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Arnold Vinick is played by an American actor.
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"text": "Arnold Vinick Arnold Vinick is a fictional character on the television series The West Wing played by Alan Alda . The role earned Alda the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series in 2006 .",
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"text": "Isiah Whitlock Jr. Isiah Whitlock Jr. ( born September 13 , 1954 ) is an American actor .",
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"text": "Rip Taylor Charles Elmer `` Rip '' Taylor , Jr. ( born January 13 , 1935 ) is an American actor and comedian . He is known for his exuberance and flamboyant personality , including his wild moustache and his habit of showering himself ( and others ) with confetti .",
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"text": "Arnold Kent Arnold Kent ( 1899 -- 1928 ) was an Italian-born American actor . He was born in Florence as Lido Manetti and acted under that name in Italy , appearing in films such as Goodbye Youth ( 1918 ) and Quo Vadis ( 1924 ) . He moved then to Hollywood where he played supporting roles in films such as Hula ( 1927 ) with Clara Bow and Clive Brook . He died in Los Angeles the following year after a car accident shortly before he was due to make a film with Mary Pickford .",
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"text": "Dave Scotti David Louis Scotti ( born December 14 , 1971 ) is an American film and stage actor known primarily for his recurring role as Vito Manzi on the television soap opera General Hospital . He first gained attention as villain Tony Cicero in the Boston stage premiere of Vig and also as Gary , the agent , in I hate Hamelet . He continued his career with film and television roles including the comedy caper Docs and robbers , and the short film The right hook ( HBO Arts Festival winner ) , for which he won the 2001 Best Actor award at The Jersey Short Film Festival . His screenplay of The Right Hook ( co-written with director Luke Greenfield ) , as well as the making of the film , was published in the book Short Films 101 by Frederick Levy ( Pedigree Trade , 2004 ) .",
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"text": "David Patrick Kelly David Patrick Kelly ( born January 23 , 1951 ) is an American actor and musician who has appeared in numerous films and television series . He is widely known for roles such as Luther in the cult 1979 film The Warriors , and another character named Luther in the 1982 Eddie Murphy film 48 Hrs. , Sully in the 1985 Arnold Schwarzenegger film Commando , Jerry Horne in Twin Peaks , and T-Bird in the 1994 film The Crow .",
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"text": "Rodney Rowland Rodney G. Rowland ( born February 20 , 1964 ) is an American actor . He is credited as Rod Rowland in more recent productions , given his predilection to being called Rod . Rowland 's most noted appearances to date were as 1st Lieutenant Cooper Hawkes in 1995 's Space : Above and Beyond and P. Wiley in The 6th Day , starring Arnold Schwarzenegger .",
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"text": "Bill Raymond William Joseph `` Bill '' Raymond ( born September 9 , 1938 ) is an American actor who has appeared in film , television and theatre since the 1960s .",
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"text": "Phillip Van Dyke Phillip Van Dyke ( born June 13 , 1984 ) is an American actor best known for his role as the goblin Luke in the first two installments of the Halloweentown film series .",
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"text": "Patrick Cavanaugh Patrick Cavanaugh is an American television actor .",
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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": "Sam Gifaldi Sam Gifaldi ( born May 30 , 1985 ) is a former American actor , best known for the voice of Sid on Nickelodeon 's Hey Arnold ! .",
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"text": "Troy Winbush Troy Winbush ( born March 12 , 1970 ) is an American actor .",
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"text": "Ajay Naidu Ajay Kalahastri Naidu ( born February 12 , 1972 ) is an American actor . He is of Indian descent .",
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"text": "Wes Brown (actor) James Wesley `` Wes '' Brown ( born January 26 , 1982 ) is an American actor .",
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"text": "Arthur Anderson (actor) Arthur John Miles Anderson ( August 29 , 1922 -- April 9 , 2016 ) was an American actor of radio , film , television , and stage .",
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"text": "Carl Lee (actor) Carl Lee ( November 22 , 1926April 17 , 1986 ) , born Carl Vincent Canegata , was an American actor . He was also the son of actor/professional boxer Canada Lee ( 1907 -- 1952 ) . In a 2000 interview , filmmaker James Toback stated , `` In the sort of hip world of New York , Carl Lee was the hip-black-actor icon . He was for hip people what Sidney Poitier was for mainstream people . '' Lee played a heroin dealer , the title role in the Obie Award-winning play The Connection . He later appeared in the film version . Lee , who made his first film appearance in the 1954 film Human Desire , went on to appear in such films as A Man Called Adam in 1966 opposite Sammy Davis , Jr. and Cicely Tyson , and the now classic blaxploitation film Superfly ( with the late Ron O'Neal ) in 1972 . He also appeared in various television roles in such shows as The Defenders , Mannix , and Good Times ( `` Willona 's Surprise '' , 1977 ) in a memorable performance in which he portrayed Willona Woods 's ex-husband Ray , who makes sexual advances towards Thelma ( Bernadette Stanis ) . Lee suffered a heroin addiction which led to his death .",
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"text": "Alan Wilder (actor) Alan Wilder is an American actor who has appeared on film and television . Alan is also a member of the Steppenwolf Theater Company . He has appeared in over 55 Steppenwolf productions .",
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"text": "Ronald Rand Ronald Rand is an American stage and film actor , educator , director , playwright , producer , and newspaper publisher . A U.S. Cultural Goodwill Ambassador , Rand has performed his one-man show , `` Let It Be Art ! '' as Harold Clurman since 2001 in 23 countries and 20 states.Founder and Publisher of the newspaper , The Soul of the American Actor , he is also the author of Acting Teachers of America .",
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"text": "Richard Aherne Richard Aherne ( 19 March 1911 -- 8 June 2002 ) was an Irish actor . He is sometimes credited as Richard Nugent . He was born Vincent Richard Ahern , the son of William Ahern and Mary Brophy Ahern of Ross , County Meath . He was born in Dublin , County Dublin , Ireland and died in Los Angeles , California , United States aged 91 .",
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"text": "Tiny Ron Taylor Ronald `` Tiny Ron '' Taylor ( born November 21 , 1947 ) is an American film actor and former basketball player . He is possibly best known as Lothar in The Rocketeer ( 1991 ) and as Roc in Ace Ventura : Pet Detective ( 1994 ) , roles that exploited his 7 ft ( 2.13 m ) frame and craggy features . He also played Al , the tall police detective whose face is never seen , in The Naked Gun ( 1988 ) and on the TV series Police Squad ! . He has also appeared on television , including seven episodes of Star Trek : Deep Space Nine as the Hupyrian manservant Maihar ` du , and two episodes of Star Trek : Voyager as the Hirogen alpha Idrin . Taylor was born in Torrance , California . Tiny Ron attended North Torrance High School and graduated from the University of Southern California .",
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Taiwan is not officially called the Republic of China.
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"text": "Taiwan Taiwan ( -LSB- taɪˈwɑːn -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of China ( ROC ) , is a state in East Asia . Its neighbours include China ( officially the People 's Republic of China , PRC ) to the west , Japan to the northeast , and the Philippines to the south . Taiwan is the most populous state that is not a member of the United Nations , and also possesses the largest economy of any state outside of the UN . The island of Taiwan , also known as Formosa , was mainly inhabited by Taiwanese aborigines before the 17th century , when Dutch and Spanish colonies opened the island to Han Chinese immigration . After a brief rule by the Kingdom of Tungning , the island was annexed by the Qing dynasty , the last dynasty of China . The Qing ceded Taiwan to Japan in 1895 after the Sino-Japanese War . While Taiwan was under Japanese rule , the Republic of China ( ROC ) was established on the mainland in 1912 after the fall of the Qing dynasty . Following the Japanese surrender to the Allies in 1945 , the ROC took control of Taiwan . However , the resumption of the Chinese Civil War led to the ROC 's loss of the mainland to the Communists , and the flight of the ROC government to Taiwan in 1949 . Although the ROC continued to claim to be the legitimate government of China , its effective jurisdiction since 1949 has been limited to Taiwan and its surrounding islands , with the main island making up 99 % of its de facto territory . As a founding member of the United Nations , the ROC continued to represent China at the United Nations until 1971 , when the PRC assumed China 's seat , causing the ROC to lose its UN membership . In the early 1960s , Taiwan entered a period of rapid economic growth and industrialization , creating a stable industrial economy . In the 1980s and early 1990s , it changed from a one-party military dictatorship dominated by the Kuomintang to a multi-party democracy with a semi-presidential system . Taiwan is the 22nd-largest economy in the world , and its high-tech industry plays a key role in the global economy . It is ranked highly in terms of freedom of the press , healthcare , public education , economic freedom , and human development . The country benefits from a highly skilled workforce and is among the most highly educated countries in the world with one of the highest percentages of its citizens holding a tertiary education degree . The PRC has consistently claimed sovereignty over Taiwan and asserted the ROC is no longer in legitimate existence . Under its One-China Policy the PRC refused diplomatic relations with any country that recognizes the ROC . Today only a few smaller nations recognize the ROC as the sole legal representative of China , but many other states maintain unofficial ties through representative offices and institutions that function as de facto embassies and consulates . Although Taiwan is fully self-governing , most international organizations in which the PRC participates either refuse to grant membership to Taiwan or allow it to participate only as a non-state actor . Internally , the major division in politics is between the aspirations of eventual Chinese unification or Taiwanese independence , though both sides have moderated their positions to broaden their appeal . The PRC has threatened the use of military force in response to any formal declaration of independence by Taiwan or if PRC leaders decide that peaceful unification is no longer possible .",
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"text": "Chinese Taipei at the 2008 Summer Olympics Chinese Taipei competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , where it sent 80 competitors in a record 15 sports . Since 1984 , athletes from Taiwan have competed at the Olympics as `` Chinese Taipei '' , not as the `` Republic of China ( ROC ) '' , due to opposition from the People 's Republic of China . According to the Taipei Times , As in previous editions of the Summer Olympics , the flag of the Republic of China was not displayed . Instead , the Chinese Taipei Olympic flag was waved by fans , and displayed , if the team won a medal . Had athletes from Chinese Taipei won gold medals , the National Banner Song , not the National Anthem of the Republic of China , would have been played at the medal ceremony .",
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"text": "Mexico–Taiwan relations Mexico -- Taiwan relations refers to the diplomatic relations between Mexico and the Republic of China ( Taiwan ) .",
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"text": "Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League The Taiwan Democratic Self-Government League is one of the eight legally recognised political parties in the People 's Republic of China that follow the direction of the Communist Party of China and are member of the Chinese People 's Political Consultative Conference . It was formed in Hong Kong on November 1947 by members of the Taiwanese Communist Party who survived the February 28 Incident . The Taiwan Democratic Self Government League has a membership of 2,100 people , most of whom are prominent people that are from Taiwan or are of Taiwanese heritage , but now reside on the mainland .",
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"text": "Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. The Taipei Representative Office in the U.K. ( TRO ; ) is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of China ( ROC ) in the United Kingdom ( UK ) . It is not a fully-fledged embassy owing to the ongoing Taiwan dispute and One-China policy . However , it is the highest-level representation of the ROC government in the United Kingdom . It manages cultural , economic and political cooperation between the UK and the ROC , as well as offering consular services . Its counterpart body in Taiwan is the British Office Taipei .",
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"text": "2014 Wang–Zhang meetings In 2014 , a series of groundbreaking meetings was held between Wang Yu-chi , in his official capacity as the Minister of the Mainland Affairs Council ( MAC ) of the Republic of China ( ROC ) , and Zhang Zhijun , the Minister of the Taiwan Affairs Office ( TAO ) of the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) . The first meeting took place in Nanjing on 11 February 2014 when Wang visited mainland China , the very first official contact between the two governments across the Taiwan Strait after the end of Chinese Civil War in 1949 . The tour of Wang and his delegates lasted from 11 to 14 February in Nanjing and Shanghai . On 25 -- 28 June 2014 , Zhang paid a retrospective visit to Taiwan in order to rebuild ties in the aftermath of the Sunflower Movement . It was the highest PRC government official visit to Taiwan . However , due to protests which turned violent , Zhang shortened his trip by cancelling three public appearances at the last minute .",
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"text": "Foreign relations of Macau As a special administrative region ( SAR ) of the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) , Macau 's diplomatic relations and defence are the responsibility of the Central People 's Government of the PRC . Except diplomatic relations and defence , nonetheless , Macau has retained considerable autonomy in all aspects , including economic and commercial relations , customs control . According to Chapter VII of Macau 's basic law , Macau may , on its own , using the name Macau , China or Macao , China , maintain and develop relations and conclude and implement agreements with foreign states and regions and relevant international organisations in the appropriate fields , including the economic , trade , financial and monetary , shipping , communications , tourism , cultural , science and technology , and sports fields . In addition , Macau can participate in international organizations and conferences not limited to states . The Macau government has maintained Macau Economic and Trade Representative Offices in Lisbon , Portugal and Brussels , Belgium .",
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"text": "Overseas Taiwanese Overseas Taiwanese , also called `` people of Taiwanese descent '' , are people who are living outside of Republic of China on Taiwan but are of Taiwanese ancestry or descent . Overseas Taiwanese may live in other territories such as the People 's Republic of China and are not necessarily Republic of China nationals . Overseas Taiwanese may not have been born in or lived in the Republic of China . Some Overseas Taiwanese also consider themselves Overseas Chinese . In November 2014 the Taipei Times cited an estimate of 1 million Taiwanese living in mainland China . Overseas citizens must return to Taiwan to legally vote in elections , as Taiwan does not use absentee ballots . In the United States , there are 230,382 to 919,000 people of Taiwanese descent living in the country . They are mostly concentrated in California , New York , and Texas . There are over 91,000 Taiwanese people in Canada , mainly living in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario .",
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"text": "Chinese language romanization in Taiwan There are a large number of romanization systems used in Taiwan ( officially the Republic of China ) . The first Chinese language romanization system in Taiwan , Pe̍h - ōe-jī , was developed first by Presbyterian missionaries and promoted by the indigenous Presbyterian Churches since the 19th century . Pe̍h - ōe-jī is also the first written system of Taiwanese Hokkien ; a similar system for Hakka was also developed at that time . During the period of Japanese rule , the promotion of roman writing systems was suppressed under the Dōka and Kōminka policy . After World War II , Taiwan was handed over from Japan to the Republic of China ( ROC ) . The romanization of Mandarin Chinese was also introduced to Taiwan as official or semi-official standard . Today , many commonly encountered Taiwanese proper names ( places and people ) are written in Wade -- Giles ( a historic semi-official system ) , Chinese postal romanization ( the system most used by Western academics until the internationalization of Hanyu Pinyin in the 1980s ) , or Gwoyeu Romatzyh ( a system that records tones without tone marks ) . After a long debate , Hanyu Pinyin , the official romanization system used in the People 's Republic of China , was planned to be the nationwide standard in Taiwan for 2009 . While the national government and many provinces and cities adopted Hanyu Pinyin , several cities continue to use Tongyong pinyin . Examples being , Kaohsiung , Taiwan 's second most populous city , and Taichung . The contention surrounding romanizations has never been purely academic or in response to the needs of the foreign community in Taiwan , but rather clouded by partisan politics . As a result , romanization of Mandarin in Taiwan in the 20th century was generally inconsistent and quite difficult for everyone -- be they tourists , foreign-born residents or native-born Taiwanese -- to interpret . Since most Taiwanese were taught only Zhuyin/Bopomofo to write phonetic inscriptions of Chinese words , rather than a romanization system , there is little incentive to standardize romanization .",
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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": "Taitung Taitung , Tai Tung , or variants , may refer to : Taitung County ( 台東縣 or 臺東縣 ) , a county located in eastern Taiwan Taitung City ( 台東市 or 臺東市 ) , the seat of Taitung County Taitung Prefecture , former prefecture of Taiwan Province",
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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": "Foreign relations of Hong Kong Under the Basic Law , the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is exclusively in charge of its internal affairs and external relations , whilst the Government of the People 's Republic of China is responsible for its foreign affairs and defence . As a separate customs territory , Hong Kong maintains and develops relations with foreign states and regions , and plays an active role in such international organisations as World Trade Organization ( WTO ) and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation ( APEC ) in its own right under the name of Hong Kong , China .",
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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": "Mainland Affairs Council The Mainland Affairs Council ( MAC ) is a cabinet-level administrative agency under the Executive Yuan of the Republic of China . The MAC is responsible for the planning , development , and implementation of policies between the Republic of China on Taiwan and the People 's Republic of China which administers mainland China , Hong Kong and Macau . The MAC counterpart body by the PRC is the Taiwan Affairs Office . Both states officially claim each other 's territory , however the Republic of China controls only Taiwan and surrounding islands , and therefore is usually known as `` Taiwan '' , sometimes referred to as the `` Free Area '' of the Republic of China by the Constitution of the Republic of China . The People 's Republic of China controls mainland China as well as Hong Kong , Macau , Hainan , and other islands and is therefore usually known simply as `` China '' . The Mainland Affairs Council is administered by a cabinet level Minister . The current Minister is Katharine Chang . The council plays an important role in setting policy and development of relations with mainland China and advising the central government . The agency funds and indirectly administers the Straits Exchange Foundation which is the official intermediary with the PRC .",
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"text": "Traditional Chinese characters Traditional Chinese characters ( ; Pinyin : ) are Chinese characters in any character set that does not contain newly created characters or character substitutions performed after 1946 . They are most commonly the characters in the standardized character sets of Taiwan , of Hong Kong and Macau or in the Kangxi Dictionary . The modern shapes of traditional Chinese characters first appeared with the emergence of the clerical script during the Han Dynasty , and have been more or less stable since the 5th century ( during the Southern and Northern Dynasties . ) The retronym `` traditional Chinese '' is used to contrast traditional characters with Simplified Chinese characters , a standardized character set introduced by the government of the People 's Republic of China on Mainland China in the 1950s . Traditional Chinese characters are currently used in Taiwan , Hong Kong , and Macau ; as well as in Overseas Chinese communities outside of Southeast Asia , although the number of printed materials in simplified characters is growing in Australia , the US and Canada , targeting or created by new arrivals from mainland China . Currently , a large number of overseas Chinese online newspapers allow users to switch between both sets . In contrast , simplified Chinese characters are used in mainland China , Singapore and Malaysia in official publications . The debate on traditional and simplified Chinese characters has been a long-running issue among Chinese communities .",
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"text": "Taiwan Relations Act The Taiwan Relations Act ( TRA ; ; ) is an act of the United States Congress . Since the recognition of the People 's Republic of China , the Act has defined the substantial but non-diplomatic relations between the people of the United States and the people on Taiwan .",
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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": "Chinese Taipei at the 1992 Winter Olympics Due to the political status of Taiwan , the Republic of China ( ROC ) competed as Chinese Taipei at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville , France . The International Olympic Committee mandates that the Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee flag is used , and not the flag of the Republic of China . In the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) , the team is known as Zhongguo Taibei or , Taipei , China , where China implies the PRC .",
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"text": "China–France relations China -- France relations , also known as Sino-French relations or Franco-Chinese relations , refers to the interstate relations between China and France ( Kingdom or later ) . Note that the meaning of both `` China '' and `` France '' as entities has changed throughout history ; this article will discuss what was commonly considered ` France ' and ` China ' at the time of the relationships in question . There have been many political , cultural and economic relationships between the two countries .",
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"text": "Taiwan Solidarity Union The Taiwan Solidarity Union ( TSU ; ) is a political party in Taiwan which advocates Taiwan independence , Taiwanese localization movement and social liberalism . It was officially founded on August 12 , 2001 and is considered part of the Pan-Green Coalition . Unlike the Democratic Progressive Party , its larger companion party in the Pan-Green Coalition , the TSU actively campaigns for the creation of a de jure Republic of Taiwan . The future of the party is in doubt after the 2016 elections as the party failed to secure enough votes to be eligible for state funding .",
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Theresa Russell stars in Kafka.
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"text": "Kafka (film) Kafka is a 1991 mystery thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh . Ostensibly a biopic , based on the life of Franz Kafka , the film blurs the lines between fact and Kafka 's fiction ( most notably The Castle and The Trial ) , creating a Kafkaesque atmosphere . It was written by Lem Dobbs , and stars Jeremy Irons in the title role , with Theresa Russell , Ian Holm , Jeroen Krabbé , Joel Grey , Armin Mueller-Stahl , and Alec Guinness . Released after Soderbergh 's critically acclaimed debut Sex , Lies , and Videotape it was the first of what would be a series of low-budget box-office disappointments . It has since become a cult film , being compared to Terry Gilliam 's Brazil and David Cronenberg 's Naked Lunch ( all of which star Ian Holm ) .",
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"text": "Catherine Kinsella Catherine Kinsella is a British actress who trained at East 15 Acting School.She received a Best Actress award at the Manchester Theatre Awards .",
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"text": "The Refusal `` The Refusal '' ( German : `` Die Abweisung '' ) is a short story by Franz Kafka . Written in the autumn of 1920 , it was not published in Kafka 's lifetime . The story involves the narration of a young boy living in a small town that is fairly distanced from its capital . The boy reflects on how the town 's inhabitants humbly submit to orders issued by the capital and are led by the tax-collector , a man with the rank of colonel . The boy goes into great detail describing the soldiers that uphold the tax-collector 's law , and how they appear inhuman to the public and seem unable to speak their language . In times of crisis , the town always appeals to the colonel for government aid , and if it is anything serious , it is always refused . The final paragraph describes the narrator 's observation that it is due to this situation that ' ... young people roughly between seventeen and twenty . ' begin to feel discontent and find revolutionary ideas because they are incapable of foreseeing the consequences .",
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"text": "In Transit (film) In Transit ( originally titled In Tranzit ) is a 2008 Russian-British drama film based on the true story of German prisoners of war in a Soviet work camp after World War II . The film was directed by Tom Roberts , and stars Thomas Kretschmann , Daniel Brühl , Vera Farmiga , and John Malkovich . The film was released in Russian cinemas on 4 March 2008 and in the United Kingdom on 31 May 2010 .",
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"text": "Breakdown (1997 film) Breakdown is a 1997 American adventure mystery thriller film directed and co-written by Jonathan Mostow . It stars Kurt Russell , J. T. Walsh and Kathleen Quinlan . The original music score was composed by Basil Poledouris . The film was produced by Dino De Laurentiis and Martha De Laurentiis , and released on May 2 , 1997 by Paramount Pictures .",
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"text": "Robert Russell (English actor) Robert Russell ( 24 May 1936 -- 12 May 2008 ) was an English actor known for a memorable supporting role as John Stearne alongside Vincent Price in the classic British horror film Witchfinder General ( 1968 ) . He was born in Kent , England . His family emigrated to South Africa for 9 years when he was aged 11 . He worked in a gold mine after leaving school . He returned to England and trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art . He then appeared on stage with stars such as Laurence Olivier and Michael Gambon , as a member of the National Theatre touring company . He made numerous appearances on UK television , often playing tough characters and villains due to his imposing stature , including The Avengers , The Sweeney , Space : 1999 , Blake 's 7 and Doctor Who , playing a guard in the serial entitled The Power of the Daleks and a Highland Games Champion , The Caber , in Terror of the Zygons . Some of his other film appearances included Othello ( 1965 ) , The Whisperers ( 1967 ) , Bedazzled ( 1967 ) with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore , Inspector Clouseau ( 1968 ) , The Breaking of Bumbo ( 1970 ) , Man in the Wilderness ( 1971 ) with Richard Harris , Sitting Target ( 1972 ) , Double Exposure ( 1977 ) , Queen of the Blues ( 1979 ) starring Mary Millington , Ivanhoe ( 1982 ) , Oliver Twist ( 1982 ) , and the TV film of The Sign of Four ( 1983 ) . He lived for the last 14 years of his life in Maidenhead , Berkshire and died there of a heart attack at his home aged 71 . * Note : This is from a Public Member Trees search on Ancestry , where the date of death is oddly given as 18 May 2008 ( see discussion ) .",
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"text": "Kate Winslet filmography Kate Winslet is a British actress and singer who has appeared in numerous films and television series . Her film debut was as Juliet Hulme in the 1994 film Heavenly Creatures . She went on to appear in the later 1990s films Sense and Sensibility as Marianne Dashwood ( 1995 ) , which earned her a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , Jude as Sue Bridehead ( 1996 ) , Hamlet as Ophelia ( 1996 ) and Titanic as Rose DeWitt Bukater ( 1997 ) . For her role in Titanic , it earned her Best Actress nominations for an Academy Award , Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award . In the 2000s , she was cast in Enigma with Dougray Scott ( 2001 ) , Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind with Jim Carrey ( 2004 ) , Finding Neverland with Johnny Depp ( 2004 ) , The Holiday with Jack Black ( 2006 ) , The Reader with David Kross ( 2008 ) and Revolutionary Road with Leonardo DiCaprio ( 2008 ) , her second collaboration with him , the first being in Titanic . She won an Academy Award for Best Actress for her role in The Reader . She also lent her voice to the animated film Flushed Away in 2006 with Hugh Jackman . In 2011 , Winslet starred in the all-star cast films , in Contagion with Marion Cotillard , Matt Damon , Jude Law and Gwyneth Paltrow and in Carnage alongside Jodie Foster , Christoph Waltz and John C. Reilly . In 2014 , she played Jeanine Matthews in the first film of the series , Divergent , based on the novel of the same name . She reprised the role in the 2015 sequel Insurgent . In 2015 , she starred in titular role in The Dressmaker and as an ex marketing chief of Apple Joanna Hoffman in a biopic Steve Jobs , earning her seventh Oscar nomination . Her television work includes appearing in several episodes of the series Dark Season in 1991 , and three episodes on Get Back from 1992 to 1993 . In 2005 , she appeared in an episode of Extras as herself and received her first Emmy nomination and went on to win one for her portrayal of Mildred Pierce Beragon in Todd Haynes 's 2011 miniseries Mildred Pierce .",
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"text": "Rebel Penfold-Russell Rebel Penfold-Russell is an Australian film producer and occasional actress . She was the executive producer of movies such as Frauds , The Adventures of Priscilla , Queen of the Desert and Paws . She owns her own production company , Rebelstudio , which was formerly called Latent Image . She has had a number of small roles in various television series and films , such as Shoestring , Prisoner , Emerald City and Easy Virtue . In 2009 , she was awarded the O.A.M. ( Order of Australia Medal ) in the Queen 's New Years Honours List for her services to the community , particularly through philanthropic support for the arts and a range of charitable organizations .",
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"text": "Erika Kaar Erika Karkuszewska , known professionally as Erika Kaar , is a Polish actress .",
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"text": "Wuthering Heights (2011 film) Wuthering Heights is a 2011 British romantic gothic , period drama film directed by Andrea Arnold and starring Kaya Scodelario as Catherine and James Howson as Heathcliff . The screenplay , written by Andrea Arnold and Olivia Hetreed , is based on Emily Brontë 's 1847 Wuthering Heights .",
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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": "Queen's Theatre, Hornchurch The Queen 's Theatre is a 500-seat producing theatre located in Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering , east London . The theatre opened in its current purpose-built site on Billet Lane , Hornchurch in 1975 . From 1953 to 1975 the theatre had occupied a converted , and for some time derelict , cinema on Station Lane ( the site of the present Ripon House development ) that had been used for storage during the Second World War . The theatre originally opened in the coronation year of Queen Elizabeth II and its name reflects this . The opening production was See How They Run . The building deteriorated and the London Borough of Havering built the new theatre . It was opened by Sir Peter Hall in April 1975 , with a production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat . Home to the original productions of the award-winning Return to the Forbidden Planet and Blood Brothers , performers such as Maggie Smith , Martin Shaw , Joan Plowright , Prunella Scales , Nigel Hawthorn , Carol Sloman , Lucy Benjamin , Gemma Salter , Bernard Cribbins , Conn O'Neill and theatre-makers and artists David Eldridge , Chris Bond , Bob Carlton , Bob Eaton , Glen Walford , Nichola McAuliffe , Tim Firth , Dan Murphy and Richard O'Brien the Queen 's Theatre , over its 60 plus year history , has built a track record in creating the best in live entertainment . The theatre 's current artistic director is Douglas Rintoul who was appointed in 2015 . The theatre 's previous artistic directors include Bob Carlton , Marina Calderone and Bob Tomson . The Queen 's Theatre produces over eights shows a year and has a vibrant learning and participatory programme engaging over 11,000 participants annually , enabling people to express themselves and their stories through the arts . The Queen 's Theatre works with educational institutions , amateur theatre groups , professional arts groups and wellbeing organizations , but is also widely connected to the larger theatre landscape in the UK and abroad . Current partnerships include co-productions with the New Wolsey Theatre Ipswich , Salisbury Playhouse , Watford Palace Theatre , Rifco , Sell a Door and The Grand Théâtre de Luxembourg . Behind the scenes there is a carpentry workshop , scenic artists and a wardrobe department creating sets and costumes on-site . The theatre was honoured with a visit from HM The Queen in 2003 , the theatre 's fiftieth anniversary , and in 2013 the theatre celebrated its Diamond Jubilee . The Queen 's Theatre is a registered charity and receives regular funding from the London Borough of Havering and is an Arts Council of England National Portfolio Organisation .",
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"text": "Prime Suspect Prime Suspect is a British police procedural television drama series . It stars Helen Mirren as Jane Tennison , one of the first female Detective Chief Inspectors in Greater London 's Metropolitan Police Service , as she rises to rank of Detective Superintendent whilst confronting the institutionalised sexism that exists within her job .",
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"text": "The Flight of the Phoenix (1965 film) The Flight of the Phoenix is a 1965 American drama film starring James Stewart , produced and directed by Robert Aldrich , and based on the 1964 novel The Flight of the Phoenix by Elleston Trevor . The story describes several men struggling to survive their aircraft 's emergency landing in the Sahara Desert , and stars Richard Attenborough , Peter Finch , Hardy Krüger and Ernest Borgnine . The ensemble cast includes Ian Bannen , Ronald Fraser , Christian Marquand , Dan Duryea and George Kennedy as other passengers on the aircraft . Though the film was a failure at the box office , it has since gained a cult following .",
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"text": "Cate Blanchett on screen and stage Cate Blanchett is an Australian actress who has extensively appeared in film and stage . She made her stage debut in 1992 by playing Electra in the National Institute of Dramatic Art production of the same name . She followed it with performances in Timothy Daly 's Kafka Dances ( 1993 ) and the Sydney Theatre Company stage production of Oleanna ( 1993 ) opposite Geoffrey Rush . Blanchett won the Sydney Theatre Critics Award for Best Newcomer for the former and Best Actress for the latter , making her the first person to win both awards at once . She went on to perform several roles on stage , notably Susan Traherne in Plenty ( 1999 ) , Hedda Gabler in Hedda Gabler ( 2004 ) , Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire ( 2009 ) , Yelena in Uncle Vanya ( 2011 ) and Claire in The Maids ( 2013 ) . In 1997 , Blanchett made her feature film debut in a supporting role in the World War II drama Paradise Road . The same year , she had her first leading role in Oscar and Lucinda , which earned her an AACTA Award nomination for Best Actress . Blanchett received worldwide attention for playing Queen Elizabeth I of England in the acclaimed drama Elizabeth ( 1998 ) . Her performance garnered her a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress and her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress . Elizabeth and her next film , the thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley ( 1999 ) , performed well at the box office . However , her other 1999 releasesthe widely praised An Ideal Husband and the largely panned Pushing Tinwere unsuccessful . Blanchett found greater success for portraying Galadriel in Peter Jackson 's epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings ( 2001-03 ) . During this period , she also appeared in several films which had mixed reception and performed poorly at the box office . She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , among other honors for portraying Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese 's 2004 drama The Aviator , making her the only actor to win an Oscar for portraying another Oscar-winning actor . Her only screen appearance in 2005 was in Little Fish , for which she won the AACTA Award for Best Actress . Blanchett 's performance in the 2006 thriller Notes on a Scandal garnered her another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress . In 2007 , she received both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominations for her roles in Elizabeth : The Golden Age and I 'm Not There , becoming one of the few actors to achieve this feat . In 2008 , Blanchett appeared in Steven Spielberg 's action adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and David Fincher 's fantasy drama The Curious Case of Benjamin Button . She briefly reprised her role of Galadriel in the The Hobbit trilogy ( 2012-14 ) . For her performance as the titular socialite in Woody Allen 's 2013 drama Blue Jasmine , Blanchett won the Golden Globe , the BAFTA Award , the SAG Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress . In 2014 , she voiced Valka in the $ 620 million-grossing animated fantasy How to Train Your Dragon 2 . In 2015 , she received praise for playing Lady Tremaine in Disney 's live action film Cinderella , Mary Mapes in Truth and the titular character in Todd Haynes 's romantic drama Carol . Cinderella was a notable box office success while Carol garnered her seventh Oscar nomination . Blanchett made her Broadway debut in 2017 with The Present , receiving her first Tony Award nomination for the Best Actress in a Play .",
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"text": "Russell Watson discography The discography of Russell Watson , a British operatic and pop tenor , consists of ten studio albums , four compilation albums , five singles , and a number of other appearances . Watson 's debut album , The Voice , was released in May 2001 . A mixture of operatic arias and covers of pop songs , it topped the UK Classical Chart and eventually reached number five in the UK Albums Chart . Later , when released in the United States , the album took the number one spot and made history as the first time a British artist had held both the US and UK classical number one . The album contained a collaboration with former Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder , who lent his vocals to the Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song `` Barcelona '' . The album also featured a duet with Cleo of girl group Cleopatra on the song `` Someone Like You '' . Cleo later duetted with Russell again on his third album Reprise on the song `` The Best That Love Can Be '' . In late 2002 , Watson released the single , `` Nothing Sacred -- A Song for Kirsty '' , to raise money for the Francis House children 's hospice in Didsbury , Manchester . The campaign to raise # 5 million was fronted by Kirsty Howard , a seven-year-old girl with a serious heart defect . The song reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart . The self-styled `` People 's Tenor '' , who is also known as `` The Voice '' after his first album , won the Album of the Year at the Classical BRIT Awards in both 2001 and 2002 , also collecting awards for Best-Selling Debut Album ( 2001 ) and Best-Selling Album ( 2002 ) .",
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"text": "Tuppence Middleton Tuppence Middleton ( born 21 February 1987 ) is an English actress . She was nominated for the London Evening Standard Film Awards 2010 for Most Promising Newcomer . Since 2015 , she portrays Riley Blue in the television series Sense8 . She has appeared in feature films such as Tormented ( 2009 ) , Chatroom ( 2010 ) , Cleanskin ( 2012 ) , Trance ( 2013 ) , The Lady Vanishes ( 2013 ) , The Imitation Game ( 2014 ) , and Jupiter Ascending ( 2015 ) , as well as in television series such as Bones ( 2008 ) , New Tricks ( 2010 ) , Friday Night Dinner ( 2011 ) , Sinbad ( 2012 ) , Spies of Warsaw ( 2013 ) , and Black Mirror ( 2013 ) , and Sense8 ( 2015 ) . She starred in two British period dramas screened around the same time , Dickensian ( 2015 -- 16 ) , playing Miss Havisham , and War & Peace ( 2016 ) , in which she played Russian princess and villain Hélène Kuragina .",
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"text": "Lucy Hutchinson (actress) Lucy Hutchinson ( born 18 July 2003 ) is an English child actress from Sanderstead , Croydon . Her first acting experience came in the 2008 film Dustbin Baby , based on Jacqueline Wilson 's 2001 novel of the same name . In Dustbin Baby , she played the younger version of the lead character April , seen in flashbacks . Hutchinson was five at the time of filming , and was described by director Juliet May as `` one of the most remarkable five year olds I have ever met '' , saying that `` it 's like she 's not acting at all '' . Prior to her appearance in Dustbin Baby , Hutchinson had attended a local drama group for children , and was signed up with an agency . Her father said that she got the role because `` she was the right face in the right place ... She was incredibly lucky but that does n't deter from how well she did in getting it . '' After the release of Dustbin Baby , Hutchinson played roles in British television programmes EastEnders , Doc Martin and Psychoville . Her film debut came when she filmed scenes for the American film Prometheus , in which she played a younger version of the main character , Elizabeth Shaw . Director Ridley Scott considers the scenes critical for providing insight into Elizabeth 's motivations . Hutchinson said `` It was really good and I think the experience was great for me as well . It was filming at Pinewood , it is such a big place and that showed me what other sets were being built there which was good . I have never really been to a big set before , I just thought ` wow ' . I know it was a big scene , Ridley Scott told me it was a really big scene . I was quite confident and just thought ` yeah I am going to do this ' . '' Hutchinson subsequently made appearances on radio , stage and television , including roles in Little Crackers , The Politician 's Husband , Not Going Out and Inside No. 9 . She has main roles Dani 's Castle and the BBC comedy The Kennedys . Hutchinson lives and attends school in Croydon . She lives with her parents , Gary and Anna , and older brother .",
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"text": "Christine Lahti Christine Ann Lahti ( born April 4 , 1950 ) is an American actress . She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the 1984 film Swing Shift . Her other film roles include ... And Justice for All ( 1979 ) , Housekeeping ( 1987 ) , Running on Empty ( 1988 ) , and Leaving Normal ( 1992 ) . For her directorial debut with the 1995 short film Lieberman in Love , she won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film . Lahti made her Broadway debut in 1980 as a replacement in Loose Ends , and went on to star in the Broadway productions of Present Laughter ( 1982 ) and The Heidi Chronicles ( 1989 ) . An eight-time Golden Globe nominee and six-time Emmy Award nominee , she won a Golden Globe for the 1989 TV movie No Place Like Home , and won a Golden Globe and an Emmy in 1998 for her role as Kate Austin in the CBS series Chicago Hope ( 1995 -- 99 ) . She returned to Broadway in 2009 to star in God of Carnage . She also had a recurring role as Sonya Paxton in the NBC series Law and Order : Special Victims Unit ( 2009 -- 11 ) , as Doris McGarrett in the CBS series Hawaii Five-0 ( 2012 -- 16 ) , and Laurel Hitchin in NBC 's The Blacklist ( 2015 -- 17 ) .",
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"text": "Rough Magic Rough Magic is a 1995 comedy film directed by Clare Peploe , starring Bridget Fonda and Russell Crowe . It was based on a novel by James Hadley Chase called Miss Shumway Waves a Wand , with the screenplay written by Robert Mundi , William Brookfield , and Clare Peploe .",
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"text": "Kate O'Toole (actress) Kate Eurwen O'Toole ( born 26 February 1960 in Stratford-upon-Avon , Warwickshire ) is an English-actress . She is the daughter of actors Peter O'Toole and Siân Phillips .",
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"text": "Jake Gyllenhaal Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal ( -LSB- ˈdʒɪlənhɑːl -RSB- ; born December 19 , 1980 ) is an American actor . A member of the Gyllenhaal family and the son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner , Gyllenhaal began acting as a child with a screen debut in City Slickers ( 1991 ) , followed by roles in A Dangerous Woman ( 1993 ) and Homegrown ( 1998 ) . His breakthrough performance was as Homer Hickam in October Sky ( 1999 ) and he garnered an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Best Male Lead for playing the title character in the indie cult hit Donnie Darko ( 2001 ) , in which he played a psychologically troubled teenager alongside his older sister , Maggie Gyllenhaal . He subsequently appeared in another indie film , The Good Girl ( 2002 ) and the climate fiction-disaster film The Day After Tomorrow ( 2004 ) , portraying a student caught in a cataclysmic climate event . In 2005 , Gyllenhaal portrayed Anthony `` Swoff '' Swofford in Jarhead , Gwyneth Paltrow 's love interest in Proof , and Jack Twist in Ang Lee 's Brokeback Mountain . For his performance in Brokeback Mountain , he received critical acclaim and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role and was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role , the Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor -- Motion Picture , and the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor . Gyllenhaal received further recognition for roles in Zodiac ( 2007 ) , Brothers ( 2009 ) , Prince of Persia : The Sands of Time ( 2010 ) , Love & Other Drugs ( 2010 ) , for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Musical or Comedy , Source Code ( 2011 ) , End of Watch ( 2012 ) , Prisoners , Enemy ( both 2013 ) , Nightcrawler ( 2014 ) , Southpaw ( 2015 ) and Nocturnal Animals ( 2016 ) . For Nightcrawler , his performance was widely acclaimed and received rave reviews from critics and he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama , the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role , and the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role .",
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"text": "Pet (film) Pet is an American/Spanish psychological thriller film written by Jeremy Slater , directed by Carles Torrens , and starring Dominic Monaghan , Ksenia Solo , Jennette McCurdy , and Nathan Parsons . The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 11 , 2016 and was released to theaters on December 2 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Brothers (2009 film) Brothers is a 2009 American psychological war drama film and a remake of Susanne Bier 's Danish film Brødre ( 2004 ) , which takes place in Afghanistan and Denmark . The film stars Tobey Maguire , Jake Gyllenhaal , and Natalie Portman , and is directed by Jim Sheridan . Both films take inspiration from Homer 's epic poem , the Odyssey . The film received a mixed to positive response and grossed $ 43 million . Tobey Maguire received particular praise for his performance and received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for his performance .",
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"text": "G:MT – Greenwich Mean Time G : MT -- Greenwich Mean Time is a 1999 British drama film . Starring Steve John Shepherd and Chiwetel Ejiofor , the film features music by Acid Jazz and Jungle artists including Talvin Singh , Hinda Hicks and Imogen Heap . It was also one of the last projects of the late jazz trumpeter Lester Bowie .",
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"text": "Eternity (2010 South African film) Eternity is a South African horror film which tells the story of a clash between vampires over the use of a serum that would allow them to walk in the daylight . Written by Anton Ernst and Wolfgang Muller , and stars Hlomla Dandala , Ian Roberts , David James , and Andre Frauenstein .",
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"text": "Jake Busey William Jacob `` Jake '' Busey ( born June 15 , 1971 ) is an American actor , musician and film producer . He is sometimes credited as Jacob Busey or William Busey . Busey was born in Los Angeles , and raised in Malibu , California , the son of photographer Judy Lynn Helkenberg , and actor Gary Busey . Busey spent his childhood on film sets and touring with bands in which his father played . He began considering his career choices at the age of five when he took up the two hobbies that grew into professions : acting and playing drums .",
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"text": "Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks Jakers ! The Adventures of Piggley Winks ( or Jakers in Europe ) is an American-British-Irish computer-animated children 's television series . The series was broadcast in the United States on PBS Kids . It was also broadcast in Australia on ABC Kids . The show chronicles the boyhood adventures of Piggley Winks , an anthropomorphic pig from Ireland , and how he relates these stories to his grandchildren as a grandfather in the present day . The word `` jakers '' was originally a euphemism for `` Jesus '' in much of Ireland during the 1950s and 1960s , and was an exclamation of surprise , delight , dismay , or alarm . Piggley and his father use it to express their delight when they discover something on their adventures . Notably , the show contains voice work by both Joan Rivers and Mel Brooks .",
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"text": "The Theory of Everything (2014 film) The Theory of Everything is a 2014 British biographical romantic drama film directed by James Marsh and adapted by Anthony McCarten from the memoir Travelling to Infinity : My Life with Stephen by Jane Wilde Hawking , which deals with her relationship with her ex-husband , theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking , his diagnosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ALS , also known as Lou Gehrig 's disease or motor neurone disease ) , and his success in physics . The film stars Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones with Charlie Cox , Emily Watson , Simon McBurney , Christian McKay , Harry Lloyd and David Thewlis featured in supporting roles . The film had its world premiere at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival on 7 September 2014 . The film was acclaimed critically worldwide , with praise for the musical score , cinematography and the performance of Felicity Jones and especially Eddie Redmayne , which earned him nominations for a variety of accolades in award shows and film festivals , including the Academy Award for Best Actor . The film received four Golden Globe Award nominations , winning the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor -- Motion Picture Drama for Redmayne and Best Original Score for Jóhannsson . It received three Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations , winning one for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role for Redmayne . It received 10 British Academy Film Awards nominations and won Outstanding British Film , Best Leading Actor ( for Redmayne ) and Best Adapted Screenplay ( for McCarten ) .",
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"text": "They (2002 film) They ( also known as Wes Craven Presents : They ) is a 2002 American supernatural horror film directed by Robert Harmon . The plot centers on a group of four adults named Julia Lund , Sam Burnside , Terry Alba , and Billy Parks and their experience with the phenomenon of night terrors and the impact they had on their lives as children and how they come back to haunt them as adults . The film was produced by Ted Field , Tom Engleman , and Wes Craven who served as executive producer . The film stars Laura Regan , Ethan Embry , Dagmara Dominczyk , Jay Brazeau , and Marc Blucas . The title is a reference to the fact that the creatures are only referred to as `` They '' as their origins are ambiguous . The film was a box office bomb and had lukewarm reviews from critics .",
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"text": "Animal (Miike Snow song) `` Animal '' is a song performed by Swedish indie pop band Miike Snow . It was released as the first single from the band 's 2009 self-titled debut album on 17 February 2009 through Columbia and Downtown Records . Written by the band alongside Henrik Jonback , `` Animal '' is a pop song with instrumentation provided by horns and staccato synthesizers . Lead singer Andrew Wyatt has explained that it has an ambiguous meaning ; its lyrics can be interpreted as dealing with matters such as addiction , basic instincts or dissatisfaction when one 's needs are not met by society . Applauding its catchiness and pop sound , critics were positive towards `` Animal '' . Following its release in the United Kingdom , the single managed to peak at number 98 on the UK Singles Chart , but failed to chart elsewhere . Two music videos were made to promote the release of `` Animal '' ; the first was directed by Sebastian Mlynarski and depicts the band wearing different animal masks , and the second video , directed by Anthony Dickenson , features a mixture of projections , animation and performance footage .",
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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": "Joel Beckett Joel Beckett ( born Joel Bygraves ) is an actor , known for playing Jake Moon in the BBC soap opera EastEnders from December 2004 to October 2006 and as Lee in the British comedy series The Office . Born in Potton , Bedfordshire , he was educated at Bedford School . He also played Lee , Dawn 's fiance in Ricky Gervais & Stephen Merchant 's The Office and also appeared in other television series such as Holby City and Band of Brothers . In 2005 he appeared in the film Green Street as a pub landlord .",
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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": "Jake D'Arcy Jake D'Arcy , ( born John Sinclair , 2 December 1945 -- 30 May 2015 ) was a Scottish actor , most recently known for playing `` Peter McCormack '' or `` Pete the Jakey '' in the Scottish comedy program Still Game from 2002 until 2007 , a role he reprised in 2014 for the live show at the SSE Hydro .",
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"text": "The Wild Geese The Wild Geese is a 1978 British adventure film directed by Andrew V. McLaglen about a group of mercenaries in Africa . It stars Richard Burton , Roger Moore , Richard Harris , and Hardy Krüger . The film was the result of a long-held ambition of its producer Euan Lloyd to make an all-star adventure film similar to The Guns of Navarone or Where Eagles Dare . The same producer and director were later responsible for The Sea Wolves . The screenplay by Reginald Rose was based on an unpublished novel titled The Thin White Line by Daniel Carney . The film was named The Wild Geese after the Wild Goose flag and shoulder patch used by Michael `` Mad Mike '' Hoare 's Five Commando , ANC , which in turn was inspired by a 17th-century Irish mercenary army ( see Flight of the Wild Geese ) . Carney 's novel was subsequently published by Corgi Books under the same title as the film . The novel was based upon rumours and speculation following the 1968 landing of a mysterious aeroplane in Rhodesia , which was said to have been loaded with mercenaries and `` an African president '' believed to have been a dying Moïse Tshombe .",
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"text": "Jake McGann Jake McGann ( born 1990 ) is an English actor . He is the second and younger son of actor Paul McGann and Annie Milner . He has an elder brother , Joseph McGann , born in 1988 . He is the nephew of actors Joe , Mark and Stephen McGann . In 2007 , he appeared in two Doctor Who audio dramas starring his father as the Doctor : Immortal Beloved and The Girl Who Never Was , before playing the title role in the 2009 audio , An Earthly Child , where he played The Doctor 's great-grandson Alex Campbell . He reprised his role in the audio dramas Relative Dimensions and To the Death . Jake found himself involved in the Doctor Who audio dramas after joining his father at the BBC on work experience .",
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"text": "Nightwatch (1997 film) Nightwatch is a 1997 American horror-thriller film directed by Ole Bornedal and starring Ewan McGregor , Patricia Arquette , Josh Brolin and Nick Nolte . It was written by Bornedal and Steven Soderbergh . It is a remake of the Danish film Nattevagten ( 1994 ) , which was also directed by Bornedal .",
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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": "Global Creatures Global Creatures is an international touring theater company that specialises in shows featuring animatronic animals . It is privately owned by Gerry Ryan and is best known for Walking with Dinosaurs , which reached 350 million at the box office and King Kong the Musical . It has also presented DreamWork 's How to Train Your Dragon theatrical spectacular . The company has twice topped the BRW list of Australia 's Highest Earning Entertainers in 2010 and 2011 .",
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"text": "Sleeping Dogs (film) Sleeping Dogs is a 1977 film based on the book Smith 's Dream by C. K. Stead , and is the first feature film by director Roger Donaldson . Featuring Sam Neill , Clyde Scott and Warren Oates it is notable for being the first feature-length 35 mm film produced entirely in New Zealand . A political thriller with action film elements , it follows the lead character `` Smith '' ( Neill ) as New Zealand plunges into a police state as a fascist government institutes martial law after industrial disputes flare into violence . Smith gets caught between the special police and a growing resistance movement and reluctantly becomes involved .",
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"text": "Tusk (2014 film) Tusk is a 2014 American comedy horror film written and directed by Kevin Smith , based on a story from his SModcast podcast . The film stars Michael Parks , Justin Long , Haley Joel Osment , Génesis Rodríguez , and Johnny Depp . The film is intended to be the first in Smith 's planned True North trilogy . Tusk had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival , before it was released on September 19 , 2014 , by A24 . The film was Smith 's first major wide release since Cop Out , and performed poorly at the box office after receiving mixed reviews .",
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"text": "Boeing 737 The Boeing 737 is an American short - to medium-range twinjet narrow-body airliner . Originally developed as a shorter , lower-cost twin-engine airliner derived from Boeing 's 707 and 727 , the 737 has developed into a family of ten passenger models with capacities from 85 to 215 passengers . The 737 is Boeing 's only narrow-body airliner in production , with the 737 Next Generation ( -700 , -800 , and -900 ER ) variants currently being built . Production has also begun on the re-engined and redesigned 737 MAX , which is set to enter service in 2017 . Originally envisioned in 1964 , the initial 737-100 made its first flight in April 1967 and entered airline service in February 1968 at Lufthansa . Next , the lengthened 737-200 entered service in April 1968 . In the 1980s Boeing launched the -300 , -400 , and -500 models , subsequently referred to as the Boeing 737 Classic series . The 737 Classics added capacity and incorporated CFM56 turbofan engines along with wing improvements . In the 1990s , Boeing introduced the 737 Next Generation , with multiple changes including a redesigned , increased span laminar flow wing , upgraded `` glass '' cockpit , and new interior . The 737 Next Generation comprises the four -600 , -700 , -800 , and -900 models , ranging from 102 ft to 138 ft in length . Boeing Business Jet versions of the 737 Next Generation are also produced . The 737 series is the best-selling jet commercial airliner in history . The 737 has been continuously manufactured by Boeing since 1967 with 9,486 aircraft delivered and 4,478 orders yet to be fulfilled . Assembly of the 737 is performed at the Boeing Renton Factory in Renton , Washington . Many 737s serve markets previously filled by 707 , 727 , 757 , DC-9 , and MD-80 / MD-90 airliners , and the aircraft currently competes primarily with the Airbus A320 family . As of 2006 , there were an average of 1,250 Boeing 737s airborne at any given time , with two departing or landing somewhere every five seconds .",
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"text": "Heavy (aeronautics) The term heavy is used , with exceptions noted below , during all radio transmissions between air traffic control and any aircraft which has been assigned a maximum takeoff weight ( MTOW ) rating of 136 t or more . Aircraft with a MTOW rating between 7 t and 136 t are considered medium and aircraft with a MTOW rating less than 7 t are considered light . In the US , the FAA uses a slightly different categorization . Aircraft capable of maximum takeoff weights more than 41000 lb and less than 300000 lb are considered large . Such `` heavy '' aircraft over 136 t create wake turbulence from the wings . The term is mostly used around airports during take off and landing , incorporated into their call sign so as to warn other aircraft that they need extra distance to avoid this wake turbulence . All wide-body aircraft are classified as heavy , with the exception of the Airbus A300B1 ( MTOW of 291000 lb , only two built and retired in 1990 ) , the Airbus A380 , and the Antonov An-225 , which are classified in the even larger category of super . Certain variants of the narrow-bodied Boeing 707 and Douglas DC-8 were considered `` heavy '' based on MTOW . Of special note here is the narrow-bodied Boeing 757 . Under current guidance , the 757 is considered large , as it has a maximum MTOW of 116000 kg . After a number of accidents where smaller aircraft following closely behind a 757 crashed , however , the rules were changed so that controllers are required to apply the special wake turbulence separation criteria specified in paragraph 5-5-4 in the FAA guidelines for aircraft separation , as though the 757 were heavy .",
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"text": "ASL Airlines France ASL Airlines France , formerly Europe Airpost , is an airline based in the Bâtiment Le Séquoia in Tremblay-en-France . It operates mail and cargo flights for the postal service and newspapers dispatch during the night and scheduled and charter services for other airlines and tour operators by day thanks to its fleet of Boeing 737-300QC ( `` Quick Change '' ) aircraft that can be switched between cargo and passenger configuration in less than an hour . Its main base is Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport .",
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"text": "British Caledonian British Caledonian ( BCal ) was a private , British independent airline , operating out of Gatwick Airport in south-east England during the 1970s and 1980s . It was created as an alternative to the British government-controlled corporation airlines and was described as the `` Second Force '' in the 1969 Edwards report . It was formed by the UK 's second-largest , independent charter airline Caledonian Airways taking over British United Airways ( BUA ) , then the largest British independent airline and the United Kingdom 's leading independent scheduled carrier . The BUA takeover enabled Caledonian to realise its long-held ambition to transform itself into a scheduled airline . The merged entity eventually became the UK 's foremost independent , international scheduled airline . A series of major financial setbacks during the mid-1980s combined with the airline 's inability to grow sufficiently to reach a viable size put the airline at serious risk of collapse . BCal began looking for a merger partner to improve its competitive position . In December 1987 , British Airways ( BA ) gained control of the airline . The Caledonian name and livery was then used to rebrand BA 's Gatwick-based subsidiary British Airtours as Caledonian Airways .",
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"text": "Airmanship Airmanship is skill and knowledge applied to aerial navigation , similar to seamanship in maritime navigation . Airmanship covers a broad range of desirable behaviors and abilities in an aviator . It is not simply a measure of skill or technique , but also a measure of a pilot 's awareness of the aircraft , the environment in which it operates , and of his own capabilities . Airmanship can be defined as : A sound acquaintance with the principles of flight , The ability to operate an airplane with competence and precision both on the ground and in the air , and The exercise of sound judgment that results in optimal operational safety and efficiency . The three fundamental principles of expert airmanship are skill , proficiency , and the discipline to apply them in a safe and efficient manner . Discipline is the foundation of airmanship . The complexity of the aviation environment demands a foundation of solid airmanship , and a healthy , positive approach to combating pilot error . The actions of Captain Alfred C. Haynes and the crew of United Airlines Flight 232 are often cited as an exemplar of good airmanship . They were able to maintain control of their crippled McDonnell Douglas DC-10 , bringing it to a survivable `` controlled crash '' in Sioux City , Iowa , after a complete loss of all flight controls following an engine failure in July 1989 . They did this by improvising a control scheme on the spot using differential thrust on the two working engines . Captain Haynes credited his Crew Resource Management training as one of the key factors that saved his own life , and many others . The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board occasionally cites poor airmanship as a contributing factor in its determination of probable cause in aviation accidents , although it is implicit in many of the pilot error causes it often uses . For example , in its report on the December 1 , 1993 fatal crash of Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 , the Board determined the `` failure of the company management to adequately address the previously identified deficiencies in airmanship '' was a contributing factor . More recently , in the February 2 , 2005 business jet accident at Teterboro Airport , NTSB investigator Steve Demko , speaking about the probable cause , said determining an aircraft 's weight and balance before takeoff is `` basic airmanship , '' a `` Flying 101 type of thing . '' And in the 2006 New York City plane crash that killed New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle , the NTSB cited `` inadequate judgement , planning and airmanship '' in its probable cause determination . A `` failure of airmanship '' was also cited by U.S. Military Authorities in the Tarnak Farm incident in Afghanistan , where the pilot of a U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon mistakenly targeted a 250-kilogram laser-guided bomb on Canadian troops in April 2003 , killing four of them . Airmanship covers operation of the aircraft and all its systems , so in military usage , this includes the weapons systems of combat aircraft .",
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"text": "747 (disambiguation) 747 is a year in the 8th century . 747 may also refer to : 747 ( number ) 747 BC , a year in the 8th century BC Boeing 747 , a large commercial jet airliner Big Bud 747 , the world 's largest farm tractor `` 747 '' ( song ) , by rock band Kent 747 ( album ) , by country music band Lady Antebellum `` 747 ( Strangers in the Night ) '' , a song by heavy metal band Saxon The 747s , an indie band 747 ( film ) , UK title for 1998 made-for-television movie Blackout Effect Swingline 747 , a model of office stapler The 747 integrated circuit , which implements two 741-type operational amplifiers on one part Area code 747 , a telephone area code in California",
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"text": "Departure control system A Departure Control System ( DCS ) automates processing an airlines ' airport management operation . This includes managing the information required for airport check-in and printing boarding card , baggage acceptance , boarding , load control and aircraft checks . Today DCS mostly ( 98 % ) manage electronic tickets via interfaces from range of devices including check-in kiosks , online check-in , mobile boarding cards , and baggage handling . DCS are able to identify , capture and update reservations from an airlines Computer Reservation System for passengers stored in a so-called Passenger Name Record ( PNR ) . A DCS is used to update reservations , typically as checked-in , boarded , flown or another status . Additionally and increasingly a DCS for some city-pair sectors may also be connected with immigration control for visa , immigration and passenger no-fly watchlists . Historically systems developed in North America have incorporated DCS functions as part of the reservations systems with check-in being initiated directly from the PNR . Load control ( weight and balance ) is then provided by a standalone application . Systems developed by airlines outside North America have traditionally had a separate database for DCS , requiring passenger data to be transferred from the PNR into DCS records . These systems have an integrated weight and balance capability . So-called `` new generation '' DCSs are being developed and deployed by vendors such as Amadeus and SITA as part of the overall re-engineering of airline Passenger Services Systems . These new systems typically use a common database and a services oriented architecture that allows reservations , check-in and other services to maintain a consistent view of passenger information . Larger international airports will have a range of DCS or a single DCS which each particular airline carrier can integrate with for streamlined operations .",
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"text": "Quick access recorder A quick access recorder ( QAR ) is an airborne flight data recorder designed to provide quick and easy access to raw flight data , through means such as USB or cellular network connections and/or the use of standard flash memory cards . QARs are typically used by airlines to improve flight safety and operational efficiency , usually in the scope of their flight operational quality assurance plans . Like the aircraft 's flight data recorder ( FDR ) , a QAR receives its inputs from the Flight Data Acquisition Unit ( FDAU ) , recording over 2000 flight parameters . The QAR is also able to sample data at much higher rates than the FDR and , in some cases , for longer periods of time . Unlike the FDR , the QAR usually is not required by a national Civil Aviation Authority on commercial flights and is not designed to survive an accident . Despite this , some QARs have survived accidents and provided valuable information beyond what was recorded by the FDR . The quick access recorder was pioneered by British European Airways ( BEA ) on its Hawker Siddeley Trident aircraft in the 1960 's as a requirement to prove the safety of the aircraft 's autoland system for certification of the autoland system by the CAA . Quick access recorders are carried by all BEA 's successor airline , British Airways ( BA ) , aircraft . Data from the Penny & Giles quick access recorder of a BA Boeing 747-400 London-Bankok flight in which the aircraft suffered un-commanded elevator movement and momentary elevator reversal caused Boeing to implement a change in the elevator servo valve design , a modification that was applied to all Boeing 747 's in service , and suspicion of a similar original valve design arising from this BA data was subsequently used by the NTSB in the determining of the causes of the crashes of United Airlines Flight 585 and USAir Flight 427 . Earlier , data from a Trident 's quick access recorder had provided the AAIB with useful supplemental data over-and-above that of the aircraft 's flight data recorder that helped the diagnosing of the cause of the 1972 British European Airways Flight 548 , the `` Staines air disaster '' where the Trident 's leading edge high lift devices ( `` droops '' ) had been retracted too early and at too low an airspeed .",
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"text": "Flight dynamics (fixed-wing aircraft) Flight dynamics is the science of air vehicle orientation and control in three dimensions . The three critical flight dynamics parameters are the angles of rotation in three dimensions about the vehicle 's center of mass , known as pitch , roll and yaw . Aerospace engineers develop control systems for a vehicle 's orientation ( attitude ) about its center of mass . The control systems include actuators , which exert forces in various directions , and generate rotational forces or moments about the aerodynamic center of the aircraft , and thus rotate the aircraft in pitch , roll , or yaw . For example , a pitching moment is a vertical force applied at a distance forward or aft from the aerodynamic center of the aircraft , causing the aircraft to pitch up or down . Roll , pitch and yaw refer to rotations about the respective axes starting from a defined steady flight equilibrium state . The equilibrium roll angle is known as wings level or zero bank angle , equivalent to a level heeling angle on a ship . Yaw is known as `` heading '' . The equilibrium pitch angle in submarine and airship parlance is known as `` trim '' , but in aircraft , `` trim '' usually refers to the equilibrium angle of attack , rather than orientation . However , common usage ignores this distinction between equilibrium and dynamic cases . The most common aeronautical convention defines the roll as acting about the longitudinal axis , positive with the starboard ( right ) wing down . The yaw is about the vertical body axis , positive with the nose to starboard . Pitch is about an axis perpendicular to the longitudinal plane of symmetry , positive nose up . A fixed-wing aircraft increases or decreases the lift generated by the wings when it pitches nose up or down by increasing or decreasing the angle of attack ( AOA ) . The roll angle is also known as bank angle on a fixed-wing aircraft , which usually `` banks '' to change the horizontal direction of flight . An aircraft is usually streamlined from nose to tail to reduce drag making it typically advantageous to keep the sideslip angle near zero , though there are instances when an aircraft may be deliberately `` sideslipped '' for example a slip in a fixed-wing aircraft .",
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"text": "Boeing 717 The Boeing 717 is a twin-engine , single-aisle jet airliner , developed for the 100-seat market . The airliner was designed and originally marketed by McDonnell Douglas as the MD-95 , a derivative of the DC-9 family . Capable of seating up to 134 passengers , the 717 has a design range of 2,060 nautical miles ( 3,815 km ) . It is powered by two Rolls-Royce BR715 turbofan engines mounted at the rear of the fuselage . The first order was placed in October 1995 by ValuJet Airlines ( later AirTran Airways ) ; McDonnell Douglas and Boeing merged in 1997 prior to production . The airliner entered service in 1999 as the Boeing 717 . Production ceased in May 2006 after 156 were built . There were 154 Boeing 717 aircraft in service as of July 2016 .",
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"text": "Middle of the market The middle of the market , often abbreviated MoM , is a terminology used by Boeing Commercial Airplanes since at least 2003 to designate the airliner market between the narrowbody and the widebody aircraft . It is a market segment of the competition between Airbus and Boeing . In the Boeing lineup , it is situated between the largest Boeing 737 MAX-9 of 194,700 lb of maximum takeoff weight ( MTOW ) for 178 passengers in two class over a 3515 nmi range , and the smallest Boeing 787-8 of 502,500 lb for 242 passengers over a 7355 nmi range . It was previously covered by Boeing with the largest modern narrowbody , the Boeing 757 , typically the -200 for 200 passengers over 3,915 nmi with a 255,000 lb MTOW , and the smallest widebody , the seven-abreast Boeing 767 , typically the -300 ER for 269 passengers over 5,725 nmi with a 412,000 lb MTOW . In the Airbus lineup , it is between the A321neoLR of 97 t of MTOW for 206 passengers in two class over a 4000 nmi range , and the A330neo-800 of 242 t for 257 passengers in three class over a 7500 nmi range .",
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"text": "Keyway Air Transport Keyway Air Transport was a United States airline that operated from Frankfurt International Airport ( which at the time was also home to a United States Air Force facility ; Rhein-Main Air Base ) using a Boeing T-43 Bobcat ( a military variant of the Boeing 737-200 ) and a Boeing 707-355C . Details on its operation are unknown . The 737-200 was operated by Keyway Air Transport from 1986 up until 1992 , when it was transferred to defence contractor EG&G , who operated the aircraft in the Janet fleet up until 2009 when it was retired from service . The Boeing 707-355C was operated from 1986 up until 1989 , when it was transferred to HCL Aviation . From 1992 onwards , after having been modified for military service by Raytheon , the aircraft was used by the United States Air Force as an airborne command post for the United States Central Command and later on was reported as being used by the Air Force Special Operations Command , before being put in storage at the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group located on Davis -- Monthan Air Force Base in 2002 .",
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"text": "Panair Panair was an airline based in Italy from 2001 to 2003 . It operated two aircraft , a Boeing 737-300 and a Boeing 737-400 , the first of which was put in service with the airline in July 2001 . In March 2003 , both were withdrawn , which marked the end of Panair 's flight operations .",
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"text": "British Asia Airways British Asia Airways was a subsidiary of British Airways formed in March 1993 , based in Taiwan , to operate between London and Taipei via Hong Kong . This was due to political sensitivities , as national airlines operating flights to the People 's Republic of China were not permitted to fly to Taiwan . Similar arrangements were made by other airlines , such as Japan Airlines and Qantas . It used the Boeing 747-436 . repainted in a special livery , with the Union Flag tailfin being replaced by the Chinese characters 英亞 ( Hanyu Pinyin : Yīng Yà ; literally `` British Asia '' ) . It flew between Taipei and Hong Kong using the code BR , which BA had inherited from British Caledonian , while the flight from London used BA . It ceased operations after BA suspended flights to Taipei in December 2001 .",
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"text": "Airbus Airbus SAS ( -LSB- ˈɛərbʌs -RSB- , -LSB- ɛʁbys -RSB- , -LSB- ˈɛːɐbʊs -RSB- , -LSB- ˈeirβus -RSB- ) is a division of the multinational Airbus Group SE that manufactures civil aircraft . It is based in Blagnac , France , a suburb of Toulouse , with production and manufacturing facilities mainly in France , Germany , Spain , China , United Kingdom and the United States . The company employed 72,816 people in 2016 . Airbus began as a consortium of aerospace manufacturers , Airbus Industrie . Consolidation of European defence and aerospace companies in 1999 and 2000 allowed the establishment of a simplified joint-stock company in 2001 , owned by the European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company ( EADS ) ( 80 % ) and BAE Systems ( 20 % ) . After a protracted sales process BAE sold its shareholding to EADS on 13 October 2006 . Airbus has sixteen key sites in four countries : France , Germany , Spain and the United Kingdom . Final assembly production is based at Toulouse , France ; Hamburg , Germany ; Seville , Spain , Tianjin , China , and Mobile , United States . Airbus has subsidiaries in the United States , Japan and India . The company produces and markets the first commercially viable digital fly-by-wire airliner , the Airbus A320 , and the world 's largest passenger airliner , the A380 . The 10,000 th aircraft , an A350 , was delivered to Singapore Airlines on 14 October 2016 ; the global Airbus fleet having performed more than 110 million flights over 215 billion kilometres , carrying 12 billion passengers .",
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"text": "Comac The Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China , Ltd. ( Comac ) is a Chinese state-owned aerospace manufacturer established on 11 May 2008 in Shanghai , China . The company has a registered capital of RMB 19 billion ( as of May 2008 ) . The government-owned corporation is a designer and constructor of large passenger aircraft with capacities of over 150 passengers , in an effort aimed at reducing China 's dependency on Boeing and Airbus . The first jet to be marketed is the ARJ21 developed by China Aviation Industry Corporation I , which will be followed by the C919 , which made its maiden flight on 2017 and has attracted interest from many airlines . The company headquarters is in Pudong , Shanghai . The C919 , which can seat up to 168 passengers , is meant to compete in the market for single-aisle jets dominated by Airbus Industries ' A320 and Boeing Inc. 's 737 .",
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"text": "Contact approach A Contact Approach is an approach available to aircraft operating on an IFR flight plan , where the pilot may deviate from the published instrument approach procedure ( IAP ) and proceed to the destination airport by visual reference to the surface . Only pilots may initiate a request for this type of approach , as regulations prohibit air traffic control ( ATC ) from asking pilots to perform them . A contact approach will only be issued if the aircraft is operating clear of clouds with at least 1-mile of flight visibility , with a reasonable expectation of continuing to the destination airport under those conditions . Additionally , the reported ground visibility at the destination airport must be at least 1 statute mile . In the execution of a contact approach , the pilot is responsible for obstruction clearance , but ATC will still provide separation from other IFR or Special VFR traffic . If radar service is being received , it will automatically terminate when the pilot is instructed to change to the airport 's advisory frequency . The pilot must advise ATC immediately if unable to continue the contact approach or if s/he encounters less than 1-mile flight visibility ; new instructions will then be provided by ATC . Also , ATC may issue alternative instructions if , in their judgment , weather conditions may make completion of the approach impracticable . The contact approach is often used as time - and fuel-savings method of working the air traffic control system to a pilot 's advantage . However , this shortcut comes with two important warnings : It is essentially a legalized form of scud-running , a potentially very dangerous practice . It works safely only if the pilot is completely familiar with local terrain . Thus , most instrument pilots will not fly them as they can be scary for the inexperienced . The Aeronautical Information Manual ( AIM ) , published by the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) , emphasizes that the contact approach is meant only as a substitute for a standard IAP . It is not intended to be used as a `` poor man 's '' IFR approach to an airport not having a published approach procedure , nor is it to be used to approach one airport , break-off the approach in visual conditions , and then fly to another airport .",
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"text": "Continental Airlines Flight 12 Continental Airlines Flight 12 , is a scheduled domestic passenger flight that on July 1 , 1965 was operated by a Boeing 707 jet liner , registration from Los Angeles International Airport to Chicago O'Hare International Airport with an intermediate at Kansas City Downtown Airport . After a routine flight the plane was making an approach on the instrument landing system for runway 18 . There was heavy rain and low visibility at the airport . The wind was reported from the East-northeast at 7 knots . At most airports this would normally mean an approach should be initiated from the other direction , runway 36 . Quality Hill , in downtown Kansas City overlooks the airport from this direction . It is so close to the end of the runway that aircraft have to go around it to land safely in good weather . This obstacle prevented the installation of an instrument landing system on this runway . It is normally considered safe to land opposite direction in these conditions but they would be landing with a slight tailwind . The flight landed at 5:29 a.m. CST 1,100 feet down the runway . Reverse thrusting and braking were initiated but did not slow the airplane as anticipated . It began to veer 30 ° left before it ran off the end of the runway . The right wing impacted a blast mound as the aircraft rolled over it , coming to rest in three pieces on the perimeter road between the mound and river levee . After an investigation , the cause of the accident was determined to be `` hydroplaning of the landing gear wheels , which precluded braking effectiveness . '' Although there were no fatalities in the accident , it highlighted a number of shortcomings with jet aircraft operations at Kansas City Downtown Airport . At 7,000 feet , runway 18-36 was barely long enough for Boeing 707 aircraft . The airport could not be expanded , as it was surrounded on three sides by the Missouri river and a rail yard on the east side . In 1972 airline operations were moved to Kansas City International Airport . Continental continued to use the `` Flight 12 '' designation on its Honolulu to Los Angeles routing . After its acquisition by United Airlines , the flight number was kept for its LAX-HNL routing but it is now used on an IAH-LGA routing .",
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"text": "List of aircraft operated by Scandinavian Airlines Scandinavian Airlines ( SAS ) , previously known as Scandinavian Airlines System , is the national airline of Denmark , Norway and Sweden . Headquartered in Sigtuna outside Stockholm , Sweden , it operates out of three main hubs , Copenhagen Airport , Stockholm-Arlanda Airport and Oslo Airport , Gardermoen . Owned by the eponymous SAS Group , the airline transported 22.9 million passengers to 90 destinations on an average 683 flights daily in 2011 . As of May 2017 , SAS utilize 160 aircraft -- jetliners and turboprops -- consisting of 78 Boeing 737 , 23 Bombardier CRJ900 operated by Cimber and Cityjet , 32 Airbus A319/A320/A321 , 16 Airbus A330/A340 and 11 ATR 72 's operated by Jettime and FlyBe . The airline has operated over 700 aircraft throughout its history . It was a loyal customer of Douglas Aircraft Company and its successor McDonnell Douglas , operating 290 aircraft and all major models from the DC-3 through the MD-90 , except the MD-11 . Boeing is the second-largest manufacturer with 127 aircraft , of which 105 were 737s . Other manufacturers have been Fokker ( 51 aircraft ) , Bombardier ( 40 ) , Airbus ( 29 ) , Convair ( 22 ) , Sud Aviation ( 21 ) , Saab ( 14 ) , Vickers ( 9 ) , ATR ( 6 ) , British Aerospace ( 3 ) , British Aircraft Corporation ( 2 ) , Junkers ( 2 ) and Shorts ( 2 ) . SAS has been the launch customer of the Saab Scandia , the Sud Aviation Caravelle , the McDonnell Douglas DC-9-20 and − 40 and the Boeing 737 -- 600 . SAS was the sole customer of the DC-9-20 ; the DC-9-40 served SAS for 34 years -- longer than any other model . Fourteen aircraft have been involved in hull-loss accidents , four of which were fatal . SAS started as a cooperation between Norwegian Air Lines ( DNL ) , Aerotransport ( ABA ) , Swedish Intercontinental Airlines ( SILA ) and Danish Air Lines ( DDL ) , who created Overseas Scandinavian Airlines System ( OSAS ) in 1946 and European Scandinavian Airlines System ( ESAS ) two years later . The airlines merged to create the SAS consortium in 1951 . In the early years , SAS would rapidly purchase the newest intercontinental aircraft and gradually relegate them to European and then domestic service . The Caravelle was introduced in 1959 as SAS ' first jetliner ; intercontinental jet services commenced with the DC-8 the following year . The consortium created Scanair as a charter sister company in 1961 . SAS Commuter was created in 1984 to operate regional airliners . The last such aircraft were retired in 2010 . SAS bought its main competitors Linjeflyg of Sweden in 1993 and Braathens of Norway in 2001 ; the latter was merged to operate as SAS Braathens in Norway between 2004 and 2007 .",
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"text": "Boeing 707 The Boeing 707 is a mid-sized , long-range , narrow-body , four-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes from 1958 to 1979 . Its name is commonly pronounced as `` seven oh seven '' . Versions of the aircraft have a capacity from 140 to 219 passengers and a range of 2500 to . Developed as Boeing 's first jet airliner , the 707 is a swept-wing design with podded engines . Although it was not the first jetliner in service , the 707 was the first to be commercially successful . Dominating passenger air transport in the 1960s and remaining common through the 1970s , the 707 is generally credited with ushering in the Jet Age . It established Boeing as one of the largest manufacturers of passenger aircraft , and led to the later series of airliners with `` 7x7 '' designations . The later 720 , 727 , 737 , and 757 share elements of the 707 's fuselage design . The 707 was developed from the Boeing 367-80 , a prototype jet first flown in 1954 . A larger fuselage cross-section and other modifications resulted in the initial-production 707-120 , powered by Pratt & Whitney JT3C turbojet engines , which first flew on December 20 , 1957 . Pan American World Airways began regular 707 service on October 26 , 1958 . Later derivatives included the shortened long-range 707-138 and the stretched 707-320 , both of which entered service in 1959 . A smaller short-range variant , the 720 , was introduced in 1960 . The 707-420 , a version of the stretched 707 with Rolls-Royce Conway turbofans , debuted in 1960 , while Pratt & Whitney JT3D turbofans debuted on the 707-120B and 707-320B models in 1961 and 1962 , respectively . The 707 has been used on domestic , transcontinental , and transatlantic flights , and for cargo and military applications . A convertible passenger-freighter model , the 707-320C , entered service in 1963 , and passenger 707s have been modified to freighter configurations . Military derivatives include the E-3 Sentry airborne reconnaissance aircraft and the C-137 Stratoliner VIP transports . Boeing produced and delivered 1,011 airliners including the smaller 720 series ; over 800 military versions were also produced . Ten Boeing 707s were in commercial service in July 2013 .",
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"text": "Flight plan Flight plans are documents filed by a pilot or flight dispatcher with the local Civil Aviation Authority ( e.g. FAA in the USA ) prior to departure which indicate the plane 's planned route or flight path . Flight plan format is specified in the ICAO Doc 4444 . They generally include basic information such as departure and arrival points , estimated time en route , alternate airports in case of bad weather , type of flight ( whether instrument flight rules -LSB- IFR -RSB- or visual flight rules -LSB- VFR -RSB- ) , the pilot 's information , number of people on board and information about the aircraft itself . In most countries , flight plans are required for flights under IFR , but may be optional for flying VFR unless crossing international borders . Flight plans are highly recommended , especially when flying over inhospitable areas , such as water , as they provide a way of alerting rescuers if the flight is overdue . In the United States and Canada , when an aircraft is crossing the Air Defense Identification Zone ( ADIZ ) , either an IFR or a special type of VFR flight plan called a DVFR ( Defense VFR ) flight plan must be filed . For IFR flights , flight plans are used by air traffic control to initiate tracking and routing services . For VFR flights , their only purpose is to provide needed information should search and rescue operations be required , or for use by air traffic control when flying in a `` Special Flight Rules Area '' .",
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"text": "Shortstop Shortstop , abbreviated SS , is the baseball or softball fielding position between second and third base , which is considered to be among the most demanding defensive positions . The position is mostly filled by defensive specialists , so shortstops are generally relatively poor batters who bat later in the batting order , with some exceptions . In the numbering system used by scorers to record defensive plays , the shortstop is assigned the number 6 . More hit balls go to the shortstop than to any other position , as there are more right-handed hitters in baseball than left-handed hitters , and most hitters have a tendency to pull the ball slightly . Like a second baseman , a shortstop must be agile , for example when performing a 4-6-3 double play . Also , like a third baseman , the shortstop fields balls hit to the left side of the infield , where a strong arm is needed to throw out a batter-runner before they reach the safety of first base .",
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"text": "Alex Rodriguez Alexander Emmanuel Rodriguez ( born July 27 , 1975 ) , nicknamed `` A-Rod '' , is a Dominican-American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman . He played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) for the Seattle Mariners , Texas Rangers , and New York Yankees . Rodriguez was one of the sport 's most highly touted prospects and is considered one of the greatest baseball players of all time . During his 22-year career , Rodriguez has amassed a .297 batting average , 696 home runs , over 2,000 runs batted in ( RBI ) , over 2,000 runs scored , and over 3,000 hits . He is a 14-time All-Star and has won three American League ( AL ) Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) Awards , ten Silver Slugger Awards , and two Gold Glove Awards . Rodríguez is the career record holder for grand slams with 25 . However , he has led a highly controversial career due to signing two of the most lucrative sports contracts in history while incurring criticism from the media for his behavior and use of illegal performance-enhancing drugs . The Mariners selected Rodriguez first overall in the 1993 MLB draft , and he debuted in the major leagues the following year at the age of 18 . In 1996 , he became the Mariners ' starting shortstop and finished second in voting for the AL MVP Award . Rodriguez 's combination of power , speed , and defense made him a cornerstone of the franchise , but he left the team via free agency after the 2000 season to join the Rangers . The 10-year , $ 252 million contract he signed was the richest in baseball history . He played at a high level in his three years with Texas , highlighted by his first AL MVP Award win in 2003 , but the team failed to make the playoffs during his tenure . Prior to the 2004 season , Rodriguez was traded to the Yankees , for whom he converted to a third baseman due to incumbent shortstop Derek Jeter . In his first four seasons with New York , he was twice more named AL MVP . After opting out of his contract following the 2007 season , Rodriguez signed a new 10-year , $ 275 million deal with the Yankees , extending his record for the sport 's most lucrative contract . He became the youngest player ever to hit 500 home runs , reaching the milestone in 2007 . He won his first World Series in 2009 , which was the first year of the new Yankee Stadium . The following year , he became the career leader in home runs by a player of Hispanic descent . In recent years , Rodriguez has been hampered by hip and knee injuries , which have caused him to exclusively become a designated hitter . He played his final game as a Yankee on August 12 , 2016 . In February 2009 , after previously denying use of performance-enhancing drugs , including during a 2007 interview with Katie Couric on 60 Minutes , Rodriguez admitted to using steroids , saying he used them from 2001 to 2003 when playing for Rangers due to `` an enormous amount of pressure '' to perform . While recovering from a hip injury in 2013 , Rodriguez made headlines by feuding with team management over his rehabilitation and for having allegedly obtained performance-enhancing drugs as part of the Biogenesis baseball scandal . In August 2013 , MLB suspended him 211 games for his involvement in the scandal , but he was allowed to play while appealing the punishment . Had the original suspension been upheld , it would have been the longest non-lifetime suspension in Major League Baseball history . After an arbitration hearing , the suspension was reduced to 162 games , keeping him off the field for the entire 2014 season .",
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"text": "Contact play The contact play is a base running play in the sport of baseball . It usually refers to a runner on third base breaking for home ( but occasionally refers to a runner at second base breaking for third ) . Similar to the safety-squeeze play , the runner at third breaks for home as soon as he sees that the batted ball is on a downward plane for a ground ball . If there is a runner at second base , he will also break for third if the batted ball is on the first base side of second . The play can backfire if the ball is hit directly at the third baseman or the pitcher as a putout will naturally be made at home plate to prevent the run from scoring . In this situation , the baserunner may freeze and return to third . At this point the runner at third 's objective changes from scoring to getting in a rundown in order to provide an opportunity for the batter to end up at second base . The main advantage to breaking for home on contact is that it reduces the amount of time an infielder will have to make a play at home and , thus , increases the likelihood of the runner scoring . A secondary advantage is that the possibility of a contact play will often cause the defensive infielders to `` play in , '' meaning closer to home plate , giving them less time to react to a hit ball and a greater likelihood of not being able to field it cleanly . The contact play is normally used when there is one out . With no outs , it is generally considered best not to risk being thrown out at home , since there will still be two more opportunities for later batters to drive in the runner . The only exception is when there is also a runner at first , since any ball fielded quickly enough to throw out the runner trying to score is also likely to be an easy double play ball , and the team has a much higher run expectation that inning if the result of the play is an out at home and runners on first and second than if the result is two outs and a runner at third . With two outs , all runners on base automatically break on contact , since there is no point in staying at their base while the fielder gets the final out of the inning by throwing to first base . Most students of Sabermetrics believe the contact play is proper strategy whenever there is a man on third and one out , since the loss from failure is tiny . Using standard tables of run expectation based on the number of outs and runners on base ( such as Sabremetrics 101 : Run Expectancy Matrix , 1999 -- 2002 ) , the difference between having a runner on third with two outs ( the usual result of not using the contact play on a typical ground ball out ) and having a runner on second with two outs ( the usual result of using the contact play and having the breaking runner caught in a rundown ) is only 0.043 runs . When the contact play scores a runner who otherwise would still be at third while an out is recorded at first , the net gain is 0.730 . Put another way , even if the contact play failed 16 times for every one time it succeeded , it would improve a team 's run scoring overall . Even that understates the advantage , since the need for the defense to play in often results in both the runner scoring and the batter reaching base safely , in which case the net benefit is 1.186 runs , which means that it could fail 27 times as often as it helped and still benefit the team overall . Category : Baseball terminology Category : Baseball plays",
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"docid": "f773d1623557669a345b5209e912ccd2",
"text": "Adonis García Adonis García Arrieta ( born April 12 , 1985 ) is a Cuban professional baseball third baseman for the Atlanta Braves of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He played in the Cuban National Series from 2004 through 2011 , and then defected from Cuba to play in MLB . Garcia has also filled in at left field for the Braves .",
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"text": "Al Gionfriddo Albert Francis `` Al '' Gionfriddo ( March 8 , 1922 -- March 14 , 2003 ) was an American professional baseball player who played in Major League Baseball as an outfielder . Gionfriddo made his major league debut on September 23 , at the age of 22 with the Pittsburgh Pirates . He was a career .266 hitter whose best year was in 1945 when he hit .284 with 9 triples and 74 runs scored for the Pirates . He played in the majors for four years . He was acquired by the Brooklyn Dodgers from the Pirates midway through the season , and he is most famous for his heroic catch of a drive off the bat of the New York Yankees ' Joe DiMaggio in Game 6 of the 1947 World Series . The Dodgers led the Yankees 8 -- 5 going into the bottom of the 6th inning when Gionfriddo was brought in as a defensive replacement . Snuffy Stirnweiss and Yogi Berra were on base when DiMaggio drove the ball to the 415 marker . Gionfriddo raced across the field and caught the ball several steps before crashing into the bullpen gate . In one of the most famous images in baseball history , the taciturn DiMaggio shook his head and kicked at the dirt in frustration . At the time , there was no instant replay , and Gionfriddo was widely believed to have robbed DiMaggio of a home run . However , the game film , when developed later , clearly showed Gionfriddo catching the ball several steps shy of the wall , and thus actually robbing DiMaggio of a double or triple instead of a home run . Still photos of the catch contributed to the misconception that it was a potential home run , since the images showed Gionfriddo with his glove behind the bullpen gate , and the ball inside the glove . However , these photos were taken several seconds after the play , when Gionfriddo 's momentum had carried his arm over the gate . Gionfriddo was also involved in the even more famous Game 4 of the 1947 Series when Cookie Lavagetto 's pinch hit double not only broke up Bill Bevens ' no hitter with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning , but won the game as well when Gionfriddo ( who had entered the game as a pinch runner for Carl Furillo and stolen second ) and Eddie Miksis scored on the play . The 1947 World Series proved to be Gionfriddo 's swan song in the big leagues , as he was returned to the minor leagues in 1948 . After spending four years with the Dodgers ' AAA Montreal Royals and a season with the Class AA Fort Worth Cats , Gionfriddo was given a chance to play for and manage the Drummondville , Quebec Royals of the Class C Provincial League in 1953 . Unaffiliated with any major-league club , the Royals finished last , and Gionfriddo was replaced as manager in mid-season . He rejoined the Dodgers organization , playing for their Class B team in Newport News , Virginia . Drifting west , Gionfriddo played three years for teams in the California League , and then spent three years as the General Manager of the Dodgers ' Santa Barbara minor league club , before finally retiring from pro baseball after the 1959 season . Al Gionfriddo died in Solvang , California on March 14 , 2003 while golfing , at the age of 81 .",
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"text": "1990 Oakland Athletics season The Oakland Athletics ' 1990 season was their 23rd in Oakland , California . It was also the 90th season in franchise history . The team finished first in the American League West with a record of 103-59 . The Athletics ' 1990 campaign ranks among the organization 's finest . Oakland , in winning 103 games , led the league outright in wins for a third consecutive season ; they remained the last major North American team to accomplish this until 2017 , when the feat was matched by the nearby Golden State Warriors of the NBA . The Athletics benefited from stellar performances in all areas of the game . The team 's offense was led by eventual Hall-of-Famer Rickey Henderson . Henderson finished the season with 65 stolen bases , 28 home runs , and a .325 batting average ; for his efforts , he took home the 1990 American League MVP Award . The Athletics also benefited from strong performances by superstars Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco . The pair clubbed 39 and 37 home runs , respectively ; in doing so , they drove in a combined total of 209 runs . Over the course of the season , the team added to an already strong offense ; the additions of recent All-Stars Willie Randolph , Willie McGee , and Harold Baines further widened the gap between the Athletics and the rest of the league . Established veterans ( such as Carney Lansford , Terry Steinbach , Dave Henderson , and Mike Gallego ) and promising young players ( mainly Walt Weiss and Mike Bordick ) rounded out arguably the deepest roster in all of Major League Baseball . Eight of the Athletics ' nine main postseason starters ( R. Henderson , McGwire , Canseco , McGee , Steinbach , Randolph , Baines , and Lansford ) played in at least one All-Star Game between 1988 and 1990 . The Athletics pitching staff , in many regards , had an even stronger campaign . The starting rotation was led by veteran Bob Welch . Welch would finish the season with both an MLB-leading 27 wins and a 2.95 ERA ; this performance was strong enough to net the 1990 Cy Young Award . Welch , as of 2014 , remains the last MLB pitcher to win at least 25 games in a season . Fellow starter Dave Stewart , winner of 22 games , finished in a tie ( with Pittsburgh starter Doug Drabek ) for the second-most wins in MLB . 1989 All-Star Mike Moore , 1991 All-Star Scott Sanderson , and longtime Athletic Curt Young rounded out the American League 's top rotation . The Athletics ' bullpen was led by superstar closer Dennis Eckersley , who posted a microscopic 0.61 ERA while recording 48 saves . As a team , the Athletics allowed only 570 runs ( the fewest in the American League by a wide margin ) . The Athletics easily won the American League West for a third consecutive season . They swept the Boston Red Sox , four games to none , in that year 's American League Championship series ; in doing so , they won a third consecutive American League pennant . The Athletics entered the 1990 World Series as heavy favorites . Despite this , however , they were themselves swept by the Cincinnati Reds . The Athletics have not reached the World Series since .",
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"text": "John Castino John Anthony Castino ( born October 23 , 1954 ) is a former Major League Baseball player . Castino played as an infielder , primarily at third base and second base , with the Minnesota Twins from 1979 through 1984 .",
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"text": "Ryan Adams (baseball) Ryan Scott Adams ( born April 21 , 1987 ) is a professional baseball second baseman , who is currently a free agent . He previously played in Major League Baseball with the Baltimore Orioles .",
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"text": "List of Major League Baseball players from Venezuela From 1939 to 2016 , 357 baseball players born in Venezuela have played in Major League Baseball . This list shows players who appeared at least in one game in MLB , including number indicating order of arrival , name of player , position , starting team , and dates of debut and final game . Abbreviations for position P : Pitcher C : Catcher 1B : First baseman 2B : Second baseman 3B : Third baseman SS : Shortstop IF : Infielder OF : Outfielder UTIL : Utility player AL : American League NL : National League",
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"text": "List of Major League Baseball career putouts as a left fielder leaders In baseball statistics , a putout ( denoted by PO or fly out when appropriate ) is given to a defensive player who records an out by a tagging a runner with the ball when he is not touching a base ( a tagout ) , catching a batted or thrown ball and tagging a base to put out a batter or runner ( a force out ) , catching a thrown ball and tagging a base to record an out on an appeal play , catching a third strike ( a strikeout ) , catching a batted ball on the fly ( a flyout ) , or being positioned closest to a runner called out for interference . In baseball , a left fielder ( LF ) is an outfielder who plays defense in left field . Left field is the area of the outfield to the left of a person standing at home plate and facing towards the pitcher 's mound . In the numbering system used to record defensive plays , the left fielder is assigned the number 7 . Barry Bonds is the all-time leader in putouts a left fielder with 5,225 career . Rickey Henderson ( 5,215 ) is second all-time and then only other left fielder with over 5,000 career putouts .",
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"text": "Alex Reyes Alexander Reyes ( born August 29 , 1994 ) is a Dominican American professional baseball pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball ( MLB ) . He was signed by the Cardinals as an amateur free agent in December 2012 , and made his MLB debut for them August 9 , 2016 . The Cardinals ' top prospect entering both the 2015 and 2016 seasons , Baseball America named him the second-best prospect overall in their 2016 mid-season ranking . He has played in two All-Star Futures Games and was one of two Cardinals ' Co-Minor League Pitchers of the Year in 2015 .",
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"text": "Brooks Robinson Brooks Calbert Robinson , Jr. ( born May 18 , 1937 ) is an American former professional baseball player . He played his entire 23-year major league career for the Baltimore Orioles ( 1955 -- 1977 ) . He batted and threw right-handed , though he was a natural left-hander . Nicknamed `` The Human Vacuum Cleaner '' or `` Mr. Hoover '' , he is considered one of the greatest defensive third basemen in major league history . He won 16 consecutive Gold Glove Awards during his career , tied with pitcher Jim Kaat for the second-most all-time for any player at any position . Robinson was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983 .",
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"text": "Sandy Alomar Jr. Santos `` Sandy '' Alomar Velázquez Jr. ( -LSB- aloˈmar -RSB- , -LSB- ˈæləmɑr -RSB- born June 18 , 1966 ) is a professional baseball catcher , coach , and manager . He played in Major League Baseball catcher for the San Diego Padres , Cleveland Indians , Chicago White Sox , Colorado Rockies , Texas Rangers , Los Angeles Dodgers , and New York Mets between 1988 and 2007 . Alomar is a six-time All-Star . He is the son of former major leaguer Sandy Alomar Sr. and the brother of Hall of Fame second baseman Roberto Alomar .",
