 , 1955 in Los Angeles , is an American screenwriter . After receiving a Master of Business Administration from UC Riverside , Andrus decided to take a creative writing class while waiting to hear from the law schools to which he had applied . Impressed by his work , instructor Tomás Rivera encouraged him to enroll in the Master of Professional Writing Program at the University of Southern California . Andrus later joined Castle Rock Entertainment , where he received his first screen credit for the 1991 romantic fantasy Late for Dinner . Shortly after , Andrus wrote Old Friends , a screenplay about the vilest man in New York City and his gay neighbor . Initially Kevin Kline , Ralph Fiennes , Holly Hunter , and producer Laura Ziskin expressed interest , but after a lot of meetings the project fell into limbo for three years until James L. Brooks became involved . The two collaborated on a rewrite that became As Good as It Gets , which won the duo the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Original Screenplay . The two also shared nominations for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay . Andrus also wrote the original scripts Life as a House and Georgia Rule , which won him and director Garry Marshall the Entertainment Industries Council PRISM Award for Best Feature Film , and the adaptation of Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood . Andrus lives in San Juan Capistrano , California .",
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"text": "Borderline Theatre Company Borderline Theatre company is a touring theatre company based in Ayr , Scotland . Its alumni include the actors Billy Connolly and Robbie Coltrane . Recent successes include the award-winning , critically acclaimed plays The Wall and The Ducky by D C Jackson .",
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"text": "Enchanted (film) Enchanted is a 2007 American live-action/animated musical fantasy romantic comedy film , produced by Walt Disney Pictures with New York Academy Barry Sonnenfeld and Josephson Entertainment . Written by Bill Kelly and directed by Kevin Lima , the film stars Amy Adams , Patrick Dempsey , James Marsden , Timothy Spall , Idina Menzel , Rachel Covey , and Susan Sarandon . The plot focuses on Giselle , an archetypal Disney Princess , who is forced from her traditional animated world of Andalasia into the live-action world of New York City . Enchanted was the first Disney film to be distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , instead of Buena Vista Pictures Distribution . The film is both a homage to , and a self-parody of , Disney 's animated features , making numerous references to Disney 's past works through the combination of live-action filmmaking , traditional animation , and computer-generated imagery . It marks the return of traditional animation to a Disney feature film after the company 's decision to move entirely to computer animation in 2004 . Composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz , who had written songs for previous Disney films , produced the songs of Enchanted , with Menken also composing its score . The animation sequences were produced at James Baxter Animation in Pasadena . Filming of the live action segments took place around New York City . It premiered on October 20 , 2007 , at the London Film Festival before its wide release on November 21 , 2007 , in the United States . Enchanted was well-received critically , established Adams as a leading lady , and earned more than $ 340 million worldwide at the box office . It won three Saturn Awards , including Best Fantasy Film and Best Actress for Adams . Enchanted also received two nominations at the 65th Golden Globe Awards and three Best Original Song nominations at the 80th Academy Awards .",
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"text": "Kevin Kearney Kevin Kearney ( born August 22 , 1936 in Campsie , New South Wales ) is an Australian analogue location sound recordist , film producer , director , actor and digital producer , director and editor .",
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"text": "Kevin Carroll (actor) Kevin Carroll is an American actor , best known for his role as John Murphy in the HBO television series The Leftovers .",
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"text": "Kevin Bellie Kevin Bellie ( born May 8 , 1971 ) is an American director and choreographer based in the Chicago , Illinois area . Bellie has been nominated for 20 Joseph Jefferson Awards and is a five-time award winner . Bellie was artistic director for Circle Theatre Chicago in Forest Park from 2003-2012 before stepping down to pursue freelance work .",
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"text": "Zhou Enlai Zhou Enlai ( ; 5 March 1898 -- 8 January 1976 ) was the first Premier of the People 's Republic of China , serving from October 1949 until his death in January 1976 . Zhou served along with Chairman Mao Zedong and was instrumental in the Communist Party 's rise to power , and later in consolidating its control , forming foreign policy , and developing the Chinese economy . A skilled and able diplomat , Zhou served as the Chinese foreign minister from 1949 to 1958 . Advocating peaceful coexistence with the West after the stalemated Korean War , he participated in the 1954 Geneva Conference and the 1955 Bandung Conference , and helped orchestrate Richard Nixon 's 1972 visit to China . He helped devise policies regarding the bitter disputes with the U.S. , Taiwan , the Soviet Union ( after 1960 ) , India and Vietnam . Zhou survived the purges of other top officials during the Cultural Revolution . While Mao dedicated most of his later years to political struggle and ideological work , Zhou was the main driving force behind the affairs of state during much of the Cultural Revolution . His attempts at mitigating the Red Guards ' damage and his efforts to protect others from their wrath made him immensely popular in the Cultural Revolution 's later stages . As Mao Zedong 's health began to decline in 1971 and 1972 , Zhou struggled against the Gang of Four internally over leadership of China . Zhou 's health was also failing , however , and he died eight months before Mao on 8 January 1976 . The massive public outpouring of grief in Beijing turned to anger towards the Gang of Four , leading to the Tiananmen Incident . Although succeeded by Hua Guofeng , it was Deng Xiaoping , Zhou 's ally , who was able to outmaneuver the Gang of Four politically and eventually take Hua 's place as paramount leader by 1978 .",
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"text": "Communist revolution A communist revolution is a proletarian revolution often , but not necessarily inspired by the ideas of Marxism that aims to replace capitalism with communism , typically with socialism as an intermediate stage . The idea that a proletarian revolution is needed is a cornerstone of Marxism ; Marxists believe that the workers of the world must unite and free themselves from capitalist oppression to create a world run by and for the working class . Thus , in the Marxist view , proletarian revolutions need to happen in countries all over the world . Leninism argues that a communist revolution must be led by a vanguard of `` professional revolutionaries '' , men and women who are fully dedicated to the communist cause and who can then form the nucleus of the revolutionary movement . Some Marxists disagree with the idea of a vanguard as put forth by Lenin , especially left communists . Some who continue to consider themselves Marxist -- Leninists also oppose the vanguard despite disagreeing with the majority of left communism . These critics insist that the entire working class -- or at least a large part of it -- must be deeply involved and equally committed to the socialist or communist cause in order for a proletarian revolution to be successful . To this end , they seek to build massive communist parties with very large memberships .",
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"text": "Communist Party of Northern Ireland The Communist Party of Northern Ireland was a small communist party operating in Northern Ireland .",
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"text": "Constitution of the Communist Party of China The Constitution of the Communist Party of China ( CPC ) has 53 Articles and includes contents of General Program , Membership , Organization System , Central Organizations , Local Organizations , Primary Organizations , Party Cadres , Party Discipline , Party Organs for Discipline Inspection , Leading Party Members ' Groups , Relationship Between the Party and the Communist Youth League , Party Emblem and Flag . The Party Constitution currently in force was adopted at the Twelfth National Congress of the CPC in September 1982 . In accordance with the changing situation and tasks , revisions were made in some of the articles at the Thirteenth National Congress in November 1987 and in the General Program and some of the articles at the Fourteenth National Congress in October 1992 , and a few revisions were made in the General Program at the Sixteenth National Congress of the CPC in November 2002 . The organizational principle that drives the political system of the PRC is `` democratic centralism '' . Within the system , the democratic feature demands participation and expression of opinion on key policy issues from members at all levels of party organization . It depends on a constant process of consultation and investigation . At the same time , the centralist feature requires that subordinate organizational levels follow the dictates of superior levels . Once the debate has reached the highest level and decisions concerning policy have been made , all party members are obliged to support the Central Committee . The constitution emphasizes the party 's role in promoting socialist democracy , in developing and strengthening a socialist legal system , and in consolidating public resolve to carry out the modernization program .",
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"text": "List of German-trained divisions of the National Revolutionary Army The German trained divisions were the elite of the infantry divisions in the Chiang Kai-Shek 's National Revolutionary Army ( NRA ) trained under Sino-German cooperation until 1941 . These divisions were active in the Chinese Civil War and Second Sino-Japanese War . In 1927 , after the dissolution of the First United Front between the Nationalists and the Communists , the ruling Kuomintang ( KMT , or the Chinese Nationalist Party ) purged its leftist members and largely eliminated Soviet influence from its ranks . Chiang Kai-shek then turned to Germany , historically a great military power , for the reorganisation and modernisation of the NRA . The Weimar Republic sent advisors to China , but because of the restrictions imposed by the Treaty of Versailles , they could not serve in military capacities . Chiang initially requested famous generals such as Ludendorff and von Mackensen as advisors - the Weimar Republic turned him down , fearing that they were too famous , would invite the ire of the Allies , and would result in the loss of national prestige for such renowned figures to work , essentially , as mercenaries . When Adolf Hitler became Chancellor in 1933 and disregarded the Treaty , the anti-communist NSDAP ( the Nazi Party ) and the anti-communist KMT were soon engaged in cooperation with Germany training Chinese troops and expanding Chinese infrastructure , while China opened its markets and natural resources to Germany . Max Bauer was the first advisor to China . In 1934 General Hans von Seeckt , acting as advisor to Chiang , proposed a `` 80 Division Plan '' for reforming the entire Chinese army into 80 divisions of highly trained , well-equipped troops organised along German lines . The plan was never fully realised , as the vying warlords could not agree upon the reorganisationed division organization and the disbanding of the others . By July 1937 only 8 infantry divisions had completed reorganisation and training . These were the 3rd , 6th , 9th , 14th , 36th , 87th , 88th , and the Training Division . Another 12 divisions equipped with Chinese arms on the reorganized model with German advisors had some training by the time the Second Sino-Japanese War started in July 1937 . These Divisions were the 2nd , 4th , 10th , 11th , 25th , 27th , 57th , 67th , 80th , 83rd , 89th Infantry Divisions . Reorganized Division organization Division headquarters troops : 1 Artillery battalion : 3 Artillery companies ( 12 x 75 millimeter mountain artillery guns in batteries of 4 ) 1 Anti Tank artillery company ( 4 x 37mm AT gun ) 1 Anti-aircraft gun company ( 4 x 20mm anti-aircraft guns ) 1 Military Engineer Battalion 1 Signal battalion 2 Wire communications companies 1 Wireless correspondence platoon 1 Heavy Transport Battalion 1 Special duty Battalion ( Special Operations Battalion ) 1 medical team ( usually is a Division hospital ) 2 Infantry Brigades of : each with 2 infantry regiments , Each Regiment consisted of : Regimental headquarters troops : 1 Mortar company ( 6 x 81 millimeter mortars ) 1 Small artillery company ( 6 x 20 millimeter autocannon ) 1 Communications company 1 Regimental recon company 3 infantry battalions each of : Infantry battalion headquarters troops : 1 heavy Machinegun company ( 6 heavy machine guns , 2 x 82 millimeter mortars ) 3 Infantry companies of : 3 rifle platoons of 3 squads ( each of 1 light machine gun , 10 rifles ) Each Division was to have two Home Regiments to provide trained Infantry replacements . The strength of this Division was to be approximately 14,000 men .",
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"text": "Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China The Reorganized National Government was the name of the collaborationist government established in the Republic of China from 1940-45 . -LSB- 2 -RSB- It was led by former Kuomintang ( KMT ) party member Wang Jingwei . Wang Jingwei was the leftist leader of a predominantly civilian Kuomintang faction called the Reorganizationists , who were often at odds with Chiang Kai-shek and his military arm of the Kuomintang . Shortly after the Marco Polo Bridge Incident and the initial invasion by the Imperial Japanese Army , Wang Jingwei advocated a strategy of peace and appeasement in order to end the string of devastating losses sustained by the Nationalist Forces and in order to secure the Japanese as a potential ally against the Chinese Communist Party . After the fall of the capital city of Nanjing to the Imperial Japanese Army soon after the start of the Second Sino-Japanese War , the Nationalist government went into exile to Chongqing . On 30 March 1940 Wang Jingwei and his allies defected from Chiang Kai-shek and the Nationalists and established a collaborationist government under the Japanese Army that claimed to be the legitimate representative of all of the Republic of China . This reorganized national government was formed out of a number of previous collaborationist governments that existed in northern and central China , including the Reformed Government of the Republic of China based in eastern China , the Provisional Government of the Republic of China in northern China , and later on the Mengjiang government in Inner Mongolia , though in reality northern China and Inner Mongolia stayed relatively free of its influence . Although using the same state symbols and name of the republic , the new government obtained international recognition only from the Anti-Comintern Pact countries . The exiled Nationalist government in Chongqing continued to be recognized as the legitimate government of China . While heavily restricted in its powers by the Japanese occupation , the Reorganized government attempted to limit the civilian casualties inflicted by the Japanese Imperial Army . At the same time , the new government also eagerly assisted the Japanese Imperial Army against Communist forces operating in Reorganized Government territory . As the Japanese war situation worsened and Allied and American forces began threatening the Pacific , the puppet state was gradually granted increased self-governance culminating in the reorganized national government declared war on the Allies on 9 January 1943 . It was disbanded following the surrender of Japan in August 1945 , with the majority of its surviving leaders being put on trial , declared hanjian , traitors to the Han people , and imprisoned or executed for treason .",
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"text": "Suiyuan Suiyuan was a historical province of China . Suiyuan 's capital was Guisui ( now Hohhot ) . The abbreviation was 綏 ( pinyin : suí ) . The area Suiyuan covered is approximated today by the prefecture-level cities of Hohhot , Baotou , Wuhai , Ordos , Bayan Nur , and parts of Ulaan Chab , all today part of Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region . Suiyuan was named after a district in the capital established in the Qing Dynasty . In the early 1930s Suiyuan was occupied by the Shanxi warlord Yan Xishan , who mined Suiyuan 's iron , reorganized the province 's finances , and brought over 4,000 acre of land under cultivation for the first time . Most of the work and settlement of Suiyuan at this time was done by Shanxi farmer-soldiers under the direction of retired officers from Yan 's army . Yan 's control of Suiyuan was sufficient to cause one visiting reporter to refer to Suiyuan as a `` colony '' of Shanxi . The Suiyuan Campaign took place in Suiyuan during the Second Sino Japanese War . It became a part of the puppet state of Mengjiang from 1937 to 1945 under Japanese rule . During the Chinese Civil War in 1935 , Communist leader Mao Zedong promised Mongol leaders a `` unified autonomous '' administration which would include all `` historic '' Mongol lands within China , in exchange for Mongol support against the Kuomintang . This promise included the declaration that `` Under no circumstances should other -LSB- non-Mongol ethnic groups -RSB- be allowed to occupy the land of the Inner Mongolian nation '' . But following the Communist victory in 1949 , the administrators of the soon-to-be `` Mongolian '' territories with Han Chinese majorities , the biggest of which was Suiyuan with a population of over 2 million , resisted annexation by the new Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region . In 1954 , Mao reached a compromise with Suiyuan , which involved the Mongols ' taking over the administration of Suiyuan , but stipulated that the Han natives not be expelled from the territory . Uradyn Bulag thus notes that `` ironically '' , the Mongols ' territorial ambitions against Suiyuan resulted in their becoming a `` small minority within their own -LSB- enlarged -RSB- autonomous region '' .",