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"text": "Edwar Ramírez Edwar Emilio Ramírez ( born March 28 , 1981 ) is a former Dominican professional baseball pitcher . Ramírez appeared in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a relief pitcher for the New York Yankees ( 2007 -- 2009 ) and Oakland Athletics ( 2010 ) . After finding himself out of baseball in 2004 , Ramírez revitalized his career by developing an effective changeup . Originally a member of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim organization , Ramírez pitched for the Angels only in minor league baseball . The Angels released Ramírez before the 2004 season . After spending the next year mastering a changeup , he spent parts of the following two seasons in independent league baseball . Ramírez signed with the Yankees in 2006 , and made his MLB debut the next season . Ramírez enjoyed success and popularity among the fan base during the 2007 and 2008 seasons . He struggled in 2009 , and pitched for the Athletics early in the 2010 season before returning to minor league baseball in the Athletics organization . He pitched in the Mexican League in 2011 .",
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"text": "Alex Serrano (baseball) Alex Eleazar Serrano Hernandez ( born February 18 , 1981 in Barcelona , Anzoátegui State , Venezuela ) is a former Major League Baseball relief pitcher . On April 16 , , Serrano made his major league debut for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim against the Kansas City Royals , pitching one scoreless inning while striking out one . Serrano became a free agent at the end of 2008 . He spent in the Mexican League with the Guerreros de Oaxaca . He last played for the Rimini Baseball Club in the Italian Serie A1 baseball league in 2010",
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"text": "2013 American League Wild Card Game The 2013 American League Wild Card Game was a play-in game during Major League Baseball 's ( MLB ) 2013 postseason played between the American League 's ( AL ) two wild card teams , the Cleveland Indians and the Tampa Bay Rays ( the latter winners of a one-game tie-breaker against the Texas Rangers ) . It was held at Progressive Field in Cleveland , Ohio , on October 2 , 2013 . The Rays won by a 4 -- 0 score and advanced to the AL Division Series to face the Boston Red Sox , who went on to become the World Series champion of that year . The game was televised on TBS .",
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"text": "Eider Torres Eider Lenina Torres Sandoval ( born January 16 , 1983 in Maracaibo , Venezuela ) is a former Major League Baseball second baseman . From to , Torres played in Minor League Baseball for the Burlington Indians , Mahoning Valley Scrappers , Kinston Indians , Akron Aeros , and Buffalo Bisons - all teams in the Cleveland Indians organization . In , Torres became a member of the Baltimore Orioles organization . On April 25 , , Torres ' contract was purchased and he made his major league debut the next day against the Chicago White Sox . He became a free agent at the end of the season and signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox . He last played for the Colorado Rockies organization in 2010 .",
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"text": "1997 Oakland Athletics season The Oakland Athletics ' 1997 season was the team 's 30th in Oakland , California . It was also the 97th season in franchise history . The team finished fourth in the American League West with a record of 65-97 . The Athletics , coming off a surprising ( if still mediocre ) 78-84 campaign , hoped to reach the playoffs for the first time since 1992 . With this in mind , the team traded for slugger Jose Canseco . Canseco , who had played for the Athletics from 1986 to 1992 , was reunited with fellow superstar ( and fellow `` Bash Brother '' ) Mark McGwire . In addition to McGwire and Canseco , Oakland 's impressive collection of power hitters included Jason Giambi , Gerónimo Berroa , and Matt Stairs . Little was done , however , to shore up the Athletics ' abysmal 1996 pitching staff . Ariel Prieto , owner of a 4.41 career ERA ( Earned Run Average ) , was named the Opening Day starter ; a succession of poorly regarded players filled out the rest of the starting rotation and bullpen . While optimism remained high for the team 's offense , great concern remained for its pitching staff . In the end , Oakland 's offense and pitching both fared terribly . For the second consecutive year , no Athletics pitcher won ten or more games ; even worse , no starter won more than six . None of the team 's top four starters ( Ariel Prieto , Steve Karsay , Mike Oquist , and Dave Telgheder ) finished the season with an ERA of less than 5.00 ; the Athletics , as a team , finished with an earned run average of 5.48 ( easily the MLB 's worst ) . All told , the A 's allowed a season total of 946 runs . This remains the worst such figure in Oakland history . More puzzling was the fate of the offense . Oakland , as expected , remained one of the league 's best power-hitting teams . The Athletics ' sluggers hit a total of 197 home runs ( third-most in the American League ) . Oakland 's home runs failed to generate much offense , however , as a low team batting average negated most of the team 's other advantages . Oakland scored a total of 764 runs in 1997 ( the 11th highest total in the American League ) . These awful performances quickly removed the A 's from contention . On May 31 , they were already nine games out of first place ; their position steadily worsened throughout the summer . In light of this , General Manager Sandy Alderson traded Mark McGwire ( who , at the time , was on pace to break Roger Maris ' single-season home run record ) to the St. Louis Cardinals for T.J. Matthews , Blake Stein , and Eric Ludwick . McGwire would finish the season with 58 home runs ( four shy of breaking the record ) . The trade was a disaster on the Athletics ' end , as none of the three players received in the trade remained on the team by 2000 . The A 's ultimately finished twenty-five games behind the first-place Seattle Mariners . Their 65-97 finish ( the club 's worst since 1979 ) led to the removal of Sandy Alderson as General Manager on October 17 ; he was replaced by Billy Beane . Manager Art Howe , however , was retained for the 1998 season . The 1997 season would ultimately prove to be the Athletics ' nadir . The continued rise of Jason Giambi , the debuts of Ben Grieve and Miguel Tejada , the acquisition of Tim Hudson in the 1997 MLB draft , and the ascension of Billy Beane to the position of General manager paved the way for a lengthy period of success from 1999 onwards .",
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"text": "Isan Díaz Isan Xavier Díaz ( born May 27 , 1996 ) is a Puerto Rican professional baseball shortstop and second baseman for the Milwaukee Brewers organization .",
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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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"text": "List of Kansas City Royals no-hitters The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball franchise based in Kansas City , Missouri . Formed in 1969 , they play in the American League Central division . Pitchers for the Royals have thrown 4 no-hitters in franchise history . A no-hitter is officially recognized by Major League Baseball only `` when a pitcher ( or pitchers ) retires each batter on the opposing team during the entire course of a game , which consists of at least nine innings '' . No-hitters of less than nine complete innings were previously recognized by the league as official ; however , several rule alterations in 1991 changed the rule to its current form . A no-hitter is rare enough that one team in Major League Baseball , the San Diego Padres , has never had a pitcher accomplish the feat . No perfect games , a special subcategory of no-hitter , have been thrown in Royals history . As defined by Major League Baseball , `` in a perfect game , no batter reaches any base during the course of the game . '' The umpire is also an integral part of any no-hitter . The task of the umpire in a baseball game is to make any decision `` which involves judgment , such as , but not limited to , whether a batted ball is fair or foul , whether a pitch is a strike or a ball , or whether a runner is safe or out ... -LSB- the umpire 's judgment on such matters -RSB- is final . '' Part of the duties of the umpire making calls at home plate includes defining the strike zone , which `` is defined as that area over homeplate ( sic ) the upper limit of which is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants , and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the kneecap . '' These calls define every baseball game and are therefore integral to the completion of any no-hitter . The manager is another integral part of any no-hitter . The tasks of the manager include determining the starting rotation as well as batting order and defensive lineup every game .",
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"text": "Ernest Riles Ernest Riles ( born October 2 , 1960 in Cairo , Georgia ) is a former shortstop and third baseman in Major League Baseball . From 1985 through 1993 , Riles played for the Milwaukee Brewers ( 1985 -- 1988 ) , San Francisco Giants ( 1988 -- 1990 ) , Oakland Athletics ( 1991 ) , Houston Astros ( 1992 ) and Boston Red Sox ( 1993 ) . He batted left-handed and threw right-handed .",
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"text": "Colin Powell Colin Luther Powell ( -LSB- ˈkoʊlᵻn -RSB- born April 5 , 1937 ) is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army . Powell was born in Harlem as the son of Jamaican immigrants . During his military career , Powell also served as National Security Advisor ( 1987 -- 1989 ) , as Commander of the U.S. Army Forces Command ( 1989 ) and as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff ( 1989 -- 1993 ) , holding the latter position during the Persian Gulf War . Powell was the first , and so far the only , African American to serve on the Joint Chiefs of Staff . He was the 65th United States Secretary of State , serving under U.S. President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005 , the first African American to serve in that position . Powell was born in New York City in 1937 and was raised in the South Bronx . His parents , Luther and Maud Powell , immigrated to the United States from Jamaica . Powell was educated in the New York City public schools , graduating from the City College of New York ( CCNY ) , where he earned a bachelor 's degree in geology . He also participated in ROTC at CCNY and received a commission as an Army second lieutenant upon graduation in June 1958 . His further academic achievements include a Master of Business Administration degree from George Washington University . Powell was a professional soldier for 35 years , during which time he held myriad command and staff positions and rose to the rank of 4-star General . His last assignment , from October 1 , 1989 to September 30 , 1993 , was as the 12th Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff , the highest military position in the Department of Defense . During this time , he oversaw 28 crises , including Operation Desert Storm in the 1991 Persian Gulf War . He also formulated the Powell Doctrine . Following his military retirement , Powell wrote his best-selling autobiography , My American Journey . In addition , he pursued a career as a public speaker , addressing audiences across the country and abroad . Prior to his appointment as Secretary of State , Powell was the chairman of America 's Promise - The Alliance for Youth , a national nonprofit organization dedicated to mobilizing people from every sector of American life to build the character and competence of young people . He was nominated by President Bush on December 16 , 2000 as Secretary of State . After being unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate , he was sworn in as the 65th Secretary of State on January 20 , 2001 . Powell is the recipient of numerous U.S. and foreign military awards and decorations . Powell 's civilian awards include two Presidential Medal of Freedom , the President 's Citizens Medal , the Congressional Gold Medal , the Secretary of State Distinguished Service Medal , and the Secretary of Energy Distinguished Service Medal . Several schools and other institutions have been named in his honor and he holds honorary degrees from universities and colleges across the country . Powell is married to the former Alma Vivian Johnson of Birmingham , Alabama . The Powell family includes son Michael ( ex-chairman of the Federal Communications Commission ) ; daughters Linda and Anne ; daughter-in-law Jane ; and grandsons Jeffrey and Bryan . In 2016 , while not a candidate for that year 's election , Powell received three electoral votes for the office of President of the United States .",
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"text": "Benny Powell Benny Powell ( March 1 , 1930 -- June 26 , 2010 ) was an African-American jazz trombonist . He played both standard ( tenor ) trombone and bass trombone .",
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"text": "American Committee on United Europe The American Committee on United Europe ( ACUE ) , founded in 1948 , was an American organization which sought to counter the Communist threat in Europe by promoting European political integration . Its first chairman was ex-wartime OSS head William Joseph Donovan . The vice-chairman was Allen Dulles . A board member was Walter Bedell Smith . The structure of the organisation was outlined in early summer of 1948 by Donovan and Allen Welsh Dulles by then also reviewing the organization of the Central Intelligence Agency ( CIA ) . in response to assistance requests by Richard von Coudenhove-Kalergi and Winston Churchill . Declassified American government documents have shown that the ACUE was an important early funder of both the European Movement and the European Youth Campaign . The ACUE itself received funding from the Rockefeller and Ford foundations . The U.S. policy was to promote a United States of Europe , and to this end the committee was used to discreetly funnel CIA funds - by the mid 50 's ACUE was receiving roughly $ 1,000,000 USD per year - to European pro-federalists supporting such organizations as the Council of Europe , the European Coal and Steel Community , and the proposed European Defence Community . The end of an article appearing in The Daily Telegraph in September 2000 noted that : `` The State Department also played a role . A memo from the European section , dated June 11 , 1965 , advises the vice-president of the European Economic Community , Robert Marjolin , to pursue monetary union by stealth . It recommends suppressing debate until the point at which `` adoption of such proposals would become virtually inescapable '' . ''",
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"text": "Bureau of Public Affairs The Bureau of Public Affairs ( PA ) is the part of the United States Department of State that carries out the Secretary of State 's mandate to help Americans understand the importance of foreign policy . The Bureau is led by the Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs . The PA Bureau pursues the State Department 's mission to inform the American people and to feed their concerns and comments back to the policymakers . It accomplishes this in a variety of ways , which include : Strategic and tactical planning to advance the Administration 's priority foreign policy goals ; Conducting press briefings for domestic and foreign press corps ; Pursuing media outreach , enabling Americans everywhere to hear directly from key Department officials through local , regional and national media interviews ; Managing the State Department 's websites and developing web pages with up-to-date information about U.S. foreign policy ; Answering questions from the public about current foreign policy issues by phone , email , or letter ; Arranging town meetings and scheduling speakers to visit communities to discuss U.S. foreign policy and why it is important to all Americans ; Producing and coordinating audio-visual products and services in the U.S. and abroad for the public , the press , the Secretary of State , and Department bureaus and offices ; Preparing historical studies on U.S. diplomacy and foreign affairs matters .",
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"docid": "210814fb43e284745aa265a6e7cec3ed",
"text": "Counselor of the United States Department of State The Counselor of the United States Department of State is a position within the United States Department of State that serves the Secretary of State as a special advisor and consultant on major problems of foreign policy and who provides guidance to the appropriate bureaus with respect to such matters . The Counselor conducts special international negotiations and consultations , and also undertakes special assignments from time to time , as directed by the Secretary . Currently , the Counselor holds under law a rank equivalent to that of Under Secretary of State . The Secretary of State created the position of Counselor for the Department of State in 1909 as part of a general Department reorganization . In 1912 , the position became a Presidential appointment . Between 1913 and 1919 , the Counselor served as the Department 's second-ranking officer , assuming the role previously exercised by the Assistant Secretary of State . In 1919 , the newly created position of Under Secretary of State subsumed the duties of the Counselor . An Act of Congress , May 18 , 1937 , re-established the position of Counselor of the Department of State . Between 1961 and 1965 , the Counselor also served as the Chairman of the Policy Planning Council . On April 30 , 1994 , the title was changed to Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs when Counselor Timothy E. Wirth was appointed to that position , but another Counselor was appointed in 1997 . The most recent Counselor was Ambassador Kristie A. Kenney , who served from February 12 , 2016 to February 17 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Harry S Truman Building The Harry S Truman Building is the headquarters of the United States Department of State . It is located in the national capital , Washington , D.C. The Truman Building is located in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood at 2201 C Street , NW , bounded by C Street to the south , E Street , D Street , and Virginia Avenue to the north , 21st Street to the east , and 23rd Street to the west . It is located to the west of Edward J. Kelly Park and north of the National Academy of Sciences building and the National Mall . The Truman Building houses the office of the United States Secretary of State .",
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"text": "Ralph Randolph Gurley Ralph Randolph Gurley ( May 26 , 1797 -- July 30 , 1872 ) was a clergyman , an advocate of the separation of the races and a major force in the American Colonization Society , which offered passage to their colony in west Africa ( now Liberia ) , to free black Americans . He was born in Lebanon , Connecticut , and graduated from Yale College , B.A. in 1818 . He moved to Washington , D.C. and was licensed to preach as a Presbyterian , but was never ordained . Nevertheless , he served as Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives for the 21st and 22nd Congresses and again for the 30th and 31st , opening each day 's proceedings with a prayer . From 1822 till 1872 he acted as the agent and secretary of the American Colonization Society . In the will of ex-President James Madison , $ 2000 was bequeathed through Gurley to the Society . Gurley visited Africa three times in the Society 's interests , and was one of the founders of Liberia , which he named . He also went to England to solicit aid in the work of colonization , always expressing the highest motives : How should Virginians universally rejoice in the great evidences of Civilization growing & expanding on the west coast of Africa , through civilized Africans sent forth from their homes ! ( letter , November 4 , 1857 ) During the first ten years of his agency the annual income of the society increased from $ 778 to $ 40,000 . He travelled widely to deliver addresses in its behalf , edited its public-relations organ The African Repository and Colonial Journal and wrote a Life of Jehudi Ashmun ( 1835 ) , a secretary of the Society , reported his Mission to England for the American Colonization Society ( 1841 ) and an encomium , the Life and Eloquence of Reverend Sylvester Larned ( 1844 ) . In his biography of Ashmun ( 1835 ) , Gurley wrote The friends of African Colonization have thought , that the consent of the South was indispensable for the safe abolition of slavery ; that the work should be done with caution and preparation ; that circumstances and consequences should be regarded ; that a separation of races so distinct as the coloured and white in complexion , habits and condition is desirable for the happiness of both .",
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"text": "1960 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference The 1960 Commonwealth Prime Ministers ' Conference was the tenth Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations . It was held in the United Kingdom in May 1960 , and was hosted by that country 's Prime Minister , Harold Macmillan . This was the first Commonwealth conference since Malayan independence in August 1957 and saw the growing importance of the non-white `` New Commonwealth '' countries . Malaya 's prime minister , Tunku Abdul Rahman and his government vigorously opposed the apartheid policies of South Africa and , with the support of Pakistan , India and Ghana , demanded that the issue be addressed by the Commonwealth . However , Macmillan insisted that the final communique could only include matters on which the leaders were unanimous . Ghana advised the meeting that it would be becoming a republic and South Africa advised that it would be holding a referendum on the issue . Ghana was advised that its continued membership in the Commonwealth as a republic was recognised , however , South Africa was advised that it would need to seek consent of other Commonwealth governments for its membership to continue .",
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"text": "Rivers of Blood speech On 20 April 1968 , British Member of Parliament Enoch Powell addressed a meeting of the Conservative Political Centre in Birmingham , UK . His speech strongly criticised Commonwealth immigration to the United Kingdom and the then-proposed Race Relations Bill , and became known as the `` Rivers of Blood '' speech , although Powell always referred to it as `` the Birmingham speech '' . The expression `` rivers of blood '' , which did not appear in the original speech , is an allusion to a line from Virgil 's Aeneid quoted by Powell ( `` As I look ahead , I am filled with foreboding ; like the Roman , I seem to see the River Tiber foaming with much blood '' ) . The speech caused a political storm , making Powell one of the most talked about , and divisive , politicians in the country , and leading to his controversial dismissal from the Shadow Cabinet by Conservative Party leader Edward Heath . According to most accounts , the popularity of Powell 's perspective on immigration may have played a decisive contributory factor in the Conservatives ' surprise victory in the 1970 general election , and he became one of the most persistent rebels opposing the subsequent Heath government .",
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"text": "John Wesley Dobbs John Wesley Dobbs ( March 26 , 1882 -- August 30 , 1961 ) , an African-American civic and political leader , was often referred to as unofficial `` mayor '' of Auburn Avenue in Atlanta , Georgia . Dobbs , educated at Atlanta Baptist College ( which later became Morehouse College ) , passed a civil service exam and became a railway mail clerk for the Post Office in 1903 , a position he held for 32 years . Dobbs married Irene Ophelia Thompson in 1906 , and they had six daughters , all of whom graduated from Spelman College . One daughter , Mattiwilda Dobbs , became a notable opera singer while another daughter , Ophelia Josephine Dobbs Clement was on the city board of education in Durham , NC where she led integration and discussions about race . Dobbs became a member of the Prince Hall Masons in 1911 . In 1932 , he was elected Grand Master of the Prince Hall Masons ( a post he held for the rest of his life ) . Believing that enfranchisement was the key to overcoming segregation , Dobbs started a voter registration drive in 1936 with a goal of registering 10,000 voters . That year , Dobbs founded the Atlanta Civic and Political League , and in 1946 along with A.T. Walden , he co-founded the Atlanta Negro Voters League . During the 1930s and 1940s , laws keeping blacks from voting were found to be unconstitutional . Between 1936 and 1946 , 20,000 African-American voters were registered in Atlanta . With the power of the black vote behind him , Dobbs convinced Atlanta mayor William B. Hartsfield to integrate Atlanta 's police force in 1948 and install gas lights along Auburn Avenue in 1949 . In 1948 , Dobbs accompanied Ray Sprigle , a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette , when the reporter disguised himself as a black man and traveled in the South . The 21-part syndicated newspaper series entitled I Was a Negro in the South for 30 Days was later released as the book , In the Land of Jim Crow . John Wesley Dobbs died on August 30 , 1961 , aged 79 , the same week the Atlanta city schools desegregated . His family home still stands at 540 John Wesley Dobbs Avenue ( formerly Houston Street ) . Houston Street was renamed in Dobbs 's honor by Maynard Jackson in 1994 . Jackson , the first African-American mayor of Atlanta , was Dobbs ' grandson . A statue of Dobbs , erected in 1996 , stands along Auburn Avenue .",
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"text": "1952 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Economic Conference The 1952 Commonwealth Prime Ministers ' Economic Conference was an emergency Meeting of the Heads of Government of the Commonwealth of Nations . It was called by the British government of Sir Winston Churchill and held in the United Kingdom in December 1952 as a follow-up to a Commonwealth Finance Minister 's conference held in January 1952 . The conference was held in the context of British economic and military decline and the United States ' surging role in the world . The principal topic of the conference was the convertibility and liquidity of Pound sterling into American dollars and British concerns that non-sterling Commonwealth countries were building up sterling balances for the purpose of conversion into American dollars , the future of the Pound sterling area , and the alleviation of Commonwealth trade restrictions and imperial preference , particularly in the light of the surging American economy and the desire of Commonwealth countries such as Australia for American investment in order for economic development to occur against British concerns that American economic dominance threatened Britain 's economic position . This discussion was necessary as the Commonwealth , with the exception of Canada , had a common pool of gold and dollar reserves . Little was accomplished in the economic discussion with the final communique being described as an `` agreement in platitudes '' . British concerns at being excluded from the ANZUS military treaty between Australia , New Zealand and the United States were also a topic and were addressed by a communique issued by the prime ministers supporting Britain 's demand for a voice in ANZUS . In addition , Commonwealth prime ministers , after months of discussion on whether the newly ascended Queen Elizabeth II should have a uniform Royal Styles and Titles throughout the Commonwealth or whether realms should adopt their own styles and titles , it was agreed that each member of the Commonwealth `` should use for its own purposes a form of the Royal Style and Titles which suits its own particular circumstances but retains a substantial element which is common to all '' and agreed to pass appropriate legislation in their respective parliaments . The prime ministers also agreed to proclaim the new Queen , Elizabeth II , Head of the Commonwealth in succession of her late father , George VI .",
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"text": "Elizabeth Littlefield Elizabeth L. Littlefield was the President and CEO of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation ( OPIC ) , the U.S. Government 's development finance agency . She was nominated to the Under Secretary-level position by President Barack Obama on November 19 , 2009 and was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 24 , 2010 . She was sworn into office on October 1 , 2010 by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton . During her tenure at OPIC , Littlefield emphasized the development role and contributions of the Agency . Investments increased markedly in Sub-Saharan Africa ( 250 percent from 2009 to 2015 ) , in renewable resources , and microfinance , which topped $ 1 billion in 2016 . The Agency also launched or expanded several impact investing initiatives to engage a wider range of socially responsible enterprises and co-investors in the developing nations . OPIC 's financing for private sector project is central to President Obama 's signature Power Africa initiative , and in 2015 the Agency achieved its first-stage Power Africa target of $ 1.5 billion in financing . Littlefield was appointed by President Obama to serve as a member of the White House Global Development Council and the President 's Export Council . She was presented in 2012 with the U.S. State Department 's Distinguished Service Award , the highest award in the Foreign Service , by then U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton .",
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"docid": "67be69617b60dcd8373bad9845cbc797",
"text": "Kenneth L. Brown Kenneth Lee Brown ( born December 6 , 1936 ) was a U.S. ambassador to Ghana , Cote d'Ivoire , and Congo-Brazzaville . As a career Foreign Service Officer from 1961 to 1995 , he served at the American Embassy in Brussels and six posts in Africa . At the Department of State he held the positions of Deputy Director of UN Political Affairs , Associate Spokesman , Director of Central African Affairs , and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Africa . Brown was nominated as ambassador to Congo in November 1981 by President Ronald Reagan . He was later chosen as ambassador to Cote d'Ivoire in August 1989 and as ambassador to Ghana in June 1992 , both times by President George H. W. Bush . In May 2001 , he became President of the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training , an NGO that promotes understanding of American diplomacy , supports training of US foreign affairs personnel , and conducts oral histories of former Foreign Service officers and ambassadors as part of the Foreign Affairs Oral History Collection at the Library of Congress . After leaving the Foreign Service , Ambassador Brown became Director of the Dean Rusk Program in International Studies at Davidson College from 1995 to 2001 . He has a BA in International Relations from Pomona College , an MA in International Relations from Yale University , an MA in Political Science from New York University , and a Ph.D. in Political Sociology from Cape Coast University in Ghana .",
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"docid": "755299fee2687b6c4b546090d5102e64",
"text": "Condoleezza Rice's tenure as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice served as United States Secretary of State under George W. Bush . She was preceded by Colin Powell and followed by Hillary Clinton . As secretary of state she traveled widely and initiated many diplomatic efforts on behalf of the Bush administration .",
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"text": "Country of Particular Concern Country of Particular Concern ( CPC ) is a designation by the United States Secretary of State ( under authority delegated by the President ) of a nation guilty of particularly severe violations of religious freedom under the International Religious Freedom Act ( IRFA ) of 1998 ( H.R. 2431 ) and its amendment of 1999 ( Public Law 106-55 ) . The term `` particularly severe violations of religious freedom '' means systematic , ongoing , egregious violations of religious freedom , including violations such as : a ) Torture or cruel , inhuman , or degrading treatment or punishment ; b ) Prolonged detention without charges ; c ) Causing the disappearance of persons by the abduction or clandestine detention of those persons ; or d ) Other flagrant denials of the right to life , liberty , or the security of persons . Nations so designated are subject to further actions , including economic sanctions , by the United States . Issuing recommendations as to countries it believes should be designated as countries of particular concern for their religious liberty violations is the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom , a separate agency created by IRFA ( along with the U.S. Department of State 's Office of International Religious Freedom ) to monitor the state of religious freedom around the world . Both entities provide policy recommendations to the president , the secretary of state and US Congress . Its recommendations are not always followed by the Secretary of State . The latest report from February 29 , 2016 , designated each of the following nations as a CPC : Each of these states was included on the previous year 's report except Tajikistan .",
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"text": "Presidency of John F. Kennedy The presidency of John F. Kennedy began on January 20 , 1961 , when he was inaugurated as the 35th President of the United States , and ended on November 22 , 1963 , upon his assassination and death , a span of days . A Democrat , he took office following the 1960 presidential election , in which he narrowly defeated Richard Nixon . He was succeeded by Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson . Kennedy was the first person born in the 20th century to be elected president , and , at age 43 , the youngest person elected to the office . He was also the first Roman Catholic elected to the presidency . Kennedy played an important role in bringing American politics into the modern communications age , as his use of television provided a campaign model that spoke to voters directly , and his media presidency greatly weakened the power of political machines in party politics . Kennedy 's time in office was marked by Cold War tensions with the Soviet Union and especially with Cuba . In Cuba , a failed attempt was made in April 1961 at the Bay of Pigs to overthrow the government of Fidel Castro . Kennedy 's administration subsequently rejected plans by the Joint Chiefs of Staff to orchestrate false-flag attacks on American soil in order to gain public approval for a war against Cuba . In October 1962 , it was discovered that Soviet ballistic missiles had been deployed in Cuba ; the resulting period of unease , termed the Cuban Missile Crisis , is seen by many historians as the closest the human race has ever come to nuclear war between nuclear-armed belligerents . To contain Communist expansion in Asia , Kennedy increased the number of American military advisers in South Vietnam by a factor of 18 over his predecessor , Dwight D. Eisenhower ; a further escalation of the American role in the Vietnam War took place after Kennedy 's death . In domestic politics Kennedy made bold proposals in his New Frontier agenda , but few were passed by Congress . He did establish of the Peace Corps , and intensify the Space Race . Kennedy took steps to support the Civil Rights Movement , and after his death his proposed civil rights bill was passed as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 .",
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"text": "Thelma Dale Perkins Thelma Dale Perkins ( 1915-2014 ) was an African-American activist . Her maternal uncle was Frederick Douglass Patterson . She joined the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority , the Liberal Club , which `` advocated for the integration of African Americans '' into the greater society , the Southern Negro Youth Congress , and the American Youth Congress . As a member of the American Youth Congress she went to the White House for `` chats '' sponsored by First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt to discuss the issues facing young people . She graduated from Howard University in 1936 . She worked for E. Franklin Frasier on a National Youth Administration Fellowship , and worked for the federal government , but as she recalled , `` I resigned from the government rather than sign a loyalty oath and accepted the job of National Secretary of the National Negro Congress in New York City . '' In 1945 she attended the founding meeting of the Women 's International Democratic Federation , held in Paris . She was friends with Paul Robeson and his wife Eslanda Robeson , and worked as managing editor for Paul 's Freedom newspaper , and was involved in a campaign to get his passport restored . She wrote a tribute to Paul Robeson in the book Paul Robeson : The Great Forerunner ( 1998 ) , by the editors of Freedomways . She was a manager of community relations for CIBA-GEIGY Corporation , where she initiated and developed the `` Exceptional Black Scientist '' series , which was nationally recognized . She married Lawrence Rickman Perkins Jr. , in 1957 , and adopted two babies , Lawrence Dale Perkins and Patrice Dale Perkins . In the Dale/Patterson Family papers in the Anacostia Community Museum Archives there is a small collection related to her , donated by her niece Dianne Dale .",
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"text": "GLIFAA GLIFAA ( formerly Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies ) is the officially recognized organization representing lesbian , gay , bisexual and transgender etc. ( LGBT + ) personnel and their families in the United States Department of State , U.S. Agency for International Development ( USAID ) , Foreign Commercial Service , Foreign Agricultural Service , and other agencies and entities working in foreign affairs in the U.S. Government . The acronym comes from its original name , Gays and Lesbians in Foreign Affairs Agencies . As of 2014 , the organization goes by GLIFAA and uses the slogan `` LGBT + pride in foreign affairs agencies '' to underscore its inclusive composition . GLIFAA was founded in 1992 by fewer than a dozen employees who faced official harassment and potential loss of their jobs simply because of their sexual orientation . The organization has grown to hundreds of Foreign Service , Civil Service , and contract personnel and their families serving in Washington , throughout the U.S. , and at U.S. embassies and missions around the world . Members also include retirees and straight allies in government agencies , while other supporters are affiliate members . Among other accomplishments , GLIFAA succeeded in pressing for the issuance of a non-discrimination policy by Secretary of State Warren Christopher in 1993 , and worked with the U.S. Administration , the management of government agencies , and other employee associations to eliminate barriers for obtaining security clearances and create and implement non-discrimination policies with regard to entry and employment in the U.S. Foreign Service and Civil Service . In addition , the organization worked to improve the situation for the partners of LGBT U.S. Foreign Service personnel serving overseas . GLIFAA met with Secretaries of State Colin Powell , Condoleezza Rice , and Hillary Clinton .",
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"text": "The National Office for Black Catholics The National Office for Black Catholics ( NOBC ) was an organization of Black Catholics in the United States , headquartered in Washington , DC . Its mission was `` to make the Church relevant to the needs of the black community ; to assist generally in the black liberation movement ; to assist black Catholics in their efforts to become self-determining ; and to become an effective voice in the whole of Church government . '' NOBC was founded in 1970 , as an umbrella group for the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus ( NBCCC ) , the National Black Sisters Conference ( NBSC ) , and the National Black Lay Catholic Caucus ( NBLCC ) . However , tension over the mission and organizational structure of the organization led to the formal withdrawal of the NBSC and NBCCC from NOBC in the early 1980s . Funding for the NOBC came primarily from an annual collection taken at Catholic churches around the country , called `` Black Catholics Concerned . '' NOBC undertook a variety of programs in the 1970s and 1980s . Its major departments included the Office of Culture and Worship , Office of Evangelization , Department of Church Vocations , and Education Department . The organization 's work included promoting black clerical leadership , supporting the development of African-rooted liturgy and ministries , contributing to the revitalization of black parishes , and strengthening black Catholic education . The organization also worked with the American Catholic hierarchy to bring issues around race to the forefront and participated in the 1976 `` Call to Action '' conference held by the U.S. bishops . NOBC sponsored many conferences and events throughout the 1970s and 1980s . Among its most successful events was a regular conference on African American Culture and Worship ( AACW ) . Beginning in 1980 , it also hosted a biennial conference for the organization 's members . In 1988 and 1989 , NOBC and NBLCC hosted two Lay Leadership symposiums in Belleville , Illinois . The Office of Evangelization also sponsored revival events throughout the country . The NOBC 's publications included its newsletter , Impact ! , as well as Freeing the Spirit , a newsletter of the Office of Culture and Worship . Freeing the Spirit ceased publication in 1983 , but Impact ! continued sporadic publication through the 1980s . Executive directors of the NOBC included : Br . Joseph Davis , SM ( 1970-1977 ) , Fr . Cyprian Lamar Rowe , SSF ( 1978-1980 ) , James Henderson ( 1981-1987 ) , Penelope Taylor Powell ( 1978 -LSB- acting director -RSB- , 1987-1988 ) , and Walter Hubbard ( 1988-c . 2000 ) . Although the NOBC continued its activity through the 1990s and early 2000s , its level of activity seems to have decreased .",
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"text": "We Charge Genocide We Charge Genocide : The Crime of Government Against the Negro People is a paper accusing the United States government of genocide based on the UN Genocide Convention . This paper was written by the Civil Rights Congress ( CRC ) and presented to the United Nations at meetings in Paris in December 1951 . The document pointed out that the United Nations Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide defined genocide as any acts committed with `` intent to destroy '' a group , `` in whole or in part . '' To build its case for black genocide , the document cited many instances of lynching in the United States , as well as legal discrimination , disenfranchisement of blacks in the South , a series of incidents of police brutality dating to the present , and systematic inequalities in health and quality of life . The central argument : the US government is both complicit with and responsible for a genocidal situation based on the UN 's own definition of genocide . The document received international media attention and became caught up in Cold War politics , as the CRC was supported by the American Communist Party . Its many examples of shocking conditions for African Americans shaped beliefs about the United States in countries across the world . The American government and white press accused the CRC of exaggerating racial inequality in order to advance the cause of Communism . The US State Department forced CRC secretary William L. Patterson to surrender his passport after he presented the petition to a UN meeting in Paris .",
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"text": "Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence The Unilateral Declaration of Independence ( UDI ) was a statement adopted by the Cabinet of Rhodesia on 11 November 1965 , announcing that Rhodesia , a British territory in southern Africa that had governed itself since 1923 , now regarded itself as an independent sovereign state . The culmination of a protracted dispute between the British and Rhodesian governments regarding the terms under which the latter could become fully independent , it was the first unilateral break from the United Kingdom by one of its colonies since the United States Declaration of Independence nearly two centuries before . Britain , the Commonwealth and the United Nations all deemed Rhodesia 's UDI illegal , and economic sanctions , the first in the UN 's history , were imposed on the breakaway colony . Amid near-complete international isolation , Rhodesia continued as an unrecognised state with the assistance of South Africa and Portugal . The Rhodesian government , which mostly comprised members of the country 's white minority of about 5 % , was indignant when , amid decolonisation and the Wind of Change , less developed African colonies to the north without comparable experience of self-rule quickly advanced to independence during the early 1960s while Rhodesia was refused sovereignty under the newly ascendant principle of `` no independence before majority rule '' ( `` NIBMAR '' ) . Most white Rhodesians felt that they were due independence following four decades ' self-government , and that Britain was betraying them by withholding it . This combined with the colonial government 's acute reluctance to hand over power to black nationalists -- the manifestation of racial tensions , Cold War anti-communism and the fear that a dystopian Congo-style situation might result -- to create the impression that if Britain did not grant independence , Rhodesia might be justified in taking it unilaterally . Stalemate developed between the British and Rhodesian Prime Ministers , Harold Wilson and Ian Smith respectively , between 1964 and 1965 . Dispute largely surrounded the British condition that the terms for independence had to be acceptable `` to the people of the country as a whole '' ; Smith contended that this was met , while Britain and black nationalist leaders in Rhodesia held that it was not . After Wilson proposed in late October 1965 that Britain might safeguard future black representation in the Rhodesian parliament by withdrawing some of the colonial government 's devolved powers , then presented terms for an investigatory Royal Commission that the Rhodesians found unacceptable , Smith and his Cabinet declared independence . Calling this treasonous , the British colonial Governor Sir Humphrey Gibbs formally dismissed Smith and his government , but they ignored him and appointed an `` Officer Administering the Government '' to take his place . While no country recognised UDI , the Rhodesian High Court deemed the post-UDI government legal and de jure in 1968 . The Smith administration initially professed continued loyalty to Queen Elizabeth II , but abandoned this in 1970 when it declared a republic in an unsuccessful attempt to win foreign recognition . The Rhodesian Bush War , a guerrilla conflict between the government and two rival communist-backed black nationalist groups , began in earnest two years later , and after several attempts to end the war Smith agreed the Internal Settlement with non-militant nationalists in 1978 . Under these terms the country was reconstituted under black rule as Zimbabwe Rhodesia in June 1979 , but this new order was rejected by the guerrillas and the international community . The Bush War continued until Zimbabwe Rhodesia revoked UDI as part of the Lancaster House Agreement in December 1979 . Following a brief period of direct British rule , the country was granted internationally recognised independence under the name Zimbabwe in 1980 .",
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"text": "Twitter Twitter ( -LSB- ˈtwɪtər -RSB- ) is an online news and social networking service where users post and interact with messages , `` tweets '' , restricted to 140 characters . Registered users can post tweets , but those who are unregistered can only read them . Users access Twitter through its website interface , SMS or a mobile device app . Twitter Inc. is based in San Francisco , California , United States , and has more than 25 offices around the world . Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey , Noah Glass , Biz Stone , and Evan Williams and launched in July . The service rapidly gained worldwide popularity . In 2012 , more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day , and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion search queries per day . In 2013 , it was one of the ten most-visited websites and has been described as `` the SMS of the Internet '' . As of 2016 , Twitter had more than 319 million monthly active users . On the day of the 2016 U.S. presidential election , Twitter proved to be the largest source of breaking news , with 40 million election-related tweets sent by 10 p.m. ( Eastern Time ) that day .",
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"text": "Total Information Awareness Total Information Awareness ( TIA ) was a program of the United States Information Awareness Office that began during the 2003 fiscal year . It operated under this title from February until May 2003 , before being renamed as the Terrorism Information Awareness . Based on the concept of predictive policing , TIA aimed to gather detailed information about individuals in order to anticipate and prevent crimes before they are committed . As part of efforts to win the War on Terror , the program searched for all sorts of personal information in the hunt for terrorists around the globe . Admiral John Poindexter referred to it as a `` Manhattan Project for Counter-Terrorism '' . According to Senator Ron Wyden ( D-Ore . ) , TIA was the `` biggest surveillance program in the history of the United States '' . The program was defunded alongside the Information Awareness Office in late 2003 by the United States Congress after media reports criticized the government for attempting to establish `` Total Information Awareness '' over all citizens . Although the program was formally suspended , its data mining software was later adopted by other government agencies , with only superficial changes being made . The core architecture of TIA continued development under the code name `` Basketball . '' According to a 2012 New York Times article , the legacy of Total Information Awareness is `` quietly thriving '' at the National Security Agency ( NSA ) .",
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"text": "Facebook diplomacy The term Facebook diplomacy was coined sometime in October 2008 in casual notes exchanged on Twitter , in connection to U.S. President Barack Obama 's electoral political campaign 's keen use of Facebook and other social network websites . The term Facebook diplomacy was further introduced and elaborated to describe the potential ` soft power ' that can be created with Internet social networking tools like Facebook to counter terrorism , and interfere with repressive governments and militant groups in a discussion at a social networking and technology conference in December 2008 in New York . During the December conference in New York , the United States Undersecretary of Public Diplomacy , James Glassman said , `` New technology gives the United States and other free nations a significant advantage over terrorists . '' In his presentation at New York 's Columbia University Law School , he went on to illustrate how Facebook diplomacy and on-line activism created success through the use of Facebook groups and the use of the platform to create activism and cause global awareness relative to issues in Colombia against the infamous FARC rebels .",
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"text": "Election An election is a formal decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual to hold public office . Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated since the 17th century . Elections may fill offices in the legislature , sometimes in the executive and judiciary , and for regional and local government . This process is also used in many other private and business organizations , from clubs to voluntary associations and corporations . The universal use of elections as a tool for selecting representatives in modern representative democracies is in contrast with the practice in the democratic archetype , ancient Athens , where the Elections were considered an oligarchic institution and most political offices were filled using sortition , also known as allotment , by which officeholders were chosen by lot . Electoral reform describes the process of introducing fair electoral systems where they are not in place , or improving the fairness or effectiveness of existing systems . Psephology is the study of results and other statistics relating to elections ( especially with a view to predicting future results ) . To elect means `` to choose or make a decision '' , and so sometimes other forms of ballot such as referendums are referred to as elections , especially in the United States .",
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"text": "Computational sociology Computational sociology is a branch of sociology that uses computationally intensive methods to analyze and model social phenomena . Using computer simulations , artificial intelligence , complex statistical methods , and analytic approaches like social network analysis , computational sociology develops and tests theories of complex social processes through bottom-up modeling of social interactions . It involves the understanding of social agents , the interaction among these agents , and the effect of these interactions on the social aggregate . Although the subject matter and methodologies in social science differ from those in natural science or computer science , several of the approaches used in contemporary social simulation originated from fields such as physics and artificial intelligence . Some of the approaches that originated in this field have been imported into the natural sciences , such as measures of network centrality from the fields of social network analysis and network science . In relevant literature , computational sociology is often related to the study of social complexity . Social complexity concepts such as complex systems , non-linear interconnection among macro and micro process , and emergence , have entered the vocabulary of computational sociology . A practical and well-known example is the construction of a computational model in the form of an `` artificial society '' , by which researchers can analyze the structure of a social system .",
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"text": "Voter-verified paper audit trail Voter-verifiable paper audit trail ( VVPAT ) or verifiable paper record ( VPR ) is a method of providing feedback to voters using a ballotless voting system . A VVPAT is intended as an independent verification system for voting machines designed to allow voters to verify that their vote was cast correctly , to detect possible election fraud or malfunction , and to provide a means to audit the stored electronic results.It contains name of the candidate ( for whom vote has been casted ) and symbol of the party / individual candidate . The VVPAT offers some fundamental differences as a paper , rather than electronic recording medium when storing votes . A paper VVPAT is readable by the human eye and voters can directly interpret their vote . Computer memory requires a device and software which potentially is proprietary . Insecure voting machine records could potentially be changed quickly without detection by the voting machine itself . It would be more difficult for voting machines to corrupt records without human intervention . Corrupt or malfunctioning voting machines might store votes other than as intended by the voter unnoticed . A VVPAT allows voters the possibility to verify that their votes are cast as intended and can serve as an additional barrier to changing or destroying votes . The VVPAT includes a direct recording electronic voting system ( DRE ) , to assure voters that their votes have been recorded as intended . It is intended , and some argue necessary , as a means by which to detect fraud and equipment malfunction . Depending on election laws the paper audit trail may constitute a legal ballot and therefore provide a means by which a manual vote count can be conducted if a recount is necessary . The solution was first demonstrated ( New York City , March 2001 ) and used ( Sacramento , CA 2002 ) by AVANTE International Technology , Inc. . . In non-document ballot voting systems -- both mechanical voting machines and DRE voting machines -- the voter does not have an option to review a tangible ballot to confirm the voting system accurately recorded his or her intent . In addition , an election official is unable to manually recount ballots in the event of a dispute . Because of this , critics claim there is an increased chance for electoral fraud or malfunction and security experts , such as Bruce Schneier , have demanded voter-verifiable paper audit trails . Non-document ballot voting systems allow only a recount of the `` stored votes . '' These `` stored votes '' might not represent the correct voter intent if the machine has been corrupted or suffered malfunction . A fundamental hurdle in the implementation of paper audit trails is the performance and authority of the audit . Paper audit systems increase the cost of electronic voting systems , can be difficult to implement , often require specialized external hardware , and can be difficult to use . In the United States , 27 states require a paper audit trail by statute or regulation for all direct recording electronic voting machines used in public elections . Another 18 states do not require them but use them either statewide or in local jurisdictions . Five US states basically have no paper trail . In India , Voter-verified paper audit trail ( VVPAT ) system was introduced in 8 of 543 parliamentary constituencies as a pilot project in Indian general election , 2014 . VVPAT is implemented in Lucknow , Gandhinagar , Bangalore South , Chennai Central , Jadavpur , Raipur , Patna Sahib and Mizoram constituencies . Voter-verified paper audit trail was first used in an election in India in September 2013 in Noksen ( Assembly Constituency ) in Nagaland . VVPAT - fitted EVMs was used in entire Goa state in the 2017 assembly elections , which was the first time that an entire state in India saw the implementation of VVPAT .",
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"text": "Rogue Twitter accounts Following the election of Donald Trump as the 45th President of United States a ` Resist ' movement began for those in opposition to his presidency . Employees within government organisations and departments took to Twitter to anonymously voice their opposition using accounts that are typically prefixed with either Rogue or Alt . Alice Stollmeyer has dubbed this Twitter resistance movement '' #twistance '' . It 's thought that the Badlands Park Service were the first to create a ` rogue account ' in opposition to President Trump 's assertion that Climate Change was n't real .",
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"text": "Facebook like button The Facebook like button is a feature on the social networking website Facebook . It was first enabled on February 9 , 2009 . The like button enables users to easily interact with status updates , comments , photos , links shared by friends , and advertisements . Once clicked by a user , the designated content appears in the News Feeds of that user 's friends , and the button also displays the number of other users who have liked the content , including a full or partial list of those users . The like button was extended to comments in June 2010 . After extensive testing and years of questions from the public about whether it had an intention to incorporate a `` Dislike '' button , Facebook officially rolled out `` Reactions '' to users worldwide on February 24 , 2016 , letting users long-press on the like button for an option to use one of five pre-defined emotions , including `` Love '' , `` Haha '' , `` Wow '' , `` Sad '' , or `` Angry '' . Reactions were also extended to comments in May 2017 . The like button is one of Facebook 's social plug-ins , in which the button can be placed on third-party websites . Its use centers around a form of an advertising network , in which it gathers information about which users visit what websites . This form of functionality , a sort of web beacon , has been significantly criticized for privacy . Privacy activist organizations have urged Facebook to stop its data collection through the plug-in , and governments have launched investigations into the activity for possible privacy law violations . Facebook has stated that it anonymizes the information after three months , and that the data collected is not shared or sold to third parties . Additionally , the like button 's potential use as a measurement of popularity has caused some companies to sell likes through fake Facebook accounts , which in turn have sparked complaints from some companies advertising on Facebook that have received an abundance of fake likes that have distorted proper user metrics . Facebook states in its Terms of Service agreement that users may only create one personal page , and it has ongoing efforts against the spread of fake accounts . In the United States , pressing the `` like '' button on a page is protected as freedom of speech under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution .",
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"text": "Barack Obama presidential campaign, 2012 The 2012 reelection campaign of Barack Obama , the 44th President of the United States , was formally announced on April 4 , 2011 . Along with his running mate , Vice President Joe Biden , Obama was opposed in the general election by former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney , along with various minor candidates from other parties . The election took place on Tuesday , November 6 , 2012 . Obama 's campaign headquarters was in Chicago and key members of his successful campaign in 2008 , such as Jim Messina and David Axelrod , returned to staff it . On the day of the announcement , the campaign released a promotional video showing supporters of Obama organizing for the re-election effort . As The Guardian newspaper noted , this was the first U.S. presidential re-election campaign to use Facebook and Twitter for promotion . Between early-2011 and June 30 , 2012 , the Obama campaign and supporters spent approximately $ 400 million , according to the Federal Election Commission . Obama won his re-election bid by a margin of 51.06 -- 47.21 % . This was the first time since 1944 , when President Franklin D. Roosevelt won re-election , that a Democratic president had won by a majority of the electoral votes and over 51 % of the popular vote twice .",
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"text": "Faithless electors in the United States presidential election, 2016 In the 2016 United States presidential election , seven members of the U.S. Electoral College voted for a different candidate than whom they were pledged to vote . The Democratic Party nominee , Hillary Clinton , lost five of her pledged electors while the Republican Party nominee and then president-elect , Donald Trump , lost two . Three of the faithless electors voted for Colin Powell while John Kasich , Ron Paul , Bernie Sanders , and Faith Spotted Eagle each received one vote . Three additional electors initially voted against their Clinton pledge but had their votes invalidated according to local statutes , so they were replaced or forced to vote again . The defections fell well short of the number needed to change the result of the election ; only two of the seven defected from the presumptive winner , when 37 were needed to change the outcome . Although there had been a combined total of 157 instances of individual electors voting faithlessly in over two centuries of previous US presidential elections , 2016 was a year in which multiple groups of electors worked to alter the result of the election in order to `` vote their conscience for the good of America '' in accordance with Alexander Hamilton 's Federalist Paper No. 68 . 2016 was also the first year since 1960 when one of the electors actively worked to change the election . Electors were subjected to public pressure , up to and including death threats . Seven electors successfully cast faithless ballots for president , the most to defect from presidential candidates who were still alive in Electoral College history , surpassing the six electors who defected from James Madison in the 1808 election . Historically , this number of defections has been exceeded only in cases where the presidential candidate was no longer living at the time the electors cast their ballots : the seven faithless presidential votes in 2016 falls well short of the record set in 1872 , when 63 of 66 electors originally pledged to losing candidate Horace Greeley cast their votes for someone else ( Greeley had died between election day and the meeting of the Electoral College ) . The six faithless vice-presidential votes in 2016 is also short of the record for that office , without considering whether the vice-presidential candidates were still living , as multiple previous elections have had more than six faithless vice-presidential votes ; in 1836 , faithless electors successfully moved the vice-presidential decision to the U.S. Senate .",
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"text": "Democrats for Nixon Democrats for Nixon was a campaign to promote Democratic support for the then-incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential election . The campaign was led by the former Democratic governor of Texas , John Connally . Connally , who was serving as the United States Secretary of the Treasury , announced that he would be supporting Nixon for re-election and would spend his time until the elections working on behalf of the incumbent . A Democrat who had been Governor of Texas and United States Secretary of the Navy under John F. Kennedy , Connally formally announced the formation of the organization in August 1972 . Polling cited by Connally indicated that as many as 20 million Democrats would cross over to vote for Nixon and invited `` all those millions of Democrats who realize that in this Presidential election President Nixon is simply the better choice '' . Connally stated that he was troubled by Senator George McGovern 's campaign and felt that the Democratic party `` is becoming an ideological machine closed to millions who have been the party 's most loyal and steadfast members '' under McGovern 's leadership . The committee included Mayor Beverly Briley of Nashville , Tennessee , former Governor of Florida Farris Bryant , Mayor of Boston John F. Collins , Mayor Thomas G. Dunn of Elizabeth , New Jersey , Teamsters president Frank Fitzsimmons , Governor of Virginia Mills E. Godwin , Jr. , Mayor of Miami , Florida David T. Kennedy and Leonard Marks who had previously headed the United States Information Agency . A fundraising target of as much as $ 3 million was set for the organization . Connally also announced that Jeno Paulucci , a frozen food distributor who had been closely involved as a fundraiser for Hubert H. Humphrey in his presidential bids , would serve as head of a group encouraging independent voters to choose Nixon . In a September 1972 article in The New York Times , Connally was quoted as saying that increasing numbers of traditionally Democratic voters were leaving the fold because they `` are afraid of George McGovern '' because of his proposals for major cutbacks in defense spending and in the number of U.S. troops serving in Europe . Connally insisted that `` it is in the best interests of this country that the president be re-elected this year '' .",
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"text": "Tweet Tweet may refer to : Tweet ( bird call ) , a type of bird vocalization `` Tweet '' , a message sent using Twitter",
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"text": "Voter model In the mathematical theory of probability , the voter model is a stochastic process that is a specific type of interacting particle system ( see Probabilistic Cellular Automata too ) . A voter model is a sequential dynamical system and it is similar to the contact process . One can imagine that there is a `` voter '' at each point on a connected graph , where the connections indicate that there is some form of interaction between a pair of voters ( nodes ) . The opinions of any given voter on some issue changes at random times under the influence of opinions of his neighbours . A voter 's opinion at any given time can take one of two values , labelled 0 and 1 . At random times , a random individual is selected and that voter 's opinion are changed according to a stochastic rule . Specifically , for one of the chosen voter 's neighbors is chosen according to a given set of probabilities and that individual 's opinion is transferred to the chosen voter . An alternative interpretation is in terms of spatial conflict . Suppose two nations control the areas ( sets of nodes ) labelled 0 or 1 . A flip from 0 to 1 at a given location indicates an invasion of that site by the other nation . Note that only one flip happens each time . Problems involving the voter model will often be recast in terms of the dual system of coalescing Markov chains . Frequently , these problems will then be reduced to others involving independent Markov chains .",
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"text": "Hillary Clinton email controversy In March 2015 , it became publicly known that Hillary Clinton , during her tenure as United States Secretary of State , had used her family 's private email server for official communications , rather than official State Department email accounts maintained on federal servers . Those official communications included thousands of emails that would retroactively be marked classified by the State Department . The controversy unfolded against the backdrop of Clinton 's 2016 presidential election campaign and hearings held by the United States House Select Committee on Benghazi . Some experts , officials , and members of Congress have contended that her use of private messaging system software and a private server violated State Department protocols and procedures , as well as federal laws and regulations governing recordkeeping . In response , Clinton has said that her use of personal email was in compliance with federal laws and State Department regulations , and that former secretaries of state had also maintained personal email accounts , though not their own private email servers . After allegations were raised that some of the emails in question contained classified information , the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) initiated an investigation regarding the origin and handling of classified emails on Clinton 's server . The FBI Report found that some of the emails originated in five other intelligence agencies . The FBI found that all classified emails on Clinton 's server were stored and sent from `` unclassified systems '' , violating the same policies as those on Clinton 's personal server . FBI Director James Comey identified 110 emails as containing information that was classified at the time it was sent , including 65 emails deemed `` Secret '' and 22 deemed `` Top Secret '' . None of these had classification markings . However , as noted in Clinton 's non-disclosure agreement , unmarked classified information should be treated the same as marked classified information . An additional three email chains contained `` portion markings '' , simply a '' ( C ) '' indicating `` Confidential '' in front of one or more paragraphs . These were not included in Comey 's list of 110 because the State Department failed to confirm they were classified at the time they were sent . Clinton told the FBI she did not know the meaning of '' ( C ) '' . Nearly 2,100 emails on the server were retroactively marked as classified by the State Department . In May 2016 , the State Department 's Office of the Inspector General released an 83-page report about the State Department 's email practices , including Clinton 's . On July 5 , 2016 , Comey announced that the FBI 's investigation had concluded that Clinton was `` extremely careless '' in handling her email system but recommended that no charges be filed against her . On July 6 , 2016 , Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced that no charges would be filed . On July 7 , the State Department reopened its probe into the email controversy . On October 28 , 2016 , Comey notified Congress that the FBI had started looking into newly discovered emails that may be pertinent to the case . Law enforcement officials stated the emails were found on a laptop belonging to Clinton aide Huma Abedin 's husband , Anthony Weiner , during an investigation of his sexting scandals . On November 6 , Comey notified Congress that the FBI had not changed its conclusion , reached in July , regarding Clinton 's emails .",
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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": "Technological unemployment Technological unemployment is the loss of jobs caused by technological change . Such change typically includes the introduction of labour-saving `` mechanical-muscle '' machines or more efficient `` mechanical-mind '' processes ( automation ) . Just as horses employed as prime movers were gradually made obsolete by the automobile , humans ' jobs have also been affected throughout modern history . Historical examples include artisan weavers reduced to poverty after the introduction of mechanised looms . During World War II , Alan Turing 's Bombe machine compressed and decoded thousands of man-years worth of encrypted data in a matter of hours . A contemporary example of technological unemployment is the displacement of retail cashiers by self-service tills . That technological change can cause short-term job losses is widely accepted . The view that it can lead to lasting increases in unemployment has long been controversial . Participants in the technological unemployment debates can be broadly divided into optimists and pessimists . Optimists agree that innovation may be disruptive to jobs in the short term , yet hold that various compensation effects ensure there is never a long-term negative impact on jobs . Whereas pessimists contend that at least in some circumstances , new technologies can lead to a lasting decline in the total number of workers in employment . The phrase `` technological unemployment '' was popularised by John Maynard Keynes in the 1930s . Yet the issue of machines displacing human labour has been discussed since at least Aristotle 's time . Prior to the 18th century both the elite and common people would generally take the pessimistic view on technological unemployment , at least in cases where the issue arose . Due to generally low unemployment in much of pre-modern history , the topic was rarely a prominent concern . In the 18th century fears over the impact of machinery on jobs intensified with the growth of mass unemployment , especially in Great Britain which was then at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution . Yet some economic thinkers began to argue against these fears , claiming that overall innovation would not have negative effects on jobs . These arguments were formalised in the early 19th century by the classical economists . During the second half of the 19th century , it became increasingly apparent that technological progress was benefiting all sections of society , including the working class . Concerns over the negative impact of innovation diminished . The term `` Luddite fallacy '' was coined to describe the thinking that innovation would have lasting harmful effects on employment . The view that technology is unlikely to lead to long term unemployment has been repeatedly challenged by a minority of economists . In the early 1800s these included Ricardo himself . There were dozens of economists warning about technological unemployment during brief intensifications of the debate that spiked in the 1930s and 1960s . Especially in Europe , there were further warnings in the closing two decades of the twentieth century , as commentators noted an enduring rise in unemployment suffered by many industrialised nations since the 1970s . Yet a clear majority of both professional economists and the interested general public held the optimistic view through most of the 20th century . In the second decade of the 21st century , a number of studies have been released suggesting that technological unemployment may be increasing worldwide . Further increases are forecast for the years to come . While many economists and commentators still argue such fears are unfounded , as was widely accepted for most of the previous two centuries , concern over technological unemployment is growing once again . A report in Wired in 2017 quotes knowledgeable people such as economist Gene Sperling and management professor Andrew McAfee on the idea that handling existing and impending job loss to automation is a `` significant issue '' . Regarding a recent claim by a political appointee that automation is not `` going to have any kind of big effect on the economy for the next 50 or 100 years , '' says McAfee , `` I do n't talk to anyone in the field who believes that . '' Innovations like Watson have the potential to render humans obsolete with the professional , white-collar , low-skilled , creative fields , and other `` mental jobs '' .",
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"text": "Tactical voting In voting methods , tactical voting ( or strategic voting or sophisticated voting or insincere voting ) occurs , in elections with more than two candidates , when a voter supports another candidate more strongly than their sincere preference in order to prevent an undesirable outcome . For example , in a simple plurality election , a voter might sometimes gain a `` better '' outcome by voting for a less preferred but more generally popular candidate . It has been shown by the Gibbard -- Satterthwaite theorem that any single-winner ranked voting method which is not dictatorial must be susceptible to tactical voting . However , the type of tactical voting and the extent to which it affects campaigns and election results can vary dramatically from one voting method to another .",
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"text": "2016 Turkish coup d'état attempt On 15 July 2016 , an alleged coup d'état was attempted in Turkey against state institutions , including , but not limited to the government and President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan . The attempt was carried out by a faction within the Turkish Armed Forces that organized themselves as the Peace at Home Council . They attempted to seize control of several key places in Ankara , Istanbul , and elsewhere , but failed to do so after forces loyal to the state defeated them . The Council cited an erosion of secularism , elimination of democratic rule , disregard for human rights , and Turkey 's loss of credibility in the international arena as reasons for the coup . The government accused the coup leaders of being linked to the Gülen movement , which is designated as a terrorist organization by the Republic of Turkey and led by Fethullah Gülen , a Turkish businessman and cleric who lives in Pennsylvania . Erdoğan accuses Gülen of being behind the coup -- a claim that Gülen denies -- and accused the United States of harboring him . Gülen has suggested the coup was in fact a `` self-coup '' carried out by Erdogan to consolidate his grip on power , a belief shared among some analysts and many Turks . Events surrounding the coup attempt and the purges in its aftermath reflect a complex power struggle between Islamist elites in Turkey . During the coup , over 300 people were killed and more than 2,100 were injured . Many government buildings , including the Turkish Parliament and the Presidential Palace , were bombed from the air . Mass arrests followed , with at least 40,000 detained , including at least 10,000 soldiers and , for reasons that remain unclear , 2,745 judges . 15,000 education staff were also suspended and the licenses of 21,000 teachers working at private institutions were revoked as well after the government alleged they were loyal to Gülen . More than 100,000 people have been arrested or fired from their jobs , on accusations of connections to Gülen . Reactions to the event were largely against the coup attempt , both domestically and internationally . The main opposition parties in Turkey condemned the attempt , while several international leaders -- such as those from the United States , NATO , the European Union , and other neighboring countries -- called for `` respect of the democratic institutions in Turkey and its elected officials . '' International organizations expressed themselves against the coup as well . The United Nations Security Council , however , did not denounce the coup after disagreements over the phrasing of a statement . President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan accused the head of United States Central Command , chief General Joseph Votel of `` siding with coup plotters '' , after Votel accused the Turkish government of arresting the Pentagon 's contacts in Turkey . In March 2017 , Germany 's intelligence chief said Germany was unconvinced by Erdoğan 's claim that Fethullah Gulen was behind the failed coup . Also in March , the British Parliament 's Foreign Affairs Committee said some Gulenists were involved in coup d'état attempt but found no hard evidence that Fethullah Gülen masterminded the failed coup and found no evidence to justify the UK designating the Gülen movement as a `` terrorist organization '' .",
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"text": "Social graph The social graph in the Internet context is a graph that depicts personal relations of internet users . In short , it is a model or representation of a social network , where the word graph has been taken from graph theory . The social graph has been referred to as `` the global mapping of everybody and how they 're related '' . The term was popularized at the Facebook F8 conference on May 24 , 2007 , when it was used to explain how the newly introduced Facebook Platform would take advantage of the relationships between individuals to offer a richer online experience . The definition has been expanded to refer to a social graph of all Internet users . Since explaining the concept of the social graph , Mark Zuckerberg , one of the founders of Facebook , has often touted Facebook 's goal of offering the website 's social graph to other websites so that a user 's relationships can be put to use on websites outside of Facebook 's control . This can be accomplished through the Facebook Open Graph API . One of the earliest known forms of the social graph was created in 2002 by Harvard student Philippe Bouzaglou in a paper published on the Harvard Department of Economics website . The paper replicated the Kevin Bacon Game using Harvard students and for the first time , gave an overview of an entire social graph , allowing the analysis of the characteristics of the network using graph theory . This paper was written for a seminar that was attended by Dustin Moskovitz who later became a Facebook co-founder .",
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"text": "Tyranny of the majority Tyranny of the majority ( or tyranny of the masses ) refers to an inherent weakness of direct democracy and majority rule in which the majority of an electorate can place its own interests above , and at the expense of , those in the minority . This results in oppression of minority groups comparable to that of a tyrant or despot . Potentially , through tyranny of the majority , a disliked or unfavored ethnic , religious , political , or racial group may be deliberately targeted for oppression by the majority element acting through the democratic process . American founding father Alexander Hamilton writing to Jefferson from the Constitutional Convention argued the same fears regarding the use of pure direct democracy by the majority to elect a demagogue who , rather than work for the benefit of all citizens , set out to either harm those in the minority or work only for those of the upper echelon . The Electoral College mechanism present in the indirect United States presidential election system , and the phenomenon of faithless electors allowed for within it , was , in part , deliberately created as a safety measure not only to prevent such a scenario , but also to prevent the use of democracy to overthrow democracy for an authoritarian , dictatorial or other system of oppressive government . As articulated by Hamilton , one reason the Electoral College was created was so `` that the office of President will never fall to the lot of any man who is not in an eminent degree endowed with the requisite qualifications '' . The scenarios in which tyranny perception occurs are very specific , involving a sort of distortion of democracy preconditions : Centralisation excess : when the centralised power of a federation make a decision that should be local , breaking with the commitment to the subsidiarity principle . Typical solutions , in this condition , are concurrent majority and supermajority rules . Abandonment of rationality : when , as Tocqueville remembered , a decision `` which bases its claim to rule upon numbers , not upon rightness or excellence '' . The use of public consultation , technical consulting bodies , and other similar mechanisms help to improve rationality of decisions before voting on them . Judicial review ( e.g. declaration of nullity of the decision ) is the typical way after the vote . In both cases , in a context of a nation , constitutional limits on the powers of a legislative body , and the introduction of a Bill of Rights have been used to counter the problem . A separation of powers ( for example a legislative and executive majority actions subject to review by the judiciary ) may also be implemented to prevent the problem from happening internally in a government .",
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"text": "Mass communication Mass communication is the study of how people exchange information through mass media to large segments of the population at the same time . In other words , mass communication refers to the imparting and exchanging of information on a large scale to a wide range of people . It is usually understood to relate newspaper , magazine , and book publishing , as well as radio , television and film , even via internet as these mediums are used for disseminating information , news and advertising . Mass communication differs from the studies of other forms of communication , such as interpersonal communication or organizational communication , in that it focuses on a single source transmitting information to a large number of receivers . The study of mass communication is chiefly concerned with how the content of mass communication persuades or otherwise affects the behavior , attitude , opinion , or emotion of the person or people receiving the information .",
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"text": "Audrey Hepburn Audrey Hepburn ( -LSB- ˈɔːdri_ˈhɛpˌbɜrn -RSB- born Audrey Kathleen Ruston ; 4 May 1929 -- 20 January 1993 ) was a British actress , model , dancer and humanitarian . Recognized as a film and fashion icon , Hepburn was active during Hollywood 's Golden Age . She was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend in Golden Age Hollywood and was inducted into the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame . Born in Ixelles , a district of Brussels , Hepburn spent her childhood between Belgium , England and the Netherlands . In Amsterdam , she studied ballet with Sonia Gaskell before moving to London in 1948 , continuing her ballet training with Marie Rambert , and then performing as a chorus girl in West End musical theatre productions . Following minor appearances in several films , Hepburn starred in the 1951 Broadway play Gigi after being spotted by French novelist Colette , on whose work the play was based . She shot to stardom for playing the lead role in Roman Holiday ( 1953 ) , for which she was the first actress to win an Academy Award , a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for a single performance . The same year Hepburn won a Tony Award for Best Lead Actress in a Play for her performance in Ondine . She went on to star in a number of successful films , such as Sabrina ( 1954 ) , The Nun 's Story ( 1959 ) , Breakfast at Tiffany 's ( 1961 ) , Charade ( 1963 ) , My Fair Lady ( 1964 ) and Wait Until Dark ( 1967 ) , for which she received Academy Award , Golden Globe and BAFTA nominations . Hepburn won a record three BAFTA Awards for Best British Actress in a Leading Role . In recognition of her film career , she was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from BAFTA , the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award , the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award and the Special Tony Award . She remains one of the 12 people who have won Academy , Emmy , Grammy and Tony Awards . Hepburn appeared in fewer films as her life went on , devoting much of her later life to UNICEF . She had contributed to the organisation since 1954 , then worked in some of the poorest communities of Africa , South America and Asia between 1988 and 1992 . She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in recognition of her work as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in December 1992 . A month later , Hepburn died of appendiceal cancer at her home in Switzerland at the age of 63 .",
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"text": "Ms. Foundation for Women The Ms. Foundation for Women is a non-profit organization for women in the United States . It is one of the first and largest women 's funds in the United States and has always had a deep commitment to diversity . The Ms. Foundation was founded in 1972 by Gloria Steinem , Patricia Carbine , Letty Cottin Pogrebin and Marlo Thomas . The Ms. Foundation was created to deliver funding and other strategic resources to organizations that elevated women 's and girl 's voices and solutions across race and class in communities nationwide.The Ms. Foundation works to identify and support emerging and established groups poised to act when and where change is needed . Its grants -- paired with skills-building , networking and other strategic opportunities -- enable organizations to advance women 's grassroots solutions across race and class and to build social movements within and across three areas : Economic Justice , Reproductive Justice and Safety . The organization also focuses its lobbying efforts on the state-level around those three areas .",
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"text": "Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy The Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture -- Musical or Comedy has been awarded annually since 1952 by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association ( HFPA ) .",
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"text": "Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 The Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 ( , enacted July 10 , 1954 ) is a United States federal law that established Food for Peace , the primary U.S. overseas food assistance program . The Act was signed into law on July 10 , 1954 by President Dwight D. Eisenhower . According to Eisenhower , the purpose of the legislation was to `` lay the basis for a permanent expansion of our exports of agricultural products with lasting benefits to ourselves and peoples and peoples of other lands . ''",
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"text": "Regal Entertainment Regal Entertainment ( formerly and more commonly known as Regal Films ) is a Philippine filmmaking and entertainment firm that was established by Lily Monteverde in 1962 . It has produced movies of all genres .",
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"text": "ASIFA-Hollywood ASIFA-Hollywood , an American non-profit organization in Los Angeles , California , United States , is a branch member of the `` Association Internationale du Film d'Animation '' or `` ASIFA '' ( the International Animated Film Association ) . Its purpose is to promote the art of film animation in a variety of ways , including its own archive and an annual awards presentation , the Annie Awards . It is also known as the International Animated Film Society . Many branches of ASIFA exist throughout the world ; in the US there are chapters in San Francisco , New York City , Atlanta , Seattle , Washington , the Detroit area , and others , while internationally , organizations exist in Annecy , France , in Italy , and Japan . ASIFA also sponsors several animation film festivals throughout the world , including the ASIFA-Hollywood Student Animation Festival . ASIFA-Hollywood has the largest membership internationally of all other chapters , largely because the most popular cartoons ever produced were by studios and animation professionals located in the city of Burbank , which is also the location of the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Center . It includes a virtual archive , museum , library and research facility , containing the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Project .",
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"text": "American Film Institute The American Film Institute ( AFI ) is an American film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States . AFI is supported by private funding and public membership .",
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"text": "L'Interdit L'Interdit ( -LSB- lɛ̃.tɛʁ.di -RSB- ) was a perfume created in 1957 by Hubert de Givenchy for his friend , Audrey Hepburn . Its name means `` forbidden '' . It has a delicate , floral , powdery aroma . It contains notes of rose , jasmine , violet and , at the heart , a blend of woods and grasses . First created privately for Hepburn by Givenchy , she wore it for a matter of years until finally releasing it to the public in the 1960s . The nose/parfumeur behind this feminine aldehydic-floral fragrance was Francis Fabron ( 1913 - 2005 ) . With Top notes : Aldehydes , Wild Strawberry , Bergamot , Mandarin Orange , Peach , Pepper and Clove ; Middle notes : Rose , Jasmine , Violet , Narcissus , Iris , Orris Root , Ylang-ylang and Lily-of-the-Valley ; Base notes : Sandalwood , Vetiver , Benzoin , Incense , Amber , Tonka Bean and Musk .",
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"text": "Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States The Raoul Wallenberg Committee of the United States was created in May 1981 to `` perpetuate the humanitarian ideals and the nonviolent courage of Raoul Wallenberg '' . It bestows the Raoul Wallenberg Awards on individuals , organizations and communities that reflect Wallenberg 's `` humanitarian spirit , personal courage and nonviolent action in the face of enormous odds '' . As at 2013 , the current chairman and CEO is Rachel Oestreicher Bernheim , a position that she has held since at least 1995 .",
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"text": "Helen Hayes Helen Hayes MacArthur ( née Brown ; October 10 , 1900 -- March 17 , 1993 ) was an American actress whose career spanned almost 80 years . She eventually garnered the nickname `` First Lady of American Theatre '' and was one of 12 people who have won an Emmy , a Grammy , an Oscar and a Tony Award ( an EGOT ) . Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom , America 's highest civilian honor , from then-President Ronald Reagan in 1986 . In 1988 , she was awarded the National Medal of Arts . The annual Helen Hayes Awards , which have recognized excellence in professional theatre in greater Washington , DC , since 1984 , are her namesake . In 1955 , the former Fulton Theatre on 46th Street in New York City 's Broadway Theater District was renamed the Helen Hayes Theatre . When that venue was torn down in 1982 , the nearby Little Theatre was renamed in her honor . Helen Hayes is regarded as one of the Greatest Leading Ladies of the 20th century theatre .",
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"text": "The DVF Awards The DVF Awards , supported by The Diller-von Furstenberg Family Foundation , are given annually to provide recipients with the exposure and resources necessary to extend their efforts on behalf of women all over the world . The DVF Awards were conceived by Diane von Furstenberg in 2010 with the goal of honoring women who have displayed leadership , strength , and courage in their commitment to their causes . Every year , each Honoree receives a $ 50,000 grant from the Foundation to further their work . The inaugural DVF Awards were presented on March 13 , 2010 at a ceremony hosted by Diane von Fürstenberg and Tina Brown at the United Nations on the closing night of The Women in the World Summit . Each year , two DVF Awards are given to women within The Vital Voices Global Partnership . In addition , the Inspiration Award is given to a woman who has demonstrated strength and courage in the face of adversity , and is using her experience and influence to effect positive change . The People 's Voice Award is also given annually to a woman chosen from a field of nominees selected by The DVF Awards Board of Advisors and voted on by the public at DVFAwards.com . The Lifetime Leadership Award honors an individual who has dedicated her life and body of work to instilling in other women the courage to fight , the power to survive and the leadership to inspire . Past recipients include Gloria Steinem , Ingrid Betancourt , Hillary Clinton , Oprah Winfrey and Robin Roberts . Presenters at The DVF Awards have included Meryl Streep , Iman , Olivia Wilde , Jessica Alba , Deborah Winger , Gabby Douglas , and Chelsea Clinton . 2017 Honorees The International Award : Yoani Sánchez , 14ymedio The International Award : Baljeet Sandhu , Migrant & Refugee Children 's Legal Unit ( MiCLU ) The People 's Voice Award : Louise Dubé , iCivics The Inspiration Award : Karlie Kloss , Kode With Klossy The Lifetime Leadership Award : Dr. Jane Goodall , The Jane Goodall Institute ( JGI ) 2016 Honorees The International Award : Maria Pacheco , Wakami The International Award : Agnes Igoye , Huts for Peace The People 's Voice Award : Emily Greener , I AM THAT GIRL The Inspiration Award : Sarah Jones , Girls Educational and Mentoring Services ' , The Legal Aid Society and Sanctuary for Families The Lifetime Leadership Award : Dr. Martine Rothblatt , Los Angeles LGBT Center and The Astraea Lesbian Foundation for Justice 2015 Honorees The International Award : Adimaimalaga Tafuna'I , Women In Business The International Award : Samar Minallah Khan , Ethnomedia The People 's Voice Award : Becky Straw and Jody Landers , The Adventure Project The Inspiration Award : Gabrielle Giffords , Americans for Responsible Solutions The Lifetime Leadership Award : Melanne Verveer , The Georgetown Institute for Women , Peace and Security at Georgetown University 2014 Honorees The DVF Award : Kah Walla , STRATEGIES ! The DVF Award : Liron Peleg-Hadomi & Noha Khatieb The People 's Voice Award : Veronika Scott , The Empowerment Plan The Inspiration Award : Alicia Keys , Keep a Child Alive The Lifetime Leadership Award : Gloria Steinem , Equality Now and Donor Direct Action 2013 Honorees The DVF Award : Sunitha Krishnan , Prajwala The DVF Award : Andeisha Farid , Afghan Child Education and Caring Organization ( AFCECO ) . The People 's Voice Award : Tammy Tibbetts , She 's the First The Inspiration Award : Natalia Vodianova , Naked Heart Foundation The Lifetime Leadership Award : Robin Roberts , Be the Match 2012 Honorees The DVF Award : Panmela Castro , Rede Nami The DVF Award : Chouchou Namegabe , South Kivu 's Association of Women Journalists The People 's Voice Award : Layli Miller-Muro , Tahirih Justice Center The Inspiration Award : Jaycee Dugard , The JAYC Foundation The Lifetime Leadership Award : Oprah Winfrey , The Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation 2011 Honorees The DVF Award : Sohini Chakraborty , Kolkata Sanved The DVF Award : Kakenya Ntaiya , Kakenya Center for Excellence The People 's Voice Award : Taryn Davis , The American Widow Project The Inspiration Award : Elizabeth Smart , Elizabeth Smart Foundation The Lifetime Leadership Award : Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 2010 Honorees The DVF Award : Danielle Saint-Lot , Femmes en Démocratie The DVF Award : Sadiqa Basiri Saleem , The Oruj Learning Center The People 's Voice Award : Katherine Chon , The Polaris Project The Lifetime Leadership Award : Ingrid Betancourt , The Ingrid Betancourt Foundation",
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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": "Audichron Company Audichron Company was a company founded in the 1930s by John Franklin in Doraville , Georgia , to produce the Audichron , a talking clock . By the 1970s , there were thousands of Audichron time-of-day announcers in use all over the world . Audichron had also developed a machine to announce the temperature . During the 1970s and 1980s , Audichron began to manufacture other kinds of equipment besides time and temperature machines . The Audichron sales force found sponsors , such as banks , for its time and temperature machines in a city . Once a sponsor had been obtained , Audichron would lease the machines to the local phone company . An Audichron field service engineer would then visit the telephone company and help install the Audichron equipment in the central office . The phone company would then hook up incoming trunks to the Audichron equipment and would bill the final customer ( e.g. , the bank ) each month for the trunks and the Audichron equipment . Audichron received payments from the telephone company . Audichron hired `` talent '' to come into its recording studio to make recordings . Each customer could choose between a man 's voice and a woman 's on the announcements . During the 1950s , Mary Moore did the female voice . She was replaced , about 1965 , by Jane Barbe , who specialized primarily in time and weather . Pat Fleet joined , in 1981 , with customer-message recordings , coin-amount requests , and out-of-service recordings ; she rarely did time and weather . John Doyle continues to be the only male voice . From the 1980s , the female voices were provided by Barbe and Fleet ; they were joined by Joanne Daniels , who did number-change announcements and who was the `` time lady '' for most of the Western United States . The Audichron Company was acquired in 1989 by Electronic Tele-Communications , a manufacturer of telephone answering machines that was founded in 1949 .",
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"text": "Women's World Award Winners of the Women 's World Award , sponsored by the World Awards organization headed by former Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev , intended for women who have influenced the world by their work in areas such as society or politics . The award has been given since 2004 . No monetary prize is attached ; the prize token has shape of a glass female silhouette . The corresponding prize for men , although no longer observed , was called ` Men 's World Day ' until it was terminated in 2006 . There is also a gender neutral event called ` Save The World awards ' which awards equal numbers of men and women .",
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"text": "The Metropolitan Opera Guild The Metropolitan Opera Guild was established in 1935 to broaden the base of support for the Metropolitan Opera , promote greater interest in opera , and develop future audiences by reaching out to a wide public and serving as an educational resource that provides programs , publications , materials and services to schools , families , individuals , and community groups nationwide . The Guild was the brainchild of Eleanor Robson Belmont , a retired actress and the first female member of the board of directors of the Metropolitan Opera . She believed opera truly belongs to the people , and wished to provide them with more ways to connect to and enjoy the art form . In its first 75 years , the Guild contributed more than $ 245 million to the Met ( figure adjusted for inflation ) . The Guild provides programs and services in many areas designed to further these goals .",
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"text": "Drama League Award The Drama League Awards , created in 1935 , honor distinguished productions and performances both on Broadway and Off-Broadway , in addition to recognizing exemplary career achievements in theatre , musical theatre , and directing . Each May , the awards are presented by the Drama League of New York at the Annual Awards Luncheon with performers , directors , producers , and Drama League members in attendance . Katharine Cornell was the recipient of the first award in 1935 , for Distinguished Performance .",
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"text": "Knights and Ladies of Honor The Knights and Ladies of Honor were an American fraternal benefit organizations in the late 19th and early twentieth century .",
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"text": "The Women's Conference The Women 's Conference ( also known as the California Governor & First Lady 's Conference on Women ) is a nonprofit , nonpartisan US organization and annual forum for women . The event first began in 1986 as a California government initiative for working professionals and women business owners . Since 2004 , The Women 's Conference has become a large event at which people such as the Dalai Lama Tenzin Gyatso , former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair , Oprah Winfrey , Barbara Walters , Jane Fonda , Martha Stewart , Tyra Banks , Sarah , Duchess of York , Tim Russert , Deepak Chopra , Tom Brokaw , Queen Rania of Jordan , Maureen Dowd , Sandra Day O'Connor , Thomas Friedman , Anna Quindlen , and Billie Jean King have spoken . Restructured by Shriver in 2010 , The Women 's Conference reportedly became the `` largest meeting of women in the country '' and a celebration of `` lives and lessons '' . Now known as the California Women 's Conference , its main stage presentations and seminar sessions have addressed personal topics such as work-life balance , service and volunteerism , healthy lifestyles , spirituality and families , professional issues such as professional development , financial planning , entrepreneurialism and communications , as well as social issues like women 's maternal health , global poverty , climate change and emergency preparedness . The event is staged at the Long Beach Convention Center in Long Beach , California , usually in the fall . Every year , substantial portions of the event are made available free through a live streaming webcast at The Women 's Conference 's web site .",
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"text": "25th Academy Awards The 25th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 19 , 1953 . It took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood , California , and the NBC International Theatre in New York City . It was the first Academy Awards ceremony to be televised , and the first ceremony to be held in Hollywood and New York City simultaneously . It was also the only year that the New York ceremonies were to be held in the NBC International Theatre on Columbus Circle , which was shortly thereafter demolished and replaced by the New York Coliseum convention center . A major upset occurred in the category of Best Picture . The heavily favored High Noon lost to Cecil B. DeMille 's The Greatest Show on Earth , eventually considered among the worst films to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture . The American film magazine Premiere placed the movie on its list of the 10 worst Oscar winners and the British film magazine Empire rated it # 3 on their list of the 10 worst Oscar winners . It has the lowest spot on Rotten Tomatoes ' list of the 81 films to win Best Picture . Of all the films nominated for the Oscar this year , only High Noon and Singin ' in the Rain would show up 46 years later on the American Film Institute list of the greatest American films of the 20th Century . For a film that only received two nominations , Singin ' in the Rain went on to be named as the greatest American musical film of all time and in the 2007 American Film Institute updated list as the fifth greatest American film of all time , while High Noon was ranked twenty-seventh on the same 2007 list , as well . The Bad and the Beautiful won five awards , the most wins ever for a film not nominated for Best Picture . It was also the second Academy Awards in which a film not nominated for Best Picture received the most awards of the evening , excluding years where there were ties for the most wins . The only other film to do this was The Thief of Bagdad at the 13th Academy Awards ; as of the 87th Academy Awards , it has not happened since . Until Spotlight won only Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards , this was the last year in which the Best Picture winner won just two Oscars . It was also the second of three years to date in which two films not nominated for Best Picture received more nominations than the winner ( The Bad and the Beautiful and Hans Christian Andersen , both with six ) . This occurred again at the 79th Academy Awards . Shirley Booth also became the last person to win an Oscar in a Leading Role to be born in the 19th century . She also holds the distinction of being the first woman in her 50s to win the award , at the age of 54 ( the second woman in her 50s to win , Julianne Moore , was 54 when awarded at the 87th Academy Awards ) . John Ford 's fourth win for Best Director set a record for the most wins in this category that remains unmatched to this day . For the first time since the introduction of Supporting Actor and Actress awards in 1936 , Best Picture , Best Director , and all four acting Oscars went to six different films . This has happened only three times since , at the 29th Academy Awards for 1956 , the 78th for 2005 , and the 85th for 2012 .",
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"text": "New World Foundation The New World Foundation is a liberal foundation , based in New York . It supports organizations that work on behalf of civil rights and that seek to encourage participation of citizens in American democracy . It was founded in 1954 by Anita McCormick Blaine , a prominent member of the McCormick family and an heiress to industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick and a supporter of Henry Wallace 's 1948 presidential campaign . Its initial funding of about $ 20 million was noted for progress towards education , ethics , peace , and public health . In its mission statement , the New World Foundation stated as of 2009 : We see the strengths of progressive ideals and committed activists , who every day are inventing democracy and extending its boundaries . But we also know the strength of reaction , inaction , and injustice in blocking democracy 's advance . Our work and our tradition is to tip the balance , to add resources to the side of justice , to widen the channels for participation , and to ensure that another generation will see by example how they can make a difference . During the early 1960s , the New World Foundation 's goal was to aid education and promote better intergroup and international relations . During the early 1970s , the Foundation supported various civil rights and community projects . Hillary Clinton , whom Marian Wright Edelman had mentored , was on the board from 1982 to 1988 , and was its chair for some of that time , including 1987 . During that time , the Foundation gave money to a variety of organizations active in civil rights and other New Left causes , including the Christic Institute , Grassroots International , Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador ( CISPES ) , FAIR , and the National Lawyers Guild . By the early 1990s , the foundation was giving money to a Silicon Valley group fighting consequences of computer industry toxins , all the while undergoing criticism for being invested in the likes of Louisiana Pacific , Nike , and Philip Morris .",
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"text": "International Women of Courage Award The International Women of Courage Award is an American award presented annually by the United States Department of State to women around the world who have shown leadership , courage , resourcefulness , and willingness to sacrifice for others , especially in promoting women 's rights .",
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"text": "That's So Raven That 's So Raven is an American supernatural teen comedy sitcom television series . It debuted on Disney Channel on January 17 , 2003 , and ended its run on November 10 , 2007 . The show had a spin-off series , Cory in the House . The series was nominated in 2005 and 2007 for Emmy Awards for Outstanding Children 's Programming . The show was set in San Francisco and revolved around teenager Raven Baxter , played by Raven-Symoné , her friends Eddie ( Orlando Brown ) and Chelsea ( Anneliese van der Pol ) , her family members ; mother Tanya Baxter ( T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh ) father Victor Baxter ( Rondell Sheridan ) and brother Cory ( Kyle Massey ) . The title character drew on her psychic powers , ingenuity , and talent as a fashion designer as well as a variety of disguises to get into and out of amusing adolescent and pre-adolescent situations . Reruns of episodes aired on the ABC Kids Saturday morning segment of Disney-owned ABC broadcast network in the United States until August 27 , 2011 , when the block was discontinued . No announcement was made as to whether the show would get complete season releases on DVD . That 's So Raven garnered higher ratings than any other Disney Channel show and is also the first show in Disney channel history to make the 100 episode mark . In October 2016 , Raven-Symoné announced that there is a spin-off in the works . Symoné will reprise her role as Raven Baxter who will now be a single mother with two children , one who has psychic visions . Symone has also stated that Anneliese Van Der Pol will return as Chelsea . In April 2017 , the spin-off was officially greenlit and ordered to series under the title Raven 's Home .",
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"text": "Saturday Night Live (season 11) The eleventh season of Saturday Night Live , an American sketch comedy series , originally aired in the United States on NBC between November 9 , 1985 , and May 24 , 1986 .",