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"text": "Yu Gang Yu Gang ( born 1968 ) is a former Chinese political figure , and former secretary of Zhou Yongkang . Before Zhou 's retirement in 2012 , Yu served as the deputy director of the General Office that served the Central Politics and Law Commission , a body that Zhou headed . Yu was investigated for corruption expelled from the Communist Party of China in July 2014 .",
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"text": "History of the People's Republic of China (2002–present) The People 's Republic of China became more influential economically in the 1990s and 2000s and was beginning to be widely recognized as an emerging superpower . In 2010 , China became the world 's second largest economy by GDP . At the same time , numerous social problems emerged and intensified . As Paramount leader Jiang Zemin , NPCSC Chairman Li Peng and PRC Premier Zhu Rongji , gradually retired from their position of power , `` fourth-generation '' leaders , led by CPC General Secretary Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao , faced with increasing social unrest , attempted to steer the country towards a new direction . From the path of focusing solely on economic development , Hu and Wen placed focus on creating an overall balance under the idea of the Scientific Outlook on Development to create a socialist harmonious society . In this process , there was an unprecedented shift in stance towards favouring rural development and farmers , as well as other generally populist policies . The Hu-Wen government , on the same token , attempted to restrict some personal freedoms , especially those associated with political content on the Internet . China 's increased prominence on the global stage has also brought with it general skepticism and intense scrutiny , especially in the lead up to the 2008 Summer Olympics and after the March 2008 protests in Tibet . The government continues to be criticized on human rights abuses and the various product quality scandals that have increasingly damaged the country 's integrity and continues to raise suspicions about the country 's safety standards . The majority of China 's population , however , point to the immense progress the country has made and generally discredit criticisms of China as being embedded in cultural and historical misunderstandings and rooted in paranoia of China 's potential dominance on the world stage . These ideological clashes , fused with rhetoric from Beijing , has led to an intense wave of nationalism ( or Socialist patriotism ) surfacing in Chinese populations around the world . As of mid-2012 , government statistics show that for the first time ever over 50 % of the Chinese population now live in urban areas , marking a milestone in the urbanization of China . The majority of modern city dwellers are migrants and their children who moved to cities during the economic boom of the last 30 years started by Deng Xiaoping 's policy of economic liberalization .",
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"text": "National People's Congress The National People 's Congress ( usually abbreviated NPC ) is the national legislature of the People 's Republic of China . With 2,987 members in 2013 , it is the largest parliamentary body in the world . Under China 's current Constitution , the NPC is structured as a unicameral legislature , with the power to legislate , the power to oversee the operations of the government , and the power to elect the major officers of state . The NPC and the National Committee of the People 's Political Consultative Conference ( CPPCC ) , a consultative body whose members represent various social groups , are the main deliberative bodies of China , and are often referred to as the Lianghui ( Two Assemblies ) . The NPC is elected for a term of five years . It holds annual sessions every spring , usually lasting from 10 to 14 days , in the Great Hall of the People on the west side of Tiananmen Square in Beijing . The NPC 's sessions are usually timed to occur with the meetings of the CPPCC , and these annual meetings provide an opportunity for the officers of state to review past policies and present future plans to the nation . The fourth session of the 12th NPC was held from March 5 to March 16 , 2016 . In theory , the NPC is the highest organ of state power in China , and all four PRC constitutions have vested it with great lawmaking powers . However , in practice it usually acts as a rubber stamp for decisions already made by the state 's executive organs and the Communist Party of China . One of its members , Hu Xiaoyan , told the BBC in 2009 that she has no power to help her constituents . She was quoted as saying , `` As a parliamentary representative , I do n't have any real power . '' In 2014 , the participating party pledged to `` unswervingly adhere to the leadership of Chinese Communist Party . '' Since the 1990s , the NPC has become a forum for mediating policy differences between different parts of the Party , the government , and groups of society .",
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"text": "1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état The 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état ( often simply the Czech coup ) ( Únor 1948 , Február 1948 , both meaning `` February 1948 '' ) -- in Marxist historiography known as `` Victorious February '' ( Vítězný únor , Víťazný február ) -- was an event late that February in which the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia , with Soviet backing , assumed undisputed control over the government of Czechoslovakia , marking the onset of four decades of communist rule in the country . The coup 's significance extended well beyond the country 's boundaries as it was a clear marker along the already well-advanced road to full-fledged Cold War . The event alarmed Western countries and helped spur quick adoption of the Marshall Plan , the creation of a state in West Germany , vigorous measures to keep communists out of power in France and especially Italy , and steps toward mutual security that would , in little over a year , result in the establishment of NATO and the definitive drawing of the Iron Curtain until the Revolutions of 1989 .",
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"text": "National Security Commission of the Communist Party of China The Central National Security Commission ( abbreviated CNSC ; ) of the Communist Party of China ( CPC ) was established at the 3rd Plenary Session of the 18th Central Committee in November 2013 , and was considered a `` major regrouping of the top CCP power structure . '' The factors driving the establishment of the CNSC were security challenges faced by the Chinese Party-State , and the deficiencies of the current system The CNSC aims to consolidate political leadership of all components of the security apparatus controlled by the Communist Party , including those headed formerly by former Politburo Standing Committee member Zhou Yongkang . These components would be combined into a single entity under the direct command of the CPC General Secretary . According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesman Qin Gang , the NSC aims to combat terrorism , separatism , and religious extremism . It will also deal with national security strategy , crisis management , and links with foreign national security agencies . Analysts regarded the establishment of the NSC one of the most `` concrete '' and `` eye-catching '' outcomes of the Plenary Session , set to end the debate , which took place over a decade , on whether China should have a national security council .",
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"text": "Li Jingquan Li Jingquan ( November 1 , 1909 -- April 24 , 1989 ) was a Chinese politician and the first Party Committee Secretary of Sichuan following the establishment of the People 's Republic of China in 1949 . Li was born into a landlord 's family in Huichang County , Jiangxi in 1908 . He began studying Marxist theory in his youth , joined the Communist Youth League in 1927 , and became a full member of the Communist Party of China in 1930 . During the 1930s , Li served as a political commissar in the Red Army , and participated in the Long March . During the Second Sino-Japanese War , Li commanded the military actions against the Japanese invasion in the northwest of China , included in Mongolia and Shanxi . In 1949 , working with He Long , Liu Bocheng , and Deng Xiaoping , Li commanded his troops to occupy all of Sichuan province . After the founding of the People 's Republic of China , Li became one of the dominant political figures in Sichuan . He led agrarian reform in the province in 1950 , and the establishment of socialist cooperatives in 1955 . However , after Mao Zedong launched the Anti-Rightist Movement in 1957 , Li became more radical , persecuting more than 50,000 `` bourgeoisie rightist '' elements , which represented 10 % of the rightists persecuted nationwide during the movement . From 1958 to 1961 , he participated enthusiastically in the Great Leap Forward movement . Li 's radical policies created major food shortages in Sichuan , leading to the deaths of over 8 million people from starvation according to official statistics . In 1961 , Li was made Party Secretary of the Southwestern Bureau of China , and retained his position as Party Secretary of Sichuan province . During the Cultural Revolution , Li was branded an enemy of the Party , relieved of all political and administrative positions , and imprisoned . He was released in 1972 and rehabilitated in 1973 . Following the Cultural Revolution , Li served as a Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People 's Congress and as a member of the 10th and 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China .",
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"text": "Chen Yun Chen Yun ( , pronounced -LSB- - cmnchen2-yun2 -RSB- 13 June 1905 -- 10 April 1995 ) was one of the most influential leaders of the People 's Republic of China during the 1980s and 1990s . He was also known as Liao Chengyun ; it is unclear whether this was his original name or a pseudonym he used during his underground work in Shanghai . He was one of the major political leaders of China both during and after the Chinese Civil War along with Mao Zedong , Liu Shaoqi , Zhou Enlai , Zhu De and Ren Bishi and was later considered to be one of the Eight Elders of the Communist Party of China .",
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"text": "Yu Zhengsheng Yu Zhengsheng ( ; born 5 April 1945 ) is a Chinese politician and one of the top leaders of the Communist Party of China . He is the Chairman of the Chinese People 's Political Consultative Conference ( CPPCC ) , a largely ceremonial political advisory body , and a member of the Politburo Standing Committee , China 's de facto highest ruling body , since November 2012 . Prior to coming to prominence nationally , Yu served as the Communist Party Secretary of Hubei , and Party Secretary of Shanghai , one of China 's most important regional offices . Yu became a member of the Politburo in November 2002 .",
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"text": "Li Xiaomin Li Xiaomin ( ; born May 1959 ) is a Chinese politician currently serving as the Communist Party Secretary of Wuxi , and a member of the Jiangsu Provincial Party Standing Committee . Li was born in Laiyang , Shandong province . He joined the Communist Party of China in 1982 . He graduated from Nanjing University , where he majored in European capitalism and social development history . He later became involved in politics , serving in a series of roles in the Organization Department of the Jiangsu provincial party committee , before being elevated to deputy head of the department , then deputy secretary-general of the provincial government , then vice governor of Jiangsu . In March 2011 he was named a member of the provincial Party Standing Committee and the Secretary of the provincial Political and Legal Affairs Commission ( Zhengfawei ) . On March 30 , 2015 , he was named Party Secretary of Wuxi , one of the most important cities in southern Jiangsu ; he eventually relinquished his Zhengfawei post to Wang Like .",
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"docid": "1ebeda3ed7173b39cf866577272457b9",
"text": "Criticize Lin, Criticize Confucius The Criticize Lin ( Biao ) , Criticize Confucius Campaign ( also called the Anti-Lin Biao , Anti-Confucius campaign ) was a political propaganda campaign started by Mao Zedong and his wife , Jiang Qing , the leader of the Gang of Four . It lasted from 1973 until the end of the Cultural Revolution , in 1976 . The campaign produced detailed Maoist interpretations of Chinese history , and was used as a tool by the Gang of Four to attack their enemies . The campaign continued in several phases , beginning as an academic attempt to interpret Chinese history according to Mao 's political theories . In 1974 the campaign was joined with another , pre-existent campaign to attack Lin Biao , who had allegedly attempted to assassinate Mao in a failed coup before his death in 1971 . In early 1975 the campaign was modified to indirectly attack China 's Premier , Zhou Enlai , and other senior Chinese leaders . In mid-1975 the Gang of Four introduced debate on The Water Margin as a tool to attack their enemies . The campaign only ended in 1976 , when the Gang of Four were arrested , ending the Cultural Revolution .",
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"text": "Huang Hua Huang Hua ( ; January 25 , 1913 -- November 24 , 2010 ) was a senior Communist Chinese revolutionary , politician , and diplomat . He served as Foreign Minister of China from 1976 to 1982 , and concurrently as Vice Premier from 1980 to 1982 . He was instrumental in establishing diplomatic links of the People 's Republic of China with the United States and Japan , and was involved in the negotiations with the United Kingdom over the status of Hong Kong .",
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"text": "New Left in China The New Left in the People 's Republic of China is a school of intellectual thought that is critical of capitalism and aspects of the Chinese economic reforms and in favour of elements of Maoist-style socialism , which includes significant role for state planning , the preservation of state-owned enterprises , and a renewed spirit of collectivism . It is also correlated with increased Chinese nationalism after a period of ` low-profile ' presence on the world stage during Deng Xiaoping 's era . It is seen as a response to problems faced by China during its modernization drive since the 1980s , which has led to mounting social inequality between the coast and the hinterlands , as well as between the rich and the poor . Its relationship with Maoism and capitalism is complex . Some schools of thought suggest that the New Left wants to return to the mass political movements of the Mao Zedong era and an abandonment of capitalist practices , while others believe that it blends the open markets of capitalism while still maintaining socialist aspects of the community , particularly in rural China .",
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"text": "Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping A far-reaching campaign against corruption began in China following the conclusion of the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China in 2012 . The campaign , carried out under the aegis of Xi Jinping , General Secretary of the Communist Party of China ( paramount leader ) , was the largest organized anti-graft effort in the history of Communist rule in China . Upon taking office , Xi vowed to crack down on `` tigers and flies '' , that is , high-level officials and local civil servants alike . Most of the officials investigated were removed from office and faced accusations of bribery and abuse of power , although the range of alleged abuses varied widely . , the campaign has ` netted ' over 120 high-ranking officials , including about a dozen high-ranking military officers , several senior executives of state-owned companies , and five national leaders . More than 100,000 people have been indicted for corruption . The campaign is part of a much wider drive to clean up malfeasance within party ranks and shore up party unity . It has become an emblematic feature of Xi Jinping 's political brand . Executed largely under the direction of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and its Secretary Wang Qishan along with corresponding military and judicial organs , the campaign was notable in implicating both incumbent and former national-level leaders , including former Politburo Standing Committee ( PSC ) member Zhou Yongkang and former military leaders Xu Caihou and Guo Boxiong . Such investigations broke the unspoken rule regarding ` PSC criminal immunity ' that has been the norm since the end of the Cultural Revolution .",
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"text": "Zhou Weizhi Zhou Weizhi ( 13 June 1916 -- 12 September 2014 ) was a Chinese musician and politician . He served as acting Minister of Culture of the People 's Republic of China , and was a standing committee member of the 7th Chinese People 's Political Consultative Conference ( CPPCC ) .",
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The Togo national football team attack involved Emmanuel Adebayor.
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"text": "Emmanuel Adebayor Sheyi Emmanuel Adebayor ( -LSB- ɛmanɥɛl adəbɛjɔʁ -RSB- ; born 26 February 1984 ) is a Togolese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish club İstanbul Başakşehir . He previously played for English clubs Arsenal , Manchester City , Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace , as well as French sides Metz and Monaco and Spanish team Real Madrid . He was voted African Footballer of the Year for 2008 . Adebayor represented the Togo national team at the 2006 FIFA World Cup in Germany , the country 's debut , and to date only , appearance at the World Cup . In January 2010 , Adebayor was one of the players involved when the Togo team 's bus came under gunfire on the way to the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola , after which he retired from national team duty . In 2013 , he returned to the Togo team for the 2013 African Cup of Nations in South Africa , where he helped them to qualify for the quarter-finals . He is currently Togo 's all-time top goalscorer with 31 goals .",
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"text": "Rafiou Moutairou Rafiou Moutairou is a retired Togolese football player . He finished in 3rd place in the 1983 African Footballer of the Year polling while playing for OC Agaza in Lomé . Rafiou Moutairo is the half brother from Bachirou Salou . Moutairou played for the Togo national football team at the 1984 African Cup of Nations .",
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"text": "Togolese Americans Togolese Americans are Americans of Togolese descent . According to answers provided to an open-ended question included in the 2000 census , 1,716 people said that their ancestry or ethnic origin was Togolese . An unofficial estimate in 2008 of the Togolese American population was more than 2,500 .",
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"text": "Togolese presidential referendum, 1972 A referendum on coup leader Gnassingbé Eyadéma remaining president was held in Togo on 9 January 1972 . Eyadéma had overthrown the government in 1967 and installed himself as president on 14 April . Voters were asked the question `` Do you want General Eyadéma to continue the functions of president of the republic entrusted to him by the army and the people ? '' The result was reported to be 99.9 % of voters in favour with a 97.8 % turnout .",
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"text": "Uche Okafor Uchenna Kizito Okafor , often shortened to Uche Okafor ( 8 August 1967 -- 6 January 2011 ) was a football defender who played 34 international matches for Nigeria .",
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"text": "Abdulafees Abdulsalam Abdulafees Abdulsalam ( born 13 April 1984 in Lagos ) is a Nigerian football player . He is an attacking player who can play striker based on his physical capability and football sense . Abdulafees has played for clubs in Nigeria , Benin , China , Malaysia and Middle East . In the second transfer window of the 2014 Malaysia Super League on April 2014 , he joined Perak FA after a successful trial . He was a part of the Nigeria U17 in 2001 African U-17 Championship , who finished as the first rank in Group A , making it through to the next round , before winning gold medal in Seychelles",
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"text": "Ivorian presidential election, 2010 A presidential election was held in two rounds in Ivory Coast ( Côte d'Ivoire ) . The first round was held on 31 October 2010 and a second round , in which President Laurent Gbagbo faced opposition leader Alassane Ouattara , was held on 28 November 2010 . Originally scheduled to be held in 2005 , the vote was delayed several times due to the Ivorian Civil War and difficulties involved in the organization and preparation of the election . A peace agreement between the government and the former rebel New Forces was signed on 4 March 2007 , and in late April 2009 , it was announced that the election would be held by 6 December 2009 , and that the date would be announced shortly . On 15 May 2009 , the date was announced to be 29 November 2009 . On 11 November , the election was postponed again due to delays in the electoral roll . It was announced on 3 December 2009 to be held in late February or early March 2010 . The election , in which ethnicity and the country 's north-south divide played a crucial role , ultimately pitted President Gbagbo , who had a strong support base in the south , against the long-time opposition leader and former Prime Minister Ouattara , who had overwhelming support in much of the north . The events leading up to the second round and following it were characterized by serious tension and some incidents of violence , and the preliminary report of the Carter Center `` cautions against a rush to judgment regarding the overall credibility of the election '' , but most observers considered that the overall result was not compromised , and that the election was essentially free and fair . On 2 December 2010 , the Independent Electoral Commission ( IEC ) released provisional results showing that Ouattara had won the election in the second round with 54 % of the vote . However the President of the Constitutional Council immediately declared that the results were invalid and the next day , in accordance with article 94 of the Constitution , the Constitutional Council declared Gbagbo the winner . Both Gbagbo and Ouattara claimed victory and took the presidential oath of office . The ensuing events led to the 2010 -- 2011 Ivorian crisis . The international community , including the United Nations , the African Union , the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ) , the European Union , the United States , and former colonial power France have affirmed their support for Ouattara , who is `` almost universally acknowledged to have defeated -LSB- Gbagbo -RSB- at the ballot box , '' and have called for Gbagbo to step down , despite the fact that the body charged by the Constitution with determining electoral disputes had declared Gbagbo to be the winner . On 18 December , Gbagbo ordered all UN peacekeepers to leave the country . However , the UN has refused , and the Security Council has extended the mandate of the UN Mission in Ivory Coast until 30 June 2011 . International powers have been in talks to enlarge the UN force in the Ivory Coast . The World Bank has halted loans to the country and travel restrictions have been placed on Gbagbo and his political allies . The rising political tensions resulted in a sharp jump in cocoa prices , up to an increase of 10 percent . The Ivory Coast is the world 's largest producer of the crop . After fighting the Second Ivorian Civil War , Gbagbo was forcefully removed from office and Ouattara took office as the undisputed president on April 11 , 2012 . Afterward , Gbagbo was indicted and arrested by the International Criminal Court .",
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"text": "Charles Addo Odametey Charles Addo Odametey ( 23 February 1937 -- 29 December 2006 ) was a Ghanaian football player .",
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"text": "Simon Gbegnon Simon Gbegnon ( born 27 October 1992 in Nantes ) is a footballer who plays for Épinal and the Togo national football team as a centreback .",
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"text": "Claude Le Roy Claude Marie François Le Roy ( born 6 February 1948 ) is a French football manager and former player , who gained prominence at international level as coach to the Senegal and Ghana national teams . He is currently the manager of the Togo national football team .",
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"text": "Football in Ivory Coast Football is a popular sport in Côte d'Ivoire . The national team won the Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal in 1992 . In 2006 they participated in the 2006 World Cup in Germany . The youth national teams have also done well in world championships , and the clubs from Côte d'Ivoire have won several continental titles . Among famous players from the country are Kolo Touré of Liverpool , Chelsea striker and former national team captain , Didier Drogba , Wilfried Bony and Yaya Touré of Manchester City , Gervinho and Seydou Doumbia of Roma , and Salomon Kalou of Hertha Berlin . The Ivory Coast national team won a second African cup of nations in 2015 .",
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"text": "Kingsley Amuneke Kingsley Amuneke ( born 26 July 1980 ) is a former Nigerian footballer who played as a defender .",
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"text": "Kingsley Madu Kingsley Madu ( born 12 December 1995 ) is a Nigerian football left-back who plays for Belgian club Zulte Waregem . He is also a member of the Nigeria national football team .",
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"text": "1994 African Cup of Nations Final The 1994 African Cup of Nations Final was a football match that took place on April 10 , 1994 , and was the final match of the 19th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations . It was played in the Stade El Menzah in Tunis , Tunisia . Nigeria won its second championship , beating Zambia in the final 2 − 1 . The Zambian team was recently constituted , following the 1993 air disaster in which eighteen players and several staff members from the previous team were killed .",
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"text": "Sunday Emmanuel (footballer) Sunday Chukuamaka Emmanuel ( born 25 February 1992 ) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays for Vietnam club Becamex Bình Dương as a striker .",
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"text": "Sam Okafor Samuel Amaechi Okafor ( born 17 March 1982 ) is a Nigerian former footballer who played in the Football League as a midfielder for Colchester United .",
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"text": "2010 Africa Cup of Nations Group B Group B was one of four groups of national teams competing at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations . The group 's first round of matches began on January 11 and its last matches were played on January 19 . Most matches were played at the Estádio Chimandela in Cabinda and featured Ivory Coast , joined by Ghana and Burkina Faso . Togo pulled out before the opening game because of the attack on their team bus . Togo were disqualified from the tournament after missing their opening game against Ghana . Group B became a three-team group .",
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"text": "Sam Abouo Sam Abouo ( born 26 December 1973 is a retired footballer from Côte d'Ivoire . Abouo was a member of the Ivory Coast squad for the 1992 , 1994 and 2000 Africa Cup of Nations .",
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"text": "Fuad Ibrahim Abdusalam Abas Ibrahim , ፉአድ ኢብራሒም known as Fuad Ibrahim and Ibee Ibrahim ( born August 15 , 1991 ) is an Ethiopian footballer .",
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"text": "Togo national basketball team The Togo national basketball team is the men 's national basketball team representing Togo in international competition . In August 2010 , the team qualified for the 2011 African Championship in nearby Côte d'Ivoire .",
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"text": "Ndubuisi Okosieme Ndubuisi Okosieme ( born 28 September 1966 ) is a former Nigerian international football player . He was a skilful right -- winger who played professional club football in Nigeria and Belgium , as well as representing the Nigeria national under-20 football team ( Flying Eagles ) and the senior Nigeria national football team ( Green Eagles ) in tournament football at international level . He was known by the nickname `` Garrincha '' during his football career .",
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Joe Manganiello has worked with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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"text": "Sabotage (2014 film) Sabotage is a 2014 American action thriller film co-written and directed by David Ayer and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger , Sam Worthington , Olivia Williams , Mireille Enos and Terrence Howard . The film was released in the United States on March 28 , 2014 .",
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"text": "Joe Manganiello Joseph Michael Manganiello ( -LSB- ˌmæŋɡəˈnɛloʊ -RSB- ; -LSB- maŋɡaˈnjɛllo -RSB- ; born December 28 , 1976 ) is an American actor , director , producer , author and philanthropist . He played Flash Thompson in Sam Raimi 's Spider-Man trilogy and had various recurring roles in television on ER , How I Met Your Mother , and One Tree Hill , before landing his breakout role as werewolf Alcide Herveaux on the HBO television series True Blood . In 2011 , he was voted `` Favorite Pop-Culture Werewolf of All Time '' by the readers of Entertainment Weekly , and one of Men 's Health `` 100 Fittest Men of All Time '' . Manganiello has appeared in films such as Magic Mike , What to Expect When You 're Expecting , and Sabotage . In late 2013 , he became a published author when his first book , Evolution , was released by Simon & Schuster 's Gallery Books . He is active with several charities , including Children 's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC , and he serves on the committee of The Art of Elysium .",
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"text": "Joe Johnson (cartoonist) Joe Johnson was an American gay cartoonist , whose Miss Thing and Big Dick were among the first ongoing gay comics characters , appearing in the late 1960s and early 1970s . The characters were featured in single-panel humor cartoons originally published in The Advocate . Miss Thing is an unflappable , stereotypically effeminate gay `` queen '' ; the name was a popular expression in gay male subculture for such a person . He has a willowy physique and a pompadour hairstyle , and wears floral prints , bell-bottoms , and flamboyant blouses . Big Dick is an outgoing , stereotypically macho gay man . He has a highly muscular physique and an exaggeratedly large penis , and wears a baseball cap , jeans , and a leather jacket and boots , in the mold of a Tom of Finland character . Both characters are sexually adventurous , and the cartoons are blatantly sexual with frequent nudity , but not sexually explicit . The characters usually appear separately in cartoons under their respective names , but sometimes meet . Johnson published a collection of Miss Thing and Big Dick cartoons through Funny Bone Press in 1973 as : ... and so , this is YOUR life , Miss Thing ( the title being a reference to the then-recent popular television program This Is Your Life ) , with an introduction by Larry Townsend . Some of Johnson 's cartoons were also reprinted in volumes of Meatmen in the 1980s , as well as in historical overviews such as No Straight Lines published by Fantagraphics in 2012 . Johnson also produced explicit erotic illustrations for sale . Cartoonist Donelan was inspired by Johnson 's work to begin his series `` It 's a Gay Life '' , which appeared in The Advocate after `` Miss Thing '' and `` Big Dick '' ended . Howard Cruse cited Johnson 's `` brazenly gay '' cartooning as an inspiration .",
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"text": "Goodfellas Goodfellas ( stylized as GoodFellas ) is a 1990 American crime film directed by Martin Scorsese . It is an adaptation of the 1986 non-fiction book Wiseguy by Nicholas Pileggi , who co-wrote the screenplay with Scorsese . The film narrates the rise and fall of mob associate Henry Hill and his friends over a period from 1955 to 1980 . Scorsese initially named the film Wise Guy and postponed making it ; later , he and Pileggi changed the name to Goodfellas . To prepare for their roles in the film , Robert De Niro , Joe Pesci , and Ray Liotta often spoke with Pileggi , who shared research material left over from writing the book . According to Pesci , improvisation and ad-libbing came out of rehearsals wherein Scorsese gave the actors freedom to do whatever they wanted . The director made transcripts of these sessions , took the lines he liked best , and put them into a revised script , which the cast worked from during principal photography . Made on a budget of $ 25 million , Goodfellas grossed $ 46.8 million . It received positive reviews from critics and was nominated for six Academy Awards , including Best Picture and Best Director , with Pesci winning Best Actor in a Supporting Role . The film won five awards from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts , including Best Film and Best Director . Additionally , Goodfellas was named the year 's best film by various critics ' groups . Goodfellas is widely regarded as one of the greatest films in the crime genre . In 2000 , it was deemed `` culturally , historically , and aesthetically significant '' and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the United States Library of Congress . Its content and style have been emulated in numerous other films and television shows .",
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"text": "Joe Stillman Joseph `` Joe '' Stillman ( born August 1 , 1959 ) is an American television and movie writer , producer and director . Before becoming a screenwriter he worked for several TV shows like Beavis and Butt-head , King of the Hill , Doug and The Adventures of Pete & Pete . Stillman 's first screen credits were on Joseph : King of Dreams and his second on Shrek , both for DreamWorks . His most recent credits are on Planet 51 for TriStar and Gulliver 's Travels for 20th Century Fox .",
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"text": "California Assembly Bill 962 (2009) California Assembly Bill 962 ( 2009 ) ( AB 962 ) was a gun control law in California , authored by Assemblyman Kevin de León , and signed into law by Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger on October 11 , 2009 . AB 962 was set to take effect on February 1 , 2011 , but was ruled unconstitutional by Fresno Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Hamilton on January 18 , 2011 , in Parker v. California . AB 962 would have required that all transfers of ownership of `` handgun ammunition '' be done in a face-to-face transaction , with the deliverer or transferor being provided bona fide evidence of identity of the purchaser or other transferee . As part of every `` handgun ammunition '' transfer , AB 962 would have required vendors to record and maintain , for a time period no less than five years : the transaction date , the ammunition brand and caliber , the processor 's name , as well as the purchaser 's driver license number , signature , name , right thumbprint , residential address , phone number , and date of birth . The bill also aimed to stop felony gang crimes by making it a misdemeanor to possess ammunition while associating with a criminal street gang . On August 19 , 2010 , the NRA-CRPA Foundation Legal Action Project filed a lawsuit challenging AB 962 . The lead plaintiff in the lawsuit was Tehama County Sheriff Clay Parker . The lawsuit alleged that the mandates in AB 962 were incomprehensible , and that the definition of `` handgun ammunition '' was unconstitutionally vague . On January 18 , 2011 , Fresno Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Hamilton ruled , in Parker v. California , that the definition of `` handgun ammunition '' was indeed unconstitutionally vague . The Court enjoined enforcement of the bill . Mail order ammunition sales to California therefore continue .",