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"text": "Raven-Symoné discography The following is a discography for the American singer-songwriter Raven-Symoné . Raven began her career on The Cosby Show , and following the series ' finale she signed a record deal with MCA Records at the age of seven . In 1993 she released her debut album Here 's to New Dreams , which was preceded by her debut single `` That 's What Little Girls Are Made Of '' . The single charted at No. 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . The album also produced the single `` Raven Is the Flavour '' ; however , the album failed to chart and led to Raven being dropped from MCA . In 1996 , Raven-Symoné and her father founded RayBlaze Records , in which she signed a distribution deal with Crash Records for her second album Undeniable , which was released in May 1999 . The album sold over 2,000 in US . The album yielded one single : a cover of Stevie Wonder 's `` With a Child 's Heart '' . To support the album Undeniable , she went on tour as the opening act for fellow Jive artist 'N Sync 's The 'N Sync Tour in 1998/1999 . In 2003 , Raven-Symoné starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie The Cheetah Girls , and the film 's soundtrack The Cheetah Girls debuted at No. 33 on the US Billboard 200 . The album was eventually certified double platinum by the RIAA for sales of over two million copies . In 2003 , the first season of Disney Channel Original Series That 's So Raven premiered , and the series ' soundtrack was released on May 18 , 2004 . It was later certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies . Raven-Symoné signed a two-album record deal with Disney-owned label Hollywood Records and her third album This Is My Time was released on September 21 , 2004 , and charted at No. 51 on the Billboard 200 . The album produced singles `` Grazing in the Grass '' and `` Backflip '' . In 2006 Raven reprised her role as Gabriella in The Cheetah Girls 2 , and the soundtrack album The Cheetah Girls 2 was released the same year . The album charted at No. 5 in the United States and was certified platinum by the RIAA for sales of over one million copies . The second soundtrack of That 's So Raven , That 's So Raven Too was also released the same year , and produced the single `` Some Call It Magic '' . Symoné released her fourth studio album Raven-Symoné on April 29 , 2008 . The album charted at No. 159 on the Billboard 200 , and was preceded by the lead single , a cover of Frankie Smith 's `` Double Dutch Bus '' . On July 28 , 2008 , it was reported Raven-Symoné had officially been dropped by Hollywood Records due to low album sales and her tour struggling to sell tickets . A month later , Symoné expressed an interest in recording an album independently , as she did with her second album Undeniable , citing R&B as her musical direction : `` I did it on my second album -LSB- 1999 's `` Undeniable '' -RSB- and like it , '' she told Billboard.com . `` When you 're an independent you really do get full control . You get to do it how you want to do it and promote it how I want to promote it and sell it how I want to sell it . '' . In late 2009 , Raven-Symoné announced that she would return to the studio to record her fifth album . She said that the album would be `` R&B , most definitely ... with an alternative base for the lyrics '' . She said , `` It 's good to go out there and spread your wings and find new talent and work with people you have n't worked with before . I 'd love to find the next Timbaland or the next someone who 's coming up and no one really knows yet . At the same time , I 'd love to work with the Clutch and the J.A.M. again '' . In January 2011 , she told OnTheRedCarpet.com that she had been working on her fifth album . Da Beat Kadetz formerly known as The TriGz may be working on the project , with Manny Streetz ( from Da Beat Kadetz ) as executive producer . Raven-Symoné revealed to Billboard that she would like to work with Sean Garrett again and that it will be R&B with an `` alternative base for lyrics '' . In an interview with Broadway.com in March 2012 , she confirmed that she has no plans to release a new album , saying that she `` could n't quite get it together '' and that the music she had been working on `` was n't going to be something sellable . '' She added that the album `` might come later in life when I 'm able to say what I need to say . '' In September 2014 , Raven-Symoné announced via Facebook she had been considering making a return to music , and told fans to expect new releases in the near future .",
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"text": "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan . The series was first broadcast on Disney Channel on March 18 , 2005 , with 4 million viewers , making it the most successful premiere for Disney Channel in 2005 . It was one of their first five shows available on the iTunes Store . The series was nominated for an Emmy Award three times and was nominated for a Nickelodeon Kids ' Choice Award three times . The show was also a long-standing staple of the now defunct ABC Kids Saturday morning block on ABC . The series is set in the Tipton Hotel in Boston and centers on Zack Martin and Cody Martin ( Dylan and Cole Sprouse ) , troublesome twins who live at the Tipton Hotel . The series ' other main characters include the Tipton hotel 's ditzy heiress London Tipton ( Brenda Song ) , the hotel 's candy counter girl Maddie Fitzpatrick ( Ashley Tisdale ) , the manager , Mr. Marion Moseby ( Phill Lewis ) , and the boys ' single mother who is also the Hotel 's lounge singer , Carey Martin ( Kim Rhodes ) . The series is the third Disney Channel Original to have more than 65 episodes , after That 's So Raven and Kim Possible . Reruns aired on Disney XD and on the Watch Disney XD app . Reruns of the show aired on Disney Channel until April 14 , 2017 . The Suite Life spawned a sequel series , also starring the Sprouse twins in their respective roles as Zack and Cody , called The Suite Life on Deck , which aired on the Disney Channel from 2008 to 2011 . A TV movie based on both series , The Suite Life Movie , premiered on Disney Channel on March 25 , 2011 .",
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"text": "Diva TV Diva TV was a British TV channel owned by Universal Networks International , which launched on Sky in the UK and Ireland on channel 269 at midday on 1 October 2007 . Despite having quite a varied schedule upon launch , the channel 's programming declined . It aired shows such as The Late Show With David Letterman , The Oprah Winfrey Show , The Talk and McLeod 's Daughters . On 1 November 2011 Diva TV +1 closed on Sky channel 277 . The channel had previously been available on Virgin Media channel 165 until 1 April 2010 . Diva TV closed on 14 February 2012 at midnight with its most popular programmes shifted to the Style Network . The move followed NBCUniversal 's acquisition by Comcast in March 2011 and affected only the UK market .",
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"text": "Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends ( commonly abbreviated as Foster 's ) is an American animated television series created by Craig McCracken for Cartoon Network Studios . The series , set in a world in which imaginary friends coexist with humans , centers on an 8-year-old boy , Mac , who is pressured by his mother to abandon his imaginary friend , Bloo . After Mac discovers an orphanage dedicated to housing abandoned imaginary friends , Bloo moves into the home and is kept from adoption so long as Mac visits him daily . The episodes revolve around Mac and Bloo as they interact with other imaginary friends and house staff and live out their day-to-day adventures , often getting caught up in various predicaments . McCracken conceived the series after adopting two dogs from an animal shelter and applying the concept to imaginary friends . The show first premiered on Cartoon Network on August 13 , 2004 , as a 90-minute television film . On August 20 , it began its normal run of twenty-to-thirty-minute episodes on Fridays , at 7 pm . The series finished its run on May 3 , 2009 , with a total of six seasons and seventy-nine episodes . McCracken left Cartoon Network shortly after the series ended . Reruns have aired on Boomerang from August 11 , 2012 to November 3 , 2013 and again from June 1 , 2014 to April 3 , 2017 . Foster 's Home for Imaginary Friends was praised by critics and received high ratings during its original run , becoming popular among both younger and older audiences . It received many industry accolades , including five Annie Awards and seven Emmy Awards , winning a total of sixteen awards out of thirty-five nominations . It has since been named by Entertainment Weekly as one of the best Cartoon Network shows and by IGN as the 85th best animated series of all time .",
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"text": "Friday Night Lights (season 3) The third season of the American serial drama television series Friday Night Lights began airing in the United States and Canada on October 1 , 2008 . It was the first season to be aired on DirecTV 's The 101 Network . The 13-episode season concluded on The 101 Network on January 14 , 2009 and then began its run on NBC two nights later , on January 16 , 2009 , and concluded its NBC run on April 10 , 2009 . The show was renewed for two more seasons in March 2009 , with both seasons airing in the same format as season 3 , containing 13 episodes each . The third season was released on DVD in region 1 on May 19 , 2009 . The season continues to focus around the Dillon Panthers and the pressures faced on and off the field . This season also has four main characters leave the show by season 's end .",
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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": "Twitches Too Twitches Too is a 2007 Disney Channel Original Movie . It is the sequel to the Disney Channel Original Movie Twitches , released in 2005 . The film began production in late April 2007 and was released on October 12 . It aired during Disney Channel 's Halloween Month . The Disney Channel Original Series , Wizards of Waverly Place , premiered following the film 's premiere . The first trailer was released during the premiere of High School Musical 2 . On its premiere night , the movie brought in 6.96 million viewers . To date , it is the last sequel to a Disney Channel Original Movie that is not a musical .",
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"text": "America's Top 10 America 's Top 10 ( commonly abbreviated to AT10 ) was a television program of music hits based on the Billboard Hot 100 , with the exception of the last season in 1992 which used the Radio and Records chart . It aired in syndication by Gold Key Media from 1980 -- 1982 and by All American Television from 1982-1992 . The show was hosted by Casey Kasem , the host of American Top 40 and Casey 's Top 40 , until 1991 . After that point , the show was hosted by Siedah Garrett and then Tommy Puett ; Kasem later returned as host until he closed down the show in 1992 to focus on launching `` Casey 's Countdown , '' an adult contemporary music spinoff of Casey 's Top 40 . From around 1987 onwards , the show was also transmitted by various regions of ITV in the United Kingdom , where it was often broadcast as part of the network 's then-new overnight service . Charlie Tuna served as announcer , and Syd Vinnedge was producer .",
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"text": "Saturday Night Live (season 10) The tenth season of Saturday Night Live , an American sketch comedy series , originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 6 , 1984 , and April 13 , 1985 . Only 17 episodes were produced due to a writer 's strike and budget constraints .",
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"text": "All Saints (season 10) The tenth season of the long-running Australian medical drama All Saints began airing on 13 February 2007 and concluded on 20 November 2007 with a total of 41 episodes .",
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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": "List of I'm in the Band episodes The following is a list of episodes of the American situation comedy series I 'm in the Band , which aired on Disney XD on November 27 , 2009 and ended on December 9 , 2011 .",
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"text": "The Jay Leno Show The Jay Leno Show is an American talk show created by and starring Jay Leno . Premiering on NBC on September 14 , 2009 , the program aired on weeknights at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT through February 9 , 2010 . The program was modeled upon the format of a late night talk show -- specifically , Jay Leno 's incarnation of The Tonight Show , opening with a comedic monologue , followed by interviews with celebrity guests and other comedy segments . Sketches from The Tonight Show ( including Headlines and Jaywalking ) were carried over to The Jay Leno Show , along with new sketches . The program was the result of a compromise by NBC Universal 's then-CEO Jeff Zucker to keep Jay Leno with the company following his retirement from The Tonight Show and replacement with Conan O'Brien . The Jay Leno Show was also intended to provide NBC with an alternative to the high-cost scripted dramas aired by competing networks in its time slot ; the network believed that the lower cost of production , in combination with product placement deals , meant that the program did not necessarily have to be highly viewed in order to turn a profit . NBC hoped to attract Leno 's existing fans , as well as a larger primetime audience than that of his late-night program . The Jay Leno Show was met with mixed reception from critics , who felt that the series had little differentiation from Leno 's Tonight Show . Others were critical of NBC 's decision to give up an hour of its weeknight lineup to Leno , due to the network 's past success with dramas airing in the time slot , while one NBC affiliate notably planned to not air the show at all , although this decision was retracted due to complaints by the network . Although viewership of The Jay Leno Show was initially on par with NBC 's projections , by November , the program 's ratings began to fall significantly . NBC 's affiliates complained that the declining viewership of The Jay Leno Show also had a ripple effect on the viewership of their late local newscasts . In an effort to address the concerns , NBC announced in January 2010 that it would , following the 2010 Winter Olympics , shorten The Jay Leno Show to a half-hour , and move it to 11:35 p.m -- the timeslot that had been occupied by The Tonight Show for nearly 60 years , and bump Tonight to 12:05 a.m. NBC 's decision resulted in a major public conflict between the network and Conan O'Brien , who asserted that the move would damage the highly respected Tonight Show franchise , and that he would not participate in the program if it were moved to 12:05 . Despite much support for O'Brien from both the public and media professionals alike , NBC maintained its plan to move Leno to 11:35 . On January 21 , 2010 , NBC reached a $ 45 million settlement with O'Brien in order to end his contract . The Jay Leno Show ended on February 9 , 2010 , after being on the air for only four months , with Entertainment Weekly calling the program television 's `` Biggest Bomb of All Time . '' Leno resumed his duties as host of The Tonight Show on March 1 , 2010 , in a final stint that lasted until his February 2014 succession by Jimmy Fallon .",
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"text": "Saturday Night Live (season 12) The twelfth season of Saturday Night Live , an American sketch comedy series , originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 11 , 1986 , and May 23 , 1987 .",
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"text": "Revisioned: Tomb Raider Animated Series Revisioned : Tomb Raider Animated Series ( trademarked as Re \\ Visioned : Tomb Raider Animated Series ) is a ten-part animated series based on the Tomb Raider series . It was distributed through the online video game service GameTap from July 10 , 2007 to November 13 , 2007 . The series consists of various animation and comic book talent 's renditions of Lara Croft , presented in the form of animated short films . The series was originally intended to conclude on August 23 , 2007 , but the date for the final episode was changed to November 13 , 2007 .",
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"text": "RuPaul's Drag Race (season 2) The second season of RuPaul 's Drag Race premiered on February 1 , 2010 , and aired its final episode on April 26 , 2010 . On May 1 , 2009 , the casting website for the series opened , allowing prospective contestants to create user profiles and upload videos of themselves to be voted on by viewers ; the applicant collecting the most votes being invited to become a contestant of the second season . At the end of the online casting period , Jessica Wild had collected the most votes and was announced as being a season two contestant . Filming took place during the summer of 2009 . For season two , the number of contestants was increased from nine to twelve , and the prizes were slightly modified : a lifetime supply of NYX Cosmetics and be the face of nyxcosmetics.com , an exclusive one year public relations contract with LGBT firm Project Publicity , be featured an LA Eyeworks campaign , join the Logo Drag Race tour , and a cash prize of $ 25,000 . A new tradition of writing a farewell message , in lipstick on their workstation mirror , was started by the first eliminated queen of the season . Each week 's episode is followed by a behind-the-scenes show , RuPaul 's Drag Race Untucked . The theme song playing during the runway and the end credits every episode is `` Jealous of My Boogie '' from RuPaul 's album Champion . The winner of the second season of RuPaul 's Drag Race was Tyra Sanchez with Raven being the Runner-Up . Shangela Laquifa Wadley returned to Season 3 as a surprise to compete with the other 12 drag queens . She placed 6th overall . Jujubee , Pandora Boxx and Raven competed on the first season of All Stars . Pandora placed 11/12th with fellow season 3 contestant Mimi Imfurst , Jujubee placed 3rd/4th with fellow season 1 contestant Shannel and Raven was the runner-up . Tatianna competed on the second season of All Stars and initially finished in 8th place . She returned to the competition after winning re-entry with Alyssa Edwards and placed 6th overall . On December 6 , 2011 , Amazon.com released this season on DVD via their CreateSpace program .",
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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": "Soap opera rapid aging syndrome Soap opera rapid aging syndrome ( SORAS ) is the practice of accelerating the age of a television or film character ( usually a child or teenager ) in conflict with the timeline of a series and/or the real-world progression of time . This allows for , for instance , storylines around a pregnancy and birth to be relatively quickly followed by storylines around the travails of that child as a teenager or young adult . This is usually accomplished by recasting the actor playing the part , although in some cases the character is not shown onscreen , only mentioned , until after they have been `` rapidly aged '' . The process originated ( and is most commonly used ) in daytime soap operas , though it is also sometimes used in prime time shows . On sitcoms , a newborn infant character is sometimes aged quickly into a kindergartner , for greater comic potential , as was done with the character Chrissy Seaver on Growing Pains in 1990 . The term was coined by Soap Opera Weekly founding editor-in-chief Mimi Torchin in the early days of the magazine , which began publishing in 1989 . It is now widely used in the soap opera media and is sometimes used as a verb as well ( `` the character was SORASed '' ) . Torchin has jokingly called it `` my one greatest contribution to the world of soap operas . ''",
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"text": "South Park (season 13) The thirteenth season of South Park , an American animated television comedy series , originally aired in the United States on Comedy Central between March 11 and November 18 , 2009 . The season was headed by the series creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone , who served as executive producers along with Anne Garefino . The season continued to focus on the exploits of protagonists Stan , Kyle , Cartman , Kenny and Butters in the fictional Colorado mountain town of South Park . The season was the first of three new seasons Parker and Stone agreed to produce for the network under a renewal deal . It consisted of fourteen 22-minute episodes , which aired in two groups of seven episodes separated by a six-month gap . Prior to the season 's premiere , all South Park episodes were made available for free viewing on the official series website , South Park Studios . The 13th season was the first to be broadcast in high definition and in widescreen . Continuing their practice from previous seasons , Parker and Stone wrote and produced each episode within the week before its broadcast date . The 13th season satirized such topics as the ACORN scandal , Japanese whaling , piracy in Somalia and the marketing tactics of the Walt Disney Company . Celebrities were spoofed throughout the season , including the Jonas Brothers , Kanye West , Carlos Mencia , Paul Watson and Glenn Beck , all of whom publicly responded to their portrayals . The episode `` Fishsticks '' attracted particular media attention due to rapper Kanye West 's declaration that its jokes about his arrogance were funny but hurt his feelings . `` The F Word '' , in which the central characters attempt to change the definition of the word `` fag '' , was especially controversial and prompted complaints from the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation . A broadcast of `` Pinewood Derby '' in Mexico was pulled , allegedly due to its depiction of Mexican President Felipe Calderón . `` Fatbeard '' was praised by the crew of the USS Bainbridge , which was involved in the 2009 rescue of the MV Maersk Alabama from Somali pirates . The 13th season received mixed reviews : some critics called it one of South Park 's strongest seasons , while others claimed the series was starting to decline in quality . The season maintained the average Nielsen rating viewership for the series , around 3 million viewers per episode . The episode `` Margaritaville '' , which satirized the global recession then affecting much of the industrialized world , won the 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program ( for Programming Less Than One Hour ) .",
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"text": "Mother Teresa Mother Teresa , known in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta ( born Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu ; -LSB- aˈɲɛzə ˈɡɔndʒɛ bɔjaˈdʒiu -RSB- ; 26 August 1910 -- 5 September 1997 ) , was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary . She was born in Skopje ( now the capital of the Republic of Macedonia ) , then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire . After living in Macedonia for eighteen years she moved to Ireland and then to India , where she lived for most of her life . In 1950 Teresa founded the Missionaries of Charity , a Roman Catholic religious congregation which had over 4,500 sisters and was active in 133 countries in 2012 . The congregation manages homes for people dying of HIV/AIDS , leprosy and tuberculosis ; soup kitchens ; dispensaries and mobile clinics ; children 's - and family-counselling programmes ; orphanages , and schools . Members , who take vows of chastity , poverty , and obedience , also profess a fourth vow : to give `` wholehearted free service to the poorest of the poor '' . Teresa received a number of honours , including the 1962 Ramon Magsaysay Peace Prize and 1979 Nobel Peace Prize . She was canonised ( recognised by the church as a saint ) on 4 September 2016 , and the anniversary of her death ( 5 September ) is her feast day . A controversial figure during her life and after her death , Teresa was admired by many for her charitable work . She was praised and criticised for her opposition to abortion , and criticised for poor conditions in her houses for the dying . Her authorised biography was written by Navin Chawla and published in 1992 , and she has been the subject of films and other books .",
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"text": "Supremi apostolatus officio Supremi apostolatus officio ( `` The Supreme Apostolic Office '' ) ( commonly referred to `` On Devotion of the Rosary '' ) is the first of eleven encyclicals of Pope Leo XIII on the Rosary . It was issued on September 1 , 1883 , encouraging the practice . Leo echoed the words of the oldest known Marian prayer ( known in the Latin tradition as the `` Sub Tuum Praesidium '' ) , when he wrote , `` It has always been the habit of Catholics in danger and in troublous times to fly for refuge to Mary . '' He then gives a brief history of the rosary . `` Not only do We earnestly exhort all Christians to give themselves to the recital of the pious devotion of the Rosary publicly , or privately in their own house and family , and that unceasingly , but we also desire that the whole of the month of October in this year should be consecrated to the Holy Queen of the Rosary . '' This was followed in 1884 by Superiore anno also on the Rosary .",
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"text": "Teresa de Cartagena Teresa de Cartagena ( c. 1425 -- ? ) was a Spanish author and nun who fell deaf between 1453 and 1459 . That influenced her two known works Arboleda de los enfermos ( Grove of the Infirm ) and Admiraçión operum Dey ( Wonder at the Works of God ) . The latter work represents what many critics consider as the first feminist tract written by a Spanish woman . Few documents exist regarding Teresa 's life . In Francisco Cantera Burgos 's history of the Santa María family , the author confirms Teresa 's identity as a conversa ( a Christian of Spanish Jewish heritage ) and as a member of the Santa María-Cartagena family , the most powerful converso family in late-medieval Spain . Her grandfather , Rabbi Shlomo ha-Levi , converted to Christianity around 1390 and was baptized as Pablo de Santa María , becoming bishop of Burgos in 1412 . Cantera Burgos discovered that Teresa was the daughter of Pedro de Cartagena after finding her named in the will of a later bishop of Burgos , Alonso de Cartagena , Pedro 's brother and Teresa 's uncle . Before becoming deaf , Teresa entered the Franciscan Monasterio de Santa Clara in Burgos around 1440 . Later , in 1449 , she transferred to the Cistercian Monasterio de Las Huelgas in Burgos , where she became deaf . The transfer likely occurred , as Dayle Seidenspinner-Núñez and Yonsoo Kim point out , because of family political strategy and hostility of the Franciscans , who outed converso . Cartagena wrote her first work Arboleda de los enfermos in reaction to the solitude of her deafness . Approximately one to two years later , she penned a defense of her first essay , called Admiraçión operum Dey , after mostly male critics claimed that a woman could not have possibly been the author of such an eloquent and well-reasoned work . Both of her writings have come down to modern readers through a single manuscript completed by the copyist Pero López del Trigo in 1481 . Important as Spain 's first feminist writer , Teresa also contributed to an overall European canon of medieval feminist authors including Hildegard von Bingen and Christine de Pizan . Both Arboleda and Admiraçión are semi-autobiographical works that provide an authentic written voice of the Medieval female , a true rarity among works of the Middle Ages .",
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"text": "Four Saints in Three Acts Four Saints in Three Acts is an opera by American composer Virgil Thomson with a libretto by Gertrude Stein . Written in 1927-8 , it contains about 20 saints , and is in at least four acts . It was ground breaking for form , content , and its all-black cast , with singers directed by Eva Jessye , a prominent black choral director , and supported by her choir . Thomson suggested the topic , and the libretto as delivered can be read in Stein 's collected works . The opera features two 16th-century Spanish saints -- the former mercenary Ignatius of Loyola and the mystic Teresa of Avila -- as well as their colleagues , real and imagined : St. Plan , St. Settlement , St. Plot , St. Chavez , etc. . Thomson decided to divide St. Teresa 's role between two singers , `` St. Teresa I '' and `` St. Teresa II '' , and added the master and mistress of ceremonies ( Compère and Commère -- literally , the `` godparents '' ) to sing Stein 's stage directions .",
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"text": "Works of mercy Works of mercy ( sometimes known as acts of mercy ) are practices which Christians perform . The practice is popular in the Catholic Church as an act of both penance and charity . In addition , the Methodist church teaches that the works of mercy are a means of grace which lead to holiness and aid in sanctification . The works of mercy have been traditionally divided into two categories , each with seven elements : `` Corporal works of mercy '' which concern the material needs of others . `` Spiritual works of mercy '' which concern the spiritual needs of others . Pope John Paul II issued a papal encyclical `` Dives in misericordia '' on 30 November 1980 declaring that `` Jesus Christ taught that man not only receives and experiences the mercy of God , but that he is also called `` to practice mercy '' towards others . Another notable devotion associated with the works of mercy is the Divine Mercy , which are reputed to be apparitions of Jesus Christ to Saint Faustina Kowalska .",
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"text": "Rosario Stroscio Father Rosario Stroscio ( born 1922 , Sicily ) a Roman Catholic Salesian priest and exorcist . In 1997 , Father Stroscio was called in by the Archbishop of Calcutta , Archbishop Henry Sebastian D'Souza to pray over the 87-year-old hospitalized Mother Teresa who had been hospitalized for heart problems . Mother Teresa was suffering from insomnia and acting strangely . The Archbishop said of the situation that , `` when doctors said they could not find a medical reason for her sleeplessness , I thought she might be getting attacked by the devil . '' After Father Stroscio prayed over her , she was calm and slept peacefully . Some news outlets carried the story that Mother Teresa had undergone an exorcism , but the Archbishop later explained that although Father Stroscio used a prayer found in the rite of exorcism , `` I did not think she was possessed by an evil spirit , '' and so no formal exorcism took place .",
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"text": "Gloriosam Reginam Gloriosam Reginam ( December 8 , 1955 ) is an Apostolic Letter of Pope Pius XII to the Polish episcopate , to protest against the persecution of the Church in Poland , and , to commemorate the 300th anniversary of Jasna Góra , the Polish sanctuary of the Virgin Mary . The invincible Mother of God , who watches over the freedom for Poland , will most certainly assist . Gloriosam Reginam begins with a review of the historic attachment of the Polish faithful to the Virgin Mary . She in turn was pleased to always assist the Polish people . The larger the difficulties and dangers , the more obvious was her help . In 1655 Protestant invadors from Sweden easily took Warsaw and Kraków , leaving Jasna Góra as the last symbol of Polish freedom . But the Abbot of the monastery , Augustyn Kordecki , did not lose courage , and , appealing to the Mother of God , inspired Polish defenders to extreme resistance . The tide turned and Poland regained its freedom . Consequently , King Kasimir named the Virgin Mary patron and Queen of Poland . Pope Pius XI created a special Polish feast day to the Virgin as Queen of Poland , to be celebrated May 3 of every year . This proves , so Pope Pius , that the virgin can be trusted to save the Polish people at any time . The Catholic faith is the most valuable treasure of the Polish people , a true source of strength in difficult times . Poles , over the centuries stood loyal to the Holy Apostolic See . Poles withstand the subtle and not so subtle advances of atheist propaganda . Poles are not afraid in heavy storms . They maintain their calmness , firmness and dignity , trusting in the Most High and Eternal God , to whom nothing is impossible . He subdues in short time and with modest means , everything and everybody powerful and arrogant .",
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"text": "Latin American Miracles Miracles are events which seem to defy standard , rational or normal explanations , and tend to be explained by divine intervention . Most of Latin America is predominantly Catholic and miracles have a deep historical tradition in Catholic theology . To some , miracles would be considered fate or a lucky break , but to Catholics `` A miracle is a supernaturally ( divinely ) caused event -- an event ( ordinarily ) different from what would have occurred in the normal ( `` natural '' ) course of events . '' The appearance of the Blessed Mother to the three children at Fatima in 1917 is said to be a miracle . It was here that after a horrific rainstorm , Mary brought the sun closer to the earth and dried the humans ' clothes that they were wearing as a demonstration of God 's power through her . This miracle was witnessed by many thousands of people and thought of as a divine intervention . A miracle is believed to be `` A discernible , divine act in the world , outside , above , or beyond the natural order of things , which manifests some aspect of God 's power and love . '' Other miracles are described as `` beyond the order commonly observed . '' An example of this uncommon occurrence is when the Mother of Jesus is said to have appeared . She sends a message to whomever she visits and requests them to always pray the rosary for the remission of sin and to pray for peace . The rosary is a religious icon and is significant for Catholic Christians because they hope that Mary will intercede with her son and grant their requests or prayers . Many Latin American homes pray for Mary 's intercession . On some occasions these requests are granted in the form of miracles or are given as `` miraculous gifts . '' Milagros is the Spanish word for miracle and in Latin America milagros are small charms , usually in an anatomical shape that `` symbolize an afflicted person or body part . '' In some parts of Latin America people will make pilgrimages to visit the statues of their patron saints and `` Leave milagros as tangible symbolic petition or expressions of thanks . '' Milagros were originally produced for the rich , but are now made out of tin and other base metals for everyone and usually takes the form of `` A leg , head , eye , or arms and hearts , feet or hands ( Langham , 326 ) . '' These icons are believed to hold significant meaning among Catholics because they represent miraculous events . In view of the fact that Latin America has such a deep rooted belief in Catholic theology , the belief in miracles is still prevalent today . Miracles have been witnessed , in many different forms throughout the world and are one of the mainstays of the Catholic beliefs . Humans have not been able to explain miracles , but firmly believe in them . Latin American Christians pray , worship , and attend church , with the hopes of receiving a blessing or a miracle from God .",
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"text": "St. Mary's Cathedral, Jammu The St. Mary 's Cathedral also called Garrison Church is the name given to a religious building that is affiliated with the Catholic Church and is located in the city of Jammu , the state capital of Jammu and Kashmir , in north part of the Asian country of India . The temple follows the Roman or Latin rite and is the mother or main church of the Diocese of Jammu-Srinagar ( Dioecesis Iammuensis-Srinagarensis ) which was raised to its current status in 1986 by bull `` Qui Sanctissimi numinis '' of Pope John Paul II . It is under the pastoral responsibility of the Bishop Ivan Pereira who was appointed to that position by Pope Francis in 2014 .",
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"text": "Teresa Janina Kierocińska Venerable Mother Teresa Kierocińska ( in religious , Janina ) was born on 14 June 1885 in Wieluń , in a large , patriotic family . She finished high school in Wieluń . Janina felt the need for total devotion to God on the day of her First Holy Communion but she could n't follow her call because of the refusal of the family , especially her father . At home she led a life of prayer , deep devotion , self-denial and love towards her neighbours . During her adolescence she came to know the works of Saint Teresa of Jesus which were a great influence in her spiritual life . From 1909 , Anzelm Gądek , a Servant of God and a Discalced Carmelite , became her spiritual guide . It was he who founded the first active-contemplative Congregation of the Carmelite Sisters of the Child Jesus , on 31 December 1921 . Janina became the first mother superior and a co-founder of the Congregation . From that time on , as Mother Teresa of St. Joseph , she started her service to God and people , poorest both in moral and material sense , in the district of Sosnowiec . She had been the superior of the congregation for 25 years , till the day of her death . She followed the constitution of the congregation forming the life of the sisters in the spirit of the Divine Childhood and apostolic and charitable work among the poor . She had a special veneration to the Infant Jesus , Holy Eucharist , the most Holy Face of Jesus , Our Lady of Mt Carmel , and St. Joseph . During the Second World War , she showed heroic courage saving many young girls from deportation to Germany by hiding them in the cloister . She helped refugees , soldiers of the Home Army , organized an orphanage and a canteen for the poor , and taught them clandestinely . In 1992 , she was posthumously honored by Yad Vashem in Jerusalem as Righteous Among the Nations for saving Jewish refugees . After the Second World War , she was actively involved in new tasks of the Catholic Church in Poland . The people of Zagłębie district considered her to be simply their Mother . The sisters of the congregation taught catechism in the schools , ran a kindergarten and performed works of charity . Her deep union with God was shown by magnanimous and servantlike love of neighbour . Throughout her life she cultivated the spirit of prayer and Carmelite self-denial . She died in the opinion of holiness on 12 July 1946 in Sosnowiec . The process of her cause towards sainthood in the Archdiocese of Częstochowa lasted from 1983-88 . In May 2013 , Pope Francis signed the decree of her heroic virtues . Her earthly remains are found in the church of her congregation in Sosnowiec ( ul . Matki Teresy Kierocińskiej 25 ) .",
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"text": "Dominic Savio Dominic Savio ( Domenico Savio April 2 , 1842 -- March 9 , 1857 ) was an Italian adolescent student of Saint John Bosco . He was studying to be a priest when he became ill and died at the age of 14 , possibly from pleurisy . His teacher , John Bosco , regarded Savio very highly , and wrote a biography of his young student , The Life of Dominic Savio . This volume , along with other accounts of him , were critical factors in his cause for sainthood . Despite the fact that many people considered him to have died at too young an age -- fourteen -- to be considered for sainthood , he was considered eligible for such singular honour on the basis of his having displayed `` heroic virtue '' in his everyday life . He is the only person of his age group who was declared a saint not on the basis of his having been a martyr , but on the basis of having lived what was seen as a holy life . Savio was canonised a saint on June 12 , 1954 , by Pope Pius XII , making him the youngest non-martyr to be canonised in the Catholic Church , until the canonizations of Jacinta and Francisco Marto , the pious visionaries of Fatima , in 2017 .",
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"text": "Moving statues The moving statues phenomenon occurred during the summer of 1985 in Ireland , where , in several different parts of the country , statues of the Virgin Mary were reported to move spontaneously . In Ballinspittle , County Cork in July 1985 , an observer claimed to have seen a roadside statue of the Virgin Mary move spontaneously . Similar occurrences were reported shortly afterward in Mount Melleray , County Waterford and at around 30 other locations around the country . They were not all Marian apparitions . Some involved other divine figures and/or saints who appeared in stains on church walls etc. . Thousands gathered at many of the sites out of curiosity or to gaze in wonder and to pray . Up to 100,000 were said to have visited the Ballinspittle site alone . The Catholic Church remained reticent or highly skeptical and a bishop declared the whole phenomenon ` an illusion ' . The Ballinspittle statue was damaged by a gang of hammer-wielding Pentecostalist protesters against idolatry ( or mariolatry ) , but it was repaired . In 2002 the BBC planned a documentary on the phenomenon . Though the moving statue phenomenon quickly faded a few small ` cults ' persisted for some years after the peak activity of 1985 and one set off by road to convert Russia . Author John D. Vose set out to see for himself in his book ` The Statues That Moved a Nation ' . He interviewed witnesses who told him the most amazing stories of miraculous happenings . A team of psychologists based in University College Cork recorded 31 apparition sites and explained the visions as being optical illusions caused by staring at objects in the evening twilight . Others have argued that the Moving Statues and other extraordinary , international phenomenon like the `` flying-saucer '' religions and many other new religious and occult movements are best explained as responses to an existential angst that was exacerbated by the Cold War and other sources of social stress but with ultimate origins in cultural or religious norms , family dynamics , and personal psychology . One site is about one kilometre along the Ballinspittle to Kinsale road . In a ravine the life-sized blue-and white painted plaster statue of a woman stands about 4 metres above the road , fronted by a balustrade of large blue concrete letters reading `` I am The Immaculate Conception '' . The head of the statue is surrounded by small electric bulbs in the form of a halo . Across the ravine is an unfenced grassy slope with some benches . In front is a blue boilerplate box for donations , secured by two large padlocks . A printed notice beside the grotto states that its continual upkeep is designed to keep the people of Ballinspittle focused on their veneration of the Virgin Mary , and also to inspire faith in `` mere passers by '' . Anthropologist Peter Mulholland argues that the continuing role of Marian apparitions in Irish popular culture is a reflection of psychological insecurity stemming largely from adverse childhood experiences and a concatenation of historical , cultural , political , religious and sociological factors . Moving statues have also been reported in Poland , another devout Catholic country .",
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"text": "Sant Mat Sant Mat means literally `` Teachings of Sants '' ( mystic saints ) . By association and by seeking truth following sants and their teachings , a movement was indicated , prominent on the Indian subcontinent from about the 13th century CE . Theologically , the teachings are distinguished by inward , loving devotion by individual soul ( Atma ) to the Divine Principal God ( Parmatma ) . Socially , an egalitarian understanding stands separate from qualitative distinctions of a Hindu caste system , and to those between Hindus and Muslims . The lineage of sants can be divided into two main groups : a northern group from the provinces of Punjab , Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh , who expressed themselves mainly in vernacular Hindi ; a southern group , whose language is archaic Marathi , represented by Namdev and other sants of Maharashtra .",
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"text": "Religious of Mary Immaculate The Religious of Mary Immaculate ( Spanish : Religiosas de María Inmaculada , Servicio Doméstico ; Latin : Institutum Religiosarum a Maria Immaculata pro puellis domestico famulatui addictis ; abbreviation : R.M.I. ) is a religious institute of pontifical right whose members profess public vows of chastity , poverty , and obedience and follow the evangelical way of life in common . The work of this congregation is to conduct hospices for domestic working girls and to teach them domestic arts . This religious institute was founded in Madrid , Spain , in 1876 , by st. Vincentia Maria López y Vicuña . The sisters have houses in Africa , America , Asia and Europe . The Generalate of the Congregation can be found in Rome , Italy . On 31 December 2005 there are 1367 sisters in 130 communities .",
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"text": "Servants of the Most Blessed Sacrament Servants of the Most Blessed Sacrament is a Roman Catholic religious institute of women , founded by the Venerable Pierre-Julien Eymard in 1858 , assisted by Mother Margaret of the Blessed Sacrament , with the authorization of Mgr Morlot , Archbishop of Paris . A decree of Pope Pius IX ( 21 July 1871 ) canonically erected it into a religious congregation , and on 8 May 1885 Pope Leo XIII approved the constitutions . The aim of the society is to render `` before all else solemn and perpetual adoration to Our Lord Jesus Christ , abiding perpetually in the Most Blessed Sacrament of the Altar for the love of men '' . `` The Congregation of the Servants of the Most Blessed Sacrament devote themselves with all their souls and all their strength to propagate this same worship of adoration and love in the world , especially by means of the People 's Eucharistic League in the way that was erected by a Rescript of August 2 , 1872 ( Bishops and Regulars ) , by Retreats of Adoration , and the work of the worship of Jesus Christ '' ; that is , by work for poor churches , as well as by catechetical instruction to children and to poor or ignorant adults . Each sister is required to make three adorations in the twenty-four hours , of which two are in the day and one at night . The Divine Office is said in choir . The community is contemplative and cloistered . The initial mother-house was at Angers , France . The congregation 's houses at Lyon ( France ) was founded 29 June 1874 ; Paris - founded 1 May , 1876 ; Binche ( Belgium ) - founded 17 November 1894 . In October 1903 , at the request of Bishop Labrecqueof Chicoutimi , a house was established at Chicoutimi on the banks of the Saguenay . The first exposition took place on 22 October 1903 , in the chapel of the Sisters of Good Counsel , who for several months extended hospitality to the newly arrived community . On 25 March 1906 , it took possession of a new convent and on 18 June 1909 the chapel of the Eucharistic Heart of Jesus was consecrated .",
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"text": "María Rosa Leggol Sister María Rosa Leggol , O.S.F. , is a Honduran Franciscan Religious Sister who has been called the `` Mother Teresa '' of Honduras . In the 1960s , she organized a group of homes to care for the abandoned and deprived children of that nation , which became organized as the Sociedad Amigos de los Niños ( SAN ) . Estimates of the number of the children helped through her labors since then are in the tens of thousands .",
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"text": "Mary in Islam Mary ( -LSB- مريم , translit = Maryam -RSB- ) , the mother of Jesus ( Isa ) , holds a singularly exalted place in Islam as the only woman named in the Qur ' an , which refers to her seventy times and explicitly identifies her as the greatest of all women , stating , with reference to the angelic saluation during the annunciation , `` O Mary , God has chosen you , and purified you ; He has chosen you above all the women of creation . '' In the Quran , her story is related in three Meccan chapters ( 19 , 21 , 23 ) and four Medinan chapters ( 3 , 4 , 5 , 66 ) , and the nineteenth chapter of the scripture , the Chapter of Mary ( Surat Maryam ) , is named after her . The Quran refers to Mary more than the entire New Testament . According to the Qur ' an , divine grace surrounded Mary from birth , and , as a young woman , she received a message from God through the archangel Gabriel that God had chosen her , purified her , and had preferred her above all `` the women of the worlds . '' This event , according to the same narrative , was followed by the annunciation of a child who was to be miraculously conceived by her through the intervention of the divine spirit while she was still virgin , whose name would be Jesus and who would be the `` anointed one , '' the Promised Messiah . As such , orthodox Islamic belief `` has upheld the tenet of the virgin birth of Jesus , '' and although the classical Islamic thinkers never dwelt on the question of the perpetual virginity of Mary at any great length , it was generally agreed in traditional Islam that Mary remained virgin through the entirety of her life , with the Qur ' an 's mention of Mary 's purification `` from the touch of men '' implying perpetual virginity in the minds of many of the most prominent Islamic fathers .",
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"text": "Roman Catholic devotions to Jesus Christ The Roman Catholic tradition includes a number of devotions to Jesus Christ . Like all Catholic devotions , these prayer forms are not part of the official public liturgy of the Church but are based on the popular spiritual practices of Roman Catholics . Many are officially approved by the Holy See as suitable for spiritual growth but not necessary for salvation . Some devotions arise from private revelations , or personal religious experiences of saints . The Church has a tradition of thorough investigation of such private revelations and the lives of candidates for sainthood to assure that no natural or scientific explanation can , at the time of investigation , account for any miracles involved . Often an approved devotion of the Church relates to a particular prayer form , or an image .",
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"text": "Apostolic Penitentiary The Apostolic Penitentiary , formerly called the Supreme Tribunal of the Apostolic Penitentiary , is one of the three tribunals of the Roman Curia . The Apostolic Penitentiary is chiefly a tribunal of mercy , responsible for issues relating to the forgiveness of sins in the Catholic Church . The Apostolic Penitentiary has jurisdiction only over matters in the internal forum . Its work falls mainly into these categories : the absolution of excommunications latæ sententiæ reserved to the Holy See , the dispensation of sacramental impediments reserved to the Holy See , and the issuance and governance of indulgences . The head of the Apostolic Penitentiary , the Major Penitentiary , is one of the few Vatican officials who retain their positions sede vacante . If the Major Penitentiary is a Cardinal Elector he is one of only three persons in the conclave allowed to communicate with those outside the conclave , so that he can continue to fulfill his duties ( the other two being the Cardinal Vicar of Rome and the Vicar General for the Vatican City State ) . The Major Penitentiary is a Titular Archbishop and is normally a Cardinal . Since 21 September 2013 , the Major Penitentiary is Cardinal Mauro Piacenza . The second-highest-ranking official in the Apostolic Penitentiary , the Regent , is ( since 26 June 2012 ) H.E.Msgr . Krzysztof Józef Nykiel . When Pope Francis , with the Papal Bull Misericordiae Vultus ( Latin : `` The Face of Mercy '' ) decreed that from the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary ( a Holy Day of Obligation ) on Tuesday , December 8 , 2015 , until the Solemnity of the Feast of Christ the King of the Universe on the last Sunday before Advent , in November 2016 , the Church would observe a Special Jubilee Year of Mercy , he said he would let certain qualified priests ( likely somewhat experienced ones , presumably with knowledge of canon law and confession ) serve as `` Missionaries of Mercy '' to each Diocese , with the faculties to absolve even sins that are reserved to the Holy See through the Apostolic Penitentiary . Normally , a priest or even a bishop would not be able to do this unless the person was in danger of imminent death . The Pope has the power , as the earthly absolute sovereign of the Catholic Church , to make this special change for the year .",
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"text": "Santa Chiara, Rome Santa Chiara is a church in the rione Pigna , formerly the Campus Martius area of Rome dedicated to Saint Clare of Assisi . It is located at the corner of via Santa Chiara and via di Torre Argentina ( where this street becomes via della Rotonda ) . It is about a block south of the Pantheon , at the piazza Santa Chiara . It was founded by Saint Charles Borromeo , who built a Franciscan convent ( now used by the Pontifical French Seminary ) and the church within the ruins of the Baths of Agrippa in 1592 . It was restored in 1627 , but at some later point the roof collapsed and it was abandoned . In 1883 , the Congregation of the Holy Spirit acquired the property , and rebuilt the church , giving it a new facade designed by Luca Carimini in 1888 . On the lower of the two levels , the main door is framed by two columns holding a semicircular tympanum with a decorated lunette . To the sides are niches with triangular tympanums , surmounted by circular windows . On the upper level there are seven windows surmounted by busts of saints . Below the windows is the Latin inscription : `` DEO OPTIMO MAXIMO IMMACULATI CORDIS MARIAE IN HONOREM ET LIFE VIRGINIS '' . The triangular tympanum crowning the façade has a relief by Domenico Bartolini . Inside the church there is a single isle . There are frescos and paintings by the painter Virginio Monti ( 1852-1942 ) , the official painter to the Roman Church appointed by Pope Leo XIII . The church is still served by the Congregation of the Holy Spirit . The high altar has an altarpiece depicting the Holy Family , by Virginio Monti .",
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"text": "Marianismo Marianismo is an aspect of the female gender role in the machismo of Hispanic American folk culture . It is the veneration for feminine virtues like purity and `` moral '' strength ( with `` morality '' defined by the Vatican ) . For example , it represents the `` virgin '' aspect of the dichotomy . Evelyn Stevens states : The ideas within marianismo include those of feminine passivity and sexual purity . There is power in marianismo that stems from the female ability to produce life . This term derives from Catholic belief in Mary , mother of Jesus , as both a virgin and a mother . According to the New Testament , she was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus . She was eventually given the title Theotokos `` Mother of God '' in Christianity and thus became a subject of veneration and admiration . From this is derived the idea that an ideal woman should be spiritually immaculate and eternally self-giving . This ideal woman is emotional , kind , instinctive , whimsical , docile , compliant , vulnerable , and unassertive . She has a higher status in the community if she has children ( especially male children ) and is a caring mother . She is also pious and observant of religious law .",
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"text": "The Night Of The Night Of is an American eight-part crime drama television miniseries based on Criminal Justice , a 2008 -- 09 British television series . The miniseries was written by Richard Price and Steven Zaillian and directed by Zaillian and James Marsh . Broadcast on HBO , The Night Of premiered on July 10 , 2016 to critical acclaim . The first episode premiered on June 24 , 2016 , via HBO on-demand .",
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"text": "Night Terrors (Doctor Who) `` Night Terrors '' is the ninth episode of the sixth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who , and was first broadcast on BBC One and BBC America on 3 September 2011 . It was written by Mark Gatiss and directed by Richard Clark . In the episode , alien time traveller the Doctor ( Matt Smith ) and his companions Amy Pond ( Karen Gillan ) and Rory ( Arthur Darvill ) decide to make a `` house call '' to an eight-year-old boy named George ( Jamie Oram ) who is terrified of almost everything , and especially dreads the cupboard in his bedroom . While the Doctor discusses this with George 's father Alex ( Daniel Mays ) , Amy and Rory become trapped in a doll house with terrifying life-size peg dolls . `` Night Terrors '' was inspired by Gatiss 's fear of dolls , and the ones in the episode were designed to be scary and crude-looking . The episode was moved from the first half of the series to the second , which necessitated changes to make it fit into the series ' story arc . It was the first to be filmed , with production taking place in September 2010 at a council estate in Redcliffe , Bristol and at Dyrham Park , where the doll 's house interior scenes were filmed . The episode was watched by 7.07 million viewers in the UK and received generally positive to mixed reviews from critics , though some were critical of how it fitted into the overarching story as it came after a heavy story-arc episode .",
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"text": "Night Court Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4 , 1984 , to May 31 , 1992 . The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan municipal court , Criminal Court Part 2 , presided over by a young , unorthodox judge , Harold T. `` Harry '' Stone ( played by Harry Anderson ) . The series was created by comedy writer Reinhold Weege , who had previously worked on Barney Miller in the 1970s and early 1980s .",
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"text": "The Critic The Critic is an American prime time animated series revolving around the life of New York film critic Jay Sherman , voiced by actor Jon Lovitz . It was created by writing partners Al Jean and Mike Reiss , who had previously worked as writers and showrunners ( seasons 3 and 4 ) on The Simpsons . The Critic had 23 episodes produced , first broadcast on ABC in 1994 , and finishing its original run on Fox in 1995 . According to PopMatters , `` the creators -LSB- said -RSB- they intended the series as their ` love letter to New York . ' '' Episodes featured movie parodies with notable examples including a musical version of Apocalypse Now , Howard Stern 's End ( Howards End ) , Honey , I Ate the Kids ( Honey , I Shrunk the Kids/The Silence of the Lambs ) , The Cockroach King ( The Lion King ) , Abe Lincoln : Pet Detective ( Ace Ventura : Pet Detective ) , Scent of a Jackass and Scent of a Wolfman ( Scent of a Woman ) . The show often referenced popular movies such as Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory and The Godfather , and routinely lampooned actor Marlon Brando and actor/director Orson Welles . They also spoofed Dudley Moore , usually as his character Arthur Bach from the 1981 film Arthur . Despite the ratings improving , The Critic was cancelled after two seasons . It continued to air through reruns on Comedy Central and then on Locomotion . From February 1 , 2000 to 2001 , ten webisodes were later produced using Adobe Shockwave , and were broadcast on AtomFilms.com and Shockwave.com . In 2004 , the DVD box set was released , which includes all 23 TV episodes ( in their original production order ) and the webisodes . In the late 2000s , reruns of the show aired again on ReelzChannel in the US and on Teletoon 's programming block Teletoon at Night in Canada . As of 2016 , the first season can be viewed for free on Crackle .",
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"text": "Steven Conrad Steven Conrad ( born 1968 ) is an American screenwriter , film producer and director .",
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"text": "The First Nighter Program The First Nighter Program was a long-running radio anthology comedy-drama series broadcast from November 27 , 1930 , to September 27 , 1953 . The host was Mr. First Nighter ( Charles P. Hughes , Macdonald Carey , Bret Morrison , Marvin Miller , Don Briggs and Rye Billsbury -LSB- later known as Michael Rye -RSB- ) . An article in a 1939 newspaper observed , `` First Nighter was the first show to present complete and separate original plays each week . '' The show 's opening recreated the aural atmosphere of a Broadway opening . Before each week 's drama began , Mr. First Nighter was first heard walking on Broadway , emerging from the noise of people and street traffic into the crowded lobby of `` the Little Theater Off Times Square '' and then taking his seat in the third row center , where he gave the whispered introduction : The house lights have dimmed , and the curtain is about to go up on tonight 's production . Romantic comedies were the specialty of the series , and the principal roles were played by the teams of Don Ameche and June Meredith ( 1930 -- 36 ) , Ameche and Betty Lou Gerson ( 1935 -- 36 ) , Les Tremayne and Barbara Luddy ( 1936 -- 43 ) and Olan Soule and Luddy ( 1943 and after ) . Joseph T. Ainley produced and directed the series . The announcers were Larry Keating and Vincent Pelletier . Music was provided by `` The Famous First Nighter Orchestra '' , under the direction of Eric Sagerquist ( 1930 -- 44 ) , Caesar Petrillo ( 1945 -- 46 ) and Frank Worth ( 1947 -- 53 ) . The most popular episode may have been the annual Christmas episode , `` Little Town of Bethlehem , '' which was first performed in 1937 and every year afterwards at the request of the listening audience . Performing before a studio audience , the actors wore formal attire , with Luddy in a gown and Tremayne clad in evening clothes and top hat . Commercial breaks were signalled with the usher 's cry `` Smoking downstairs and in the outer lobby only , please ! '' , with the action resuming with a buzzer and the usher 's curtain call . The series ran on four radio networks in the following timeline : NBC Blue Network : 11/27/30 to 09/29/33 NBC Red Network : 10/06/33 to 02/12/37 CBS : 02/19/37 to 12/21/37 NBC Red Network : 01/07/38 to 08/26/38 CBS : 09/02/38 to 05/29/42 Mutual : 10/04/42 to 10/25/44 CBS : 10/20/45 to 04/13/46 and 10/04/47 to 10/20/49 NBC ( reruns ) : 04/27/52 to 09/27/53 The show was hosted by The Campana Company and solely featured commercials for their products . Due largely in part to this exposure , their Italian Balm became the best-selling hand lotion in the United States in the 1930s .",
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"text": "Mark Frost Mark Frost ( born November 25 , 1953 ) is an American novelist , screenwriter , director and film producer , best known as a writer for the television series Hill Street Blues and as the co-creator of the television series Twin Peaks .",
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"text": "NIGHT (magazine) NIGHT is an art/fashion/music / literature/nightlife periodical co-edited by Anton Perich and Robert Henry Rubin . Established in Manhattan , New York , in 1978 the magazine was created during the punk-new wave-disco nightclub era of among others ; Studio 54 , Xenon , Club A , Regine 's , The Continental , Hurrah 's , Danceteria , and the Mudd Club . Today the magazine continues to focus on the beautiful , the exclusive , the intelligent and the controversial . Among the contributors have been ; Charles Plymell , Helmut Newton . Taylor Mead , Victor Bockris , Lee Klein , Charles Henri Ford and countless others . At the dawn of her writing career Sex in the City author Candace Bushnell wrote for NIGHT , stating ... '' `` I wrote for this paper called Night Magazine , which was mainly just a bunch of pictures of people at Studio 54 . I would do little interviews and profiles . '' ...",
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"text": "Richard Dinnick Richard Dinnick ( born 22 January 1968 ) is a British screenwriter , novelist , and audio playwright . He is the winner of the 2012 BBC Writersroom opportunity to create a new show and to write for TV on the BBC and is now writing on the CBeebies TV shows Tree Fu Tom and Go Jetters - amongst others - as well as Mind Candy 's new Moshi Monsters TV show . He was one of six finalists in a recent BBC Academy opportunity to workshop a script for Waterloo Road . Dinnick is now Head Writer on the new Disney TV show Eena Meena Deeka and in-development action adventure show Captain Extraordinary . He was also a BAFTA Judge for Children 's Drama and produced a session for the 2014 Children 's Media Conference . He is developing several ideas for TV including a fantasy drama , Never After and a primetime crime drama , Murder of Crows , which is the first of its kind . Richard is currently in pre-production on new web series -- Light & Shadows -- with Capital City Entertainment as writer/producer . Dinnick is also developing a workplace drama , No Kidding , and an urban fantasy show , The Last Horseman . Dinnick has written prose , scripts and comics for many media properties including MGM 's Stargate and the BBC 's Doctor Who , as well as adapting the Sherlock Holmes stories of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle -- including The Hound of the Baskervilles -- for CD release . His first novel Alien Adventures was published by BBC Children 's Books in 2010 and he has since gone on to write books and short stories for Penguin UK , Titan Publishing , Black Library , Running Press and Snow Books . He has also written comic strips for IDW and BBC Magazines and his first original graphic novel is in the works . He is also often a guest at writing events ( including the London Screenwriters ' Festival ) and Doctor Who conventions ( such as Gallifrey One ) . His pre-school series Elf Stackers is in the commissioning process with the BBC . Dinnick is a member of the Writers Guild of Great Britain and the Royal Television Society and a Patron of the Children 's Media Foundation . His UK TV agent is Emily Smith at The Agency and his manager in the USA is Joe Riley .",
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"text": "Derek Santos Olson Derek Santos Olson is an American television writer . He has worked on the NBC drama Friday Night Lights and has been nominated for a Writers Guild of America ( WGA ) Award .",
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"text": "Nightcap (2016 TV series) Nightcap is an American comedy television series created by and starring Alexandra Wentworth as Staci Cole , the overworked head talent booker on the fictitious fifth highest rated late night talk show , Nightcap with Jimmy . Lauren Blumenfeld , Brendan Clifford , Don Fanelli , Jacob Wallach and Cherie Corinne Rice also star in supporting roles . On January 12 , 2016 , the series was picked up for a ten episode first season . On October 27 , 2016 , the series was renewed for a second season . The series premiered on November 16 , 2016 , on Pop .",
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"text": "Ron Carlivati Ronald David `` Ron '' Carlivati ( born November 25 , 1968 ) is an American screenwriter . He is best known for his tenures as head writer on the ABC Daytime soap operas One Life to Live and General Hospital .",
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"text": "David E. Tolchinsky David E. Tolchinsky ( born David Jan Edelson ) is a screenwriter , playwright , sound designer , and academic . He is Chair of Northwestern University 's Department of Radio-TV-Film and Founder/Director of Northwestern University School of Communication 's MFA in Writing for the Screen + Stage . As a screenwriter , his feature film Girl is distributed by iTunes and has been seen internationally . He has been commissioned by such studios as Touchstone/Disney , MGM , Ivan Reitman 's Montecito Pictures , USA Networks , Edward R. Pressman Film Corp , and Addis-Wechsler & Assoc. / Industry Entertainment to write feature screenplays . He is the author of original screenplays such as The Last Crash and Reflections on a Teenage Anti-Christ featured in a New York Times article about home offices . Some of his work centers on teen subcultures such as heavy-metal fans , Florida surfer teens , teen groupies , and female football players , particularly in relation to social decay . He is also interested in horror , both psychological and physical . As a sound designer , he has designed the sound for interactive computer environments and video installations which have been exhibited internationally . In 2003 , he was nominated for a Motion Picture Sound Editors Guild Golden Reel Award for his sound design for Dolly . In 2008 , he was appointed as a Northwestern University Charles Deering McCormick Professor of Teaching Excellence . In 2009 , he co-curated The Horror Show at Dorsky Gallery Curatorial Programs in New York City which explored horror in film , video , installation , photography , sculpture and painting and which was featured as a The Village Voice `` Voice Choice for Art '' and on their blog , and which was accompanied by a 32-page catalog . In 2011 , he co-produced Debra Kahn Tolchinsky 's Fast Talk , which investigates the accelerated speed of argumentation in college debate and which is available on iTunes and Amazon instant . Recently , he published `` Where 's the Rest of Me ? '' a reflective essay about Spalding Gray in Paraphilia Magazine and co-curated with Debra Kahn Tolchinsky The Presence of Absence sponsored by the Contemporary Arts Council at Hairpin Arts Center in Chicago , chosen by Chicago Magazine as one of the `` 16 best art gallery shows to see now in Chicago '' and described in The Huffington Post as `` The space is gorgeous , the art solid , challenging , yet accessible . This is a wonderfully odd , powerful , thoughtful show '' . He was also ranked # 14 on New City 's Film 50 2013 : Chicago 's Screen Gems , was the recipient of a 2014 Illinois Arts Council Artist Fellowship in Literature , and was voted Best Director for his play , Where 's the Rest of Me ? ( which was nominated for Best Play and which was an adaptation of his essay ) , at the 2015 Riant Theatre One-Act Play Festival in New York City . Most recently , his play Clear was published in Issue 3 2015 of Proscenium Journal , he was ranked number 8 with Debra Kahn Tolchinsky on New City 's Film 50 2015 : Chicago 's Screen Gems , and he co-curated Sick by Seven ( seven plays/films about mental health in the modern world ) at A Red Orchid Theatre in Chicago as part of its Incubator Series . He is a graduate of Yale ( 1985 , BA , magna cum laude ) and USC School of Cinematic Arts/School of Cinema-Television ( 1988 , MFA ) . He continues to collaborate often with his spouse , the media artist Debra Kahn Tolchinsky .",
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"text": "David North (screenwriter) David North is an American screenwriter and producer who has worked on shows such as the Late Show with David Letterman and the crime drama NCIS : Naval Criminal Investigative Service which he has both written and produced since its inception in 2003 . To date he has penned more than twenty NCIS episodes including the two-part season five finale , Judgment Day Part 1 & 2 ( co-written ) , and the season six finale , Aliyah . North is a 2003 graduate of Indiana University and currently resides in Manhattan Beach , California .",
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"text": "522666 '' ' 522666 '' is the fifth episode of the first season of the American crime-thriller television series Millennium . It premiered on the Fox network on November 22 , 1996 . The episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong , and directed by David Nutter . `` 522666 '' featured guest appearances by Sam Anderson , Hiro Kanagawa and Joe Chrest . Millennium Group consultant Frank Black ( Lance Henriksen ) is approached by the FBI when a series of bombs are detonated in Washington , DC . Black 's investigation soon reveals that the culprit seeks to be seen as a hero , setting off explosions in order to rescue people from the scenes ; leaving Black to track down the fame-hungry bomber before more people are killed . `` 522666 '' was one of many collaborations between Nutter , Morgan and Wong , with the three having worked together on several television series previously . The episode opens with a reference to existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre , and featured Henriksen performing all of his own stunts .",
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"text": "Paddy Chayefsky Sidney Aaron `` Paddy '' Chayefsky ( January 29 , 1923 -- August 1 , 1981 ) was an American playwright , screenwriter and novelist . He is the only person to have won three solo Academy Awards for Best Screenplay ( the other three-time winners , Francis Ford Coppola , Charles Brackett , Woody Allen and Billy Wilder , have all shared their awards with co-writers ) . He was considered one of the most renowned dramatists of the so-called Golden Age of Television . His intimate , realistic scripts provided a naturalistic style of television drama for the 1950s , and he was regarded as the central figure in the `` kitchen sink realism '' movement of American television . Martin Gottfried wrote in All His Jazz that Chayefsky `` was a successful writer , the most successful graduate of television 's slice of life school of naturalism . '' Following his critically acclaimed teleplays , Chayefsky continued to succeed as a playwright and novelist . As a screenwriter , he received three Academy Awards for Marty ( 1955 ) , The Hospital ( 1971 ) and Network ( 1976 ) . The movie Marty was based on his own television drama about two lonely people finding love . Network was his scathing satire of the television industry and The Hospital was also satiric . Film historian David Thomson called The Hospital `` years ahead of its time . -LSB- ... -RSB- Few films capture the disaster of America 's self-destructive idealism so well . '' His screenplay for Network is often regarded as his masterpiece , and has been hailed as `` the kind of literate , darkly funny and breathtakingly prescient material that prompts many to claim it as the greatest screenplay of the 20th century . '' Chayefsky 's early stories were frequently influenced by the author 's childhood in The Bronx . Chayefsky was part of the inaugural class of inductees into the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ' Television Hall of Fame . He received this honor three years after his death , in 1984 .",
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"text": "The Night Shift (TV series) The Night Shift is an American medical drama series that premiered on May 27 , 2014 , on NBC . The series was created by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah , and follows the lives of the staff who work the late night shift in the emergency room at San Antonio Memorial Hospital . On May 8 , 2015 , NBC renewed The Night Shift for a third season , which ran from June 1 to August 31 , 2016 . On November 17 , 2016 , NBC renewed the series for a fourth season , which will premiere on June 22 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Andrew Weinberg Andrew Weinberg ( born 1976 ) is an American television writer , known for his work on Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien . He is also a co-creator and co-writer of the television series Eagleheart ( TV series ) . The quarter-hour series is a parody of action crime dramas like Walker , Texas Ranger and originated in Conan O'Brien 's Conaco Prods .",
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"text": "James Costigan James Costigan ( March 31 , 1926 -- December 19 , 2007 ) was an American television actor and Emmy Award-winning television screenwriter . His writing credited included the Eleanor and Franklin and Love Among the Ruins television movies . Costigan was born on March 31 , 1926 in East Los Angeles , where his parents owned and operated a hardware store . He first achieved some level of success in the 1950s , when he began being hired to write television anthology series , such as Studio One and Kraft Television Theatre . Costigan won his first Emmy for original teleplay in 1959 for Little Moon of Alban , a segment which appeared as part of the Hallmark Hall of Fame . He earned a second Emmy nomination in for his script adaptation of The Turn of the Screw in 1959 . He did not win , but Ingrid Bergman won an Emmy for her performance in The Turn of the Screw . He increasingly began writing for the stage as the format of television began to change . His Broadway credits included Baby Want a Kiss , a 1964 comedy which starred Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman . He returned to screenwriting for television in the early 1970s . His 1970s work included A War of Children , written in 1972 , which was about two families , one Roman Catholic and one Protestant , in Northern Ireland , whose long time friendship is threatened by sectarian violence . He won a second Emmy Award for Love Among the Ruins , a 1975 television movie set in Edwardian England , which starred Katharine Hepburn and Laurence Olivier . His third Emmy win was for Eleanor and Franklin ( 1976 ) , a two-part , four-hour-long television drama focusing on the lives of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt .",
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"text": "Television Writers Vault The Television Writers Vault is an online marketplace within the television industry used for scouting and selling original TV formats , concepts , and intellectual properties to produce as new television shows . It is the first website to deliver new show ideas from people outside of the industry , resulting in successful productions by major networks . 2012 saw the global broadcast of two reality television concepts discovered from the site ; Saw Dogs ( aired on Discovery Channel , TV4 Sweden , and OLN ) and Deals From The Darkside ( aired on SyFy , A&E Australia , OLN , UKTV ) . 2014 saw the premiere of Kim of Queens on Lifetime TV , whose star , Kim Gravel , was discovered pitching her own concepts at the TV Writers Vault . The service was created and developed by former Merv Griffin Entertainment development executive Scott Manville . In addition to providing a showcase for programming ideas , it also offers educational content for new TV writers and creators on the subjects of creating and pitching new TV show ideas .",
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"text": "Sports Night Sports Night is an American television series about a fictional sports news show also called Sports Night . It focuses on the friendships , pitfalls and ethical issues the creative talent of the program face while trying to produce a good show under constant network pressure . Created by Aaron Sorkin , the half-hour prime time comedy-drama aired on ABC for two seasons , from 1998 to 2000 . The show stars Robert Guillaume as managing editor Isaac Jaffe , Felicity Huffman as executive producer Dana Whitaker , Peter Krause as anchor Casey McCall , Josh Charles as anchor Dan Rydell , Sabrina Lloyd as senior associate producer Natalie Hurley and Joshua Malina as associate producer Jeremy Goodwin . Regular guest stars included William H. Macy as ratings expert Sam Donovan and Brenda Strong as Sally Sasser , the producer of West Coast Update ( another show on the same network as Sports Night ) and rival of Dana . Other notable guest stars included Paula Marshall and several who later appeared on Sorkin 's The West Wing including Janel Moloney , Teri Polo , Ted McGinley , Lisa Edelstein , Clark Gregg , Nina Siemaszko , John DeLancie , Timothy Davis-Reed , Cress Williams , Nadia Dajani , and Spencer Garrett . In addition , both Malina and Huffman also appeared in The West Wing . TV Guide ranked it # 10 on their 2013 list of 60 shows that were `` Cancelled Too Soon '' .",
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Bangladesh is incapable of being a nation.
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"text": "Bangladesh Bangladesh ( -LSB- bæŋɡləˈdɛʃ -RSB- -LSB- ˌbɑːŋɡləˈdɛʃ -RSB- -LSB- : bn : বাংলাদেশ , বাংলাদেশ -RSB- , -LSB- ˈbaŋlad̪eʃ -RSB- , lit . `` The country of Bengal '' ) , officially the People 's Republic of Bangladesh , is a country in South Asia . It shares land borders with India and Myanmar ( Burma ) . Nepal , Bhutan and China are located near Bangladesh but do not share a border with it . The country 's maritime territory in the Bay of Bengal is roughly equal to the size of its land area . Bangladesh is the world 's eighth most populous country . Dhaka is its capital and largest city , followed by Chittagong , which has the country 's largest port . Bangladesh forms the largest and eastern part of the Bengal region . Bangladeshis include people of different ethnic groups and religions . Bengalis , who speak the official Bengali language , make up 98 % of the population . The politically dominant Bengali Muslims make the nation the world 's third largest Muslim-majority country . Most of Bangladesh is covered by the Bengal delta , the largest delta on Earth . The country has 700 rivers and 8,046 km ( 5,000 miles ) of inland waterways . Highlands with evergreen forests are found in the northeastern and southeastern regions of the country . Bangladesh has many islands and a coral reef . It is home to the Sundarbans , the largest mangrove forest in the world . The country 's biodiversity includes a vast array of plant and wildlife , including critically endangered Bengal tigers , the national animal . The Greeks and Romans identified the region as Gangaridai , a powerful kingdom of the historical subcontinent , in the 3rd century BCE . Archaeological research has unearthed several ancient cities in Bangladesh , which had international trade links for millennia . The Bengal Sultanate and Mughal Bengal transformed the region into a cosmopolitan Islamic imperial power between the 14th and 18th centuries . The region was home to many principalities that had inland naval prowess . It was also a notable center of the worldwide muslin and silk trade . As part of British India , the region was influenced by the Bengali renaissance and played an important role in anti-colonial movements . The Partition of British India made East Bengal a part of the Dominion of Pakistan ; and was renamed as East Pakistan . The region witnessed the Bengali Language Movement in 1952 and the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971 . After independence , a parliamentary republic was established . A presidential government was in place between 1975 and 1990 , followed by a return to parliamentary democracy . The country has also been affected by poverty , natural disasters , hunger , dominant party systems and military coups . Bangladesh is a middle power and a major developing nation . Within South Asia , the country ranks first in gender equality , second in foreign exchange earnings and third in life expectancy and peacefulness . Listed as one of the Next Eleven , its economy ranks 46th in terms of nominal gross domestic product ( GDP ) and 29th in terms of purchasing power parity ( PPP ) . It is one of the largest textile exporters in the world . Its major trading partners are the European Union , the United States , China , India , Japan , Malaysia and Singapore . With its strategically vital location between Southern , Eastern and Southeast Asia , Bangladesh is an important promoter of regional connectivity and cooperation . It is a founding member of SAARC , BIMSTEC , the Bangladesh-China-India-Myanmar Forum for Regional Cooperation and the Bangladesh Bhutan India Nepal Initiative . It is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations , the Developing 8 Countries , the OIC , the Non Aligned Movement , the Group of 77 and the World Trade Organization . Bangladesh is one of the largest contributors to United Nations peacekeeping forces .",
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"text": "Indigenous peoples in Bangladesh The indigenous peoples of Bangladesh refer to native ethnic minorities in southeastern , northwestern , north-central and northeastern regions of the country . These regions include the Chittagong Hill Tracts , Sylhet Division , Rajshahi Division and Mymensingh District . The total population of indigenous ethnic minorities in Bangladesh was estimated to be over 2 million in 2010 . They are diverse ethnic communities including Australoid , Tibeto-Burman and Sino-Tibetan races . Vast number of indigenous tribes of Bangladesh are Buddhists and Hindus by faith while the remaining few are Christians and animists .",
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"docid": "fc03191dd875ad031ae451407ffad807",
"text": "Bengali vocabulary Bengali ( বাংলা Bangla ) is one of the Magadhan languages , evolved from Magadhi Prakrit and Pali languages . The core of Bengali vocabulary is thus etymologically of Magadhi Prakrit and Pali languages . However , centuries of major borrowing and reborrowing from Arabic , Persian , Turkish , Sanskrit , Austroasiatic languages and other languages has led to the adoption of a wide range of words with foreign origins . Thus making the origins of borrowed and reborrowed words in the Bengali vocabulary numerous and diverse , due to centuries of contact with various languages .",
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"docid": "858e93c0d04a6521eff3b87ca4b8a9b4",
"text": "Zimbabwe Zimbabwe ( -LSB- zɪmˈbɑːbweɪ -RSB- ) , officially the Republic of Zimbabwe , is a landlocked country located in southern Africa , between the Zambezi and Limpopo Rivers . It is bordered by South Africa to the south , Botswana to the west and southwest , Zambia to the northwest , and Mozambique to the east and northeast . Although it does not border Namibia , less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River separates it from that country . The capital and largest city is Harare . A country of roughly 13 million people , Zimbabwe has 16 official languages , with English , Shona , and Ndebele the most commonly used . Since the 11th century , present-day Zimbabwe has been the site of several organised states and kingdoms as well as a major route for migration and trade . The British South Africa Company of Cecil Rhodes first demarcated the present territory during the 1890s ; it became the self-governing British colony of Southern Rhodesia in 1923 . In 1965 , the conservative white minority government unilaterally declared independence as Rhodesia . The state endured international isolation and a 15-year guerrilla war with black nationalist forces ; this culminated in a peace agreement that established universal enfranchisement and de jure sovereignty in April 1980 . Zimbabwe then rejoined the Commonwealth of Nations -- which it withdrew from in 2003 . It is a member of the United Nations , the Southern African Development Community ( SADC ) , the African Union ( AU ) , and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa ( COMESA ) . Robert Mugabe became Prime Minister of Zimbabwe in 1980 , when his ZANU-PF party won the elections following the end of white minority rule ; he has been the president of Zimbabwe since 1987 . Under Mugabe 's authoritarian regime , the state security apparatus has dominated the country and been responsible for widespread human rights violations . Mugabe has maintained the revolutionary socialist rhetoric from the Cold War era , blaming Zimbabwe 's economic woes on conspiring Western capitalist countries , while still executing conservative policies . Burnished by his anti-imperialist credentials , contemporary African political leaders have been reluctant to criticise Mugabe , though Archbishop Desmond Tutu has called him `` a cartoon figure of an archetypal African dictator '' .",
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"text": "Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence The Unilateral Declaration of Independence ( UDI ) was a statement adopted by the Cabinet of Rhodesia on 11 November 1965 , announcing that Rhodesia , a British territory in southern Africa that had governed itself since 1923 , now regarded itself as an independent sovereign state . The culmination of a protracted dispute between the British and Rhodesian governments regarding the terms under which the latter could become fully independent , it was the first unilateral break from the United Kingdom by one of its colonies since the United States Declaration of Independence nearly two centuries before . Britain , the Commonwealth and the United Nations all deemed Rhodesia 's UDI illegal , and economic sanctions , the first in the UN 's history , were imposed on the breakaway colony . Amid near-complete international isolation , Rhodesia continued as an unrecognised state with the assistance of South Africa and Portugal . The Rhodesian government , which mostly comprised members of the country 's white minority of about 5 % , was indignant when , amid decolonisation and the Wind of Change , less developed African colonies to the north without comparable experience of self-rule quickly advanced to independence during the early 1960s while Rhodesia was refused sovereignty under the newly ascendant principle of `` no independence before majority rule '' ( `` NIBMAR '' ) . Most white Rhodesians felt that they were due independence following four decades ' self-government , and that Britain was betraying them by withholding it . This combined with the colonial government 's acute reluctance to hand over power to black nationalists -- the manifestation of racial tensions , Cold War anti-communism and the fear that a dystopian Congo-style situation might result -- to create the impression that if Britain did not grant independence , Rhodesia might be justified in taking it unilaterally . Stalemate developed between the British and Rhodesian Prime Ministers , Harold Wilson and Ian Smith respectively , between 1964 and 1965 . Dispute largely surrounded the British condition that the terms for independence had to be acceptable `` to the people of the country as a whole '' ; Smith contended that this was met , while Britain and black nationalist leaders in Rhodesia held that it was not . After Wilson proposed in late October 1965 that Britain might safeguard future black representation in the Rhodesian parliament by withdrawing some of the colonial government 's devolved powers , then presented terms for an investigatory Royal Commission that the Rhodesians found unacceptable , Smith and his Cabinet declared independence . Calling this treasonous , the British colonial Governor Sir Humphrey Gibbs formally dismissed Smith and his government , but they ignored him and appointed an `` Officer Administering the Government '' to take his place . While no country recognised UDI , the Rhodesian High Court deemed the post-UDI government legal and de jure in 1968 . The Smith administration initially professed continued loyalty to Queen Elizabeth II , but abandoned this in 1970 when it declared a republic in an unsuccessful attempt to win foreign recognition . The Rhodesian Bush War , a guerrilla conflict between the government and two rival communist-backed black nationalist groups , began in earnest two years later , and after several attempts to end the war Smith agreed the Internal Settlement with non-militant nationalists in 1978 . Under these terms the country was reconstituted under black rule as Zimbabwe Rhodesia in June 1979 , but this new order was rejected by the guerrillas and the international community . The Bush War continued until Zimbabwe Rhodesia revoked UDI as part of the Lancaster House Agreement in December 1979 . Following a brief period of direct British rule , the country was granted internationally recognised independence under the name Zimbabwe in 1980 .",
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"text": "Bangladesh Olympic Association Bangladesh Olympic Association ( বাংলাদেশ অলিম্পিক সংস্থা IOC code : BAN ) is the National Olympic Committee representing Bangladesh . It is also the body responsible for Bangladesh 's representation at the Commonwealth Games .",
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"text": "Football in Bangladesh Throughout history , football has been the most popular sport in Bangladesh and is governed by the Bangladesh Football Federation ( BFF ) . Compared to the past , the standard of Bangladeshi football has degraded due to mismanagement , lack of support and poor investment . An interest in cricket resulting from the nation 's success in Test Cricket and participation in the Cricket World Cup overshadowed the past fame in the nation 's football . But however this did not affect football 's popularity . More football tournaments are organized in and outside Dhaka than of any other sports and football fever grips the nation during every FIFA World Cup . Federation officials and experts are still hopeful about the development of football in the country in the next ten years despite financial obstacles and lack of professionalism .",
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"docid": "d0483b2b532d8f9fb8ffb86d038f461d",
"text": "Bangladesh–Cyprus relations Bangladesh -- Cyprus relations refer to the bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Cyprus . Neither country has a resident ambassador . Both the countries are members of Non-Aligned Movement , Commonwealth of Nations Relations between the two countries have remained cordial with both the countries showing willingness to strengthen it further .",
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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": "Mizoram Mizoram ( -LSB- langpronaudio = Mizorampron.oggmɪˈzɔərəm -RSB- ) is one of the states of Northeast India , with Aizawl as its capital city . The name is derived from Mi ( people ) , Zo ( lofty place , such as a hill ) and Ram ( land ) , and thus Mizoram implies `` land of the hill people '' . In the northeast , it is the southern most landlocked state sharing borders with three of the Seven , now with the addition of Sikkim , Eight sister states , namely Tripura , Assam , Manipur . The state also shares a 722 kilometre border with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar . Like several other northeastern states of India , Mizoram was previously part of Assam until 1972 , when it was carved out as a Union Territory . It became the 23rd state of India , a step above Union Territory , on 20 February 1987 , with Fifty-Third Amendment of Indian Constitution ,1986 . Mizoram 's population was 1,091,014 , according to a 2011 census . It is the 2nd least populous state in the country . Mizoram covers an area of approximately 21,087 square kilometres . About 91 % of the state is forested . About 95 % of the current population is of diverse tribal origins who settled in the state , mostly from Southeast Asia , over waves of migration starting about the 16th century but mainly in the 18th century . This is the highest concentration of tribal people among all states of India , and they are currently protected under Indian constitution as a Scheduled Tribe . Mizoram is one of three states of India with a Christian majority ( 87 % ) . Its people belong to various denominations , mostly Presbyterian in its north and Baptists in south . Mizoram is a highly literate agrarian economy , but suffers from slash-and-burn jhum or shifting cultivation , and poor crop yields . In recent years , the jhum farming practices are steadily being replaced with a significant horticulture and bamboo products industry . The state 's gross state domestic product for 2012 was estimated at . About 20 % of Mizoram 's population lives below poverty line , with 35 % rural poverty . The state has about 871 kilometres of national highways , with NH-54 and NH-150 connecting it to Assam and Manipur respectively . It is also a growing transit point for trade with Myanmar and Bangladesh .",
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"text": "International recognition of Bangladesh The Bangladesh Liberation War ( মুক্তিযুদ্ধ Muktijuddho ) was a revolutionary independence war in South Asia during 1971 which established the republic of Bangladesh . The war pitted East Pakistan against West Pakistan , and lasted over a duration of nine months . It witnessed large-scale atrocities , the exodus of 10 million refugees and the displacement of 30 million people . The war broke out on 26 March 1971 , when the Pakistani Army launched a military operation called Operation Searchlight against Bengali civilians , students , intelligentsia and armed personnel , who were demanding that the Pakistani military junta accept the results of the 1970 first democratic elections of Pakistan , which were won by an eastern party , or to allow separation between East and West Pakistan . Bengali politicians and army officers announced the declaration of Bangladesh 's independence in response to Operation Searchlight . Bengali military , paramilitary and civilians formed the Mukti Bahini ( মুক্তি বাহিনী `` Liberation Army '' ) , which engaged in guerrilla warfare against Pakistani forces . The Pakistan Army , in collusion with religious extremist militias ( the Razakars , Al-Badr and Al-Shams ) , engaged in the systematic genocide and atrocities of Bengali civilians , particularly nationalists , intellectuals , youth and religious minorities . Bangladesh government-in-exile was set up in the city of Calcutta ( now Kolkata ) in the Indian State of West Bengal . India entered the war on 3 December 1971 , after Pakistan launched pre-emptive air strikes on northern India . Overwhelmed by two war fronts , Pakistani defences soon collapsed . On 16 December , the Allied Forces of Bangladesh and India defeated Pakistan in the east . The subsequent surrender resulted in the largest number of prisoners-of-war since World War II .",
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"docid": "ca10264e9595c776a10ea8aad685bbc3",
"text": "City-state A city-state is a sovereign state that consists of a city and its dependent territories . Historically , this included cities such as Rome , Athens , Carthage , and the Italian city-states during the Renaissance -- but today only a handful of sovereign city-states exist , with some disagreement as to which are city-states . A great deal of consensus exists that the term properly applies to Singapore , Monaco , and Vatican City . A number of other small states share similar characteristics , and therefore are sometimes also cited as modern city-states . Namely , Qatar , Brunei , Kuwait , Bahrain , and Malta , which each have an urban center comprising a significant proportion of the population , though , all have several distinct settlements and a designated or de facto capital city . Occasionally , other small states with high population densities , such as San Marino , are also cited , despite lacking a large urban centre characteristic of traditional city-states . Several non-sovereign cities enjoy a high degree of autonomy , and are sometimes considered city-states . Hong Kong and Macau , along with independent members of the United Arab Emirates , most notably Dubai and Abu Dhabi , are often cited as such .",
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"text": "Juba Conference (1947) The Juba Conference was a June 1947 meeting attended by British and Sudanese delegates in the city of Juba , then regional capital of Equatoria Province in South Sudan ( and today the national capital of South Sudan ) . Britain organised the conference to combine northern and southern Sudan into one political entity . Until then , the two sectors were essentially treated by the British as two separate colonies because of ethnic , religious and cultural differences . Northern Sudan was heavily Arabized and had a fairly well-structured political and economic infrastructure . Northerners practiced Islam and were relatively well-educated . Southern Sudan was mainly composed of various Nilotic tribes who practiced a mixture of Christian and traditional beliefs . Economically , it did not possess the organization of northern Sudan . The Juba Conference agreed that northern and southern Sudan would constitute one state and that a Legislative Assembly would represent the entire colony . However , southern Sudanese representatives had several reservations about the resolutions , largely because they were in an inferior position in regards to their region 's lack of educational and political experience . Their apprehension was realised when 800 administrative posts were vacated by the British in preparation for Sudanese `` self-rule '' ; only four of the government posts went to Southerners . In discussions to determine the future of the modern state of Sudan , the southern provinces were largely excluded from the political process . This disparity lead to the First and Second Sudanese Civil Wars , eventually resulting , in 2011 , in the Southern provinces becoming an independent state , the Republic of South Sudan .",
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"docid": "2ecc8b9100a4bbc9a76f0584aa060d3a",
"text": "Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh Stranded Pakistanis in Bangladesh ( -LSB- , উদ্বাস্তু পাকিস্তানী ) are Urdu-speaking Muslim migrants with homelands in present-day India and Pakistan who settled in East Pakistan ( now Bangladesh ) following the partition of India in 1947 . This identification can encompass several groups of people . First among them is `` Bihari Muslims '' . Although most of this population belonged to State of Bihar in India there are many from other Indian states such as U.P. ( United Provinces or later Uttar Pradesh ) . There are still others who had settled in what is now known as Bangladesh in the late 19th century . The second term of reference for this group coined by themselves after creation of Bangladesh is `` Stranded Pakistanis '' . In Urdu media in Pakistan and elsewhere this was translated as `` Mehsooreen '' or the `` Besieged '' . Another common term is `` Non-Bengalis '' , which includes not only the Urdu-speaking but also Punjabis , Pathans and Baloch living in Bangladesh . Henceforth any of the above terms may be used to identify this group depending on the context and history . Biharis were stateless until 2008 when a judgement by the Dhaka High Court gave them right of citizenship . The judgement does not cover refugees who were adults at the time of Bangladesh Liberation War . In March 2015 , Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan said that more than 170,000 Biharis had been repatriated to Pakistan and the remaining ` stranded Pakistanis ' are not its responsibility but rather the responsibility of Bangladesh .",
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"text": "International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh) The International Crimes Tribunal ( Bangladesh ) ( ICT of Bangladesh ) is a domestic war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh set up in 2009 to investigate and prosecute suspects for the genocide committed in 1971 by the Pakistan Army and their local collaborators , Razakars , Al-Badr and Al-Shams during the Bangladesh Liberation War . During the 2008 general election , the Awami League ( AL ) pledged to establish the tribunals in response to long-standing calls for trying war criminals . The first indictments were issued in 2010 . However , the main perpetrators of the war crimes , the Pakistan soldiers , remained out of the reach of the courts . The government set up the tribunal after the Awami League won the general election in December 2008 with a more than two-thirds majority in parliament . The War Crimes Fact Finding Committee , tasked to investigate and find evidence , completed its report in 2008 , identifying 1,600 suspects . Prior to the formation of the ICT , the United Nations Development Programme offered assistance in 2009 on the tribunal 's formation . In 2009 , the parliament amended the 1973 act that authorised such a tribunal to update it . By 2012 , nine leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami , the largest Islamist party in the nation , and two of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party , had been indicted as suspects in war crimes . Three leaders of Jamaat were the first tried ; each were convicted of several charges of war crimes . The first person convicted was Abul Kalam Azad , tried in absentia as he had left the country ; he was sentenced to death in January 2013 . The ICT initially received some offers of international assistance . In 2009 , the UN offered its expertise , expressing an interest in helping Bangladesh avoid the problems other countries faced in similar trials . The EU has passed three resolutions supporting the trials and Jean Lambert has said `` she expected that the trial would conform to the highest standard possible . '' However , since the beginning of the trials several human rights organisations and international legal figures have raised objections to the court proceedings . Human Rights Watch , which initially supported the establishment of the tribunal , have criticised it for issues of fairness and transparency , as well as reported harassment of lawyers and witnesses representing the accused . Bianca Karim and Tirza Theunissen have written that the international community have voiced concerns that the trial will not be transparent or impartial . Jamaat-e-Islami supporters and their student wing , Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir , called a general strike nationwide on 4 December 2012 , which erupted in violence . The group demanded the tribunal be scrapped permanently and their leaders be released immediately . Annual public opinion polls regularly rank the war-crimes trials ranked among the top three `` positive steps that the government has taken '' , though the issue is not considered among the top ten most pressing issues facing the country . Polling in 2013 by AC Nielsen found that more than two-thirds of Bangladeshis characterise the ICT as `` unfair '' or `` very unfair '' , though 86 % support its implementation . In February 2013 , Abdul Quader Molla , Assistant Secretary General of Jamaat , was the first person sentenced to death by the ICT who was not convicted in absentia . Initially , Molla was sentenced to life imprisonment , but demonstrations , including the 2013 Shahbag protests in Dhaka , lead to a new punishment .",
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"docid": "ef362beaf2c2390a613c7e617e841c04",
"text": "Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Uzbekistan ( -LSB- ʊzˈbɛkᵻˌstæn , _ - ˌstɑːn -RSB- , -LSB- ʊzˌbɛkᵻˈstɑːn , _ ʌz - , _ - ˈstæn -RSB- ) is the common English name for the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic ( Uzbek SSR ; Ўзбекистон Совет Социалистик Республикаси , Oʻzbekiston Sovet Sotsialistik Respublikasi ; Узбекская Советская Социалистическая Республика , Uzbekskaya Sovetskaya Sotsialisticheskaya Respublika ) and later , the Republic of Uzbekistan ( Oʻzbekiston Respublikasi , Ўзбекистон Республикаси ) that refers to the period of Uzbekistan from 1924 to 1991 . as one of the constituent republics of the Soviet Union . It was governed by the Uzbek branch of the Soviet Communist Party , the only legal political party , from 1925 until 1990 . From 1990 to 1991 , it was the sovereign part of the Soviet Union with its own legislation . Sometimes , that period can be also referred to as Soviet Uzbekistan . Beginning 20 June 1990 , Uzbek SSR adopted the Declaration of State Sovereignty within its borders . Islam Karimov became the republic 's inaugural president . On 31 August 1991 , the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic was renamed the Republic of Uzbekistan '' ' and declared independence three months before the Soviet Union 's dissolution on 26 December 1991 . A doubly landlocked Soviet republic in Central Asia . Uzbekistan was bordered by Kazakhstan to the north ; Tajikistan to the southeast ; Kirghizia to the northeast ; Afghanistan to the south ; and Turkmenistan to the southwest .",
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"text": "Pakistani general election, 1970 The Pakistani general election of 1970 , held on 7 December of that year , was the first general election held in Pakistan ( East and West Pakistan ) . Voting took place in 300 parliamentary constituencies of Pakistan to elect members of the National Assembly of Pakistan , which was then the only chamber of a unicameral Parliament of Pakistan . The Election saw a fierce contest between two socialist parties : Pakistan Peoples Party and Awami League . Awami League was the sole major party in East Pakistan . Meanwhile , in the four provinces of West Pakistan , PPP faced a severe competition against the conservative factions of Muslim League , the largest of which was Muslim League ( Qayyum ) , as well as a slight opposition from the Islamist parties like JI , JUI and JUP . Awami League won a landslide victory by winning 160 seats in the National Assembly and an absolute majority in East Pakistan . Meanwhile PPP could only bag 81 seats in the National Assembly , however , was able to win in Punjab and Sindh . JUI emerged victorious in Balochistan and the Marxist NAP in NWFP . However , the Assembly session was not held as President Yahya Khan and the Pakistan Peoples Party did not want a party from East Pakistan in government . This caused great unrest in East Pakistan which soon escalated into a Civil War that led to the formation of independent state of Bangladesh . The Assembly session was held when President Yahya resigned a few days later and Bhutto took over . Bhutto became the Prime Minister of Pakistan in 1973 , after the post was recreated by the new Constitution .",
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"text": "Superstate A superstate is defined as `` a large and powerful State formed when several smaller countries unite '' , `` A large and powerful state formed from a federation or union of nations '' . This is distinct from the concept of superpower , although these are frequently seen together . It is also distinct from the concept of empire , where one nation dominates other nations through military , political , and economic power , although an empire may also be a superstate . In the early 20th century , `` superstate '' had a similar definition as today 's supranational organisations . In a 1927 article by Edward A. Harriman on the League of Nations , a superstate was defined as merely `` an organisation , of which a state is a member , which is superior to the member themselves '' , in that '' -LSB- a -RSB- complete superstate has legislative , executive and judicial organs to make , to execute and to interpret its laws '' . According to this definition , Harriman saw the League of Nations as a `` rudimentary superstate '' , and the United States as `` an example of a complete and perfect superstate '' . In World Order of Bahá ` u 'll áh , first published in 1938 , Shoghi Effendi , the Guardian of the Bahá ' í Faith , described the anticipated world government of that religion as the `` world 's future super-state '' with the Bahá ' í Faith as the `` State Religion of an independent and Sovereign Power . '' In the 1970s , academic literature used the term `` superstate '' to indicate a particularly rich and powerful state , in a similar fashion to the term superpower . In contemporary political debate , especially the one centred on the European Union , the term `` superstate '' is used to indicate a ( usually deemed unwelcome ) development in which the Union takes over the character of a State ( including the monopoly on violence ) thus abolishing the sovereignty and independence of its member states . For instance , Glyn Morgan opposes the perspective of a `` European superstate '' to the ones of `` a Europe of nation-states '' and of `` a post-sovereign European polity '' . In her definition , a `` European superstate is nothing more than a sovereign state - a tried and tested type of polity that predominates in the modern world - operating on a European wide scale '' , i.e. , `` a unitary European state '' The term was famously used by Margaret Thatcher in her 1988 Bruges speech , when she decried the perspective of `` a European super-state exercising a new dominance from Brussels '' , and has since entered the eurosceptic lexicon . Tony Blair argued in 2000 that he welcomed an EU as a `` superpower , not a superstate ''",
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"text": "Wards of Bangladesh In Bangladesh , a ward is an optional division of a city or town , especially an electoral district , for administrative and representative purposes . It is an elective unit of a City Corporation or Municipal Corporation , created for the purpose of providing more direct representation , from which a single council member is elected .",
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"text": "Monoethnicity Monoethnicity is the existence of a single ethnic group in a given region or country . It is the opposite of polyethnicity . The use of the concept of monoethnicity has been criticized for being discriminatory and preventing diversity from being recognized . It is a common belief in Japan that the entire country is monoethnic , but there are many ethnic minorities in Japan ( e.g. Koreans , Ainus , and Ryukyuans ) . They represent around 1 % of the whole population South Koreans regard themselves as a monoethnic society , although there are small ethnic minorities that exist in South Korea , where they account for around 1 % of the South Korean population . These include around 650,000 Chinese immigrants Most Sub-Saharan African countries have mono-racial societies ( > 0.1 % ) , but it 's common to find several ethnic groups within the same country . The number of emigrants from these African countries has grown substantially since 1990 , but they receive virtually almost zero immigration . The Yugoslav Wars are noted as having made territories `` de facto and de jure monoethnic nation-states '' .",
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"text": "Monarchy A monarchy is a form of government in which a group , usually a family called the dynasty , embodies the country 's national identity and one of its members , called the monarch , exercises a role of sovereignty . The actual power of the monarch may vary from purely symbolic ( crowned republic ) , to partial and restricted ( constitutional monarchy ) , to completely autocratic ( absolute monarchy ) . Traditionally and in most cases , the monarch 's post is inherited and lasts until death or abdication , but there are also elective monarchies where the monarch is elected . Each of these has variations : in some elected monarchies only those of certain pedigrees are , whereas many hereditary monarchies impose requirements regarding the religion , age , gender , mental capacity , etc. . Occasionally this might create a situation of rival claimants whose legitimacy is subject to effective election . Finally , there have been cases where the term of a monarch 's reign is either fixed in years or continues until certain goals are achieved : an invasion being repulsed , for instance . Thus there are widely divergent structures and traditions defining monarchy . Monarchy was the most common form of government until the 19th century , but it is no longer prevalent . Where it exists , it is now usually a constitutional monarchy , in which the monarch retains a unique legal and ceremonial role , but exercises limited or no official political power : under the written or unwritten constitution , others have governing authority . Currently , 47 sovereign nations in the world have monarchs acting as heads of state , 19 of which are Commonwealth realms that recognise Queen Elizabeth II as their head of state . All European monarchies are constitutional ones , with the exception of the Vatican City which is an elective monarchy , but sovereigns in the smaller states exercise greater political influence than in the larger . The monarchs of Cambodia , Japan , and Malaysia `` reign , but do not rule '' although there is considerable variation in the degree of authority they wield . Although they reign under constitutions , the monarchs of Brunei , Morocco , Oman , Qatar , Saudi Arabia and Swaziland appear to continue to exercise more political influence than any other single source of authority in their nations , either by constitutional mandate or by tradition .",
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Michelle Rodriguez acted in Lost.