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"text": "Major film studio A major film studio is a production and film distributor that releases a substantial number of films annually and consistently commands a significant share of box office revenue in a given market . In the North American , Western , and global markets , the major film studios , often simply known as the majors , are commonly regarded as the six diversified media conglomerates whose various film production and distribution subsidiaries collectively command approximately 80 to 85 percent of U.S. and Canadian box office revenue . The term may also be applied more specifically to the primary motion picture business subsidiary of each respective conglomerate . The `` Big Six '' majors , whose operations are based in or around the Los Angeles neighborhood of Hollywood , are all centered in film studios active during Hollywood 's Golden Age of the 1930s and 1940s . In three cases -- 20th Century Fox , Warner Bros. , and Paramount -- the studios were one of the `` Big Five '' majors during that era as well . In two cases -- Columbia and Universal -- the studios were also considered majors , but in the next tier down , part of the `` Little Three '' . In the sixth case , Walt Disney Studios was an independent production company during the Golden Age ; it was an important Hollywood entity , but not a major . Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , United Artists , and RKO were majors . Today , Disney is the only member of the Big Six whose parent entity is still located near Los Angeles ( actually , on Disney 's studio lot and in the same building ) . The five others report to conglomerates headquartered in New York City , Philadelphia , and Tokyo . Of the Big Six , Paramount is the only one still based in Hollywood , and Paramount and Fox are the only ones still located within the Los Angeles city limits , while Disney and Warner Bros. are located in Burbank , Columbia in Culver City , and Universal in the unincorporated area of Universal City . Most of today 's Big Six control subsidiaries with their own distribution networks that concentrate on arthouse pictures ( e.g. Fox Searchlight Pictures ) or genre films ( e.g. Sony 's Screen Gems ) ; several of these specialty units were shut down or sold off between 2008 and 2010 . The six major studios are contrasted with smaller production and/or distribution companies , which are known as independents or `` indies '' . The leading independent producer/distributors -- Lionsgate Films , The Weinstein Company , and former major studio Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer -- are sometimes referred to as `` mini-majors '' . From 1998 through 2005 , DreamWorks SKG commanded a large enough market share to arguably qualify it as a seventh major , despite its relatively small output . In 2006 , DreamWorks was acquired by Viacom , Paramount 's corporate parent . In late 2008 , DreamWorks once again became an independent production company ; its films were distributed by Disney 's Touchstone Pictures until 2016 , at which point distribution switched to Universal . The Big Six major studios are today primarily backers and distributors of films whose actual production is largely handled by independent companies -- either long-running entities or ones created for and dedicated to the making of a specific film . The specialty divisions often simply acquire distribution rights to pictures in which the studio has had no prior involvement . While the majors still do a modicum of true production , their activities are focused more in the areas of development , financing , marketing , and merchandising . Those business functions are still usually performed in or near Los Angeles , even though the runaway production phenomenon means that most films are now mostly or completely shot on location at places outside Los Angeles . Since the dawn of filmmaking , the U.S. major film studios have dominated both American cinema and the global film industry . U.S. studios have benefited from a strong first-mover advantage in that they were the first to industrialize filmmaking and master the art of mass-producing and distributing high-quality films with broad cross-cultural appeal . Today , the Big Six majors routinely distribute hundreds of films every year into all significant international markets ( that is , where discretionary income is high enough for consumers to afford to watch films ) . It is very rare , if not impossible , for a film to reach a broad international audience on multiple continents and in multiple languages without first being picked up by one of the majors for distribution .",
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"text": "Joe Ranft Joseph Henry `` Joe '' Ranft ( March 13 , 1960 -- August 16 , 2005 ) was an American screenwriter , animator , storyboard artist , voice actor and magician who worked for Pixar Animation Studios and Disney at Walt Disney Animation Studios and Disney Television Animation . His brother , Jerome Ranft , is a sculptor who also worked on several Pixar movies . He received an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay nomination as one of the writers of Toy Story ( 1995 ) , and was also co-director on Cars ( 2006 ) , his final work .",
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"text": "Carlo Mazzone-Clementi Carlo Mazzone-Clementi ( 12 December 1920 -- 5 November 2000 ) was a performer and founder of two schools of commedia , mime and physical theater as well as a contemporary and colleague of leaders of modern European theater . From his arrival in the USA in 1957 , he was largely responsible for the spreading of commedia dell ` arte in North America . He first gained attention in Italy in 1947 alongside Marcel Marceau in the mime 's first tour outside of Paris . From 1948 to 1951 , he assisted Jacques Lecoq , while Lecoq taught and directed the Players of Padua University . In 1954 , Mazzone-Clementi was at Piccolo Teatro di Milano with Dario Fo and Franca Rame . While he was performing with Piccolo Teatro as well as teaching in Rome , the American theatre scholar and director Eric Bentley came to Italy to direct the Padua Players company in the first Italian production of Bertolt Brecht . Then , with Bentley 's patronage , Mazzone-Clementi toured the United States in 1958 , conducting workshops in mime and commedia , and introducing the leather masks of Amleto Sartori to this country . That led to a teaching assignment at the Carnegie Institute of Technology , followed by Brandeis University , the University of California at Berkeley , the American Conservatory Theater and others . He was known as Carlo Mazzone until 1965 when he worked with the new acting ensemble at the Theatre of Lincoln Center . From then on he was known as Carlo Mazzone-Clementi . Clementi was the name of his mother and his grandfather , Girolamo Clementi , who was versed in the work of Paduan playwright and forerunner of commedia dell ` arte , Angelo Beolco , known as `` Ruzzante . '' In 1972 , Mazzone-Clementi and his wife Jane Hill , a graduate of Carnegie-Mellon , went to Humboldt County , California to conduct summer workshops at their rural property . From this experience came the decision to re-locate permanently in Humboldt and to establish a full-time actor training program . In 1974 , the couple purchased the Oddfellows Hall in Blue Lake , California and co-founded the Dell ' Arte School of Mime and Comedy , now known as the Dell ` Arte International School of Physical Theatre . Hill also joined the faculty at College of the Redwoods , where the pair created the Grand Comedy Festival at Qual-a-wa-loo , a summer repertory festival that produced plays of Shakespeare in rotation with musical adaptations of those plays ; Mazzone-Clementi served as the festival 's artistic director for six years . In 1974 their article , `` Commedia and the Actor '' was published in The Drama Review TDR ( journal ) . Mazzone-Clementi moved to Copenhagen , Denmark in 1984 and founded a second sister theater school there , named the Commedia School . In 1994 returned to California and continued teaching until shortly before his death on 5 November 2000 in San Francisco .",
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"text": "Joseph Gordon-Levitt Joseph Leonard Gordon-Levitt ( -LSB- ˈlɛvᵻt -RSB- born February 17 , 1981 ) is an American actor and filmmaker . As a child actor , he appeared in the films A River Runs Through It , Angels in the Outfield and 10 Things I Hate About You , and as Tommy Solomon in the TV series 3rd Rock from the Sun . He took a break from acting to study at Columbia University , but dropped out in 2004 to pursue acting again . He has since starred in 500 Days of Summer , Inception , Hesher , 50/50 , Premium Rush , The Dark Knight Rises , Brick , Looper , The Lookout , Manic , Lincoln , Mysterious Skin and G.I. Joe : The Rise of Cobra . He starred as Philippe Petit in the Robert Zemeckis-directed film The Walk ( 2015 ) , and as Edward Snowden in the Oliver Stone film Snowden ( 2016 ) . He also founded the online production company hitRECord in 2004 and has hosted his own TV series , HitRecord on TV , since January 2014 . In 2013 , Gordon-Levitt made his feature film directing and screenwriting debut with Don Jon , a comedy film in which he also stars . He previously directed and edited two short films , both of which were released in 2010 : Morgan M. Morgansen 's Date with Destiny and Morgan and Destiny 's Eleventeenth Date : The Zeppelin Zoo .",
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"text": "James Torello James Vincent `` Turk '' Torello ( December 15 , 1930 -- April 13 , 1979 Woodridge , Illinois ) was an Italian-American mobster who became a caporegime and leading enforcer for the Chicago Outfit during the mid-to-late 1970s . Born in Chicago , Illinois , Torello 's first arrest was in 1945 ; his rap sheet would eventually include convictions for auto theft , armed robbery , burglary and hijacking . Torello would serve two years in federal prison for violating firearms laws . Torello would serve as capo of the South Side/26th Street crew . Union boss and mob associate John Serpico would later testify after turning informant that he and Torello were born on the same street and lived half a block away from one another . In the late 1960s , Torello sent Robert `` Bobby the Beak '' Siegel to Las Vegas to help collect $ 87,000 from an associate of Frank `` Lefty '' Rosenthal , the Outfit agent at the Stardust Hotel & Casino . This story was related by Siegel at the `` Family Secrets '' organized crime trial , in Chicago , in the summer of 2007 . On another occasion , an angry mob boss Sam Giancana dispatched Torello and mobster Jackie Cerone to kill Outfit member Frank Esposito , in Florida . Luckily for Esposito , the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) secretly recorded Giancana 's conversation and warned Esposito . He then settled his dispute with Giancana and the hit was canceled . According to tape recordings , Torello and his killers had planned to murder Esposito , cut him up in small pieces and feed them to the sharks off the Florida coast . By the early 1970s , Torello had become a high-ranking member within the Outfit . In 1973 , with the death of Fiore `` Fifi '' Buccieri , Torello became the Outfit 's chief enforcer . He also became involved in loan sharking , illegal gambling and pornography . In the late 1970s Torello bought a home in Palm Springs , California , and in April 1979 , he died of cancer at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago . He was 49 .",
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"text": "Arnie II Arnie II , developed by Zeppelin Games in 1993 , is a computer game and sequel to Arnie . It was written by David Sowerby with graphics by Neil Hislop . The music was created by Andrew Rodger . The game 's manual says that `` Arnie has been chosen to perform four missions that require stealth , skill and extreme violence . '' The muscleman shoots and bombs his way through four enemy-infested territories : Shutting down a chemical plant by blowing up enough pipeline valves . Clearing an airfield of enemy soldiers , tanks and helicopters . Climbing from battleship to battleship in a hostile harbour . Rescuing as many prisoners as possible from a jungle POW camp . There are enemies on every level , from simple infantry armed with rifles , mortars or rocket launchers to machine team teams , missile batteries and tanks . Most of the opponents are stationary and stolidly fire in a single direction ; however , foxholes release cannon-fodder at a constant rate . To destroy such nests or to efficiently dispatch groups of soldiers , Arnie has a limited supply of grenades . Some dead foes drop more powerful weapons as well as invaluable first aid kits and extra lives . Although it is obvious that the game 's name alludes to Arnold Schwarzenegger , Arnie II is not a licensed title and is not based on any movie .",
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"text": "Christian Schwarzenegger Christian Schwarzenegger ( born 11 November 1959 in Zürich ) is a Swiss academic lawyer and professor of criminal law , criminal procedure and criminology at the University of Zurich . He is the son of an Austrian musician and later engineer , who immigrated in the 1950s from Styria to Switzerland . The father of Christian Schwarzenegger is a cousin of Arnold Schwarzenegger , the actor and former governor of California . Christian Schwarzenegger grew up in Zürich . He has been married since 1986 and has a son .",
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"text": "Jim Romagna James `` Jim '' Romagna ( born 1970 ) is an American bodybuilder , and also a fitness model . From 1989 to 1992 he studied English at Loras College . He also played football and ran track at Loras . After college , he was actively devoted to the game of rugby and martial arts , but soon began a bodybuilding career . After his debut in 1994 , attended the above twenty-four competitions , including Musclemania and the Team Universe . In 2000 , at the NPC Los Angeles Championships he was placed at third position as a drug-free competitor in a non-tested competition . On June 19 , 2004 , during the NPC Junior National Championships , he took fourteenth place . In 2006 he appeared on the cover of the March issue of Muscle & Fitness magazine . Session repeated in June next year . He currently lives in Dubuque , Iowa , where he is an instructor of Health Wellness and Recreation at the University of Dubuque . He 's also a personal trainer , and writes columns for various sports magazines such as Muscle & Fitness . Natural Fit Inc. owner . In the summer of 2010 , Jim was interviewed by freelance writer Rod Labbe for Men 's Workout magazine . The interview , entitled `` The Hunk Next Door , '' saw print in their November 2010 issue .",
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"text": "Newt Arnold Newt Arnold ( February 22 , 1922 -- February 12 , 2000 ) was an American film director , producer and screenwriter . Arnold directed Bloodsport , which was released in 1988 and has since become a cult film and several other screen works . Arnold was the two-time recipient of the Directors Guild of America Award for his work as an assistant director of The Godfather Part II and 12 Angry Men .",
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"text": "Joe Silva Joe Silva is a former UFC matchmaker and a 2017 inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame . Joe Silva began working for UFC in 1993 after answering an advertisement for fighters in Black Belt Magazine . During his role as matchmaker , he made each of the fights for the live events of UFC since prior to the purchase of the UFC by the Fertitta brothers in 2000 , under the ownership of SEG . His last official title was Vice-President of Talent Relations . As a part of his job , he both signed new and fired fighters from the UFC . Silva retired in September 2016 following the sale of UFC to WME-IMG , after selling his UFC shares to the new owner . His final event occurred on December 30 , 2016 . During his later career , the USA Today sports website MMA Junkie ran an article series `` Joe Silva 's Shoes '' that speculated on what fights Silva might make for upcoming UFC events . In 2017 , Silva was named an inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame .",
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"text": "Commando (1985 film) Commando is a 1985 American action film directed by Mark L. Lester , and starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Rae Dawn Chong . The film was released in the United States on October 4 , 1985 . The film was nominated for a Saturn Award for Best Special Effects but lost to Back to the Future . The film 's score was provided by James Horner . A critical and commercial success , Commando was the 7th highest-grossing R-rated movie of 1985 worldwide , and the 25th highest-grossing overall .",
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"text": "Maripol Maripol is an artist , film producer , fashion designer and stylist who has had an influence on the looks of many influential artists , including Grace Jones , Deborah Harry and Madonna . She is also a Polaroid artist photographer . Maripol was brought up in France before moving to New York City in 1976 . In the early 1980s , Maripol was the art director for hip Italian boutique Fiorucci . By the mid-80s , Maripol had achieved some success with her own shop , Maripolitan , in the NoHo area of New York . Maripol is best known for designing for and styling pop singer Madonna during the Madonna and Like a Virgin albums in the mid-1980s . Maripol 's trademark black rubber bracelets , jewellery and crucifixes became as iconic as Madonna herself in these early years . She also made a line of official Madonna jewellery and accessories for the Like a Virgin tour . At the same time she directed documentary films , such as `` Crack is whack '' on 1980s artist Keith Haring . She has also worked as a film producer , most notably on the post-production of Downtown 81 , a film starring artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and featuring Blondie lead singer Deborah Harry , and with musical interludes by many New York No Wave bands . The movie , directed by then partner Edo Bertoglio and written and produced by Glenn O'Brien , was filmed in 1980-81 as New York Beat . However , it was not until the late 1990s that the film was edited and released ( as Downtown 81 ) . O'Brien and Executive Producer Michael Zilkha enlisted Maripol to work on post-production to complete the film before its 2000 release , and debut at the Director 's Fortnight at Cannes . She has been the art director on music videos for Cher , D'Angelo , Elton John , and Luther Vandross . In February 2010 , Maripol had a collection of jewelry and tee shirts in the Marc by Marc Jacobs stores , inspired by the jewelry she created in the 80s . Early 2014 , Maripol released `` MARIPOLA X '' , a book about her erotic Polaroid pictures , including many from the 80s ( Grace Jones , Madonna , Naomi Campbell , etc. ) . The same year , she published `` Love Each other '' , her first record as singer with the French composer and producer which followed her collaboration with the French fashion label Each x Other .",
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"text": "Blonde Cobra Blonde Cobra is a 1963 short film directed by experimental filmmaker Ken Jacobs . Footage for the unique and at the time controversial film was shot by Bob Flieshner . Marc Siegel in the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die states that the 33 minute film is `` generally considered to be one of the masterpieces of the New York underground film scene , and that it is a `` fascinating audio-visual testament to the tragicomic performance of the inimitable Jack Smith '' , who was a photographer and filmmaker and `` queer muse '' in New York avant-garde art in the 1960s and 1970s . The film captures Smith wearing dresses and makeup , playing with dolls , and smoking marijuana . Paul Arthur writes that the film contains `` dizzying quasi-autobiographical rants '' which spin on sadism , and that like Jacobs ' Little Stabs At Happiness , it contains `` languid improvisations studded with the bare bones of narrative incident or , more accurately , its collapse '' . The film contains Smith droning and singing and wildly cooing and cackling in parts of the film . The `` lonely little boy '' episode about a little boy living in a large house with 10 rooms has been cited as being `` potentially repugnant to many viewers '' because of its exploration of sadism against children and childhood sexuality . In this episode the narrator confesses to have `` blown up the penis '' of a 7-year-old boy with a match . The film contains numerous other elements which were shocking at the time of release such as references to necrophilia , the use of the word `` cunt '' , the confession of a nun ( impersonated in a posh high-pitched voice by Smith ) to lesbianism , the holding of a giant would-be dildo , and a portrayal of tranvestites . The film features quotes such as `` Why shave when I ca n't think of a reason for living '' and `` life is a sad business '' , quoting Greta Garbo . `` Let 's Call the Whole Thing Off '' is then played , described as a `` burlesque rendering '' of Robert Siodmak 's 1944 film Cobra Woman . The last scene captures Smith stabbing a man in the chest . Hilary Radner and Moya Luckett consider the film to be a camp portrayal of Rose Hobart .",
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"text": "The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy `` The Temptations of Jean-Claude Killy '' is an article published in the premiere issue of Scanlan 's Monthly in March 1970 , written by Hunter S. Thompson . The subject of the article is Jean-Claude Killy , the alpine skiing champion who , in the 1968 Winter Olympics , became the second alpine skier ever to win three gold medals in a single olympic games . By the time of the article Killy , then 26 , was retired from skiing and had embarked on the next phase of his career -- endorsements . Thompson 's article follows Killy around the United States during his marketing tour for the Chevrolet automotive company . As he attends automotive shows , holds press conferences , and makes appearances for television ( all in conjunction with fellow Chevrolet spokesman , O.J. Simpson ) Thompson chronicles the newly flush world of celebrity sports endorsements . Though endorsement by a sports figure was not an entirely new concept , the world-wide magnitude of Killy 's stardom made his Chevrolet contract something of a fascination for Thompson . The article 's focus on the relative depths of the new pitch-man status obtained by Killy so shortly after the incredible heights he had achieved develops through acerbic descriptions of the settings Killy finds himself in , the automotive executives that profit by him , and the fans and onlookers who make him such a valuable spokesman . Through it all , Killy 's focus on his own enormous profit is a source of worry to Thompson . The trend he sees developing is one of larger-than-life stars -- athletes of the highest physical standards who have achieved feats unimaginable by normal people -- demeaning themselves and their accomplishments by agreeing to shill for a few extra dollars . An enormous sports fan himself , Thompson is distraught by this turn of events and wonders that Killy was never quite sure `` why I was embarrassed for him in those scenes . '' Thompson compares Killy to F. Scott Fitzgerald 's Gatsby : although , unlike that character , Killy 's dollars are earned honestly , the author concludes while watching Killy 's selling of himself that `` nothing in his narrow , high-powered experience can allow him to understand how I can watch his act and say that it looks , to me , like a very hard dollar -- maybe the hardest . '' The article was later included in Thompson 's collection The Great Shark Hunt ( 1979 ) .",