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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": "Sin dejar huella Without a Trace , Leaving No Trace ( Sin Dejar Huella ) is a 2000 Mexican film directed by Maria Novaro starring Tiaré Scanda , Aitana Sánchez-Gijón Jesús Ochoa , José Sefamí , Martín Altomaro , Juan Manuel Bernal , Walberto Goldstein . In the film , Ana , a fake Mayan art smuggler , and Aurelia , a maquiladora worker , flee from Ciudad Juárez , Chihuahua in Northern Mexico and those who pursue them to Cancún in the Yucatán peninsula province of Quintana Roo . The two women fight , murder , run , and become an odd couple of friends as they run from the Federales and an ex-boyfriend narcotics trafficker .",
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"text": "The Substitute (Lost) `` The Substitute '' is the fourth television episode of the American Broadcasting Company 's sixth season of the serial drama television series Lost and 107th episode overall . The episode aired on February 16 , 2010 , on ABC . It was directed by Tucker Gates and written by executive producer Elizabeth Sarnoff and producer Melinda Hsu Taylor . John Locke is the character the episode is centered on . In 2007 , The Man in Black ( Terry O'Quinn ) attempts to recruit James `` Sawyer '' Ford ( Josh Holloway ) and reveals the survivors ' purpose on the Island . Meanwhile , Jacob 's ( Mark Pellegrino ) bodyguards , led by Ilana Verdansky ( Zuleikha Robinson ) , decide to bury John Locke ( also O'Quinn ) . In the `` flash-sideways '' , John Locke tries to balance his life as after he is fired from his job .",
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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": "Walt Lloyd Walter `` Walt '' Lloyd is a fictional character portrayed by Malcolm David Kelley in the American ABC television series Lost . The series follows the lives of over forty survivors of the crash of Oceanic Flight 815 . Walt is introduced in the pilot episode as one of the survivors aboard the plane , which crashes onto the island where most of the programme takes place . He is the 10-year-old son of Michael Dawson ( played by Harold Perrineau ) . Walt appears in thirty episodes of Lost ; 27 in seasons one and two as a series regular , and three more episodes as a guest star . He also features in the Lost epilogue `` The New Man in Charge '' . Throughout the series , he is the only child main character . Initially , Walt and Michael have a dysfunctional father-son relationship , causing Walt to form friendships with other survivors , such as Locke and Sun . Walt leaves the island on a raft with Michael and two other survivors during the episode `` Exodus '' , but is kidnapped by a group of hostile island inhabitants known as the Others . Walt is then released by the Others in the episode `` Live Together , Die Alone '' , who claim that he was `` more than -LSB- they -RSB- could handle '' , and he and Michael leave the island at the end of season two . When originally developed , Lost creators intended for Walt to display supernatural powers , such as the ability to summon animals through telepathy , but when Kelley had aged significantly for him to no longer convincingly look ten years old , the character 's arc was changed and Walt was written out of the show . After auditioning many children for the part , Kelley was hired by the programme 's producers , who had been impressed by his performance in the 2002 film Antwone Fisher .",
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"text": "Alicia Rodríguez (Chilean actress) Alicia Rodríguez ( born 21 May 1992 ) is a Chilean actress . She is best known for her performance as Daniela Ramírez in Young and Wild .",
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"text": "Lost at Sea (NCIS) `` Lost at Sea '' is the fourth episode of the tenth season of the American police procedural drama NCIS , and the 214th episode overall . It originally aired on CBS in the United States on October 23 , 2012 . The episode is written by Christopher J. Waild and directed by Tony Wharmby , and was seen by 17.78 million viewers .",
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"text": "Rodriguez (band) Rodriguez was a rock band active in the mid to late 1990s based in San Luis Obispo , California . The band is notable as an early collaboration between Matt Ward ( who later came to prominence as M. Ward ) and Kyle Field ( aka Little Wings ) , along with a series of drummers : Jake Hockel , Sanjeev Srinivas , and Mike Funk . The band was described by Field as `` the band in which I learned how to play music '' . They completed one full-length album , 2000 's Swing Like A Metronome , which was produced by Jason Lytle of Grandaddy and released by independent label Devil in the Woods . The band also released a couple of songs recorded by Adam Selzer from the M. Ward band and Norfolk & Western . Co-dependent Records released the `` Were n't a Problem '' EP as a 7 '' in 1996 and a cassette entitled `` Cash Crops and Box Plots '' in 1995 .",
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"text": "Michelle Shoda Michelle Marie Shoda Belloso ( born 1960 ) is a Venezuelan-American actress , businesswoman and beauty pageant titleholder .",
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"text": "Sin City (film) Sin City ( also known as Frank Miller 's Sin City ) is a 2005 American neo-noir crime anthology film written , produced , and directed by Frank Miller and Robert Rodriguez . It is based on Miller 's graphic novel of the same name . Much of the film is based on the first , third and fourth books in Miller 's original comic series . The Hard Goodbye is about a man who embarks on a brutal rampage in search of his one-time sweetheart 's killer , killing anyone , even the police , that gets in his way of finding and killing her murderer . The Big Fat Kill focuses on an everyman getting caught in a street war between a group of prostitutes and a group of mercenaries , the police and the mob . That Yellow Bastard follows an aging police officer who protects a young woman from a grotesquely disfigured serial killer . The intro and outro of the film are based on the short story `` The Customer is Always Right '' , which is collected in Booze , Broads & Bullets , the sixth book in the comic series . The film stars an ensemble cast led by Jessica Alba , Benicio del Toro , Brittany Murphy , Clive Owen , Mickey Rourke , Bruce Willis , and Elijah Wood , and featuring Alexis Bledel , Michael Clarke Duncan , Rosario Dawson , Carla Gugino , Rutger Hauer , Jaime King , Michael Madsen , and Nick Stahl , among others . Sin City opened to wide critical and commercial success , gathering particular recognition for the film 's unique color processing , which rendered most of the film in black and white but retained or added coloring for selected objects . The film was screened at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival in competition and won the Technical Grand Prize for the film 's `` visual shaping '' .",
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"text": "Abandoned (2010 film) Abandoned is a thriller film directed by Michael Feifer and starring Brittany Murphy , Dean Cain , Mimi Rogers and Jay Pickett .",
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"text": "Michelle Laine Michelle Laine is an American fashion designer and actress based in Los Angeles , California . Michelle Laine was born in San Diego , California , and is the daughter of extreme water-sports athlete Randy Laine . As a designer Michelle Laine specializes in womenwear and jewelry , as well as artistic direction and costume design for film and music videos . Michelle recently played the love interest in the short film `` Fake it baby , Fake it ( La Dame Nature ) '' for American rock band Living Things , directed by Floria Sigismondi , Michelle was also the costume designer for the video . In 2012 Laine shared insight on personal style and on her role as an influential person in fashion in `` City of Style : Exploring Los Angeles Fashion , from Bohemian to Rock '' By Melissa Magsaysay , Harper Colins . Michelle Laine 's designs have been worn by Tilda Swinton , Elle Fanning , Marion Cotillard , Katy Perry , Alessandra Ambrosio , Kristen Stewart , Jared Leto , Paris Hilton , and Brandy .",
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"text": "The Lost World (1992 film) The Lost World is a 1992 film , based on the book of the same name by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle . The movie is set in Africa rather than the book 's setting of South America , and the character of Lord John Roxton has been replaced with a female character played by Tamara Gorski .",
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"text": "Fallen Angel (2003 film) Fallen Angel is a 2003 Hallmark Hall of Fame television film starring Gary Sinese and Joely Richardson . It would be rerun in December 2004 and shown since on the Feeln on-demand movie service which shows many Hallmark Hall of Fame productions . It is based on the novel of the same name by Don Snyder , who also wrote the teleplay .",
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"text": "Adetokumboh M'Cormack Frederick Adetokumboh M'Cormack ( sometimes credited as Adetokumboh McCormack , Frederick McCormack , or Adetokumoh McCormack ) is a Sierra Leone Creole actor , known for his roles in the television series Lost and Heroes .",
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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": "Julianne Michelle Julianne Michelle ( born Sept. 5 , 1987 ) is an American film and television actress . She has appeared in more than 23 productions , beginning in 1992 when she was 5 years old .",
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"text": "316 (Lost) `` 316 '' is the sixth television episode of the fifth season of ABC 's Lost . The 92nd episode of the show overall , `` 316 '' aired on February 18 , 2009 , on ABC in the United States , and was simulcast on A in Canada . The episode was written by showrunners and executive producers Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse and directed by Stephen Williams . In 2007 , having recruited Sun-Hwa Kwon , Jack Shephard and Benjamin Linus find a way to return to the island . Jack makes a last-ditch effort to recruit the other `` Oceanic 6 '' survivors .",
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"text": "Ruth Gabriel Ruth Gabriel ( born Ruth Sánchez Bueno , San Fernando , Cadiz , Spain ; July 10 , 1975 ) is a Spanish actress . Daughter of the actor Ismael Sánchez Abellán and actress and writer Ana María Bueno ( better known as Ana Rosetti ) , Gabriel was born in San Fernando , Cadiz , but spent her childhood in Madrid . At 14 years of age , she moved to the United States , where she took interpretation classes . She later continued her education in Florence , where her mother had moved . Upon returning to Madrid , she continued her artistic development through dance and fencing classes , working as a waiter . She took the name Ruth Gabriel when she acted in her first film , Días contados by Imanol Uribe . She received the Concha de Oro and the Goya Award for Best New Actress and was nominated for Best Leading Actress . She acted in Señales de fuego , by the Portuguese Luis Filipe Rocha ; Gran Slalom , by Jaime Chávarri ; and 99.9 , by Agustí Villaronga . She participated in the first season of the series Querido maestro , with Imanol Arias y Emma Suárez between 1997 and 1998 . In 1997 she appeared in Nostromo . Her first interpretation job was for the Spanish version of Sesame Street ( Barrio Sésamo '' ) ,",
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"text": "Rotimi Rainwater Rotimi James Rainwater ( born November 29 , 1970 ) is an American writer , director , and producer . He is best known for the feature film Sugar and his work with homeless youth in the documentary Lost in America .",
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"text": "Lost: The Journey `` Lost : The Journey '' is a clip show narrated by Brian Cox during the first season of Lost . It originally aired on April 27 , 2005 , on ABC , between the 20th and 21st episodes of the season . The special was repeated in the US on May 21 , between the two-part episode , `` Exodus '' , in build-up to the May 25 finale . The special was narrated by Lost actors Evangeline Lilly and Dominic Monaghan in Australia . The show was the first attempt to present in a linear fashion the struggles of the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815 before and after they became stranded on a mysterious island . ABC intended the special to `` bring new viewers up to date -- but which current viewers will also find illuminating . '' In anticipation , the TV critic for the St. Louis Post Dispatch noted that unlike usual clip shows , `` the hour-long recap is , for once , not just a cheap way to stretch out a hit show . This time , it 's a public service . ''",
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"text": "2006 FIFA World Cup The 2006 FIFA World Cup was the 18th FIFA World Cup , the quadrennial international football world championship tournament . It was held from 9 June to 9 July 2006 in Germany , which won the right to host the event in July 2000 . Teams representing 198 national football associations from all six populated continents participated in the qualification process which began in September 2003 . Thirty-one teams qualified from this process , along with the host nation , Germany , for the finals tournament . It was the second time that Germany staged the competition ( the first was in 1974 as West Germany and also a re-FIFA World Cup ) , and the tenth time that it was held in Europe . Italy won the tournament , claiming their fourth World Cup title . They defeated France 5 -- 3 in a penalty shootout in the final , after extra time had finished in a 1 -- 1 draw . Germany defeated Portugal 3 -- 1 to finish in third place . Angola , Ghana , Ivory Coast , Serbia and Montenegro , Trinidad and Tobago , and Togo made their first appearances in the finals . The 2006 World Cup stands as one of the most watched events in television history , garnering an estimated 26.29 billion non-unique viewers , compiled over the course of the tournament . The final attracted an estimated audience of 715.1 million people . The 2006 World Cup ranks fourth in non-unique viewers , behind the World Cup in 1994 , 2002 , and 1990 . As the winner , Italy represented the World in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup .",
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"text": "Premier League The Premier League is an English professional league for men 's association football clubs . At the top of the English football league system , it is the country 's primary football competition . Contested by 20 clubs , it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with the English Football League ( EFL ; known as `` The Football League '' before 2016 -- 17 ) . Welsh clubs that compete in the English football league system can also qualify . The Premier League is a corporation in which the 20 member clubs act as shareholders . Seasons run from August to May . Teams play 38 matches each ( playing each team in the league twice , home and away ) , totalling 380 matches in the season . Most games are played on Saturday and Sunday afternoons ; others during weekday evenings . It is colloquially known as the Premiership and outside the UK it is commonly referred to as the English Premier League ( EPL ) . The competition formed as the FA Premier League on 20 February 1992 following the decision of clubs in the Football League First Division to break away from the Football League , which was founded in 1888 , and take advantage of a lucrative television rights deal . The deal was worth # 1 billion a year domestically as of 2013 -- 14 , with BSkyB and BT Group securing the domestic rights to broadcast 116 and 38 games respectively . The league generates $ 2.2 billion per year in domestic and international television rights . In 2014/15 , teams were apportioned revenues of # 1.6 billion . The Premier League is the most-watched sports league in the world , broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people . In the 2014 -- 15 season , the average Premier League match attendance exceeded 36,000 , second highest of any professional football league behind the Bundesliga 's 43,500 . Most stadium occupancies are near capacity . The Premier League ranks third in the UEFA coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the past five seasons . While 47 clubs have competed since the inception of the Premier League in 1992 , only six have won the title : Manchester United ( 13 ) , Chelsea ( 5 ) , Arsenal ( 3 ) , Manchester City ( 2 ) , Blackburn Rovers ( 1 ) and Leicester City ( 1 ) . The current champions are Chelsea , who secured the 2016 -- 17 title in early May 2017 .",
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"text": "Wayne Rooney Wayne Mark Rooney ( -LSB- ˈruːni -RSB- born 24 October 1985 ) is an English professional footballer who plays for and captains both Manchester United and the England national team . He has played much of his career as a forward , and he has also been used in various midfield roles . He is the record goalscorer for the England national team and for Manchester United . Aged nine , Rooney joined the youth team of Everton , for whom he made his professional debut in 2002 at the age of 16 . He spent two seasons at the Merseyside club , before moving to Manchester United for # 25.6 million in the 2004 summer transfer window . Since then , with Rooney in the team , United have won the Premier League five times , the UEFA Champions League once , the FIFA Club World Cup once , the FA Community Shield four times , the Football League Cup thrice , the FA Cup once and the UEFA Europa League once . In September 2013 , Rooney scored his 200th goal for Manchester United . He is currently on 253 goals in all competitions which makes him the club 's top goalscorer of all time . His 198 Premier League goals make him the competition 's second top scorer of all time , behind Alan Shearer . Rooney holds the record for most goals for one club in the Premier League , with 183 for Manchester United . Rooney made his senior international debut in February 2003 aged 17 , becoming the youngest player to represent England ( a record since broken by Theo Walcott ) and he is England 's youngest ever goalscorer . He played at UEFA Euro 2004 and scored four goals , briefly becoming the youngest goalscorer in the history of the European Championship . Rooney has since featured at the 2006 , 2010 and 2014 World Cups and is widely regarded as his country 's best player . He has won the England Player of the Year award four times , in 2008 , 2009 , 2014 and 2015 . With 53 goals in 118 international caps , Rooney is England 's all-time record goalscorer and second most-capped player , behind Peter Shilton . Along with David Beckham , Rooney is the most red carded player for England , having been sent off twice . In 2009 -- 10 , Rooney was awarded the PFA Players ' Player of the Year and the FWA Footballer of the Year . He has won the Premier League Player of the Month award five times , a record only bettered by Steven Gerrard . He came fifth in the vote for the 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or and was named in the FIFPro World 11 for 2011 . Rooney has won the Goal of the Season award by the BBC 's Match of the Day poll on three occasions , with his bicycle kick against rivals Manchester City winning the Premier League Goal of the 20 Seasons award .",
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"text": "Manchester United F.C. Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford , Greater Manchester , England , that competes in the Premier League , the top flight of English football . Nicknamed `` the Red Devils '' , the club was founded as Newton Heath LYR Football Club in 1878 , changed its name to Manchester United in 1902 and moved to its current stadium , Old Trafford , in 1910 . Manchester United are the most successful club in England , having won a record 20 League Titles , 12 FA Cups , 5 League Cups and a record 21 FA Community Shields . The club has also won three UEFA Champions League , one UEFA Europa League , one UEFA Cup Winners ' Cup , one UEFA Super Cup , one Intercontinental Cup and one FIFA Club World Cup . In 1998 -- 99 , the club became the first in the history of English football to achieve the treble of the Premier League , the FA Cup and the UEFA Champions League . In 2016 -- 17 , they also , by winning the UEFA Europa League , became one of five clubs to have won all three main UEFA club competitions . In winning all three top domestic trophies ( as well as both iterations of the English championship ) , all three major European trophies , both the domestic and European super cups , and both international titles ( the now-defunct Intercontinental Cup in 1999 and its successor , the FIFA World Club Cup in 2008 ) , the club has achieved a clean sweep of all top honours available to it ; the first and thus far only English club to do so . The 1958 Munich air disaster claimed the lives of eight players . In 1968 , under the management of Matt Busby , Manchester United became the first English football club to win the European Cup . Alex Ferguson won 38 trophies as manager , including 13 Premier League titles , 5 FA Cups and 2 UEFA Champions Leagues , between 1986 and 2013 , when he announced his retirement . José Mourinho is the club 's current manager , having been appointed on 27 May 2016 . Manchester United was the highest-earning football club in the world for 2015 -- 16 , with an annual revenue of $ 689 million , and the world 's third most valuable football club in 2015 , valued at # 1.98 billion . As of June 2015 , it is the world 's most valuable football brand , estimated to be worth $ 1.2 billion . After being floated on the London Stock Exchange in 1991 , the club was purchased by Malcolm Glazer in May 2005 in a deal valuing the club at almost # 800 million , after which the company was taken private again , before going public once more in August 2012 , when they made an initial public offering on the New York Stock Exchange . Manchester United is one of the most widely supported football clubs in the world , and holds several rivalries with other clubs , most notably with Liverpool , Manchester City and Leeds United , and more recently with Arsenal .",
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"text": "2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or The 2011 FIFA Ballon d'Or Gala was the second year for FIFA 's awards for the top football players and coaches of the year . The awards were given out in Zürich on 9 January 2012 , with Lionel Messi claiming the title of world player of the year for the third time in a row . The gala ceremony was hosted by former Ballon d'Or winner Ruud Gullit and broadcast journalist Kay Murray of Real Madrid TV and Fox Soccer Channel , with singer-songwriter James Blunt and his band providing musical entertainment . Individual awards were presented by , among others , Ronaldo , Lothar Matthäus , Pelé and FIFA president Sepp Blatter side-by-side with pop singer Shakira .",
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"text": "Manchester City F.C. Manchester City Football Club is a football club in Manchester , England . Founded in 1880 as St. Mark 's ( West Gorton ) , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894 . The club moved to the City of Manchester Stadium in 2003 , having played at Maine Road since 1923 . The club 's most successful period was in the late 1960s and early 1970s when they won the League Championship , FA Cup , League Cup and European Cup Winners ' Cup under the management team of Joe Mercer and Malcolm Allison . After losing the 1981 FA Cup Final , the club went through a period of decline , culminating in relegation to the third tier of English football for the only time in their history in 1998 . Having regained their Premier League status in the early 2000s , the club was purchased in 2008 by Abu Dhabi United Group and has become one of the wealthiest in the world . Since 2011 the club have won five major honours , including the Premier League in 2012 and 2014 . By 2015 -- 16 , Manchester City had the fifth-highest revenue in the footballing world with an annual revenue of $ 463.5 million . In 2016 , Forbes magazine estimated they were the world 's sixth most valuable football club , worth $ 1.92 billion .",
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"text": "FWA Footballer of the Year The Football Writers ' Association Footballer of the Year ( often called the FWA Footballer of the Year , or in England simply the Footballer of the Year ) is an annual award given to the player who is adjudged to have been the best of the season in English football . The award has been presented since the 1947 -- 48 season , when the inaugural winner was Blackpool winger Stanley Matthews . The latest winner of the award as of 2016 -- 17 is N'Golo Kante of Chelsea . Eight players have won the award on more than one occasion , the most recent being Cristiano Ronaldo , who won his second award in the 2007 -- 08 season . Thierry Henry has won the award on the most occasions , having won three times in four seasons . The winner is selected by a vote amongst the members of the Football Writers ' Association ( FWA ) , which comprises around 400 football journalists based throughout England . The award was instigated at the suggestion of Charles Buchan , a former professional footballer turned journalist and one of the Association 's founders .",
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"text": "List of Premier League players with 100 or more goals Since the Premier League 's formation at the start of the 1992 -- 93 season , 26 players have managed to accrue 100 or more goals in the competition . During the 1995 -- 96 season , Alan Shearer became the first player to score 100 Premier League goals , and holds the record for the fewest games taken to reach 100 , doing so in 124 appearances . He also holds the record for most goals scored in the Premier League . After Shearer , Sergio Agüero is the second-fastest to 100 goals , doing so in 147 games .",
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"text": "UEFA Euro 2004 The 2004 UEFA European Championship , commonly referred to as UEFA Euro 2004 or simply Euro 2004 , was the 12th edition of the UEFA European Championship , a quadrennial football competition contested by the men 's national teams of UEFA member associations . The final tournament was hosted for the first time in Portugal , from 12 June to 4 July 2004 , after their bid was selected on 12 October 1999 , over those of Spain and Austria/Hungary . A total of thirty-one matches were played in ten venues across eight cities -- Aveiro , Braga , Coimbra , Guimarães , Faro/Loul é , Leiria , Lisbon and Porto . As in the 1996 and 2000 editions , the final tournament was contested by 16 teams -- the hosts plus the 15 teams that successfully overcame the qualification round , which began in September 2002 . Latvia secured their first participation in a major tournament after overcoming Turkey in the play-offs , while Greece returned to the European Championship after 24 years . The tournament was rich in surprises and upsets : Germany , Spain and Italy were eliminated in the group stage , while France , the defending champions , were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Greece . The Portuguese team recovered from an opening defeat against Greece to reach the final , eliminating England and the Netherlands along the way . For the first time in a major football tournament , the last match featured the same teams as the opening match . Portugal was defeated by Greece with a goal from Angelos Charisteas . Greece 's triumph was unexpected , considering that they had only qualified for two other major tournaments , the UEFA Euro 1980 and the 1994 FIFA World Cup , where they failed to win a single match . During the opening ceremony , one of the tableaux depicted a ship -- symbolising the voyages of the Portuguese explorers -- sailing through a sea that transformed into the flags of all competing countries . In the closing ceremony , Portuguese-Canadian singer Nelly Furtado performed her single and official tournament theme song , `` Força '' .",
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"text": "England national football team The England national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association , the governing body for football in England . England are one of the two oldest national teams in football ; alongside Scotland , whom they played in the world 's first international football match in 1872 . England 's home ground is Wembley Stadium , London , and the current manager is Gareth Southgate . Although part of the United Kingdom , England has always had a representative side that plays in major professional tournaments , though not in the Olympic Games , as the IOC has always recognised United Kingdom representative sides . England contest the FIFA World Cup and UEFA European Championship , which alternate biennially . In contesting for the World Cup seventeen times over the past sixty four years , England won the 1966 World Cup , when they hosted the finals , and achieved a semi final appearance in 1990 . England have never won the UEFA European Football Championship -- after fifteen attempts over fifty-six years -- their best performances were semi final appearances at the 1968 and 1996 Championships , the latter of which they hosted .",
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"text": "List of Manchester United F.C. records and statistics Manchester United Football Club is an English professional football club based in Old Trafford , Greater Manchester . The club was founded as Newton Heath LYR F.C. in 1878 and turned professional in 1885 , before joining the Football League in 1892 . After a brush with bankruptcy in 1901 , the club reformed as Manchester United in 1902 . Manchester United currently play in the Premier League , the top tier of English football . They have not been out of the top tier since 1975 , and they have never been lower than the second tier . They have also been involved in European football ever since they became the first English club to enter the European Cup in 1956 . This list encompasses the major honours won by Manchester United and records set by the club , their managers and their players . The player records section includes details of the club 's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions . It also records notable achievements by Manchester United players on the international stage , and the highest transfer fees paid and received by the club . The club 's attendance records , both at Old Trafford , their home since 1910 , and Maine Road , their temporary home from 1946 to 1949 , are also included in the list . The club currently holds the record for the most Premier League titles with 13 , and the highest number of English top-flight titles with 20 . The club 's record appearance maker is Ryan Giggs , who made 963 appearances between 1991 and 2014 , and the club 's record goalscorer is Wayne Rooney , who has scored 253 goals in 559 appearances since 2004 . All stats accurate as of match played 14 May 2017 .",
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"text": "2014 FIFA World Cup The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup , the quadrennial world championship for men 's national football teams organized by FIFA . It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014 , after the country was awarded the hosting rights in 2007 . It was the second time that Brazil staged the competition ( the first was in 1950 ) , and the fifth time that it was held in South America . Thirty-one national teams advanced through qualification competitions to join the host nation in the final tournament . A total of 64 matches were played in 12 venues located in as many host cities across Brazil . For the first time at a World Cup finals , match officials used goal-line technology , as well as vanishing foam for free kicks . FIFA Fan Fests in each host city gathered a total of 5 million people , and the country received 1 million visitors from 202 countries . Every World Cup-winning team since the first edition in 1930 -- Argentina , Brazil , England , France , Germany , Italy , Spain and Uruguay -- qualified for this tournament . Spain , the title holders , were eliminated at the group stage , along with England and Italy . Uruguay were eliminated in the round of 16 , and France exited in the quarter-finals . Host nation Brazil , who had won the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup , lost to Germany 7 -- 1 in the semi-finals and eventually finished in fourth place . In the final , Germany defeated Argentina 1 -- 0 to win the tournament and secure the country 's fourth world title , the first after the German reunification in 1990 , when as West Germany they also beat Argentina in the World Cup final . Germany became the first European team to win a World Cup staged in the Americas , and this result marked the first time that sides from the same continent had won three consecutive tournaments ( following Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010 ) . As the winners , Germany qualified for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia .",
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"text": "Everton F.C. Everton F.C. -LSB- ˈɛvərtən -RSB- is a football club in Liverpool , England , that currently competes in the Premier League , the top flight of English football . The club have competed in the top division for a record 114 seasons and won the League Championship nine times , and the FA Cup five times . Formed in 1878 , Everton were founding members of The Football League in 1888 and won their first League Championship two seasons later . Following four League Championship and two FA Cup wins , Everton experienced a lull in the immediate post World War Two period , until a revival in the 1960s , which saw the club win two League Championships and an FA Cup . The mid-1980s represented their most recent period of sustained success , with two League Championships , an FA Cup , and the 1985 European Cup Winners ' Cup . The club 's most recent major trophy was the 1995 FA Cup . The club 's supporters are known as Evertonians . Everton have a rivalry with neighbours Liverpool , and the two sides contest the Merseyside derby . The club have been based at Goodison Park in Walton , Liverpool , since 1892 , after moving from Anfield following a row over its rent . The club 's home colours are royal blue shirts with white shorts and socks .",
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"text": "3v3 Soccer 3v3 Soccer is a variety of soccer played between two teams . Each team may only have 3 players on the field at a time ( hence providing the name , `` 3 v 3 '' , `` 3 versus 3 '' , or `` 3 on 3 '' ) . This style of soccer is more commonly referred to as a `` small-sided '' game , as compared to a full game with larger teams . The field used is smaller than a regulation soccer pitch , instead it typically is 30 yards wide by 40 yards long , although these dimensions vary quite a bit when the game is played indoors due to the varied styles and sizes of indoor pitches . It uses a much smaller goal than fullsided soccer . In most 3v3 there is no keeper , although one variant , 3v3 Micro Soccer , does use a keeper . `` 3v3 Soccer '' is claimed to be the fastest growing form of soccer in the World . Its greatest popularity is in the United States , where hundreds , and perhaps thousands of Tournaments take place each year , however it is also now begun to catch on in many other countries . Nike helped to popularize it with its international Joga3 Joga Bonito Tour back in 2006 , in which teams qualified at local events around the World , culminating in a big 3v3 World Cup played in Brazil . It is a much faster paced , and higher scoring game than traditional full sided soccer . The speed of the attack , the use of triangulation , and the strategies bring aspects of Hockey into the game . The quick shift from one end of the field to the other after a goal is scored , or upon loss of possession is reminiscent of Basketball . It requires the blending of individual skills with teamwork . Its gain in popularity is largely because every member of the team gets equal playing time , and equal touches on the ball . All players on the field are a part of the play . Because of the speed of the game , and the fact that players are constantly in motion , there are frequent substitutions . A typical player may be rotated on six times or more in one game . There are no permanently assigned positions as there are in full sided soccer , giving each team member equal status and equal importance . This helps to develop individual skills . Currently there are Four major tours in the United States , Colorado based Kick it 3v3 Soccer http://www.kickit3v3.com/ with their World Championship 's held at the ESPN Wide World Of Sports Complex in Florida , Utah based 3v3 Live , Florida based Challenge3v3 and 3v3 World Tour , a 3v3 soccer tour that offers a 3v3 ranking system . There is also a new California based US 3v3 Soccer is promoting 3v3 soccer throughout California and the West . Canada also finally has its own home grown tour attempting to promote 3v3 there . Ontario based Ultimate 3 on 3 Soccer is the first Canadian based 3v3 Soccer Tour .",
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"text": "USA Football USA Football is the national governing body for amateur American football in the United States . It is an independent non-profit based in Indianapolis , Indiana . USA Football hosts more than 100 training events annually and offers education programs for coaches and game officials , as well as skill development for young players and resources for youth league administrators . The organization awards more than $ 1,000,000 in equipment grants to youth leagues and high schools each year based on merit and need along with additional resources . USA Football also offers up to $ 500,000 in subsidies for volunteer youth coach background checks . USA Football was endowed by the National Football League and the National Football League Players Association in 2002 .",
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"text": "List of sports rivalries A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes . This pressure of competition is felt by players , coaches , and management , but is perhaps felt strongest by the fans . The intensity of the rivalry varies from a friendly competition on one end to serious violence on the other that , in one case ( the Football War ) , was suggested to have led to military conflicts . Owners typically encourage rivalries as they tend to improve game attendance and television ratings for rivalry matches , but a rivalry that gets out of control can lead to fighting , hooliganism , rioting and some , with career-ending or even fatal consequences . Rivalries stem from various sources . Simple geographic proximity as well as frequent meetings in important games can lead to rivalries . Games between two rivals of close geographical proximity are usually called a local derby , or simply just derby ( UK : -LSB- 'd ɑrbi -RSB- or US : -LSB- ˈdɜrbi -RSB- ) ; a sporting fixture between two teams from the same town , city or region , particularly in association football . The phrase most likely originated from The Derby , a horse race in England , founded by the 12th Earl of Derby in 1780 , since at least as early as 1840 ` derby ' has been used as a noun in English to denote any kind of sporting contest . In the United States , the term crosstown rivalry is more commonly encountered for this type of rivalry . The town of Derby was renowned as the site of a chaotic and exuberant game that involved the whole town and often resulted in fatalities . The goals were at Nuns Mill in the north and the Gallows Balk in the south of the town , and much of the action took place in the River Derwent or the Markeaton Brook . Nominally the players came from All Saints ' and St Peter 's parishes , but in practice the game was a free-for-all with as many as 1,000 players . A Frenchman who observed the match in 1829 wrote in horror , ` if Englishmen call this play , it would be impossible to say what they call fighting ' . The traditional Shrovetide football match is commonplace in the town of Ashbourne , Derbyshire . ''",
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"text": "History of the Australian Football League The Australian Football League is the top professional Australian rules football league in the world . The league consists of eighteen teams : nine based in the city of Melbourne , one from regional Victoria , and eight based around other Australian states . The reason for this unbalanced geographic distribution lies in the history of the league , which was based solely within Victoria from the time it was established in 1897 , until the time the league expanded through the addition of clubs from interstate to the existing starting in the 1980s ; until this expansion , the league was known as the Victorian Football League .",
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"text": "Art Rooney Award The Art Rooney Award is given annually by the National Football League recognizing outstanding sportsmanship on the playing field . Established in 2015 , the award is named in honor of Art Rooney , Sr. , the founding owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers and a member of the National Football League Hall of Fame . The award is determined by a vote of the NFL players . The award is presented each year to an NFL player who demonstrates on the field the qualities of great sportsmanship , including fair play , respect for opponents , and integrity in competition . Each NFL team nominates one player during the season . A panel of former players from the NFL Legends Community selected from the 32 nominees eight finalists ( four in the American Football Conference ; four in the National Football Conference ) . The panel of Legends Coordinators in the inaugural year was composed of Warrick Dunn , Curtis Martin , Karl Mecklenburg and Leonard Wheeler . Along with the award , the winner receives a $ 25,000 donation from the NFL Foundation to a charity of his choice .",
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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": "1981–82 British Home Championship The 1981-82 British Home Championship between the British Home Nations was won by a dominant England football team which won all three of its matches as the tournament returned after being abandoned in 1981 due to civil disturbances in Northern Ireland . The championship was eagerly awaited because for the first time since 1958 , three of the Home Nations were featuring in a World Cup ; the 1982 FIFA World Cup in Spain and this was a chance to see them in competitive action before the World Cup began . The end-of-season format that had been used throughout the 1970s was dropped as it was felt three games in eight days was too intense at the end of a season and prior to a World Cup . The English began impressively with a heavy victory over Northern Ireland at home , followed by victory away in Wales . The Scots could only manage a draw with the disappointing Irish by contrast although they did beat Wales . The Welsh managed to salvage a result in their third game with a 3 -- 0 defeat of Northern Ireland to claim third place . In the final deciding match in Glasgow , England edged victory through a Paul Mariner goal and thus claimed the championship . In the World Cup , Scotland were eliminated in the first round whilst England went out in the second round without losing a game . The unfancied Irish however provided a shock by beating hosts Spain and eliminating Yugoslavia in the first round before falling victim to the inspired French in round two .",
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"text": "Rugby union Rugby union is a contact team sport which originated in England in the first half of the 19th century . One of the two codes of rugby football , it is based on running with the ball in hand . In its most common form , a game is between two teams of 15 players using an oval-shaped ball on a rectangular field with H-shaped goalposts on each try line . In 1845 , the first football laws were written by Rugby School pupils ; other significant events in the early development of rugby include the Blackheath Club 's decision to leave the Football Association in 1863 and the split between rugby union and rugby league in 1895 . Historically an amateur sport , in 1995 restrictions on payments to players were removed , making the game openly professional at the highest level for the first time . World Rugby , originally the International Rugby Football Board ( IRFB ) and from 1998 to 2014 the International Rugby Board ( IRB ) , has been the governing body for rugby union since 1886 . Rugby union spread from the Home Nations of Great Britain and Ireland , and was absorbed by many of the countries associated with the British Empire . Early exponents of the sport included Australia , New Zealand , South Africa and France . Countries that have adopted rugby union as their de facto national sport include Fiji , Georgia , Madagascar , New Zealand , Samoa , Tonga and Wales . Rugby union is played in over 100 countries across six continents ; there are 101 full members and 18 associate members of World Rugby . The Rugby World Cup , first held in 1987 , takes place every four years with the winner of the tournament receiving the Webb Ellis Cup . The Six Nations Championship in Europe and The Rugby Championship in the Southern Hemisphere are major annual competitions . Major domestic competitions include the Premiership Rugby in England , Top 14 in France , the Mitre 10 Cup in New Zealand , National Rugby Championship in Australia , and the Currie Cup in South Africa . Other transnational competitions include the Pro12 , involving Irish , Italian , Scottish and Welsh teams ; the European Rugby Champions Cup , involving the top European teams from their respective domestic competitions ; and Super Rugby , launched in 1996 with Australian , New Zealand and South African teams and since 2016 also including teams in Argentina and Japan .",
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"text": "2013–14 Manchester City F.C. season The 2013 -- 14 season is Manchester City Football Club 's 112th season of competitive football , its 85th season in the top division of English football and its 17th season in the Premier League since the league was first created , with Manchester City as one of the original 22 founder-members . The season was notable for City 's goal-scoring performances . On 18 January against Cardiff City , City became the fastest club in Premier League history to score 100 competitive goals in all competitions and the first to complete this feat before the end of January . They went on to score 156 goals in all competitions , breaking the previous goal aggregate record of 143 goals set by Manchester United in 1956 -- 57 . Their 100th Premier League goal of the season was scored in the 4 -- 0 victory over Aston Villa on 7 May 2014 . This was the first time City had scored more than 100 league goals in the top English division in a season since 1957 -- 58 . Coincidentally , their 100th goal was notable for another reason , as it became the first goal in all of English league football to be decided via the Hawk-Eye system , which had been rolled out for use in English football at the start of the season . The final tally of 102 league goals was at the time the second-highest Premier League season total and one goal short of Chelsea 's 2009 -- 10 record . This was also the first Premier League season where a team had three individual players each score more than 15 league goals ( Yaya Touré , Sergio Agüero and Edin Džeko ) City recorded their first silverware of the Manuel Pellegrini era on 2 March 2014 , when they lifted the Football League Cup . In doing so , they became the first Manchester City side to lift the famous three-handled trophy since 1976 . Then , on 11 May 2014 , they won the Premier League for the second time in three seasons with a 2 -- 0 win over West Ham United . It was the first time that Manchester City had won two major trophies in a season since the 1969 -- 70 season , when they won the League Cup and the Cup Winners ' Cup , and concluded one of the greatest seasons in the club 's history .",
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"text": "1986–87 Manchester United F.C. season The 1986 -- 87 season was Manchester United 's 85th season in the Football League , and their 12th consecutive season in the top division of English football . The pressure on manager Ron Atkinson after last season 's failed title challenge remained strong after United lost their opening three games of the season , and despite some decent results in the following few weeks , United bowed out of the League Cup in a fourth round replay defeat at Southampton , prompting the dismissal of Atkinson on 6 November 1986 after more than five years in charge . Alex Ferguson was confirmed as Atkinson 's successor within hours , recruited from Scottish side Aberdeen , where he had enjoyed considerable success in the previous seven years . United recovered well in the league after his appointment and finished 11th , managing to scratch up some impressive results including winning both of their league clashes with Liverpool ( results which helped deprive Kenny Dalglish 's side of the league title ) , a 4 -- 1 home win over Newcastle United on New Year 's Day 1987 , a 2 -- 0 home win over a resurgent Arsenal and a 2 -- 0 win at Old Trafford in the Manchester derby which helped push City towards relegation . Their win at Liverpool also made them the only team to win at Liverpool in the league all season . However , United were prevented from finishing even higher in the league by a few disappointing results after Ferguson 's arrival , beginning with a 2 -- 0 defeat in their first game under Ferguson at Oxford United , losing both of their clashes with newly promoted Wimbledon , being beaten at Old Trafford by Norwich City just after Christmas and suffering a 4 -- 0 defeat at Tottenham near the end of the season , although by the time of the Tottenham game it was mathematically impossible for United to either win the title or suffer relegation ( there was no prospect of European qualification due to the ongoing ban on English clubs in Europe following the Heysel disaster two years earlier ) . United also failed to win any another away games in the league apart from the visit to Liverpool on Boxing Day . United 's improvement under Ferguson during the season was achieved without making any major signings , although it was widely expected that he would spend heavily on new players during the 1987 close season . He went on to pay Celtic # 850,000 for high-scoring striker Brian McClair . He strengthened the defence by paying Arsenal # 250,000 for experienced full-back Viv Anderson . Unsuccessful bids were also made for several other players : Ferguson expressed an interest in bringing striker Mark Hateley back to England from Milan , but the player opted to remain overseas and signed for AS Monaco instead . He also made a bid to bring Peter Beardsley back to the club from Newcastle United , but the England international forward instead joined Liverpool for a British record fee . Ferguson was offered the chance to sign Watford winger John Barnes , but declined to make an approach for the player due to his faith in Jesper Olsen in the same position .",
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"text": "Ardeer Thistle F.C. Ardeer Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Stevenston in North Ayrshire . Formed in 1900 , they are based at Ardeer Stadium and are nicknamed `` The Thistle '' . They compete in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association and players wear red and black home kits and sky blue change strips . The clubs main sponsor is Move2 . Ardeer Stadium is the second home the club has occupied in its history . Previously playing at Ardchoille Park in the Hayocks area of the town , the club suffered badly due to vandalism at the pavilion , and were effectively left homeless . However Ardeer Stadium , a very good facility , existed in the bottom end of the town , having been the former home of the defunct Ardeer Recreation FC who were at one time sponsored by Chemical giants ICI - once a major employer in the town . When Thistle made the move to Ardeer Stadium in the mid-1970s the opening game was between Kilmarnock and St Mirren , who were managed at the time by none other than Alex Ferguson . Stevenston man Gordon Smith played for Kilmarnock in the game . Smith has since gone on to be the one time Chief Executive of the SFA , and is now Director of Football at Rangers FC . Thistle have remained at Ardeer Stadium ever since and have their own supporters group called none other than ` Ardeer Ultras ' , Ardeer still remains a decent facility in Junior football terms , with its large oval terrace and excellent playing surface . The outline of the former ground at Ardchoille can still be seen , and goalposts remain for public use .",
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"text": "History of FIFA FIFA ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ) is the international governing body of association football . It is one of the world 's oldest and largest NGOs , being founded on 21 May 1904 . It has since expanded to include 209 member associations .",
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"text": "Blackburn Rovers F.C. Blackburn Rovers Football Club -LSB- ˈblækbɜrn_ˈroʊvərz -RSB- is a professional association football club based in Ewood , Blackburn in the county of Lancashire , England . It competes in League One following its relegation from the Championship at the conclusion of the 2016 -- 17 season . The club was established in 1875 , becoming a founding member of The Football League in 1888 . It is one of only three clubs to have been both a founder member of the Football League and the Premier League ( the others being Aston Villa and Everton ) . In 1890 , Rovers moved to Ewood Park . Blackburn Rovers have been English champions three times , and have won six FA Cups and one Football League Cup . Blackburn are the only extant club to have won three consecutive FA Cups . The club has spent the majority of its existence in the top flight of English football ( 72 years ) . In 1992 , Rovers gained promotion to the new Premier League a year after being taken over by local entrepreneur Jack Walker , who installed Kenny Dalglish as manager . In 1995 , Rovers became Premier League champions . In the 1998 -- 99 season , the club was relegated . It was promoted back to the Premier League two years later , in the 2000 -- 01 season . It has qualified for the UEFA Cup four times : once as League Cup winners , twice as the Premier League 's sixth-placed team and once via the Intertoto Cup . The 2011 -- 12 season marked the club 's 72nd , non-consecutive , year in the top flight . Rovers are currently one of only six clubs to have won the Premier League , along with Arsenal , Chelsea , Manchester United , Manchester City and Leicester City . The club 's motto is `` Arte et Labore '' , `` By Skill and Hard Work '' in Latin .",
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"text": "1979–80 Manchester United F.C. season The 1979 -- 80 season was Manchester United 's 78th season in the Football League , and their fifth consecutive season in the top division of English football . They finished the season second in the league , just two points behind champions Liverpool , and qualified for the 1980 -- 81 UEFA Cup . It was the first season at the club for new midfielder Ray Wilkins , signed in the 1979 close season for a club record fee of # 750,000 . However , United had gained a reputation for playing generally dull football under Sexton , and by the end of his third season as manager they had still yet to win a major trophy , as Liverpool ruled supreme in the English league .",
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"text": "1983–84 Manchester United F.C. season The 1983 -- 84 season was Manchester United 's 82nd season in the Football League , and their 9th consecutive season in the top division of English football . As FA Cup holders they suffered a shock exit at the hands of Third Division underdogs Bournemouth in the third round , but did reach the semi-finals of the European Cup Winners ' Cup and were narrowly defeated by Juventus . They frequently led the league during the season but eventually finish fourth , having been held to a draw in 14 out of 42 games despite losing just eight times . Perhaps the most memorable game of the season was the European Cup Winners ' Cup quarter-final clash with Barcelona of Spain , a side featuring Diego Maradona . After going 2 -- 0 down in the first leg , United achieved a remarkable 3 -- 0 win in the return leg at Old Trafford . It was the breakthrough season at the club for young striker Mark Hughes , who scored four times late in the season , and the final season at the club for midfielder Ray Wilkins who exited Old Trafford at the end of the campaign to sign for Milan . Captain Bryan Robson stayed at the club despite an attempt to sign him by Italian side Juventus . The close season saw the arrival of wingers Gordon Strachan and Jesper Olsen .",
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"text": "Wayne Harrison (footballer, born 1957) Wayne Moffat Harrison ( born 16 October 1957 ) is an English former professional association football player . He played for a number of teams in the Football League throughout his career , making over 90 league appearances . Alongside spells in non-league football , Harrison had a short foray into Finnish football in the 1980s when he signed for Oulun Palloseura and spent two seasons playing in 38 games . He managed Workington and Bamber Bridge in the Northern Premier League and was Assistant Manager at Lancaster City . In the 1998 -- 99 season , Harrison had a short spell as manager of then Northern Premier League side Accrington Stanley . He then went on to be the Academy Director of Youth at Blackpool Football club for 4 years before moving to the USA to further his career .",
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"text": "Wayne Benn Wayne Benn ( born 7 August 1976 in Pontefract , England ) is an English football manager/coach and a former professional footballer .",
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"text": "Rooney Prize for Irish Literature The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature was created in 1976 by the Irish American businessman Dan Rooney , owner and chairman of the NFL Pittsburgh Steelers franchise and former U.S. Ambassador to Ireland . The prize is awarded to Irish writers aged under 40 who are published in Irish or English . Although often associated with individual books , it is intended to reward a body of work . Originally worth # 750 , the current value of the prize is $ 10,000 .",
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"text": "Marquee player A marquee player is an athlete who is considered exceptionally popular , skilled , or otherwise outstanding , especially in professional sports . Several sports leagues have specific definitions and rules regarding the designation and treatment of marquee players . In the Liga 1 of the Football Association of Indonesia each team is allowed to designate one marquee players . In the A-League of the Football Federation Australia each team is allowed to designate two marquee players whose salaries are exempted from the league 's salary cap . Similarly , in English Premiership rugby marquee players are excluded from salary cap constraints . The All India Football Federation requires each I-League team to feature one marquee player . The federation defines `` marquee players '' as foreign players who have represented their country in one of several international championships . Teams are also allowed to propose other skilled players for the designation.In ISL ( Indian Super League ) also there are marquee players . In World TeamTennis a marquee player is not required to play the entire season and is compensated on a per-match basis . Marquee players are drafted in a marquee draft prior to the roster draft .",
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"text": "Heroes and Villains (football fanzine) Heroes and Villains is the title of a football fanzine written by and primarily aimed at fans of Aston Villa F.C. . It was launched in 1989 , and has been in regular print ever since , long surpassing 100 issues . It has been edited from the start by Dave Woodhall . Although of course primarily concerned directly with the fortunes of Aston Villa , occasionally other general football articles and humorous , nostalgic pieces are to be found amongst its pages . It was often critical of Doug Ellis who was the chairman of Aston Villa during the period 1982 to 2006 ( his second spell at the club ) . He was seen by many fans as being complacent and unambitious regarding the fortunes of the team . As with most fanzines , many articles contain much baiting of local rival football clubs and their fans , in this case chiefly Birmingham City F.C. and West Bromwich Albion F.C. However , a goodly part of the fanzine 's contents consist of contributors ' personal views on and memories of experiences derived from being a supporter of Aston Villa . Aston Villa 's richly varied history , particularly that of the last 25 years and within living memory of most contributors , consisting as it does of Villa 's League Championship and European Cup winning achievements of '81 and ' 82 , their mid '80s decline culminating in relegation in ' 87 , followed by a revival under Graham Taylor 's management which led to an unexpected league runners-up spot just 3 seasons later , provides much material . As does a further , also unexpected , runners up placing in ' 93 , league cup triumphs in '94 and ' 96 , and the generally solid but unspectacular performance of the team , up to the 2005-2006 season 's underachievements and the broad feeling of dissatisfaction with the way the club was being run . Something of a running joke in the fanzine concerns Villa 's underachievement in the FA Cup , the club having not won the competition since 1957 , with their only final appearance since then consisting of a dismal performance in losing 1-0 to the pre-Roman Abramovich Chelsea in 2000 . As the 3rd round of the competition - Villa 's usual entry point - approaches each season , many fans come to the agreement that this year is definitely `` our year for the cup ... '' For the start of the 2014-15 season , the fanzine phased out the paper publishing format of distribution , and is now available only to download to computers , mobile devices , and so on . The fanzine also spawned a website forum which remains very popular among Villa supporters .",
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"text": "Dracula Dracula is an 1897 Gothic horror novel by Irish author Bram Stoker . It introduced the famous character Count Dracula and established many conventions of subsequent vampire fantasy . The novel tells the story of Dracula 's attempt to move from Transylvania to England so that he may find new blood and spread the undead curse , and of the battle between Dracula and a small group of men and women led by Professor Abraham Van Helsing . Dracula has been assigned to many literary genres including vampire literature , horror fiction , the gothic novel , and invasion literature . The novel has spawned numerous theatrical , film , and television interpretations .",
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"text": "Haunted (comics) Haunted was a horror-suspense anthology comic book series published by Charlton Comics from 1971 to 1984 ( though it was primarily a reprint title from 1978 onward ) . The book was `` hosted '' by Impy , a pint-sized ghost dressed in an all-white superhero costume . With issue # 21 , the book 's host became Baron Weirwulf ( who first appeared in Ghost Manor # 19 , published in July 1974 ) . From that point forward , Haunted 's title was changed to Baron Weirwulf 's Haunted Library ( though it was still known as Haunted in the indicia ) . Haunted was part of a wave of new horror and suspense comics published by Charlton during this period . Its sister titles , with many of the same creators , were the Charlton anthologies The Many Ghosts of Doctor Graves ( with host Dr. M.T. Graves ) , Ghostly Tales ( with I.M. Dedd ) , Ghost Manor ( with host Mr. Bones ) , Ghostly Haunts ( with Winnie the Witch ) , and Scary Tales ( with Countess R.H. Von Bludd ) .",
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"text": "Son of Frankenstein Son of Frankenstein is a 1939 horror monster film , the third film in Universal Studios ' Frankenstein series and the last to feature Boris Karloff as the Monster . It is also the first to feature Bela Lugosi as Ygor . The picture is a sequel to James Whale 's Bride of Frankenstein . It is directed by Rowland V. Lee and stars Basil Rathbone , Boris Karloff and Béla Lugosi . The film was a reaction to the very popular re-releases of Dracula with Lugosi and Frankenstein with Karloff as a double-feature in 1938 . Universal 's declining horror output was revitalized with the enormously successful Son of Frankenstein , in which the studio cast both Karloff and Lugosi .",
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"text": "Black Sunday (1960 film) Black Sunday ( Italian : La maschera del demonio ) -- also known as The Mask of Satan and Revenge of the Vampire -- is a 1960 Italian gothic horror film directed by Mario Bava , from a screenplay by Ennio de Concini , Mario Serandrei and Marcello Coscia ( who was uncredited ) . The film stars Barbara Steele , John Richardson , Arturo Dominici and Ivo Garrani . It was Bava 's directorial debut , although he had completed several previous feature films without credit . Based very loosely on Nikolai Gogol 's short story `` Viy '' , the narrative concerns a witch who is put to death by her own brother , only to return 200 years later to seek revenge on her descendants . By the social standards of the 1960s , Black Sunday was considered unusually gruesome , and was banned in the UK until 1968 because of its violence . In the U.S. , some of the gore was censored , in-house , by the distributor American International Pictures before its theatrical release to the country 's cinemas , where it was shown as a double feature with Roger Corman 's The Little Shop of Horrors . Despite the censorship , Black Sunday was a worldwide critical and box office success , and launched the careers of director Mario Bava and movie star Barbara Steele . In 2004 , one of its sequences was voted number 40 among the `` 100 Scariest Movie Moments '' by the Bravo TV network .",
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"text": "Dracula the Undead (video game) For the novel by Freda Warrington , see Dracula the Undead ( book ) For the novel by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt , see Dracula the Un-dead Dracula - The Undead is a video game released in 1991 for the Atari Lynx handheld system . The game is loosely tied on Bram Stoker 's novel Dracula and even goes as far as to include Bram Stoker himself narrating the story . The player takes the role of Jonathan Harker as he tries to escape from Dracula 's Castle . The game bears a striking resemblance to the Alone in the Dark survival horror games despite pre-dating the series by one year .",
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"text": "Juha K. Tapio Juha K. Tapio ( born October 17 , 1957 ) is a Finnish writer and critic whose only novel , Frankensteinin muistikirja ( Frankenstein 's Notebook , 1996 ; no foreign translations thus far have been published ) was awarded the Helsingin Sanomat Literary Prize for the best Finnish first novel of 1996 . The novel is a metafiction written as a kind of sequel to Mary Shelley 's novel Frankenstein or , the Modern Prometheus ( 1818 ) . Tapio 's novel begins in Paris in the 1920s , where two American expatriate writers , Gertrud Stein and Ernst Hemingway ( the misspelling of the names is intentional ) come across a strange manuscript , which appears to be a diary written by the monster created by Victor Frankenstein . They discover that the writer of the diary is currently living in Paris under the name Frank Stein . Their curiosity aroused , they arrange a meeting with Mr. Stein , who appears to be a rather amiable elderly gentleman , if somewhat rough-hewn in outward appearance - there is nothing monstrous about him at first sight . The `` monster '' then tells the two writers his own story after having fled his father 's castle ; here the narrative mirrors the tale-within-tale structure of Shelley 's original , inserting the monster 's narrative into the main frame of the plot as a series of diary excerpts , whereas Shelley 's novel uses a letter-novel format . The `` monster , '' who is perhaps immortal , perhaps not ( as practically everything else in the novel , this fact is clouded in uncertainty ) , relates his adventures through Europe in the 19th century , commenting on his way on the continent 's political , economical and intellectual turmoil in that troubled century , as well as his own moral progress . The main theme of the book is the complex relation and interchange between fact and fiction , original and copy , normality and abnormality ( or even monstrosity ) . Another important theme is the nature of human identity . Moreover , the whole concept of originality in art and literature is questioned , as basically everything in human culture , including art , is tradition-based and thus indebted to various traditions , a kind of joint effort - whereas Western media and the press have always tended to emphasize the sovereignty of the individual artist/writer as a master of his/her own creation . Indeed , it would perhaps be more appropriate to think of the writer as a kind of receptacle , catalyst and organizer of a common meme-pool . As with Frankenstein 's monster , who was put together piecemeal from dead body parts and then re-called to life , a work of art is also put together of hitherto unrelated `` dead '' elements , which together may form something new , vital , and unique . In the novel , the point of view of the visual artist is dealt with using the character of Pablo Picasso and his more or less `` monstrous '' paintings . Tapio has also published a handful of short stories in the Finnish science fiction and fantasy magazine Portti .",
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"text": "Villa Diodati The Villa Diodati is a mansion in the village of Cologny near Lake Geneva in Switzerland , notable because Lord Byron rented it and stayed there with John Polidori in the summer of 1816 . Mary Shelley and Percy Bysshe Shelley , who had rented a house nearby , were frequent visitors . Because of poor weather , in June 1816 the group famously spent three days together inside the house creating stories to tell each other , two of which were developed into landmark works of the Gothic horror genre : Frankenstein by Mary Shelley and The Vampyre , the first modern vampire story , by Polidori .",
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"text": "Guy Fawkes (novel) Guy Fawkes first appeared as a serial in Bentley 's Miscellany , between January and November 1840 . It was subsequently published as a three-volume set in July 1841 , with illustrations by George Cruikshank . The first of William Harrison Ainsworth 's seven `` Lancashire novels '' , the story is based on the Gunpowder Plot of 1605 , an unsuccessful attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament . Ainsworth relied heavily on historical documents describing the trial and execution of the conspirators , of whom Fawkes was one , but he also embellished the known facts . He invented the character of Viviana Radcliffe , daughter of the prominent Radcliffe family of Ordsall Hallwho becomes Fawkes 's wifeand introduced supernatural elements into the story , such as the ability of the alchemist , John Dee , to raise the spirits of the dead . The novel 's themes deal with British politics and history , focusing on the events surrounding the 1605 plot to destroy Parliament . Ainsworth also introduced gothic elements , to add a terrifying component to the work . The novel was very popular , and marked the beginning of Ainsworth 's 40-year career in historical romances , but it was not universally admired . Edgar Allan Poe described the style of writing as `` turgid pretension '' .",
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"text": "Dracula - Swing of Death Dracula - Swing of Death is a rock opera concept album released by Norwegian musicians , singer Jørn Lande and guitarist Trond Holter . It is based in the storyline of Bram Stoker 's Dracula . The whole album was performed live on 1 May 2015 at the Karmoygeddon Festival in Norway , with all musicians who played on the record .",
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"text": "The Midnight Bell The Midnight Bell is a gothic novel by Francis Lathom . It was one of the seven `` horrid novels '' lampooned by Jane Austen in her novel Northanger Abbey . Dear creature ! How much I am obliged to you ; and when you have finished Udolpho , we will read the Italian together ; and I have made out a list of ten or twelve more of the same kind for you . Have you , indeed ! How glad I am ! What are they all ? I will read you their names directly ; here they are , in my pocketbook . Castle of Wolfenbach , Clermont , Mysterious Warnings , Necromancer of the Black Forest , Midnight Bell , Orphan of the Rhine , and Horrid Mysteries . Those will last us some time . Yes , pretty well ; but are they all horrid , are you sure they are all horrid ? -- Northanger Abbey , ch . 6 Subtitled `` A German Story , Founded On Incidents in Real Life '' it was first published in London by H. D. Symonds in 1798 . It concerns the quest of the hero , Alphonsus Cohenburg , to regain his estates and stolen identity after his parents are murdered by his villainous uncle . The young man becomes a soldier , then a miner before marrying his true love Lauretta only to see her kidnapped by bandits . The latter third is set in the quintessentially gothic Cohenburg castle and features tales of ghostly apparitions who turn out to be diabolical Roman Catholic priests , another common gothic trope . The Midnight Bell of the title calls the villainous monks to their dark meeting place .",
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"text": "Nikolai Leskov Nikolai Semyonovich Leskov was a Russian novelist , short-story writer , playwright , and journalist , who also wrote under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky . Praised for his unique writing style and innovative experiments in form , and held in high esteem by Leo Tolstoy , Anton Chekhov and Maxim Gorky among others , Leskov is credited with creating a comprehensive picture of contemporary Russian society using mostly short literary forms . His major works include Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk ( 1865 ) ( which was later made into an opera by Shostakovich ) , The Cathedral Clergy ( 1872 ) , The Enchanted Wanderer ( 1873 ) , and The Tale of Cross-eyed Lefty from Tula and the Steel Flea ( 1881 ) . Leskov received his formal education at the Oryol Lyceum . In 1847 Leskov joined the Oryol criminal court office , later transferring to Kiev , where he worked as a clerk , attended university lectures , mixed with local people , and took part in various student circles . In 1857 Leskov quit his job as a clerk and went to work for the private trading company Scott & Wilkins owned by Alexander Scott , his aunt 's English husband . His literary career began in the early 1860s with the publication of his short story The Extinguished Flame ( 1862 ) , and his novellas Musk-Ox ( May 1863 ) and The Life of a Peasant Woman ( September , 1863 ) . His first novel No Way Out was published under the pseudonym M. Stebnitsky in 1864 . From the mid-1860s to the mid-1880s Leskov published a wide range of works , including journalism , sketches , short stories , and novels . Leskov 's major works , many of which continue to be published in modern versions , were written during this time . A number of his later works were banned because of their satirical treatment of the Russian Orthodox Church and its functionaries . Leskov died on 5 March 1895 , aged 64 , and was interred in the Volkovo Cemetery in Saint Petersburg , in the section reserved for literary figures .",
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"text": "Treehouse of Horror IV `` Treehouse of Horror IV '' is the fifth episode of The Simpsons ' fifth season and the fourth episode in the Treehouse of Horror series of Halloween specials . It originally aired on the Fox network in the United States on October 28 , 1993 , and features three short stories called `` The Devil and Homer Simpson '' , `` Terror at 5 1/2 Feet '' , and `` Bart Simpson 's Dracula '' . The episode was directed by David Silverman and co-written by Conan O'Brien , Bill Oakley , Josh Weinstein , Greg Daniels , Dan McGrath , and Bill Canterbury . In `` The Devil and Homer Simpson '' , Homer Simpson announces he would sell his soul for a doughnut , and the Devil appears to make a deal with Homer . Homer tries to outsmart the Devil by not finishing the doughnut but eventually eats it and is sent to Hell . A trial is held between Homer and the Devil to determine the rightful owner of Homer 's soul . In `` Terror at 5 1/2 Feet '' , while riding the bus to school , Bart Simpson believes he sees a gremlin taking apart the bus piece by piece . Nobody sees it except for Bart , so he tries to remove it on his own . In `` Bart Simpson 's Dracula '' , Mr. Burns is a vampire and Bart falls victim to his bite . Lisa and the rest of the family go to Burns ' castle to kill Burns so Bart can return to normal . As with the rest of the Halloween specials , the episode is considered non-canon and falls outside of the show 's regular continuity . The episode makes cultural references to television series such as The Twilight Zone , Night Gallery , and Peanuts . References are also made to films such as Bram Stoker 's Dracula and The Lost Boys . Since airing , the episode has received mostly positive reviews from television critics . It acquired a Nielsen rating of 14.5 , and was the highest-rated show on the Fox network the week it aired .",
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"text": "Dracula houtteana Dracula houtteana is a species of orchid . houtteana",
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"text": "Dracula's Shadow – The Real Story Behind the Romanian Revolution Dracula 's Shadow -- The Real Story Behind the Romanian Revolution is a new documentary film that reveals the secret mission from Canada in March 1989 to tape a clandestine TV interview with Romania 's biggest dissident , László Tőkés , that would later spark the Romanian Revolution . Two French-Canadians - Michel Clair ( a former Cabinet Minister in the Parti Québecois ) and Réjean Roy ( a reporter for Radio-Canada ) worked together with Tőkés ' brother - István - who was living in Montreal to help set up the trip . The mission succeeded , and the tapes of the interview got out to the West with the aid of underground couriers just before Clair and Roy were arrested by the Romanian secret police ( Securitate ) . The two Canadians were eventually released . That interview was then first broadcast on July 24 , 1989 , on the `` Panoráma '' TV show on Hungarian State TV ( MTV ) which could also be seen in western Romania . In the interview László Tőkés , a member of Romania 's large Hungarian minority , criticized the harsh living conditions in the country and the discriminatory policies against national minorities pursued by Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceauşescu . Because of the interview Tőkés was fired and after several court challenges was given the final deadline of Friday , Dec. 15 , 1989 to leave his church . On the previous Sunday - Sunday , Dec. 10 - Tőkés told his parishioners to come out on the Friday to bear witness as to what will happen . Instead , first dozens , then hundreds and eventually thousands of people came out and surroundeded his church to protect Tőkés from advancing Securitate and military . By the evening of Dec. 16 fighting broke out outside Tőkés ' church that then spread across the city and then across the country . The film reveals how the Securitate was initially outfoxed , uncovers information from Securitate archives in Bucharest about attempts by Ceausescu to silence Tőkés , and talks about informers working for the Securitate . It also has an extensive interview with former Securitate Major Radu Tinu who was responsible for Tőkés . Today László Tőkés is a member of the European Parliament . The world premiere of the cinema version of the film will be in Timişoara on Dec. 15 , 2009 , on the 20th anniversary of the Romanian Revolution . Hungary 's DUNA-TV will also broadcast a 52-minute version on Dec. 15 .",
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"text": "From a View to a Death From a View to a Death is the third novel by the English writer Anthony Powell . It combines comedy of manners with Powell 's usual interest in the subtleties of British 20th-century society in a bitterly funny narrative . Here , Powell begins to write in the mode that he would perfect in A Dance to the Music of Time . Published in 1933 , the novel is set largely in and around Passenger Court , the country seat of the Passenger family . In its depiction of village pageants , churchgoing , village idiots and eccentrics , and , above all , the hunt , From a View to a Death is Powell 's most rural novel . Change in setting notwithstanding , Powell 's habitually Burtonesque laughter at human foibles remains consistent . The novel focuses on the inevitable conflict occurring when two men , each considering himself a Nietzschean Übermensch , collide . Other conflicts involve shooting rights , parent-child tensions , and , as always in Powell 's work , the dissatisfactions of romance and sex , this time including cross-dressing . Though some interpret the novel as a reaffirmation of traditional English values , no character -- whether for reason of class , place of residence , intelligence , or gender -- escapes Powell 's increasingly subtle critical examination of human life .",
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"text": "The Dark Eyes of London (film) The Dark Eyes of London is a 1939 British horror film directed by Walter Summers , starring Béla Lugosi and Greta Gynt . The film is an adaptation of the 1924 novel of the same name by Edgar Wallace . The film is about a scientist named Dr. Orloff who commits a series of murders for insurance money , while periodically disguising himself as the blind manager of a charity to further his scheme . It was released in November 1939 in Britain , where it became the first British film to receive the `` H '' rating for `` Horrific '' . It was released in the USA in 1940 by Monogram Pictures under the title of The Human Monster .",
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"text": "Dracula Unleashed Dracula Unleashed is a 1993 video game created by ICOM Simulations and published by Viacom New Media for the Sega CD , Apple Macintosh and DOS platforms . It was one of the earliest titles to make heavy use of full-motion video as an integral part of the gameplay . Other contemporary titles utilizing full-motion video include Night Trap , Sewer Shark and Sherlock Holmes : Consulting Detective .",
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"text": "Stalky & Co. Stalky & Co. is a novel by Rudyard Kipling about adolescent boys at a British boarding school . It is a collection of school stories whose juvenile protagonists display a know-it-all , cynical outlook on patriotism and authority . According to his family , Kipling enjoyed reading aloud stories from Stalky & Co. to them and often went into spasms of laughter over his own jokes . It was first published in 1899 ( following serialisation in the Windsor Magazine ) . Reflecting its origins , the novel is episodic in nature , with self-contained chapters . It is set at an unnamed school referred to as the College or the Coll. , which is based on the United Services College in Devon , which Kipling attended . The character Beetle , one of the main trio , is partly based on Kipling himself , while the charismatic character Stalky is based on Lionel Dunsterville , M'Turk is based on George Charles Beresford , Mr King is based on William Carr Crofts. , and the school Head , Mr. Bates , is based on Cormell Price . The stories have elements of revenge , the macabre , bullying and violence , and hints about sex , making them far from childish or idealised . For example , Beetle pokes fun at an earlier , more earnest , boys ' book , Eric , or , Little by Little , thus flaunting his more worldly outlook . There is also some information about Stalky in later life . In his essay entitled `` What We Can Expect of the American Boy , '' Teddy Roosevelt disdained this novel , calling it `` a story which ought never to have been written , for there is hardly a single form of meanness which it does not seem to extol , or of school mismanagement which it does not seem to applaud . ''",
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"text": "Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors Dr. Terror 's Gallery of Horrors is a low-budget 1967 colour scope anthology film by David L. Hewitt from stories by Russ Jones . The film includes footage from Roger Corman 's Edgar Allan Poe adaptations . The similarity of its title to Amicus Productions ' hit Dr. Terror 's House of Horrors led to numerous enforced title changes , including Return from the Past , The Blood Suckers , Alien Massacre , and most commonly Gallery of Horror ( on-screen ) and Gallery of Horrors ( on packaging ) . It has also been released as The Witch 's Clock , after the first story , and the only one to feature star John Carradine , who hosts the interstitial segments . It also stars Lon Chaney Jr. , Rochelle Hudson , Roger Gentry and Vic McGee . The other stories include `` King Vampire , '' `` Monster Raid , '' `` Spark of Life , '' and `` Count Alucard , '' which is credited as `` Count Dracula . '' In the latter story , Jonathan Harker ( one of several roles played by Gentry ) is revealed , in a humorous twist , to be a werewolf .",
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"text": "A Spectre Haunts Europe A Spectre Haunts Europe ( -LSB- Призрак бродит по Европе , Prizrak brodit po Evrope -RSB- ) is a 1923 Soviet silent horror film directed by Vladimir Gardin . It was made by the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic 's production company VUFKU . It is based on Edgar Allan Poe 's story The Masque of the Red Death . The film features a massacre on the Odessa Steps which may have served as an inspiration for the more famous scene in Sergei Eisenstein 's Battleship Potemkin . The film 's sets were designed by the art director Vladimir Yegorov .",
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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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Russell Crowe acts.
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"text": "Russell Crowe Russell Ira Crowe ( born 7 April 1964 ) is an actor , film producer and musician . Although a New Zealand citizen , he has lived most of his life in Australia . He came to international attention for his role as the Roman General Maximus Decimus Meridius in the 2000 historical epic film Gladiator , directed by Ridley Scott , for which Crowe won an Academy Award for Best Actor , a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor , an Empire Award for Best Actor and a London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor and 10 further nominations for best actor . Crowe appeared as the tobacco firm whistle blower Jeffrey Wigand in the 1999 film The Insider , for which he received five awards as best actor and seven nominations in the same category . In 2001 , Crowe 's portrayal of mathematician and Nobel Prize winner John F. Nash in the biopic A Beautiful Mind brought him numerous awards , including a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role , a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role . Crowe 's other films include Romper Stomper ( 1992 ) , L.A. Confidential ( 1997 ) , Master and Commander : The Far Side of the World ( 2003 ) , Cinderella Man ( 2005 ) , American Gangster ( 2007 ) , State of Play ( 2009 ) , Robin Hood ( 2010 ) , Les Misérables ( 2012 ) , Man of Steel ( 2013 ) and Noah ( 2014 ) . Crowe 's work has earned him several accolades during his career and including a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , three consecutive Academy Award nominations ( 1999 -- 2001 ) , one Golden Globe Award for Best Actor , one BAFTA , and an Academy Award . Crowe is also the co-owner of the South Sydney Rabbitohs , an Australian National Rugby League team .",
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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": "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": "Mark Crowe Mark Crowe is an American video game designer , artist , and writer who developed several adventure games , mostly for Sierra On-Line and its subsidiary Dynamix . He later worked at Pipeworks Software as Studio Design Director . Crowe is best known for creating the Space Quest series , mostly with his fellow `` Guy from Andromeda '' , Scott Murphy .",
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"text": "Vincent Oshana Vincent Oshana ( born 1979 ) is an American actor and comedian best known for his HBO Stand-Up Comedy Set on Russell Simmons 's Def Comedy Jam and various roles on Showtime channel 's television series The Underground .",
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"text": "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": "Proof (1991 film) Proof is a 1991 Australian comedy-drama film written and directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse , and starring Hugo Weaving , Geneviève Picot and Russell Crowe . The film was released in Australia on 15 August 1991 . It was chosen as `` Best Film '' at the 1991 Australian Film Institute Awards , along with 5 other awards , including Moorhouse for `` Best Director '' , Weaving for `` Best Leading Actor '' , and Crowe for `` Best Supporting Actor '' .",
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"text": "Still the Same... Great Rock Classics of Our Time Still the Same ... Great Rock Classics of Our Time is an album by Rod Stewart , released on 10 October 2006 . After four years singing pop standards from the Great American Songbook with great success , this album continues the notion of singing old material , but now in his classic musical genre -- rock . The album is produced by Clive Davis and John Shanks ( the former also produced the American Songbook albums ) and includes rock milestones from the last four decades , including `` It 's a Heartache '' , `` Day After Day '' and Creedence Clearwater Revival 's classic `` Have You Ever Seen the Rain ? '' , which was picked as the first single from the album . The album debuted # 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with 184,000 copies sold , making it his fifth Top 5 and second # 1 debut in three years . Stewart said he was `` extremely happy '' with the accomplishment . The album also reached # 1 on the New Zealand RIANZ Album Charts and was certified 2x Platinum for sales of 30,000 copies before falling off the chart .",
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"text": "Russell Watson discography The discography of Russell Watson , a British operatic and pop tenor , consists of ten studio albums , four compilation albums , five singles , and a number of other appearances . Watson 's debut album , The Voice , was released in May 2001 . A mixture of operatic arias and covers of pop songs , it topped the UK Classical Chart and eventually reached number five in the UK Albums Chart . Later , when released in the United States , the album took the number one spot and made history as the first time a British artist had held both the US and UK classical number one . The album contained a collaboration with former Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder , who lent his vocals to the Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song `` Barcelona '' . The album also featured a duet with Cleo of girl group Cleopatra on the song `` Someone Like You '' . Cleo later duetted with Russell again on his third album Reprise on the song `` The Best That Love Can Be '' . In late 2002 , Watson released the single , `` Nothing Sacred -- A Song for Kirsty '' , to raise money for the Francis House children 's hospice in Didsbury , Manchester . The campaign to raise # 5 million was fronted by Kirsty Howard , a seven-year-old girl with a serious heart defect . The song reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart . The self-styled `` People 's Tenor '' , who is also known as `` The Voice '' after his first album , won the Album of the Year at the Classical BRIT Awards in both 2001 and 2002 , also collecting awards for Best-Selling Debut Album ( 2001 ) and Best-Selling Album ( 2002 ) .",
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"text": "Russell Chatham Russell Chatham ( born October 27 , 1939 ) is a contemporary American landscape artist who spent most of his career living in Livingston , Montana . The artist is the grandson of landscape painter Gottardo Piazzoni , though he is essentially a self-taught artist . His work has been exhibited in over 400 one man shows and in museums and galleries over the last five decades . Notable art critic Robert Hughes is numbered one of Chatham 's collectors and there are others as diverse as Paul Allen and actor Jack Nicholson . Chatham 's work eschews the narrative tendency of much western art and presents landscapes that stand in intimate relationship towards the human figure even in the absence of it . In the early 1980s Chatham began making lithographs and now stands as one of the world 's foremost practitioners of that craft . In addition to Lithography , Chatham also produces original oil paintings . His oil paintings currently sell for tens of thousands of dollars , and there is a multi-year waiting list for commissions , but according to his dealers , he prefers printing lithographs as the more challenging art form . ( Longtime Livingston residents can recall a time when early in his career Chatham traded his canvases for essential services in a barter arrangement . ) Despite being a print , Chatham 's lithographs have little to do with modern process lithography , which always starts from a photograph and typically only uses 4 colors . His art lithographs may have 30 or 40 different layers of color , all of which have to be hand drawn on to the printing plate , and the colors selected for the final effect . To see some of the early proofs of one of his prints is to see a study in vivid and unusual colors from which it is almost impossible to conceive of the final subtle shadings and quiet colors . In addition to his work as a painter , Chatham has also published a series of short stories `` Dark Waters '' in which he details the exploits of his hunting friends , like the author Jim Harrison . The stories are Rabelaisian , vulgar , and exquisitely written ( one suspects with a little help from his literary friends ) . William Hjortsberg disputed this during a presentation in Livingston on 9/12/2008 . `` He is quite a good writer in his own right , '' Hjortsberg said . They center on hunting , fly fishing , food , wine and life changes.One story centers around preparing roast duck on an annual outing devoted solely to excess . Many of Chatham 's painted works have adorned the covers of Harrison 's works . In 2011 , Chatham moved from Livingston back to California . He has a studio in Marshall , California .",
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"text": "Robert Russell (English actor) Robert Russell ( 24 May 1936 -- 12 May 2008 ) was an English actor known for a memorable supporting role as John Stearne alongside Vincent Price in the classic British horror film Witchfinder General ( 1968 ) . He was born in Kent , England . His family emigrated to South Africa for 9 years when he was aged 11 . He worked in a gold mine after leaving school . He returned to England and trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art . He then appeared on stage with stars such as Laurence Olivier and Michael Gambon , as a member of the National Theatre touring company . He made numerous appearances on UK television , often playing tough characters and villains due to his imposing stature , including The Avengers , The Sweeney , Space : 1999 , Blake 's 7 and Doctor Who , playing a guard in the serial entitled The Power of the Daleks and a Highland Games Champion , The Caber , in Terror of the Zygons . Some of his other film appearances included Othello ( 1965 ) , The Whisperers ( 1967 ) , Bedazzled ( 1967 ) with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore , Inspector Clouseau ( 1968 ) , The Breaking of Bumbo ( 1970 ) , Man in the Wilderness ( 1971 ) with Richard Harris , Sitting Target ( 1972 ) , Double Exposure ( 1977 ) , Queen of the Blues ( 1979 ) starring Mary Millington , Ivanhoe ( 1982 ) , Oliver Twist ( 1982 ) , and the TV film of The Sign of Four ( 1983 ) . He lived for the last 14 years of his life in Maidenhead , Berkshire and died there of a heart attack at his home aged 71 . * Note : This is from a Public Member Trees search on Ancestry , where the date of death is oddly given as 18 May 2008 ( see discussion ) .",
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"text": "Pearl Jam Twenty Pearl Jam Twenty ( also known as PJ20 ) is a 2011 American rockumentary directed by Cameron Crowe about the band Pearl Jam . Preliminary footage was being shot as of June 2010 . Crowe completed filming in April 2011 , after using 12,000 hours of footage of the band for the documentary . The film premiered at the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival and also had an accompanying book and soundtrack . The documentary charts the history of the band , from the demise of Mother Love Bone , their battle against Ticketmaster and the tragedy of the Roskilde Festival in 2000 . The film was presented theatrically at select cinemas in the US during the month of September 2011 , and premiered on October 21 , 2011 on PBS ' American Masters . It was released on DVD and Blu-ray on October 24 , 2011 . A book , written by Jonathan Cohen , was published concurrent to the film 's release .",
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"text": "The Paleface The Paleface may refer to : The Paleface ( 1922 film ) , a Buster Keaton comedy The Paleface ( 1948 film ) , a Western comedy starring Bob Hope and Jane Russell",
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"text": "Rough Magic Rough Magic is a 1995 comedy film directed by Clare Peploe , starring Bridget Fonda and Russell Crowe . It was based on a novel by James Hadley Chase called Miss Shumway Waves a Wand , with the screenplay written by Robert Mundi , William Brookfield , and Clare Peploe .",
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"text": "Catagory:Rooster Teeth",
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"text": "The Band Plays On (film) The Band Plays On is a 1934 American drama film directed by Russell Mack and written by Bernard Schubert , Ralph Spence and Harvey Gates . The film stars Robert Young , Stuart Erwin , Leo Carrillo , Betty Furness , Ted Healy and Preston Foster . The film was released on December 21 , 1934 , by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer .",
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"text": "Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards 2014 The 20th Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards honoring the best in film for 2014 were announced on December 15 , 2014 . These awards `` recognizing extraordinary accomplishment in film '' are presented annually by the Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association ( DFWFCA ) , based in the Dallas -- Fort Worth metroplex region of Texas . The organization , founded in 1990 , includes 30 film critics for print , radio , television , and internet publications based in north Texas . The Dallas -- Fort Worth Film Critics Association began presenting its annual awards list in 1993 . Birdman was the DFWFCA 's most awarded film of 2014 , taking five top honors . Birdman won in Best Picture , Best Actor ( Michael Keaton ) , Best Director ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu ) , Best Cinematography ( Emmanuel Lubezki ) , and Best Screenplay ( Alejandro G. Iñárritu , Nicolás Giacobone , Alexander Dinelaris Jr. , and Armando Bo ) . Another film , Boyhood , earned multiple 2014 honors from the DFWFCA . The coming-of-age tale received top honors in the Best Supporting Actress ( Patricia Arquette ) as well as being presented the Russell Smith Award as the `` best low-budget or cutting-edge independent film '' of the year . The award is named in honor of late Dallas Morning News film critic Russell Smith . Reese Witherspoon was named Best Actress for her role as Cheryl Strayed in Wild . The other films earning honors were Sweden 's Force Majeure for Best Foreign Language Film , Citizenfour as Best Documentary Film , and The Lego Movie for Best Animated Film .",
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"text": "Russell Payne (author) Russell Payne is an English writer and artist , author of humour , science fiction and fantasy short stories and novels , weblogs , graphic novels , comics , and films . His notable works include Morris Telford - A Salopian Odyssey weblog for the BBC and subsequent novel , Marlowe Bidforth 's Backpack Adventure , and the Prism award-winning American Spoon Indigo . He collaborated with screenwriter Philip Railsback on a number of screenplays . Famous in writing circles for using a staggering number of pseudonyms , he argues that this helps keep his work fresh , ensures the writing stands on its own merit rather than his reputation and `` irritates my publicist so much that it 's become a self-destructive habit I ca n't give up '' . He is also the co-founder along with Darrell Till of the media production company Tiny Lapel . The music video `` Sell Out Story '' for the band `` The Ohms '' was animated and directed by him as a favour for a friend and went on to win the `` 2004 Mill Award for new media Animation '' . He has recently been appearing at comicbook conventions in the UK giving talks on Jack Kirby and representing the Jack Kirby Museum . His digital artwork was used in December 2014 as part of the ` On Creating Reality , by Andy Kaufman ' exhibition at the London Frieze .",
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"text": "Chris Robinson (singer) Christopher Mark `` Chris '' Robinson ( born December 20 , 1966 ) is an American musician . He was the singer of the rock and roll band The Black Crowes and brother of its guitarist Rich Robinson .",
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"text": "Sears Radio Theater Sears Radio Theater was a radio drama anthology series which ran weeknights on CBS Radio in 1979 , sponsored by the Sears chain . Often paired with The CBS Radio Mystery Theater during its first season , the program offered a different genre of drama for each day 's broadcast . In January 1980 , the program moved to the Mutual Broadcasting System and became the Mutual Radio Theater . The Mutual series broadcast repeats from the CBS run until September 1980 , when a short season of new dramas was presented . Sears continued as a sponsor during the Mutual run . Monday was `` Western Night '' and was hosted by Lorne Greene . Tuesday was `` Comedy Night '' , hosted by Andy Griffith . Wednesday was `` Mystery Night '' with Vincent Price as host . Thursday was `` Love and Hate Night '' with Cicely Tyson doing honors as host . Finally , Friday brought `` Adventure Night '' , first hosted by Richard Widmark and later by Howard Duff and then by Leonard Nimoy . Actors heard on the series included Jim Jordan , Henry Morgan , Daws Butler , June Foray , Parley Baer , Mary Jane Croft , Howard Culver , John Dehner , Virginia Gregg , Janet Waldo , Vic Perrin , Hans Conried , Marvin Miller , Elliott Lewis , Jeff Corey , Lesley Woods , Robert Rockwell , Lurene Tuttle , Eve Arden , Keith Andes , Harriet Nelson , Alan Young , Tom Bosley , Marion Ross , Lloyd Bochner , Rick Jason , Frank Campanella , Toni Tennille , Arthur Hill , Dan O'Herlihy , Jesse White and Frank Nelson . Actress Peggy Webber was heard on 52 episodes . It was produced and directed by Fletcher Markle and Elliott Lewis . The theme was composed and conducted by Nelson Riddle . Though less long-lived than NPR 's Earplay or the CBS Radio Mystery Theater , it was an ambitious attempt to reinvigorate a neglected field . Like Earplay , it was broadcast in stereo .",
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"text": "Three Snakes and One Charm Three Snakes and One Charm is the fourth studio album by American rock band The Black Crowes . It was released on July 23 , 1996 .",
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There are Western Romance Languages.