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"text": "Carl Paladino Carl Pasquale Paladino ( born August 24 , 1946 ) is an American businessman and political activist . Paladino is the founder and chairman of Ellicott Development Co. , a real estate development company he founded in 1973 . Paladino ran for Governor of New York in the 2010 election . He pulled off an upset by winning the Republican primary over Rick Lazio , but lost in a landslide to Democrat Andrew Cuomo in the general election , 63 % to 33 % . Paladino 's candidacy was supported by the Tea Party movement and by support in his native Western New York ; his campaign platform emphasized fiscal reform and improvement of the state 's educational system . Paladino was elected to the South Buffalo seat on the school board of Buffalo Public Schools in 2013 , and reelected in 2016 . In December 2016 his remarks about President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama were called `` unambiguously racist , morally repugnant , flagrantly disrespectful , inflammatory and inexcusable '' by the school board in a resolution demanding his resignation .",
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"text": "1975 Mr. Olympia The 1975 Mr. Olympia contest was an IFBB professional bodybuilding competition held November 4 -- 11 , 1975 in Pretoria , South Africa . It was the 11th Mr. Olympia competition and the feature event of the 1975 IFBB International Congress . The event was filmed for the 1977 docudrama Pumping Iron which featured the rivalry between competitors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Lou Ferrigno as they trained for the contest . Although not released until two years after the event , the success of the film made Arnold Schwarzenegger an international celebrity , contributed to his success as Hollywood actor , and helped establish bodybuilding as a professional sport .",
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"text": "Me Before You (film) Me Before You is a 2016 British-American romantic drama film directed by Thea Sharrock as her directorial debut and adapted by English author Jojo Moyes from her 2012 novel of the same name . The film stars Emilia Clarke , Sam Claflin , Steve Peacocke , Jenna Coleman , Charles Dance , Matthew Lewis , Janet McTeer , Vanessa Kirby and Joanna Lumley . Set in the UK , the film is shot in various historic locations around the country , including Pembroke Castle in Wales , and Chenies Manor House in Buckinghamshire , England . The film was released on June 3 , 2016 , in the US , received mixed reviews on Metacritic and grossed $ 207 million worldwide .",
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"text": "John Castle John Castle ( born 14 January 1940 ) is an English actor . Castle has acted in theatre , film and television . He is known for his role as Agrippa Postumus in the BBC television adaptation of I , Claudius ( 1976 ) and for playing Geoffrey II , Duke of Brittany , in the film The Lion in Winter ( 1968 ) . He also played Dr Carrasco as well as the prisoner called `` The Duke '' in the film Man of La Mancha ( 1972 ) , and the villainous Paul McDagget in RoboCop 3 ( 1993 ) .",
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"text": "Bredwardine Castle Bredwardine Castle was sited in the village of Bredwardine in Herefordshire , England beside the River Wye .",
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"text": "Ascott, Buckinghamshire Ascott is a hamlet and country house in the parish of Wing , Buckinghamshire , England . The hamlet lies completely within the boundary of the Ascott Estate ; it is home to many of the estate and house staff . Prior to the Norman Conquest there was an abbey at Ascott , that had been given by a royal to a Benedictine convent in Angiers . In 1415 however , the same year as the Battle of Agincourt , the convent was seized by the English church because it belonged to the French and awarded to the Convent of St Mary du Pre , near St Albans . In the early 16th century the abbey ( along with the manor of Wing ) was seized by the Crown and given to Cardinal Wolsey , however not long after it was seized once again in the Dissolution of the Monasteries and given to Lord Dormer . It was in 1554 that Dormer entertained Princess Elizabeth at the house , when she was on the road to London under arrest as a Protestant because her sister Mary had just taken the throne . The former abbey , now a house , itself once featured additions that were attributed to Inigo Jones . The house fell into decay following the death without heir of its owner the Earl of Caernarvon in 1709 . In 1727 the house and estate were broken up , the deer sold and all the timber cut down and sold off . In the late 19th century members of the Rothschild banking family began to acquire estates in the area , including Ascott . In 1873 a farm house in the parish known as Ascott Hall was bought by Baron Mayer de Rothschild he gave it to his nephew Leopold de Rothschild who employed the architect George Devey to enlarge the property into a substantial country house . Today this is the National Trust property known as Ascott House or sometimes known more simply as just `` Ascott '' .",
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"text": "Dani's Castle Dani 's Castle , ( informally titled Rich Jimmy & Kait 's Castle in Series 3 ) , is a British children 's comedy-drama broadcast on the CBBC Channel . Dani inherits a castle in Northern Ireland from her deceased aunt and gets more than she expected . She meets three residents , an unknown cousin , and two people who died 250 years ago . It is the spin-off series to Dani 's House . Series 1 began airing on 17 January 2013 on the CBBC Channel , and 1 April 2013 on ABC3 . Series 2 of Dani 's Castle aired from 14 November 2013 to 3 January 2014 . Series 3 aired from 7 July 2015 to 22 September 2015 , and then returned for a finale Christmas episode on 15 December 2015 . It was filmed in County Down in Northern Ireland .",
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"text": "Swainston Manor Swainston Manor lies 1 mi to the east of Calbourne , Isle of Wight , England . Now a hotel , Swainston Manor was originally a manor house on a site dating back to 735 CE . Eight hundred years ago it became the location of a palace built by the Bishops of Winchester . It has a 12th-century chapel on its 32 acre . Most of the present building was constructed in the 18th century , but an attached hall dates from the 13th century . Warwick the Kingmaker reportedly dined at Swainston Manor . It is a Grade II * listed building . Swainston is derived from its original name , `` Sweyn 's Town '' . It was founded by king Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark , whose son was King Canute . The parish of Calbourne was at one time dependent on Swainston Manor . The house was severely damaged by incendiary bombs during World War II . The church on the site however was untouched . The poet Alfred Lord Tennyson also visited Swainston a few times . It is claimed that he wrote `` Maud '' on its grounds . He also wrote `` In the Garden at Swainston '' after the death of his friend and Swainston 's owner , Sir John Simeon . -LSB- See the attached photos from Sir John Simeon Barrington 's personal nurse - Sir John relayed this information to her personally , complete with location where he wrote `` Maud '' . My mother , in early stages of dementia , tracked down an heir of Sir John Simeon in Canada somewhere and mailed the original photos to Canada . We only have a photocopy of the original photographs with my mother 's transcriptions of the annotations on the back of each photograph . These photos of the gardens at Swainston were taken approximately 15 years after Lord Tennyson 's death . -RSB- Swainston also features , as `` Swaynestone '' , in Maxwell Gray 's 1886 novel The Silence of Dean Maitland . Swainstone was one of the locations for King James 1st public school during the 1960s . Other locations for the school included Newport and Cowes .",
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"text": "Abbey Cwmhir Hall Abbey-Cwm-Hir Hall is a neo-Elizabethan country house in the Welsh county of Powys .",
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"text": "The Dragon's Call `` The Dragon 's Call '' is the first episode of the first series of the British fantasy-adventure family television series Merlin . Written by Julian Jones and directed by James Hawes , the episode was first broadcast on BBC One on 20 September 2008 . The episode tells the arrival of Merlin ( Colin Morgan ) as a young man in Camelot , where magic is banned by King Uther Pendragon ( Anthony Head ) . Taken under the wing of Camelot 's physician , Gaius ( Richard Wilson ) , he is warned that he must keep his innate magical ability a secret . In Camelot , he meets Uther 's heir , the arrogant Prince Arthur ( Bradley James ) , as well as Lady Morgana ( Katie McGrath ) and her handmaid , Guinevere ( Angel Coulby ) . As a witch ( Eve Myles ) plans revenge on the King 's heir for the execution of her son , Merlin is informed by a cryptic dragon ( John Hurt ) that his destiny is to protect Arthur . Merlin was conceived by Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps to be an origin story for the characters of the Arthurian legends , with family-centered entertainment . Young actors with little experience were cast as the four lead characters , while better-known actors were cast in supporting roles . Many of the scenes in Camelot were filmed in France , at the Château de Pierrefonds , while the rest was filmed in England and Wales . Special effects were done by The Mill , who had the task of creating the talking dragon . `` The Dragon 's Call '' was watched by 7.15 million viewers in the UK and 6.3 million in the US on NBC . Critical reception was mixed , with some feeling the show had promise but lacked imagination , and the actual plot of `` The Dragon 's Call '' was deemed slight .",
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"text": "Maelienydd Maelienydd , sometimes spelt Maeliennydd , was a cantref and lordship in east central Wales covering the area from the River Teme to Radnor Forest and the area around Llandrindod Wells . The area , which is mainly upland , is now in Powys . During the Middle Ages it was part of the region known as Rhwng Gwy a Hafren , or `` Between the Wye and the Severn '' . Originally an independent kingdom , Maelienydd became an area of great strategic importance after the Norman conquest of England , due to its position . It appears to have come under Norman control before 1093 , but during the 12th century became a battleground between the Welsh Princes of the area , notably Cadwallon ap Madog ap Idnerth ab Elystan Glodrydd , and the Mortimer family . In 1179 Prince Cadwallon was killed by the retainers of Roger Mortimer when he was returning from the court of king Henry II of England . Mortimer was imprisoned by the king for this and Maelienydd was inherited by Cadwallon 's son , Maelgwn ap Cadwallon , not to be confused in any way with Maelgwn Gwynedd , who lived centuries before . On Roger Mortimer 's release from prison he seized much of the lordship , though Maelgwn was later able to recover it with the help of Rhys ap Gruffydd of Deheubarth . In March 1188 , Gerald of Wales records the visit to Maelgwn 's castle of Crug Eryr , during Gerald 's journey through Wales with the Archbishop of Canterbury , who was raising an army for the crusades ; Maelgwn ` took the cross ' just as his cousin Einion o ' r Porth , Prince of Elfael had done at Radnor Castle just a few days earlier , along with Einion 's father in law , Rhys ap Gruffudd ( `` The Lord Rhys '' ) , Prince of Deheubarth . After Rhys ' death the Mortimers again took possession . The struggle for the rule of Maelienydd continued during the 13th century , involving the kings of England and Llywelyn the Great and Llywelyn ap Gruffudd of Gwynedd . A number of castles were built here , notably Cefnllys Castle and Cymaron Castle . One of the main versions of Welsh law , the Cyfnerth Redaction , is thought to originate from Maelienydd when it was in the sphere of influence of Rhys ap Gruffudd in the second half of the 12th century . Maelienydd was one of the cantrefs brought together to form Radnorshire . The name survives for the general area .",
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"text": "Wales House Wales House may refer to : in Belgium Wales House ( Brussels ) , the National Assembly of Wales ' office in Belgium in the United States Mary Anne Wales House , Dublin , New Hampshire , listed on the National Register of Historic Places ( NRHP ) Wales House ( Hyde Park , New York ) , NRHP-listed Wales ( Petersburg , Virginia ) , a historic house and plantation , NRHP-listed North Wales ( Warrenton , Virginia ) , a historic house and plantation , NRHP-listed",
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"text": "Morton Manor Morton Manor ( also La Morton or Mourton in the 13th century ) is a manor house originating in the 13th century , in Brading , Isle of Wight , England . It is located 1 mi southwest of Sandown Road . The 14th century fairly small house was modified in the 19th century . Constructed of varied materials , it was refurbished and extended in the early 20th century in an Arts and Crafts style . A Tudor fireplace is in the dining room , with William De Morgan green glazed tiles . The manor includes a small museum of rural life . In 1998 , a plaque was unveiled to commemorate the wartime service of members of the Women 's Royal Naval Service . Morton Manor is a Grade II Listed building .",
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"text": "Picton Castle Picton Castle ( Castell Pictwn ) is a medieval castle near Haverfordwest in Pembrokeshire , Wales . Originally built at the end of the 13th century by a Flemish knight , it later came into the hands of Sir John Wogan , and is till this day inhabited by his descendants , the Philipps family ( see Baron Milford and Viscount St Davids ) . It is of unusual construction and has been remodelled several times during its history . It is a Grade I listed building .",
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"text": "Nether Winchendon House Nether Winchendon House a manor house in Nether Winchendon , in the Aylesbury Vale district of Buckinghamshire , England .",
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"text": "Hookend Recording Studios Hook End Recording Studios is a recording studio located in Hook End Manor , near Checkendon , Oxfordshire , England . Marillion 's Steve Hogarth has called it `` probably England 's most luxurious recording studio '' .",
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"text": "Hendy Hendy ( Welsh : Yr Hendy , originally a farm name meaning `` the old house '' cognate with ` hendre ' the main home . ) is a village in the community of Llanedi , Carmarthenshire , Wales , situated on the border between Carmarthenshire and Swansea . It lies on the Afon Gwili just across the River Loughor from the town of Pontarddulais and , together with Fforest to its north , forms part of a continuous built up area centred on Pontarddulais . Most of the village sits between the M4 Motorway junction 48 and the A48 road ( Fforest Road ) north of the motorway .",
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"text": "Stokesay Castle Stokesay Castle is a fortified manor house in Stokesay , Shropshire , England . It was built in the late 13th century by Laurence of Ludlow , then the leading wool merchant in England , who intended it to form a secure private house and generate income as a commercial estate . Laurence 's descendants continued to own the castle until the 16th century , when it passed through various private owners . By the time of the outbreak of the English Civil War in 1641 , Stokesay was owned by William Craven , the first Earl of Craven and a supporter of King Charles I . After the Royalist war effort collapsed in 1645 , Parliamentary forces besieged the castle in June and quickly forced its garrison to surrender . Parliament ordered the property to be slighted , but only minor damage was done to the walls , allowing Stokesay to continue to be used as a house by the Baldwyn family until the end of the 17th century . In the 18th century the Baldwyns rented the castle out for a range of agricultural and manufacturing purposes . It fell into disrepair , and the antiquarian John Britton noted during his visit in 1813 that it had been `` abandoned to neglect , and rapidly advancing to ruin '' . Restoration work was carried out in the 1830s and 1850s by William Craven , the second Earl of Craven . In 1869 the Craven estate , now heavily in debt , was sold to the wealthy industrialist John Derby Allcroft who paid for another round of extensive restoration during the 1870s . Both of these owners attempted to limit any alterations to the existing buildings during their conservation work , which was unusual for this period . The castle became a popular location for tourists and artists , and was formally opened to paying visitors in 1908 . Allcroft 's descendants fell into financial difficulties during the early 20th century , however , and it became increasingly difficult for them to cover the costs of maintaining Stokesay . In 1986 Jewell Magnus-Allcroft finally agreed to place Stokesay Castle into the guardianship of English Heritage , and the castle was left to the organisation on her death in 1992 . English Heritage carried out extensive restoration of the castle in the late 1980s . In the 21st century , Stokesay Castle continues to be operated as a tourist attraction , receiving 39,218 visitors in 2010 . Architecturally , Stokesay Castle is `` one of the best-preserved medieval fortified manor houses in England '' , according to historian Henry Summerson . The castle comprises a walled , moated enclosure , with an entrance way through a 17th-century timber and plaster gatehouse . Inside , the courtyard faces a stone hall and solar block , protected by two stone towers . The hall features a 13th-century wooden-beamed ceiling , and 17th-century carved figures ornament the gatehouse and the solar . The castle was never intended to be a serious military fortification , but its style was intended to echo the much larger castles being built by Edward I in North Wales . Originally designed as a prestigious , secure , comfortable home , the castle has changed very little since the 13th century , and is a rare , surviving example of a near complete set of medieval buildings . English Heritage has minimised the amount of interpretative material displayed at the property and kept the castle largely unfurnished .",
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"text": "Southampton Castle Southampton Castle was located in the town of Southampton in Hampshire , England . Constructed after the Norman conquest of England , it was located in the north-west corner of the town overlooking the River Test , initially as a wooden motte and bailey design . By the late 12th century the royal castle had been largely converted to stone , playing an important part in the wine trade conducted through the Southampton docks . By the end of the 13th century the castle was in decline , but the threat of French raids in the 1370s led Richard II to undertake extensive rebuilding . The result was a powerfully defended castle , one of the first in England to be equipped with cannon . The castle declined again in the 16th century and was sold off to property speculators in 1618 . After being used for various purposes , including the construction of a Gothic mansion in the early 19th century , the site was flattened and largely redeveloped . Only a few elements of the castle still remain visible in Southampton .",
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"text": "Brinsop Court Brinsop Court is a romantic Grade I listed English country manor house located in the village of Brinsop , Herefordshire , England . Dating back to the early fourteenth century , Brinsop Court is filled with excellent period features including large fireplaces , ornate ceilings and wooden panelling . The house , with medieval foundations is surrounded by lawns , encircled by a moat and nestled within a private 800 acre estate . With a long history and Royal connections , this house has been occupied by a succession of noble families and celebrities . After an extensive refurbishment , Brinsop Court is now primarily an exclusive wedding venue available for weekday or weekend celebrations and is owned by a local Herefordshire family .",
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"text": "Upton Castle Upton Castle is a 13th-century castle or fortified manor house with an associated chapel , located near Cosheston , Pembrokeshire in Wales . Although in private ownership , the gardens are open to the public .",
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"text": "Dingestow Court Dingestow Court , at Dingestow , Monmouthshire , Wales , is a Victorian country house with earlier origins and later additions . Newman describes it as `` one of the county 's major houses . '' The court has been designated a Grade II * listed building since 5 January 1952 . The court has an `` unusually complicated building history . Its origins are the early sixteenth-century house of the Jones family , '' of which part of the gatehouse range survives . In the late eighteenth century , the main house was rebuilt by James Duberley and was then acquired by Samuel Bosanquet in 1801 . In the mid-nineteenth century , Sir John Bosanquet commissioned Lewis Vulliamy to extend and restore the house , followed , some twenty years later , with limited additions , although much more extensive plans , by John Prichard and John Pollard Seddon . An east wing and interior re-modelling were undertaken in the late nineteenth century and finally the kitchen wing was added in 1927 . The varied building history of the court is reflected in its rather disjointed appearance . Vulliamy 's south front is a near copy of that of the mansion of Franks Hall , Horton Kirby , Kent . The west front includes the original sixteenth-century gatehouse . The interior is little more co-ordinated but contains some `` significant '' nineteenth century rooms . The grounds were laid out by Edward Milner in the nineteenth century . They are a largely complete example of a nineteenth-century park . The court remains the private home of the Bosanquets and is not open to the public , although the grounds are occasionally opened for charitable events .",
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"text": "Cliveden Cliveden House ( pronounced -LSB- ˈklɪvdən -RSB- ) is an Italianate mansion and estate in Buckinghamshire , on the border with Berkshire . It crowns an outlying ridge of the Chiltern Hills by the hilltop village of Taplow , just 2 mi from the riverside town of Maidenhead . Set on banks 40 m above the River Thames , its grounds slope down to the river . The site has been home to an earl , three countesses , two dukes , a Prince of Wales and the Viscounts Astor . As home of Nancy Astor , the house was the meeting place of the Cliveden set of the 1920s and 1930s -- a group of political intellectuals . Later , during the 1960s , it became the setting for key events of the notorious Profumo Affair . During the 1970s , it was occupied by Stanford University , which used it as an overseas campus . Today owned by the National Trust , the house is leased as a five-star hotel run by London & Regional Properties . Cliveden means `` valley among cliffs '' and refers to the dene ( valley ) which cuts through part of the estate , east of the house . Cliveden has been spelled differently over the centuries , some of the variations being Cliffden , Clifden , Cliefden and Clyveden . The 375 acre gardens and woodlands are open to the public , together with parts of the house on certain days . There have been three houses on this site : the first , built in 1666 , burned down in 1795 and the second house ( 1824 ) was also destroyed by fire , in 1849 . The present Grade I listed house was built in 1851 by the architect Charles Barry for George Sutherland-Leveson-Gower , 2nd Duke of Sutherland .",
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"text": "Annie Parisse Anne Marie Cancelmi ( born July 31 , 1975 ) , known professionally as Annie Parisse , is an American actress . She portrayed Alexandra Borgia on the drama series Law & Order . Parisse has also starred as Julia Snyder on the soap opera As the World Turns , for which she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award , and as FBI specialist Debra Parker on the thriller series The Following .",
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"text": "Annie Ilonzeh Annette Ngosi `` Annie '' Ilonzeh ( born August 23 , 1983 ) is an American actress . She is known for her roles as Maya Ward on General Hospital and Kate Prince in the short-lived ABC reboot of Charlie 's Angels .",
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"text": "Analysis of Cork-Based Networking `` Analysis of Cork-Based Networking '' is the sixth episode of the fifth season of Community , and the 90th episode overall in the series . It originally aired on January 30 , 2014 on NBC ; and is written by Monica Padrick and directed by Tristram Shapeero . It is also the last episode of the season to air before going on hiatus during the 2014 Winter Olympics . The season resumed on February 27 , 2014 . The episode also featured the return of Brie Larson as Rachel , who last appeared in the fourth season episode `` Herstory of Dance . '' In this episode , Annie Edison ( Alison Brie ) and Professor Buzz Hickey ( Jonathan Banks ) confront numerous Greendale heads -- including the head custodian Bob Waite ( Nathan Fillion ) -- while others prepare the cafeteria for the midterm dance . The episode received generally positive reviews , with many praising the show 's use of guest stars ; however , some noted Troy Barnes 's ( Donald Glover ) absence negatively . Upon airing , the episode attained 3.01 million viewers and an 18-49 rating of 1.1 , placing third in its timeslot and tenth for the night in primetime television .",
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"text": "New York Emmy Awards The New York Emmy Awards are a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honoring those in television and advanced media in the tri-state New York-New Jersey-Connecticut and New York State . The division was founded in 1955 and in addition to granting the New York Emmy Awards , the chapter also recognizes awards scholarships , honors industry veterans at the Silver Circle Celebration , has a free research and a nationwide job bank . The chapter also participates in judging Emmy entries at the regional and national levels .",
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"text": "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 __",
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"text": "Designerspirene Designerspirene was a Norwegian reality television series that focused on fashion design . The show is aired on TV3 and is based on the American format , Project Runway hosted by Heidi Klum . Project Runway has been Emmy-nominated for `` Outstanding reality-competition program '' in 2005 and 2006 . The show has only had one season in 2007 with no plans for a renewal . Spirene follows similarly to the American format . Each week contestants are given a task and money to create the best outfit under a restricted amount of time . The outfit is shown off at the runway and judged at the end of the show . The judges then deliberate who will be sent home for elimination . Designerspirene is hosted by supermodel Vendela Kirsebom Thommessen . The regular judges are Vendela Kirsebom Thommessen , fashion designer Peter Løchstøer , and Petra Middelthon fashion director of Norwegian ELLE magazine , with the fourth judge as a new guest judge . Tim Gunn 's mentor role in the American format is done by William Jensen , Norway 's first fashion designer . The season one awards included a collection showing at Oslo Fashion Week , a trip to Olympus Fashion Week in New York , a fashion spread in ELLE magazine , sewing equipment worth $ 6,500 from Janome , and $ 25,000 in cash . The title derives from designer which is a borrowed cognate in Norwegian from English and spirene which literally means sprout or bud but here takes on the figurative meaning of a designer budding or growing into a better one . The show lasted only one season before being canceled .",
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"text": "Annie Othen Annie Othen is a journalist and broadcaster . She began working in commercial radio in 1983 , later joining the BBC in 1993 where she has presented both national and local radio shows . Annie has presented the mid-morning show on BBC Coventry and Warwickshire . In 2011 she was nominated for a Gillard radio award and again in 2013 .",
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"text": "36th Daytime Emmy Awards The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday , August 30 , 2009 , and were televised live on The CW for the very first time . The nominees were announced on May 14 in the Orpheum Theatre , Los Angeles , California Vanessa L. Williams hosted the event . The event was directed by Jeff Margolis and Debbie Palacio .",
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"text": "44th Primetime Emmy Awards The 44th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday , August 30 , 1992 . The ceremony was broadcast on Fox from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Pasadena , California . It was hosted by Tim Allen , Kirstie Alley and Dennis Miller , and directed by Walter C. Miller . Presenters included Roseanne Barr , Tom Arnold , Scott Bakula , Candice Bergen , Corbin Bernsen , Beau Bridges , Lloyd Bridges , and Cindy Crawford . The program was written by Buddy Sheffield and Bruce Vilanch . Over 300 million people watched the ceremony in 30 countries . A rule change , instituted for this year only , stated that regular and guest performers would compete in the same category . There could be lead guest or supporting guest . On the comedy side , Murphy Brown won Outstanding Comedy Series for the second time , winning three major awards on the night , the most for a comedy series . On the drama side , L.A. Laws strangle hold on Outstanding Drama Series came to an end , as Northern Exposure took home the award . Northern Exposure also won three major awards and received nine major nominations , which tied for the most in each category . For the first time in its run , The Golden Girls , then in its seventh and final season , was not nominated for Outstanding Comedy Series . After being on the air for thirty years , The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson finally heard its name called when its final season won for Outstanding Variety , Music , or Comedy Program . The show was first nominated for the category in 1964 and was 0/13 before this ceremony .",
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"text": "32nd Annie Awards The 32nd Annual Annie Awards were held on January 30 , 2005 , at the Alex Theatre in Glendale , California . They were hosted by Tom Kenny .",
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"text": "Andrea McArdle Andrea McArdle ( born November 5 , 1963 ) is an American singer and actress best known for originating the role of Annie in the Broadway musical Annie .",
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"text": "The Diahann Carroll Show The Diahann Carroll Show is a series of four musical variety television specials , starring Diahann Carroll , that aired on CBS in 1976 . The show was a summer replacement for The Carol Burnett Show . The series ' four episodes were taped over a period of five days . Guests on the premiere episode included Telly Savalas and Sammy Davis , Jr ( with whom Carroll sang a medley of songs from Porgy and Bess ) . Other guests during the brief season included composer Marvin Hamlisch , Betty White , Phyllis Diller and Johnny Mathis . Carroll 's costumes were designed by Bob Mackie . Reviews were generally positive where Carroll 's performance was concerned , but the limited production values ( due to the show 's small budget ) and scripting were less well received . At the time , Carroll told Jet magazine that `` Considering the facts that we filmed four one-hour shows in only five days , I must say that I am very proud of what we have ... . It was hard work , but I would n't have missed the experience for the world and I hope that television audiences will feel as good about the shows as we do . ''",
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"text": "Kathleen Noone Kathleen Noone ( born Kathleen O'Meara , January 8 , 1945 ) is an American actress . She began her career as a singer in nightclubs and performed in musicals in off-Broadway stage , before making her television debut in the CBS daytime soap opera , As the World Turns ( 1975 -- 76 ) . From 1977 to 1989 , Noone played Ellen Shepherd Dalton on the ABC daytime soap opera , All My Children . For this role , she won Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 1987 . In 1990 , Noone moved to prime time , starring as villainous Claudia Whittaker in the CBS series , Knots Landing ( 1990 -- 1993 ) . She returned to daytime television as Bette Katzenkazrahi on NBC 's Sunset Beach ( 1997 -- 1999 ) , for which she received another Daytime Emmy Award nomination . She also has had the recurring roles on L.A. Law , Party of Five , According to Jim , and Dexter .",
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"text": "9th Primetime Emmy Awards The 9th Emmy Awards , later referred to as the 9th Primetime Emmy Awards , were held on March 16 , 1957 to honor the best in television of the year . The ceremony was held at the NBC Studios in Burbank , California . Desi Arnaz hosted the event . All nominations are listed , with winners in bold and series ' networks are in parentheses . Categories were sorted based on running time , instead of by genre . The top shows of the night were Caesar 's Hour and Playhouse 90 . Each show won a then-record five major awards , ( however , two of Playhouse 90 's wins came in now defunct categories ) . Caesar 's Hour became the first show to be nominated in all four major acting categories . Caesar 's Hour also made history when it swept the four acting categories . After over fifty years , it remains the only comedy or drama series to win every major acting award . In 2004 , the miniseries Angels in America became the second show , and first miniseries/television movie , to sweep the acting field .",
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"text": "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 . ''",
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"text": "2011 Emmy Awards 2011 Emmy Awards may refer to : 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards , the 2011 Emmy Awards ceremony that honored primetime programming during June 2010 -- May 2011 38th Daytime Emmy Awards , the 2011 Emmy Awards ceremony that honored daytime programming during 2010 32nd Sports Emmy Awards , the 2011 Emmy Awards ceremony that honored sports programming during 2010",
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"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 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "30th Primetime Emmy Awards The 30th Primetime Emmy Awards were held on September 17 , 1978 . The ceremony was broadcast on CBS , from the Pasadena Civic Auditorium , Pasadena , California . The top shows of the night were All in the Family which won its then record fourth Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series , and The Rockford Files . CBS continued its streak of dominance by winning its eighth straight Emmy for Outstanding Comedy Series , this record still stands . Actor Will Geer received three posthumous acting nominations for three different performances , but lost in each category . For the first time in Emmy history , two shows won six major awards , All in the Family became the first show to win six major awards twice , and the miniseries Holocaust tied the record for most wins by a miniseries set the previous year by Roots . This ceremony was interrupted for thirty minutes by a nationally televised address by then-President Jimmy Carter , joined by then-Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin and then-Egyptian president Anwar Sadat in which President Carter announced the signing of the Camp David Accords . Rita Moreno 's win made her the third person to become an EGOT .",
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"text": "Sandra Masone Sandra Masone is a boom operator . She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Live and Direct to Tape Sound Mixing for a Drama Series for her work as a boom operator on General Hospital .",
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"text": "Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction is awarded to one television series or special each year . In the following list , the first titles listed in gold are the winners ; those not in gold are nominees , which are listed in alphabetical order . The years given are those in which the ceremonies took place . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Lightning rod A lightning rod ( US , AUS ) or lightning conductor ( UK ) is a metal rod mounted on a structure and intended to protect the structure from a lightning strike . If lightning hits the structure , it will preferentially strike the rod and be conducted to ground through a wire , instead of passing through the structure , where it could start a fire or cause electrocution . Lightning rods are also called finials , air terminals or strike termination devices . In a lightning protection system , a lightning rod is a single component of the system . The lightning rod requires a connection to earth to perform its protective function . Lightning rods come in many different forms , including hollow , solid , pointed , rounded , flat strips or even bristle brush-like . The main attribute common to all lightning rods is that they are all made of conductive materials , such as copper and aluminum . Copper and its alloys are the most common materials used in lightning protection .",
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"text": "Copper-clad steel Copper-clad steel ( CCS ) , also known as copper-covered steel or the trademarked name Copperweld is a bi-metallic product , mainly used in the wire industry that combines the high mechanical resistance of steel with the conductivity and resistance to corrosion of copper . It is mainly used for grounding purposes , line tracing to locate underground utilities , drop wire of telephone cables , and inner conductor of coaxial cables , including thin hookup cables like RG174 , and CATV cable .",
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"text": "Percussion cap The percussion cap , introduced circa 1820 , was the crucial invention that enabled muzzleloading firearms to fire reliably in any weather . This gave rise to the caplock or percussionlock system . Before this development , firearms used flintlock ignition systems that produced flint-on-steel sparks to ignite a pan of priming powder and thereby fire the gun 's main powder charge ( the flintlock mechanism replaced older ignition systems such as the matchlock and wheellock ) . Flintlocks were prone to misfire in wet weather , and many flintlock firearms were later converted to the more reliable percussion system . The percussion cap is a small cylinder of copper or brass with one closed end . Inside the closed end is a small amount of a shock-sensitive explosive material such as fulminate of mercury . The percussion cap is placed over a hollow metal `` nipple '' at the rear end of the gun barrel . Pulling the trigger releases a hammer that strikes the percussion cap and ignites the explosive primer . The flame travels through the hollow nipple to ignite the main powder charge . Percussion caps were , and still are , made in small sizes for pistols and larger sizes for rifles and muskets . While the metal percussion cap was the most popular and widely used type of primer , their small size made them difficult to handle under the stress of combat or while riding a horse . Accordingly , several manufacturers developed alternative , `` auto-priming '' systems . The `` Maynard tape primer '' , for example , used a roll of paper `` caps '' much like today 's toy cap gun . The Maynard tape primer was fitted to some firearms used in the mid-nineteenth century and a few saw brief use in the American Civil War . Other disc or pellet-type primers held a supply of tiny fulminate detonator discs in a small magazine . Cocking the hammer automatically advanced a disc into position . However , these automatic feed systems were difficult to make with the manufacturing systems in the early and mid-nineteenth century and generated more problems than they solved . They were quickly shelved in favor of a single percussion cap that , while awkward to handle in some conditions , could be carried in sufficient quantities to make up for occasionally dropping one while a jammed tape primer system reduced the rifle to an awkward club . The first practical solution for the problem of handling percussion caps in battle was the Prussian 1841 ( Dreyse needle gun ) , which used a long needle to penetrate a paper cartridge filled with black powder and strike the percussion cap that was fastened to the base of the bullet . While it had a number of problems , it was widely used by the Prussians and other German states in the mid-nineteenth century and was a major factor in the 1866 Austro-Prussian War . In the 1850s , the percussion cap was first integrated into a metallic cartridge , which contained the bullet , powder charge and primer . By the late 1860s , breech-loading metallic cartridges had made the percussion cap system obsolete . Today , reproduction percussion firearms are popular for recreational shooters and percussion caps are still available ( though some modern muzzleloaders use shotshell primers instead of caps ) . Most percussion caps now use non-corrosive compounds such as lead styphnate .",
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"text": "Optoelectric nuclear battery An opto-electric nuclear battery is a device that converts nuclear energy into light , which it then uses to generate electrical energy . A beta-emitter such as technetium-99 or strontium-90 is suspended in a gas or liquid containing luminescent gas molecules of the excimer type , constituting a `` dust plasma . '' This permits a nearly lossless emission of beta electrons from the emitting dust particles . The electrons then excite the gases whose excimer line is selected for the conversion of the radioactivity into a surrounding photovoltaic layer such that a lightweight , low-pressure , high-efficiency battery can be realised . These nuclides are relatively low-cost radioactive waste from nuclear power reactors . The diameter of the dust particles is so small ( a few micrometers ) that the electrons from the beta decay leave the dust particles nearly without loss . The surrounding weakly ionized plasma consists of gases or gas mixtures ( such as krypton , argon , and xenon ) with excimer lines such that a considerable amount of the energy of the beta electrons is converted into this light . The surrounding walls contain photovoltaic layers with wide forbidden zones as e.g. diamond which convert the optical energy generated from the radiation into electrical energy . The technology was developed by researchers of the Kurchatov Institute in Moscow .",