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"text": "Western Romance languages Western Romance languages are one of the two subdivisions of a proposed subdivision of the Romance languages based on the La Spezia -- Rimini line . They include the Gallo-Romance and Iberian-Romance branches as well as northern Italian . The subdivision is based solely on the use of the `` s '' for pluralization and the weakening of some consonants , but that makes the categorization highly problematic because there is much higher lexical similarity between all dialects of Italian and French than between French and Spanish . There is also much higher morphological similarity between Spanish and Italian dialects than between Italian and French . Based on mutual intelligibility , Dalby counts a dozen languages : Portuguese , Spanish , Asturian-Leonese , Aragonese , Catalan , Gascon , Provençal , Gallo-Wallon , French , Franco-Provençal , Romansh , and Ladin . This classification criterion is however problematic , due to the much higher levels of mutual intelligibility between Italic and Iberian languages than between either of these with Gallo-Romance languages . Some classifications include Italo-Dalmatian ; the resulting clade is generally called Italo-Western Romance . Other classifications place Italo-Dalmatian with Eastern Romance . Sardinian does not fit into either Western or Eastern Romance , and may have split off before either . Today the four most-widely spoken standardized Western Romance languages are Spanish ( c. 410 million native ) , Portuguese ( c. 220 million native , another 45 million or so second-language speakers , mainly in Lusophone Africa ) , French ( c. 75 million native speakers , another 70 million or so second-language speakers , mostly in Francophone Africa ) , and Catalan ( c. 7.2 million native ) . Many of these languages have large numbers of non-native speakers ; this is especially the case for French , in widespread use throughout West Africa as a lingua franca .",
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"text": "Cartularies of Valpuesta The Cartularies of Valpuesta are two medieval Spanish cartularies which belonged to a monastery in the locality of Valpuesta in what is now the province of Burgos , Castile and León , Spain . The cartularies are called the Gótico and the Galicano from the type of script used in each . They are housed in the National Archives of Spain . The Cartularies of Valpuesta are a series of 12th-century Visigothic documents which , in turn , are copies of earlier documents , some of which date back to the 9th century . These cartularies contain an abundance of words of a developing Romance dialect and a copious list of place names in the Valley of Gaubea and the surrounding area . Probably no other codex of that period offers so many tokens of an incipient Romance language with similarities with modern Spanish . The scribes did not write in pure , erudite Latin , but rather in a more evolved , Romance-like Latin , to be better understood by the common people . The transcription took place during the formative period of the Kingdom of Castile , and it might reflect the early evolution of the Castilian dialect , although a written standard had yet to be established . Although the authenticity of some of the texts is disputed , the cartularies are regarded as significant in the history of the Spanish language , and their status as manuscripts containing the earliest words written in Spanish has been promoted by the Spanish Royal Academy and other institutions , even though the documents are meant to be written in Latin . They are written in a very late form of Latin mixed with other elements of a Hispanic Romance dialect that corresponds in some traits with modern Spanish . The preamble of the Statue of Autonomy of Castile and León mentions the cartularies , along with the Nodicia de Kesos , as documents that contain the earliest traces of Spanish ( las huellas más primitivas del castellano ) . However , there have been other documents with a claim to being the earliest in Spanish , notably , the Glosas Emilianenses ( marginalia of circa 1000 ce from La Rioja ) . In November of 2010 , the Spanish Royal Academy endorsed the cartularies -- written in `` a Latin language assaulted by a living language '' ( `` una lengua latina asaltada por una lengua viva '' ) -- as the record of the earliest words written in Castilian , predating those of the Glosas Emilianenses .",
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"text": "Vowel chart vowels In phonetics , a vowel is a sound in spoken language , with two competing definitions . In the more common phonetic definition , a vowel is a sound pronounced with an open vocal tract , so that the tongue does not touch the lips , teeth , or roof of the mouth , such as the English `` ah '' ɑː or `` oh '' oʊ . There is no build-up of air pressure at any point above the glottis . This contrasts with consonants , such as the English `` sh '' -LSB- -LSB- ʃː -RSB- -RSB- , which have a constriction or closure at some point along the vocal tract . In the other , phonological definition , a vowel is defined as syllabic , the sound that forms the peak of a syllable . A phonetically equivalent but non-syllabic sound is a semivowel . In oral languages , phonetic vowels normally form the peak ( nucleus ) of many to all syllables , whereas consonants form the onset and ( in languages that have them ) coda . Some languages allow other sounds to form the nucleus of a syllable , such as the syllabic ( i.e. , vocalic ) l in the English word table -LSB- -LSB- ˈtʰeɪb.l̩ -RSB- -RSB- ( when not considered to have a weak vowel sound : -LSB- -LSB- ˈtʰeɪb.əl -RSB- -RSB- ) or the syllabic r in the Serbo-Croatian word vrt -LSB- -LSB- vr̩t -RSB- -RSB- `` garden '' . The word vowel comes from the Latin word vocalis , meaning `` vocal '' ( `` relating to voice '' ) . In English , the word vowel is commonly used to mean both vowel sounds and the written symbols that represent them . These letters are vowels in English : A , E , I , O , U , and sometimes Y and W in two words .",
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"text": "False friend False friends are words in two languages ( or letters in two alphabets ) that look or sound similar , but differ significantly in meaning . An example is the English embarrassed and the Spanish embarazada ( which means pregnant ) , or the word sensible , which means reasonable in English , but sensitive in French and Spanish . Another example is the root L-H-M in Semitic languages ; while `` Lekhem '' in Hebrew and `` Laham '' in Syriac mean `` bread '' , `` Lahem '' in Arabic is `` meat '' . The term is a shortened version of the expression `` false friend of a translator '' , the French version of which ( faux amis du traducteur ) was introduced by linguists Maxime Kœssler and Jules Derocquigny in 1928 , in the book Les Faux Amis ou les trahisons du vocabulaire anglais ( False Friends , or the Pitfalls of the English Vocabulary , with a sequel , Autres Mots anglais perfides ) . There is often a partial overlap in meanings , which creates additional complications . Similar words may also fail to catch all the nuance of each word in both languages . For instance , the French demande simply means a ` request ' , which is similar to but also very different from a demand in English and demandar in Spanish ( `` to sue '' ) . The two `` false friends '' may actually be related , having the same origin . One example is in the instance of English `` cunt '' and Dutch `` kont '' ( buttocks ) , of which apart from the difference in meaning the former is highly vulgar while the latter is not . This is unlike `` false cognates '' , which are similar words in different languages that appear to have a common historical linguistic origin ( whatever their current meaning ) but actually do not . As well as producing completely false friends , the use of loanwords often results in the use of a word in a restricted context , which may then develop new meanings not found in the original language . For example , angst means `` fear '' in a general sense ( as well as `` anxiety '' ) in German , but when it was borrowed into English in the context of psychology , its meaning was restricted to a particular type of fear described as `` a neurotic feeling of anxiety and depression '' . Also , gymnasium meant both ' a place of education ' and ' a place for exercise ' in Latin , but its meaning was restricted to the former in German and to the latter in English , making the expressions into false friends in those languages as well as in Greek , where it started out as ' a place for naked exercise ' .",
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"text": "History of the Latin alphabet The Latin alphabet is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world . It is the standard script of the English language and is often referred to simply as `` the alphabet '' in English . It is a true alphabet which originated in the 7th century BC in Italy and has changed continually over the last 2500 years . It has roots in the Semitic alphabet and its offshoot alphabets , the Phoenician , Greek , and Etruscan . The phonetic values of some letters changed , some letters were lost and gained , and several writing styles ( `` hands '' ) developed . Two such styles , the minuscule and majuscule hands , were combined into one script with alternate forms for the lower and upper case letters . Due to classicism , modern uppercase letters differ only slightly from their classical counterparts . There are few regional variants .",
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"text": "Denti-alveolar consonant In linguistics , a denti-alveolar consonant ( or dento-alveolar ) is a consonant that is articulated with a flat tongue against the alveolar ridge and upper teeth , such as -LSB- / t / -RSB- and -LSB- / d / -RSB- in languages such as Spanish and French . That is , a denti-alveolar consonant is one that is alveolar and laminal . Although denti-alveolar consonants are often labeled as `` dental '' , because only the forward contact with the teeth is visible , it is the rear-most point of contact of the tongue that is most relevant , for this is what defines the maximum acoustic space of resonance and will give a consonant its characteristic sound . In the case of French , the rear-most contact is alveolar or sometimes slightly pre-alveolar . Spanish -LSB- / t / -RSB- and -LSB- / d / -RSB- are laminal denti-alveolar , whereas -LSB- / l / -RSB- and -LSB- / n / -RSB- are alveolar ( though they assimilate to a following -LSB- / t / -RSB- or -LSB- / d / -RSB- ) . Similarly , Italian -LSB- / t / -RSB- , -LSB- / d / -RSB- , -LSB- / t͡s / -RSB- , -LSB- / d͡z / -RSB- are denti-alveolar , whereas -LSB- / l / -RSB- and -LSB- / n / -RSB- are alveolar . The dental clicks are also laminal denti-alveolar .",
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"text": "Rhaetian language Rhaetian -LSB- ˈriːʃən -RSB- or Rhaetic ( Raetic ) -LSB- ˈriːtᵻk -RSB- was a language spoken in the ancient region of Rhaetia in the Eastern Alps in pre-Roman and Roman times . It is documented by a limited number of short inscriptions ( found through Northern Italy , Southern Germany , Eastern Switzerland , Slovenia and Western Austria ) in two variants of the Etruscan alphabet . Its linguistic categorization is not clearly established , and it presents a confusing mixture of what appear to be Etruscan , Indo-European and uncertain other elements . The ancient Rhaetic language is not the same as one of the modern Romance languages of the same Alpine region , known as Rhaeto-Romance , but both are sometimes referred to as `` Rhaetian '' .",
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"text": "Chivalric romance As a literary genre of high culture , romance or chivalric romance is a type of prose and verse narrative that was popular in the aristocratic circles of High Medieval and Early Modern Europe . They were fantastic stories about marvel-filled adventures , often of a knight-errant portrayed as having heroic qualities , who goes on a quest , yet it is `` the emphasis on love and courtly manners distinguishes it from the chanson de geste and other kinds of epic , in which masculine military heroism predominates . '' Popular literature also drew on themes of romance , but with ironic , satiric or burlesque intent . Romances reworked legends , fairy tales , and history to suit the readers ' and hearers ' tastes , but by c. 1600 they were out of fashion , and Miguel de Cervantes famously burlesqued them in his novel Don Quixote . Still , the modern image of `` medieval '' is more influenced by the romance than by any other medieval genre , and the word medieval evokes knights , distressed damsels , dragons , and other romantic tropes . Originally , romance literature was written in Old French , Anglo-Norman , Occitan , and Provençal , and later in Portuguese , in Castilian , in English , in Italian ( particularly with the Sicilian poetry ) and German . During the early 13th century , romances were increasingly written as prose . In later romances , particularly those of French origin , there is a marked tendency to emphasize themes of courtly love , such as faithfulness in adversity .",
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"text": "Gallaecian language Northwestern Hispano-Celtic or Gallaecian is an extinct Celtic language , and was one of the Hispano-Celtic languages . It was spoken at the beginning of the 1st millennium in the northwest corner of the Iberian Peninsula that became the Roman province of Gallaecia , and is now divided between the modern regions of Galicia , western Asturias , the Province of León and Norte Region , Portugal .",
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"text": "Portuñol Portuñol ( Spanish spelling ) or Portunhol ( Portuguese spelling ) is the name often given to any unsystematic mixture of Portuguese with Spanish . The word is a portmanteau of the words Portugués / Português ( `` Portuguese '' ) and Español / Espanhol ( `` Spanish '' ) . Portuñol , or Portunhol , is a lingua franca , or simplified mixture of the two languages , that allows speakers of either Spanish or Portuguese who are not proficient in the other language to communicate with one another . When speakers of one of the languages attempt to speak the other language , there is often interference from the native language , which causes the phenomenon of code-switching to occur . It is possible to conduct a moderately fluent conversation in this way because Portuguese and Spanish are closely related Romance languages . They have almost identical syntactic structures , as well as overlapping lexicons due to cognates , which means that a single macro-grammar is produced when the two mix . The phrase en el hueco de la noite longa e langue illustrates a code-switch between the Spanish article la and the Portuguese noun noite . This example reveals the grammatical possibilities of code-switching between the two languages . Language contact between Spanish and Portuguese is the result of sustained contact between the two languages in border communities and multilingual trade environments . Such regions include the border regions between Portugal and Spain in the Iberian Peninsula , as well as the ones between Brazil , whose official language is Portuguese , and most of its neighboring countries , such as Uruguay and Paraguay , whose official languages are Spanish . Because Portuñol is a spontaneous register resulting from the occasional mixing of Spanish and Portuguese , it is highly diverse ; there is no one dialect or standard of Portuñol . There does , however , tend to be a stronger presence of Spanish in Portuñol . In recent years , Portuñol has begun to appear in realms other than everyday speech . It has become a literary medium , especially in Uruguay and Brazil . María Jesus Fernández García describes it as a linguistic recreation of the actual language . However , she goes on to say that the literature only occasionally provides a true representation of Portuñol , and that authors often choose to select only some of the features that are characteristic of Portuñol . One important literary work written in Portuñol is Mar paraguayo by Brazilian author Wilson Bueno . The following passage shows the mixing of Spanish and Portuguese in his novel . The appearance of Portuñol has prompted two opposing opinions or attitudes towards its existence . On the one hand , it is viewed as the product of laziness among speakers unwilling to learn a different language . On the other hand , it is seen as the logical product of globalization . As far as the future of Portuñol is concerned , according to Francisco A. Marcos-Marín , it is too difficult to evaluate possible repercussions that Portuñol could have on future linguistic maps because it is not easy to separate linguistic tendencies that are merely in style and those that are permanent .",
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"text": "Diglossia In linguistics , diglossia ( -LSB- daɪˈɡlɒsiə -RSB- from Koine Greek διγλωσσία from δι - prefix `` two '' ( from δίς , `` twice '' ) , γλῶσσα , `` language '' and - ία , suffix denoting state or attribute , `` speaking two languages '' ) is a situation in which two dialects or languages are used by a single language community . In addition to the community 's everyday or vernacular language variety ( labeled `` L '' or `` low '' variety ) , a second , highly codified variety ( labeled `` H '' or `` high '' ) is used in certain situations such as literature , formal education , or other specific settings , but not used for ordinary conversation . The high variety may be an older stage of the same language ( e.g. , Latin in the early Middle Ages ) , an unrelated language , or a distinct yet closely related present day dialect ( e.g. , Standard German alongside Low German ( Plattdüütsch ) ; or Chinese , with Mandarin as the official , literary standard and local varieties of Chinese used in everyday communication ) . Other examples include literary Katharevousa versus spoken Demotic Greek ; literary Tamil versus spoken Tamil and Indonesian , with its Baku and Gaul forms ; and literary versus spoken Welsh .",
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"text": "Language Language is the ability to acquire and use complex systems of communication , particularly the human ability to do so , and a language is any specific example of such a system . The scientific study of language is called linguistics . Questions concerning the philosophy of language , such as whether words can represent experience , have been debated since Gorgias and Plato in Ancient Greece . Thinkers such as Rousseau have argued that language originated from emotions while others like Kant have held that it originated from rational and logical thought . 20th-century philosophers such as Wittgenstein argued that philosophy is really the study of language . Major figures in linguistics include Ferdinand de Saussure and Noam Chomsky . Estimates of the number of languages in the world vary between 5,000 and 7,000 . However , any precise estimate depends on a partly arbitrary distinction between languages and dialects . Natural languages are spoken or signed , but any language can be encoded into secondary media using auditory , visual , or tactile stimuli -- for example , in whistling , signed , or braille . This is because human language is modality-independent . Depending on philosophical perspectives regarding the definition of language and meaning , when used as a general concept , `` language '' may refer to the cognitive ability to learn and use systems of complex communication , or to describe the set of rules that makes up these systems , or the set of utterances that can be produced from those rules . All languages rely on the process of semiosis to relate signs to particular meanings . Oral , manual and tactile languages contain a phonological system that governs how symbols are used to form sequences known as words or morphemes , and a syntactic system that governs how words and morphemes are combined to form phrases and utterances . Human language has the properties of productivity and displacement , and relies entirely on social convention and learning . Its complex structure affords a much wider range of expressions than any known system of animal communication . Language is thought to have originated when early hominins started gradually changing their primate communication systems , acquiring the ability to form a theory of other minds and a shared intentionality . This development is sometimes thought to have coincided with an increase in brain volume , and many linguists see the structures of language as having evolved to serve specific communicative and social functions . Language is processed in many different locations in the human brain , but especially in Broca 's and Wernicke 's areas . Humans acquire language through social interaction in early childhood , and children generally speak fluently when they are approximately three years old . The use of language is deeply entrenched in human culture . Therefore , in addition to its strictly communicative uses , language also has many social and cultural uses , such as signifying group identity , social stratification , as well as social grooming and entertainment . Languages evolve and diversify over time , and the history of their evolution can be reconstructed by comparing modern languages to determine which traits their ancestral languages must have had in order for the later developmental stages to occur . A group of languages that descend from a common ancestor is known as a language family . The Indo-European family is the most widely spoken and includes languages as diverse as English , Russian and Hindi ; the Sino-Tibetan family , which includes Mandarin , Bodo and the other Chinese languages , and Tibetan ; the Afro-Asiatic family , which includes Arabic , Somali , and Hebrew ; the Bantu languages , which include Swahili , and Zulu , and hundreds of other languages spoken throughout Africa ; and the Malayo-Polynesian languages , which include Indonesian , Malay , Tagalog , and hundreds of other languages spoken throughout the Pacific . The languages of the Dravidian family that are spoken mostly in Southern India include Tamil and Telugu . Academic consensus holds that between 50 % and 90 % of languages spoken at the beginning of the 21st century will probably have become extinct by the year 2100 .",
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"text": "English in computing The English language is sometimes described as the lingua franca of computing . In comparison to other sciences , where Latin and Greek are the principal sources of vocabulary , computer science borrows more extensively from English . Due to the technical limitations of early computers , and the lack of international standards on the Internet , computer users were limited to using English and the Latin alphabet . However , this historical limitation is less present today . Most software products are localized in numerous languages and the use of the Unicode character encoding has resolved problems with non-Latin alphabets . Some limitations have only been changed recently , such as with domain names , which previously allowed only ASCII characters .",
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"text": "List of adjectival and demonymic forms for countries and nations The following is a list of adjectival forms of countries and nations in English and their demonymic equivalents . A country adjective describes something as being from that country , for example , `` Italian cuisine '' is `` cuisine of Italy '' . A country demonym denotes the people or the inhabitants of or from there , for example , `` Germans '' are people of or from Germany . Note : Demonyms are given in plural forms . Singular forms simply remove the final 's ' or , in the case of - ese endings , are the same as the plural forms . The ending - men has feminine equivalent - women ( e.g. an Irishman and a Scotswoman ) . The French terminations - ois / ais serve as both the singular and plural masculine ; adding ` e ' ( - oise / aise ) makes them singular feminine ; ` es ' ( - oises / aises ) makes them plural feminine . The Spanish and Portuguese terminations '' - o '' usually denotes the masculine and is normally changed to feminine by dropping the '' - o '' and adding '' - a '' . The plural forms are usually '' - os '' and '' - as '' respectively . Adjectives ending in - ish can be used as collective demonyms ( e.g. the English , the Cornish ) . So can those ending in - ch / - tch ( e.g. the French , the Dutch ) provided they are pronounced with a ` ch ' sound ( e.g. the adjective Czech does not qualify ) . Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms refer also to various other things , sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words . ( Sometimes , the use of one or more additional words is optional . ) Notable examples are cuisines , cheeses , cat breeds , dog breeds , and horse breeds . ( See List of words derived from toponyms . ) Note - in cases where two or more adjectival forms are given , there is often a subtle difference in usage between the two . This is particularly the case with Central Asian countries where one form tends to relate to the nation and the other often relates to the predominant ethnic group ( e.g. , Uzbek is primarily an ethnicity , Uzbekistani relates to citizens of Uzbekistan ) . In addition , several countries have a large number of sub-names for their citizens in the form of nicknames for people of certain different areas ; these are usually related to something typical of the area . In Puerto Rico for example , people who come from the town of Bayamon are referred to as `` Cowboy ( s ) '' or `` Cowgirl ( s ) '' ; those from Caguas are referred to as `` Criollo ( s ) '' or `` Criolla ( s ) '' . Except in cases such as Spain , in which sub-names have been used interchangeably by others , sub-names belonging to some areas in a country are not listed here .",
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"text": "Greek language Greek ( Modern Greek : ελληνικά -LSB- eliniˈka -RSB- , elliniká , `` Greek '' , ελληνική γλώσσα -LSB- eliniˈci ˈɣlosa -RSB- , ellinikí glóssa , `` Greek language '' ) is an independent branch of the Indo-European family of languages , native to Greece and other parts of the Eastern Mediterranean . It has the longest documented history of any living language , spanning 34 centuries of written records . Its writing system has been the Greek alphabet for the major part of its history ; other systems , such as Linear B and the Cypriot syllabary , were used previously . The alphabet arose from the Phoenician script and was in turn the basis of the Latin , Cyrillic , Armenian , Coptic , Gothic and many other writing systems . The Greek language holds an important place in the history of the Western world and Christianity ; the canon of ancient Greek literature includes seminal works in the Western canon such as the epic poems Iliad and Odyssey . Greek is also the language in which many of the foundational texts in science , especially astronomy , mathematics and logic , and Western philosophy , such as the Platonic dialogues and the works of Aristotle , are composed ; the New Testament of the Christian Bible was written in Koiné Greek . Together with the Latin texts and traditions of the Roman world , the study of the Greek texts and society of antiquity constitutes the discipline of Classics . During antiquity , Greek was a widely spoken lingua franca in the Mediterranean world and many places beyond . It would eventually become the official parlance of the Byzantine Empire and develop into Medieval Greek . In its modern form , the Greek language is the official language in two countries , Greece and Cyprus , a recognised minority language in seven other countries , and is one of the 24 official languages of the European Union . The language is spoken by at least 13.2 million people today in Greece , Cyprus , Italy , Albania , Turkey , and the Greek diaspora . Greek roots are often used to coin new words for other languages ; Greek and Latin are the predominant sources of international scientific vocabulary .",
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"text": "Sprachbund A sprachbund ( -LSB- ˈsprɑːkbʊnd -RSB- -LSB- ˈʃpʁaːxbʊnt -RSB- , `` federation of languages '' ) -- also known as a linguistic area , area of linguistic convergence , diffusion area or language crossroads -- is a group of languages that have common features resulting from geographical proximity and language contact . They may be genetically unrelated , or only distantly related . Where genetic affiliations are unclear , the sprachbund characteristics might give a false appearance of relatedness . Areal features are common features of a group of languages in a sprachbund .",
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"text": "List of adjectivals and demonyms for subcontinental regions The following is a list of adjectival forms of subcontinental regions in English and their demonymic equivalents , which denote the people or the inhabitants of these subcontinental regions . Note : Demonyms are given in plural forms . Singular forms simply remove the final 's ' or , in the case of - ese endings , are the same as the plural forms . The ending - men has feminine equivalent - women ( e.g. an Irishman and a Scotswoman ) . The French terminations - ois / ais serve as both the singular and plural masculine ; adding ` e ' ( - oise / aise ) makes them singular feminine ; ` es ' ( - oises / aises ) makes them plural feminine . The Spanish termination '' - o '' usually denotes the masculine and is normally changed to feminine by dropping the '' - o '' and adding '' - a '' . The plural forms are usually '' - os '' and '' - as '' respectively . Adjectives ending - ish can be used as collective demonyms ( e.g. the English , the Cornish ) . So can those ending in - ch / - tch ( e.g. the French , the Dutch ) provided they are pronounced with a ` ch ' sound ( e.g. the adjective Czech does not qualify ) . Where an adjective is a link , the link is to the language or dialect of the same name . ( Reference : Ethnologue , Languages of the World ) Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms refer also to various other things , sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words . ( Sometimes , the use of one or more additional words is optional . ) Notable examples are cheeses , cat breeds , dog breeds , and horse breeds . ( See List of words derived from toponyms . ) Where an adjective is a link , the link is to the language or dialect of the same name .",
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"text": "Castilians Castilians ( Spanish : castellanos ) are certain inhabitants in regions of central Spain including at least the eastern part of Castile and León , the northern and eastern parts of Castile-La Mancha , and the Madrid community , who are the source of the Spanish language ( Castilian ) among other aspects of cultural identity . However , not all people in the regions of the medieval Kingdom of Castile think of themselves as Castilian . For this reason , the exact limits of what Castile is today are disputed . As an ethnicity , they are most commonly associated with the sparsely populated inner plateau of the Iberian peninsula , which is split in two by the Sistema Central mountain range and Northern or `` Old Castile '' from southern or `` New Castile '' , the latter being somewhat closer in terms of culture and dialect to southern regions of Spain such as Andalusia , Extremadura and Murcia . Through the Reconquista and other conquests in the Middle Ages , the Kingdom of Castile ( later Crown of Castile ) spread over a large part of the Iberian Peninsula , especially towards the southern Spanish regions . After this , since the 15th century , through the Spanish colonization of the Americas , the Castilians also spread over the New World , bringing with them not only their language , but also elements of their culture and traditions .",
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"text": "Southwestern Lombard Southwestern Lombard is a group of dialects of Western Lombard language spoken in the provinces of Pavia , Lodi , Novara , Cremona , in the south of the historic Insubria , and comprises Pavese dialect , Lodigiano dialect , Nuaresat dialect , Cremunéez dialect and others .",
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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": "Latin Europe Latin Europe may refer to : Romance-speaking Europe , the areas of Europe where Romance languages are spoken Legacy of the Roman Empire , the cultural and religious legacy of the Roman Empire and its distribution Western Christianity , the areas of Europe where Latin was used as the liturgical language of the church during the Middle Ages",
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"text": "Boris Karloff William Henry Pratt ( 23 November 1887 -- 2 February 1969 ) , better known by his stage name Boris Karloff , was an English actor who was primarily known for his typecast roles in horror films that depicted the characters Frankenstein and The Mummy . He portrayed Frankenstein 's monster in Frankenstein ( 1931 ) , Bride of Frankenstein ( 1935 ) , and Son of Frankenstein ( 1939 ) , which resulted in his immense popularity . He also appeared as Imhotep in The Mummy ( 1932 ) . His best-known non-horror role is as the Grinch , as well as the narrator , in the animated television special of Dr. Seuss 's How the Grinch Stole Christmas ! ( 1966 ) . Karloff guest starred in a 1966 TV episode of The Wild Wild West , `` The Night of the Golden Cobra '' . He also had a memorable role in the original Scarface ( 1932 ) . For his contribution to film and television , Boris Karloff was awarded two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame .",
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"text": "In the Name of Life In the Name of Life ( -LSB- Во имя жизни , Vo imya zhizni -RSB- ) is a 1947 Soviet drama film directed by Iosif Kheifits and Aleksandr Zarkhi and starring Viktor Khokhryakov , Mikhail Kuznetsov and Oleg Zhakov .",
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"text": "The Ghost That Never Returns The Ghost That Never Returns ( -LSB- Привидение , которое не возвращается , Prividenie , kotoroe ne vozvrashchaetsya -RSB- ) is a 1930 Soviet made part-sound drama film . It was directed by Abram Room based on a novel by Henri Barbusse . It is preserved at the Library of Congress .",
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"text": "Brother Theodore Brother Theodore ( born Theodore Gottlieb ; November 11 , 1906 -- April 5 , 2001 ) was a German-American monologuist and comedian known for rambling , stream-of-consciousness dialogues which he called `` stand-up tragedy '' . He was a man described as `` Boris Karloff , surrealist Salvador Dalí , Nijinsky and Red Skelton ... simultaneously '' .",
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"docid": "dbb5918f447458dbaf72118da4153cf8",
"text": "Valentin Gaft Valentin Yosifovich Gaft ( Валенти́н Ио́сифович Гафт born 2 September 1935 in Moscow ) is a Russian and Soviet actor , People 's Artist of Russia ( 1984 ) .",
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"docid": "22914d2915a5d7d251bf55336f54d49f",
"text": "Igor Ilyinsky Igor Vladimirovich Ilyinsky ( И́горь Влади́мирович Ильи́нский 24 July 1901 -- 13 January 1987 ) was a famous Russian film and stage actor , director and comedian .",
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},
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"docid": "e0c4f21e0ec4d2d73af9a483dcf71ac6",
"text": "Boris Grigoriev Boris Grigoriev ( Бори́с Дми́триевич Григо́рьев 11 July 1886 -- 7 February 1939 ) was a Russian painter and graphic artist .",
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"text": "Bedlam (film) Bedlam ( 1946 ) is a film starring Boris Karloff and Anna Lee , and was the last in a series of stylish horror B films produced by Val Lewton for RKO Radio Pictures . The film was inspired by William Hogarth 's A Rake 's Progress , and Hogarth was given a writing credit .",
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"docid": "502d62727388508353ab228b74554dd4",
"text": "Isle of the Dead (film) Isle of the Dead ( 1945 ) is a horror film made for RKO Radio Pictures by producer Val Lewton . The movie had a script inspired by the painting Isle of the Dead by Arnold Böcklin , which appears behind the title credits , though the film was originally titled `` Camilla '' during production . ( Another of Lewton 's films , I Walked With a Zombie , has the painting hung in the main room of the movie . ) It was written by frequent Lewton collaborator Ardel Wray and directed by Mark Robson . It was the fourth of five pictures Robson directed for Lewton and starred Boris Karloff . Karloff would work on two other pictures with Lewton , although the Isle of the Dead came out of second .",
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},
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"docid": "44f4ec08d54ff56ea86c7bd38e82b8c8",
"text": "Nikolay Khlibko Nikolay Selivesterovich Khlibko ( November 28 , 1919 -- November 17 , 1993 ) was a Soviet and Russian theatre , cinema actor and artistic director .",
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"docid": "f41ca45d2f2e68746c5b6e808c2dba0e",
"text": "Vsevolod Frederiks Vsevolod Konstantinovich Frederiks ( or Fréedericksz ; Всеволод Константинович Фредерикс -LSB- ˈvʲsʲɛvəɫəd fʲrʲɪdʲɪˈrʲiks -RSB- ; April 29 , 1885 , Warsaw -- January 6 , 1944 , Gorkiy ) was a Russian/Soviet physicist . His primary contribution to physics was in the field of liquid crystals . The Frederiks transition was named after him . After high school Frederiks attended Geneva University and for one semester attended the lectures of Paul Langevin in Paris . After defending his thesis and obtaining his PhD , Fredericks decided to continue his studies at Göttingen University . He was there for more than eight years , and with the outbreak of World War I he became a civil prisoner . During that period he became personal assistant to David Hilbert . In the summer of 1918 Frederiks returned to Russia , and worked at the Institute of Physics and Biophysics in Moscow . In 1919 he became a lecturer at the University of Petrograd . He was arrested by the NKVD in 1937 , and although released before the war he died before reaching home .",
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"docid": "bcbbf3b96c99abb69f7039fb26713ca3",
"text": "Boris Plotnikov Boris Grigoryevich Plotnikov ( Борис Григорьевич Плотников , born 2 April 1949 ) is a Soviet and Russian film actor . His film debut was as Sotnikov in The Ascent , the acclaimed final film of Russian director Larisa Shepitko . Honored Artist of Russia ( 1992 ) . People 's Artist of Russia ( 1998 ) .",
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"docid": "ce60f59c11215dfd730ef5507ce14e95",
"text": "Jack of Diamonds (artists) Jack of Diamonds ( `` Бубновый валет '' , Romanized : Bubnovyi Valet ) , also called Knave Of Diamonds , was a group of avant-garde artists founded in 1910 in Moscow . The group remained active until December 1917 .",
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"docid": "792c51d7a424802b48dea96ed3c312f2",
"text": "October: Ten Days That Shook the World October : Ten Days That Shook the World translit . Oktyabr ' : Desyat ' dney kotorye potryasli mir ) is a 1928 Soviet silent historical film by Sergei Eisenstein and Grigori Aleksandrov . It is a celebratory dramatization of the 1917 October Revolution commissioned for the tenth anniversary of the event . Originally released as October in the Soviet Union , the film was re-edited and released internationally as Ten Days That Shook The World , after John Reed 's popular book on the Revolution . In U.S. released by Amkino Corporation and First National ( later was a subsidiary of Warner Bros. ) .",
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"docid": "1951a0b2529e535e3124e949bcc5e277",
"text": "Mikhail Tarkhanov (actor) Mikhail Mikhaylovich Moskvin ( Михаил Михайлович Москвин , 19 September 1877 , Moscow , Imperial Russia , -- 18 August 1948 , Moscow , USSR ) was a Russian and Soviet stage actor and theatre director , better known by his stage name Mikhail Tarkhanov . Having made his stage debut in 1898 on stage the Ryazan Theatre , he performed in numerous troupes ( including those led by Nikolai Sinelnikov and Vasily Kachalov ) before joining the Moscow Art Theatre in 1922 where he soon became one of the leading actors and , in the late 1920s , a stage director . In 1935 he started to teach drama and in 1942-1948 was the head of Russian Academy of Theatre Arts . In 1937 Tarkhanov was awarded the prestigious People 's Artist of the USSR title . He was the recipient on numerous high-profile Soviet state awards , including the Order of Lenin ( 1838 , 1947 ) and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour ( 1937 ) as well as the Stalin Prize laureate ( 1943 , 1st Grade ) . In 1923-1937 he was cast in 9 films , most of them the Russian classics adaptations , including Raskolnikow , The Storm ( 1933 ) , The Youth of Maxim ( 1934 ) , Dubrovsky ( 1936 ) and Pyotr Pervyy ( 1937 ) . The actor Ivan Moskvin was his younger brother .",
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"docid": "e5d35e3c86d9bbd3b173201aad62fd9e",
"text": "Boris Shtokolov Boris Timofeyevich Shtokolov ( Бори́с Тимофе́евич Што́колов March 19 , 1930 -- January 6 , 2005 ) was a famous Soviet and Russian singer , one of the greatest basses of the 20th century . Boris Shtokolov was born in the settlement of Kuzedeyevo in Gorno-Shorsky District of Kuznetsk Okrug in Siberian Krai ( now in Novokuznetsky District of Kemerovo Oblast ) . In 1949 , he entered the Ural State Conservatory in Sverdlovsk ( now Yekaterinburg ) but wanted to become a military pilot . Georgy Zhukov , having heard his singing , said : `` There are many guys like you in aviation , but in opera singing you are unique '' . In 1950 and 1951 , he was singing at the Sverdlovsk Philharmonic Society before he became a soloist at the Sverdlovsk Opera and Ballet Theater . In 1959 , he was invited to the Mariinsky Theater in Leningrad ( now St. Petersburg ) where he gained world fame as a leading soloist from 1959 to 1989 . At the Mariinsky Theater he sang a great number of roles , such as Ruslan , Don Basilio , Boris Godunov , Ivan Susanin , the title role in Anton Rubinstein 's The Demon , Prince Gremin , Mefistofele , and many others . He died on 6 January 2005 in St. Petersburg , and was buried at the Literatorskie Mostki of the Volkovo Cemetery . Boris Shtokolov was also a prominent theorist of opera singing and respiration techniques . In 1995 , he published a book Burn , Burn , My Star : How to Sing .",
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"docid": "ea42a8cf6e42759002ec063d68f22afe",
"text": "Viktor Bilibin Viktor Viktorovich Bilibin ( Виктор Викторович Билибин , 2 February 1859 , Saint Petersburg , Imperial Russia , -- 25 June 1908 , Saint Petersburg ) was a Russian writer and playwright , one of the leading Russian humourists and satirists of the late 19th century , who used the pen name I. Grek . His best-known stories were collected in the books Love and Laughter ( Любовь и смех , 1882 ) , Humour and Fantasy ( Юмор и фантазия , 1897 ) and Humorous Patterns ( Юмористические узоры , 1898 ) . After Nikolai Leykin 's death he became the editor-in-chief of Oskolki ( 1906 -- 1908 ) . Bilibin was a friend of Anton Chekhov , whom he corresponded with for 15 years ( since 1885 ) . The two co-authored at least one humorous sketch `` Motley Fairytales '' ( Пёстрые сказки , Novaya Gazeta , 1886 ) , signed The Two Ajaxes . Chekhov admired Bilibin 's sketches , referred to him as ` great talent ' and cited him as an early influence . Bilibin authored several humorous plays ; they were produced by Alexandrinsky Theatre , as well as numerous provincial troupes , but failed to impress the critics . Alexander Amfiteatrov commented : `` This man had been created for subtle , intelligent irony but in the long run chose to serve the primitive , guttural laughter . And he lost his gift of a humorist . ''",
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"docid": "abd8f458890585a7fef5d3626a31f37d",
"text": "The Ape (1940 film) The Ape is a 1940 American horror film made for Monogram Pictures , co-written by Curt Siodmak and starring Boris Karloff . It was the last film in Karloff 's nine-picture contract with Monogram .",
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"docid": "5e04c686291fa26e2fd449e7f693d2bf",
"text": "Boris Solotareff Boris Solotareff ( October 23 , 1889 -- July 1966 ) was a Russian painter . He was active in Munich , Switzerland , and France , but spent the majority of his career in New York where he became a naturalized American citizen in 1949 . Solotareff made use of a variety of styles ; according to the Benezit Dictionary of Artists , his `` work was in the mainstream of Eastern European Expressionism , with influences of Art Deco from the time when he lived in Paris . '' Solotareff 's paintings have been exhibited widely , including the `` Cinquantenaire Du Symbolisme '' exhibition at the Bibliothèque Nationale ( 1936 ) , the Vendome Galleries ( New York , 1938 ) , and the `` Exhibition of oils and water colors '' at the Charles Barzansky Galleries from October 1 -- 20 , 1940 .",
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},
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"docid": "ef393e1d59d9390297ec7b12db6395ea",
"text": "Vladimir Ilyin (actor) Vladimir Adolfovich Ilyin ( Влади́мир Адо́льфович Ильи́н born 16 November 1947 ) is a Soviet and Russian actor . He was awarded People 's Artist of Russia in 1999 .",
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},
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"docid": "830ccd962aa6afb33c9bb470cf282793",
"text": "Woman's World (1967 film) Woman 's World ( -LSB- Бабье царство , Babye tsarstvo -RSB- ) is a 1967 war film directed by Alexey Saltykov . The film was a box-office leader in the USSR in the year 1968 , fourth place - 49.6 million viewers .",
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"text": "World Science Festival The World Science Festival is an annual science festival produced by the World Science Foundation , a 501 ( c ) ( 3 ) non-profit organization headquartered in New York City . The foundation 's mission is to cultivate a general public informed by science , inspired by its wonder , convinced of its value , and prepared to engage with its implications for the future .",
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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": "World Youth Day 2002 The 17th World Youth Day 2002 ( WYD2002 ) was a Catholic youth festival held July 23-July 28 , 2002 , in Toronto , Canada . World Youth Day is a celebration of faith begun by Pope John Paul II held on an international level every two to three years , and WYD2002 was the 10th such event . It was also Pope John Paul II 's last World Youth day . An estimated 400,000-500 ,000 youths from all over the world participated in the week-long festival . Although WYD is designed for Catholics , it attracts sizable numbers of youths from other faiths and denominations and was presented as a multi-faith celebration of young people from all over the world . As the event is ultimately an expression of faith , and a critical expression of faith is through service to others , World Youth Day 2002 had the support of some 25,000 volunteers ; and some 100,000 pilgrims themselves spent three hours each on one of 750 service projects . The theme of the event was `` You are the salt of the earth ... you are the light of the world '' ( Matthew 5:13 -14 ) . The groundswell of Catholic spirituality following World Youth Day 2002 in Canada led to the establishment of Canada 's first national Catholic television network , Salt + Light Television . Fr . Thomas Rosica , who was the National Director of WYD2002 , is also the founder and Chief Executive Officer of this new television station .",
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"text": "CrossWorld Crossworld is an international non-profit organization that works to bring Christian faith and values to unreached marketplaces of the world and to make disciples of Jesus Christ . __ TOC __",
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"text": "Westercon Westercon ( occasionally WesterCon ; long version West Coast Science Fantasy Conference ) is a regional science fiction and fantasy convention founded in September 1948 by Walter J. Daugherty of the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society . The original full name was West Coast Scienti-Fantasy Conference .",
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"text": "VerCiência VerCiência is an International Exhibition of Science on TV . Annual festival devoted to science communication on television created in Brazil in 1994 by Sergio Moraes Castanheira Brandao and José Renato Campos Monteiro . It is a non-competitive , non-commercial and non-profitable event , with free admission to the general public in all sessions . The main objective of the VerCiência Project is to encourage and promote the dissemination of knowledge and scientific culture through television . It has the support of the Ministry of Science Technology and Innovation of Brazil as part of the Brazilian National Week of Science and Technology . The main sponsor of VerCiência is Petrobras . The annual VerCiência exhibitions take place simultaneously in several Brazilian cities , such as Rio de Janeiro , São Paulo and Brasília , usually in the third week of October ( coinciding with the National Week of Science and Technology ) and consist in the exhibition of a selection of science TV programmes produced in Brazil and other countries . Among main traditional international participants of the Ver Ciência exhibitions are the BBC ( UK ) and WGBH ( US ) , with programmes such as Horizon and Nova , good examples of how science and technology can be conveyed in an interesting and informative manner to the general public .",
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"text": "Ciudad de las Ideas (conference) La Ciudad de las Ideas ( CDI ) is a conference created by Andrés Roemer , to empower citizens and present innovative ideas in science , technology , art , design , politics , education , culture , business , entertainment and other areas of knowledge . CDI created a 21-minute format to encourage debate . Daniel Dennett called it the '' brain Olympics . '' CDI speakers have included Nobel Prize winners Jerome Isaac Friedman , Mario J. Molina , Jody Williams , Daniel Kahneman and Paul Krugman ; researchers Robert Sapolsky , Steven Pinker , Eduard Punset , Clotaire Rapaille , Tim Berners-Lee , David Buss , Richard Dawkins , Michael Shermer , Craig Venter and Randi Zuckerberg ; and Oscar nominees Adame Pesapane ( PES ) and Oliver Stone . Since 2008 , up to 3,600 attendees have gathered every November in the center of Puebla . The head and curator of CDI is Andrés Roemer , partner of the NGO Poder Civico A.C. , together with Ricardo Salinas Pliego , President and CEO of Grupo Salinas . The thematic approach of the curator of the speakers is as follows : `` Scholars/Policy and Makers '' ( leading academics and public policy makers ) , `` Mex-I-Can '' ( talented Mexicans ) , `` W-Under18 '' ( children and young people ) , Debates , Art , Emotional , Technology , Artistic Interventions , and Entertainment . The festival has been promoted in Azteca Trece and Proyecto 40 and on the event 's website , social media , and through a science bookstore located at the festival site . Since June 9 , 2008 , over 231 festival speakers have had their presentations published online . Fifty percent of the audience are between 16 and 25 years old .",
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"text": "WE Charity WE Charity , formerly known as Free The Children , is a worldwide development charity and youth empowerment movement founded in 1995 by human rights advocates Craig Kielburger and Marc Kielburger . The organization focuses on young people , with programs in Canada , the U.S. and U.K. for service learning and active citizenship , and international development projects in Asia , Africa and Latin America focused on children and education . The organization runs programs in approximately 10,000 schools in Canada , the U.S. and U.K. for service learning and active citizenship , with the aim of empowering youth to become socially engaged . The domestic youth empowerment work is funded by corporate sponsors and profits from the social enterprise , ME to WE . In 2013 , Charity Intelligence Canada awarded Free The Children its highest four-star rating , along with an A for the organization 's reporting of its `` social results '' . In July 2016 , Free The Children rebranded as WE Charity , part of WE .",
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"text": "World Music Centre World Music Centre ( CWM ) is an independent non-profit membership association in Mostar , Bosnia and Herzegovina . Its mission includes bringing worldwide cultural heritage closer to one another as well as promoting local music traditions . It also promotes tolerance , understanding and democracy within youth and children . The centre is active in the management of concerts and music events In 2007 it organized the first edition of the World Music Festival , conceived as a meeting between different cultures and peoples . Its programme included workshops for children and adults as well as wine tasting .",
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"text": "Festival of Britain The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition and fair that reached millions of visitors throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951 . Historian Kenneth O. Morgan says the Festival was a `` triumphant success '' as people : flocked to the South Bank site , to wander around the Dome of Discovery , gaze at the Skylon , and generally enjoy a festival of national celebration . Up and down the land , lesser festivals enlisted much civic and voluntary enthusiasm . A people curbed by years of total war and half-crushed by austerity and gloom , showed that it had not lost the capacity for enjoying itself ... Above all , the Festival made a spectacular setting as a showpiece for the inventiveness and genius of British scientists and technologists . Labour cabinet member Herbert Morrison was the prime mover ; in 1947 he started with the original plan to celebrate the centennial of the Great Exhibition of 1851 . However it was not to be another World Fair , for international themes were absent , as was the British Commonwealth . Instead the 1951 festival focused entirely on Britain and its achievements ; it was funded chiefly by the government , with a budget of # 12 million . The Labour government was losing support and so the implicit goal of the festival was to give the people a feeling of successful recovery from the war 's devastation , as well as promoting British science , technology , industrial design , architecture and the arts . The Festival 's centrepiece was in London on the South Bank of the Thames . There were events in Poplar ( Architecture ) , Battersea ( The Festival Pleasure Gardens ) , South Kensington ( Science ) and Glasgow ( Industrial Power ) . Festival celebrations took place in Cardiff , Stratford-upon-Avon , Bath , Perth , Bournemouth , York , Aldeburgh , Inverness , Cheltenham , Oxford , Norwich , Canterbury and elsewhere and there were touring exhibitions by land and sea . The Festival became a `` beacon for change '' that proved immensely popular with thousands of elite visitors and millions of popular ones . It helped reshape British arts , crafts , designs and sports for a generation . Journalist Harry Hopkins highlights the widespread impact of the `` Festival style '' . They called it `` Contemporary '' . It was : clean , bright and new ... . It caught hold quickly and spread first across London and then across England ... In an island hitherto largely given up to gravy browns and dull greens , `` Contemporary '' boldly espoused strong primary colors .",
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"text": "Scitech Scitech is a world renowned and multi award winning not-for-profit organisation that operates the Scitech Discovery Centre , a permanent , interactive science museum which includes a planetarium , and is located in West Perth , Western Australia . It first opened on 13 August 1988 . The organisation 's published mission is , `` To increase awareness , interest , capability and participation by all Western Australians in science , technology , engineering and mathematics . '' Scitech generally aims its programs at children aged up to 12 , but it does provide activities for children and adults of all ages . Four times a year it also runs `` Scitech After Dark '' evenings to allow visitors older than to enjoy its attractions in an adult-oriented atmosphere .",
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"text": "Science Olympiad Science Olympiad is an American team competition in which students compete in ` events ' pertaining to various scientific disciplines , including earth science , biology , chemistry , physics , and engineering . Over 7,300 middle school and high school teams from 50 U.S. states compete each year , but only 49 states host competitions , with the exception being Vermont . U.S. territories do not compete . There are multiple levels of competition : invitational , regional , state , and national . Some states or private groups offer ` invitational ' tournaments as practice for regional and state competitions . Teams which excel at the regional competitions advance to the state level , and then to the national level . Winners later receive several kinds of awards from medals to trophies and plaques . The program for Elementary-age students is less common and consistent . Schools have flexibility to implement the program to meet their needs . Some communities host competitive Elementary tournaments . Science Olympiad is not associated with the International Science Olympiads , which follow a completely different format and set of rules .",
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"text": "World Academy of Art and Science The World Academy of Art and Science ( WAAS ) is an international non-governmental scientific organization , a world network of more than 700 individual fellows from more than 80 countries . Fellows are elected for distinguished accomplishments in the sciences , arts and the humanities with an inter-disciplinary and trans-disciplinary approach with an outstanding record of public service and are committed to addressing the pressing social problems confronting humanity today . The Academy strives to promote the growth of knowledge , enhance public awareness of the social consequences and policy implications of that growth , and provide `` leadership in thought that leads to action '' . The spirit of the academy can be expressed in the words of Albert Einstein `` The creations of our mind shall be a blessing and not a curse to mankind '' .",
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"text": "Geeks Without Borders Geeks Without Borders is a non-governmental organization which donates computers and related technology to areas in need around the world .",
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"text": "Society for Literature, Science, and the Arts The Society for Literature , Science , and the Arts ( SLSA ) is a United States-based academic organization whose members `` share an interest in problems of science and representation , and in the cultural and social dimensions of science , technology , and medicine . '' The SLSA publishes the journal Configurations , published by Johns Hopkins University Press , and a members ' newsletter Decodings . It holds an annual conference that `` attracts hundreds of participants from many different disciplines , including the history , sociology , anthropology , rhetoric , and philosophy of science , technology and medicine ; literary history and criticism ; art history and media studies ; the cognitive sciences ; and all areas of science , technology , engineering , and medicine '' ( the 30th being in 2016 ) . The European Society for Literature , Science and the Arts ( SLSAeu ) is a sister body . The Society 's own webpage is inconsistent as to whether there is a comma after `` Science '' in its name .",
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"text": "Soundings of the Planet Soundings of the Planet is an American , artist-owned , independent media company based in Bellingham , Washington that produces award-winning relaxation and world music by New Age artists and international musicians as well as documentaries on various environmental and human rights issues .",
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"text": "Pure Earth Founded in 1999 , the Blacksmith Institute which changed its name to Pure Earth on March 10 , 2015 , is an international not-for-profit organization that identifies and cleans up pollution , focusing primarily on contaminated sites and soil in developing countries . Over the last decade it has cleaned up 84 sites in 20 countries , focusing on communities where children are most at risk . These communities suffer disproportionately from pollution-related diseases . In 2014 , Blacksmith launched a new initiative -- Blacksmith Institute for a Pure Earth -- with actor Dev Patel as celebrity ambassador . Patel worked closely with Blacksmith to suggest the new name , and will help support efforts to raise awareness about toxic pollution , an issue he says he first grew aware of after filming in India . Blacksmith will slowly transition to a new name -- Pure Earth -- in order to broaden awareness of global toxic pollution issues to the general public . In 2011 Blacksmith received a Green Star Award for its work . In 2010 , Blacksmith founder Richard Fuller was profiled in Time magazine 's `` Power of One '' column In 2014 , Bloomberg Businessweek chronicled Blacksmith/Pure Earth 's growth and work around the world , including a dangerous cleanup of a secret Soviet arms site in Ukraine . 2015 saw the release of the book The Brown Agenda . Pure Earth has been recognized as one of the USA 's top performing nonprofits . Blacksmith Institute/Pure Earth is known for its annual World 's Worst Polluted Places Reports , The Pollution Blog , and the Blacksmith database , which currently lists 600 polluted sites . This Polluted Places Initiative identifies polluted sites throughout the world by means of an online nomination process . Blacksmith is currently expanding their database with the Toxics Sites Identification Program , formerly known as Global Inventory Project . Blacksmith/Pure Earth serves as Secretariat for the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution ( GAHP ) . In 2015 , the GAHP launched the global Commission on Pollution , Health and Development . It is described as an `` initiative of The Lancet , the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution ( GAHP ) , and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai , with additional coordination and input from the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Bank . '' The Commission aims to quantify the health and economic costs of pollution to give global leaders and policy-makers the justification to act on pollution . The Commission report will be published in early 2017 .",
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"text": "International Divine Science Association The International Divine Science Association was founded in 1892 in San Francisco , California by religious leader and author Malinda Cramer . The association was `` founded for the promulgation of Divine Science , the God idea of perfect unity , harmony and wholeness , associated together in a unity of spirit , for the healing of nations , and the general good of humanity . '' The International Divine Science Association hosted several New Thought Congresses through the 1890s . The association was a loose coalition of Divine Science leaders and centers across the United States , and is credited as the first of several umbrella organizations created at the turn of the 20th century for the New Thought movement .",
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"text": "Space Foundation Space Foundation is a Colorado-based nonprofit organization that advocates for all sectors of the global space industry through space awareness activities , educational programs and major industry events . It was founded in 1983 . Its mission is `` to advance space-related endeavors to inspire , enable and propel humanity . ''",
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"text": "Creative Science Foundation The Creative Science Foundation ( CSf ) is a non-profit organization , established on the 4th of November 2011 in London , England , that advocates a synergetic relationship between creative arts ( e.g. writing , films , art , dance etc. ) and sciences ( e.g. engineering , business , socio-political etc. ) as a means to fostering innovation . It is best known for its use of Science Fiction Prototyping as an ideation , communication and prototyping tool for product innovation . The foundation 's main modus-operandi are the organisation or sponsorship of vacation-schools , workshops , seminars , conferences , journals , publications and projects .",
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"text": "COSI Columbus COSI ( an acronym for Center of Science and Industry ) is a science museum and research center located in Columbus , Ohio in the United States . Originally opened in 1964 , COSI was relocated to a 320,000 square foot state-of-the-art facility designed by Japanese architect Arata Isozaki along a bend in the Scioto River in 1999 . COSI features more than 300 interactive exhibits throughout themed exhibition areas . As a `` center of science and industry '' ( rather than a standalone `` science center '' ) , COSI established embedded partnerships with local organizations . WOSU@COSI ( Central Ohio 's NPR member station and Public Broadcasting Service public media station ) maintains a digital media center and offices ; OSU maintains a center of research as well as health & medicine laboratories staffed by medical residents ; and Columbus Historical Society maintains offices and exhibit space . COSI also operates the largest outreach education program of any science museum in the United States through COSI in the Classroom , 21st Century Lab field trip experiences , international distance education Interactive Video Conferencing programs , and COSI On Wheels traveling outreach program . As well , COSI originated the Camp-In overnight program for Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts in 1972 -- a concept that is now commonplace in museums nationwide . Since 1964 , COSI has engaged with nearly 30 million unique visitors through on-site and outreach programs . As a not-for-profit organization , COSI is supported by ticket sales , a network of community and statewide partnerships ( including relationships with a variety of donors and sponsors ) , a volunteer program supported by 10,000 volunteers annually , and nearly 20,000 member households . In 2008 , COSI was the named the # 1 science center in the United States for families by Parent Magazine .",
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"text": "Silk Road The Silk Road or Silk Route was an ancient network of trade routes that were for centuries central to cultural interaction originally through regions of Eurasia connecting the East and West and stretching from the Korean peninsula and Japan to the Mediterranean Sea . The Silk Road concept refers to both the terrestrial and the maritime routes connecting Asia and Europe . The overland Steppe route stretching through the Eurasian steppe is considered the ancestor to the Silk Road ( s ) . While the term is of modern coinage , the Silk Road derives its name from the lucrative trade in silk ( and horses ) carried out along its length , beginning during the Han dynasty ( 207 BCE -- 220 CE ) . The Han dynasty expanded Central Asian sections of the trade routes around 114 BCE , largely through missions and explorations of the Chinese imperial envoy , Zhang Qian . The Chinese took great interest in the safety of their trade products and extended the Great Wall of China to ensure the protection of the trade route . Trade on the Silk Road played a significant role in the development of the civilizations of China , the Goguryeo kingdom ( Korea ) , Japan , the Indian subcontinent , Persia , Europe , the Horn of Africa and Arabia , opening long-distance political and economic relations between the civilizations . Though silk was certainly the major trade item exported from China , many other goods were traded , as well as religions , syncretic philosophies , and various technologies . Diseases , most notably plague , also spread along the Silk Routes . In addition to economic trade , the Silk Road was a route for cultural trade among the civilizations along its network . The main traders during antiquity included the Chinese , Arabs , Turkmens , Indians , Persians , Somalis , Greeks , Syrians , Romans , Georgians , Armenians , Bactrians , and ( from the 5th to the 8th century ) the Sogdians . In June 2014 , UNESCO designated the Chang ` an-Tianshan corridor of the Silk Road as a World Heritage Site .",
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"text": "Proto-industrialization Proto-industrialization ( also spelled proto-industrialisation ) was a possible phase in the development of modern industrial economies that preceded , and created conditions for , the establishment of fully industrial societies . Proto-industrialisation is generally referred to the phase before industrialisation . Proto-industrialization was marked by the increasing involvement of agrarian families in market-oriented craft production , mainly through the putting-out system organized by merchant capitalists . It was an effective method of production which was controlled by merchants and had links to developing European consumerism . However , the phase was not observed across Europe , and nor did it always smoothly transition into the Industrial Revolution proper . The term was coined by F. F. Mendels in 1972 , though a UNESCO colloquium on the 10th anniversary of the deaths of Einstein and Teilhard de Chardin and published in 1971 discusses `` the basis for proto-industrialization '' . The applicability of proto-industrialization in Europe has since been challenged . M.J. Daunton , for example , argues that proto-industrialisation `` excludes too much '' to fully explain the expansion of industry : not only do proponents of proto-industrialisation ignore the vital town-based industries in pre-industrial economies , but also ignores `` rural and urban industry based upon non-domestic organisation , '' referring to how mines , mills , forges and furnaces fit into the agrarian economy . Initially using surplus labor available during slow periods of the agricultural seasons , proto-industrialization led to specialization - not only in industrial production but also in commercial agricultural production . This allowed reciprocal trade favored by regional economies of scale . It resulted in accumulation of capital and in the acquisition of entrepreneurial skills by merchant capitalists , which facilitated the development of large-scale , and capital-intensive production methods in the full industrialization phase that followed . Proto-industrialization sparked social changes in traditional agrarian societies that would become more marked during full industrialization , such as greater independence of women and children , who gained a means of income separate from the family subsistence farm . During this phase of industrialisation , machines were not used . They were not even invented at that time . People could only use their hands or any hand-made material to produce required goods .",
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"text": "ProMED-mail Program for Monitoring Emerging Diseases ( also known as ProMED-mail , abbreviated ProMED ) is among the largest publicly available emerging diseases and outbreak reporting systems in the world . The central purpose of ProMED is to promote communication amongst the international infectious disease community , including scientists , physicians , veterinarians , epidemiologists , public health professionals , and others interested in infectious diseases on a global scale . Founded in 1994 , ProMED has pioneered the concept of electronic , Internet-based emerging disease and outbreak detection reporting . In 1999 , ProMED became a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases . As of 2016 , ProMED has more than 75,000 subscribers in over 185 countries . With an average of 13 posts per day , ProMED provides users with up-to-date information concerning infectious disease outbreaks on a global scale . ProMED 's guiding principles include : Transparency and a commitment to the unfettered flow of outbreak information Freedom from political constraints Availability to all without cost Commitment to One Health Service to the global health community One of the essential global health priorities is the timely recognition and reporting of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases . Early recognition can enable coordinated and rapid responses to an outbreak , preventing catastrophic morbidity and mortality . Additionally , early detection can alleviate grave economic hardship brought upon by pandemics and emerging diseases . Burgeoning globalization of commerce , finance , manufacturing , and services has fostered ever-increasing movement of people , animals , plants , food , and feed . Other contributing factors to the risk of new pathogens emerging and known pathogens re-emerging include climate change , urbanization , land use changes , and political instability . Outbreaks that begin in the most remote parts of the world now spread swiftly to urban centers in countries far away . The epidemiological data in ProMED posts has been used to estimate mortality rates and demographic parameters for specific diseases . The severe acute respiratory syndrome ( SARS ) outbreak in 2003 and the Middle East respiratory syndrome ( MERS ) outbreak in 2012 demonstrated the importance of early identification for emerging disease occurrences . The initial outbreak reports in both events were posted by astute clinicians . The use of non-traditional information sources can provide prompt information to the international community on emerging infectious disease problems that have yet to be officially reported . The early dissemination of information may lead to rapid official confirmation of ongoing outbreaks . The Epicore program , launched in March 2016 , makes use of volunteers throughout the world to find and report outbreaks using non-traditional methods .",
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"text": "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": "BioSteel BioSteel was a trademark name for a high-strength fiber-based material made of the recombinant spider silk-like protein extracted from the milk of transgenic goats , made by Nexia Biotechnologies , and later by the Randy Lewis lab of the University of Wyoming and Utah State University . It is reportedly 7-10 times as strong as steel if compared for the same weight , and can stretch up to 20 times its unaltered size without losing its strength properties . It also has very high resistance to extreme temperatures , not losing any of its properties within -20 to . The company had created lines of goats to produce recombinant versions of either the MaSpI ( Major ampullate spidroin I ) or dragline I ( for its superior elasticity , flexibility and strength ) from Nephila clavipes , the golden orb weaver ) or MaSpII ( Major ampullate spidroin 2 or dragline 2 from Nephila clavipes ) dragline proteins in their milk . When the female goats lactate , the milk , containing the recombinant DNA silk , was to be harvested and subjected to chromatographic techniques to purify the recombinant silk proteins . The purified silk proteins could be dried , dissolved using solvents ( DOPE formation ) and transformed into microfibers using wet-spinning fiber production methods . The spun fibers were reported to have tenacities in the range of 2 - 3 grams/denier and elongation range of 25-45 % . The `` Biosteel biopolymer '' had been transformed into nanofibers and nanomeshes using the electrospinning technique . Nexia is the only company which has successfully produced fibres from spider silk expressed in goat 's milk . The Lewis lab has produced fibers from recombinant spider silk protein and synthetic spider silk proteins and genetic chimeras produced in both recombinant E. coli and the milk of recombinant goats , however , no one has been able to produce the silk in commercial quantities thus far . The company was founded in 1993 by Dr. Jeffrey Turner and Paul Ballard , and was sold in 2005 to Pharmathene . In 2009 , two transgenic goats were sold to the Canada Agriculture Museum after Nexia Biotechnologies went bankrupt . Research has since continued with the help of Randy Lewis , a professor formerly at the University of Wyoming and now at Utah State University . He was also able to successfully breed spider goats in order to create artificial silk . There are now about 30 spider goats at a university-run farm . Applications of artificial spider silk biopolymers include using it for the coating of all kinds of implants and medical products as well as for artificial ligaments and tendons due to its elastic tendencies and also since it is a natural product which will synthesize well with the body . Furthermore , artificial silk biopolymers can be applicated in personal care products as well as in textile products .",
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"text": "Silk Route (disambiguation) The Silk Route is a number of trade routes across the Afro-Eurasian landmass . Silk Route may also refer to : Silk Route ( band ) , an Indian music band",
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"text": "Book of the Later Han The Hou Hanshu , or Book of the Later Han , also known as History of the Later Han , is a Chinese court document covering the history of the Han dynasty from 6 to 189 CE . It was compiled by Fan Ye and others in the 5th century during the Liu Song dynasty , using a number of earlier histories and documents as sources . The book is part of four early historiographies of the Twenty-Four Histories canon , together with the Records of the Grand Historian , Book of Han and Records of the Three Kingdoms . Fan Ye used earlier histories , including accounts by Sima Qian and Ban Gu , along with many others ( some had similar names , such as the Han Records of the Eastern Lodge by various contemporaries throughout the 2nd century , and the Records of Later Han by Yuan Hong from the 4th century ) , most of which did not survive intact . The section on the Treatise on the Western Regions was based on a report composed by Ban Yong ( with a few later additions ) and presented to Emperor An of Han in around 125 . It presumably includes notes from his father Ban Chao . It forms the 88th chapter ( or 118th chapter in some editions ) of the Book of the Later Han , and is a key source for the cultural and socio-economic data on the Western Regions , including the earliest accounts of Daqin ( the Roman Empire ) , and some of the most detailed early reports on India and Central Asia . It contains a few references to events occurring after the death of Emperor An , including a brief account of the arrival of the first official envoys from Rome in 166 . Fan Ye , himself , clearly says that the new information contained in this section on the Western Regions , is largely based on information from the report of Ban Yong : `` Ban Gu has recorded in detail the local conditions and customs of each kingdom in the former book -LSB- Book of Han or ` History of the Former Han Dynasty ' -RSB- . Now , the reports of the Jianwu period -LSB- 25-56 -RSB- onwards recorded in this ` Chapter on the Western Regions ' differ from the earlier -LSB- ones by Ban Gu -RSB- ; they are from Ban Yong 's report -LSB- presented -RSB- at the end of -LSB- the reign of -RSB- Emperor An -LSB- 107-125 -RSB- , and so on . ''",
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"text": "Black Death in England The Black Death was a pneumonic plague pandemic , which reached England in June 1348 , and died down by December 1349 . It was the first and most severe manifestation of the Second Pandemic , caused by Yersinia pestis bacteria . The term `` Black Death '' was not used until the late 17th Century . Originating in China , it spread west along the trade routes across Europe and arrived on the British Isles from the English province of Gascony . The plague seems to have been spread by flea-infected rats , as well as individuals who had been infected on the continent . Rats were the reservoir hosts of the Y. pestis bacteria and the Oriental rat flea was the primary vector . The first known case in England was a seaman who arrived at Weymouth , Dorset , from Gascony in June 1348 . By autumn , the plague had reached London , and by summer 1349 it covered the entire country , before dying down by December . Low estimates of mortality in the early twentieth century have been revised upwards due to re-examination of data and new information , and a figure of 40 -- 60 % of the population is widely accepted . The English government handled the crisis well , and the country did not experience the extreme reactions that were seen elsewhere in Europe . The most immediate consequence was a halt to the campaigns of the Hundred Years ' War . In the long term , the decrease in population caused a shortage of labour , with subsequent rise in wages , resisted by the landowners , which caused deep resentment among the lower classes . The Peasants ' Revolt of 1381 was largely a result of this resentment , and even though the rebellion was suppressed , in the long term serfdom was ended in England . The Black Death also affected artistic and cultural efforts , and may have helped advance the use of the vernacular . In 1361 -- 62 the plague returned to England , this time causing the death of around 20 % of the population . After this the plague continued to return intermittently throughout the 14th and 15th centuries , in local or national outbreaks . From this point on its effect became less severe , and one of the last outbreaks of the plague in England was the Great Plague of London in 1665 -- 66 .",
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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": "Bristol slave trade Bristol is a city in the South West of England , on the River Avon which flows into the Severn Estuary . Because of Bristol 's position on the River Avon , it has been an important location for marine trade for centuries . The city 's involvement with the slave trade peaked between 1730 and 1745 , when it became the leading slaving port . Bristol used its position on the Avon to trade all types of goods . Bristol 's port was the second largest in England after London . Countries that Bristol traded with included France , Spain , Ireland , Portugal , and North Africa 's Barbary Coast . Bristol 's main export was woollen cloth . Other exports included coal , lead , and animal hides . Imports into Bristol included wine , grain , slate , timber , and olive oil . Trading with the various colonies in the Caribbean and North America began to flourish during the Interregnum of Oliver Cromwell ( 1649 -- 1660 ) . The Royal African Company , a London-based trading company , had control over all trade between countries in Britain and Africa before the year 1698 At this time , only ships owned by the Royal African Company could trade for anything , including slaves . Slaves were increasingly an important commodity at the time , since the British colonization in the Caribbean and the Americas in the 17th century . The Society of Merchant Venturers , an organization of elite merchants in Bristol , wanted to commence participation in the African slave trade , and after much pressure from them and other interested parties in and around Britain , the Royal African Company 's control over the slave trade was broken in 1698 . As soon as the monopoly was broken , what is thought to have been the first `` legitimate '' Bristol slave ship , the Beginning , owned by Stephen Barker , purchased a cargo of enslaved Africans and delivered them to the Caribbean . Some average slave prices were # 20 , # 50 , or # 100 . In her will of 1693 , Jane Bridges , Widow of Leigh Upon Mendip bequeathes her interest of # 130 in this very ship to her grandson Thomas Bridges and indicates that the vessel was owned by the City of Bristol . Business boomed ; however , due to the over-crowding and harsh conditions on the ships , it is estimated that approximately half of each cargo of slaves did not survive the trip across the Atlantic . The triangular trade was a route taken by slave merchants during the years 1697 and 1807 . The areas covered by the triangular trade was England , North West Africa and finally The Caribbean . Profits of 50-100 % were made during the 18th century . Over 500,000 slaves were brought into slavery by these ships , representing one-fifth of the British slave trade during this time .",
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"text": "Female infanticide Female infanticide is the deliberate killing of newborn female children . In countries with a history of female infanticide , the modern practice of sex-selective abortion is often discussed as a closely related issue . Female infanticide is a major cause of concern in several nations such as China and India . It has been argued that the `` low status '' in which women are viewed in patriarchal societies creates a bias against females . In 1978 , anthropologist Laila Williamson , in a summary of data she had collated on how widespread infanticide was among both tribal and developed , or `` civilized '' nations , found that infanticide had occurred on every continent and was carried out by groups ranging from hunter gatherers to highly developed societies and that rather than this practice being an exception , it has been commonplace . The practice has been well documented among the indigenous peoples of Australia , Northern Alaska and South Asia , and Barbara Miller argues the practice to be `` almost universal '' , even in the West . Miller contends that in regions where women are not employed in agriculture and regions in which dowries are the norm then female infanticide is commonplace , and in 1871 in The Descent of Man , and Selection in Relation to Sex , Charles Darwin wrote that the practice was commonplace among the aboriginal tribes of Australia . In 1990 , Amartya Sen writing in the New York Review of Books estimated that there were 100 million fewer women in Asia than would be expected , and that this amount of `` missing '' women `` tell -LSB- s -RSB- us , quietly , a terrible story of inequality and neglect leading to the excess mortality of women . '' Initially Sen 's suggestion of gender bias was contested and it was suggested that hepatitis B was the cause of the alteration in the natural sex ratio . However it is now widely accepted that the numerical worldwide deficit in women , is due to gender specific abortions , infanticide and neglect . In seventh-century Arabia , before Islamic culture became established , female infanticide was widely practiced . This is attributed by scholars to the fact that women were deemed `` property '' within those societies . Others have speculated that to prevent their daughters from a life of misery , the mothers would kill the child . With the arrival of Islamic rule the practice was made illegal .",
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"text": "Zoonosis Zoonoses ( -LSB- ˌzoʊ.əˈnoʊsᵻs -RSB- , plural - -LSB- ˈnoʊsiːz -RSB- , also spelled zoönoses ; singular zoonosis ( or zoönosis ) ; from Greek : ζῷον zoon `` animal '' and νόσος nosos `` sickness '' ) are infectious diseases of animals ( usually vertebrates ) that can naturally be transmitted to humans . Major modern diseases such as Ebola virus disease and salmonellosis are zoonoses . HIV was a zoonotic disease transmitted to humans in the early part of the 20th century , though it has now evolved to a separate human-only disease . Most strains of influenza that infect humans are human diseases , although many strains of swine and bird flu are zoonoses ; these viruses occasionally recombine with human strains of the flu and can cause pandemics such as the 1918 Spanish flu or the 2009 swine flu . Taenia solium infection is one of the neglected tropical diseases with public health and veterinary concern in endemic regions . Zoonoses can be caused by a range of disease pathogens such as viruses , bacteria , fungi and parasites ; of 1,415 pathogens known to infect humans , 61 % were zoonotic . Most human diseases originated in animals ; however , only diseases that routinely involve animal to human transmission , like rabies , are considered direct zoonosis . Zoonoses have different modes of transmission . In direct zoonosis the disease is directly transmitted from animals to humans through media such as air ( influenza ) or through bites and saliva ( rabies ) . In contrast , transmission can also occur via an intermediate species ( referred to as a vector ) , which carry the disease pathogen without getting infected . When humans infect animals , it is called reverse zoonosis or anthroponosis .",
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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": "Near East The Near East is a geographical term that roughly encompasses Western Asia . Despite having varying definitions within different academic circles , the term was originally applied to the maximum extent of the Ottoman Empire . The term has fallen into disuse in English and has been replaced by the terms Middle East and Western Asia . According to the National Geographic Society , the terms Near East and Middle East denote the same territories and are `` generally accepted as comprising the countries of the Arabian Peninsula , Cyprus , Egypt , Iraq , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Palestinian territories , Syria , and Turkey '' . The Food and Agriculture Organization ( FAO ) of the United Nations defines the region similarly , but also includes Afghanistan while excluding the countries of North Africa and the Palestinian territories .",
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"text": "Zhang Yuansu Zhang Yuansu 张亓素 ( a.k.a. Zhang Jiegu ; ca. 1151-1234 ) was one of the most historically influential Traditional Chinese medicine physicians in the period of transition from China 's northern Jin dynasty to the Mongolian Yuan dynasty . Zhang Jiegu integrated medicinal materials into the five element framework ( Wuxing ) with both the five shen herbs ( spirit herbs ) framework and qi meridians . He helped to more clearly define the association of the `` tastes '' of medicinals and their believed effect on the different organ systems . Zhang asserted that herbs entered into and influenced the meridians . The culmination of Zhang 's work was a book called Bag of Pearls ( Zhenzhu Nang 珍珠囊 ) . According to Zhang Jiegu :",
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"text": "Flavivirus Flavivirus is a genus of viruses in the family Flaviviridae . This genus includes the West Nile virus , dengue virus , tick-borne encephalitis virus , yellow fever virus , Zika virus and several other viruses which may cause encephalitis , as well as insect-specific flaviviruses ( ISFs ) such as cell fusing agent virus ( CFAV ) , Palm Creek virus ( PCV ) , and Parramatta River virus ( PaRV ) . Flaviviruses are named from the yellow fever virus , the type virus for the family ; the word flavus '' means `` yellow '' in Latin . The name yellow fever in turn originated from its propensity to cause yellow jaundice in victims . Flaviviruses share several common aspects : common size ( 40 -- 65 nm ) , symmetry ( enveloped , icosahedral nucleocapsid ) , nucleic acid ( positive-sense , single-stranded RNA around 10,000 -- 11,000 bases ) , and appearance in the electron microscope . Most of these viruses are transmitted by the bite from an infected arthropod ( mosquito or tick ) and hence , classified as arboviruses . Human infections with these viruses are typically incidental , as humans are usually unable to replicate the virus to high enough titers to reinfect the arthropods needed to continue the virus lifecycle -- humans are a dead end host . The exceptions to this are the yellow fever , dengue , and zika viruses , which still require mosquito vectors , but are well-enough adapted to humans as to not necessarily depend upon animal hosts ( although they continue to have important animal transmission routes , as well ) . Other virus transmission routes for arboviruses include handling infected animal carcasses , blood transfusion , child birth and through consumption of unpasteurised milk products . Transmission from nonhuman vertebrates to humans without an intermediate vector arthropod is thought to be unlikely . For example , early tests with yellow fever showed that the disease is not contagious . The known non-arboviruses of the flavivirus family reproduce in either arthropods or vertebrates , but not both , with one odd member of the genus affecting a nematode .",
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"text": "Cities along the Silk Road",
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"text": "Human pathogen A human pathogen is a pathogen ( microbe or microorganism such as a virus , bacterium , prion , or fungus ) that causes disease in humans . The human physiological defense against common pathogens ( such as Pneumocystis ) is mainly the responsibility of the immune system with help by some of the body 's normal flora and fauna . However , if the immune system or `` good '' microbiota are damaged in any way ( such as by chemotherapy , human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) , or antibiotics being taken to kill other pathogens ) , pathogenic bacteria that were being held at bay can proliferate and cause harm to the host . Such cases are called opportunistic infections . Some pathogens ( such as the bacterium Yersinia pestis , which may have caused the Black Plague , the Variola virus , and the malaria protozoa ) have been responsible for massive numbers of casualties and have had numerous effects on afflicted groups . Of particular note in modern times is HIV , which is known to have infected several million humans globally , along with the influenza virus . Today , while many medical advances have been made to safeguard against infection by pathogens , through the use of vaccination , antibiotics , and fungicide , pathogens continue to threaten human life . Social advances such as food safety , hygiene , and water treatment have reduced the threat from some pathogens .",
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"text": "Prostitution in China Shortly after taking power in 1949 , the Communist Party of China embarked upon a series of campaigns that purportedly eradicated prostitution from mainland China by the early 1960s . Since the loosening of government controls over society in the early 1980s , prostitution in mainland China not only has become more visible , but can now be found throughout both urban and rural areas . In spite of government efforts , prostitution has now developed to the extent that it comprises an industry , one that involves a great number of people and produces a considerable economic output . Prostitution has also become associated with a number of problems , including organized crime , government corruption and sexually transmitted diseases . For example , a Communist Party official who was a top provincial campaigner against corruption was removed from his post after he was caught in a hotel room with a prostitute . Prostitution-related activities in mainland China are characterised by diverse types , venues and prices . Prostitutes themselves come from a broad range of social backgrounds . They are almost all female , though in recent years male prostitutes have also emerged . A large number of Russian women work as prostitutes in China . Venues typically include hotels , karaoke venues and beauty salons . Officially , prostitution is illegal in mainland China . The government of China has vacillated , however , in its legal treatment of prostitutes themselves , treating them sometimes as criminals and sometimes as behaving with misconduct . Since the reemergence of prostitution in the 1980s , government authorities have responded by first using the legal system , that is , the daily operations of institutions like courts and police . Second , they have relied on police-led campaigns , clearly delineated periods of intense public activity , as a form of social discipline . Despite lobbying by international NGOs and overseas commentators , there is not much support for legalisation of the sex sector by the public , social organizations or the government of the PRC . While the sale of sexual intercourse remains illegal throughout mainland China , as of 2013 erotic massage , or more commonly known as massage with `` happy endings , '' is legal in the city of Foshan in Guangdong province . In June of that year , the Foshan Court determined that the sale of erotic massage is not the same as prostitution .",
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"text": "Chinese Ophthalmology Chinese ophthalmology ( Chinese 中医眼科学 , pinyin : zhōngyī yǎnkē xué ) is part of the Traditional Chinese medicine ( TCM ) . Here diseases of the eyes are treated with Chinese herbs , acupuncture/moxibustion , tuina , Chinese dietary therapy as well as qigong and taijiquan . Inscriptions on oracle bones and tortoise shells from the Shang and Yin dynasties ( 16th century to 1066 BCE ) already contain indications of eye diseases and of their treatment in China . The work Essential Subtleties on the Silver Sea ( 银海精微 , yínhǎi jīngwēi ) has had wide influence on the Chinese ophthalmology until today . It was probably written by Sun Simiao and published at the end of the Yuan Dynasty ( 1271 − 1368 ) . A particular feature of Chinese ophthalmology are the `` five wheels '' ( 五轮 , wǔlún ) and `` eight boundaries '' ( 八廓 , bākuò ) . They characterise certain anatomical segments of the eyes and correspond to certain zang-fu organs . From changes of the five wheels and eight boundaries diseases and the necessary therapy may be deduced . In modern Chinese ophthalmology in China as well as in Western countries diagnostic methods of Western medicine ( such as the slit lamp ) are combined with the diagnostic methods of Chinese medicine ( such as pulse diagnosis and tongue diagnosis ) . Then a disease pattern is stated based on the theories of Chinese medicine . Amongst others , the acupuncture points BL-1 ( jingming 睛明 , `` Bright Eyes '' ) and ST-1 ( chengqi 承泣 , `` Container of Tears '' ) are said to have a special relationship to eye diseases . Chinese herbs such as Chrysanthemi flos ( 菊花 , júhuā ) have a special relationship to the eyes . Throughout history , a number of qigong exercises for the better nourishing of the eyes have developed . They are said to prevent defective vision such as shortsightedness and are recommended in cases of eye fatigue ( so-called `` eye qigong '' ) . These exercises are regularly practised in Chinese schools . In TCM , eye qigong and tuina are considered to be important additional therapies for consolidation of the therapy results following acupuncture in shortsightedness .",
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"text": "Stone Tower (Ptolemy) Ptolemy , the Greco-Egyptian geographer of Alexandria , wrote about a `` Stone Tower '' ( λίθινος πύργος in Greek , Turris Lapidea in Latin ) which marked the mid-point on the ancient Silk Road -- the network of overland trade routes taken by caravans between Europe and Asia . It was the most important landmark on this route , where caravans stopped on their difficult and dangerous journeys to allow travellers to take on provisions , rest , and trade goods before continuing on . Ptolemy 's famous treatise on cartography , Geography , written around 140 CE , is the only book on this subject to have survived from classical antiquity , and has had a profound influence right through the ages . In it , he set the coordinates of the Stone Tower at longitude135 and latitude 43 degrees north on his gradation system , but its actual location has been vigorously debated by researchers and historians over the centuries . This is because the information that he , and other scholars from his era , left behind is simply not precise enough ( despite his coordinates ) , due to the rudimentary methods caravans employed while route surveying distant lands from which ancient cartographers drew their maps . If the Stone Tower could be pin-pointed then not only would this be of great significance in the study of ancient geography , but it would allow other important landmarks in this region , similarly ( and imprecisely ) detailed by Ptolemy , to be more closely located also . A brief survey of literature reveals the long-standing disagreements by geographers and historians to locate the Stone Tower : As far back as the 11th century Al-Biruni suggested it was the city of Tashkent ( which means `` castle of stone '' ) . In the 19th century , Hagar too maintained it was Tashkent , partly based on the striking coincidence of the city being on the same latitude of 43 degrees north ; while d'Anville identified it with the fortress of Aatas , 7 degrees northwest of Kashgar ; and Bell argued it was near the Pass of Chiltung in the Pamirs . Yule located it nearby at Daraut-Kurgan , while Bevan & Smith thought the Stone Tower was probably the same as the `` Hormeterium '' ( or `` merchants ' station '' which Ptolemy also writes about ) and located it near the Sulaiman-Too mountain in Osh . Bunbury thought the information given was too vague to precisely determine its location . In the 20th century , Hackin travelled there and thought it was at Tashkurgan , while Hermann placed it in the vicinity of Daraut-Kurgan . Stein , who perhaps most extensively travelled this region , suggested the valley of Karategin was the area Ptolemy referred to `` when the traveller ascended the ravine '' and so proposed a site near Daraut-Kurgan , and Thomson agrees it should be nearby . From the turn of this century , Rapin ( 2001 ) has suggested it is Sulaiman-Too ; while Bernard ( 2005 ) , by carefully tracing the route taken by the caravan of Maes Titianos , locates the Stone Tower near Daraut-Kurgan ; and P'iankov ( 2014 ) , after also considering information drawn from contemporary sailors , agrees with him . Tupikova et al ( 2014 ) , following `` the application of spherical trigonometry for the recalculation of Ptolemy 's coordinates '' , concluded that it `` can with great probability be identified as Tashkurgan '' . Dean ( 2015 ) also uses a new methodology , by proposing a set of three criteria to help locate this landmark , and identifies it as Sulaiman-Too . All in all , there are four sites that are most often identified as the likely location of the Stone Tower : ( i ) the city of Tashkent , in Uzbekistan ; ( ii ) the Sulaiman-Too mountain in Osh , Kyrgyzstan ; ( iii ) the town of Daraut-Kurgan in south-western Kyrgyzstan ; and ( iv ) the town of Tashkurgan , in Xinjiang , China . However , some historians also consider the Hormeterium , located nearby in the mountains close to the crossover point with China , to be one and the same as the Stone Tower ; and believe this landmark to be the settlement of Irkeshtam . All four sites mentioned above , as well as Irkeshtam , can be seen on the Map of Silk Roads over the Roof of Asia .",
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Emily Browning made her first appearance in a movie in an Australian television movie.