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"text": "Spot welding Resistance spot welding ( RSW ) is a process in which contacting metal surfaces are joined by the heat obtained from resistance to electric current . Work-pieces are held together under pressure exerted by electrodes . Typically the sheets are in the 0.5 to thickness range . The process uses two shaped copper alloy electrodes to concentrate welding current into a small `` spot '' and to simultaneously clamp the sheets together . Forcing a large current through the spot will melt the metal and form the weld . The attractive feature of spot welding is that a lot of energy can be delivered to the spot in a very short time ( approximately 10 -- 100 milliseconds ) . That permits the welding to occur without excessive heating of the remainder of the sheet . The amount of heat ( energy ) delivered to the spot is determined by the resistance between the electrodes and the magnitude and duration of the current . The amount of energy is chosen to match the sheet 's material properties , its thickness , and type of electrodes . Applying too little energy will not melt the metal or will make a poor weld . Applying too much energy will melt too much metal , eject molten material , and make a hole rather than a weld . Another feature of spot welding is that the energy delivered to the spot can be controlled to produce reliable welds . is a modification of spot welding . In this process , the weld is localized by means of raised sections , or projections , on one or both of the workpieces to be joined . Heat is concentrated at the projections , which permits the welding of heavier sections or the closer spacing of welds . The projections can also serve as a means of positioning the workpieces . Projection welding is often used to weld studs , nuts , and other screw machine parts to metal plate . It is also frequently used to join crossed wires and bars . This is another high-production process , and multiple projection welds can be arranged by suitable designing and jigging .",
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"text": "Widom-Larsen theory The Widom-Larsen theory is a theory developed in 2005 by Dr. Allan Widom and Lewis Larsen which describes the production of ultra low momentum neutrons and subsequent catalysis of Low Energy Nuclear Reactions ( LENR ) . Neutrons are hypothesized to be produced during weak interactions when protons capture `` heavy '' electrons in certain special conditions , such as metallic hydride surfaces . The theory has been criticized as being `` based on a number of fallacies and an obscuring way of handling the equations . '' The theory was expanded by Dr. Yogendra Srivastava in 2014 , and additionally theorized as a possible explanation for neutrons observed in exploding wire experiments , solar corona and flares , as well as to explain neutron production in thunderstorms . However , unreal concentrations of free electrons would be needed for the theory 's prediction of neutron yield to be a significant component of thunderstorm neutrons , discounting the theory as an explanation . The theory has also been suggested as describing the source of neutrons produced in the fracture of piezoelectric and iron containing rocks .",
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"text": "Copper alloys in aquaculture Copper alloys are important netting materials in aquaculture ( the farming of aquatic organisms including fish farming ) . Various other materials including nylon , polyester , polypropylene , polyethylene , plastic-coated welded wire , rubber , patented twine products ( Spectra , Dyneema ) , and galvanized steel are also used for netting in aquaculture fish enclosures around the world . All of these materials are selected for a variety of reasons , including design feasibility , material strength , cost , and corrosion resistance . What sets copper alloys apart from the other materials used in fish farming is that copper alloys are antimicrobial , that is , they destroy bacteria , viruses , fungi , algae , and other microbes . ( For information about the antimicrobial properties of copper and its alloys , see Antimicrobial properties of copper and Antimicrobial copper alloy touch surfaces ) . In the marine environment , the antimicrobial/algaecidal properties of copper alloys prevent biofouling , which can briefly be described as the undesirable accumulation , adhesion , and growth of microorganisms , plants , algae , tube worms , barnacles , mollusks , and other organisms on man-made marine structures . By inhibiting microbial growth , copper alloy aquaculture pens avoid the need for costly net changes that are necessary with other materials . The resistance of organism growth on copper alloy nets also provides a cleaner and healthier environment for farmed fish to grow and thrive . In addition to their antifouling benefits , copper alloys have strong structural and corrosion-resistant properties in marine environments . It is the combination of all of these properties -- antifouling , high strength , and corrosion resistance -- that has made copper alloys a desirable material for such marine applications as condenser tubing , water intake screens , ship hulls , offshore structure , and sheathing . In the past 25 years or so , the benefits of copper alloys have caught the attention of the marine aquaculture industry . The industry is now actively deploying copper alloy netting and structural materials in commercial large-scale fish farming operations around the world .",
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"text": "Copper carbonate Copper carbonate generally means a compound containing copper and carbonate ions . It may be any of several substances : basic copper carbonate ( the `` copper carbonate '' of commerce ) , actually a copper carbonate hydroxide ; which may be either 2 : the green mineral malachite , and the pigment `` verditer '' or `` mountain green '' 2 2 : the blue mineral azurite , and the pigment `` blue verditer '' or `` mountain blue '' or a mixture of the two . copper ( II ) carbonate proper , ( neutral copper carbonate ) : a rarely seen moisture-sensitive compound .",
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"text": "Plasma globe A plasma globe or plasma lamp ( also called plasma ball , dome , sphere , tube or orb , depending on shape ) is ( usually ) a clear glass sphere filled with a mixture of various noble gases with a high-voltage electrode in the center of the sphere . Plasma filaments extend from the inner electrode to the outer glass insulator , giving the appearance of multiple constant beams of colored light ( see corona discharge and electric glow discharge ) . Plasma globes were most popular as novelty items in the 1980s . The plasma lamp was invented by Nikola Tesla , during his experimentation with high-frequency currents in an evacuated glass tube for the purpose of studying high voltage phenomena . Tesla called his invention an `` inert gas discharge tube '' . The modern plasma lamp design was subsequently developed by Bill Parker , a student at MIT .",
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"text": "Rainmaking Rainmaking , also known as artificial precipitation , artificial rainfall and pluviculture , is the act of attempting to artificially induce or increase precipitation , usually to stave off drought . According to the clouds ' different physical properties , this can be done using airplanes or rockets to sow to the clouds with catalysts such as dry ice , silver iodide and salt powder , to make clouds rain or increase precipitation , to remove or mitigate farmland drought , to increase reservoir irrigation water or water supply capacity , or to increase water levels for power generation . In the United States , rainmaking was attempted by traveling showmen . It was practiced in the old west , but may have reached a peak during the dust bowl drought of the American West and Midwest in the 1930s . The practice was depicted in the 1956 film The Rainmaker . Attempts to bring rain directly have waned with development of the science of meteorology , the advent of laws against fraud and increased communication technology , with some exceptions such as cloud seeding and forms of prayer including rain dances , which are still practiced today . Prayer for more rain is also a cross cultural practice in Christians and Muslims in areas where people keep `` traditional '' non-scriptural religions . In the Christian areas the Defteras ( learned clerics of the Orthodox Christian Church ) believed to have the wisdom to arrest the rain , to bring hail to farms of individuals who refuse to comply with religious rules as well as to bring more rains when the rainy season fell short of giving the usual amount of rain needed for growing cereals . The term is also used metaphorically to describe the process of bringing new clients into a professional practice , such as law , architecture , consulting , advertising , or investment banking -- in general , processes that bring money into a company . It is also used to describe a confidence trick where the scammer takes money from the victim to influence a system over which they have no real control , but a random chance of the outcome happening anyway .",
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"text": "Copper interconnect Copper-based chips are semiconductor integrated circuits which use copper for interconnections in the metalization layer , the BEOL . Since copper is a better conductor than aluminium , chips using this technology can have smaller metal components , and use less energy to pass electricity through them . Together , these effects lead to higher-performance processors . They were first introduced by IBM , with assistance from Motorola , in 1997 . The transition from aluminium to copper required significant developments in fabrication techniques , including radically different methods for patterning the metal as well as the introduction of barrier metal layers to isolate the silicon from potentially damaging copper atoms .",
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"text": "Penetrant (mechanical, electrical, or structural) Penetrants , or penetrating items , are the mechanical , electrical or structural items that pass through an opening in a wall or floor , such as pipes , electrical conduits , ducting , cables and cable trays , or structural steel beams and columns . When these items pierce a wall or floor assembly , they create a space between the penetrant and the surrounding structure , which can become an avenue for the spread of fire between rooms or floors . Modern building codes generally require a service penetration firestop to seal the openings around penetrants ( or `` services '' ) , in order to restore the fire-resistance rating of the parent assembly . Sizing of all openings has significant impact upon the adherence to the certification listing requirements . Therefore , communication between all affected trades is of great importance before any openings are made , to ensure proper sizing of the openings for cost control and conformance with listing and approval use and compliance . Penetrants are typically accommodated by plumbers and electricians , who prepare for them by installing sleeves in concrete walls and floors , before they are poured . In the case of masonry walls , electricians and plumbers tend to be there first and hang sleeves around their piping , ductwork and conduit , where they know from their drawings that block walls will be erected , in order to avoid the time and expense of having to cut openings in existing walls and floors . In the case of drywall assemblies , the opening size is determined by the drywall contractor , unless the mechanical and electrical trades are contractually obliged to provide sleeving here as well , with proper fastening methods that are in conformance with the certification listing . It is not uncommon for these trades to attempt to absolve themselves of the requirement to firestop their openings in the drywall assemblies by claiming that they were there first , meaning that others should take care of the rest . Since drywall contractors are not ordinarily required to do mechanical and electrical firestopping , the drywall openings can become an item of dispute or neglect , particularly in North American construction . This common issue can be minimised by designating a separate firestopping sub-contract , whereby a separate speciality sub-contractor firestops all openings on site , mechanical , electrical and structural , as well as the building joints . Timber floor openings are simply cut by means of a chainsaw . In this case , the width of the blade will determine sizes . Category : Passive fire protection Category : Building engineering Category : Firestops",
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"text": "Hot-dip galvanization Hot-dip galvanization is a form of galvanization . It is the process of coating iron and steel with zinc , which alloys with the surface of the base metal when immersing the metal in a bath of molten zinc at a temperature of around 840 F . When exposed to the atmosphere , the pure zinc ( Zn ) reacts with oxygen ( O2 ) to form zinc oxide ( ZnO ) , which further reacts with carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) to form zinc carbonate ( ZnCO3 ) , a usually dull grey , fairly strong material that protects the steel underneath from further corrosion in many circumstances . Galvanized steel is widely used in applications where corrosion resistance is needed without the cost of stainless steel , and is considered superior in terms of cost and life-cycle . It can be identified by the crystallization patterning on the surface ( often called a `` spangle '' ) . Galvanized steel can be welded ; however , one must exercise caution around the resulting toxic zinc fumes . Galvanized steel is suitable for high-temperature applications of up to 392 F . The use of galvanized steel at temperatures above this will result in peeling of the zinc at the inter metallic layer . Electrogalvanized sheet steel is often used in automotive manufacturing to enhance the corrosion performance of exterior body panels ; this is , however , a completely different process which tends to achieve lower coating thicknesses of zinc . Like other corrosion protection systems , galvanizing protects steel by acting as a barrier between steel and the atmosphere . However , zinc is a more electropositive ( active ) metal in comparison to steel . This is a unique characteristic for galvanizing , which means that when a galvanized coating is damaged and steel is exposed to the atmosphere , zinc can continue to protect steel through galvanic corrosion ( often within an annulus of 5 mm , above which electron transfer rate decreases ) .",
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"text": "Lightning (comics) Lightning , in comics , may refer to : Lightning ( DC Comics ) , a DC Comics character Lightning , one of the duo Thunder and Lightning Lightning , a member of the T.H.U.N.D.E.R. Agents It may also refer to : Well-Spoken Sonic Lightning Flash , a DC Comics character , one of the new Forever People",
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"text": "Volcanic bomb A volcanic bomb is a mass of molten rock ( tephra ) larger than 64 mm ( 2.5 inches ) in diameter , formed when a volcano ejects viscous fragments of lava during an eruption . They cool into solid fragments before they reach the ground . Because volcanic bombs cool after they leave the volcano , they are extrusive igneous rocks . Volcanic bombs can be thrown many kilometres from an erupting vent , and often acquire aerodynamic shapes during their flight . Bombs can be extremely large ; the 1935 eruption of Mount Asama in Japan expelled bombs measuring 5 -- 6 m in diameter up to 600 m from the vent . Volcanic bombs are a significant volcanic hazard , and can cause severe injuries and death to people in an eruption zone . One such incident occurred at Galeras volcano in Colombia in 1993 ; six people near the summit were killed and several seriously injured by lava bombs when the volcano erupted unexpectedly . Volcanic bombs are known to occasionally explode from internal gas pressure as they cool , but in most cases , most of the damage they cause is from impact , or subsequent fire damage . Bomb explosions are most often observed in `` bread-crust '' type bombs .",
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"text": "Blacklight A blacklight ( or often black light ) , also referred to as a UV-A light , Wood 's lamp , or simply ultraviolet light , is a lamp that emits long-wave ( UV-A ) ultraviolet light and not much visible light . One type of lamp has a violet filter material , either on the bulb or in a separate glass filter in the lamp housing , which blocks most visible light and allows through UV , so the lamp has a dim violet glow when operating . Blacklight lamps which have this filter have a lighting industry designation that includes the letters `` BLB '' . This stands for `` blacklight blue '' , which is a contradiction in that they are the type that does not look blue . A second type of lamp produces ultraviolet but does not have the filter material , so it produces more visible light and has a blue color when operating . These tubes are made for use in `` bug zapper '' insect traps , and are identified by the industry designation `` BL '' . Blacklight sources may be specially designed fluorescent lamps , mercury-vapor lamps , light-emitting diodes ( LEDs ) , lasers , or incandescent lamps ; although incandescents produce almost no blacklight ( except slightly more for halogen types ) , and so are not considered true blacklight sources . In medicine , forensics , and some other scientific fields , such a light source is referred to as a Wood 's lamp , named after Robert Williams Wood who invented the original Wood 's glass UV filters . Although many other types of lamp emit ultraviolet light with visible light , black lights are essential when UV-A light without visible light is needed , particularly in observing fluorescence , the colored glow that many substances emit when exposed to UV . Black lights are employed for decorative and artistic lighting effects , diagnostic and therapeutic uses in medicine , the detection of substances tagged with fluorescent dyes , rock-hunting , the detection of counterfeit money , the curing of plastic resins , and attracting insects . Strong sources of long-wave ultraviolet light are used in tanning beds . Although the low-power UV-A emitted by black lights is not a hazard to skin or eyes and can be viewed without protection , powerful ultraviolet sources present dangers and require personal protective equipment such as goggles and gloves .",
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"text": "Vacuum arc A vacuum arc can arise when the surfaces of metal electrodes in contact with a good vacuum begin to emit electrons either through heating ( thermionic emission ) or via an electric field that is sufficient to cause field electron emission . Once initiated , a vacuum arc can persist since the freed particles gain kinetic energy from the electric field , heating the metal surfaces through high speed particle collisions . This process can create an incandescent cathode spot which frees more particles , thereby sustaining the arc . At sufficiently high currents an incandescent anode spot may also be formed . Electrical discharge in vacuum is important for certain types of vacuum tubes and for high voltage vacuum switches . The thermionic vacuum arc ( TVA ) is a new type of plasma source , which generates a plasma containing ions with a directed energy . TVA discharges can be ignited in high vacuum conditions between a heated cathode ( electron gun ) and an anode ( tungsten crucible ) containing the material . The accelerated electron beam , incident on the anode , heats the crucible , together with its contents , to a high temperature . After establishing a steady-state density of the evaporating anode material atoms , and when the voltage applied is high enough , a bright discharge is ignited between the electrodes .",
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"text": "Lightning (dog) Lightning was a German shepherd from a line of canine silent film stars . A grandson of Strongheart , Lightning was billed as `` The Wonder Dog '' and `` The Marvel Dog '' . He began life as a runt but grew to be larger than average for the breed , and he was very intelligent . Lightning appeared in numerous movies .",
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"text": "Paasselkä devils Paasselkä devils ( Paasselän pirut ) are light phenomena sometimes appearing at Lake Paasselkä , Finland and swampy and forested areas nearby the lake . Paasselkä is a lake formed in an impact crater . There is a magnetic anomaly in the centre of the lake . The Paasselkä Devil is usually said to be a ball of light visible in the air above Paasselkä or areas nearby . It is said to move at varying speeds on some occasions and to remain stationary at others . Sometimes there are several balls . The `` ball of fire '' has been said by some locals to act as if it were conscious . It can follow fishermen 's boats or escape the light of torch . Sometimes the light moves at incredible speeds . The light has been visible for a long time ; it is a part of local folklore and was given the name `` devil '' . Locals in earlier times may have believed that the ball of light was actually an evil creature . In earlier times local people were used to seeing these lights and did not consider them to be something extraordinary . The lights are still observed occasionally , and have been caught on film and photographed . This light phenomenon became more widely known through a 2006 book by Sulo Strömberg containing stories about the phenomenon .",