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"text": "Emily Browning Emily Jane Browning ( born 7 December 1988 ) is an Australian actress and singer . Browning made her film debut in the Australian television film The Echo of Thunder , subsequently , she played recurring roles in the Australian television shows Blue Heelers and Something in the Air . Her breakthrough role was in the 2002 horror film Ghost Ship , which introduced her to a wider audience . In 2005 , Browning won the Australian Film Institute International Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Violet Baudelaire in the film Lemony Snicket 's A Series of Unfortunate Events ( 2004 ) . Browning is also known for her roles in the horror film The Uninvited ( 2009 ) , the action film Sucker Punch ( 2011 ) , and the independent drama Sleeping Beauty ( 2011 ) . She was named the Breakthrough Performer of The Year by Hamptons International Film Festival in 2011 for her role in Sleeping Beauty . Her other films include The Host ( 2013 ) , Pompeii ( 2014 ) and Legend ( 2015 ) .",
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"text": "Matilda (1978 film) Matilda is a 1978 American comedy film directed by Daniel Mann and starring Elliott Gould , Robert Mitchum and Lionel Stander .",
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"text": "The Distant Home The Distant Home is an Australian TV movie about a couple who discover their daughter is an alien .",
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"text": "Barracuda (1988 film) Barracuda is a 1988 Australian TV film .",
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"text": "Susan Browning Susan Brown Browning ( February 25 , 1941 -- April 23 , 2006 ) was an American actress . Browning was born in Baldwin , New York . She attended Penn State University where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta . She was nominated for two Tony Awards : for Best Actress in a Musical for Company in 1971 and for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Goodtime Charley in 1975 . She was also featured on Broadway in the musicals Big River and Shelter , as well as several plays . Browning played one of the nuns in the 1992 movie Sister Act , as well as its 1993 sequel Sister Act 2 : Back in the Habit . Her television work included appearances on Law & Order , One Life to Live , Mary Hartman , Mary Hartman , The Monkees , The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. , and The Wild Wild West .",
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"text": "If It's a Rose If It 's a Rose is an Australian television movie , or rather a live television comedy play , which aired in 1958 on ABC . Broadcast live in Sydney on 26 March 1958 , it was shown in Melbourne at a later date via a kinescope recording ( `` telerecording '' ) . Duration was 60 minutes , in black-and-white . Archival status of the program is unknown .",
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"text": "Diamond Dove (novel) Diamond Dove ( 2006 ) is a crime novel by Australian author Adrian Hyland . It is the first in the author 's series of novels featuring the recurring character Emily Tempest . It won the Best First Novel category of the 2007 Ned Kelly Awards .",
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"text": "Backyard Ashes Backyard Ashes is a 2013 Australian comedy film about backyard cricket games .",
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"text": "The Echo of Thunder The Echo of Thunder is an Australian family drama movie , released for television in 1998 . It is based on the novel Thunderwith by Australian children 's author Libby Hathorn . It was aired on CBS in the United States as a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation . The movie is a story of a man Larry Ritchie , who lives with his second wife and three kids on an Australian farm in the Wallingat Forest NSW . He learns about fatal illness of his first wife which leaves his eldest daughter , Lara , alone in the world . Larry decides to take the girl into his home , but his new family does n't like the idea . The mother Gladwyn is possessive of Larry and their three children , Pearl , Opal and Jasper . Lara seeks solace with a mysterious dog she names Thunderwith that appears from time to time on the property . The dog seems to the girl to be a link to her beloved mother and an important companion . The story concentrates on the relationship between mother Gladwyn and stepdaughter , as Lara is slowly accepted into the family . The movie was shot in Mount Beauty , Victoria and directed by Simon Wincer . Hallmark Channel produced the movie and the story undertook several changes for example the four Ritchie children became only three on the set . Judy Davis , who played the mother Gladwyn was nominated for an Emmy for her performance in the movie .",
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"text": "Tartuffe (1965 film) Tartuffe is a 1965 Australian TV movie . It was an episode of Wednesday Theatre . The Canberra Times acclaimed it as one of the best productions of the year .",
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"text": "Malcolm (film) Malcolm is a 1986 Australian cult film comedy , written by the husband-and-wife team of David Parker and Nadia Tass , and directed by Nadia Tass ( who made her debut as a feature director on this film ) . The film stars Colin Friels as Malcolm , a tram enthusiast who becomes involved with a pair of would-be bank robbers . His co-stars are Lindy Davies and John Hargreaves . The film won the 1986 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Film , and seven other AFI awards including Best Script and Best Director .",
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"text": "Waiting at the Royal Waiting at the Royal is a 2000 Australian drama film starring Catherine McClements , Noni Hazlehurst , Josephine Byrnes and Jo Kennedy . It is about four women from very different backgrounds sharing a maternity ward .",
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"text": "Miranda Otto Miranda Otto ( born 16 December 1967 ) is an Australian actress . The daughter of actors Barry and Lindsay Otto , and the sister of actress Gracie Otto , Brisbane-born Miranda began her acting career at age 18 in 1986 , and has appeared in a variety of independent and major studio films . Otto made her major film debut in Emma 's War , in which she played a teenager who moves to Australia 's bush country during World War II . After a decade of critically acclaimed roles in Australian films , Otto gained Hollywood 's attention during the 1990s after appearing in supporting roles in the films The Thin Red Line and What Lies Beneath . She played Éowyn in Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings ( film series ) '' The Lord of the Rings The two Towers and The return of the king .",
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"text": "Puberty Blues (TV series) Puberty Blues is an Australian television drama series broadcast on Network Ten . It is based on the 1979 book by Kathy Lette and Gabrielle Carey , which was also the inspiration for the 1981 film Puberty Blues . Set during the late 1970s , the series revolves around the family and friends of Debbie and Sue , two inseparable teenage friends who are progressing through the coming of age process . The first series of eight episodes began airing from 15 August 2012 . A second series was later confirmed and premiered on 5 March 2014 .",
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"text": "1987 in Australian television",
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"text": "Anzacs (TV series) Anzacs ( named for members of the all volunteer ANZAC army formations ) was a 1985 5-part Australian television miniseries set in World War I . The series follows the lives of a group of young Australian men who enlist in the 8th Battalion ( Australia ) of the First Australian Imperial Force in 1914 , fighting first at Gallipoli in 1915 , and then on the Western Front for the remainder of the war . It follows in the wake of Australian New Wave war films such as Breaker Morant ( 1980 ) , Gallipoli ( 1981 ) , and precedes The Lighthorsemen ( 1987 ) . Recurring themes of these films include the Australian identity , such as mateship and larrikinism , the loss of innocence in war , and also the continued coming of age of the Australian nation and its soldiers ( the ANZAC spirit ) .",
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"text": "Emily Wheaton Emily Wheaton ( born 5 December 1989 in London ) is a British-Australian actress who played Sharon `` Shazza '' Cox in the Australian soap opera Neighbours in 2005 . She appeared in the children 's TV Show Noah and Saskia , and twice in the hit TV show Blue Heelers as Shayleen Burke . Wheaton played Brigitta in the Melbourne 2000 season of the Sound of Music with Lisa McCune and John Waters . Emily has also appeared on Rush ( channel 10 network ) and appeared on the ABC series The Slap based on the book by Christos Tsiolkas .",
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"text": "The Code (2014 TV series) The Code is an Australian drama television program created and produced by Shelley Birse . Developed from a partnership between Playmaker Media and the Australian Broadcasting Corporation , it premiered on ABC1 in Australia on 21 September 2014 . Season 2 of The Code premiered on 1 September 2016 . The first six-part series , set in both outback and metropolitan areas of Australia , interweaves several plot lines . The first follows brothers Ned ( Dan Spielman ) and Jesse Banks ( Ashley Zukerman ) , who publish a video of a mysterious outback accident , and Hani Parande ( Adele Perovic ) , who becomes involved with them . The second follows the accident , which sees teacher Alex Wisham ( Lucy Lawless ) and policeman Tim Simons ( Aaron Pedersen ) becoming involved in the personal affairs of accused teenager Clarence Boyd ( Aaron L. McGrath ) . The third covers Ned 's journalism office , managed by Perry Benson ( Adam Garcia ) . The fourth chronicles the intrigues of Deputy Prime Minister Ian Bradley ( David Wenham ) , and political staffers Randall Keats ( Aden Young ) and Sophie Walsh ( Chelsie Preston Crayford ) while the after-effects of the accident unfold . ABC in June 2015 renewed The Code for a second season , after receiving significant funding from the Australian Capital Territory 's film fund , Screen ACT . The new series that commenced screening in 2016 , deals with fictional brothers Ned and Jesse Banks facing deportation to the United States of America to face trial in connection with security breaches . Anthony LaPaglia , Sigrid Thornton , Robyn Malcolm , and others joined the cast for the second series .",
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"text": "Emelia Burns Emelia Jane Burns ( born 18 February 1982 ) is an Australian actress , who has had roles in films and television series .",
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"text": "The Bank (2001 film) The Bank is a 2001 Australian thriller/drama film directed by Robert Connolly and starring David Wenham and Anthony LaPaglia .",
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"text": "Katie Wall Katie Wall is an Australian actress who has appeared in various television and film roles .",
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Wonder Woman has appeared in the Justice League comics.
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"text": "Wonder Woman Wonder Woman is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . The character is a founding member of the Justice League , demigoddess , warrior princess , and Ambassador-at-Large of the Amazonian people . In her homeland , she is Princess Diana of Themyscira , and outside of her homeland , she is known by her civilian identity Diana Prince . Wonder Woman was created by the American psychologist and writer William Moulton Marston , and artist Harry G. Peter . Marston and his wife Elizabeth 's cohabitant , Olive Byrne , is credited as being his inspiration for the character 's appearance . Marston drew a great deal of inspiration from early feminists , and especially from birth control pioneer Margaret Sanger . The character first appeared in All Star Comics # 8 in October 1941 and first cover-dated on Sensation Comics # 1 , January 1942 . The Wonder Woman title has been published by DC Comics almost continuously except for a brief hiatus in 1986 . Wonder Woman 's origin story relates that she was sculpted from clay by her mother Queen Hippolyta and given life by Aphrodite , along with superhuman powers as gifts by the Greek Gods . However , in recent years artists updated her profile : she has been depicted as the daughter of Zeus , and jointly raised by her mother Hippolyta and her aunts Antiope and Menalippe ; artists George Perez gave her a muscular look and emphasized her Amazonian heritage ; artist Jim Lee redesigned Diana 's costume to include pants ; she inherits Ares 's divine abilities , becoming the personified `` God of War '' ; and writer Greg Rucka clarified her sexual orientation as bisexual , giving her a backstory that includes positive relationships with women . Her Amazonian training helped to develop a wide range of extraordinary skills in strategy , hunting , and combat . She possesses an arsenal of advanced technology , including the Lasso of Truth , a pair of indestructible bracelets , a tiara which serves as a projectile , and , in older stories , a range of devices based on Amazon technology . Wonder Woman was created during World War II ; the character was initially depicted fighting Axis military forces as well as an assortment of colorful supervillains , although over time her stories came to place greater emphasis on characters , deities , and monsters from Greek mythology . Many stories depicted Wonder Woman rescuing herself from bondage , which defeated the `` damsels in distress '' trope that was common in comics during the 1940s . In the decades since her debut , Wonder Woman has gained a formidable cast of enemies bent on eliminating the Amazon , including classic villains such as Ares , Cheetah , Doctor Poison , Circe , Doctor Psycho , and Giganta , along with more recent adversaries such as Veronica Cale . Wonder Woman has also regularly appeared in comic books featuring the superhero teams Justice Society ( from 1941 ) and Justice League ( from 1960 ) . Notable depictions of the character in other media include Gloria Steinem placing the character on the cover of Ms. magazine in 1971 ; the 1975 -- 1979 Wonder Woman TV series starring Lynda Carter ; as well as animated series such as the Super Friends and Justice League . Since Carter 's television series , studios struggled to introduce a new live-action Wonder Woman to audiences , although the character continued to feature in a variety of toys and merchandise , as well as animated adaptations of DC properties , including a direct-to-DVD animated feature . Attempts to return Wonder Woman to television have included a television pilot for NBC in 2011 , closely followed by another stalled production for The CW . Gal Gadot portrays Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe , starting with the 2016 film Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice , marking the character 's feature film debut after over 70 years of history . Gadot will also star in the character 's first solo live-action film Wonder Woman , set to be released on June 2 , 2017 . On October 21 , 2016 , the United Nations sparked controversy by naming Wonder Woman a UN Honorary Ambassador for the Empowerment of Women and Girls in a ceremony attended by Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information Cristina Gallach and by actors Lynda Carter and Gal Gadot . Critics regard the character as not being a worthy role model for women , deeming the scantily clad `` large breasted , white woman of impossible proportions '' as being overtly sexualized and not culturally sensitive . Two months later she was dropped from her role as a UN Ambassador following a petition .",
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"text": "Saturn Queen Saturn Queen is a fictional comic book character owned by DC Comics . She debuted in Superman # 147 ( August 1961 ) , and was created by Jerry Siegel and Curt Swan .",
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"text": "Blue Lantern Corps The Blue Lantern Corps is a fictional organization appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics , beginning in 2007 in Green Lantern '' vol . 4 # 25 ( December 2007 ) by Geoff Johns and Ethan Van Sciver . Their powers , similar to those of other organizations based around the emotional spectrum , are fueled by the emotion of hope .",
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"text": "Wonder Women! The Untold Story of American Superheroines Wonder Women ! The Untold Story of American Superheroines is a 2012 documentary film exploring the concept of heroic women from the birth of the superhero in the 1940s to the TV and big screen action blockbusters of today .",
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"text": "Mala (Amazon) Mala is the name of two fictional characters who first appeared in the DC Comics ' universe as two members of Wonder Woman 's fellow Amazons .",
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"text": "Catherine Cobert Catherine Maureen Cobert is a fictional character published by DC Comics . She first appeared in Justice League International vol . 1 # 8 ( December , 1987 ) , and was created by Keith Giffen , J. M. DeMatteis and Kevin Maguire .",
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"text": "Gladiatrix (comics) Gladiatrix ( Robin Braxton ) is a fictional heroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics .",
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"text": "Justice League of Earth Justice League of Earth are fictional characters , a supervillain team of the 31st Century in the DC Comics universe . They were created by Geoff Johns and Gary Frank and first appeared in Action Comics # 859 ( January , 2008 ) as enemies of the Legion of Super-Heroes .",
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"text": "Maya (comics) Maya is a fictional Indian comic book superheroine in the DC Universe . She first appeared in Justice League Europe # 47 ( 1993 ) , and was created by Gerard Jones and Ron Randall .",
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"text": "Superman (Earth-Two) Superman of Earth-Two is an alternate version of the fictional superhero Superman , who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics . The character was introduced after DC Comics created Earth-Two , a parallel world that was retroactively established as the home of characters whose adventures had been published in the Golden Age of comic books . This allowed creators to publish Superman comic books taking place in current continuity while being able to disregard Golden Age stories , solving an incongruity , as Superman had been published as a single ongoing incarnation since inception . The character first appeared in Justice League of America vol . 1 # 73 ( August 1969 ) , and his Kryptonian birth name is Kal-L .",
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"text": "Legion of Super-Heroes The Legion of Super-Heroes is a fictional superhero team appearing in books published by DC Comics . Created by writer Otto Binder and artist Al Plastino , the Legion is a group of superpowered beings living in the 30th and 31st centuries of the , and first appears in Adventure Comics # 247 ( April 1958 ) . Initially , the team was closely associated with the original Superboy character ( Superman when he was a teenager ) , and was portrayed as a group of time travelers . Later , the Legion 's origin and back story were fleshed out , and the group was given its own monthly comic . Eventually , Superboy was removed from the team altogether and appeared only as an occasional guest star . The team has undergone two major reboots during its run . The original version was replaced with a new rebooted version following the events of the `` Zero Hour '' storyline in 1994 and another rebooted team was introduced in 2004 . A fourth version of the team , nearly identical to the original version , was introduced in 2007 .",
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"text": "All Star DC Comics All Star was an imprint of ongoing comic book titles published by American company DC Comics that ran from 2005 to 2008 . DC has published two titles under the All-Star banner , featuring Batman and Superman . The premise of the imprint was to partner DC Comics ' top tier characters with the most popular and acclaimed writers and artists . The creators had access to all elements in the characters ' histories to present their interpretation for a modern audience that have not read these DC characters ' comics previously , or had not seen them lately . The creative teams were not beholden to any previous and present continuities , and told stories that featured `` the most iconic versions of these characters '' . The project had been compared to the Ultimate line of Marvel Comics , which was a successful attempt to re-introduce Marvel 's most popular characters to a new generation of readers by presenting new , updated versions unburdened by decades of plotlines . There were several differences between the two imprints , though . While the Ultimate titles have closely interrelated storylines , of the two All-Star series released , there has been no effort to make them conform to each other or indicate they exist in the same continuity . Another is that All-Star did not seek to introduce brand new versions of the characters so much as to present them in unhindered continuity . Robin 's origin was the only one `` rebooted '' in this imprint . Some observers , and DC themselves , had pointed to the return of DC 's major film franchises as an impetus for All-Star . `` No one can doubt that some kind of continuity shedding is necessary with Superman and Batman coming to the big screens , '' the website Comicon.com wrote . `` Moviegoers entertained by these films would find the current comics storylines impenetrable '' . With the end of Grant Morrison and Frank Quitely 's All-Star Superman and the rebranding of Frank Miller and Jim Lee 's All Star Batman and Robin as Dark Knight : Boy Wonder as well as the introduction of the DC : Earth One line of OGNs , the imprint is effectively defunct .",
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"text": "Vertigo (Salem's Seven) Vertigo is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . She first appeared in Fantastic Four # 186 .",
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"text": "Zatanna Zatanna Zatara is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published DC Comics . The character was created by Julius Schwartz , Gardner Fox and Murphy Anderson , and first appeared in Hawkman # 4 ( November 1964 ) . Zatanna is both a stage magician and an actual magician , like her father Giovanni `` John '' Zatara . As such she has many of her father 's powers relating to magic , typically controlled by speaking the words of her incantations spelled backwards . She is known for her involvement with the Justice League , her retconned childhood association with Batman , and her crossing of the Vertigo line with characters such as romantic partner John Constantine .",
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"text": "Superman/Fantastic Four Superman/Fantastic Four , subtitled `` The Infinite Destruction , '' is an intercompany comic book jointly published by DC Comics and Marvel Comics in July 1999 . The tale unites DC 's first superhero Superman and Marvel 's first superhero team , the Fantastic Four -- pitting them against the Cyborg Superman ( who gained notoriety in 1993 during DC 's `` Reign of the Supermen '' story arc ) and the longtime FF foe Galactus . It was written by Dan Jurgens , with art by Jurgens and Art Thibert . The cover features painted art by Alex Ross , based on a layout by Jurgens .",
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"text": "Justice Machine The Justice Machine is a fictional team of superheroes originally created by Michael Gustovich and appearing in comic books from many small publishers in the 1980s and 1990s .",
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"text": "List of comics characters which originated in other media This list is for original fictional characters created for adaptations of comic books in other forms of media ( television series , films , books , games and advertising ) . It includes characters like Firestar and X-23 that were later incorporated into mainstream comics . The category does not include preexisting characters from fiction ( books , film , television , etc. ) such as Dracula , Conan or Rima that were later incorporated into comics . Characters unique to certain movies and television programs such as Rachel Dawes and Max Shreck are not included on this list because they do not have counterparts in any mainstream comic book . DC Comics : Nora Fries Gleek ( Super Friends ) Ethan Bennett Mercy Graves Gray Ghost ( fictional character ) Inspector William Henderson Isis ( DC Comics ) Inque King Tut ( Batman ) Livewire ( DC Comics ) Lock-Up ( comics ) Lionel Luthor Batman ( Terry McGinnis ) Renee Montoya Más y Menos Non ( DC Comics ) Jimmy Olsen Harley Quinn Roxy Rocket Samurai ( Super Friends ) Chloe Sullivan Ursa ( comics ) Wendy and Marvin Kristin Wells Perry White Wonder Twins Cinderblock ( comics ) John Diggle ( Arrow ) Marvel Comics : Firestar Lightwave Ms. Lion H.E.R.B.I.E. Hypnotia Iceberg Icemaster Spyke Abraham Whistler X-23 Phil Coulson Erik Selvig Melinda May Leo Fitz Jemma Simmons Antoine Triplett Anna Jarvis Other publishers : Cammy Jessica Priest Launchpad McQuack",
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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": "Action Comics Action Comics is an American comic book series that introduced Superman , one of the first major superhero characters as the term is popularly defined . The publisher was originally known as National Allied Publications , and later as National Comics Publications and as National Periodical Publications , before taking on its current name of DC Comics . Its original incarnation ran from 1938 to 2011 and stands as one of the longest-running comic books with consecutively numbered issues . A second volume of Action Comics with issue # 1 ran from 2011 to 2016 . Action Comics returned to its original numbering beginning with issue # 957 ( Aug. 2016 ) .",
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"text": "Wonder Girls (disambiguation) Wonder girls may refer to : Wondergirls ( series ) , a children 's book series Wonder Girls , a South Korean girl group The Wondergirls , a short-lived rock supergroup and side project formed in 1999",
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"text": "Bizarra Bizarra is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics . Bizarra first appeared in DC Comics Presents # 71 ( July 1984 ) , in a story written by E. Nelson Bridwell with art by Curt Swan . The character is a distorted version of the superhero Wonder Woman , based on the Superman villain Bizarro . She is a very simple-minded being , has reversed character traits , believes women are inferior to men , and speaks in reverse of what her true meaning is .",
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"text": "Wendigo In Algonquian folklore , the wendigo or windigo is a cannibal monster or evil spirit native to the northern forests of the Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes Region of both the United States and Canada . The wendigo may appear as a monster with some characteristics of a human , or as a spirit who has possessed a human being and made them become monstrous . It is historically associated with cannibalism , murder , insatiable greed , and the cultural taboos against such behaviours . The legend lends its name to the disputed modern medical term Wendigo psychosis , which is considered by psychiatrists to be a form of culture-bound syndrome with symptoms such as an intense craving for human flesh and a fear of becoming a cannibal . In some Indigenous communities , environmental destruction and insatiable greed are also seen as a manifestation of Wendigo Psychosis .",
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"text": "Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory ( ACT ; formerly , `` The Territory for the Seat of Government '' and , later , the `` Federal Capital Territory '' ) is the federal district in the south east of Australia , enclaved within New South Wales . Its only city is Canberra , the capital city of Australia . Geographically , the territory is bounded by the Goulburn-Cooma railway line in the east , the watershed of Naas Creek in the south , the watershed of the Cotter River in the west , and the watershed of the Molonglo River in the north-east . The ACT also has a small strip of territory around the southern end of the Beecroft Peninsula , which is the northern headland of Jervis Bay . The need for a national territory was flagged by colonial delegates during the Federation conventions of the late 19th century . Section 125 of the Australian Constitution provided that , following Federation in 1901 , land would be ceded freely to the new Federal Government . The territory was transferred to the Commonwealth by the state of New South Wales in 1911 , two years prior to the naming of Canberra as the national capital in 1913 . The floral emblem of the ACT is the royal bluebell and the bird emblem is the gang-gang cockatoo . The economic activity of the Australian Capital Territory is heavily concentrated around Canberra . A stable housing market , steady employment and rapid population growth in the 21st century have led to economic prosperity and in 2011 CommSec ranked the ACT as the second best performing economic region in the country . This trend continued into 2016 , when the territory was ranked the third best performing out of all of Australia 's states and territories . There is a higher proportion of young adults in the region compared with other Australian states or territories . Approximately one-fifth of ACT residents were born outside of Australia , mainly in the United Kingdom . Almost one-fifth speak a language other than English at home , the most common being Chinese .",
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"text": "Australian Deer Association The Australian Deer Association Inc ( ADA ) is an Australian not-for-profit association incorporated in South Australia with branches in all states and territories . The Australian Deer Association was established on September 5 , 1969 ( first named as the Australian Deer Hunters Association ) to be advocates for deer herds and deer hunting . The ADA promotes scientific research into deer , retention of habitat , and lobbies on legislation regarding deer and recreational hunting . The objectives of Australian Deer Association are listed in their constitution as : The improvement of the status of deer in Australia , The promotion of research into the habits of deer ; and the scientific study of deer in Australia and their relationship to the Australian environment , The promotion , application and publication of the methods of management and control of deer whether semi-domesticated or wild , The retention and improvement of habitat for deer and other wildlife , particularly by encouraging governments to pass legislation and make regulations based on sound management principles , The preservation , and where appropriate the generating of deer hunting as a legitimate sport , The preservation and extension of public access to the Australian bushland for recreational use , and the encouragement of such use , The preservation of the environment , The education of hunters in the safe handling of firearms , and , The personal adoption by members of the Association 's Code Membership to the Australian Deer Association is considered by most states of Australia as a genuine reason for a weapons license . The association is involved in hunter education , including firearm safety and R Class licenses for the New South Wales Game Council . Since 1972 , the ADA has run the Australian Antlered Trophy Register , using the Douglas Scoring System to measure and score the antlers of deer trophies . Scoring had up till then been a localised approach , and the implementation of the scheme allowed a national approach . The scores were first published by the association in 1976 . The ADA publishes a magazine with 6 editions per year .",
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"text": "Otati The Otati , or Wutati , were an Indigenous Australian people of central and eastern Cape York Peninsula in northern Queensland .",
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"text": "Racial violence in Australia Various examples of violence have been attributed to racial factors during the recorded history of Australia since white settlement , and a level of intertribal rivalry and violence among Indigenous Australians pre-dates the arrival of white settlers from Britain in 1788 . During the period of British colonisation , various incidents of inter-racial tension and competition for land and resources between Europeans and Indigenous peoples involved violence , becoming a factor in the decline of indigenous populations during the 19th century . Incidents of racial violence between settler communities followed the large scale multi-ethnic immigration of the Australian goldrushes of the mid-19th century - notably white miners targeting Chinese miners - which contributed to the development of the White Australia Policy which preferenced British and `` white '' immigration to Australia for some decades . The policy resulted in a largely racially homogenous population by the mid-20th century . Australia 's large scale , Post-World War Two , multi-ethnic immigration program has seen Australia develop into one of the most ethnically diverse nations , with relatively little racial violence , and in which incitement to racial violence is a crime . Nevertheless , incidents and examples of violence between the various ethnicities of modern Australia have continued to be attributed to racial motivations up to the present time .",
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"text": "Gunnedah Gunnedah -LSB- ˈɡʌnədɑː -RSB- is a town in north-eastern New South Wales , Australia and is the seat of the Gunnedah Shire local government area . In the the town recorded a population of 7,888 . Gunnedah is situated within the Liverpool Plains , a fertile agricultural region , with 80 % of the surrounding shire area devoted to farming . The Namoi River flows west then north-west through the town providing water beneficial to agricultural operations in the area . The Gunnedah area is a significant producer of cotton , coal , beef , lamb and pork , and cereal and oilseed grains . Gunnedah is also home to AgQuip , Australia 's largest annual agricultural field day . Gunnedah is located on the Oxley and Kamilaroi Highways providing convenient road links to much of the northern sector of the state including to the regional centre Tamworth , 75 km distant . The town has a station on the Mungindi railway line and is served by the daily NSW TrainLink Xplorer passenger service to and from Sydney and Moree . It claims the title `` Koala Capital of World '' . That title is also claimed by the Port Stephens area north of Newcastle and Port Macquarie .",
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"docid": "5fcb69abe42048fa50d87cdbf7f3b330",
"text": "Australian Aborigines' League The Australian Aborigines ' League was established in Melbourne , Australia , in 1934 by William Cooper and others , including Margaret Tucker , Eric Onus , Anna and Caleb Morgan , and Shadrach James . In a Letter to the Editor of the West Australian , the Hon. Secretary of the Australian Aborigines League , William Cooper wrote that , `` The plea of our league is `` a fair deal for the dark race . '' An early initiative by the League was to petition King George V for Indigenous Australians to be represented in the Australian Parliament , among other requests . 1,814 signatures were collected on the petition , although it was reported that William Cooper believed many Aboriginal people living on missions were too afraid to add their signature . In 1938 it joined the New South Wales based Aborigines Progressive Association in staging a Day of Mourning on Australia Day ( 26 January ) in Sydney to draw attention to the treatment of Aborigines and to demand full citizenship and equal rights . Mr. W. Ferguson , organising secretary of the Aborigines ' Progressive Association of New South Wales , said of the planned national day of mourning : `` The aborigines do not want protection ... We have been protected for 150 years , and look what has become of us . Scientists have studied us and written books about us as though we were some strange curiosities , but they have not prevented us from contracting tuberculosis and other diseases , which have wiped us out in thousands . '' On 6 December 1938 , following the Kristallnacht pogrom in Germany , a delegation of League members , led by Cooper , went to the German Consulate in Melbourne with a petition protesting against the `` cruel persecution of the Jewish people by the Nazi government of Germany '' . The League was less active after Cooper 's death in 1941 but was revived after the Second World War by Douglas Nicholls and by Eric and Bill Onus . In the 1960s it became the Victorian branch of the Aborigines Advancement League .",
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"text": "EMU Australia EMU Australia ( simply referred to as EMU ; pronounced eem-you , often mispronounced eem-moo ) is an Australian lifestyle brand that designs , produces and markets footwear and accessories . The brand is best known for their sheepskin and Merino Wool products . Their signature products are sheepskin boots , which have been a popular fashion trend for young women since the 2000s . EMU products are also available for men and children . Originally established in 1948 as Jackson 's Tannery by Gordon Jackson , Jackson 's supplied ugg boots to several retailers including a Western Australian company , Country Leather , who supplied their products to Ugg Holdings in the United States . In 1994 , Country Leather opened its own shop in Redondo Beach , California and Ugg Holdings began sourcing ugg boots directly from Jackson 's , who had changed their name to EMU Australia when surf veteran Andrew Raggett took over ownership of the company . Following the sale of Ugg Holdings to Deckers Outdoor Corporation , who outsourced the manufacture of ugg boots to China in 1995 , EMU continued production and sales under their own Emu brand . The main headquarters for the company is located in South Geelong , Victoria , Australia . International locations include Grand Rapids , Michigan , United States ; Hamburg , Germany ; and London , England . EMU Australia 's main competitor for ugg boots in the Australian market is Luda Productions , which holds approximately 75 % market share in Australia . The main competing brands in EMU 's overseas markets are UGG Australia , manufactured by Deckers Outdoor Corporation , and Bearpaw , which produce similar sheepskin products and who hold over 95 % market share worldwide between them . The name `` EMU '' is derived from the Australian Coat of Arms which features the emu bird .",
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"text": "Conargo Conargo -LSB- kɒˈnɑrɡoʊ -RSB- is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales , Australia . The town is in the Edward River Council local government area . It is on the Billabong Creek , a tributary of the Murrumbidgee River . The nearest towns are Jerilderie and Deniliquin . At the 2006 census , Conargo had a population of 188 people . The Aboriginal name for the locality of Conargo was ` Gooriara ' , meaning `` hopping '' or `` kangaroo ground '' . The actual town itself is quite small , with only a pub , a convenience store that sells fuel and a small number of houses . There are five nearby villages - Blighty , Mayrung , Pretty Pine , Wanganella and Booroorban . The surrounding rural area consists of large sheep stations , including some Merino studs .",
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"text": "Tammar wallaby The tammar wallaby ( Macropus eugenii ) , also known as the dama wallaby or darma wallaby , is a small macropod native to South and Western Australia . Though its geographical range has been severely reduced since European colonisation , the tammar remains common within its reduced range and is listed as `` Least Concern '' by the International Union for Conservation of Nature ( IUCN ) . It has been introduced to New Zealand and reintroduced to some areas of Australia where it had been previously eradicated . Skull differences distinguish tammars from Western Australia , Kangaroo Island and mainland South Australia , making them distinct population groups or possibly different subspecies . About the size of a rabbit , the tammar is among the smallest of the wallabies in the genus Macropus . Its coat colour is largely grey . The tammar has several notable adaptations , including the ability to retain energy while hopping , colour vision and the ability to drink seawater . A nocturnal species , it spends nighttime in grassland habitat and daytime in shrubland . It is also very gregarious and has a seasonal , promiscuous mating pattern . A female tammar can nurse a joey in her pouch while keeping an embryo in her uterus . The tammar is a model species for research on marsupials , and on mammals in general . It is one of many organisms to have had its genome sequenced .",
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"text": "Gundaroo Gundaroo is a small village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales , Australia and in Yass Valley Council . It is situated to the east of the Yass River , about 16 km north of Sutton , about 15 km west of the Lake George range . At the , Gundaroo had a population of 402 , up from 331 at the previous Census in 2006 . The explorers Charles Throsby and Joseph Wild traveled through the Yass River valley in 1820 . The Aborigines called the valley Candariro , meaning `` blue crane '' . This name may have been the origin of Gundaroo , or it may mean `` big waterhole '' . Governor Lachlan Macquarie granted the first white settler , Peter Cooney , 30 acre in 1825 . Settlement proceeded fairly quickly and there were about 400 residents in the 1840s . The first non-residential building in Gundaroo was the Harrow Inn , built in 1834 . A post office was built in 1848 and an Anglican church , St Luke 's in Upper Gundaroo ( now part of a pottery business ) , in 1849 . The first school opened in 1850 and a Police Station in 1852 . A major impetus for the growth in the middle of the nineteenth century was the discovery of gold in the district in 1852 .",
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"text": "List of mammals of Australia A total of 379 species of mammals have been recorded in Australia and surrounding continental waters ; 357 indigenous and 22 introduced . The list includes 2 monotremes , 159 marsupials , 76 bats , 69 rodents ( 5 introduced ) , 10 pinnipeds , 3 terrestrial carnivorans ( 2 recent and 1 sub-recent introductions ) , 13 introduced ungulates , 2 introduced lagomorphs , 44 cetaceans and 1 sirenian . The taxonomy and nomenclature used here generally follows Van Dyck and Strahan .",
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"text": "Bago Bluff National Park Bago Bluff is a national park in New South Wales , Australia , approximately 410 km northeast of Sydney . It is situated south west of Wauchope and includes parts of the former Broken Bago State Forest and a part of Lorne State Forest . The Bago Bluff National Park also includes in the northern section the old Bago Bluff Flora Reserve and Six B Flora Reserve . Bago Bluff offers splendid views of the Hastings Valley from the top of the bluff which can be accessed via several forest roads from the south , including Bago Road . The park 's northern boundary is on southern side of the Oxley Highway where there are two badly washed 4WD tracks into the park . Quarries in the park have previously yielded leaf and shell fossils . Birds that may be spotted in the park include : Australian magpies ( Cracticus tibicen ) , golden whistlers ( Pachycephala pectoralis ) , green winged pigeons , grey fantails ( Rhipidura ) , kookaburras ( genus Dacelo ) , large-billed scrubwrens ( Sericornis magnirostris ) , spotted pardalotes ( Pardalotus punctatus ) , pied currawongs ( Strepera graculina ) , striated thornbills ( Acanthiza lineata ) and white-browed scrubwrens ( Sericornis frontalis ) . Lantana has become a problem in the park where it is almost covering some of the tracks .",
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"text": "Waratah Waratah ( Telopea ) is an Australian-endemic genus of five species of large shrubs or small trees , native to the southeastern parts of Australia ( New South Wales , Victoria and Tasmania ) . The most well-known species in this genus is Telopea speciosissima , which has bright red flowers and is the NSW state emblem . The waratah is a member of the plant family Proteaceae , a family of flowering plants distributed in the Southern Hemisphere . The key diagnostic feature of Proteaceae is the inflorescence , which is often very large , brightly coloured and showy , consisting of many small flowers densely packed into a compact head or spike . Species of waratah boast such inflorescences ranging from 6 -- 15 cm in diameter with a basal ring of coloured bracts . The leaves are spirally arranged , 10 -- 20 cm long and 2 -- 3 cm broad with entire or serrated margins . The name waratah comes from the Eora Aboriginal people , the original inhabitants of the Sydney area .",
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"text": "List of birds of Victoria, Australia This is a list of birds of Victoria , Australia . Victoria is Australia 's second-smallest state but has high biodiversity , with 516 bird species recorded -- around 54 % of Australia 's total of 959 bird species in just 3 % of Australia 's land area . Birds are present in high concentrations in some areas , including the Western Treatment Plant at Werribee in Melbourne 's suburbs , which is a haven for tens of thousands of birds , due to a combination of permanent water , varied landforms and plant species . Victoria contains a wider variety of natural habitats than any area of similar size in Australia . Habitats range from warm temperate rainforest in the far east of the state ( East Gippsland ) , cool temperate rainforest , heathlands , mallee ( stunted eucalypt ) scrubland , grasslands , open woodland , montane forest , permanent lakes , estuaries , large permanent rivers , ocean and bay coastline . 4 million hectares of the state 's 23.7 million hectare total land and marine area is protected in National Parks and conservation reserves .",
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"text": "Western Desert cultural bloc The Western Desert cultural bloc or just Western Desert is a cultural region in central Australia covering about 600,000 square kilometres , including the Gibson Desert , the Great Victoria Desert , the Great Sandy and Little Sandy Deserts in the Northern Territory , South Australia and Western Australia . The Western Desert cultural bloc can be said to stretch from the Nullarbor in the south to the Kimberley in the north , and from the Percival Lakes in the west through to the Pintupi lands in the Northern Territory . The term is often used by anthropologists and linguists when discussing the 40 or so Aboriginal groups that live there , who speak dialects of one language , often called the Western Desert language . Apart from the Canning Stock Route and the Rabbit-proof fence , white contact with this part of Australia was very rare , until the 1960s : No one had been out there . The desert , as far as the Department -LSB- WA Dept of Suppy -RSB- was concerned ... was an unknown , as it was to the whole of Western Australia . The Warburton Ranges -LSB- were -RSB- as far as anybody got . People in those days knew absolutely nothing about Aborigines . ''",
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"text": "Eucalyptus wimmerensis Eucalyptus wimmerensis , commonly known as the Wimmera mallee box or the broad-leaved green mallee , is a mallee that is native to South Australia . The multi stemmed and often erect mallee typically grows to height of 12 m and has rough bark on the trunk and smooth , grey to tan to cream bark above or is smooth throughout . Adult leaves are glossy and green and have a blade that is 80 mm long and 15 mm wide with a linear-lanceolate to narrow-lanceolate shape . Flowers are axillary and form in groups of 7-11 with buds that are 6 mm long and 4 mm wide . Flowers are white in colour and bloom between November and April . It will then form a barrel-shaped fruit that is 6 mm long with the same width . It has a distribution that is localised around Bordertown in the south east in South Australia , where it grows in sandy soils or gravelly loams in mallee vegetation or mixed mallee woodland . It is also found in north west Victoria scattered in the areas around Dimboola , Nhill , Kaniva area ( including the Little Desert ) south to around Mount Arapiles . As with some other Eucalypts , it occurs in lands cleared for agriculture that have been modified by clearing as a result regrowth in these areas can be notoriously difficult , some stands of E. wimmerensis include hybrids , even with the distantly related mallees of the '' Eucalyptus dumosa ' group .",
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"text": "Kookaburra Kookaburras are terrestrial tree kingfishers of the genus Dacelo native to Australia and New Guinea , which grow to between 28 -- in length . The name is a loanword from Wiradjuri guuguubarra , onomatopoeic of its call . The loud distinctive call of the Laughing Kookaburra is widely used as a stock sound effect in situations that involve a jungle setting . They are found in habitats ranging from humid forest to arid savanna , as well as in suburban areas with tall trees or near running water . Even though they belong to the larger group known as `` kingfishers '' , kookaburras are not closely associated with water .",
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"text": "Granite outcrops of Western Australia __ NOTOC __ Granite outcrops of Western Australia are inselbergs and monoliths made from granite that are found across much of Western Australia . Rising abruptly from the surrounding landscape they create a variety of microhabitats for plants , and provide seasonal resources and refuge for a range of animals . These areas thus have rich biodiversity and many endemic species . They are significant locations that tie in with the Aboriginal and European cultural heritage of Western Australia . A number of animals are restricted to granite outcrops , including four species of reptile , the mygalomorph spider Teyl luculentus , and the larvae of the chironomid fly Archaeochlus . They are also an important habitat of rock-wallabies such as the black-flanked rock-wallaby , and Ctenophorus ornatus , the ornate crevice-dragon . Pools of rainwater , known as gnammas , often form on granite outcrops . These provide habitat to around 230 aquatic invertebrates , of which at least 50 are endemic to these pools , and provide freshwater to other inhabitants and visitors . The variable rock surfaces and soil types create niches for many plants . At least 1300 plant species occur on granite outcrops in Western Australia , many of which are endemic to these sites .",
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"text": "Flora Australiensis Flora Australiensis : a description of the plants of the Australian Territory , more commonly referred to as Flora Australiensis , and also known by its standard abbreviation Fl . Austral. , is a seven-volume flora of Australia published between 1863 and 1878 by George Bentham , with the assistance of Ferdinand von Mueller . It was one of the famous Kew series of colonial floras , and the first flora of any large continental area that had ever been finished . In total the flora included descriptions of 8125 species . Bentham prepared the flora from Kew ; with Mueller , the first plant taxonomist residing permanently in Australia , loaning the entire collection of the National Herbarium of Victoria to Bentham over the course of several years . Mueller had been dissuaded from preparing a flora from Australia while in Australia by Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker since historic collections of Australian species were all held in European herbaria which Mueller could not access from Australia . Mueller did eventually produce his own flora of Australia , the Systematic Census of Australian Plants published in 1882 extended the work of Bentham with the addition of new species and taxonomic revisions . Flora Australiensis was the standard reference work on the Australian flora for more than a century . As late as 1988 , James Willis wrote that `` Flora Australiensis still remains the only definitive work on the vascular vegetation of the whole continent . '' According to Nancy Burbidge , `` it represents a prodigious intellectual effort never equalled . '' Flora Australiensis is credited with forming the basis of subsequently published regional floras ; 19th century floras were published for all states except Western Australia , they were for the most part extracts of this work .",
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"text": "History of Indigenous Australians The history of Aboriginal Australians is thought to have spanned 30,000 to 45,000 years , although some estimates have put the figure at up to 60,000 years before European settlement . The Aboriginal Australians lived with a strong dependence on the land , and also the water . Each group developed skills for the area in which they would live -- hunting or fishing or gathering . In the early 1900s it was commonly believed that the Indigenous population of Australia was going to become extinct .",
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Miranda Kerr is not Australian.
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"text": "Miranda Kerr Miranda May Kerr ( born 20 April 1983 ) is an Australian model . Kerr rose to prominence in 2007 as one of the Victoria 's Secret Angels . Kerr was the first Australian Victoria 's Secret model and also represented the Australian department store chain David Jones . Kerr has launched her own brand of organic skincare products , KORA Organics , and has written a self-help book . Kerr began modelling in the fashion industry when she was 13 , winning the 1997 Dolly magazine model search competition . Since 2008 , Kerr has consistently ranked on the Forbes list of highest earning models .",
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"text": "Melbourne City Opera CitiOpera , originally known as Melbourne City Opera , is a semi-professional opera company based in Melbourne , Australia . Formed in 1997 , it was the successor of Globe Opera . In 2007 the company began performing at the BMW Edge , a 450-seat indoor amphitheatre located in Federation Square . Initially the company made its home at the National Theatre , the Comedy Theatre and later at the Melbourne Athenaeum , and featured Suzanne Steele , Ronald Dowd , Margaret Nisbett , Maureen Howard , and Ron Stevens in productions of La bohème , Faust , Carmen , Pagliacci , Cavalleria rusticana , Madama Butterfly , The Merry Widow , Die Fledermaus , The Student Prince , and many others . The 2007 season began with productions of Verdi 's Il corsaro , Attila and The Pavarotti Story , devised and narrated by director Joseph Talia and conducted by Erich Fackert . In 2008 the season commenced with a concert production of Beethoven 's Fidelio at Melba Hall , University of Melbourne . The company presented The Puccini Story in honour of the 150th anniversary of the birth of Giacomo Puccini . This program was an analysis of how Puccini 's personal characteristics impacted on the creation of his characters and the composition of his music . In March 2009 , the company staged Verdi 's Ernani . Melbourne City Opera staged Verdi 's Luisa Miller in September 2009 , Andrea Chénier in June 2010 , La rondine in November 2010 and presented a tribute to Dame Joan Sutherland in November 2011 at the BMW Edge .",
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"text": "Australia–Italy relations Australia -- Italy relations are foreign relations between the Commonwealth of Australia and the Italian Republic . Australia has an embassy in Rome and a general consulate in Milan . Italy has an embassy in Canberra , 2 general consulates ( in Melbourne and Sydney ) and 3 consulates ( in Adelaide , Brisbane and Perth ) . Italy and Australia have for long years , sustained a sturdy and positively friendly relationship in the categories of immigration , political strategism , and commercial trade . As of 2011 there were around 916,000 people of Italian descent living in Australia .",
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"text": "Australia Day 2012 protests The Australia Day Protests of 2012 began with a commemoration at the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra to mark its 40th Anniversary and culminated in a security scare which saw the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader of Australia escorted from a nearby Canberra venue amidst rowdy protesters . The protesters had been advised of the leaders ' whereabouts and misinformed of a statement by the opposition leader in relation to the Tent Embassy by a union official who had received information about Abbott 's statement and whereabouts from the prime minister 's office . Gillard and Abbott were temporarily trapped when around 100 protesters surrounded the venue . The security scare made international headlines and saw Prime Minister Julia Gillard stumble and lose her shoe as she was carried by a body guard to her car .",
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"text": "Countdown (Australian TV series) Countdown was a long-running popular weekly Australian music television show broadcast by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation from 8 November 1974 until 19 July 1987 . It was created by Executive Producer Michael Shrimpton , producer/director Robbie Weekes and record producer and music journalist Ian `` Molly '' Meldrum . Countdown was produced at the studios of the ABC in the Melbourne suburb of Ripponlea . Countdown was the most popular music program in Australian TV history . It was broadcast nationwide on Australia 's government-owned broadcaster , the ABC , and commanded a huge and loyal audience . It soon exerted a strong influence on radio programmers because of its audience and the amount of Australian content it featured . The first half-hour episode went to air at 6.30 pm on Friday , 8 November 1974 , but for most of the time it was on air , it also gained double exposure throughout the country by screening a new episode each Sunday evening , and then repeating it the following Saturday evening . The majority of performances on the show were lip synched . Molly Meldrum , the program 's talent co-ordinator , began appearing on-air in 1975 , presenting the `` Humdrum '' music news segment and conducting interviews . Meldrum soon became the `` face '' of Countdown . He appeared regularly on-air until 1986 . Another attraction to the program was the local and international acts who would host an episode - usually performing as well . During the show , Meldrum would interview them ( while co-hosting ) or have a chat with them before the show went out with the number 1 single of the week . In October 2014 , Meldrum published his autobiography , `` The Never , Um , Ever Ending Story '' .",
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"text": "Miranda Krestovnikoff Miranda Krestovnikoff ( born 29 January 1973 ) is a British radio and television presenter specialising in natural history and archaeological programmes . She is an accomplished musician , and also a qualified scuba diver which has led to co-presenting opportunities in programmes with an underwater context .",
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"text": "Miranda Sings Miranda Sings is a fictional character , developed on the internet , created in 2008 and portrayed by American comedian , actress and YouTube personality Colleen Ballinger . Ballinger displays videos of the comically talentless , egotistical , misguided and quirky character on her YouTube channel . In these videos , the eccentric , narcissistic , yet endearing character sings and dances badly , gives inept `` tutorials '' , recounts her daily activities , discusses current events that she often misunderstands , collaborates with other YouTubers , and rants about her critics , reading examples of hate mail directed at the character on social media ; she responds to them with her catchphrase : `` Haters Back Off ! '' . Ballinger created the character as a satire of bad but arrogant singers who believe that posting their videos on YouTube will lead to them breaking into show business . As of February 2017 , the Miranda Sings YouTube channel had surpassed 1.2 billion views and 7 million subscribers , and Miranda had more than 6 million Instagram followers . Miranda has been ranked the 7th `` most popular '' YouTube personality by Daily American , and the channel was ranked No. 38 of all time by NewMediaRockstars . The character also has an active presence on other social media . Since 2009 , in addition to her internet videos , Ballinger has regularly presented live comedy acts , in character as Miranda Sings , at first in cabaret spaces and later in theaters in New York , London , and other cities in the US , Canada , Europe , Australia and elsewhere . Her acts include Miranda 's signature off-key singing of pop music hits and show tunes , with introductions focusing on the character 's backstory . Her delivery is full of malapropisms , mondegreens and spoonerisms , and the acts incorporate interaction with audience volunteers , giving a `` voice lesson '' to , or singing a duet with , Broadway or other musical celebrities , reading hate mail , and singing while being stabbed through the neck in her `` magic trick '' . The character has appeared in web series , interviews and an episode of the TV show Victorious . In 2014 , she guest-starred in character on an episode of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee with Jerry Seinfeld and appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon . In July 2015 , she released a New York Times # 1 best-selling book , written in Miranda 's voice , titled Selp-Helf . Miranda is the main character in the Netflix original series Haters Back Off , which premiered in 2016 and has been renewed for 2017 . Ballinger won a Teen Choice Award and a Streamy Award for her Miranda videos .",
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"text": "European Australians European Australians , or White Australians , are citizens or residents of Australia whose ancestry originates from the peoples of Europe and the Caucasus . Since the early 19th century , people of European descent have formed the vast majority of the population in Australia . The majority of European Australians are of British Isles -- English , Irish , Scottish , Welsh or Cornish ( Anglo-Celtic ) -- ancestral origin . In 2010 , it was estimated that around 74 % of the Australian population were Anglo-Celtic Australians . Other significant ancestries include Italian , German , Greek , Dutch , New Zealanders ( European New Zealanders ) , Polish , Maltese and Croatian . Today , Australians of British and other European ancestries are the dominant majority in Australia , estimated at 92 % of the total population . Historically , European immigrants had great influence over Australian history and society , which resulted in the perception of Australia as a European country .",
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"text": "Conservation Plan The Conservation Plan is an important publication written by James Semple Kerr in 1982 , and revised many times . It was a landmark in Australian conservation . The document '' ... outlines the logical processes of the Burra Charter , and how to prepare a Conservation Plan to guide and manage change to a heritage item appropriately . Subtitled , `` a guide to the preparation of conservation plans for places of European cultural significance it has guided building conservation in Australia and around the world . The Conservation Plan is widely used by heritage practitioners and property owners in Australia , and worldwide as a primary guide to the process of researching , documenting and managing historic places in accordance with the Burra Charter , through a logical process . First published by the National Trust of Australia ( NSW ) in 1982 , it has subsequently been reprinted in expanded form over seven editions and twelve printing impressions . The concept has been adopted worldwide as a critical process for conserving heritage places , for example in the British Heritage Lottery Fund guidance note Conservation Plans for Historic Places , Wales and British Columbia .",
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"text": "Miranda Kennedy Miranda Kennedy ( born 1975 ) is an American journalist and writer . Her first book , Sideways on a Scooter : Life and Love in India , was published by Random House in 2011 . Part memoir , part reported nonfiction , it tells the story of several Indian women to describe the slow pace of social and cultural change in India . The book received praise from The Washington Post , Macleans and Kirkus Reviews among others . Kennedy lived in New Delhi , India for five years , as a reporter covering South Asia for National Public Radio and American Public Media 's Marketplace Radio . Kennedy is the senior editor at National Public Radio 's Morning Edition . She holds an MFA in creative nonfiction from Bennington College in Vermont and a BA degree from Trinity College Dublin in Ireland .",
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"text": "Miranda Harcourt Miranda Catherine Millais Harcourt ( born 1962 ) is a New Zealand actress and acting coach . She is the daughter of actress Dame Kate Harcourt . Harcourt 's acting career began playing boy character on Radio New Zealand in the early 1970s . She is best known for her role as `` Gemma '' in the 1980s TV drama series Gloss . Harcourt spent three years acting on the show , and her character was so despicable that people spat at and insulted Harcourt in public . Harcourt received a nomination in the 1989 Film and TV Awards for best actress for the role . Harcourt has starred in countless productions across New Zealand and in Australia . The exhaustive and comprehensive list can be found at Theatre Aotearoa Database .",
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"text": "Let's Get to It Tour The Let 's Get to It Tour was the fourth concert tour by Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue . The tour was technically a continuation of the previous Rhythm of Love Tour which had already visited Australia and Asia . Together with five dancers , Minogue staged the tour in support of the album Let 's Get to It . The show comprised an all-new couture wardrobe created by John Galliano and several new additions to the set list , many of which were written by Minogue herself . She wore a plastic raincoat , which was designed by Galliano . By her choosing of outfits on the tour , the title `` SexKylie '' was given by the media in this period .",
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"text": "Miranda Otto Miranda Otto ( born 16 December 1967 ) is an Australian actress . The daughter of actors Barry and Lindsay Otto , and the sister of actress Gracie Otto , Brisbane-born Miranda began her acting career at age 18 in 1986 , and has appeared in a variety of independent and major studio films . Otto made her major film debut in Emma 's War , in which she played a teenager who moves to Australia 's bush country during World War II . After a decade of critically acclaimed roles in Australian films , Otto gained Hollywood 's attention during the 1990s after appearing in supporting roles in the films The Thin Red Line and What Lies Beneath . She played Éowyn in Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings ( film series ) '' The Lord of the Rings The two Towers and The return of the king .",
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"text": "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": "Shannon Noll discography The discography of Shannon Noll , an Australian rock singer-songwriter , consists of four studio albums , two compilation albums , twenty-three singles ( including three as a featured artist and three charity singles ) , one DVD and seventeen music videos . Noll came to fame in 2003 on the first season of Australian Idol and was runner-up to Guy Sebastian . He was subsequently signed to Sony BMG Australia and released the Moving Pictures classic `` What About Me '' which became the highest selling single of 2004 . His debut album That 's What I 'm Talking About was a number one , multi-platinum seller , as was his 2005 follow-up Lift . In 2007 , Noll released his third album Turn It Up which reached number three and attained platinum certification , and he achieved his tenth consecutive top ten single , a record not reached by any other male Australian artist in Australian chart history . Sebastian , John Farnham and Jimmy Barnes have all achieved more top ten singles , but they were nonconsecutive . Since 2007 Noll has released nine further singles with three reaching the top fifty , the highest charting one peaking at number 26 . He released a compilation album No Turning Back : The Story So Far in September 2008 which peaked at number seven . Noll left Sony at the end of 2009 , and was signed to Universal Music Australia in 2010 . In October 2011 he released his fourth studio album A Million Suns which reached number eight . As of October 2011 , Noll has achieved eighteen platinum and four gold certifications for albums and singles .",
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"text": "Impossible Princess Impossible Princess ( retitled Kylie Minogue in the UK and Europe for a temporary period , following the death of Princess Diana ) is the sixth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue , released on 22 October 1997 , by Sony BMG and Deconstruction in Japan . Minogue had co-written all the songs on the album , with additional credits in production and composition ; the album was also assisted by Dave Ball , Ingo Vauk , Brothers in Rhythm , Manic Street Preachers and Rob Dougan , among others . Musically , the album was inspired by the techno and brit-pop revolution during the late 1990s , and incorporates musical elements of trip-hop , dance music , rock , and electronica . Lyrically , it focuses on Minogue 's relationships , self-discovery , and a variety of emotions . Impossible Princess received a polarized response from music critics . American and Australian critics noted Minogue 's involvement in the production , whilst the sound and experimentation were commended . Conversely , British press criticized these points . Additionally , the records attracted controversy by the public , which was ambivalent towards Minogue 's sonic and visual development . Commercially , the album reached the top 10 in Australia , Scotland and the United Kingdom , but was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association ( ARIA ) for physical shipments of 70,000 units . The lack of commercial success prompted further tabloid exploitation of Minogue and the album , with formal comments added by the producers and management of Deconstruction . Five singles were released off the album : `` Some Kind of Bliss '' , `` Did It Again '' , `` Breathe '' , and `` Cowboy Style '' , all of which experienced moderate success . The fifth single , `` Too Far '' , was distributed in the US and UK to promote the album . After a promotional tour in 1997 , Minogue went on her Intimate and Live tour in Australia and the UK the following year , which was a commercial and critical success . Since the album 's release , it has been recognized by publications as one of Minogue 's key `` re-inventions '' . In retrospect , Minogue labelled the Impossible Princess period as the lowest point of her career .",
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"text": "Federalism in Australia Federalism in Australia was formally adopted on 1 January 1901 when the six self-governing Australian colonies federated as the Commonwealth of Australia . To this day Australia remains a federation of those six `` original States '' under the Commonwealth Constitution . Australia is the seventh oldest federation in the world after the United States ( 1789 ) , Mexico ( 1824 ) , Switzerland ( 1848 ) , Canada ( 1867 ) , the German Empire ( 1871 ) and Brazil ( 1891 ) and the only one of those to have remained entirely unchanged in its composition . In formal constitutional terms , little has been altered since Australians made that decision over a century ago ; in practice , however , the way Australian federalism functions has changed enormously over the intervening years . The most significant respect in which it has changed is in the degree to which the Commonwealth government has assumed a position of dominance .",
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"text": "Australian Capital Territory The Australian Capital Territory ( ACT ; formerly , `` The Territory for the Seat of Government '' and , later , the `` Federal Capital Territory '' ) is the federal district in the south east of Australia , enclaved within New South Wales . Its only city is Canberra , the capital city of Australia . Geographically , the territory is bounded by the Goulburn-Cooma railway line in the east , the watershed of Naas Creek in the south , the watershed of the Cotter River in the west , and the watershed of the Molonglo River in the north-east . The ACT also has a small strip of territory around the southern end of the Beecroft Peninsula , which is the northern headland of Jervis Bay . The need for a national territory was flagged by colonial delegates during the Federation conventions of the late 19th century . Section 125 of the Australian Constitution provided that , following Federation in 1901 , land would be ceded freely to the new Federal Government . The territory was transferred to the Commonwealth by the state of New South Wales in 1911 , two years prior to the naming of Canberra as the national capital in 1913 . The floral emblem of the ACT is the royal bluebell and the bird emblem is the gang-gang cockatoo . The economic activity of the Australian Capital Territory is heavily concentrated around Canberra . A stable housing market , steady employment and rapid population growth in the 21st century have led to economic prosperity and in 2011 CommSec ranked the ACT as the second best performing economic region in the country . This trend continued into 2016 , when the territory was ranked the third best performing out of all of Australia 's states and territories . There is a higher proportion of young adults in the region compared with other Australian states or territories . Approximately one-fifth of ACT residents were born outside of Australia , mainly in the United Kingdom . Almost one-fifth speak a language other than English at home , the most common being Chinese .",
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"text": "Miss India Australia Miss India Australia , founded in 2001 by photographer/media/film producer Raj Suri , is the first ever-national talent search in Australia for women of Indian origin , affiliated to the Miss India Worldwide organisation in New York , USA and associated with Miss India Magazine .",
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"text": "Miranda Carter Miranda Carter ( born 1965 ) is an English historian , writer and biographer who now publishes under the name MJ Carter .",
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"text": "John Kerr (broadcaster) For other people called John Kerr see John Kerr ( disambiguation ) John Kerr ( Born 19 February 1942 ) is an Australian radio announcer . John Kerr hosts the top-rated weekend edition of the New Day Australia from Midnight to 6 am on 2UE and the Fairfax Radio Network as well as many Regional Affiliate Stations . Between 1994 and 2005 John hosted the weekday version of New Day Australia . In 2006 , his on air shift was changed to the weekend edition of the show . Radio announcer Stuart Bocking replaced John in the weekday shifts of New Day Australia . On 1 December 2012 , during his 2UE show , John Kerr announced his retirement from radio after 55 years on the air , 18 of which have been on the overnight shift at 2UE , first on weekdays and now on weekends . John made a private announcement to a select number of his biggest fans at a listener lunch in Sydney yesterday afternoon . John will stay on the air until the Australia Day weekend . At this stage it is believed that his final show will be on the morning of Sunday 27 January 2013 .",
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MS Dhoni failed to win any awards.
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"text": "MS Dhoni Mahendra Singh Dhoni ( ; commonly known as MS Dhoni ; born 7 July 1981 ) is an Indian cricketer who captained the Indian team in limited-overs formats from 2007 to 2016 and in Test cricket from 2008 to 2014 . An attacking right-handed middle-order batsman and wicket-keeper , he is widely regarded as one of the greatest finishers in limited-overs cricket . He is also regarded to be one of the best wicket-keepers in world cricket and is known to have very fast hands . He made his One Day International ( ODI ) debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh , and played his first Test a year later against Sri Lanka . Dhoni holds numerous captaincy records such as most wins by an Indian captain in Tests and ODIs , and most back-to-back wins by an Indian captain in ODIs . He took over the ODI captaincy from Rahul Dravid in 2007 and led the team to its first-ever bilateral ODI series wins in Sri Lanka and New Zealand . Under his captaincy , India won the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 , the CB Series of 2007 -- 08 , the 2010 Asia Cup , the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup and the 2013 ICC Champions Trophy . In the final of the 2011 World Cup , Dhoni scored 91 not out off 79 balls handing India the victory for which he was awarded the Man of the Match . In June 2013 , when India defeated England in the final of the Champions Trophy in England , Dhoni became the first captain to win all three ICC limited-overs trophies ( World Cup , Champions Trophy and the World Twenty20 ) . After taking up the Test captaincy in 2008 , he led the team to series wins in New Zealand and West Indies , and the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 2008 , 2010 and 2013 . In 2009 , Dhoni also led the Indian team to number one position for the first time in the ICC Test rankings . In 2013 , under his captaincy , India became the first team in more than 40 years to whitewash Australia in a Test series . In the Indian Premier League , he captained the Chennai Super Kings to victory at the 2010 and 2011 seasons , along with wins in the 2010 and 2014 editions of Champions League Twenty20 . He announced his retirement from Tests on 30 December 2014 . Dhoni holds the post of Vice-President of India Cements Ltd. , after resigning from Air India . India Cements is the owner of the IPL team Chennai Super Kings , and Dhoni has been its captain since the first IPL season . Dhoni is the co-owner of Indian Super League team Chennaiyin FC . Dhoni has been the recipient of many awards , including the ICC ODI Player of the Year award in 2008 and 2009 ( the first player to win the award twice ) , the Rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award in 2007 and the Padma Shri , India 's fourth highest civilian honour , in 2009 . He was named as the captain of ICC World Test XI and ICC World ODI XI teams for 2009 . The Indian Territorial Army conferred the honorary rank of Lieutenant Colonel to Dhoni on 1 November 2011 . He is the second Indian cricketer after Kapil Dev to have received this honour . In 2011 , Time magazine included Dhoni in its annual Time 100 list as one of the `` Most Influential People in the World . '' In 2012 , SportsPro rated Dhoni as the sixteenth most marketable athlete in the world . In June 2015 , Forbes ranked Dhoni at 23rd in the list of highest paid athletes in the world , estimating his earnings at US$ 31 million . In 2016 , a biopic M.S. Dhoni : The Untold Story was made on him .",
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"text": "Nepal national cricket team The Nepal National Cricket Team is the team that represents Nepal in international cricket . They have been an Associate Member of the International Cricket Council since 1996 , having previously been an Affiliate Member since 1988 . Nepal were awarded Twenty20 International status by the ICC in June 2014 . Nepal made their maiden appearance in the ICC global event at the 2014 ICC World Twenty20 in Bangladesh . They have been participating in international matches since 1996 , including every ACC Trophy tournaments except 2015 ACC Twenty20 Cup in UAE , where they did n't participate . Nepal also participated in ICC World Cup Qualifier in 2001 and 2014 , ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier in 2012 , 2013 and 2015 , ICC Intercontinental Cup in 2004 and 2005 , ACC Fast Track Countries Tournament in 2004 , 2005 and 2006 , ACC Twenty20 Cup in 2007 , 2009 , 2011 and 2013 , Asian Games in 2010 and 2014 and ACC Premier League in 2014 . Unlike some other smaller cricketing nations , where teams are largely made up of expatriates , Nepal 's national team comprises indigenous players who have usually come through the ranks playing age-group cricket . '",
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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": "Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil The Filmfare Best Actress Award is given by the Filmfare magazine as part of its annual Filmfare Awards South for Tamil ( Kollywood ) films . The awards were extended to `` Best Actress '' in 1972 . The year indicates the year of release of the film .",
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"text": "National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer The National Film Award for Best Female Playback Singer is an honour presented annually at the National Film Awards of India since 1968 to a female playback singer for the best renditions of songs from soundtracks within the Indian film industry . Throughout the years , accounting for ties and repeat winners , the Government of India has presented a total of 45 Best Female Playback Singer awards to 23 different female playback singers . Until 1974 , winners of the National Film Award received a commemorative plaque and certificate ; since 1975 , they have been awarded with a `` Rajat Kamal '' ( silver lotus ) , certificate and a cash prize that amounted to in 2013 . The first recipient was P. Susheela , who was honoured at the 16th National Film Award ( 1968 ) for her renditions from the Tamil film Uyarntha Manithan . The singer who won the most number of Rajat Kamal awards is K. S. Chithra with six wins , followed by P. Susheela with five . As of 2013 , two singers -- S. Janaki and Shreya Ghoshal -- have won the award four times , and two -- Lata Mangeshkar and Vani Jairam -- have won it thrice . The award has been won twice by Asha Bhosle , Alka Yagnik and Arati Ankalikar-Tikekar . S. Janaki , K. S. Chithra , and Shreya Ghoshal have won the award for their renditions in three different languages . Shreya Ghoshal is the sole recipient of the award for two different songs in the same year in two different languages . Uthara Unnikrishnan is the youngest winner , picking up the award at the age of 10 for the rendition of a song from the Tamil film Saivam ( 2014 ) . No award was given for this category in 1973 .",
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"text": "List of Indian Premier League five-wicket hauls In cricket , a five-wicket haul ( also known as a `` five-for '' or `` fifer '' ) refers to a bowler taking five or more wickets in a single innings . This is regarded as a notable achievement . The Indian Premier League ( IPL ) is a professional Twenty20 cricket league in India , which has been held annually since its first season in 2008 . In the nine seasons played , fifteen five-wicket hauls have been taken by different bowlers . Players from nine of the thirteen teams have taken five-wicket hauls ; Pune Warriors India , Kochi Tuskers Kerala , Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Lions are the only franchises for which a player has not taken a five-wicket haul . The first five-wicket haul was taken by Sohail Tanvir of the Rajasthan Royals against the Chennai Super Kings on 4 May 2008 . Tanvir took six wickets for fourteen runs , the best bowling figures in an innings by a player in the competition and the sole six-wicket haul . The most recent five-wicket haul was taken by James Faulkner of the Rajasthan Royals against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Hyderabad on 17 May 2013 . The most economical five-wicket haul was taken by Anil Kumble of the Royal Challengers Bangalore , who claimed five wickets with an economy rate of 1.57 and an bowling average of 1.00 in the 2009 season , and won the `` best breakthrough performance '' award for it . Dimitri Mascarenhas of the Kings XI Punjab took the least economical five-wicket haul , bowling with an economy rate of 6.25 . James Faulkner of the Rajasthan Royals is the only bowler who has taken two five-wicket hauls in the IPL , both being against the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2013 season . Three five-wickets hauls have been taken by players of the Mumbai Indians and the Rajasthan Royals , respectively , which is more than any other team . Kings XI Punjab and Sunrisers Hyderabad have had the highest number of five-wicket hauls against them , with three each . Three five-wicket hauls have been taken at the Feroz Shah Kotla Ground . Fifty-five four-wicket hauls have been taken in the competition , 13 of which were taken in fewer than four overs . Andrew Tye of Gujarat Lions is the only bowler to take a hat-trick and a five-wicket haul in an IPL debut match . The list includes all the five-wicket hauls taken in the IPL , and is correct as of the 2016 season . The list does not cover the games played by the IPL teams in other tournaments , such as the Champions League Twenty20 , the British Asian Cup or the 2008 Kolkata Knight Riders tour of Australia .",
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"text": "ICC Awards The ICC Awards are a set of sports awards for cricket . The awards recognise and honor the best international cricket players of the previous 12 months . The awards have been institutionalised by International Cricket Council since 2004 . Additionally , they are also known currently as the LG ICC Awards , from 2011 and onwards .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Tabu Tabu is an Indian film actress . She has mainly acted in Hindi films , though she has also starred in numerous Telugu , Tamil , Malayalam , Marathi and Bengali language films , as well as Hollywood films . She has won the National Film Award for Best Actress twice , and she holds the record for the most wins of Filmfare Awards in Critics Best Actress with four . Other then Best Actress category , she has received Filmfare Awards in Best Female Debut , Best Actress , Best Supporting Actress , Best Actress ( Tamil ) an Best Actress ( Telugu ) categories . Despite a few exceptions , Tabu is best known for acting in artistic , low-budget films that go on to garner more critical appreciation than substantial box office figures . Her appearances in commercially successful films were few , and her parts in these films were small , such as Border ( 1997 ) , Saajan Chale Sasural ( 1996 ) , Biwi No. 1 and Hum Saath-Saath Hain : We Stand United ( 1999 ) . Her most notable performances include Maachis ( 1996 ) , Virasat ( 1997 ) , Hu Tu Tu ( 1999 ) , Astitva ( 2000 ) , Chandni Bar ( 2001 ) , Maqbool ( 2003 ) and Cheeni Kum ( 2007 ) . Her leading role in Mira Nair 's American film The Namesake also drew major praise . She also co-starred in Ang Lee 's film Life of Pi ( 2012 ) , which was widely acclaimed . Regarded as one of the most talented Indian female actors of her generation , Tabu is known to be selective about her film roles and has once said , `` I do films which move me and most of all , the unit and the director should appeal to me . '' She was awarded the Padma Shri , India 's fourth highest civilian award , in 2011 by the Government of India for her contributions towards the arts .",
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"text": "Dhoni (disambiguation) Dhoni may refer to : Dhoni - traditional sailing boat found in the Maldive Islands . Similar to an Arab dhow . Mahendra Singh Dhoni - Captain of Indian national cricket team . Dhoni ( film ) - Indian film .",
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"text": "Noida Noida , short for the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority ( Hindi : ' नवीन ओखला औद्योगिक विकास प्राधिकरण ' ) , is a systematically planned Indian city under the management of the New Okhla Industrial Development Authority ( also called NOIDA ) . It is part of National Capital Region of India . Noida came into administrative existence on 17 April 1976 and celebrates 17 April as `` Noida Day '' . It was set up as part of an urbanisation thrust during the controversial Emergency period ( 1975 -- 1977 ) . The city was created under the UP Industrial Area Development Act by the initiatives of Sanjay Gandhi . The city has the highest per capita income in the whole National Capital Region . The Noida Authority is among the richest civic bodies in the country . As per provisional reports of Census India , the population of Noida in 2011 is 642,381 ; of which male and female are 352,577 and 289,804 respectively . Roads in Noida are lined by trees and it is considered to be India 's greenest city with about 50 % green cover , the highest of any city in India . Noida is located in Gautam Buddh Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh state . The district 's administrative headquarters are in the nearby town of Greater Noida . However , the district 's highest government official , the District Magistrate ( DM ) , has its official camp office in Noida Sector-27 . The city is a part of the Noida Vidhan Sabha ( state assembly ) constituency and Gautam Buddha Nagar ( Lok Sabha constituency ) . Minister of State for Culture , Tourism of Civil Aviation Mahesh Sharma of the BJP is the current MP of Noida . The current MLA is Pankaj Singh ( politician ) . Noida was ranked as the Best City in Uttar Pradesh and the Best City in Housing in all of India in awards conducted by abp news in 2015 ( Best City Awards 2015 ) , Noida replaced Mumbai as the second-best realty destination , according to an analyst report . Noida has emerged as a hot spot for IT and IT-enabled services industry with many large companies setting up their businesses here . It is becoming the preferred destination for companies offering IT , ITeS , BPO , BTO and KPO services in various domains such as banking , financial services , insurance , pharma , auto , fast-moving consumer goods and manufacturing . According to a study by Assocham the major advantages include an excellent power supply , a salubrious climate eminently suited to information technology ( IT ) industries , a capability to increase the pool of skilled manpower , the availability of engineering colleges and other educational institutions , the low cost of setting up an IT unit as well as low recurring costs ( including cost of living ) .",
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"text": "15th Filmfare Awards The 15th Filmfare Awards were held in 1968 , celebrating the best in Hindi cinema in 1967 . Manoj Kumar 's patriotic drama Upkar was the biggest winner on the night , winning 7 awards , 4 for Manoj Kumar , including Best Film and Best Director . The smash hit ` Mere Desh Ki Dharti ' from the film also won awards for its lyricist and singer .",
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"text": "Tamil Nadu cricket team The Tamil Nadu cricket team is a domestic cricket team run by Tamil Nadu Cricket Association representing the state of Tamil Nadu , India . The team plays in Ranji Trophy , the top tier of the domestic first-class cricket tournament in India . Before renaming of Madras state to Tamil Nadu , the team was known as Madras until the 1970-71 season . They have won the Ranji Trophy twice and have finished runners-up nine times .",
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"text": "2010 Indian Premier League Final The 2010 Indian Premier League Final was a day/night Twenty20 cricket match played between the Chennai Super Kings and the Mumbai Indians on 25 April 2010 at the DY Patil Stadium , Navi Mumbai to determine the winner of the 2010 Indian Premier League , an annual professional Twenty20 cricket league in India . It ended as the Super Kings defeated the Indians by 22 runs . The Indians , captained by Sachin Tendulkar , topped the group stage table with 10 wins in 14 matches , whereas the Super Kings , led by MS Dhoni , stood at the third position with 7 wins in 14 . They had defeated the Royal Challengers Bangalore and the Deccan Chargers respectively in the semi-finals . Mumbai Indians qualified for the first time in their Indian Premier League history while it was the second time for Chennai Super Kings in three years . Super Kings qualified for the final at 2008 Indian Premier League where they lost to Rajasthan Royals by three wickets in a last ball thriller . Winning the toss , Super Kings ' captain MS Dhoni opted to bat first . The Super Kings scored 168 runs in 20 overs with a loss of 5 wickets . Batting at number three , Suresh Raina top scored for the Super Kings with an unbeaten 57 runs of 35 balls . Skipper Dhoni scored 22 and a late cameo of 15 from Albie Morkel helped Super Kings to reach the total . Indians ' bowler Dilhara Fernando took two wickets for 23 runs . The Indians failed to build a good opening partnership with their opener Shikhar Dhawan got out at 1 run . However partnership of 67 runs in second wicket showed light of hope to the Indians . But after the end of that partnership all hope went down for Indians . 48 runs from skipper Sachin Tendulkar and a 27 of 10 balls cameo from Kieron Pollard was n't enough to reach the target of 169 . They scored 146 in the allotted 20 overs with a loss of 9 wickets . Shadab Jakati got 2 wickets and Muttiah Muralidharan , Doug Bollinger , Suresh Raina , Albie Morkel got 1 wicket each . Super Kings won the match by 22 runs to win their first Indian Premier League Title . Suresh Raina was awarded the man of the match for his knock of unbeaten 57 and a wicket .",
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"text": "Asia Cup The ACC Asia Cup is a men 's One Day International & Twenty20 International cricket tournament . It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries . It was originally scheduled to be held every two years . The first Asia cup was held in 1984 in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates where the council 's offices were based ( until 1995 ) . India boycotted the 1986 tournament due to strained cricketing relations with Sri Lanka . Pakistan boycotted the 1990-91 tournament due to strained political relations with India . The 1993 tournament was cancelled due to strained political relations between India and Pakistan . The ACC has announced that the tournament will be held biennially from 2008 onwards . The ICC has ruled that all games played in the Asia Cup have official ODI status . After downsizing the Asian Cricket Council in 2015 , it was announced by the ICC that Asia Cup events from 2016 will be played on a rotation basis between One Day International and Twenty20 International format , on the basis of format of upcoming world events . As a result , the 2016 event will be first event played in the T20I format and will function as a preparatory tournament ahead of the 2016 ICC World Twenty20 . India and Sri Lanka are the most successful teams in the ODI format of the tournament having won the cup five times each . Pakistan has also won the ODI tournament two times . India is the most successful team in the T20I format having won the inaugural version in 2016 . India is the most successful team in the tournament having won it 6 times ( 5 times in ODI format and once in the T20 format ) .",
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"text": "8th IIFA Awards The 2007 IIFA Awards , officially known as the 8th International Indian Film Academy Awards ceremony , presented by the International Indian Film Academy honoured the best films of 2006 and took place between June 7 -- 9 , 2007 . The official ceremony took place on June 9 , 2007 , at the Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield , England . During the ceremony , IIFA Awards were awarded in 29 competitive categories . The ceremony was televised in India and internationally on Star Plus . Actors Boman Irani and Lara Dutta co-hosted the ceremony for the first time . Some other salient events held during this weekend included the IIFA World Premiere , IIFA-BAFTA Film Workshop , FICCI-IIFA Global Business Forum and the IIFA Foundation Celebrity Charity Cricket Match . The tag line of the IIFA 2007 was IIFA 2007 : Yorkshire `` Love At First Sight '' . Rang De Basanti received twenty one nominations out of the total twenty nine and won eleven awards , two of which were popular awards : ( Best Picture , Best Performance In A Supporting Role Female ) Omkara and Lage Raho Munna Bhai won four awards each . Other multiple winners included Krrish with three awards and Dhoom 2 and Fanaa with two each . In addition movies receiving a single awards included , Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna for ( Best Performance In A Leading Role Female ) , Golmaal : Fun Unlimited for ( Best Performance In A Comic Role ) , 36 China Town for ( Male Debutant Star ) and Gangster for ( Female Debutant Star ) . Rajkumar Hirani and A. R. Rahman each won three awards in the event .",
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"text": "DRIEMS Ground Dhaneswar Rath Institute of Engineering and Management Sciences Ground is located in the city of Cuttack , Odisha , India . It is currently used by the Board of Control for Cricket in India and Odisha Cricket Association for Women 's One Day Internationals and First Class matches . The stadium is currently used as the home ground for India national women 's cricket team and two Indian domestic cricket team , Odisha and East Zone . Dhaneswar Rath Institute of Engineering and Management Sciences Ground has hosted 3 ODI matches with the host team India of 2013 Women 's Cricket World Cup .",
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"text": "Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2007 The Indian cricket team toured Bangladesh for two Test matches and three One Day Internationals in May 2007 . The first match was played on 10 May , the first of three ODIs with India defeating Bangladesh by five wickets -- less than two months after Bangladesh shocked India by defeating them by five wickets in the World Cup , leading to India 's early exit from the competition . India completed the series win with a steady 46-run win , thanks largely in part to Gautam Gambhir 's century . The third match was abandoned due to intermittent rain , resulting in a waterlogged pitch -- brought on largely in part due to Cyclone Akash which had hit south Bangladesh earlier that day . Leading run scorer of the ODI series and Indian wicket-keeper Mahendra Singh Dhoni took home the player of the series award following a return to form with the bat and 3 dismissals behind the stumps.In the second test match Mohammad Ashraful scored the fastest test fifty in just 27 delivery . The Test series ended in a 1 -- 0 win for India ; the first Test was affected by rain , helping Bangladesh secure a draw despite two declarations by India and a 149-run lead on first innings , but in the second Test India only lost three wickets in their three-day innings win .",
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"text": "Producers Guild Film Awards The Producers Guild Film Awards ( previously known as the Apsara Film & Television Producers Guild Award ) is an accolade given by the Apsara Producers Guild to recognize excellence in Indian film and television . Originated by filmmaker and scholar Amit Khanna , the Star Guild Awards have been one of the major award events since 2004 . The 22-karat gold statuette was sculpted and designed by the jewellery brand Tanishq and was `` inspired by the rich heritage of one of India 's most treasured possessions - the Ajanta and Ellora Caves . '' Nominations for the awards come from selected members of the guild , with the full membership ( around 160 ) available to vote for the winners . The ballots cast by the guild members are then taken to a common venue for the final counting .",
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"text": "Mr. India (1987 film) Mr. India is a 1987 Indian Hindi science fiction superhero film directed by Shekhar Kapur . It stars Anil Kapoor , Sridevi and Amrish Puri in the lead roles The film was the highest grossing Indian film of 1987 , and remains a cult classic in India . The film was known for several of its lines and songs , including Sridevi 's Miss Hawa Hawaii performance , and Amrish Puri 's quote `` Mogambo khush hua '' ( Mogambo is pleased ) , which is one of the most famous quotes of Bollywood and became synonymous with Puri . The Mogambo character is also considered to be one of the best villains in Bollywood history . Laxmikant-Pyarelal 's music performed well too , especially the song Hawa Hawaii which is very popular till today . The film has often been featured in different lists of top Bollywood films . Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films . This was the last film that the writing duo Salim-Javed wrote together . They had split up earlier in 1982 , but came back for one last film . On the centenary of Indian Cinema , Mr. India has been declared one of the 100 Greatest Indian Films of All Time . Interestingly Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan were offered the lead role , but they turned it down as they could n't relate with the invisible hero .",
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"text": "List of Padma Vibhushan award recipients The Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award of the Republic of India . Instituted on 2 January 1954 , the award is given for the `` exceptional and distinguished service '' , without distinction of race , occupation , position , or sex . The Padma Vibhushan award recipients are announced every year on Republic Day and registered in The Gazette of Indiaa publication released weekly by the Department of Publication , Ministry of Urban Development used for official government notices . The conferral of the award is not considered official without its publication in the Gazette . Recipients whose awards have been revoked or restored , both of which require the authority of the President , are also registered in the Gazette and are required to surrender their medals when their names are struck from the register . , none of the conferments of Padma Vibhushan have been revoked or restored . The recommendations are received from all the state and the union territory governments , the Ministries of the Government , the Bharat Ratna and previous Padma Vibhushan award recipients , the Institutes of Excellence , the Ministers , the Chief Ministers and the Governors of State , and the Members of Parliament including private individuals . The recommendations received during 1 May and 15 September of every year are submitted to the Padma Awards Committee , constituted by the Prime Minister . The committee recommendations are later submitted to the Prime Minister and the President for the further approval . When instituted in 1954 , the Padma Vibhushan was classified as `` Pahela Warg '' ( Class I ) under the three-tier Padma Vibhushan awards ; preceded by the Bharat Ratna , the highest civilian award , and followed by `` Dusra Warg '' ( Class II ) , and `` Tisra Warg '' ( Class III ) . On 15 January 1955 , the Padma Vibhushan was reclassified into three different awards ; the Padma Vibhushan , the highest of the three , followed by the Padma Bhushan and the Padma Shri . The criteria includes `` exceptional and distinguished service in any field including service rendered by Government servants '' but excluding those working with the Public sector undertakings with the exception of doctors and scientists . The 1954 statutes did not allow posthumous awards but this was subsequently modified in the January 1955 statute . The award , along with other personal civil honours , was briefly suspended twice in its history ; for the first time in July 1977 when Morarji Desai was sworn in as the fourth Prime Minister . The suspension was rescinded on 25 January 1980 , after Indira Gandhi became the Prime Minister . The civilian awards were suspended again in mid-1992 , when two Public-Interest Litigations were filed in the High Courts questioning the civilian awards being `` Titles '' per an interpretation of Article 18 ( 1 ) of the Constitution . The awards were reintroduced by the Supreme Court in December 1995 , following the conclusion of the litigation . The recipients receive a Sanad ( certificate ) signed by the President and a medal with no monetary grant associated with the award . The decoration is a circular-shaped toned bronze medallion 1 +3 / 4 inch in diameter and 1/8 inch thick . The centrally placed pattern made of outer lines of a square of 1 +3 / 16 inch side is embossed with a knob embossed within each of the outer angles of the pattern . A raised circular space of diameter 1 +1 / 16 inch is placed at the centre of the decoration . A centrally located lotus flower is embossed on the obverse side of the medal and the text `` Padma '' written in Devanagari script is placed above and the text `` Vibhushan '' is placed below the lotus . The Emblem of India is placed in the centre of the reverse side with the national motto , `` Satyameva Jayate '' ( Truth alone triumphs ) in Devanagari Script , inscribed on the lower edge . The rim , the edges and all embossing on either side is of white gold with the text `` Padma Vibhushan '' of silver gilt . The medal is suspended by a pink riband 1 +1 / 4 inch in width . It is ranked fourth in the order of precedence of wearing of medals and decorations . The first recipients of the Padma Vibhushan were Satyendra Nath Bose , Nandalal Bose , Zakir Husain , Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher , V. K. Krishna Menon , and Jigme Dorji Wangchuck , who were honoured in 1954 . , the award has been bestowed on 300 individuals , including twelve posthumous and nineteen non-citizen recipients . Some of the recipients have refused or returned their awards ; Vilayat Khan , Swami Ranganathananda , and Manikonda Chalapathi Rau refused the award ; the family members of Lakshmi Chand Jain ( 2011 ) and Sharad Anantrao Joshi ( 2016 ) declined their posthumous conferments , and 1986 recipient Baba Amte returned his honour in 1991 . Most recently on 25 January 2017 , the award has been bestowed upon seven recipients ; Murli Manohar Joshi , Sharad Pawar , Udupi Ramachandra Rao , Jaggi Vasudev , K. J. Yesudas and posthumously on Sunder Lal Patwa and P. A. Sangma .",
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"text": "The Business of Cricket The Business of Cricket : The Story of Sports Marketing in India is the first book on the history of sports marketing in India on how it has grown from nothing to a $ 2.6 billion industry today How a single sport cricket has driven this growth , the role of icons such as Gavaskar , Kapil , Sachin and Dhoni , the role of the BCCI and the IPL , and how India is today the headquarters of world cricket . The authors bring a combined marketing experience of 40 years to the book and have made it entertaining as well as informative .",
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"text": "Kill Bill: Volume 2 Kill Bill : Volume 2 is a 2004 American martial arts film written and directed by Quentin Tarantino . It stars Uma Thurman as the Bride , who continues her campaign of revenge against the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad ( Lucy Liu , Michael Madsen , Daryl Hannah and Vivica A. Fox ) and their leader Bill ( David Carradine ) , who tried to kill her and her unborn child . Tarantino conceived Kill Bill as a homage to `` grindhouse '' cinema including martial arts films , samurai cinema , blaxploitation films , and spaghetti westerns . It is the second of two Kill Bill films produced simultaneously ; the first , Kill Bill : Volume 1 , was released in 2003 . The films were originally set for a single release , but the film , with a runtime of over four hours , was divided in two . Like Volume 1 , Volume 2 received positive reviews and was a commercial success .",
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"text": "The Dead and the Damned 2 The Dead and the Damned 2 ( also The Dead , the Damned , and the Darkness and Tom Sawyer vs Zombies ) is a 2014 American horror film written and directed by Rene Perez . It was released direct-to-video on October 7 , 2014 , and is the sequel to the 2010 film The Dead and the Damned .",
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"text": "Mitchell Altieri Mitchell Altieri is an American film director , producer and writer .",
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"text": "Alexander Payne Alexander Payne ( born Constantine Alexander Payne ; February 10 , 1961 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , and producer , known for the films Citizen Ruth ( 1996 ) , Election ( 1999 ) , About Schmidt ( 2002 ) , Sideways ( 2004 ) , The Descendants ( 2011 ) , and Nebraska ( 2013 ) . His films are noted for their dark humor and satirical depictions of contemporary American society . Payne is a two-time winner of the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay , and a three-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director .",
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"text": "Reservoir Dogs (video game) Reservoir Dogs is a video game based on the Quentin Tarantino film of the same name . Released in 2006 , it garnered mostly mediocre reviews and caused minor controversies for its violence , being banned in Australia and New Zealand .",
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"text": "Anna Biller Anna Biller is an independent American filmmaker who was born and raised in Los Angeles . She is known for her visual style , and for her use of period genres and satire . Her background is mainly in art ( her father is a visual artist , and she has a B.A. in art from U.C.L.A. and an MFA in art and film from The California Institute of the Arts ) . Her 2007 feature film Viva premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam , and won the Best of Fest Award at the Boston Underground Film Festival . The film was also entered into the main competition at the 29th Moscow International Film Festival . Reason magazine called Viva an `` uncannily precise rendition of the look , sound , mood , and arch dialogue '' of seventies sexploitation films , with `` high-key , pseudo-Technicolor lighting and spare , colorful set design . '' Her latest film , The Love Witch , is a twist on classic serial killer films , featuring a female killer who kills through calculated sexuality , causing her male victims to fall too much in love . Richard Brody of The New Yorker said of The Love Witch , `` Biller puts genre to the test of do-it-yourself artistry , and puts feminist ideology itself to the test of style . The film pulsates with furious creative energy throughout , sparking excitement and giddy amazement that it even exists . '' In May 2016 , The Love Witch was acquired for distribution by Oscilloscope Laboratories .",
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"text": "French Connection II French Connection II is a 1975 crime drama film starring Gene Hackman and directed by John Frankenheimer . It is a fictional sequel to the initially true story of the 1971 Academy Award winning picture The French Connection . The film expands on the central character of Det. Jimmy `` Popeye '' Doyle who travels to Marseille , France where he is attempting to track down French drug-dealer Alain Charnier , who got away at the end of the first film . Hackman won an Academy Award for Best Actor for the original The French Connection and he and Fernando Rey are the only returning cast members .",
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"text": "Hostel: Part II Hostel : Part II is a 2007 American splatter film written and directed by Eli Roth , and the sequel to his 2005 horror film Hostel . It stars Lauren German , Roger Bart , and Heather Matarazzo and was produced by Chris Briggs , Mike Fleiss , and Eli Roth ; Boaz Yakin , Scott Spiegel , and Quentin Tarantino are executive producers . Like its predecessor , the film is set in Slovakia and centers on a facility in which rich clients pay to torture ( to death , which is mandatory ) kidnapped victims . The film did not perform as well as the original , totaling $ 17 million in the US by the end of its theatrical run whereas the original made $ 19 million in its opening weekend .",
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"text": "Brent Ryan Green Brent Ryan Green ( born March 19 , 1984 ) is an American film director and producer .",
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"text": "Allen Wolf Allen Wolf ( born October 29 , 1970 ) is an American film director , screenwriter , film producer , novelist , and board game creator .",
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"text": "Jonathan Hensleigh Jonathan Blair Hensleigh ( born February 1959 ) is an American screenwriter and film director , working primarily in the action-adventure genre , best known for writing film such as Jumanji , Die Hard with a Vengeance , and Armageddon , as well as making his own directorial debut with the 2004 comic book action film The Punisher .",
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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": "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": "Kill Bill Kill Bill is an American two-part martial arts film series , and the fourth film overall that was written and directed by Quentin Tarantino . It was originally set to be released as one film , but with a running time of over four hours , it was separated into two films : Kill Bill : Volume 1 , released in late 2003 , and Kill Bill : Volume 2 , released in early 2004 . The original four-hour cut , retitled Kill Bill : The Whole Bloody Affair , was screened at select cinemas in 2011 . Tarantino has discussed the possibility of a third Kill Bill film .",
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"text": "Versus (film) is a 2000 Japanese independent zombie action film co-written , produced , and directed by Ryuhei Kitamura . The film is set somewhere in the deep forest of Japan , known as the Forest of Resurrection , where an escaped convict simply referred to as `` Prisoner KSC2-303 '' and a gang of Yakuza battle a horde of zombies while at the same time dealing with their sinister leader who wishes to open the forest 's portal of darkness . Originally intended as a sequel to Kitamura 's Down to Hell , the script surpassed expectations and ultimately evolved into a different film . Though the film was not released theatrically worldwide ( except in France ) , Versus managed to gain a cult following after its DVD release . In 2004 , an extended version called Ultimate Versus was released which included 10 minutes of new footage , as well as additional new music , CGI , and a few editing tweaks . Versus combines elements of multiple genres such as gunplay , martial arts action , chanbara sword fighting , zombie horror , and comedy . Director Kitamura chose this creative decision because he believed Versus could have been his first and last film he 'd ever produce and chose to risk everything by adding film elements that influenced him . Talk of an American remake and sequel began to circulate in 2008 following the release of Kitamura 's Hollywood directing debut , The Midnight Meat Train . However , no news of the remake or sequel has emerged since 2008 .",
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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": "Mike John Mike John is the pseudonym of an American pornographic movie producer , director , and actor .",
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"text": "Gary King (director) Gary R. King ( born November 15 , 1972 ) is an American director and writer .",
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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": "Joseph D. Reitman Joseph David Reitman ( born May 25 , 1968 ) is an American actor , film producer , film director , and writer .",
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"text": "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003 film) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is a 2003 American slasher film , and a remake of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre . The fifth entry in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise , the film was directed by Marcus Nispel , written by Scott Kosar , and produced by Michael Bay . It was also co-produced by Kim Henkel and Tobe Hooper , co-creators of the original 1974 film . TCM is the first of many horror remakes to come from Michael Bay 's Platinum Dunes production company which also released the remakes The Amityville Horror , The Hitcher , Friday the 13th , and A Nightmare on Elm Street . Though met with negative reception from critics , the film was well received by fans , and grossed $ 107 million worldwide above its $ 9.5 million budget , making it a strong financial success . A prequel was released in 2006 , titled The Texas Chainsaw Massacre : The Beginning .",
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"text": "Eagles (band) The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971 by Glenn Frey , Don Henley , Bernie Leadon , and Randy Meisner . With five number-one singles , six Grammy Awards , five American Music Awards , and six number one albums , the Eagles were one of the most successful musical acts of the 1970s . At the end of the 20th century , two of their albums , Their Greatest Hits ( 1971 -- 1975 ) and Hotel California , were ranked among the 20 best-selling albums in the United States according to the Recording Industry Association of America . Hotel California is ranked 37th in Rolling Stones list of `` The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' and the band was ranked number 75 on the magazine 's 2004 list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time . The Eagles are one of the world 's best-selling bands of all time , having sold more than 150 million records -- 100 million in the U.S. alone -- including 42 million copies of Their Greatest Hits ( 1971 -- 1975 ) and 32 million copies of Hotel California . Their Greatest Hits ( 1971 -- 1975 ) was the best selling album of the 20th century in the U.S. . They are the fifth-highest-selling music act and the highest-selling American band in U.S. history . The band released their debut album , Eagles , in 1972 , which spawned three top 40 singles : `` Take It Easy , '' `` Witchy Woman , '' and `` Peaceful Easy Feeling . '' Their next album , Desperado ( 1973 ) , was less successful than the first , only reaching number 41 on the charts ; neither of its singles reached the top 40 . However , the album does contain what would go on to be two of the band 's most popular tracks : `` Desperado '' and `` Tequila Sunrise . '' The band released On the Border in 1974 , adding guitarist Don Felder as the fifth member midway through the recording of the album . The album generated two top 40 singles : `` Already Gone '' and their first number one , `` Best of My Love . '' Their 1975 album One of These Nights included three top 10 singles : `` One of These Nights , '' `` Lyin ' Eyes , '' and `` Take It to the Limit , '' the first hitting the top of the charts . Guitarist and vocalist , Joe Walsh , also joined the band in 1975 . The Eagles continued that success and hit their commercial peak in late 1976 with the release of Hotel California , which would go on to sell more than 16 million copies in the U.S. alone and more than 32 million copies worldwide . The album yielded two number-one singles , `` New Kid in Town '' and `` Hotel California . '' They released their last studio album for nearly 28 years in 1979 with The Long Run , which spawned three top 10 singles : `` Heartache Tonight , '' `` The Long Run , '' and `` I Ca n't Tell You Why , '' the lead single being another chart-topping hit . The Eagles disbanded in July 1980 but reunited in 1994 for the album Hell Freezes Over , a mix of live and new studio tracks . They toured consistently and were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998 . In 2007 , the Eagles released Long Road Out of Eden , their first full studio album in 28 years and their sixth number one album . The next year they launched the Long Road Out of Eden Tour in support of the album . In 2013 , they began the extended History of the Eagles Tour in conjunction with the band 's documentary release , History of the Eagles . Following the death of Frey in January 2016 , Henley stated in several interviews that he did n't think the band would perform again . However , in March 2017 it was announced that the Eagles would be headlining two concerts in July 2017 .",
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"text": "Out of the Night Out of the Night is the first release by the American hard rock band Great White in 1983 . It was independently released and sold more than 8,000 copies in less than three months , with the band supporting Dokken in their 1983 US tour . This led to EMI picking up the band for their first full-length , eponymous LP . It was reissued as On Your Knees by Enigma Records in 1987 , likely to capitalize on the band 's growing popularity due to the album Once Bitten ... The songs also appeared on the US CD release of the live album Recovery : Live ! and 3 of them ( `` Out of the Night '' , `` On Your Knees '' and `` Dead End '' ) appeared in the re-recorded versions on the debut LP .",
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"text": "I Never Said Goodbye I Never Said Goodbye is the ninth solo album by Sammy Hagar . It is his only solo album released while he was a member of Van Halen . The album was recorded in ten days as a contractual obligation to Geffen Records as a condition of his leaving the label to join Van Halen and their record label , Warner Bros. . Records ( Geffen 's distributor at the time , and also Hagar 's home when he was part of Montrose ) . The album was originally titled Sammy Hagar , and included an untitled cover . The album was renamed I Never Said Goodbye , the name being chosen as part of an MTV promotional contest . Some pressings retain the title Sammy Hagar , not to be confused with the 1977 album Sammy Hagar . It features Eddie Van Halen on bass guitar , who said in an interview that he also played a very brief part on guitar uncredited . The songs `` Give to Live '' and `` Eagles Fly '' were also performed live by Van Halen together with Hagar . `` Give to Live '' also topped the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in 1987 , a first for Hagar as a solo artist . The former song was included on the album Live : Right Here , Right Now , the latter on the optional bonus disk as well as on the `` Jump '' single . `` Boys ' Night Out '' was performed live on the American TV show Late Night with David Letterman .",
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"text": "List of Billboard number-one Americana/folk albums Americana/Folk Albums ( formerly Folk Albums ) is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine which ranks the top selling `` current releases by traditional folk artists , as well as appropriate titles by acoustic-based singer-songwriters '' in the United States . The chart debuted on the issue dated December 5 , 2009 , as a 15-position chart with its first number-one title being the Bob Dylan Christmas album Christmas in the Heart . It has since expanded to a 25-position chart . In May 2016 , Billboard renamed the chart to `` Americana/Folk Albums '' , with the increasing popularity of Americana music , giving more recognition to acts which lean more towards Americana than folk .",
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"text": "One Night (Greg Brown album) One Night is an album by folk singer/guitarist Greg Brown . It was re-released on CD by Red House Records . It was during this concert at the Minneapolis folk club Coffeehouse Extempore that Red House Records founder Bob Feldman heard and met Greg Brown . He later reissued Brown 's first two albums . The CD reissue of One Night adds five songs from the same show .",
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"text": "Another Night (The Hollies album) Another Night is an album by English rock/pop band , The Hollies . It is the band 's second album with vocalist Allan Clarke since his departure in 1972 ( the first album with him since his departure was their 1974 album , Hollies ) . This album has mostly original material , with one exception : a cover of a song from a young , and at the time unknown , Bruce Springsteen , `` 4th of July , Asbury Park ( Sandy ) '' .",
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"text": "Night Sports Night Sports is the fifth studio album by American duo 3OH ! 3 . The album is their first album released under Fueled By Ramen , where the band signed in February 2016 . The album was released on May 13 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Tender Is the Night (Johnny Mathis album) Tender Is the Night is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released by Mercury Records on January 23 , 1964 and included selections from stage and screen as well as two new songs from `` Fly Me to the Moon '' composer Bart Howard . This first of four studio albums that Mathis released that year debuted on Billboard magazine 's Top LP 's chart in the issue dated February 15 , 1964 , and remained there for 28 weeks , peaking at number 13 . The album was released on compact disc for the first time as one of two albums in a two-CD set by Sony Music Entertainment on August 28 , 2012 , the other album being Mathis 's follow-up from the summer of 1964 , The Wonderful World of Make Believe . Tender Is The Night was also included in Sony 's Mathis box set The Complete Global Albums Collection , which was released on November 17 , 2014 .",
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"text": "One Night Live One Night Live : Live At The Rock Of Ages Festival 2009 is a 1 disc live DVD by German guitarist Axel Rudi Pell , released in 2010 by SPV GmbH . The DVD contains the full performance of the Rock Of Ages Festival 2009 in Germany . `` Tear Down The Walls '' `` Strong As A Rock '' `` Medley : The Masquerade Ball/Casbah/Tales of the Crown '' `` Drum Solo '' `` Rock The Nation '' `` The Temple of the King '' `` Mystica '' `` Fool Fool/Eternal Prisoner '' The live performance is also featured on the second disc of the ` deluxe edition ' of The Crest .",
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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": "One More Night (Cascada song) `` One More Night '' is a song written and performed by Cascada , which was first released as part of an EP in 2004 and later released as a Maxi-single ( in e-Single format ) in 2007 in Canada only . The 3-track e-Single features 2 remixes by Wild Ace and the original album version . The Wild Ace Club Mix is also found on a mixed-compilation CD called `` HitMix 2007 '' sponsored by a Toronto ( Canada ) radio station called Z103 .5 and mixed by DJ Danny D . As with most electronic music , there are many remixes . Due to the remix package leaking online , many unofficial mixes were made in addition to the official mixes . Finally , all of the official mixes can be found on promo-series CDs worldwide .",
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"text": "Introducing IMx Introducing IMx is the fifth album by IMx , formerly known as Immature , released on October 26 , 1999 , on MCA Records . It peaked at # 101 on the Billboard 200 album chart and # 31 on the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums chart . The album featured the hit single , `` Stay the Night '' , which peaked at No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 .",
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"text": "The Night I Fell in Love The Night I Fell in Love may refer to : The Night I Fell in Love ( album ) , a 1985 album by Luther Vandross . `` The Night I Fell in Love '' ( song ) , a 2002 song by the Pet Shop Boys .",
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"text": "See You Tonight See You Tonight is the third studio album by American country music singer Scotty McCreery . It was released on October 15 , 2013 , by Mercury Nashville . The album is produced by Frank Rogers , making it McCreery 's first studio album not to be produced by Mark Bright . The album garnered a positive reception from critics who praised McCreery 's improved musicianship over a plethora of well-balanced songs . See You Tonight debuted at number 6 on the Billboard 200 and spawned two singles : `` See You Tonight '' and `` Feelin ' It '' . As of April 2015 , the album has sold 269,900 copies in the United States .",
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"text": "Do It All Night (album) Do It All Night is an album by Curtis Mayfield . It incorporated many disco sounds used by other 1970s guitarists . `` No Goodbyes '' was released a single . `` You Are , You Are '' was written by Mayfield for Linda Clifford and available on her 1978 lp If My Friends Could See Me Now '' .",
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"text": "Scandinavian Nights Scandinavian Nights is a double live album by the British hard rock band Deep Purple . It was originally recorded by Swedish National Radio for a radio show called Tonkraft at the Stockholm Konserthuset on 12 November 1970 , but not released until 1988 . The tapes were re-mixed by Tom Leader at Angel Studios in London . It remains the prime example of the early Mk II set list and ferocious concert dynamics . The set list comprises songs from the album Deep Purple in Rock and long instrumentals from earlier albums . The two songs `` Mandrake Root '' and `` Wring that Neck '' took up half the concert in the early days , until the Fireball tour . The US double CD , released in 1992 , was titled Live and Rare , while the European double vinyl and double CD , released in 1988 , were both titled Scandinavian Nights . The European vinyl release contained a limited edition picture booklet . The track timings printed ( on both European vinyl and CD ) refer to the length of the actual songs , in-between pauses are not included , but the timings on the US CDs do include the pauses . The original master tapes were later discovered and remixed for a re-release as Live in Stockholm by Purple Records in 2005 , with improved sound quality . On the original release the song running order was adjusted to fit the timing-restrictions of vinyl , and the CD edition unnecessarily mimicked this ; Live in Stockholm features the set list in the correct order . A new edition of the album , titled Stockholm 1970 , was released in 2014 by EDEL as part of `` The Official Deep Purple ( Overseas ) Live Series '' with additional material : two songs recorded in Paris in 1970 ; contemporary Jon Lord interview ; a bonus DVD with Deep Purple 's performance at Granada TV in 1970 , previously released on VHS as Doing Their Thing . The original 1988 album cover was featured in Pitchfork Media 's 2005 list of `` The Worst Record Covers of All Time '' .",
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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": "2003 Philadelphia Eagles season The 2003 Philadelphia Eagles season was their 71st in the league . They matched their previous season 's record , going 12 -- 4 , however , they were again upset in the NFC Championship Game . The team made the playoffs for the fourth straight year , won its third straight NFC East division title , and had the NFC 's top record for the second straight season . After losing their final game in Veterans Stadium to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2002 NFC Championship Game , Philadelphia looked to turn the page with the opening of brand-new Lincoln Financial Field , but the stadium got an inaspicious start when the Eagles dropped their first two games there , including a season-opening loss to Tampa Bay . A crushing loss to the New England Patriots left the Eagles 0 -- 2 and expected to compete for the Super Bowl , at a precarious 2 -- 3 , and it looked to be 2 -- 4 before Brian Westbrook returned a punt for a touchdown to shock the New York Giants in the closing minutes of their Week 7 contest . The play turned the Eagles ' season around and they won their next nine games , finishing with a 12 -- 4 record . In the playoffs , the Eagles needed a miracle conversion on 4th and 26 to defeat the Green Bay Packers , but the magic had run out by the next week and the team dropped a 14 -- 3 decision to the Carolina Panthers at Lincoln Financial Field in the NFC Championship Game . A preseason holdout by running back Duce Staley resulted in a running back by committee situation by Staley , Westbrook , and Correll Buckhalter . The trio rushed for a combined 1,613 yards and 20 touchdowns and became known as `` The Three-Headed Monster . '' The rushing attack , which also benefited from 355 rushing yard and three touchdowns by quarterback Donovan McNabb , carried the offense , which featured a weak receiving corps that did not record a touchdown until Week 9 . There were calls early in the season to replace McNabb with backup A. J. Feeley , but McNabb would find his rhythm and enjoy a great season . The defense weathered early injuries to defensive backs Bobby Taylor and Brian Dawkins to eventually surrender the seventh-fewest points in the league . Cornerback Troy Vincent , in his final season as an Eagle , was elected to the Pro Bowl . The weakness in the defense would be in stopping the run , something the team struggled with even at the height of their nine-game winning streak .",
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"text": "Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Eagles Greatest Hits , Vol . 2 is the second compilation album by the Eagles . It features many of their biggest hits not on Their Greatest Hits ( 1971 -- 1975 ) , including `` Hotel California , '' their signature song . The album was released in 1982 , after the band 's breakup . That same year , Don Henley and Glenn Frey both released their debut solo albums . The compilation features eight combined tracks from Hotel California and The Long Run . Also included is `` After the Thrill Is Gone , '' an album track from One of These Nights . ( That song , with its title that summed up the state of the band at the time , was strategically placed as the last track on Greatest Hits , Vol . 2 . ) `` Seven Bridges Road , '' the single from 1980 's Eagles Live , rounds out the album , which has sold over 11 million copies in the U.S. since its release .",
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"text": "12 Nights of Christmas 12 Nights of Christmas is the first holiday and fourteenth studio album by American R&B singer R. Kelly .",
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"text": "Big City Nights (song) `` Big City Nights '' is a song by German hard rock band Scorpions . The song was released as the sixth track of their 1984 album Love at First Sting . Like many Scorpions songs , `` Big City Nights '' was composed by band members Rudolf Schenker and Klaus Meine . The song was also released as the third single from the album in 1984 , with the B-side being `` Bad Boys Running Wild '' . The guitar solo is performed by Rudolf Schenker . The band created a music video for the song . Both the video and the track itself celebrate the ` fast-riding-and-leather ' biker subculture that had been adopted by numerous metalheads worldwide .",
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Hillary Clinton won the 2016 Democratic primaries for the presidential election.
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"text": "Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton ( -LSB- ˈhɪləri_daɪˈæn_ˈrɒdəm_ˈklɪntən -RSB- born October 26 , 1947 ) is an American politician who was the 67th United States Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013 , U.S. Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009 , First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001 , and the Democratic Party 's nominee for President of the United States in the 2016 election . Born in Chicago , Illinois , and raised in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge , Clinton graduated from Wellesley College in 1969 , and earned a J.D. from Yale Law School in 1973 . After serving as a congressional legal counsel , she moved to Arkansas and married Bill Clinton in 1975 . In 1977 , she co-founded Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families . She was appointed the first female chair of the Legal Services Corporation in 1978 and became the first female partner at Rose Law Firm the following year . As First Lady of Arkansas , she led a task force whose recommendations helped reform Arkansas 's public schools . As First Lady of the United States , Clinton was an advocate for gender equality and healthcare reform . Her relationship with her husband came under public speculation during the Lewinsky scandal , forcing her to issue a statement reaffirming her commitment to the marriage . Clinton was elected in 2000 as the first female senator from New York . She was re-elected to the Senate in 2006 . Running for president in 2008 , she won far more delegates than any previous female candidate , but lost the Democratic nomination to Barack Obama . As Secretary of State in the Obama administration from 2009 to 2013 , Clinton responded to the Arab Spring , during which she advocated the U.S. military intervention in Libya . She helped organize a diplomatic isolation and international sanctions regime against Iran , in an effort to force curtailment of that country 's nuclear program ; this would eventually lead to the multinational Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action agreement in 2015 . Leaving office after Obama 's first term , she wrote her fifth book and undertook speaking engagements . Clinton made a second presidential run in 2016 . She received the most votes and primary delegates in the 2016 Democratic primaries , and formally accepted her party 's nomination for President of the United States on July 28 , 2016 with vice presidential running mate Senator Tim Kaine . She became the first female candidate to be nominated for president by a major U.S. political party . Despite winning a plurality of the national popular vote , Clinton lost the Electoral College and the presidency to her Republican opponent Donald Trump . Following her loss , in 2017 she decided to focus on being a self-described `` activist citizen '' .",
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"text": "Faithless electors in the United States presidential election, 2016 In the 2016 United States presidential election , seven members of the U.S. Electoral College voted for a different candidate than whom they were pledged to vote . The Democratic Party nominee , Hillary Clinton , lost five of her pledged electors while the Republican Party nominee and then president-elect , Donald Trump , lost two . Three of the faithless electors voted for Colin Powell while John Kasich , Ron Paul , Bernie Sanders , and Faith Spotted Eagle each received one vote . Three additional electors initially voted against their Clinton pledge but had their votes invalidated according to local statutes , so they were replaced or forced to vote again . The defections fell well short of the number needed to change the result of the election ; only two of the seven defected from the presumptive winner , when 37 were needed to change the outcome . Although there had been a combined total of 157 instances of individual electors voting faithlessly in over two centuries of previous US presidential elections , 2016 was a year in which multiple groups of electors worked to alter the result of the election in order to `` vote their conscience for the good of America '' in accordance with Alexander Hamilton 's Federalist Paper No. 68 . 2016 was also the first year since 1960 when one of the electors actively worked to change the election . Electors were subjected to public pressure , up to and including death threats . Seven electors successfully cast faithless ballots for president , the most to defect from presidential candidates who were still alive in Electoral College history , surpassing the six electors who defected from James Madison in the 1808 election . Historically , this number of defections has been exceeded only in cases where the presidential candidate was no longer living at the time the electors cast their ballots : the seven faithless presidential votes in 2016 falls well short of the record set in 1872 , when 63 of 66 electors originally pledged to losing candidate Horace Greeley cast their votes for someone else ( Greeley had died between election day and the meeting of the Electoral College ) . The six faithless vice-presidential votes in 2016 is also short of the record for that office , without considering whether the vice-presidential candidates were still living , as multiple previous elections have had more than six faithless vice-presidential votes ; in 1836 , faithless electors successfully moved the vice-presidential decision to the U.S. Senate .",
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"text": "Hillary Clinton email controversy In March 2015 , it became publicly known that Hillary Clinton , during her tenure as United States Secretary of State , had used her family 's private email server for official communications , rather than official State Department email accounts maintained on federal servers . Those official communications included thousands of emails that would retroactively be marked classified by the State Department . The controversy unfolded against the backdrop of Clinton 's 2016 presidential election campaign and hearings held by the United States House Select Committee on Benghazi . Some experts , officials , and members of Congress have contended that her use of private messaging system software and a private server violated State Department protocols and procedures , as well as federal laws and regulations governing recordkeeping . In response , Clinton has said that her use of personal email was in compliance with federal laws and State Department regulations , and that former secretaries of state had also maintained personal email accounts , though not their own private email servers . After allegations were raised that some of the emails in question contained classified information , the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) initiated an investigation regarding the origin and handling of classified emails on Clinton 's server . The FBI Report found that some of the emails originated in five other intelligence agencies . The FBI found that all classified emails on Clinton 's server were stored and sent from `` unclassified systems '' , violating the same policies as those on Clinton 's personal server . FBI Director James Comey identified 110 emails as containing information that was classified at the time it was sent , including 65 emails deemed `` Secret '' and 22 deemed `` Top Secret '' . None of these had classification markings . However , as noted in Clinton 's non-disclosure agreement , unmarked classified information should be treated the same as marked classified information . An additional three email chains contained `` portion markings '' , simply a '' ( C ) '' indicating `` Confidential '' in front of one or more paragraphs . These were not included in Comey 's list of 110 because the State Department failed to confirm they were classified at the time they were sent . Clinton told the FBI she did not know the meaning of '' ( C ) '' . Nearly 2,100 emails on the server were retroactively marked as classified by the State Department . In May 2016 , the State Department 's Office of the Inspector General released an 83-page report about the State Department 's email practices , including Clinton 's . On July 5 , 2016 , Comey announced that the FBI 's investigation had concluded that Clinton was `` extremely careless '' in handling her email system but recommended that no charges be filed against her . On July 6 , 2016 , Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced that no charges would be filed . On July 7 , the State Department reopened its probe into the email controversy . On October 28 , 2016 , Comey notified Congress that the FBI had started looking into newly discovered emails that may be pertinent to the case . Law enforcement officials stated the emails were found on a laptop belonging to Clinton aide Huma Abedin 's husband , Anthony Weiner , during an investigation of his sexting scandals . On November 6 , Comey notified Congress that the FBI had not changed its conclusion , reached in July , regarding Clinton 's emails .",
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"text": "Joe Biden presidential campaign, 2008 The 2008 presidential campaign of Joe Biden , the longtime Senator from Delaware , announced his candidacy for President of the United States on the edition of January 7 , 2007 of Meet the Press . He officially became a candidate on January 31 , 2007 after filing papers with the Federal Elections Commission . Biden had previously run for president in 1988 , but failed to receive the nomination of the Democratic Party . If elected , Biden would have been the first sitting Senator and Roman Catholic to be president since John F. Kennedy , and the first President to be born during World War II . ( b. 1942 ) During the campaign , Biden focused on his plan to achieve political success in the Iraq War through a system of federalization . He touted his record in the Senate as the head of several congressional committees and experience in foreign policy . Despite a few notable endorsements , Biden failed to garner significant support in opinion polls , and was marred by controversial comments made while campaigning . He ultimately dropped out of the race on January 3 , 2008 , after capturing less than 1 % of the vote in the Iowa caucus . Seven months after conclusion of his campaign , Biden was selected to be Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama 's vice presidential running mate . The pair won in the general election , and were sworn in on January 20 , 2009 .",
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"text": "United States presidential election in North Carolina, 2008 The 2008 United States presidential election in North Carolina was part of the national event on November 4 , 2008 throughout all 50 states and D.C. . In North Carolina , voters chose 15 representatives , or electors , to the Electoral College , who voted for President and Vice President . North Carolina was won by Democratic nominee Barack Obama with a 0.32 % margin of victory . Prior to the election , most news organizations considered the state as a toss-up , or swing state , but few truly believed Obama would win it . Only 1 of the 18 news/political organizations listed here correctly predicted the result , an Obama victory . Throughout the general election , the state was heavily targeted by both campaigns . It was one of six Southern states and districts ( along with Florida , Virginia , Maryland , Delaware , and the District of Columbia ) that voted for Obama in 2008 . A high turnout by African-American voters , bolstered by overwhelming support from younger voters were the major factors that helped deliver North Carolina 's 15 electoral votes to Obama , making him the first Democratic presidential nominee to carry the state in 32 years . Prior to 2008 , the last Democratic candidate to win North Carolina was Jimmy Carter in 1976 . Bill Clinton came within 20,000 votes of winning the state in 1992 . As of 2016 , this is the last time that the Democratic nominee carried North Carolina .",
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"text": "United States presidential election in Oregon, 2016 The 2016 United States presidential election in Oregon was held on November 8 , 2016 , as part of the 2016 General Election in which all 50 states plus The District of Columbia participated . Oregon voters chose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting the Republican Party 's nominee , businessman Donald Trump , and running mate Indiana Governor Mike Pence against Democratic Party nominee , former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her running mate , Virginia Senator Tim Kaine . On May 17 , 2016 , in the presidential primaries , voters expressed their preferences for the Democratic , Republican and Constitution parties ' respective nominees for President ( the Green primary was on May 21 and the Libertarian primary was on May 27 , with the Independent primary on July 18 ) . The Registered members of each party only voted in their party 's primary , while voters who were unaffiliated were unable to vote . The Democratic candidate has won Oregon in every election since 1988 . Hillary Clinton continued the Democratic tradition in Oregon , carrying the state with 50 % of the vote , a slightly reduced margin from President Obama in 2012 . Donald Trump received 39 % of the vote , but did achieve a notable feat in carrying Columbia County , becoming the first Republican to win that county since Herbert Hoover in 1928 .",
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"text": "Debbie Wasserman Schultz Deborah Wasserman Schultz -LSB- ˈwɑːsərmən_ˈʃʌlts -RSB- ( born September 27 , 1966 ) is an American politician . She is the U.S. Representative for . She is a member of the Democratic Party and was a former chairperson for the Democratic National Committee . Wasserman Schultz previously served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate , and was a national campaign co-chair for Hillary Clinton 's unsuccessful 2008 run for president . She is the first Jewish congresswoman elected from Florida . Her district covers parts of Broward and Miami-Dade Counties , including Fort Lauderdale and Miami Beach . Wasserman Schultz was elected chairperson of the Democratic National Committee in May 2011 , replacing Virginia Senator Tim Kaine . On July 24 , 2016 , Wasserman Schultz announced her resignation from her position after Wikileaks released a collection of hacked emails indicating that Wasserman Schultz and other members of the DNC staff showed bias against the presidential campaign of Senator Bernie Sanders in favor of Hillary Clinton 's campaign . Her resignation was finalized on July 28 following the 2016 Democratic National Convention . She was subsequently appointed honorary chair of the Clinton campaign 's `` 50 state program '' . -LSB- 73 -RSB-",
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"text": "Democratic Party presidential primaries, 1984 The 1984 Democratic presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Democratic Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1984 U.S. presidential election . Former Vice President Walter Mondale was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1984 Democratic National Convention held from July 16 to July 19 , 1984 , in San Francisco , California . As of 2017 , this is the earliest Democratic primary in which all primary winners ( of at least one contest ) are still living .",
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"text": "Delaware elections, 2016 Delaware 's state elections were held on November 8 , 2016 . All 41 seats of the Delaware House of Representatives , 11 seats ( out of 21 ) of the Delaware Senate , as well as the offices of Governor of Delaware , Lieutenant Governor of Delaware , and the State Insurance commissioner , were up for election .",
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"text": "Idaho Democratic caucuses, 2016 The 2016 Idaho Democratic caucuses took place on March 22 in the U.S. state of Idaho as one of the Democratic Party 's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election . Voters convened in each of Idaho 's 44 counties at 7 p.m. Mountain Standard Time/6 p.m Pacific Standard Time to proportionally allocate the state 's 27 delegates to the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia in July .",
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"text": "West Virginia Democratic primary, 2016 The 2016 West Virginia Democratic primary was held on May 10 in the U.S. state of West Virginia as one of the Democratic Party 's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election . The Republican Party held primaries in two states , including their own West Virginia primary , while for the Democratic Party this was the only primary on that day .",
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"text": "Iowa Democratic caucuses, 2008 The Iowa Democratic Presidential Caucus occurred on January 3 , 2008 , and was the state caucuses of the Iowa Democratic Party . It was the first election for the Democrats of the 2008 presidential election . Also referred to as `` the First in the Nation Caucus , '' it was the first election of the primary season on both the Democratic and Republican sides . Of the eight major Democratic presidential candidates , then-U.S. Senator Barack Obama of Illinois received the most votes and was ultimately declared the winner of the Iowa Democratic Caucus of 2008 , making him the first African American to win the caucus . Former U.S. Senator John Edwards of North Carolina came in second place and then-U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton of New York finished third , though Clinton received more delegates than Edwards . Campaigning had begun as early as two years before the event .",
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"text": "Texas Democratic primary, 2016 The 2016 Texas Democratic primary took place on March 1 in the U.S. state of Texas as one of the Democratic Party 's primaries ahead of the 2016 presidential election . On the same day , dubbed `` Super Tuesday , '' Democratic primaries were held in ten other states plus American Samoa , while the Republican Party held primaries in eleven states including their own Texas primary .",
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"text": "List of Donald Trump presidential campaign primary endorsements, 2016 This is a list of notable individuals and organizations who voiced their endorsement of Donald Trump as the Republican Party 's presidential nominee for the 2016 U.S. presidential election .",
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"text": "Podesta emails In March 2016 , the personal Gmail account of John Podesta , a former White House chief of staff and the chairman of Hillary Clinton 's 2016 U.S. presidential campaign , was compromised in a data breach , and a collection of his emails , many of which were work-related , were stolen . Cybersecurity researchers as well as the United States government attributed responsibility for the breach , which was accomplished via a spear-phishing attack , to the hacking group Fancy Bear , affiliated with Russian intelligence services . Some or all of the Podesta emails were subsequently obtained by WikiLeaks , which published over 20,000 pages of emails , allegedly from Podesta , in October and November 2016 . Podesta and the Clinton campaign have declined to authenticate the emails . Cybersecurity experts interviewed by PolitiFact believe the majority of emails are probably unaltered , while stating it is possible that the hackers inserted at least some doctored or fabricated emails into the collection . An investigation by U.S. intelligence agencies reported that the files obtained by WikiLeaks during the U.S. election contained no `` evident forgeries . ''",
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"text": "Bill Clinton presidential campaign Bill Clinton , the 42nd President of the United States , has successfully run for president twice : * Bill Clinton presidential campaign , 1992 Bill Clinton presidential campaign , 1996",
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"text": "Democrats for Nixon Democrats for Nixon was a campaign to promote Democratic support for the then-incumbent Republican President Richard Nixon in the 1972 presidential election . The campaign was led by the former Democratic governor of Texas , John Connally . Connally , who was serving as the United States Secretary of the Treasury , announced that he would be supporting Nixon for re-election and would spend his time until the elections working on behalf of the incumbent . A Democrat who had been Governor of Texas and United States Secretary of the Navy under John F. Kennedy , Connally formally announced the formation of the organization in August 1972 . Polling cited by Connally indicated that as many as 20 million Democrats would cross over to vote for Nixon and invited `` all those millions of Democrats who realize that in this Presidential election President Nixon is simply the better choice '' . Connally stated that he was troubled by Senator George McGovern 's campaign and felt that the Democratic party `` is becoming an ideological machine closed to millions who have been the party 's most loyal and steadfast members '' under McGovern 's leadership . The committee included Mayor Beverly Briley of Nashville , Tennessee , former Governor of Florida Farris Bryant , Mayor of Boston John F. Collins , Mayor Thomas G. Dunn of Elizabeth , New Jersey , Teamsters president Frank Fitzsimmons , Governor of Virginia Mills E. Godwin , Jr. , Mayor of Miami , Florida David T. Kennedy and Leonard Marks who had previously headed the United States Information Agency . A fundraising target of as much as $ 3 million was set for the organization . Connally also announced that Jeno Paulucci , a frozen food distributor who had been closely involved as a fundraiser for Hubert H. Humphrey in his presidential bids , would serve as head of a group encouraging independent voters to choose Nixon . In a September 1972 article in The New York Times , Connally was quoted as saying that increasing numbers of traditionally Democratic voters were leaving the fold because they `` are afraid of George McGovern '' because of his proposals for major cutbacks in defense spending and in the number of U.S. troops serving in Europe . Connally insisted that `` it is in the best interests of this country that the president be re-elected this year '' .",
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"text": "West Virginia gubernatorial election, 1996 The 1996 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 5 , 1996 for the post of Governor of West Virginia . Republican Cecil Underwood , who had previously been the Governor of West Virginia from 1957-1961 , defeated Democratic State Senator Charlotte Pritt . Concurrently , the state voted the opposite way federally , choosing Democratic U.S. Presidential nominee , incumbent Bill Clinton over Republican nominee Bob Dole in the Presidential election that year . Due to Joe Manchin , whom Pritt had defeated for the Democratic nomination , founding a group called `` Democrats for Underwood , '' Pritt lost narrowly in the general election , but made history as the first woman to secure the West Virginia gubernatorial nomination of either of the two major political parties . As of 2016 , this is the most recent election in which a Republican was elected Governor of West Virginia .",
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"text": "List of Hillary Clinton presidential campaign political endorsements, 2016 This is a list of notable individual politicians and political organizations who have publicly indicated support for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 United States presidential election . Public officials serving below the state level and all other individuals and entities are listed only if they have a separate stand-alone article or are otherwise clearly notable . Those who indicated their support after Hillary Clinton 's presumptive nomination on June 11 are denoted with an asterisk .",
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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": "Hillary: The Movie Hillary : The Movie is a 2008 political documentary about United States Senator and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton . It was produced by the conservative non-profit organization Citizens United . The film was scheduled to be offered as video-on-demand on cable TV right before the Democratic primaries in January 2008 , but as `` electioneering communication '' to do so was illegal under the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act which was enforced by the Federal Election Commission . The producers went to U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to get a declaration that they could show their movie and promotional ads for it despite BCRA . This case was titled Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission and its final decision at the U.S. Supreme Court resulted in a major change in campaign finance law . The documentary interviewed various conservative figures such as Dick Morris and Ann Coulter and reviewed various scandals in which Hillary Clinton purportedly participated , such as the White House travel office controversy , White House FBI files controversy , Whitewater controversy , and cattle futures controversy . The factual finding of the three-judge district court was that there was `` no reasonable interpretation -LSB- of the movie -RSB- other than as an appeal to vote against Senator Clinton '' , thus making it `` electioneering communication '' . The Supreme Court did not change that decision , but applied the strict scrutiny test for the First Amendment of the Constitution and said corporations could not be banned from making electioneering communications .",
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"text": "Canada Canada ( -LSB- ˈkænədə -RSB- -LSB- kanadɑ -RSB- ) is a country in the northern part of North America . Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic to the Pacific and northward into the Arctic Ocean , covering 9.98 e6km2 , making it the world 's second-largest country by total area and the fourth-largest country by land area . Canada 's border with the United States is the world 's longest binational land border . The majority of the country has a cold or severely cold winter climate , but southerly areas are warm in summer . Canada is sparsely populated , the majority of its land territory being dominated by forest and tundra and the Rocky Mountains . It is highly urbanized with 82 per cent of the 35.15 million people concentrated in large and medium-sized cities , many near the southern border . One third of the population lives in the three largest cities : Toronto , Montreal and Vancouver . Its capital is Ottawa , and other major urban areas include Calgary , Edmonton , Quebec City , Winnipeg and Hamilton . Various aboriginal peoples had inhabited what is now Canada for thousands of years prior to European colonization . Beginning in the 16th century , British and French claims were made on the area , with the colony of Canada first being established by the French in 1535 during Jacques Cartier 's second voyage to New France . As a consequence of various conflicts , Great Britain gained and lost territories within British North America until it was left , in the late 18th century , with what mostly geographically comprises Canada today . Pursuant to the British North America Act , on July 1 , 1867 , the colonies of Canada , New Brunswick , and Nova Scotia joined to form the semi-autonomous federal Dominion of Canada . This began an accretion of provinces and territories to the mostly self-governing Dominion to the present ten provinces and three territories forming modern Canada . In 1931 , Canada achieved near total independence from the United Kingdom with the Statute of Westminster 1931 , but at the time , Canada decided to allow the British Parliament to temporarily retain the power to amend Canada 's constitution , on request from the Parliament of Canada . With the Constitution Act 1982 , Canada took over that authority ( as the conclusion of Patriation ) , removing the last remaining ties of legal dependence on the Parliament of the United Kingdom , giving the country full sovereignty . Canada is a federal parliamentary democracy and a constitutional monarchy , with Queen Elizabeth II being the head of state . The country is officially bilingual at the federal level . It is one of the world 's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations , the product of large-scale immigration from many other countries . Its advanced economy is the eleventh largest in the world , relying chiefly upon its abundant natural resources and well-developed international trade networks . Canada 's long and complex relationship with the United States has had a significant impact on its economy and culture . Canada is a developed country and has the tenth highest nominal per capita income globally as well as the ninth highest ranking in the Human Development Index . It ranks among the highest in international measurements of government transparency , civil liberties , quality of life , economic freedom , and education . Canada is a Commonwealth realm member of the Commonwealth of Nations , a member of the Francophonie , and part of several major international and intergovernmental institutions or groupings including the United Nations , the North Atlantic Treaty Organization , the G8 , the Group of Ten , the G20 , the North American Free Trade Agreement and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum .",
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"text": "Canada v Schmidt Canada v Schmidt , -LSB- 1987 -RSB- 1 S.C.R. 500 , is a decision by the Supreme Court of Canada on the applicability of fundamental justice under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on extradition . While fundamental justice in Canada included a variety of legal protections , the Court found that in considering the punishments one might face when extradited to another country , only those that `` shock the conscience '' would breach fundamental justice .",
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"text": "Quebec Resolutions The Quebec Resolutions , also known as the seventy-two resolutions , were a group of statements written at the Quebec Conference of 1864 , which laid out the framework for the Canadian Constitution . They were adopted by the majority of the provinces of Canada , and became the basis for the London Conference of 1866 . Some of the major points that were addressed in the resolutions are as follows : Canada will have a strong central government ( federal government ) , the central government is to be responsible for the legislation of peace , order and good government , provinces will have defined powers and will be accountable for handling local affairs and social and cultural issues , the United Province of Canada ( as they called it ) , will be split into Quebec and Ontario , a federal government will be composed of two law making houses . These are just five of the important acts used to construct Canada as it is today .",
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"text": "Conservatism in North America Conservatism in North America is a political philosophy that varies in form , depending on the country and the region , but that has similar themes and goals . Academic study into the differences and similarities between conservatism in North American countries has been undertaken on numerous occasions . Reginald Bibby has asserted that the primary reason that conservatism has been so strong and enduring throughout North America is because of the propagation of religious values from generation to generation . This connection is strongest in mainstream Protestantism in the United States and both Protestantism and Roman Catholicism in Canada . According to Louis Hartz , nations that developed from settler colonies were European `` fragments '' that froze the class structure and underlying ideology prevalent in the mother country at the time of their foundation . He considered Latin America and French Canada to be fragments of feudal Europe , and the United States and English Canada as liberal fragments . However Gad Horowitz , writing that Hartz had acknowledged a Tory influence in English Canada , claimed a conservative tradition had developed there as well . American conservatism is generally considered to be a variety of liberalism , rather than true conservatism , although Canada also developed an American style conservatism that competed with the older Tory conservatism . A right-wing conservatism , or `` Latin conservatism '' , developed in Latin America and Quebec . Today , conservative and conservative liberal parties in North America cooperate through the International Democrat Union .",
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"text": "REAL Women of Canada REAL Women of Canada ( Vraies Femmes du Canada in French ) is a socially conservative advocacy group in Canada . The organization was founded in 1983 . REAL stands for `` Realistic , Equal , Active , for Life '' . The group believes that the nuclear family is the most important unit in Canadian society , and that the fragmentation of the Canadian family is a primary cause of social disorder . It lobbies the Government of Canada in favour of legislation to promote what it believes to be the Judeo-Christian model of family life , and to support homemaking . It is also opposed to feminism , abortion and LGBT rights ( and same-sex marriage in Canada as well ) . The group has intervened in Supreme Court of Canada cases such as R. v. Morgentaler ( 1993 ) and M. v. H. ( 1999 ) . In R. v. Sullivan ( 1991 ) it argued that a fetus is a person . Its objectives are , according to its website : To reaffirm that the family is society 's most important unit , since the nurturing of its members is best accomplished in the family setting . To promote the equality , advancement and well being of women , recognizing them as interdependent members of society , whether in the family , workplace or community . To promote , secure and defend legislation which upholds what it considers the Judeo-Christian understanding of marriage and family life . To support government and social policies that make homemaking possible for women who , out of necessity , would otherwise have to take employment outside the home . To support the right to life of all innocent individuals from conception to natural death . Part of their economic policies to help meet their objectives are increased tax relief for single-income families , families with children , and individuals with children . REAL Women is similar in political and social outlook to Phyllis Schlafly 's Eagle Forum and to Concerned Women for America in the United States . The organization has also heavily criticized individuals who have spoken out against Uganda 's criminalization of homosexual relations . On August 7 , 2013 , the group issued a statement criticizing Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird for speaking out on LGBT human rights issues in both Uganda and Russia as part of Canada 's foreign policy .",
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"text": "Sauvé v Canada (Chief Electoral Officer) Sauvé v Canada ( Chief Electoral Officer ) , -LSB- 2002 -RSB- 3 S.C.R. 519 is a leading Supreme Court of Canada decision where the Court held that prisoners have a right to vote under section 3 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . The Court overturned the prior decision of the Federal Court of Appeal and held that s. 51 ( e ) of the old Canada Elections Act , which prohibited prisoners from voting , was unconstitutional . They made the law that any inmates serving more than 2 years in prison can not vote . Section 51 ( e ) had been repealed before the date of the Court 's judgment , but the decision applied equally to substantially the same provision found in s. 4 ( c ) of the new Act . The Court decided that the provision violated section 3 of the Charter and could not be saved under section 1 . As a result of the decision , all adult citizens living in Canada are now able to vote , save the top two officials of Elections Canada . As Parliament has not amended the Canada Elections Act to reflect the Court 's decision , the provision is still part of the Act , even though it is of no force or effect .",
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"text": "History of Quebec Quebec has played a special role in French history ; the modern province occupies much of the land where French settlers founded the colony of Canada ( New France ) in the 17th and 18th centuries . The population is predominantly French-speaking and Roman Catholic , with a large Anglophone minority , augmented in recent years by immigrants from Asia . The political alienation of the Francophones from the Anglophones has been a persistent theme since the late 19th century . Tensions were especially high during the First World War . Historically , British merchants and financiers controlled the economy , and dominated Montreal . The Catholic Church , in close cooperation with the landowners , led a highly traditional social structure in rural and small town Quebec . Much of that changed during the Quiet Revolution of the 1980s . Quebec 's separatists , calling for an independent nation , gained strength , but were narrowly defeated in two referenda . Quebec imposed increasingly stringent laws favouring the French language ; many Anglophones left , as did many of the national and international corporations that had been based in Montreal .",
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"text": "File sharing in Canada File sharing in Canada relates to the distribution of digital media in that country . Canada had the greatest number of file sharers by percentage of population in the world according to a 2004 report by the OECD . In 2009 however it was found that Canada had only the tenth greatest number of copyright infringements in the world according to a report by BayTSP , a U.S. anti-piracy company .",
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"text": "Rebellions of 1837–1838 The Rebellions of 1837 ( Les rébellions de 1837 ) were two armed uprisings that took place in Lower and Upper Canada in 1837 and 1838 . Both rebellions were motivated by frustrations with political reform . A key shared goal was responsible government , which was eventually achieved in the incidents ' aftermath . The rebellions led directly to Lord Durham 's Report on the Affairs of British North America and to The British North America Act , 1840 which partially reformed the British provinces into a unitary system and eventually led to the British North America Act , 1867 which created Canada and its government .",
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"text": "Declaration of war by Canada A declaration of war by Canada is a formal declaration issued by the Government of Canada ( the federal Crown-in-Council ) indicating that a state of war exists between Canada and another nation . It is an exercise of the Royal Prerogative on the constitutional advice of the ministers of the Crown in Cabinet and does not require the direct approval of the Parliament of Canada , though such can be sought by the government . Since gaining the authority to declare war under the Statute of Westminster 1931 , Canada has declared war only during the Second World War .",
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"text": "Foreign policy of the Stephen Harper government The Conservative Party Government of Canada led by Prime Minister Stephen Harper moved away from the multilateral and internationalist policies of the Liberal Party , and reduced Canada 's emphasis on the United Nations , which was seen as dominated by corrupt dictatorships . In parallel , Harper sought to strengthen cooperation with the US , particularly in the era of mass terrorism and instability . As part of this policy , his government continued and expanded Canada 's participation in the US-led anti-terror campaign in Afghanistan , which began following al Qaida 's mass attacks on September 11 , 2001 , and in the Iraq conflict that began under President George W. Bush in March 2003 . In addition , under the Harper governments and through the actions of Foreign Affairs Ministers Peter MacKay and John Baird , Canada developed a leadership position in developing a principled alternative to the United Nations , involving the participation of the world 's open and democratic countries .",
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"text": "Western Canada for Us Western Canada For Us ( WCFU ) was a short-lived Alberta-based white nationalist group founded by Glenn Bahr and Peter Kouba in early 2004 . The WCFU was formally dissolved on May 11 , 2004 , four days after Bahr 's residence in Edmonton , Alberta , was raided by members of the Edmonton Hate Crimes division . The police proceeded to , '' -LSB- seize -RSB- the computers involved in running the web site and Bahr 's extensive collection of neo-Nazi paraphernalia . '' While it was in existence , the WCFU hosted a meeting in Red Deer , Alberta attended by Paul Fromm and Melissa Guille as well as a rally in support of Holocaust denier Ernst Zündel . A chapter of the WCFU was formed under the leadership of Jamie Murphy ( Irishcream ) in Winnipeg , Manitoba though after a disastrous rally Murphy ended the Manitoba chapter . Another chapter had been planned for Vancouver , British Columbia to be led by Chris Brown ( mobil300 ) when Bahr 's residence was raided by the police and the WCFU was dissolved . While their website was very successful in garnering support for the WCFU -- the forum was very active with members and supporters from all over Canada and the United States -- the success of the WCFU website ultimately led to the group 's dissolution . One of the reasons provided for the raid on Bahr 's home were the links on the WCFU website to The Turner Diaries and other materials deemed to promote hatred and as such are in violation of Canadian hate speech laws . The WCFU , Glenn Bahr and Peter Kouba were subjects of a Canadian Human Rights Commission complaint initiated by Richard Warman which went before the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal for a hearing . The tribunal found that Bahr , Kouba and the WCFU had wilfully spread hatred `` against Jews , mentally disabled people , aboriginals , gays , lesbians , Chinese , Arabs , blacks and other non-whites . '' The founders of the WCFU and the organization itself were each fined $ 5000.00 and issued to cease promoting hate speech online . In addition to the human right complaint Bahr is being prosecuted criminally for violating Canadian hate speech laws .",
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"text": "Blue Tory Blue Tories , also known as small ` c ' conservatives , are , in Canadian politics , members of the former federal Progressive Conservative Party of Canada , current Conservative Party of Canada and provincial Progressive Conservative parties who are more economically right wing . Prior to the 1960s , these Conservatives were most identified with the Montreal and Toronto commercial elite who took positions of influence within the Progressive Conservative Party . Since the mid-1970s , they have been heavily influenced by the libertarian movement and the more individualist nature of American conservatism . Blue Tories tend to favour libertarian policies such as devolution of federal power to the provincial governments , a reduced role for government in the economy , reduction of taxation and similar mainstream market liberal ideals . The term Blue Tory does not refer to social conservatism . One example of a Blue Tory administration in Canada was the `` Common Sense Revolution '' provincial Progressive Conservative government of Ontario Premier Mike Harris . The Harris Tories were widely viewed as radical by Canadian standards in their economic policies and style of governance . Harris ' government embarked on a number of initiatives , including cuts to education , welfare and Medicare , privatization of government services and health care , the sale of provincial highways and the forced amalgamation of municipalities . Provincial income taxes were also cut by 30 % and corporate tax rates were nearly cut in half during the Harris mandate . Most Blue Tories are at least somewhat ideologically aligned close to the economic libertarian positions of the former Canadian Alliance and as such supported the merger between the PCs and the Alliance to form the new federal Conservative Party of Canada ( CPC ) . Some notable Blue Tories include many prominent federal and provincial Progressive Conservatives such as former PC Party Leader and Attorney General Peter MacKay , Conservative Party leadership contender and current Treasury Board President Tony Clement , former Premier of Ontario Mike Harris , and current CPC leader Andrew Scheer .",
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"text": "Constitution of Quebec The constitution of Quebec comprises a set of legal rules which fall in either one of the follow categories : The provisions of the Constitution Act , 1867 pertaining to the provinces of Canada in general and Quebec in particular ; The organic laws relative to the distribution of powers of Quebec and the individual rights of persons . These are composed of some fifteen laws , the main ones being An Act respecting the National Assembly , the Executive Power Act , the Election Act , the Referendum Act , the Charter of human rights and freedoms , the Charter of the French language , etc. ; Most of the constitutional conventions concerned with the Crown of Canada , the Executive and the Parliament ; The common law rules on the royal prerogative exercised by the Lieutenant Governor of Quebec ; The case law of the courts of Quebec and the federal courts of Canada ; The Parliament of Quebec has the power to modify certain parts of Quebec 's provincial constitution , while certain other parts can only be modified by going through the process of amending the Constitution of Canada .",
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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": "An Act to amend the Criminal Code (minimum sentence for offences involving trafficking of persons under the age of eighteen years) An Act to amend the Criminal Code ( minimum sentence for offences involving trafficking of persons under the age of eighteen years ) was a private member 's bill that was enacted on June 29 , 2010 by the 40th Canadian Parliament . Until that time , no other private member 's bill had passed since the 2008 Canadian federal election . The bill that led to the act , Bill C-268 , was sponsored by Joy Smith , Member of Parliament for Kildonan -- St. Paul . The act established a mandatory sentencing of five years ' imprisonment for those charged with the trafficking of children within Canada . Tara Teng , who was Miss B.C. World at the time , spoke positively about the passing of the bill , but believed that more needed to be done politically on this matter , so she began to meet with MPs in the Metro Vancouver area . Before the bill was passed , there was already a maximum sentence for trafficking children in the country , but there was no minimum sentence . A previous attempt to have the bill passed had failed because of prorogation . At the first and second readings , the Bloc Québécois was the only political party that opposed the bill . Anti-pornography activist Judy Nuttall had tried to get the bill passed before the 2010 Winter Olympics ; she said that poor children commonly become sexual slaves at internationally attended events such as the Olympic Games . Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs Grand Chief Ron Evans also supported the bill before it was passed , saying that `` Bill C-268 is one step forward for the First Nations women and children of Canada . ''",
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"text": "Country of Particular Concern Country of Particular Concern ( CPC ) is a designation by the United States Secretary of State ( under authority delegated by the President ) of a nation guilty of particularly severe violations of religious freedom under the International Religious Freedom Act ( IRFA ) of 1998 ( H.R. 2431 ) and its amendment of 1999 ( Public Law 106-55 ) . The term `` particularly severe violations of religious freedom '' means systematic , ongoing , egregious violations of religious freedom , including violations such as : a ) Torture or cruel , inhuman , or degrading treatment or punishment ; b ) Prolonged detention without charges ; c ) Causing the disappearance of persons by the abduction or clandestine detention of those persons ; or d ) Other flagrant denials of the right to life , liberty , or the security of persons . Nations so designated are subject to further actions , including economic sanctions , by the United States . Issuing recommendations as to countries it believes should be designated as countries of particular concern for their religious liberty violations is the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom , a separate agency created by IRFA ( along with the U.S. Department of State 's Office of International Religious Freedom ) to monitor the state of religious freedom around the world . Both entities provide policy recommendations to the president , the secretary of state and US Congress . Its recommendations are not always followed by the Secretary of State . The latest report from February 29 , 2016 , designated each of the following nations as a CPC : Each of these states was included on the previous year 's report except Tajikistan .",
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"text": "Human trafficking in Canada Human trafficking in Canada has become a significant legal and political issue , and Canadian legislators have been criticized for having failed to deal with the problem in a more systematic way . Public Safety Canada defines human trafficking as `` the recruitment , transportation , harbouring and/or exercising control , direction or influence over the movements of a person in order to exploit that person , typically through sexual exploitation or forced labour . It is often described as a modern form of slavery . '' British Columbia 's Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons formed in 2007 , making British Columbia the first province of Canada to address human trafficking in a formal manner . The biggest human trafficking case in Canadian history surrounded the dismantling of the Domotor-Kolompar criminal organization . On June 6 , 2012 , the Government of Canada established the National Action Plan to Combat Human Trafficking in order to oppose human trafficking . The Human Trafficking Taskforce was established in June 2012 to replace the Interdepartmental Working Group on Trafficking in Persons as the body responsible for the development of public policy related to human trafficking in Canada .",
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"text": "History of freedom of religion in Canada Freedom of religion is a constitutionally protected right in Canada , allowing believers the freedom to assemble and worship without limitation or interference , but it was not always so .",
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"text": "List of Prime Ministers of Canada by languages spoken The politics of language has been a key issue in Canada since the founding of the country in 1867 . The choice of a party leader is greatly influenced by language proficiency , as is electability with the public . All Canadian prime ministers have spoken either French or English , some both , but only a few were fluently bilingual , and few have spoken any other language . All prime ministers have had one of English or French as their mother tongue with the possible exceptions of Sir John A. Macdonald and Alexander Mackenzie , who may have spoken Scottish Gaelic or Lowland Scots as their first language . The two official languages of the Parliament of Canada have been English and French since 1867 under the British North America Act ; however , few members of parliament have historically been able to debate in their second language , and simultaneous translation was not introduced until the 1960s , making for two largely separate groups of legislators debating the same issues in two different languages . Furthermore the language of administration was almost solely English before the 1969 Official Languages Act . Speaking English has always been necessary to become prime minister as the majority of any parliamentary caucus large enough to form government has always been made up of unilingual Anglophones , not to mention the voting public . Not being able to speak French has not always been considered a sufficient handicap to prevent one from becoming prime minister , however . All Anglophone Canadian prime ministers have had ministers in their cabinet that represented the provincial interests of Quebec and spoke the French language , known as Quebec lieutenants . This tradition began before Confederation in the old United Province in Canada , which was usually jointly governed by two `` co-premiers '' , one from Canada West ( Ontario ) and one from Canada East ( Quebec ) . It was extended into Confederation via Macdonald 's partnership with George-Étienne Cartier and has continued down to the present day . Since rise of Quebec nationalism ( following the Quiet Revolution -LSB- circa 1960-1966 -RSB- ) , and especially the introduction of official bilingualism in the Official Languages Act in 1969 and its entrenchment in the Constitution of 1982 , Canadian prime ministers ( and party leaders as potential prime ministers ) have been expected to be functionally bilingual by convention . An important factor in this trend has been the creation of the televised leaders ' debates , which are held in separately in French and English . The parties feel the need to have a leader who can at least participate in both debates , even if they can not win them both . The need to speak both languages is also seen as symbol of Canada 's identity as a linguistic duality , but also as a practical political matter , as the prime minister is seen as a leader of the federalist camp opposed to Quebec separatism and must be able to fight for the `` hearts and minds '' of Quebecers in their native language .",
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"text": "North-West Rebellion The North-West Rebellion ( or the North-West Resistance , Saskatchewan Rebellion , Northwest Uprising , or Second Riel Rebellion ) of 1885 was a brief and unsuccessful uprising by the Métis people under Louis Riel and an associated uprising by First Nations Cree and Assiniboine of the District of Saskatchewan against the government of Canada . The Métis believed that Canada had failed to protect their rights , their land and their survival as a distinct people . Riel had been invited to lead the movement but he turned it into a military action with a heavily religious tone , thereby alienating the Catholic clergy , the whites , most of the Indians and some of the Métis . He had a force of a couple hundred Métis and a smaller number of Aboriginal at Batoche in May 1885 , confronting 900 government troops . Despite some notable early victories at Duck Lake , Fish Creek and Cut Knife , the rebellion ended when the Métis were defeated at the Siege of Batoche . The remaining Aboriginal allies scattered . Riel was captured and put on trial . He was convicted of treason and despite many pleas across Canada for amnesty , he was hanged . Riel became the heroic martyr to Francophone Canada and ethnic tensions escalated into a major national division that was never resolved . Thanks to the key role that the Canadian Pacific Railway played in transporting troops , Conservative political support for it increased and Parliament authorized funds to complete the country 's first transcontinental railway . Although only a few hundred people were directly affected in Saskatchewan , the long-term result was that the Prairie Provinces would be controlled by English speakers , not the French Canadians . A much more important long-term impact was the bitter alienation French speakers across Canada showed , and anger against the repression of their countrymen .",
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"text": "New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area . The Giants compete in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a member club of the league 's National Football Conference ( NFC ) East division . The team plays its home games at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford , New Jersey , which it shares with the New York Jets in a unique arrangement . The Giants hold their summer training camp at the Quest Diagnostics Training Center at the Meadowlands Sports Complex . The Giants were one of five teams that joined the NFL in 1925 , and is the only one of that group still existing , as well as the league 's longest-established team in the Northeastern United States . The team ranks third among all NFL franchises with eight NFL titles : four in the pre -- Super Bowl era ( 1927 , 1934 , 1938 , 1956 ) and four since the advent of the Super Bowl ( Super Bowls XXI ( 1986 ) , XXV ( 1990 ) , XLII ( 2007 ) , and XLVI ( 2011 ) ) , along with more championship appearances than any other team , with 19 overall appearances . Their championship tally is surpassed only by the Green Bay Packers ( 13 ) and Chicago Bears ( 9 ) . Throughout their history , the Giants have featured 28 Hall of Fame players , including NFL Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) award winners Mel Hein , Frank Gifford , Y. A. Tittle , and Lawrence Taylor . To distinguish themselves from the professional baseball team of the same name , the football team was incorporated as the `` New York National League Football Company , Inc. '' in 1929 and changed to `` New York Football Giants , Inc. '' in 1937 . While the baseball team moved to San Francisco after the 1957 season , the football team continues to use `` New York Football Giants , Inc. '' as its legal corporate name , and is often referred to by fans and sportscasters as the `` New York Football Giants '' . The team has also acquired several nicknames , including `` Big Blue '' , the `` G-Men '' , and the `` Jints '' , an intentionally mangled contraction seen frequently in the New York Post and New York Daily News , originating from the baseball team when they were based in New York . Additionally , the team as a whole is occasionally referred to as the `` Big Blue Wrecking Crew '' , even though this moniker primarily and originally refers to the Giants defensive unit during the 80s and early 90s ( and before that to the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball teams of the late 1970s and early 1980s ) . The team 's heated rivalry with the Philadelphia Eagles is the oldest of the NFC East rivalries , dating all the way back to 1933 , and has been called the best rivalry in the NFL in the 21st century .",
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"text": "New York Metropolitans The Metropolitan Club ( the New York Metropolitans or the Mets ) was a 19th-century professional baseball team that played in New York City from 1880 to 1887 . The New York Metropolitan Baseball Club was the name originally chosen in 1961 for the current day New York Mets franchise .",
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"text": "Cleveland Browns relocation controversy The Cleveland Browns relocation controversy , sometimes referred to by fans as `` The Move '' , was the decision by then-Browns owner Art Modell to move the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League ( NFL ) from its long-time home of Cleveland to Baltimore during the 1995 NFL season . Subsequent legal actions by the city of Cleveland and Browns season ticket holders led to a compromise that saw the Browns history , records , and intellectual property remain in Cleveland , while Modell was permitted to move to Baltimore and establish the Baltimore Ravens , who are officially regarded as a 1996 expansion team . The city of Cleveland agreed to demolish Cleveland Stadium and build a new stadium on the same site , and the NFL agreed to reactivate the Browns by the 1999 season through either an expansion draft or a relocated franchise . The Browns were officially reactivated in 1998 through the expansion process and resumed play in 1999 . The compromise between Cleveland , the NFL , and Modell was a first in North American professional sports . The compromise has been cited in other franchise moves and agreements , including those in the National Basketball Association ( NBA ) , National Hockey League ( NHL ) , Major League Soccer ( MLS ) , and Major League Baseball ( MLB ) .",
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"text": "History of American football The history of American football can be traced to early versions of rugby football and association football . Both games have their origin in varieties of football played in Britain in the mid-19th century , in which a football is kicked at a goal or kicked over a line , which in turn were based on the varieties of English public school football games . American football resulted from several major divergences from association football and rugby football , most notably the rule changes instituted by Walter Camp , a Yale University and Hopkins School graduate who is considered to be the `` Father of American Football '' . Among these important changes were the introduction of the line of scrimmage , of down-and-distance rules and of the legalization of interference . In the late 19th and early 20th centuries , gameplay developments by college coaches such as Eddie Cochems , Amos Alonzo Stagg , Parke H. Davis , Knute Rockne , and Glenn `` Pop '' Warner helped take advantage of the newly introduced forward pass . The popularity of college football grew as it became the dominant version of the sport in the United States for the first half of the 20th century . Bowl games , a college football tradition , attracted a national audience for college teams . Boosted by fierce rivalries and colorful traditions , college football still holds widespread appeal in the United States . The origin of professional football can be traced back to 1892 , with William `` Pudge '' Heffelfinger 's $ 500 contract to play in a game for the Allegheny Athletic Association against the Pittsburgh Athletic Club . In 1920 the American Professional Football Association was formed . This league changed its name to the National Football League ( NFL ) two years later , and eventually became the major league of American football . Primarily a sport of Midwestern industrial towns in the United States , professional football eventually became a national phenomenon . The modern era of American football can be considered to have begun after the 1932 NFL Playoff game , which was the first American football game to feature hash marks , the legalization of the forward pass anywhere behind the line of scrimmage , the first indoor game since 1902 , and the movement of the goal posts back to goal line . Other innovations to occur immediately after 1932 , were the introduction of the AP Poll in 1934 , the tapering of the ends of the football in 1934 , the awarding of the first Heisman Trophy in 1935 , the first NFL draft in 1936 and the first televised game in 1939 . Another important event was the American football game at the 1932 Summer Olympics , which combined with a similar demonstration game at 1933 World 's Fair , led to the first College All-Star Game in 1934 , which in turn was an important factor in the growth of professional football in the United States . American football 's explosion in popularity during the second half of the 20th century can be traced to the 1958 NFL Championship Game , a contest that has been dubbed the `` Greatest Game Ever Played '' . A rival league to the NFL , the American Football League ( AFL ) , began play in 1960 ; the pressure it put on the senior league led to a merger between the two leagues and the creation of the Super Bowl , which has become the most watched television event in the United States on an annual basis .",
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"text": "1936 New York Giants (MLB) season The 1936 New York Giants season was the franchise 's 54th season . The Giants won the National League pennant . The team went on to lose to the New York Yankees in the 1936 World Series , four games to two .",
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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": "NFC East The NFC East is a division of the National Football League ( NFL ) 's National Football Conference ( NFC ) . It currently has four members : the Philadelphia Eagles , the New York Giants , the Dallas Cowboys , and the Washington Redskins . The division was formed in 1967 as the National Football League Capitol Division , keeping with the theme of having all of the league 's divisions starting with the letter `` C. '' The division was so named because it was centered on the capital of the United States , Washington , D.C. . In 1967 and 1969 the teams in the NFL Capitol Division were Dallas , Philadelphia , Washington and the expansion New Orleans Saints , which had been replaced by the New York Giants for the 1968 season . Its most recent Super Bowl champions are the New York Giants .",
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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": "Super Bowl XXV Super Bowl XXV was an American football game between the American Football Conference ( AFC ) champion Buffalo Bills and the National Football Conference ( NFC ) champion New York Giants to decide the National Football League ( NFL ) champion for the 1990 season . The Giants defeated the Bills by the score of 20 -- 19 , winning their second Super Bowl . It is the only Super Bowl decided by one point . The game was held at Tampa Stadium in Tampa , Florida , on January 27 , 1991 , during the height of the Gulf War . It was thus played under much patriotic fervor , highlighted by a rousing rendition of `` The Star-Spangled Banner '' by Whitney Houston during the pre-game ceremonies . The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) , who broadcast the game in the U.S. , did not broadcast the Super Bowl XXV halftime show ( headlined by the American boy band New Kids on the Block ) live . Instead , the network televised a special ABC News report anchored by Peter Jennings on the progress of the war , and then aired the halftime show on tape delay after the game . The Bills and their explosive no-huddle offense were making their first Super Bowl appearance after finishing the regular season with a 13 -- 3 record , and leading the league in total points scored with 428 . In advancing to their second Super Bowl , the Giants also posted a 13 -- 3 regular season record , but with a ball-control offense and a defense that allowed a league-low 211 points . The game is best remembered for Bills placekicker Scott Norwood 's last-second field goal attempt which went wide right of the uprights , leading to a Giants victory , and starting a four-game losing streak in the Super Bowl for the Bills . The Giants set a Super Bowl record holding possession of the ball for 40 minutes and 33 seconds . The Giants also overcame a 12 -- 3 second-quarter deficit , and made a 75-yard touchdown drive that consumed a Super Bowl-record 9:29 off the clock . Giants running back Ottis Anderson , who carried the ball 21 times for 102 yards and one touchdown , was named Super Bowl MVP . He was the first awardee to receive the newly named `` Pete Rozelle Trophy '' ( named for the former commissioner ) . Anderson also recorded one reception for seven yards . This is the first Super Bowl to feature two teams representing the same state . It was also the first Super Bowl in which neither team committed a turnover .",
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"text": "1967 New York Giants season The 1967 New York Giants season was the 43rd season for the club in the National Football League . The Giants improved from 1 -- 12 -- 1 the previous season to 7 -- 7 , ane finished in second place in the NFL Eastern Conference/Century Division .",
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"text": "East Rutherford, New Jersey East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County , New Jersey , United States . As of the 2010 United States Census , the borough 's population was 8,913 , reflecting an increase of 197 ( +2.3 % ) from the 8,716 counted in the 2000 Census , which had in turn increased by 814 ( +10.3 % ) from the 7,902 counted in the 1990 Census . It is an inner-ring suburb of New York City , located 7 mi west of Midtown Manhattan . Under the terms of an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 17 , 1889 , a portion of the old Union Township was incorporated under the name of Boiling Springs Township . The new township took its name from a spring in the community . On March 28 , 1894 , the Borough of East Rutherford was created , based on the results of a referendum held the previous day , and Boiling Springs Township was dissolved . While there was no change in its borders , the name and form of government were changed . The borough was the second formed during the `` Boroughitis '' phenomenon then sweeping through Bergen County , in which 26 boroughs were formed in the county in 1894 alone . East Rutherford is the home of the Meadowlands Sports Complex , which includes Meadowlands Arena and MetLife Stadium , and was previously the location of Giants Stadium . The arena is best known as the longtime home of the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association and the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League , and also hosted college basketball , arena football , concerts , and other events . MetLife Stadium is home of the New York Giants and New York Jets of the National Football League ( NFL ) and hosted Super Bowl XLVIII , which made East Rutherford the smallest city ever to host a Super Bowl . Giants Stadium , which hosted the Giants and Jets until 2009 , was also the original home of the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer . East Rutherford is the only municipality with fewer than 10,000 residents to have been home to five professional sports teams simultaneously . The borough is the site of the American Dream Meadowlands project , a large shopping center and entertainment complex under construction that was originally named `` Xanadu '' . If it were to be completed , it would be the second largest mall in the state behind the Westfield Garden State Plaza . Triple Five Group took control of the project in August 2013 , but faces lawsuits from the Giants and Jets , who claim that the increased traffic on game days will cause disruptions that violate their agreements with the original developer of the complex .",
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"text": "1934 New York Giants season The 1934 New York Giants season was the tenth season for the club in the National Football League ( NFL ) . The Giants denied the Bears a perfect season as the Giants went on to win what would become known as the `` Sneakers Game '' .",
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"text": "1949 New York Giants season The 1949 New York Giants season was the 25th season for the club in the National Football League .",
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"text": "New York Mets The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens . The Mets compete in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) as a member club of the National League ( NL ) East division . The Mets are one of two Major League clubs based in New York City ; the other is the New York Yankees . One of baseball 's first expansion teams , the Mets were founded in 1962 to replace New York 's departed NL teams , the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants . The Mets ' colors are composed of the Dodgers ' blue and the Giants ' orange , which also comprises the outer two bands of the New York City flag . During the 1962 and 1963 seasons , the Mets played their home games at the Polo Grounds . From 1964 to 2008 , the Mets ' home ballpark was Shea Stadium . In 2009 , they moved into their current ballpark , Citi Field . In their 1962 inaugural season , the Mets posted a record of 40 -- 120 , the worst regular season record since MLB went to a 162-game schedule ( two games were canceled ) . The team never finished better than second to last until the 1969 `` Miracle Mets '' beat the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series in what is considered one of the biggest upsets in World Series history . Since then , they have played in four additional World Series , including a dramatic run in that ended in a seven-game loss to the Oakland Athletics , a second championship in over the Boston Red Sox , a Subway Series loss against their cross-town rivals the New York Yankees in , and a five-game loss to the Kansas City Royals in . The Mets qualified to play in the Major League Baseball postseason in 2006 , when they came within one game of the World Series , losing to the eventual champion St. Louis Cardinals in the NLCS . The Mets missed the playoffs with losses on the last day of the regular season in 2007 and 2008 . The Mets made the playoffs in 2015 for the first time in nine years , and won their first NL pennant in 15 years . The team again returned to the playoffs in 2016 , this time with a wild card berth . This is the team 's second back-to-back playoff appearance , the first occurring during the 1999 and 2000 seasons .",
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"text": "1939 New York Giants season The 1939 New York Giants season was the fifteenth season for the club in the National Football League ( NFL ) .",
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"text": "1987 New York Giants season The 1987 New York Giants season was the 63rd season for the club in the National Football League ( NFL ) . The Giants entered the season as the defending Super Bowl champion but failed to qualify for the playoffs . They were the sixth team in NFL history to enter a season as the defending Super Bowl champion and miss the playoffs .",
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"text": "List of New York Mets first-round draft picks The New York Mets are a Major League Baseball franchise based in New York City . They play in the National League East division . Since the institution of Major League Baseball 's Rule 4 Draft , the Mets have selected 61 players in its first round . Officially known as the `` First-Year Player Draft '' , the Rule 4 Draft is Major League Baseball 's primary mechanism for assigning amateur baseball players from high schools , colleges , and other amateur baseball clubs to its teams . The draft order is determined based on the previous season 's standings , and the team that had the worst record receives the first pick . In addition , teams that lost free agents in the previous off-season may be awarded compensatory or supplementary picks . The First-Year Player Draft is unrelated to the 1961 expansion draft in which the Mets initially filled their roster . Of the 62 players picked in the first round by the Mets , 25 have been pitchers , the most of any position ; 18 of these were right-handed , while 7 were left-handed . 17 of the players picked in the initial round were outfielders , while eight shortstops , six catchers , and three third basemen were selected . The team also selected two players at first base and one at second base . 14 of the players came from high schools or universities in the state of California , while Florida and Texas follow , with nine and five players , respectively . Four Mets ' first-round picks have won championships with the franchise . No first-round picks were on the 1969 championship team . Outfielders Lee Mazzilli ( 1973 ) and Darryl Strawberry ( 1980 ) , shortstop Wally Backman ( 1977 ) , and pitcher Dwight Gooden ( 1982 ) played in the 1986 World Series for the Mets ' second championship team . Three first-round draft picks have gone on to win the Rookie of the Year Award with the Mets : Jon Matlack in 1972 , Strawberry in 1983 , and Gooden in 1984 . Gooden went on to win the Cy Young Award in 1985 , his second season , after placing second in the voting his rookie year . Gooden is also the only first-round draft pick of the Mets to make the All-Star team in his rookie season . The Mets have made 11 selections in the supplemental round of the draft . They have also made the first overall selection five times ( 1966 , 1968 , 1980 , 1984 , and 1994 ) , tied for the most such picks with the San Diego Padres . The first of these picks , Steve Chilcott ( 1966 ) , is one of only two first overall picks ( along with Brien Taylor ) to never play in the major leagues . The Mets have had 18 compensatory picks since the institution of the First-Year Player Draft in 1965 . These additional picks are provided when a team loses a particularly valuable free agent in the prior off-season , or , more recently , if a team fails to sign a draft pick from the previous year . One player , George Ambrow ( 1970 ) , did not sign with the Mets after he was drafted but they received no compensation pick .",
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"text": "49ers–Giants rivalry The 49ers -- Giants rivalry is a professional football rivalry between the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants . It is one of the great inter-division rivalry games in the NFL . The two teams do not play every year ; instead , they play once every three years due to the NFL 's rotating division schedules , or if the two teams finish in the same place in their respective divisions , they would play the ensuing season . Since 1982 , the 49ers and Giants have met eight times in the postseason ( including two NFC Championship Games ) , the most times two teams have met in the playoffs in the NFL since that time . The all time regular seasons series record is 20-19 Giants , and the postseason series is tied 4-4 .",
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"text": "1943 NFL playoffs The 1943 National Football League season resulted in a tie for the Eastern Division championship between the New York Giants and Washington Redskins , requiring a one-game playoff to be played between them . This division championship game was played on December 19 , 1943 , at the Polo Grounds . The winner of that game then traveled to Chicago to play in the championship game against the Chicago Bears on December 26 .",
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"text": "1993 New York Giants season The 1993 New York Giants season was the 69th season for the club in the National Football League . Following the 1992 season , Ray Handley was replaced by former Broncos coach Dan Reeves , who immediately released Jeff Hostetler and named Phil Simms the team 's starting quarterback . 1993 turned out to be the final season for both Simms and all-time Giants great linebacker , Lawrence Taylor .",
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"text": "American Football League (1936) The American Football League ( AFL ) was a professional American football league that operated in 1936 and 1937 . The AFL operated in direct competition with the more established National Football League ( NFL ) throughout its existence . While the American media generally ignored its operation ( often relegating game coverage to `` page filler '' status ) , this second AFL was the first `` home '' of the Cleveland Rams , which joined the National Football League after one year in the AFL . In 1937 , the Los Angeles Bulldogs , the first professional football team to play its home games on the West Coast , also became the first professional football team to win a league championship with a perfect record ( no losses , no ties ) -- 11 years before the Cleveland Browns ( AAFC ) and 35 years before the Miami Dolphins ( NFL ) accomplished the same feat .",
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"text": "Genghis Khan Genghis Khan ( -LSB- ˈdʒɛŋɡɪs_ˈkɑːn -RSB- , usually pronounced -LSB- ˈɡɛŋɡɪs_ˈkɑːn -RSB- Чингис хаан , Çingis hán -LSB- t͡ʃʰiŋɡɪs xaːŋ -RSB- , c. 1162 August 18 , 1227 ) , born Temüjin , was the Great Khan and founder of the Mongol Empire , which became the largest contiguous empire in history after his death . He came to power by uniting many of the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia . After founding the Empire and being proclaimed `` Genghis Khan '' , he started the Mongol invasions that conquered most of Eurasia . Campaigns initiated in his lifetime include those against the Qara Khitai , Caucasus , and Khwarazmian , Western Xia and Jin dynasties . These campaigns were often accompanied by large-scale massacres of the civilian populations -- especially in the Khwarazmian and Western Xia controlled lands . By the end of his life , the Mongol Empire occupied a substantial portion of Central Asia and China . Before Genghis Khan died he assigned Ögedei Khan as his successor . Later his grandsons split his empire into khanates . He died in 1227 after defeating the Western Xia . He was buried in an unmarked grave somewhere in Mongolia . His descendants extended the Mongol Empire across most of Eurasia by conquering or creating vassal states in all of modern-day China , Korea , the Caucasus , Central Asia , and substantial portions of Eastern Europe and Southwest Asia . Many of these invasions repeated the earlier large-scale slaughters of local populations . As a result , Genghis Khan and his empire have a fearsome reputation in local histories . Beyond his military accomplishments , Genghis Khan also advanced the Mongol Empire in other ways . He decreed the adoption of the Uyghur script as the Mongol Empire 's writing system . He also practiced meritocracy and encouraged religious tolerance in the Mongol Empire , and unified the nomadic tribes of Northeast Asia . Present-day Mongolians regard him as the founding father of Mongolia . Although known for the brutality of his campaigns and considered by many to have been a genocidal ruler , Genghis Khan is also credited with bringing the Silk Road under one cohesive political environment . This brought communication and trade from Northeast Asia into Muslim Southwest Asia and Christian Europe , thus expanding the horizons of all three cultural areas .",
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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": "Armenian nobility The Armenian nobility was a class of persons which enjoyed certain privileges relative to other members of society under the laws and customs of various regimes of what is now Armenia , also Russia , Iran and Turkey until the beginning of the 20th century . Governments which recognized or conferred nobility were the Orontid Armenia ( 570-331 B.C. ) , Great Armenia ( 331 B.C.-428 A.D. ) , Bagratid Armenia ( 885-1045 ) and the Armenian Kingdom of Cilicia ( 1198-1375 ) . Armenian nobility was also recognized by the Sassanid Empire ( Marzpanate Armenia , 428-642 ) , the Byzantine Empire ( Byzantine Armenia , 387-650 ) , the Arab caliphate ( Arminiya 654-884 ) , the Seljuk Empire ( Armenian Kingdoms of Vanand , 963-1065 , Syunik , 987-1170 , and Lori , 978-1113 ) , the Mongol Empire ( Zakarid Armenia , 13th century ) , the Kara Koyunly and Ak Koyunlu ( 14-15th centuries ) , the Ottoman Empire , Safavid Iran , and the Russian Empire . All legal privileges of the nobility were officially abolished after the Armenian Genocide in Turkey ( 1915 ) and the October Revolution in Russia ( 1917 ) . The few Armenian nobles who lived in Iran lost their noble rights after the Islamic Revolution ( 1979 ) . The system of nobility in the former Armenian states was similar to the nobility of Cilicia .",
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"text": "Manchu people The Manchu are an ethnic minority in China and the people from whom Manchuria derives its name . They are sometimes called `` red-tasseled Manchus '' , a reference to the ornamentation on traditional Manchu hats . The Later Jin ( 1616-1636 ) , and Qing dynasty ( 1636 -- 1912 ) are established by Manchus , who are descended from the Jurchen people who earlier established the Jin dynasty ( 1115 -- 1234 ) in China . Manchus form the largest branch of the Tungusic peoples and are distributed throughout China , forming the fourth largest ethnic group in the country . They can be found in 31 Chinese provincial regions . They also form the largest minority group in China without an autonomous region . Among them , Liaoning has the largest population and Hebei , Heilongjiang , Jilin , Inner Mongolia and Beijing have over 100,000 Manchu residents . About half of the population live in Liaoning and one-fifth in Hebei . There are a number of Manchu autonomous counties in China , such as Xinbin , Xiuyan , Qinglong , Fengning , Yitong , Qingyuan , Weichang , Kuancheng , Benxi , Kuandian , Huanren , Fengcheng , Beizhen and over 300 Manchu towns and townships .",
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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": "Jasagh A jasagh ( засаг , or засаг ноён ; lit . Power , Authority ) was the head of a Mongol banner or khoshun during the Qing dynasty ( 1644-1911 ) and Boghda Khanate of Mongolia . The term is rendered zhasake in contemporary Chinese documents . The position was held by hereditary succession by certain Mongol princes , most of whom were descendants of Genghis Khan . The princes who did not serve as Jasagh were known as sula ( сул - empty vacant free , loose ) or hohi taiji . Category : Mongolia under Qing rule",
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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": "Book of the Later Han The Hou Hanshu , or Book of the Later Han , also known as History of the Later Han , is a Chinese court document covering the history of the Han dynasty from 6 to 189 CE . It was compiled by Fan Ye and others in the 5th century during the Liu Song dynasty , using a number of earlier histories and documents as sources . The book is part of four early historiographies of the Twenty-Four Histories canon , together with the Records of the Grand Historian , Book of Han and Records of the Three Kingdoms . Fan Ye used earlier histories , including accounts by Sima Qian and Ban Gu , along with many others ( some had similar names , such as the Han Records of the Eastern Lodge by various contemporaries throughout the 2nd century , and the Records of Later Han by Yuan Hong from the 4th century ) , most of which did not survive intact . The section on the Treatise on the Western Regions was based on a report composed by Ban Yong ( with a few later additions ) and presented to Emperor An of Han in around 125 . It presumably includes notes from his father Ban Chao . It forms the 88th chapter ( or 118th chapter in some editions ) of the Book of the Later Han , and is a key source for the cultural and socio-economic data on the Western Regions , including the earliest accounts of Daqin ( the Roman Empire ) , and some of the most detailed early reports on India and Central Asia . It contains a few references to events occurring after the death of Emperor An , including a brief account of the arrival of the first official envoys from Rome in 166 . Fan Ye , himself , clearly says that the new information contained in this section on the Western Regions , is largely based on information from the report of Ban Yong : `` Ban Gu has recorded in detail the local conditions and customs of each kingdom in the former book -LSB- Book of Han or ` History of the Former Han Dynasty ' -RSB- . Now , the reports of the Jianwu period -LSB- 25-56 -RSB- onwards recorded in this ` Chapter on the Western Regions ' differ from the earlier -LSB- ones by Ban Gu -RSB- ; they are from Ban Yong 's report -LSB- presented -RSB- at the end of -LSB- the reign of -RSB- Emperor An -LSB- 107-125 -RSB- , and so on . ''",
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"text": "Mongol invasions of Korea The Mongol invasions of Korea ( 1231 -- 1259 ) comprised a series of campaigns between 1231 and 1270 by the Mongol Empire against the Kingdom of Goryeo ( the proto-state of modern-day Korea ) . There were seven major campaigns at tremendous cost to civilian lives throughout the Korean peninsula , ultimately resulting in Korea becoming a vassal state of the Mongol Yuan Dynasty for approximately 80 years .",
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"text": "Kingdom of Mangalai Mangalai was a 13th-century kingdom with its capital in northwest China 's Akesu city . Mentioned by Marco Polo , it was subservant to Genghis Khan from 1224 to his death in 1227 . On the edge of the Yuan Dynasty of China , Mangalai was controlled by the Chagatai Khanate . It 's latter history sees periods of autonomy or inclusion of one of many larger kingdoms including : Mogulistan , Kashgar , and Kingdom of Kashgaria . In 1877 the area came under the control of the Qing Dynasty of China and remains part of the Chinese province of Xinjiang .",
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"text": "Sogdia Sogdia or Sogdiana was an ancient Iranian civilization that at different times included territory located in present-day Tajikistan and Uzbekistan such as : Samarkand , Bukhara , Khujand , Panjikent and Shahrisabz . Sogdiana was also a province of the Achaemenid Empire , eighteenth in the list on the Behistun Inscription of Darius the Great ( i. 16 ) . In the Avesta , Sogdiana is listed as the second best land that the supreme deity Ahura Mazda had created . It comes second , after Airyanem Vaejah , `` homeland of the Aryans '' , in the Zoroastrian book of Vendidad , indicating the importance of this region from ancient times . Sogdiana was conquered by the Macedonian ruler Alexander the Great in 328 BC and later formed part of the Greco-Bactrian Kingdom and Sasanian Empire . The Sogdian states , although never politically united , were centred on the main city of Samarkand . Sogdiana lay north of Bactria , east of Khwarezm , and southeast of Kangju between the Oxus ( Amu Darya ) and the Jaxartes ( Syr Darya ) , embracing the fertile valley of the Zeravshan ( ancient Polytimetus ) . Sogdian territory corresponds to the modern provinces of Samarkand and Bokhara in modern Uzbekistan as well as the Sughd province of modern Tajikistan . During the High Middle Ages , Sogdian cities included sites stretching towards Issyk Kul such as that at the archeological site of Suyab . Sogdian , an Eastern Iranian language , is no longer a spoken language , but its direct descendant , Yaghnobi , is still spoken by the Yaghnobis of Tajikistan . It was widely spoken in Central Asia as a lingua franca and even served as one of the Turkic Khaganate 's court languages for writing documents . Sogdians also lived in Imperial China and rose to special prominence in the military and government of the Chinese Tang dynasty ( 618 -- 907 AD ) . Sogdian merchants and diplomats traveled as far west as the Byzantine Empire . They played an important part as middlemen in the trade route of the Silk Road . While originally following the faiths of Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism from Persia , Buddhism from India , and Nestorian Christianity from West Asia , the gradual conversion to Islam among the Sogdians and their descendants began with the Muslim conquest of Transoxiana in the 8th century . The Sogdian conversion to Islam was virtually complete by the end of the Samanid Empire in 999 , coinciding with the decline of the Sogdian language , as it was largely supplanted by Persian .",
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"text": "List of Crimean khans This is a list of khans of the Crimean Khanate , a state which existed in present-day southern Ukraine from 1441 until 1783 . Crimean Tatars , although not a part of the Ukrainian ethnos , are deeply interconnected , having ruled a large part of modern Ukraine over the span of 300 years . The position of Khan in Crimea was electoral and was picked by beys from four of the most noble families ( also known as Qarachi beys : argyns , kipchaks , shirins , baryns ) at kurultai where the decision about a candidate was adopted . The newly elected Khan was raised on a white felt sheet and over him were read Islamic prayers , after that the Khan was triumphantly enthroned . The following is the chronological table of reigns of Khans of the Crimean Khanate from the Giray dynasty :",
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"text": "Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea is a 2007 Japanese - Mongolian historical drama film depicting the life of Genghis Khan .",
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"text": "Tribute A tribute ( from Latin tributum , contribution ) is wealth , often in kind , that a party gives to another as a sign of respect or , as was often the case in historical contexts , of submission or allegiance . Various ancient states exacted tribute from the rulers of land which the state conquered or otherwise threatened to conquer . In case of alliances , lesser parties may pay tribute to more powerful parties as a sign of allegiance and often in order to finance projects that benefited both parties . To be called `` tribute '' a recognition by the payer of political submission to the payee is normally required ; the large sums , essentially protection money , paid by the later Roman and Byzantine Empires to barbarian peoples to prevent them attacking imperial territory , would not usually be termed `` tribute '' as the Empire accepted no inferior political position . Payments by a superior political entity to an inferior one , made for various purposes , are described by terms including `` subsidy '' . The ancient Persian Achaemenid Empire is an example of an ancient ` tribute empire ; one that made relatively few demands on its non-Persian subjects other than the regular payment of tribute , which might be gold , luxury goods , animals , soldiers or slaves . However failure to keep up the payments had dire consequences . The reliefs at Persepolis show processions of figures bearing varied types of tribute . The medieval Mongol rulers of Russia likewise only expected tribute from the Russian states , which continued to govern themselves . Athens received tribute from the other cities of the Delian League . The empires of Assyria , Babylon , Carthage and Rome exacted tribute from their provinces and subject kingdoms . Ancient China received tribute from various states such as Japan , Korea , Vietnam , Cambodia , Borneo , Indonesia , Sri Lanka , Nepal , Myanmar and Central Asia . The Aztec Empire is another example . The Roman republic exacted tribute in the form of payments equivalent to proportional property taxes , for the purpose of waging war . Tribute empires contrast with those like the Roman Empire , which more closely controlled and garrisoned subject territories . A tributary state is one that preserves its political position and such independence as it has only by paying tribute .",
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"text": "Organization of the Mongol Empire under Genghis Khan",
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"text": "Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World Genghis Khan and the Making of the Modern World ( 2004 ) is a history book written by Jack Weatherford , Dewitt Wallace Professor of Anthropology at Macalester College . It is a narrative of the rise and influence of Genghis Khan and his successors , and their influence on European civilization . Weatherford provides a different slant on Genghis Khan than has been typical in most Western accounts , attributing positive cultural effects to his rule . In the last section , he reviews the historiography of Genghis Khan in the West and argues that the leader 's early portrayal in writings as an `` excellent , noble king '' changed to that of a brutal pagan during the Age of Enlightenment . Weatherford made use of three major non-Western sources : The Secret History of the Mongols , the Ta ' rīkh-i jahān-gushā of Juvayni and the Jami al-Tawarikh of Rashid-al-Din Hamadani .",
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"text": "Temüge Temüge ( 1168 -- 1246 ) was the youngest full-brother of Genghis Khan , fourth son of Yesugei and Oelun . The Secret History of the Mongols tells that `` when Temujin was 9 years of age , Temuge was three years old . '' Being the youngest boy in the family , he received a prefix to the name `` otchigin '' ( diminutive form of '' отгон '' or `` otgon '' meaning `` junior '' ) , who in the family is always a `` guardian of the family and home '' ) , and therefore is often referred to as Temuge-otchigin or simply Otchigin . In childhood and adolescence was somewhat spoiled by his mother and older brothers , inclined to luxury , but was `` courageous , powerful and quick in battle '' that was recognized even by the family 's enemies . When the shaman Kokochu ( Teb-Tengri ) started dragging the power over the Mongols to his own family , Genghis khan sanctioned Temuge to kill Kokochu in a staged wrestling match . As the youngest male sibling , Temüge and his mother , by Mongol traditions , were allotted the most land and people by Genghis Khan during his coronation . Although he seems to have been the least warlike of the brothers , and was criticized by Genghis himself for being lazy and shiftless , Temüge proved himself to be a skilled politician and capable ruler , who , alongside his mother Hoelun , ruled the Mongol heartland in his eldest brothers ' absence being engaged in war campaigns . He appears to have had intellectual leanings , first coming under the influence of the conquered Xia and Jin cultures and then taking an active interest in the other cultures encompassed in the vast Mongol empire . Temuge attempted to enter the main political arena after the death of Ögedei Khan , his nephew and son of Genghis Khan , in 1241 . At that time , Ogedei 's son Güyük Khan was engaged in so-called `` Western campaign '' in Russia and Europe , so Temuge-otchigin tried to seize the throne , but he was intervened by Töregene , Ogedei 's widow and Güyük 's mother . After the 1246 kurultai elected Güyük as great khan , Temuge was executed .",
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"text": "Chonos tribe Chonos , one of the Mongolian tribes , can be found in Kalmykia , Buryatia , and the Irkutskaya province in the Russian Federation , and also in Mongolia and the People 's Republic of China . The name of the tribe translates as `` wolves '' or `` wolf 's '' , and it is one of the most ancient Mongolian tribes . It is famous as a first tribe which joined Genghis Khan . Other names of the tribe in the various Mongolian languages include `` Shono '' , `` Chono '' , `` Shonod '' , and `` Chinos '' . According to Rashid-al-Din , the founders of the Chonos tribe were two sons of Charake-Lingum , named Gendu-Chino and Ulug-Chino , while the third son of Charake-Lingum , Surkuduku-Chino , was the father of Ambagay-Khan . Rashid-al-Din states that the male line of the Chonos tribe is Bodonchar - Habichi-Baatar - Dutum-Meneen - Haidu - Charake-Lingum - Gendu-Chino and Ulug-Chino . The name of Gendu-Chino is still found among the Chonos `` arvans '' in Kalmykia . In Mongolia the Chonos tribe is found among the Darkhad .",
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"text": "History of the Byzantine Empire This history of the Byzantine Empire covers the history of the Eastern Roman Empire from late antiquity until the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD . Several events from the 4th to 6th centuries mark the transitional period during which the Roman Empire 's east and west divided . In 285 , the emperor Diocletian ( r. 284 -- 305 ) partitioned the Roman Empire 's administration into eastern and western halves . Between 324 and 330 , Constantine I ( r. 306 -- 337 ) transferred the main capital from Rome to Byzantium , later known as Constantinople ( `` City of Constantine '' ) and Nova Roma ( `` New Rome '' ) . Under Theodosius I ( r. 379 -- 395 ) , Christianity became the Empire 's official state religion and others such as Roman polytheism were proscribed . And finally , under the reign of Heraclius ( r. 610 -- 641 ) , the Empire 's military and administration were restructured and adopted Greek for official use instead of Latin . Thus , although it continued the Roman state and maintained Roman state traditions , modern historians distinguish Byzantium from ancient Rome insofar as it was oriented towards Greek rather than Latin culture , and characterised by Orthodox Christianity rather than Roman polytheism . The borders of the Empire evolved significantly over its existence , as it went through several cycles of decline and recovery . During the reign of Justinian I ( r. 527 -- 565 ) , the Empire reached its greatest extent after reconquering much of the historically Roman western Mediterranean coast , including north Africa , Italy , and Rome itself , which it held for two more centuries . During the reign of Maurice ( r. 582 -- 602 ) , the Empire 's eastern frontier was expanded and the north stabilised . However , his assassination caused a two-decade-long war with Sassanid Persia which exhausted the Empire 's resources and contributed to major territorial losses during the Muslim conquests of the 7th century . In a matter of years the Empire lost its richest provinces , Egypt and Syria , to the Arabs . During the Macedonian dynasty ( 10th -- 11th centuries ) , the Empire again expanded and experienced a two-century long renaissance , which came to an end with the loss of much of Asia Minor to the Seljuk Turks after the Battle of Manzikert in 1071 . This battle opened the way for the Turks to settle in Anatolia as a homeland . The final centuries of the Empire exhibited a general trend of decline . It struggled to recover during the 12th century , but was delivered a mortal blow during the Fourth Crusade , when Constantinople was sacked and the Empire dissolved and divided into competing Byzantine Greek and Latin realms . Despite the eventual recovery of Constantinople and re-establishment of the Empire in 1261 , Byzantium remained only one of several small rival states in the area for the final two centuries of its existence . Its remaining territories were progressively annexed by the Ottomans over the 15th century . The Fall of Constantinople to the Ottoman Empire in 1453 finally ended the Roman Empire .",