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"text": "Wire A wire is a single , usually cylindrical , flexible strand or rod of metal . Wires are used to bear mechanical loads or electricity and telecommunications signals . Wire is commonly formed by drawing the metal through a hole in a die or draw plate . Wire gauges come in various standard sizes , as expressed in terms of a gauge number . The term wire is also used more loosely to refer to a bundle of such strands , as in `` multistranded wire '' , which is more correctly termed a wire rope in mechanics , or a cable in electricity . Wire comes in solid core , stranded , or braided forms . Although usually circular in cross-section , wire can be made in square , hexagonal , flattened rectangular , or other cross-sections , either for decorative purposes , or for technical purposes such as high-efficiency voice coils in loudspeakers . Edge-wound coil springs , such as the Slinky toy , are made of special flattened wire .",
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"text": "Surge arrester A surge arrester is a device to protect electrical equipment from over-voltage transients caused by external ( lightning ) or internal ( switching ) events . Also called a surge protection device ( SPD ) or transient voltage surge suppressor ( TVSS ) , this class of device is used to protect equipment in power transmission and distribution systems . ( For consumer equipment protection , different products called surge protectors are used . ) The energy criterion for various insulation material can be compared by impulse ratio , the surge arrester should have a low impulse ratio , so that a surge incident on the surge arrester may be bypassed to the ground instead of passing through the apparatus . To protect a unit of equipment from transients occurring on an attached conductor , a surge arrester is connected to the conductor just before it enters the equipment . The surge arrester is also connected to ground and functions by routing energy from an over-voltage transient to ground if one occurs , while isolating the conductor from ground at normal operating voltages . This is usually achieved through use of a varistor , which has substantially different resistances at different voltages . Surge arresters are not generally designed to protect against a direct lightning strike to a conductor , but rather against electrical transients resulting from lightning strikes occurring in the vicinity of the conductor . Lightning which strikes the earth results in ground currents which can pass over buried conductors and induce a transient that propagates outward towards the ends of the conductor . The same kind of induction happens in overhead and above ground conductors which experience the passing energy of an atmospheric EMP caused by the lightning flash . Surge arresters only protect against induced transients characteristic of a lightning discharge 's rapid rise-time and will not protect against electrification caused by a direct strike to the conductor . Transients similar to lightning-induced , such as from a high voltage system 's fault switching , may also be safely diverted to ground ; however , continuous overcurrents are not protected against by these devices . The energy in a handled transient is substantially less than that of a lightning discharge ; however it is still of sufficient quantity to cause equipment damage and often requires protection . Without very thick insulation , which is generally cost prohibitive , most conductors running more than a minimal distance , say greater than about 50 feet , will experience lightning-induced transients at some time during use . Because the transient is usually initiated at some point between the two ends of the conductor , most applications install a surge arrester just before the conductor lands in each piece of equipment to be protected . Each conductor must be protected , as each will have its own transient induced , and each SPD must provide a pathway to earth to safely divert the transient away from the protected component . The one notable exception where they are not installed at both ends is in high voltage distribution systems . In general , the induced voltage is not sufficient to do damage at the electric generation end of the lines ; however , installation at the service entrance to a building is key to protecting downstream products that are not as robust .",
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"text": "Jessica Chastain Jessica Michelle Chastain ( born March 24 , 1977 ) is an American actress and film producer . Born in Carmichael , California , and raised in Sacramento , Chastain developed an interest in acting from a young age . In 1998 , she made her professional stage debut as Shakespeare 's Juliet . After studying acting at the Juilliard School , she was signed to a talent holding deal with the television producer John Wells . She was a recurring guest star in several television shows , including Law & Order : Trial by Jury . She also took on roles in the stage productions of Anton Chekhov 's play The Cherry Orchard in 2004 and Oscar Wilde 's tragedy Salome in 2006 . Chastain made her film debut in the drama Jolene ( 2008 ) , and gained wide recognition in 2011 for starring roles in half a dozen films , including the dramas Take Shelter and The Tree of Life . Her performance as an aspiring socialite in The Help earned her an Academy Award nomination . In 2012 , she won a Golden Globe Award and received a second Oscar nomination for playing a CIA agent in the thriller Zero Dark Thirty . Chastain made her Broadway debut in a revival of The Heiress in the same year . Her highest-grossing releases came with the science fiction films Interstellar ( 2014 ) and The Martian ( 2015 ) , as she continued to draw praise for her performances in the dramas The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby ( 2013 ) , A Most Violent Year ( 2014 ) , and Miss Sloane ( 2016 ) . Chastain 's accolades include two Academy Award and British Academy Film Award nominations . She is known to prepare extensively for her roles . Chastain is the founder of the production company Freckle Films , which was created to promote diversity in film . She is vocal about social issues such as gender and racial equality , and mental health . Time magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2012 .",
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"text": "Miss Sloane Miss Sloane is a 2016 political thriller film directed by John Madden and written by Jonathan Perera . The film stars Jessica Chastain , Mark Strong , Gugu Mbatha-Raw , Michael Stuhlbarg , Alison Pill , Jake Lacy , John Lithgow and Sam Waterston . The film had its world premiere on November 11 , 2016 at the AFI Fest and was released in the United States on November 25 , 2016 by EuropaCorp on a limited release before opening wide on December 9 , 2016 , and was released in France on March 8 , 2017 . It received generally positive reviews and Chastain 's performance was acclaimed by critics . Chastain also received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress -- Motion Picture Drama .",
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"text": "Jolene (film) Jolene is a 2008 American drama film directed by Dan Ireland . It stars Jessica Chastain as the title character and is based on the short story `` Jolene : A Life '' by E. L. Doctorow , itself inspired by Dolly Parton 's song , `` Jolene '' . It premiered on 13 June 2008 at the Seattle International Film Festival where Chastain won the Best Actress award . It was later released in the United States on 29 October 2010 .",
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"text": "Interstellar (film) Use mdy dates | date = May 2016 -RCB- Interstellar is a 2014 British-American epic science fiction film directed , co-written , and co-produced by Christopher Nolan . The film stars Matthew McConaughey , Anne Hathaway , Jessica Chastain , Bill Irwin , Casey Affleck , Ellen Burstyn , John Lithgow , and Michael Caine . Set in a dystopian future where humanity is struggling to survive , it follows a group of astronauts who travel through a wormhole in search of a new home for humanity . Brothers Christopher and Jonathan Nolan wrote the screenplay , which has its origins in a script Jonathan developed in 2007 . Nolan produced the film with his wife Emma Thomas through their production company Syncopy and with Lynda Obst through Lynda Obst Productions . Caltech theoretical physicist Kip Thorne , whose work inspired the film , was an executive producer and acted as scientific consultant . Later , he also wrote a tie-in book , The Science of Interstellar . Paramount Pictures , Warner Bros. , and Legendary Pictures co-financed the film . Cinematographer Hoyte van Hoytema shot the film on 35 mm in anamorphic format and IMAX 70 mm . Principal photography commenced in late 2013 in Alberta , Iceland and Los Angeles . The film utilized extensive practical and miniature effects , while the company Double Negative created additional digital effects . Interstellar premiered on October 26 , 2014 in Los Angeles . In the United States , it was first released on film stock , expanding to venues using digital projectors . The film was successful at the box office , with a worldwide gross of over $ 675 million , and received positive reviews , particularly in regards to its science fiction themes , visual effects , musical score , and the cast 's performances . It received several awards and nominations ; at the 87th Academy Awards , the film won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects , and was nominated for Best Original Score , Best Sound Mixing , Best Sound Editing , and Best Production Design .",
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"text": "The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby is the collective title of three films written and directed by Ned Benson . The films star Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy , and are Benson 's first feature film project . The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby is broken into three films , Him , Her , and Them . Him and Her were screened at the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival as a `` work in progress '' . Them premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of the 2014 Cannes Film Festival . Them premiered in the United States on September 12 , 2014 , while Him and Her were released together as a double feature on October 10 , 2014 in select art house cinemas .",
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"text": "The Martian (film) The Martian is a 2015 American science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott , based on Andy Weir 's 2011 novel The Martian . Matt Damon stars as an astronaut who is mistakenly presumed dead and left behind on Mars . The film depicts his struggle to survive and others ' efforts to rescue him . The film 's ensemble cast also features Jessica Chastain , Kristen Wiig , Jeff Daniels , Michael Peña , Kate Mara , Sean Bean , Sebastian Stan , Donald Glover , Aksel Hennie and Chiwetel Ejiofor . Producer Simon Kinberg began developing the film after 20th Century Fox optioned the novel in March 2013 , which Drew Goddard adapted into a screenplay and was initially attached to direct , but the film did not move forward . Scott replaced Goddard , and with Damon in place as the main character , production was approved . Filming began in November 2014 and lasted approximately seventy days . Twenty sets were built on a sound stage in Budapest , Hungary , one of the largest in the world . Wadi Rum in Jordan was also used as a backdrop for filming . The film premiered at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival on September 11 , 2015 , followed by the United States ' theatrical release on October 2 , 2015 , by 20th Century Fox . The film was released in 2D , 3D , IMAX 3D and 4DX . It received critical acclaim and has grossed over $ 630 million worldwide , becoming Scott 's highest-grossing film to date , as well as the tenth-highest-grossing film of 2015 . It received several accolades , including the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy , seven Academy Award nominations , including Best Picture and Best Adapted Screenplay for Goddard , and the 2016 long form Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation . Damon won the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy and was nominated for several awards including the Academy Award for Best Actor , the BAFTA for Best Actor , and the Critic 's Choice Award for Best Actor .",
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"text": "Youth in Oregon Youth in Oregon is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Joel David Moore . The film stars Frank Langella , Billy Crudup , Christina Applegate , Nicola Peltz , Mary Kay Place , and Josh Lucas . The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 16 , 2016 . The film was released in theaters on February 3 , 2017 , by Orion Pictures and Samuel Goldwyn Films .",
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"text": "Yasmin (2004 film) Yasmin is a 2004 drama directed by Kenneth Glenaan , written by Simon Beaufoy and starring Archie Panjabi and Renu Setna . It is set amongst a British Pakistani community in parts of Keighley ( in West Yorkshire , England ) before and after the events of the 11 September 2001 attacks .",
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"text": "The Hours (film) The Hours is a 2002 British-American drama film directed by Stephen Daldry , and starring Meryl Streep , Julianne Moore and Nicole Kidman . Supporting roles are played by Ed Harris , John C. Reilly , Stephen Dillane , Jeff Daniels , Miranda Richardson , Allison Janney , Toni Collette and Claire Danes . The screenplay by David Hare is based on Michael Cunningham 's 1999 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same title . The plot focuses on three women of different generations whose lives are interconnected by the novel Mrs Dalloway by Virginia Woolf . These are Clarissa Vaughan ( Streep ) , a New Yorker preparing an award party for her AIDS-stricken long-time friend and poet , Richard ( Harris ) in 2001 ; Laura Brown ( Moore ) , a pregnant 1950s California housewife with a young boy and an unhappy marriage ; and Virginia Woolf ( Kidman ) herself in 1920s England , who is struggling with depression and mental illness while trying to write her novel . The film was released in Los Angeles and New York City on Christmas Day 2002 , and was given a limited release in the United States and Canada two days later on December 27 , 2002 . It did not receive a wide release in North America until January 2003 , and was then released in British cinemas on Valentine 's Day that year . Critical reaction to the film was mostly positive , with nine Academy Award nominations for The Hours including Best Picture , and a win for Nicole Kidman as Best Actress .",
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"text": "28 Days (film) 28 Days is a 2000 American comedy-drama film directed by Betty Thomas . Sandra Bullock plays Gwen Cummings , a newspaper columnist obliged to enter rehabilitation for alcoholism . The film costars Viggo Mortensen , Dominic West , Elizabeth Perkins , Steve Buscemi , and Diane Ladd .",
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"text": "Saints and Sinners (1994 film) Saints and Sinners is a 1994 crime and drama film starring Damian Chapa , Jennifer Rubin , and Scott Plank . It was written , directed and produced by Paul Mones . The film 's production company was MDP Worldwide .",
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"text": "Super Troopers Super Troopers is a 2001 American crime-comedy film directed by Jay Chandrasekhar , written by and starring the Broken Lizard comedy group ( Jay Chandrasekhar , Kevin Heffernan , Steve Lem me , Paul Soter and Erik Stolhanske ) . Marisa Coughlan , Daniel von Bargen and Brian Cox co-star while Lynda Carter has a cameo appearance . In total , Fox Searchlight paid $ 3.25 million for distribution rights of the film and grossed $ 23.1 million at the box office . A sequel , Super Troopers 2 , is currently filming and is expected to be released in 2017 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "The Ugly Truth The Ugly Truth is a 2009 American romantic comedy film starring Katherine Heigl and Gerard Butler . The film was released in North America on July 24 , 2009 by Columbia Pictures .",
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"text": "Valentine (film) Valentine is a 2001 American slasher film directed by Jamie Blanks , and starring Denise Richards , David Boreanaz , Marley Shelton , Jessica Capshaw , and Katherine Heigl . Loosely based on the novel of the same name by Tom Savage , the film follows a group of women in San Francisco who are stalked by a man whom they tormented during their childhood . Release theatrically in February 2001 , the film received mixed reviews from critics , with some praising its performances and cinematography , and others criticizing its conclusion and deeming it too redolent of 1980s horror films . In spite of the mixed critical response , the film was a box office success , earning a total of USD$ 36.7 million .",
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"text": "The Hotel New Hampshire (film) The Hotel New Hampshire is a 1984 British-Canadian-American comedy-drama film written and directed by Tony Richardson based on John Irving 's 1981 novel of the same name . The film stars Jodie Foster , Beau Bridges , Rob Lowe , and Nastassja Kinski , and also features Wilford Brimley , Amanda Plummer , Matthew Modine , and a young Seth Green in a supporting role . The film is a co-production from the United Kingdom , Canada , and the United States . In an introductory foreword that he wrote for a later edition of the novel , author Irving stated that he was thrilled when Richardson informed him that he wanted to adapt the book to the screen . Irving wrote that he was very happy with the adaptation , complaining only that he felt Richardson tried to make the film too faithful to the book , noting the manner in which Richardson would often speed up the action in an attempt to include more material onscreen .",
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"text": "Mother! Mother ! ( stylized as mother ! ) is an upcoming American black comedy psychological thriller film , written and directed by Darren Aronofsky . It stars Jennifer Lawrence , Javier Bardem , Michelle Pfeiffer , Domhnall Gleeson , Ed Harris and Kristen Wiig . Paramount Pictures plans to release the film on October 13 , 2017 .",
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"text": "The Rules of Attraction (film) The Rules of Attraction is a 2002 black comedy film written and directed by Roger Avary , based on the novel of the same name by Bret Easton Ellis . It stars James van der Beek , Shannyn Sossamon , Ian Somerhalder , Jessica Biel , Kate Bosworth , and Kip Pardue .",
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"text": "The Tuxedo The Tuxedo is a 2002 American comedy -- action film directed by Kevin Donovan and starring Jackie Chan , Jennifer Love Hewitt and Jason Isaacs . It is a spy spoof that involves a special tuxedo that grants its wearer special abilities and a corporate terrorist threatening to poison the United States ' fresh water supply with bacteria that spills electrolytes into the blood and totally dehydrates the host .",
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"text": "Priceless (2016 film) Priceless ( known also as Priceless : She 's Worth Fighting For ) is a 2016 American romantic drama film about human trafficking , inspired by true events . It is directed by Ben Smallbone and produced by Steve Barnett with a screenplay by Chris Dowling and Tyler Poelle . Starring singer Joel Smallbone , Bianca Santos , Amber Midthunder , Jim Parrack , and David Koechner , it tells the story of a man who has his life changed when meets two girls , which falls in love with one and starts to protect them from evil forces in the country with bad purposes . The film is being distributed by Roadside Attractions and it was released on October 14 , 2016 to generally positive reviews from critics and audience .",
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"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 .",
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"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 .",
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"text": "Inconceivable (2008 film) Inconceivable is a 2008 satirical drama about the test-tube baby industry . The film was written and directed by Mary McGuckian .",
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"text": "Winter's Bone Winter 's Bone is a 2010 American independent drama film , an adaptation of Daniel Woodrell 's 2006 novel of the same name . Written and directed by Debra Granik , the film stars Jennifer Lawrence as a teenaged girl in the rural Ozarks of the central United States who , to protect her family from eviction , must locate her missing father . The film explores the interrelated themes of close and distant family ties , the power and speed of gossip , self-sufficiency , and poverty as they are changed by the pervasive underworld of illegal methamphetamine labs . Winter 's Bone won several awards , including the Grand Jury Prize : Dramatic Film at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival . It also received four 2011 Academy Award nominations : Best Picture , Best Adapted Screenplay , Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor .",
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"text": "Jessica Schwarz Jessica Schwarz ( born 5 May 1977 ) is a German film and TV actress .",
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"text": "Red-Headed Woman Red-Headed Woman is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic comedy film , produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer , based on a novel of the same name by Katherine Brush , and with a screenplay by Anita Loos . It was directed by Jack Conway , and stars Jean Harlow as a woman who uses sex to advance her social position . During the course of the film , Harlow breaks up a marriage , has multiple affairs and pre-marital sex , and attempts to kill a man .",
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