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"text": "Hongwu Emperor The Hongwu Emperor ( 21 October 1328 -- 24 June 1398 ) , personal name Zhu Yuanzhang , was the founder and first emperor of China 's Ming dynasty . In the middle of the 14th century , with famine , plagues , and peasant revolts sweeping across China , Zhu Yuanzhang rose to command the force that conquered China and ended the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty , forcing the Mongols to retreat to the Central Asian steppes . Following his seizure of the Yuan capital , Khanbaliq ( present-day Beijing ) , Zhu claimed the Mandate of Heaven and established the Ming dynasty in 1368 . Trusting only in his family , he made his many sons powerful feudal princes along the northern marches and the Yangtze valley . Having outlived his first successor , the Hongwu Emperor enthroned his grandson via a series of instructions ; this ended in failure , when the Jianwen Emperor 's attempt to unseat his uncles led to the Ming Yongle Emperor ( r. 14021424 ) '' . Most of the historical sites related to the Hongwu Emperor are located in Nanjing , the original capital of the Ming dynasty .",
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"text": "Northern Liang The Northern Liang ( ; 397-439 ) was a state of the Sixteen Kingdoms in China . It was founded by the Xiongnu Juqu family , although they initially supported the Han official Duan Ye as prince , they overthrew him in 401 and took over the state for themselves . All rulers of the Northern Liang proclaimed themselves `` wang '' ( translatable as `` prince '' or `` king '' ) . Most Chinese historians view the Northern Liang as having ended in 439 , when its capital Guzang ( 姑臧 , in modern Wuwei , Gansu ) fell to Northern Wei forces and its prince Juqu Mujian was captured . However , some view his cousins Juqu Wuhui and Juqu Anzhou , who subsequently settled with Northern Liang remnants in Gaochang ( 高昌 , in modern Turpan Prefecture , Xinjiang ) , as a continuation of the Northern Liang , and thus view the Northern Liang as having ended in 460 when Gaochang fell to Rouran and was made a vassal . It was during the Northern Liang that the first Buddhist cave shrine sites appear in Gansu Province . The two most famous sites are Tiandishan ( `` Celestial Ladder Mountain '' ) , which was south of the Northern Liang capital at Yongcheng , and Wenshushan ( `` Manjusri 's Mountain '' ) , halfway between Yongcheng and Dunhuang . Maijishan lies more or less on a main route connecting China and Central Asia ( approximately 150 mi west of modern Xi'an ) , just south of the Weihe ( Wei River ) . It had the additional advantage of located not too distant from a main route that also ran N-S to Chengdu and the Indian subcontinent . In 439 , remnants of the Northern Liang royal family fled to Gaochang to found a new kingdom , led by Juqu Wuhui and Juqu Anzhou where they would hold on to power until 460 when they were conquered by the Rouran ( Avars ) . The remnants of the Juqu family were slaughtered .",
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"text": "Love Yourself `` Love Yourself '' is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album Purpose ( 2015 ) . The song was released first as a promotional single on November 9 , 2015 , and later was released as the album 's third single . It was written by Ed Sheeran , Benny Blanco and Bieber , and produced by Blanco . An acoustic pop song , `` Love Yourself '' features an electric guitar and a brief flurry of trumpets as its main instrumentation . During the song , Bieber uses a husky tone in the lower registers . Lyrically , the song is a kiss-off to a narcissistic ex-lover who did the protagonist wrong . On the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart , the song became Bieber 's third consecutive number-one , where in the United States it spent 24 non-consecutive weeks in the top ten ( later named the best-performing single of 2016 ) and was also Bieber 's first number one on the Adult Contemporary chart , while in the United Kingdom it spent six weeks at the top . `` Love Yourself '' topped the charts in fifteen countries , including Australia , Canada , New Zealand , and Sweden . `` Love Yourself '' was nominated for two Grammy Awards : Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance . It was the seventh-best-selling song of 2016 in the US . The music video for the song was released along with the Purpose : The Movement project on November 14 , 2015 . It features a couple doing an interpretive dance on their house . Bieber promoted the song with performances on TV shows , as well as awards shows throughout 2015-2016 , while adding it on the set list of his Purpose World Tour .",
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"text": "Believe (Justin Bieber album) Believe is the third studio album by Canadian singer Justin Bieber , released on June 15 , 2012 , by Island Records . Looking to transition from the teen pop styles of his two-piece debut effort My World ( 2009 ) and My World 2.0 ( 2010 ) , Bieber opted to create a follow-up record that featured more prominent elements of dance-pop and contemporary R&B . As executive producers , mentor Usher and manager Scooter Braun enlisted collaborators including Darkchild , Hit-Boy , Diplo and Max Martin with the intention of creating a mature-sounding project . Upon its release , Believe received generally favorable reviews from music critics , who appreciated its progression from Bieber 's earlier works . It debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 374,000 copies , and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for sales exceeding one million units . Internationally , the record enjoyed similar success . It debuted atop the Canadian Albums Chart , where it eventually attained double-platinum recognition . The album additionally debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart , and was later certified gold there . According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry ( IFPI ) , Believe was the sixth global best-selling album of 2012 with sales of three million copies . Five singles were released from Believe , several of which became international successes . Its lead single `` Boyfriend '' peaked at number two on the US Billboard Hot 100 , and reached number one on the Canadian Hot 100 . Follow-ups `` As Long as You Love Me '' and `` Beauty and a Beat '' performed moderately worldwide , and positioned within the top-ten in the United States and Canada . `` Right Here '' received little promotion , consequentially peaking in the lower end of the Billboard Hot 100 , while the final single `` All Around the World '' performed moderately in most markets . The project was additionally promoted through the Believe Tour in 2012 and 2013 . The remix album Believe Acoustic was released in January 2013 .",
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"text": "My World (EP) My World is the debut extended play ( EP ) by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber . It was released on 17 November 2009 , by Island Records . The album is considered the first half of a two-piece project , later being supplemented by his debut studio album My World 2.0 ( 2010 ) . After signing a recording contract in light of his growing popularity on YouTube , Bieber worked with collaborators including his mentor Usher , in addition to producers Tricky Stewart , The-Dream , and Midi Mafia . Its music incorporates pop and R&B styles , and lyrically discusses teen romance and coming of age situations . Upon its release , My World received generally favorable reviews from music critics , who complimented its production . It debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 137,000 copies . In doing so , it became the strongest-debuting release for a new artist in 2009 , though it was topped the following week by I Dreamed a Dream by Susan Boyle , which moved 701,000 units . Upon the release of My World 2.0 in March 2010 , its predecessor peaked at number five . Less than two months after its release , the record was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America ( RIAA ) for sales exceeding one million copies . Internationally , the extended play attained similar success . It debuted atop the Canadian Albums Chart , where it was later certified double platinum . It additionally attained double platinum recognition in the United Kingdom . Two singles were released from My World , both of which became international successes . Its lead single `` One Time '' reached the top twenty in five countries ' singles charts , while its follow-up `` One Less Lonely Girl '' peaked within the top ten in Canada and top fifteen in the United States . The promotional singles `` Love Me '' and `` Favorite Girl '' peaked in the top forty of the US Billboard Hot 100 . The project was additionally promoted through television appearances and the My World Tour in 2010 . The remix album My Worlds Acoustic and compilation album My Worlds : The Collection were released later that November ; the latter packaged My World , My World 2.0 , and My Worlds Acoustic into a two-disc set . On February 12 , 2016 , the EP was released on vinyl for the first time .",
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"text": "Baby (Justin Bieber song) `` Baby '' is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber . It was released as the lead single from the latter half of Bieber 's debut album , My World 2.0 . The track was written by Bieber with Christopher `` Tricky '' Stewart and Terius `` The-Dream '' Nash , both of whom worked with Bieber on `` One Time '' , and also by R&B singer Christina Milian and labelmate , rapper Ludacris . It was available for digital download on January 18 , 2010 . The song received airplay directly after release , officially impacting mainstream and rhythmic radio on January 26 , 2010 . The song is uptempo R&B , blending together dance-pop and hip-hop elements , while using influences of doo-wop music . The song has received positive reviews from critics who complimented the song 's effective lyrics and chorus , and commended Ludacris ' part and the song 's ability to have an urban twist . The song was a commercial success , peaking at number one in France , and charting in the top ten of the United Kingdom , Canada , the United States , Australia , Norway , Japan , Ireland , Hungary , Belgium ( Flanders ) , Slovakia and New Zealand . The accompanying music video takes place in a mall/bowling-alley setting . The video features several cameos such as Drake , Lil Twist and Tinashe , in which Bieber chases after a girl . As of May 2013 , the song has sold 3.9 million digital downloads in the United States . The official music video is the twentieth most-viewed video all-time on YouTube , and is also , as of 2017 , the YouTube video with the most dislikes . It had been the most-viewed from July 12 , 2010 until November 24 , 2012 , when it was surpassed by the music video for `` Gangnam Style '' by Psy . Bieber performed the song several times , including Saturday Night Live , and the ninth season of American Idol . Bieber also performed an acoustic rendition of the remix version with Drake at the 2010 Juno Awards . The official remix in the United Kingdom features British hip-hop artist Chipmunk .",
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"text": "Under the Mistletoe Under the Mistletoe is the first Christmas album and second studio album by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber . It was released on November 1 , 2011 , by Island Records .",
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"text": "Where Are Ü Now `` Where Are Ü Now ? '' is a song produced by American EDM artists Skrillex and Diplo under their collaborative effort Jack Ü , with vocals from Canadian singer Justin Bieber . The song was released as the second single from the duo 's debut studio album , Skrillex and Diplo Present Jack Ü ( 2015 ) , on their respective labels OWSLA and Mad Decent , and is also included on Bieber 's fourth album Purpose ( 2015 ) . It was released simultaneously with the album on February 27 , 2015 , later sent to mainstream radio on April 21 , 2015 . Initially , a demo was written by Nick as a piano ballad titled `` The Most '' , however Bieber decided to send the track to the duo , who transformed the track into electronic dance music , but maintained the original lyrics . The song main 's instrumentation consists in sharp dancehall stabs and an Eastern melody . Bieber 's vocals also suffered alterations in some parts of the song . Lyrically , `` Where Are Ü Now '' talks about caring and praying for an ex who did n't return the favor , and longing for someone who could comfort him in his time of need . The song was featured on several year-end list of best songs of 2015 , being at the top of two publications . It also won a Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording . Commercially , the song peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 , giving both Skrillex and Diplo their first top 10 single on the chart , also giving Bieber his seventh . Internationally , the song has peaked within the top-ten of the charts in eight countries , including Australia , Canada , and the United Kingdom .",
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"text": "Purpose (Justin Bieber album) Purpose is the fourth studio album by Canadian singer and songwriter Justin Bieber . It was released on November 13 , 2015 by Def Jam Recordings and School Boy Records . It serves as the follow-up to Bieber 's third studio album Believe ( 2012 ) , and it was developed after the release of his collection Journals ( 2013 ) , which saw him in a more R&B direction . The album was created over a period of two years , in which Bieber struggled to find a musical direction for recording , scrapping each of these tracks many times . The album features guest vocals from Travis Scott , Big Sean & Halsey , and production help from Skrillex & Diplo . With the help of his personal friend and frequent collaborator Jason Boyd , Bieber started writing and recording with the idea of making an inspirational album that could encourage people through uplifting messages during a period of all his media scrutiny and his involvement in various misdemeanours ; as well as his relationship with his former girlfriend Selena Gomez . While working with producer Skrillex , who has also been working along with his then-partner Diplo into their project Jack Ü , releasing their top 10 single `` Where Are Ü Now '' ( 2015 ) , featuring Bieber 's vocals , Bieber found the record 's sonic direction and worked with Skrillex on a handful of the album 's songs . Purpose was described as a mix of dance-pop and EDM music as well as including influences of tropical house in some tracks and live instruments such as acoustic guitars in some others , while lyrically addressing subjects such as apologies and faith . The album received generally favorable reviews from most critics , who praised its sound and deemed it his best album to date . Other critics , however , criticized its lyrical content , felt that the album focused excessively on his requests for apologies , and found him tiring . The album debuted at number one on the US Billboard 200 , selling 522,000 copies in its first week of release , giving Bieber the largest first-week sales of his career and his sixth number-one album in the United States . Elsewhere , it reached the top of the charts in other eleven countries . Four singles have been released from the album so far : `` What Do You Mean ? '' , `` Sorry '' , `` Love Yourself '' and `` Company '' . The first three singles reached number one on both the US Billboard Hot 100 and the UK Singles Chart , where the singer broke chart records , and in other countries . To promote the album , Bieber gave several televised interviews and performances , as well as releasing `` dance videos '' for all of the album 's tracks in a project called `` Purpose : The Movement '' . He also embarked on his Purpose World Tour in 2016 . According to the IFPI , Purpose was the fourth best-selling album of 2015 with worldwide sales of 3.1 million copies . Purpose was nominated for Album of the Year and Best Pop Vocal Album at the 59th Grammy Awards , while `` Love Yourself '' was nominated for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance . The previous year he won Best Dance Recording with Diplo and Skrillex for `` Where Are Ü Now '' .",
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"text": "Justin Bieber Justin Drew Bieber ( -LSB- ˈbiːbər -RSB- born March 1 , 1994 ) is a Canadian singer and songwriter . After a talent manager discovered him through his YouTube videos covering songs in 2008 and signed to RBMG , Bieber released his debut EP , My World , in late 2009 . It was certified Platinum in the U.S. . He became the first artist to have seven songs from a debut record chart on the Billboard Hot 100 . Bieber released his first full-length studio album , My World 2.0 , in 2010 . It debuted at or near number one in several countries , was certified triple Platinum in the U.S. , and contained his single `` Baby '' . Following his debut album , he had his first headlining tour , the My World Tour , released the remix albums My Worlds Acoustic and Never Say Never -- The Remixes -- and the 3D biopic-concert film Justin Bieber : Never Say Never . He released his second studio album , Under the Mistletoe , in November 2011 , when it debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 . Bieber released his third studio album , Believe , in 2012 . His fourth studio album Purpose was released in November 2015 , spawning three number one singles : `` What Do You Mean ? '' , `` Sorry '' , and `` Love Yourself '' . His U.S. album and singles sales total 44.7 million . He has sold an estimated 100 million records , making him one of the world 's best-selling music artists . Bieber has won numerous awards , including the American Music Award for Artist of the Year in 2010 and 2012 . In his career , he has won one Grammy Award for Best Dance Recording for the song `` Where Are Ü Now '' at the 2016 ceremony . He has been listed four times by Forbes magazine among the top ten most powerful celebrities in the world in 2011 , 2012 , and 2013 . Bieber also became the first artist to surpass 10 billion total video views on Vevo .",
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"text": "Christopher Watson (musician) Christopher Watson is an American musician and designer .",
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"text": "Justin Chart Justin Chart ( born February 6 , 1960 ) is a Los Angeles based singer-songwriter and producer . Chart is known for his song , `` Los Angeles The Song '' .",
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"text": "Clare Bowditch Clare Bowditch ( born 1975 ) is an Australian musician , actor , radio presenter , and business entrepeneur . She won an ARIA Award in 2006 ( Best Female ) , and was nominated for a Logie Award for her work on Offspring the TV series in 2012 . She 's had Top Ten albums , been named Rolling Stone 's Woman of the Year , YEN Young Woman of the Year ( Music ) , toured with Gotye and Leonard Cohen , written for Harpers Bazaar , Rolling Stone and the Drum , and currently hosts an Australian Music Show on Qantas airlines in-flight audio channel . Bowditch has released seven albums in total . Her last , The Winter I Chose Happiness , was released on 14 September 2012 . In May 2012 , Bowditch released the single , `` You Make Me Happy '' , her first Top 40 song , which was featured in the TV series Offspring . Clare is currently an Ambassador for APRA , PPCA and Smiling Mind , and a member of the Victorian State Government 's Live Music Round Table Panel . She was the Secretary of the Music Victoria Board until 2012 . In May 2015 , she joined forces with Joost Bakker to put on one of the largest food-waste-free Business Conferences in the world , in Melbourne Australia .",
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"text": "Music gym A Music Gym is membership-based club or cooperative community where musicians ( and other artists ) share common resources in a shared facility . Such resources are related to music production , music rehearsal , movie production , art galleries , and tools useful for networking with other creative artists . Typically members of the community share the cost of property through some sort of fee , or make some exchange of services live performance , goods ( music equipment ) or labor to be members of the community . The Music Gym concept and name were first coined and made popular in 2000 in Boston , Massachusetts by Ryan McVinney , where he and business partner Robert Edward along with a group of musicians and artists converted an old circuit-board factory in a rundown area of Allston into a shared musical facility for a relatively large group of local musicians and artists . McVinney and others have helped spread the concept from Boston to Austin , Texas , New York City , Canada , England , Lima Peru , San Francisco , Los Angeles and other various locations across the world . Some Music Gym 's operate as for-profit businesses , while some operate as private , non-incorporated clubs run by smaller groups of musicians .",
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"text": "CAB (band) CAB is a jazz fusion supergroup founded by Bunny Brunel , Dennis Chambers , and Tony MacAlpine . Since their formation in 2000 , they have released four studio albums and two live albums . Their second album , CAB 2 , received a nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Album at the 2002 Grammy Awards . Other members who have been a part of CAB include Patrice Rushen , Virgil Donati , David Hirschfelder , and Brian Auger . When asked about the band 's name , Brunel said :",
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"text": "Justin Moore (disambiguation) Justin Moore is a singer-songwriter . Justin Moore may also refer to : Justin Moore ( album ) Justin Moore ( soccer ) Justin Tatch Moore , see Countryman line Moore , Justin",
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"text": "Justin Edwards (musician) Justin Gruffydd Edwards ( born 19 September 1966 ) is a British musician and composer . He is the great-nephew of Sydney Northcote , British musicologist and arranger . Primarily a jazz pianist and vocalist , recording and performing both as a solo artist and with Welsh Jazz Fusion band New Jazz Aliens , he has also performed as a drummer , guitarist and saxophonist . His first professional appearance was with Welsh National Opera at the age of eleven , since when he has performed on BBC Television , Thames Radio , Radio France , Men & Motors channel and a special appearance on the Welsh Language version of ` This Is Your Life , ' where he surprised , and performed with , long-time friend Jenny Ogwen in S4C television 's Christmas episode , 1997 .",
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"text": "Change Me (Justin Bieber song) `` Change Me '' is a song by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber from his second compilation album Journals ( 2013 ) discussing his life after the world turned on him was released on December 2 , 2013 . The song is the ninth in Bieber 's series Music Mondays , the first eight being `` Heartbreaker '' ( October 7 , 2013 ) , `` All That Matters '' ( October 14 ) , `` Hold Tight '' ( October 21 ) , `` Recovery '' ( October 28 ) , `` Bad Day '' ( November 4 ) , `` All Bad '' ( November 11 ) , `` PYD '' ( November 18 ) and `` Roller Coaster '' ( November 25 ) . Bieber released a new single every week for 10 weeks from October 7 to December 9 , 2013 .",
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"text": "Unsigned artist An unsigned artist , unsigned band or independent artist is a musician or musical group not under a contract with a record label . The terms are used in the music industry as a marketing technique . Bands that release their own material on self-published CDs can also be considered unsigned bands . Often unsigned bands primarily exist to perform at concerts . In more recent years , the Internet has helped promote the music of unsigned bands . Artists often post their music as MP3s on websites such as Bandcamp , SoundCloud , Myspace , PureVolume , GarageBand.com and SoundClick . In 2016 , the Unsigned Music Awards was established in the UK as the first ever televised international awards ceremony to champion artists without the backing of a record label . UK unsigned bands and musicians are able to use such services as The Unsigned Guide and to gather music industry contact names , phone numbers , websites and social media links , as well as information on how to get signed or market music independently . Song pitching websites , such as TAXI allow unsigned musicians to see which record labels ( and other music companies ) are currently seeking new music . Further , companies like Sentric Music and the royalty payment service offered by Last.fm can help in generating income streams for unsigned bands .",
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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": "Justin Bieber's Believe Justin Bieber 's Believe is a 2013 American biographical concert film and the sequel to Never Say Never , both centering on Canadian singer Justin Bieber . It was released through Open Road Films in the United States and Canada on December 25 , 2013 . The film received negative reviews from critics and grossed $ 6.2 million in the United States .",
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"text": "Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year The Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year is an annual award presented by the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences for the best electronic album released in Canada . It has been awarded since 2011 . The five nominees and eventual winner in the category are chosen by a panel of judges from the music industry across Canada .",
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"text": "Organist An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ . An organist may play solo organ works , play with an ensemble or orchestra , or accompany one or more singers or instrumental soloists . In addition , an organist may accompany congregational hymn-singing and play liturgical music .",
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"text": "This Is... (TV series) This Is ... is a British entertainment show , celebrating the best of British Music . Starring Michael Bublé , JLS , Justin Bieber and Lionel Richie . Presented by various celebrity hosts including Christine Bleakley and Reggie Yates",
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"text": "Sung poetry Sung poetry is a broad and imprecise music genre widespread in European countries , such as Poland and the Baltic States , to describe songs consisting of a poem ( most often a ballad ) and music written specially for that text . The compositions usually feature a delicate melody and scarce musical background , often comprising a guitar or piano . Some sung poetry performers are singer-songwriters , others use known , published poems , or collaborate with contemporary writers . Artists of sung poetry include people of various occupations usually with little or no particular music education , as well as stage actors . Sung poetry shares much in common with the author 's song in Russia yet differs from it in a significant way : sung poetry performers often do not compose lyrics themselves . Similar artists in other countries are usually classified as bards , folk music or folk rock ( such as Jacques Brel , Lluís Llach , Ovidi Montllor , Georges Brassens , Léo Ferré , Bob Dylan , Simon and Garfunkel , Tom Waits , Leonard Cohen , Djordje Balasevic , Bulat Okudzhava , Vladimir Vysotsky , Paco Ibáñez ) , or chamber pop . Artists of other musical genres may or may not be included into sung poetry category . For instance Czesław Niemen whose many songs are based on works of esteemed Polish poets is usually regarded as either a rock or electronic musician . The common forms of expression are individual and collective public performances , festivals of sung poetry , publication of records online and release of music albums .",
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"text": "Netlabels in Japan Since the mid-2000s , a counterculture has taken place where numerous netlabels , online labels that release their music for free , located in Japan have been formed and garnered a huge amount of publicity which , according to writer Patrick St. Michel , has shaped how popular Japanese music is produced . Japan 's netlabel phenomenon was the first time in the history of the nation 's music industry where underground musicians could produce their works however they wanted to and have their music noticed by the public ; this is an aspect that was previously absent at a time when major labels in the country followed a conservative method where they managed how artists would produce their music . Starting in the 2010s , the netlabel scene has crossed over to the mainstream music landscape and all across the world , with netlabel producers transitioning into working for bigger labels and western producers like Cashmere Cat and Ryan Hemsworth being influenced by the music of Japanese netlabels .",
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"text": "Justin Stanley Justin Stanley is an Australian born , initially Sydney based musician , producer and songwriter . Toured and recorded two albums with Beck including the soundtrack for Nacho Libre . Has worked with an eclectic range of musicians including Prince , Jimmy Cliff , Leonard Cohen , Paul Mc Cartney and Snoop . Some of his other production credits include Eric Clapton , Sheryl Crow , Jet , Jamie Lidell , Nikka Costa , Jimmy Fallon , Mark Ronson , Mocky and Ryan Bingham . Justin currently lives in California .",
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"text": "Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance The Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance was an award presented at the 2012 and 2013 Grammy Awards , a ceremony that was established in 1958 and originally called the Gramophone Awards . According to the 54th Grammy Awards description guide it was designed for solo , duo/groups or collaborative ( vocal or instrumental ) hard rock or metal recordings and was limited to singles or tracks only . The award was first presented in 2012 , after a major restructuring of Grammy categories . It combined the previous categories Best Hard Rock Performance and Best Metal Performance . The restructuring was a result of the Recording Academy 's wish to decrease the list of categories and awards . However , the Recording Academy announced in June 2013 that the category would split in 2014 , returning the Best Metal Performance category and recognizing quality hard rock performances in the Best Rock Performance category . According to the Academy , `` it was determined that metal has a very distinctive sound , and hard rock more closely aligns with rock and can exist comfortably as one end of the rock spectrum . ''",
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"text": "The Justified World Tour The Justified World Tour ( also known as Lovin ' It Live and Justified World Tour and Lovin ' It Live ) was the debut concert tour by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake . The tour showcased material his debut studio album , Justified ( 2002 ) .",
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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": "The Entire History of You `` The Entire History of You '' is the third episode of the first series of British science fiction anthology series Black Mirror . It was written by the creator of Peep Show and Fresh Meat , Jesse Armstrong , making it the only episode of the series not written or co-written by creator and showrunner Charlie Brooker . It was directed by Brian Welsh , and first aired on Channel 4 on 18 December 2011 . The episode , set in an alternative reality where most people have `` grains '' recording everything they do , see , or hear , and allowing them to play back their memories in front of their eyes or on a screen , tells the story of Liam ( Toby Kebbell ) , a man who starts suspecting that his wife Ffion ( Jodie Whittaker ) might have an affair . `` The Entire History of You '' received positive reviews . In 2013 , Robert Downey , Jr. optioned the episode to potentially be made into a film by Warner Bros. and his own production company Team Downey .",
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"text": "You Instead You Instead ( alternate U.S. title Tonight You 're Mine ) is a 2011 British `` Rock 'n' roll romantic comedy '' written by Thomas Leveritt and directed by David Mackenzie . The film stars Luke Treadaway , Natalia Tena , Gavin Mitchell and Alastair Mackenzie . Set at T in the Park music festival and shot by Sigma Films , two feuding rock stars are handcuffed together at a festival where they are due to perform .",
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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": "You are not Alone Foundation The You are Not Alone Foundation is a charitable organization founded and backed by Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva to provide comprehensive help and support to orphaned children and orphanages in Uzbekistan . The charity was founded in 2002 and one of its top priority tasks is to create conditions close to the home environment in Uzbekistan 's orphanages . To this end , Lola Karimova-Tillyaeva 's Foundation has financed the renovation and refurbishment of a number of orphanages and institutions for people with special needs in the Uzbek capital of Tashkent , in Tashkent Region and the city of Samarkand . From 2010 to 2014 the Foundation has carried out renovation and refurbishment work in : The Muruvvat orphanage for children with disabilities in Tashkent ; Tashkent orphanage for children under the age of three ; Chirchik Mercy Home ( orphanage ) No. 14 and Samarkand Mercy Home No. 10 . The Foundation has equipped these charitable institutions with modern furniture and state-of-the-art facilities , thanks to which the children can live and study in comfort . In 2011 , the Kibray orphanage for children with severe learning disabilities was fully equipped with new furniture and other necessities . From 2013 to 2015 , the Foundation has overseen major relocation projects for Tashkent Mercy Home No. 23 and Samarkand Mercy Home No. 6 , thanks to which these two orphanages now enjoy brand new premises built and furnished by the `` You are not Alone '' Foundation . At present , about 2,200 children are brought up in Uzbekistan 's Mercy Homes ( orphanages ) . An important area of the charity 's work is to provide them with books , text books , equipment , school supplies , computers and children 's clothing .",
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"text": "No One Here Gets Out Alive No One Here Gets Out Alive ( 1980 ) was the first biography of Jim Morrison , lead singer and lyricist of the L.A. rock band The Doors , written nearly a decade after Morrison 's death by journalist Jerry Hopkins , with `` insider '' information added by Danny Sugerman . Hopkins had done an extensive interview with Morrison before his death , but his first manuscript was rejected by major publishers . Sugerman began working as an assistant in the Doors office at the age of 13 , and became their manager after Morrison died ( replacing Bill Siddons ) . A companion video was made featuring interviews with The Doors members , Hopkins , Sugerman , and Paul Rothchild among others . It includes some rare footage , and was the first video released by the band . It helped rekindle interest in the Doors by allowing fans that were too young , or unable to remember , to see The Doors in action . Taking its title from the Doors song `` Five to One '' , the book is divided into three sections : The Bow is Drawn , The Arrow Flies and The Arrow Falls , for the early years of his life , his rise to fame with the Doors and his final years and death , respectively .",
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"text": "You Won't Be Leaving `` You Wo n't Be Leaving '' is a song written by Tony Hazzard and performed by the Herman 's Hermits . It reached # 9 in Australia and # 20 in the UK in 1966 . It was featured on their 1967 album , There 's a Kind of Hush All Over the World . The song was not released as a single in the United States , but rather the B-side to `` You Wo n't Be Leaving '' , `` Listen People '' , was released as the US single . The song was produced by Mickie Most .",
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"text": "Set You Free This Time `` Set You Free This Time '' is a song by the American folk rock band The Byrds , written by band member Gene Clark and first released in December 1965 on the group 's Turn ! Turn ! Turn ! album . According to Clark , the song was written in just a few hours during The Byrds ' 1965 British tour , after a night spent carousing with Paul McCartney at the Scotch of St James club in London . The song 's lead vocal is performed by Clark , who also plays acoustic guitar and harmonica on the track . `` Set You Free This Time '' concerns the breakup of a relationship and Clark 's vocal inflections and densely worded lyrics suggest the influence of Bob Dylan . The song also has a vague country rock feel to it , largely due to the song 's melody and Clark 's harmonica solo . The chord progression and rhythm of the song , however , are atypical of country music . Following its appearance on the Turn ! Turn ! Turn ! album , the song was issued as the A-side of a single on January 10 , 1966 . However , initial sales were relatively poor , with the single only managing to reach # 79 on the Billboard Hot 100 . As a result , Columbia Records in America began promoting the single 's B-side `` It Wo n't Be Wrong '' instead , which resulted in the single eventually climbing to # 63 . In the UK , after a review in the NME stated that the B-side was better than `` Set You Free This Time '' , CBS Records went a step further and actually re-released the single with `` It Wo n't Be Wrong '' as the A-side . This re-issuing of essentially the same single twice within two weeks caused confusion among British radio DJs over which of the two songs they should play and contributed to the single 's failure to chart . To accompany its UK release as a single , the BBC commissioned a short promotional film from The Byrds . However , on the day of filming a physical altercation occurred between the band 's manager Jim Dickson and rhythm guitarist David Crosby and although some footage was shot , the clip was never aired . Despite its lack of commercial success , the single release of `` Set You Free This Time '' gained mostly positive reviews in the music press . The first edition of Crawdaddy ! magazine described it as `` a lovely , moving song with Dylan-like 20-syllabal lines deckful of well chosen words . '' In the UK , Penny Valentine was complimentary in her review of the song for Disc magazine , commenting `` On first play , I did n't like it - but now I do . It 's rather unByrd-like and very , very Dylan-like . It 's slow and gentle and rather sad about never being a person who had much , and though she laughed at him and has now come for help , he does n't hold a grudge . Ahh ! '' The Beatles ' drummer , Ringo Starr , reviewing the single for Melody Maker , commented `` I only heard it the other day . They can do no wrong in my book . Great record , man , I love the voices . '' During February 1966 , The Byrds performed `` Set You Free This Time '' on the U.S. television programs Hollywood A Go-Go , Where The Action Is , The Lloyd Thaxton Show , and Shivaree . However , the song disappeared from the band 's live concert repertoire following Clark 's departure from the group in March 1966 . During his solo career , Clark would often return to the song in live concerts and consequently , it appears on his live albums In Concert and Silverado ' 75 : Live & Unreleased . The Byrds ' recording of `` Set You Free This Time '' is included on several of the band 's compilation albums , including The Original Singles : 1965 -- 1967 , Volume 1 , The Essential Byrds , There Is a Season , and the expanded and remastered edition of The Byrds ' Greatest Hits . It has also been included on the Gene Clark compilations , Echoes , American Dreamer 1964 -- 1974 , Flying High , and Set You Free : Gene Clark in The Byrds 1964 -- 1973 .",
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"text": "Who You Are (Pearl Jam song) `` Who You Are '' is a song by American rock band Pearl Jam . Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music co-written by drummer Jack Irons and guitarist Stone Gossard , `` Who You Are '' was released on July 30 , 1996 as the first single from the band 's fourth studio album , No Code ( 1996 ) . The song topped the Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart . It peaked at number 31 on the Billboard Hot 100 . The song was included on Pearl Jam 's 2004 greatest hits album , Rearviewmirror ( Greatest Hits 1991 -- 2003 ) . On Pearl Jam 's greatest hits album , `` Who You Are '' has a slight lyric change . Instead of `` circumstance , clapping hands '' , it 's `` avalanche , falling fast '' .",
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"text": "The Barry Horns The Barry Horns are an eleven-piece brass band , made up of fans of the Welsh national football team . Formed in 2011 , the band 's name is a homage to retired Welsh footballer Barry Horne . The band has a five-point mission statement called the Barryfesto , which notes that the band exists in order to unite Welsh football with the power of horns to put tunes on the terraces to bring hope where there is mathematical impossibility to replace plastic hooters with brass ones to win at life when we ca n't win at football . Musically the band play a variety of songs , many of which are associated with Wales and/or football , including `` Ca n't Take My Eyes Off You '' , `` Just Ca n't Get Enough '' and `` Pick Up the Pieces '' . The Barry Horns ' first public appearance was outside the Wales v England World Cup Qualifying match in Cardiff on 26 March 2011 . They also appeared at the Welsh Cup Final in the same year , which was broadcast on S4C . Their other media appearances include performing on BBC1 's flagship football programme Football Focus , BBC Radio Five Live and in a short promotional campaign for BBC Wales ' coverage of Welsh national football . In December 2011 , they were the house band on the Jamie and Louise programme on BBC Radio Wales , playing a variety of Christmas related songs including an interpretation of East 17 's ` Stay Another Day ' . In February 2012 , The Barry Horns released a video for their version of the Rocky theme , which they recorded as the anthem for Wales 's World Cup 2014 qualifying campaign . The video featured members of the band in various training scenarios as a parody of the training montage from the film . In December 2013 , the band released a cover of the song `` Only You '' , 30 years after the cover by The Flying Pickets had earned a Christmas Number 1 . The recording failed to make the UK charts but proceeds were donated to the charity Prostate Cymru , with a dedication made to the Flying Pickets ' lead vocalist , Brian Hibbard , who died of prostate cancer in 2012 . A music video released on YouTube paid homage to the original Pickets video from 1983 .",
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"text": "Pieces of You Pieces of You is the debut studio album by American singer-songwriter Jewel , released on February 28 , 1995 by Atlantic Records . The album was produced by Ben Keith , who has also produced works for artists such as Neil Young and Patsy Cline . Though it made little impact initially , the single `` Who Will Save Your Soul '' eventually received airplay and the album peaked at # 4 on Billboard 200 almost exactly two years after its release . Other hits included were `` Foolish Games '' and `` You Were Meant for Me '' as well as the UK single `` Morning Song '' . After two years , the album was re-released featuring the re-recorded versions of `` You Were Meant for Me '' and `` Foolish Games '' . Despite a mixed critical response , the album is listed at number 64 of the `` Definitive 200 '' by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame . As of 2010 , the album had sold 7.3 million copies in US . It was certified 12x Platinum for shipments of 12 million copies in the U.S. , making it one of the best selling debut albums of all time .",
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"text": "Not on Your Love `` Not On Your Love '' is a song written by Tony Martin , Troy Martin , and Reese Wilson , and recorded by American country music artist Jeff Carson . It was released in June 1995 as the second single from his self-titled debut album . The song represents Carson 's only Number One single on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now Hot Country Songs ) chart . The song 's b-side , `` Betty 's Takin ' Judo '' , was also the b-side to Carson 's debut single `` Yeah Buddy '' .",
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"text": "Without You (Badfinger song) `` Without You '' is a song written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of British rock group Badfinger , and first released on their 1970 album No Dice . The song has been recorded by over 180 artists , and versions released as singles by Harry Nilsson ( 1971 ) and Mariah Carey ( 1994 ) became international best-sellers . Paul McCartney once described the ballad as `` the killer song of all time '' . In 1972 , writers Ham and Evans received the British Academy 's Ivor Novello Award for Best Song Musically and Lyrically .",
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"text": "The Wonder of You `` The Wonder of You '' is a song written by Baker Knight . In 1959 , Ray Peterson released it as a single . The song became a Top 40 hit for him on the Billboard Hot 100 , peaking at # 25 , and also reached # 23 in the UK . That same year it was recorded by Ronnie Hilton . His version was also a hit reaching # 22 on the UK Singles Chart . The Ray Peterson record briefly re-entered the Hot 100 in 1964 . In the early 1960s , the Platters also recorded this song , which appeared on a 1970s compilation The Platters -- 30 Golden Hits . In 1969 , The Sandpipers recorded an album of the same name including the song . An album of instrumentals of the same name by Nelson Riddle was also released in 2000 .",
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"text": "The Whole Funk & Nothing but the Funk: Definitive Funkadelic 1976–1981 The Whole Funk & Nothing But the Funk is a 2005 compilation album by Funkadelic featuring songs recorded for Warner Bros. . Records during the band 's career with that label from 1976 to 1981 . No Funkadelic recordings from any other record labels or time periods are included . The compilation includes two rarities : instrumental versions of `` One Nation Under a Groove '' and `` The Electric Spanking of War Babies '' that had originally appeared as B-sides . In 2011 , the compilation was re-released as You Got The Funk We Got The Funk .",
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"text": "It's All Up to You `` It 's All Up to You '' is a song by British singer/songwriter Jim Capaldi . It was released as a single in 1974 , and became his first of only two hit singles in his native UK , peaking at # 27 . His other UK hit is the # 4 cover of the Everly Brothers song , `` Love Hurts '' , released the following year . Both songs appear on his 1975 album , Short Cut Draw Blood .",
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"text": "Nearness of You: The Ballad Book Nearness of You : The Ballad Book is the seventh studio album of saxophone player Michael Brecker . Accompanied by Herbie Hancock on piano , Pat Metheny on guitars , Charlie Haden on bass , Jack DeJohnette on drums , and a special guest appearance by James Taylor , the album was released by Verve Records on June 19 , 2001 . Brecker was awarded his 8th Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Solo on `` Chan 's Song '' . James Taylor also won his 4th grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance on `` Do n't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight '' . With his win , he became the first American recording artist to garner a win in that category since Michael Bolton in 1992 .",
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"text": "It's All About You (Not About Me) `` It 's All About You ( Not About Me ) '' is the first single from Tracie Spencer 's third album , Tracie . The single was released on June 27 , 1999 . It was written by Heavynn , Karlin , and Schack . This was Spencer 's first single since `` Love Me '' in 1992 . A remix version features Black Thought from The Roots .",
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"text": "Without You (Hinder song) `` Without You '' is a song by American rock band Hinder , that was the second single released from their 2008 album Take It to the Limit . It was released as a digital download on September 23 , 2008 . A music video was produced for the song , featuring actors Kellan Lutz and Aimee Teegarden . `` I play the bad boyfriend , '' Lutz told MTV . `` Aimee is the sweet cheerleader girl ... who should n't be with me . I lead her life on the wrong track until she gets rid of me , and her life finally goes to where it should go . She graduates high school , while I am left in the dust . ''",
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"text": "The Only Way Out `` The Only Way Out '' is a 2014 song by British rock band Bush , released on 9 September 2014 , through Zuma Rock Records . Produced by Jay Baumgardner and recorded at NRG Recording Studios in North Hollywood , California , it is the lead single from their sixth album Man on the Run . According to songwriter Gavin Rossdale , the song is `` a good gateway into the record ... it gets a bit wider and probably a little darker . This is just the right way in . ''",
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"text": "Just for You (Neil Diamond album) Just for You is the second album by Neil Diamond . Like his debut , it has never been released on CD , though all but two of the tracks were made available on the Classics : The Early Years compilation . All tracks are also available on the compilation album The Bang Years 1966-1968 . At some point or another , every single track on it was released either as an A-side or a B-side of a single , with many of them becoming big hits : `` You Got to Me '' ( # 18 ) , `` Girl , You 'll Be a Woman Soon '' ( # 10 ) , `` Thank the Lord for the Night Time '' ( # 13 ) , `` Red Red Wine '' ( # 62 ) , and `` Shilo '' ( # 24 in 1970 ) . Curiously , the year-old hit `` Cherry Cherry '' ( from Diamond 's first LP ) also appears here , while the then-current hit `` Kentucky Woman '' ( # 22 ) does not . `` Solitary Man '' also re-appears in its 1966 version . This version would be re-released in 1970 and chart at # 21 . This was Diamond 's first album consisting entirely of original material , and his final album for the Bang label .",
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"text": "The Section (band) The Section are a US instrumental rock band formed in the early 1970s by musicians Danny Kortchmar , Craig Doerge , Leland Sklar , and Russ Kunkel . They are best known for both studio and stage work in support of some of the best selling solo singers of that decade . Their frequent appearances on the records of artists signed to Asylum Records made them the label 's de facto house band . Their close association with the singer-songwriter and soft rock genres of the 1970s also led to their alternate moniker of `` The Mellow Mafia . '' They appeared together and individually on albums by Linda Ronstadt , Crosby & Nash , James Taylor , Carole King , Jackson Browne , Warren Zevon , and acted as back-up band on their tours . Other musicians closely associated with The Section include guitarist Waddy Wachtel , bassist Tim Drummond and multi-instrumentalist David Lindley . By the 1980s , the group stopped working together collectively , though as individuals they continued to play prominent roles in the studio and on tour with many of the most popular solo acts of the decade , including Phil Collins ( who collaborated with Sklar frequently starting with 1985 's No Jacket Required album and subsequent tour ) , Stevie Nicks ( whose landmark Bella Donna album features guitar work from Wachtel , who continues to work with her as her musical director ) , and Don Henley ( who used Kortchmar 's skills on numerous instruments on his Building the Perfect Beast album ) . Beside their supporting work for other musicians , The Section also released three albums of their own , consisting of mostly instrumental music .",
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"text": "Anna Paquin Anna Helene Paquin ( -LSB- ˈpækwɪn -RSB- born 24 July 1982 ) is a Canadian-born New Zealand actress . Born in Manitoba and brought up in Wellington , New Zealand , Paquin studied at Hutt Intermediate School and the Wellington Girls ' College in New Zealand before moving to Los Angeles during her youth where she studied at Windward School and went on to complete a year at Columbia University before leaving post-secondary to focus on her acting career . As a child , she beat 5000 candidates for the role of Flora McGrath in Jane Campion 's romantic drama film The Piano ( 1993 ) , despite having had little to no acting experience prior to getting the role . For her performance , she received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress at the age of 11 , making her the second-youngest Academy Award winner in Oscar history . Paquin went on to become a successful child actress , receiving multiple Young Artist Award nominations for her roles in Fly Away Home ( 1996 ) , The Member of the Wedding ( 1997 ) , and A Walk on the Moon ( 1999 ) , and was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for appearing in Cameron Crowe 's comedy-drama film Almost Famous ( 2000 ) . She played mutant superheroine Rogue in multiple films of the X-Men franchise and was nominated for a Saturn Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance in the first instalment . Paquin is also known for playing the lead role of Sookie Stackhouse in the HBO vampire drama television series True Blood ( 2008 -- 2014 ) . For her performance in the series , Paquin won the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series -- Drama in 2009 and was nominated for an additional Golden Globe Award in 2010 , as well as three Saturn Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award in 2010 . Among other accolades , Paquin has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award , a Golden Globe Award , and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her work on the 2007 television film Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee and a Golden Globe Award for her work on the 2009 television film The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler . Paquin has been married since 2010 to actor Stephen Moyer , with whom she has two children .",
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"text": "New Zealand's Got Talent (series 1) The first series of New Zealand 's Got Talent began airing on Prime on 8 September 2008 and ran to 28 October 2008 . It consisted of 13 episodes . In March 2008 , Prime announced it was producing a version of New Zealand 's Got Talent , in conjunction with South Pacific Pictures and FremantleMedia , with a grand prize of NZ$ 100,000 . In June , actress Miriama Smith was announced as the first of the show 's three judges , and television presenter Andrew Mulligan and radio host Jason Reeves were announced as the show 's two presenters . In July , the final two judges were announced - former NZ Idol judge Paul Ellis and former Radio With Pictures presenter and television producer Richard Driver . It was the first and only series of New Zealand 's Got Talent produced by Prime . The series had not delivered expected advertising revenue and in 2009 , the network confirmed that they would not produce any further series . Subsequent to the series lackluster performance , the franchise rights were acquired by TVNZ for a more successful second series run in 2012 .",
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"text": "Annabella Mary Geddes Annabella Mary Geddes ( 19 May 1864 -- 5 December 1955 ) was a New Zealand welfare worker and community leader . Of Māori descent , she identified with the Nga Puhi iwi . She was born in Mangungu , Northland , New Zealand on 19 May 1864 .",
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"text": "Flagstaff (Otago) Flagstaff , known in Māori as Te Whanaupaki , is a prominent hill overlooking the northwest of the city of Dunedin , in New Zealand 's South Island . Together with Mount Cargill , which lies to its northeast , it dominates the skyline of the city . Flagstaff lies seven kilometres to the north of Dunedin 's city centre . The hill was known by the Māori as Whakari , and an anglicised form of this name is still used for the Dunedin suburb of Wakari , which lies to the south of Flagstaff . The city 's first road route to the Taieri Plains , which lie to the west , skirted the slopes of Flagstaff , and is still used as an alternative route out of the city . Flagstaff rises to a height of 666 metres , and is part of the rim of the Dunedin Volcano , a long-extinct volcano of which the crater forms the Otago Harbour . The Pineapple Track , part of Dunedin 's Skyline Walkway , crosses the peak of Flagstaff . The track 's unusual name dates from the 1920s , when a local grocer used to act as a guide to the top of Flagstaff , handing out tins of pineapple as a refreshment at the top . The empty cans were often left behind , and were frequently seen along the side of the track as unofficial marker posts . This track , though not an arduous walk , needs to be treated with care , as the weather around Flagstaff can be extremely unpredictable .",
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"text": "Miranda Harcourt Miranda Catherine Millais Harcourt ( born 1962 ) is a New Zealand actress and acting coach . She is the daughter of actress Dame Kate Harcourt . Harcourt 's acting career began playing boy character on Radio New Zealand in the early 1970s . She is best known for her role as `` Gemma '' in the 1980s TV drama series Gloss . Harcourt spent three years acting on the show , and her character was so despicable that people spat at and insulted Harcourt in public . Harcourt received a nomination in the 1989 Film and TV Awards for best actress for the role . Harcourt has starred in countless productions across New Zealand and in Australia . The exhaustive and comprehensive list can be found at Theatre Aotearoa Database .",
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"text": "Porirua Porirua is a city in the Wellington Region of the North Island of New Zealand , and one of the four cities that constitute the Wellington metropolitan area . It almost completely surrounds Porirua Harbour at the southern end of the Kapiti Coast . Pauatahanui Inlet , the eastern inlet of the harbour , is notable for its world-class estuarine values . The population at the was .",
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"text": "Spanish New Zealanders Spanish New Zealanders refers to New Zealand citizens and residents of Spanish descent , or people who were born in Spain and emigrated to New Zealand . There are approximately 2,043 New Zealanders who are full or partial Spanish descent , most of whom reside within the major cities of Auckland and Wellington . Immigration to New Zealand from Spain was minimal during the 1850s and 1860s resulting from the social disruption of the Carlist civil wars . Larger numbers of Spanish immigrants entered the country in the first quarter of the twentieth century due to the same circumstances of rural poverty and urban congestion that led other Europeans to emigrate in that period , as well as unpopular wars . Many immigrants either moved back to Spain or to another country .",
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"text": "New Zealand art New Zealand art consists of the visual and plastic arts ( including architecture , woodwork , textiles , and ceramics ) originating from the geographical location of New Zealand . It come from different traditions : indigenous Māori art , that of the early European ( or Pākehā ) settlers , and later immigrants from Pacific , Asian and European countries . Because New Zealand is so isolated , in the past many artists had to go overseas to make a living . The visual arts flourished in the later decades of the 20th century , with the increased cultural sophistication of many New Zealanders .",
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"text": "Mary Ann Colclough Mary Ann Colclough ( 20 February 1836 -- 7 March 1885 ) was a New Zealand feminist and social reformer . She was born in London , England on 20 February 1836 . She contributed to various colonial newspapers under the pseudonym Polly Plum . Mary Ann Colclough was born in London in 1836 , daughter of Susan and John Thomas Barnes , builder . She was trained as a teacher and came to New Zealand in 1859 , settling in Auckland . On 9 May 1861 , at Onehunga , she married Thomas Caesar Colclough , ( died July 1867 ) formerly of Galleenstown Castle , County Dublin . There were two children , a son and a daughter . She died at Picton on 7 March 1885 from injuries received from an accident and was buried in Picton cemetery . Although her work has been overlooked and forgotten , Mary Ann Colclough was one of the earliest , and certainly among the most talented , of feminist leaders in this country . During the late sixties and early seventies and under the pseudonym of `` Polly Plum '' , she came to the fore as a contributor to various colonial newspapers . Her articles , which were most competently written , ranged over a variety of topics from matters of domestic interest , good housekeeping , and the like , to a forthright advocacy of `` women 's rights '' . Her early journalistic sallies were sententious in tone , very much in accord with the literary conventions of the day , but her mature writing was concerned mainly with those issues which affected women 's status in the home and community . In this phase of her career Mary Colclough showed herself to be a woman with a practical cast of mind and of high ideals and principles , who was deeply conscious of the many social problems that called for urgent redress . She kept the campaign alive by occasional letters to the press , sometimes published as far afield as the Melbourne Argus and London Times . These were invariably well expressed and to the point . It was as a lecturer , however , that `` Polly Plum '' , reformer and feminist , became widely known . Almost before political meetings had become the vogue , she was able to attract large audiences and , on one occasion , spoke before Governor Sir G. F. Bowen . As the outstanding champion of women 's rights , she hotly attacked the `` legal subjection '' of her sex . She ridiculed the idea that women should be educated only for the home ; all employment , including such professions as that of medicine , should be open to them . She challenged the right of the father to have sole control over his children and pointed out the injustice of the law as regards the property rights of married women . At the same time she pressed for an improvement in the working conditions of seamstresses , shop assistants , and domestics , with adequate safeguards against poverty and the problems of old age . She must have been a compelling advocate ; according to contemporary evidence , `` ... one of the most fluent and accurate speakers we have listened to in the colonies '' . In 1875 Mary Colclough began a campaign in Melbourne . She seems to have met with little success , for , like many feminist reformers of the time , she was well in advance of public opinion . The Argus commented acidly on her efforts to ameliorate the condition of her sex throughout the world and saw no ground `` for weeping over the melodramatic misery '' of her protéges . It is possible -- though unlikely -- that such rebuffs cooled her reforming ardour ; nevertheless , by the late seventies she seems to have withdrawn from the public scene . She was certainly engaged in teaching at this time , first at Auckland and , later , in Canterbury . From about 1876 to 1878 she was mistress in charge of the girls ' school at Rangiora , and in 1881 was infant mistress at Papanui . It is evident that her associations with the north must have weakened , for when news of her unexpected death reached Auckland in March 1885 , it aroused little comment beyond the bald statement that her passing would be regretted by many who knew her in the olden times . It is not surprising that her name and work soon faded from the New Zealand scene . ( reference : Alexander Hare McLintock , C.B.E. , M.A. , DIP.ED . ( N.Z. ) , PH.D. ( LOND . ) , Parliamentary Historian , Wellington .",
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"text": "Cinema of New Zealand New Zealand cinema can refer to films made by New Zealand-based production companies in New Zealand . However , it may also refer to films made about New Zealand by filmmakers from other countries . In addition , due to the relatively small size of its film industry , many New Zealand-made films are co-productions with companies based in other nations . Film has a long history in New Zealand . The first public screening of a motion picture was in 1896 ; a 1900 documentary is the oldest surviving New Zealand film - and the first feature film made in New Zealand premiered in 1914 . However , although there was a small-scale industry during the 1920s-1960s , it was n't until the 1970s that New Zealand made films were able to attract large-scale audiences . From the 1990s onward , a steady flow on New Zealand made films have had international success , including both those with local funding and themes , and those such as the Lord of the Rings trilogy , made with Hollywood money .",
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"text": "New Zealand Rugby New Zealand Rugby ( NZR ) is the governing body of rugby union in New Zealand . It was founded in 1892 as the New Zealand Rugby Football Union ( NZRFU ) , 12 years after the first provincial unions in New Zealand . In 1949 it became an affiliate to the International Rugby Football Board , now known as World Rugby , the governing body of rugby union for the world . It dropped the word `` Football '' from its name in 2006 . The brand name New Zealand Rugby ( NZR ) was adopted in 2013 . The organisation 's main objectives , as displayed in the NZR Constitution , are to promote and develop rugby throughout New Zealand ; arrange and participate in international , trial and other rugby matches and tours in New Zealand and overseas ; represent New Zealand on the International Rugby Board ; form and manage New Zealand representative teams ; and encourage participation in , and support for , rugby players and supporters at all levels of the game . NZR Headquarters are located in Wellington , New Zealand , with an office in Auckland . New Zealand Rugby 's purpose is to lead , grow , support and promote New Zealand 's game . It strives for rugby teams in black that are unrivalled , a high performance system that produces the world 's best talent , competitions that fans love , and a community game that is strong and cherished . It is committed to New Zealand rugby being financially secure , attracting top partners and contributing actively to the global game . There are currently 11 NZRU Board members . The President , David Rhodes , was elected in 2015 . The President may attend Board meetings but is not a Board member and can not vote on Board matters . Steve Tew is the current chief executive and Sir Brian Lochore is the current Patron . Charged with fostering , developing , administering , promoting and representing the game of rugby in New Zealand , NZR 's responsibilities include supporting community and provincial rugby , delivering national competitions including the Mitre 10 Cup , Pink Batts Heartland Championship and Women 's Provincial Championship . It also delivers Investec Super Rugby in New Zealand and manages Test matches in New Zealand , including the Investec Rugby Championship . Additionally , it manages and resourcing its national teams : the All Blacks , Black Ferns , Maori All Blacks , All Blacks Sevens , New Zealand Women 's Sevens , New Zealand Under 20 , the Heartland XV and the Junior All Blacks .",
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"text": "The New Zealand Herald The New Zealand Herald is a daily newspaper published in Auckland , New Zealand , owned by New Zealand Media and Entertainment . It has the largest newspaper circulation of all newspapers in New Zealand , peaking at over 200,000 copies in 2006 , although circulation of the daily Herald had declined to 144,157 copies on average by December 2014 . Its main circulation area is the Auckland region . It is also delivered to much of the north of the North Island including Northland , Waikato and King Country .",
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"text": "Death of Aisling Symes The disappearance of Aisling Celine Symes , a two-year-old girl of Irish and New Zealand descent , occurred on 5 October 2009 in Auckland , New Zealand . It was initially thought the girl had been abducted , but on 12 October 2009 it was confirmed that a body had been located in a storm water drain on a property adjoining the one from where she went missing . The body was confirmed to be Aisling 's . Aisling 's parents are Angela and Allan Symes . Allan Symes is originally from Stradbally , County Waterford in Ireland . He had lived in New Zealand for 18 years at the time of Aisling 's disappearance . The last known person to see Aisling was her five-year-old sister Caitlin . A description issued of an Asian woman believed to have been in the vicinity prompted a number of incidents where Asian mothers were targeted by curious members of the public . The disappearance attracted headlines in New Zealand and Ireland , particularly as child abduction is an unusual occurrence in New Zealand . One New Zealand police inspector claimed on Morning Ireland that only five children had disappeared in his country in the previous fifty years . The New Zealand Herald said nine children had disappeared without trace in the country in sixty years , at least two cases of which involved more than one child at a time . Forty members of the New Zealand police were quickly put on the case . This had risen to sixty by the end of the first week and was set to rise again before her body was located . Sophie Tedmanson of The Times and Paul Chapman of The Daily Telegraph compared Aisling 's case to that of the disappearance of Madeleine McCann . Madeleine 's parents , who had lived in New Zealand for a time prior to their marriage , said their `` thoughts and prayers '' were with the Symes family . The grandfather of Amber-Lee Cruickshank , a two-year-old child who disappeared in late 1992 , also sent his regards , saying `` It 's not very nice , I tell you '' .",
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"text": "Anna Fantastic Anna Garcia , whose legal name is Anna Florence and is professionally known as Anna Fantastic ( a name given to her by Prince ) , is an English actress , singer and model .",
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"text": "Aileen Anna Maria Garmson Aileen Anna Maria Garmson ( c. 1863 -- 30 May 1951 ) was a New Zealand trade unionist and political activist . She was born in County Cavan , Ireland c. 1863 .",
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"text": "Apna (New Zealand) Apna is a New Zealand radio and television network targeted towards ethnic minorities . The radio network broadcasts on 990 AM in Whangarei , Auckland and Hamilton , and plays Bollywood music alongside cultural features and discussions . The television channel is available on channel 26 on Freeview HD in major centres , and features mostly Indian and Pakistani television programmes . The Apna networks serve Indian , Fijian , Bangladeshi , Pakistani and Punjabi communities . The radio network is one of the only media outlets serving the Fijian population . Many of its hosts knew or worked with Radio Sargam presenter Anirudh Diwakar , who is crediting with inspiring Apna 's `` Fiji style '' Hindi radio format . The station 's internal research suggests many listeners also listen to Radio Tarana , Flava , Niu FM and Newstalk ZB . The radio network has not participated in independent TNS New Zealand audience surveys , unlike its competitors New Zealand Media and Entertainment , MediaWorks New Zealand and Radio Tarana . However , the station has commissioned research which suggests it has between 15,000 and 80,000 listeners . The research suggests these listeners are mostly middle-aged and listen to the station during the evening .",
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"text": "Maurice Paquin Maurice Paquin , ( born in June 1947 in Dauphin , Manitoba , Canada ) , is a Franco-Manitoban comedian and singer . In 1959 Paquin completed Provencher Elementary School in St. Boniface , Manitoba and High School in 1963 at West Hill Collegiate High School in Toronto , Ontario . In 1967 he earned a Baccalaureat en Arts at Université de Montréal followed by a Bachelor of Science degree at McGill University in 1970 . The following three years were spent in San Gerardo de Dota , Costa Rica , where his first daughter Ligia Rosairis was born in 1972 . Marisol Denieve , his second daughter , was born in Montreal in 1974 ; Maurice worked as Marketing Analyst for Miracle Mart ( 1975 ) and Val Royal LaSalle Building Materials ( 1976 ) . In 1983 he wrote , composed and recorded the musical album La Garantie , with hits such as `` Ya Rien Là '' , `` Motel Henry '' , and `` Maman , Maman '' . Over the next fifteen years , Paquin performed thousands of shows throughout Quebec , Canada and the United States ; appeared in hundreds of television variety shows and commercials , and starred in the CBC short film `` Buried Treasure '' . In 2000 , he obtained an International Concierge Diploma at the ICI Institute in Montreal , Quebec , which led him to work as Chief Concierge in South Florida hotels such as the Ritz Carlton Coconut Grove , the Bentley Beach , Le Meridien , the Mutiny , Quantum on the Bay and 500 Brickell West in Miami , Florida . He is now Housekeeping Supervisor at Mont Tremblant Ski Resort in Quebec .",
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"text": "Ngāi Tahu Ngāi Tahu , or Kāi Tahu , is the principal Māori iwi ( tribe ) of the southern region of New Zealand . Its takiwā ( tribal area ) is the largest in New Zealand , and extends from Blenheim , Mount Mahanga and Kahurangi Point in the north to Stewart Island in the south . These are divided into 18 rūnanga ( governance areas ) corresponding to traditional settlements . Some definitions of Ngāi Tahu include the Waitaha and Kāti Mamoe tribes who lived in the South Island prior to the arrival of Kāi Tāhu . The five primary hapū of the three tribes are Kāti Kurī , Ngāti Irakehu , Kāti Huirapa , Ngāi Tūāhuriri and Ngāi Te Ruakihikihi . The New Zealand Parliament passed the Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act in 1998 to record an apology from the Crown and to settle claims made under the Treaty of Waitangi . One of the Act 's provisions covered the use of dual ( Māori and English ) names for geographical locations in the Ngāi Tahu tribal area . The recognised tribal authority , Te Rūnanga o Ngāi Tahu , is based in Christchurch and Invercargill .",
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"text": "Anna Dodd Anna Maree Dodd ( née Corbin ; born 24 October 1980 ) is a former New Zealand international cricketer who represented the New Zealand national team between 2002 and 2006 . She played as a right-arm off-spin bowler . Dodd was born in Foxton , in New Zealand 's Manawatu-Wanganui region . After several years playing with the Wellington Blaze domestically , she was selected in the New Zealand squad for a tour of India in November and December 2001 . That tour was cancelled , but Dodd eventually made her international debut in a One Day International ( ODI ) against Australia in February 2002 . When New Zealand toured Europe later in the year , she took what would be career-best figures against the Netherlands , finishing with 3/13 from five overs . At the 2005 World Cup in South Africa , Dodd played in five of her team 's seven matches , taking three wickets with a best of 2/15 against Sri Lanka . Her last international matches came in October 2006 , in an ODI series against Australia . She played in 31 ODIs in total , taking 28 wickets .",
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"text": "Sarah McLauchlan Sarah McLauchlan ( born 6 April 1973 ) is a former New Zealand cricketer .",
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"text": "List of films set in New Zealand This is a list of films filmed and set in New Zealand .",
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Billy Ray Cyrus has a child.
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"text": "Billy Ray Cyrus William Ray Cyrus ( born August 25 , 1961 ) is an American singer , songwriter and actor . Having released 12 studio albums and 44 singles since 1992 , he is best known for his number one single `` Achy Breaky Heart '' , which became the first single ever to achieve triple Platinum status in Australia . It was also the best-selling single in the same country in 1992 and was translated into more than 100 languages . Thanks to the video of this hit , the line dance catapulted into the mainstream , becoming a worldwide craze . Cyrus , a multi-platinum selling recording artist , has scored a total of eight top-ten singles on the Billboard Country Songs chart . His most successful album to date is his debut Some Gave All , which has been certified 9 × Multi-Platinum in the United States and is the longest time spent by a debut artist at number one on the Billboard 200 ( 17 consecutive weeks ) and most consecutive chart-topping weeks in the SoundScan era . It is the only album ( from any genre ) in the SoundScan era to log 17 consecutive weeks at number one and is also the top-ranking debut album by a male country artist . It ranked 43 weeks in the top 10 , a total topped by only one country album in history , Ropin ' the Wind by Garth Brooks . Some Gave All was also the first debut album to enter at number one on the Billboard Country Albums chart . The album has also sold more than 20 million copies worldwide and is the best-selling debut album of all time for a solo male artist . Some Gave All was also the best-selling album of 1992 in the US with 4,832,000 copies . In his career , he has released 35 charted singles , of which 16 charted in the top 40 . From 2001 to 2004 , Cyrus starred in the television show Doc . The show was about a country doctor who moved from Montana to New York City . From 2006 to 2011 , he co-starred in the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana with his daughter Miley Cyrus . As of 2016 , he stars as Vernon Brownmule on the CMT series Still the King .",
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"text": "Barrel children Barrel children are children who are abandoned or `` left behind '' by their parents who are seeking a better life abroad . Dr. Claudette Crawford-Brown , the University of the West Indies academic who first described the phenomenon of barrel children , defines `` barrel children '' as those children who , while waiting in the Caribbean to migrate to their parents in the metropoles of North America and the United Kingdom , receive material resources in the form of food and clothing in lieu of direct care . Dr. Crawford-Brown , in her publication Who will save our children : The plight of the Jamaican child in the nineties , showed that these children have surrogate parents who are often unable to give them the emotional support and nurturance that they need , most of these children may be instead raised by grandparents or close relatives . The impact on these children of this type of neglect includes a range of emotional and behavioural problems including run-away behaviour , withdrawal , depression , and , in some cases , acting-out behaviour . The Trinidad and Tobago News said that for `` barrel children the psychological scars have been great and have been troubling factors unto the second , third and fourth generations . '' The Wellcome Trust discussed barrel children in an article focusing on violence in the Caribbean while it was the title and subject of a short film by Cara Elmslie Weir about a Trinidadian family split by migration , the parents `` sending barrels full of material goods '' from the U.S.A. to their children in Trinidad . UNICEF in Jamaica agreed that `` Migration of parents who seek more lucrative employment abroad has had a negative impact on Jamaican children . Some children are left in the care of strangers , neighbours or even older siblings who are still children . These so-called `` barrel children '' are left without parental guidance or adult supervision and with access to significant material resources in the form of cash remittances and barrels of clothing and toys sent by absentee parents . '' It has also been discussed in Caribbean Studies Journals , conferences on the Caribbean , the Trinidad Guardian and Trinidad Newsday . Discussing absent parents The Trinidad Guardian noted that `` At holiday time , they ship their barrels of love , disguised as brand-name sneakers and clothing , believing that these would make their children happy and make up for them being not around . But the fact remains that children are deprived of the real love of their parents . '' An article published in Newsweek by Brook Larmar entitled the `` Barrel Children '' dramatised the problem in its effects on one particular family . `` The cardboard barrel has been sitting empty in Marsha Flowers 's backyard for more than a month now , but the Jamaican teenager hangs onto it as though it were a sacred totem . And in a way , it is . Five years after her mother immigrated to the United States , leaving Marsha and two sisters to fend for themselves in a Kingston slum , the barrel is one of the few tangible signs of her mother 's love - and of her own frustrated desires . '' Blogs also exist highlighting the experiences of barrel children . Memories of a Caribbean Barrel Child was created by Dr. Anthony Salandy ( a native of Trinidad and Tobago ) to shed light of the experiences and outcomes associated with being a barrel child .",
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"text": "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": "Rayland Baxter Rayland Baxter , stylized as rayLand Baxter , is an American alternative country musician from Nashville , Tennessee . He is currently signed to ATO Records . Baxter is also the son of musician Bucky Baxter .",
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"text": "Child actor The term child actor or child actress is generally applied to a child acting on stage or in motion pictures or television , but also to an adult who began his or her acting career as a child ; to avoid confusion , the latter is also called a former child actor . Closely associated is teenage actor or teen actor , an actor who reached popularity as a teenager . Many child actors find themselves struggling to adapt as they become adults . Lindsay Lohan and Macaulay Culkin are two particular famous child actors who eventually experienced much difficulty with the fame they acquired at a young age ; Lohan 's career resumed after an interruption of several years . Many child actors also become successful adult actors as well , an example being Mickey Rooney 's career that included both the popular 1935 film A Midsummer Night 's Dream and the popular 2011 film The Muppets .",
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"text": "Billy Edd Wheeler Billy Edward `` Edd '' Wheeler ( born December 9 , 1932 , Boone County , West Virginia ) is an American songwriter , performer , writer , and visual artist . His songs include `` Jackson '' ( Grammy award winner for Johnny Cash and June Carter ) `` The Reverend Mr. Black '' , `` Desert Pete '' , `` Anne '' , `` High Flyin ' Bird '' , `` The Coming of the Roads '' , `` It 's Midnight '' , `` Ode to the Little Brown Shack Out Back '' , `` Coal Tattoo '' , `` Winter Sky '' , and `` Coward of the County '' ( which inspired a 1981 television movie of the same name ) and have been performed by over 160 artists including Judy Collins , Jefferson Airplane , Bobby Darin , The Kingston Trio , Neil Young , Kenny Rogers , Hazel Dickens , Florence and the Machine , Kathy Mattea , Nancy Sinatra , and Elvis Presley . `` Jackson '' was also recorded by Joaquin Phoenix and Reese Witherspoon for the movie Walk the Line . His song `` Sassafras '' was covered in the folk rock era by Modern Folk Quartet and The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band . Wheeler is the author-composer of eight plays and musicals , a folk opera ( Song of the Cumberland Gap ) , commissioned by the National Geographic Society , and three outdoor dramas : the long-running Hatfields & McCoys at Beckley , West Virginia , Young Abe Lincoln at Lincoln City , Indiana , and Johnny Appleseed , at Mansfield , Ohio . He has authored six books of humor , four with Loyal Jones of Berea , Kentucky : Laughter in Appalachia , Hometown Humor USA , Curing the Cross-Eyed Mule , and More Laughter in Appalachia , and two as sole author : Outhouse Humor , and Real Country Humor / Jokes from Country Music Personalities . His first novel , Star of Appalachia , was published in January , 2004 , and his second , co-written with Ewel Cornett , Kudzu Covers Manhattan , in 2005 . Song of a Woods Colt , a book of poetry , was published in 1969 . Travis and Other Poems of the Swannanoa Valley ( With Some Poems and Prayers by Dr. Henry W. Jensen ) was published in 1977 . He was the featured author in Appalachian Heritage magazine 's 2008 winter issue , which included 16 of his original paintings . North Carolina 's Our State magazine featured him in its December , 2007 issue .",
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"text": "4x4 (song) `` 4x4 '' is a song by American recording artist Miley Cyrus featuring American rapper Nelly from Cyrus ' fourth studio album Bangerz ( 2013 ) . It was written and produced by Pharrell Williams , with additional songwriting provided by Cyrus and Nelly . The song is a country rap track that discusses having fun through the metaphor of a 4x4 truck . The song is sampled in British indie rock band Alt-J 's 2014 single `` Hunger of the Pine '' . `` 4x4 '' received generally favorable reviews from contemporary music critics , who appreciated its overall production and individuality compared to the other tracks included on Bangerz . Despite not having been released as a single , it peaked at number 41 on the U.S. Billboard Pop Digital Songs chart . Cyrus first performed the song during her episode of MTV Unplugged in January 2014 , and has also performed it during her Bangerz Tour . In August 2014 , Ubisoft revealed that the song will appear in Just Dance 2015 .",
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"text": "Born Free (Kid Rock album) Born Free is American artist Kid Rock 's eighth studio album . It released on November 16 , 2010 with the title track being its lead single . The album is a rock and roll collaboration produced by Rick Rubin featuring several high profile artists such as T.I. , Sheryl Crow , and Bob Seger . This is Kid Rock 's first album not to feature a Parental Advisory sticker and his first all-country album . Kid Rock described it as `` very organic blues-based rock and roll '' . Cable network TBS used the title track , `` Born Free '' , for its coverage of the 2010 Major League Baseball postseason . It was announced on June 16 , 2011 that Born Free was certified Platinum by the RIAA for shipments in excess of one million copies . This gives Kid Rock his sixth Platinum album certification in the US . A Michigan only promotion was released with the album . It was a 4-song EP called `` Racing Father Time '' .",
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"text": "Lil Zane Zane R. Copeland Jr. ( born July 11 , 1982 ) , better known as Lil Zane , is an American rapper and actor born in Yonkers , New York and raised in Atlanta , Georgia . He is best known for his debut album Young World : The Future , released in 2000 , which featured the single `` Callin ' Me '' featuring 112 .",
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"text": "Marty Haggard Marty Haggard ( born June 18 , 1958 ) is an American country music singer . He is the son of singer-songwriter Merle Haggard . Between 1981 and 1987 , Haggard charted five singles on the Hot Country Songs charts , in addition to performing in his father 's road band .",
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"text": "Last Child `` Last Child '' is a song performed by American rock band Aerosmith . It was written by Steven Tyler and Brad Whitford . It was released as the first single from the band 's album Rocks in 1976 . The song peaked at # 21 on the Billboard Hot 100 , one of many in a string of hit singles for the band in the mid-1970s .",
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"text": "Christmas with Sinatra & Friends Christmas with Sinatra & Friends is a 2009 compilation album by Frank Sinatra . Eight Sinatra songs are taken from A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra and 12 Songs of Christmas . The remaining four tracks feature Rosemary Clooney ( `` White Christmas '' ) , Mel Tormé ( `` The Christmas Song -LSB- Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire -RSB- '' ) , Tony Bennett and Bill Evans ( `` A Child Is Born '' ) , and Ray Charles and Betty Carter ( `` Baby , It 's Cold Outside '' ) . Even though this compilation is relatively short , Christmas with Sinatra and Friends is a fairly solid collection of holiday music .",
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"text": "Daniel Wayne Smith Daniel Wayne Smith ( January 22 , 1986 -- September 10 , 2006 ) was the son of the American model and actress Anna Nicole and Billy Wayne Smith . He occasionally appeared in his mother 's E! Network reality TV show .",
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"text": "Billy Hayes (musician) Billy Hayes ( born August 7 , 1985 ) is an American musician and former drummer and back-up vocalist for Wavves and Jay Reatard . He first performed in the psychedelic pop bands the Barbaras and the Boston Chinks , both based in Memphis , Tennessee . Hayes played drums in Jay Reatard 's band from 2005 to 2009 . While in Reatard 's band , Hayes drummed on the Matador Singles Collection , Watch Me Fall , and a split 7 '' with Sonic Youth . Hayes and bandmate Stephen Pope quit in October 2009 before joining Wavves . In Wavves , he drummed , sang back-up vocals and wrote two songs on their third album King of the Beach : `` Convertible Balloon '' and `` Baby Say Goodbye '' , the album 's closing track . Hayes left Wavves in November 2010 . Hayes ' song `` Stained Glass ( Wo n't You Let Me Into Your Heart ) '' was released on the Wavves EP `` Summer is Forever '' in January 2011 . Hayes has a new band called Cretin Stompers , along with Alex Gates , a guitarist for Wavves , and BIG MUFF , a musician/producer based in Brooklyn , NY . Their debut LP , `` Looking Forward to Being Attacked '' , was released in the Spring of 2014 on HoZac Records .",
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"text": "Bonnie Owens Bonnie Owens ( October 1 , 1929 -- April 24 , 2006 ) , born Bonnie Campbell , was an American country music singer who was married to Buck Owens and later Merle Haggard .",
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"text": "Billy Davis (songwriter) Roquel `` Billy '' Davis ( July 11 , 1932 -- September 2 , 2004 ) , of Detroit , was an American songwriter , record producer , and singer . Davis was also known as a writer/producer of commercial jingles , mostly for Coca-Cola . He was also known as Tyran Carlo on writing credits . Early in his career in Detroit , Davis sang and wrote with an early version of the Four Tops called `` The Four Aims '' , which included his cousin Lawrence Payton . In the late-1950s , he collaborated with Berry Gordy , the Motown Records founder , to write a number of hit songs for Jackie Wilson . The most notable of these was `` Lonely Teardrops '' , written by Davis , Gordy , and Gordy 's sister Gwen , who was Davis 's girlfriend at the time . Davis and Gwen Gordy later founded Anna Records , which was the distributor of the early singles from Berry Gordy 's newly formed Tamla label . The two also wrote `` Reet Petite '' for Wilson , which was a Top 10 hit for the singer in the UK and later topped the British charts in 1986 when re-released . Another success for the two was Marv Johnson 's major hit in 1959 , `` You Got What It Takes '' ( # 2 R&B , # 10 pop ) , as the two continued to work together . In the early 1960s , Davis left Detroit and moved to Chess Records in Chicago , after being persuaded by label owner , Leonard Chess to take charge of the A&R and creative departments , bringing in and supervising in-house songwriters , arrangers and producers , who were aiming now at the soul and crossover pop markets . During this period , he wrote and produced for many artists , including Etta James , The Dells , Billy Stewart , Little Milton , Jackie Ross , Mitty Collier and Fontella Bass , whose 1965 single , `` Rescue Me '' was Davis ' biggest hit ( # 1 R&B , # 4 pop ) . Davis quit Chess towards the end of 1968 , some months before the record company was eventually sold , with his success at the label gaining him a position writing and producing jingles at the McCann Erickson advertising agency in New York City . He eventually rose to Senior Vice-President and Music Director . While at McCann-Erickson , Davis 's primary client was The Coca-Cola Company , for which he produced the famous jingle `` I 'd Like to Teach the World to Sing ( In Perfect Harmony ) '' , used in a 1971 Coca-Cola television advertisement . He also produced other jingles such as `` It 's the Real Thing '' , `` Things Go Better With Coke '' and `` Country Sunshine '' for Coca-Cola ( with country singer Dottie West , who recorded the song ) , and `` If You 've Got the Time '' for Miller Beer . Davis died of natural causes in New Rochelle , New York in September 2004 . He was 72 years old .",
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"text": "Cyrus (metal musician) Cyrus ( born Terje Andersen on 12 May 1975 ) is a Norwegian musician best known as the guitarist of Norwegian black metal band Susperia . He plays guitar and bass guitar .",
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"text": "The Definitive Collection (Billy Ray Cyrus album) The Definitive Collection is a compilation album released from country music singer-songwriter , Billy Ray Cyrus in June 2004 . The album is part of Universal Music Group 's The Definitive Collection series and was released without Cyrus ' supervision , thus no new material was recorded . `` Fastest Horse in a One-Horse Town '' was not previously included on any of Cyrus 's albums , although he recorded it for a compilation called NASCAR : Runnin ' Wide Open .",
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"text": "Billy Keys William Amar `` Billy '' Keys ( born on October 26 , 1977 ) is a retired American professional basketball player and basketball coach . At a height of 6 ' 2 '' ( 1.88 m ) and a weight of 210 lbs . ( 95 kg ) , he played at the point guard position . He currently coaches Mayfield High School in Las Cruces , New Mexico .",
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"text": "Paula Nelson Paula Carlene Nelson ( born October 27 , 1969 in Houston , Texas ) is an American country music singer and disc jockey . She is the daughter of country music singer and musician Willie Nelson .",
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"text": "Chalie Boy Charles Williams ( born October 13 , 1979 ) , better known by his stage name Chalie Boy , is an American , Southern rapper and singer , who made his major-label debut in 2009 with the breakout hit single `` I Look Good . '' In 2010 , Chalie Boy made headlines with his 100 + lb . weight loss as he debuted the video `` Deja Blu . ''",
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"text": "Transformers (film) Transformers is a 2007 American science fiction action film based on the toy line of the same name created by Hasbro . The film , which combines computer animation with live-action filming , was directed by Michael Bay , with Steven Spielberg serving as executive producer . It was produced by Don Murphy and Tom DeSanto , and is the first installment in the live-action Transformers film series . The film stars Shia LaBeouf as Sam Witwicky , a teenager who gets caught up in a war between the heroic Autobots and the villainous Decepticons , two factions of alien robots who can disguise themselves by transforming into everyday machinery , primarily vehicles . The Autobots intend to use the AllSpark , the object that created their robotic race , to rebuild their home planet Cybertron and end the war , while the Decepticons have the intention of using it to build an army by giving life to the machines of Earth . Tyrese Gibson , Josh Duhamel , Anthony Anderson , Megan Fox , Rachael Taylor , John Turturro , and Jon Voight also star , while voice actors Peter Cullen and Hugo Weaving voice Optimus Prime and Megatron respectively . Murphy and DeSanto developed the project in 2003 , and DeSanto wrote a treatment . Steven Spielberg came on board the following year , hiring Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman to write the screenplay . The U.S. Armed Forces and General Motors ( GM ) loaned vehicles and aircraft during filming , which saved money for the production and added realism to the battle scenes . Hasbro 's promotional campaign for the film included deals with various companies ; advertising included a viral marketing campaign , coordinated releases of prequel comic books , toys , and books , as well as product placement deals with companies such as GM , Burger King , and eBay . Transformers received mixed to positive reviews from critics and fans , and is the 87th highest-grossing film of all-time and was the fifth highest-grossing film of 2007 , grossing $ 709 million worldwide , with an estimated 46 million tickets sold in the US . The film won four awards from the Visual Effects Society and was nominated for three Academy Awards , for Best Sound Editing , Best Sound Mixing , and Best Visual Effects . LaBeouf 's performance was praised by Empire , and Cullen 's reprisal of Optimus Prime from the 1980s television series was well received by fans . It was soon followed by four sequels : Revenge of the Fallen ( 2009 ) , Dark of the Moon ( 2011 ) , and Age of Extinction ( 2014 ) , the later two of which grossed $ 1 billion . A fifth installment , titled The Last Knight , is scheduled for release on June 23 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Paramount Television Network The Paramount Television Network ( PTN ) was a venture by American film corporation Paramount Pictures to organize a television network in the late 1940s . The company built television stations KTLA in Los Angeles and WBKB in Chicago ; it also invested US$ 400,000 in the DuMont Television Network , which operated stations WABD in New York City , WTTG in Washington , D.C. , and WDTV in Pittsburgh . Escalating disputes between Paramount and DuMont concerning breaches of contract , company control , and network competition erupted regularly between 1940 and 1956 , and culminated in the dismantling of the DuMont Network . Television historian Timothy White called the clash between the two companies `` one of the most unfortunate and dramatic episodes in the early history of the television industry . '' The Paramount Television Network aired several programs , including the Emmy Award-winning children 's series Time for Beany . Filmed in Hollywood , the programs were distributed to an ad-hoc network of stations across the United States . The network signed affiliation agreements with more than 50 television stations in 1950 ; despite this , most of Paramount 's series were not widely viewed outside the West Coast . The Federal Communications Commission ( FCC ) , which filed suit against Paramount for anti-trust violations , prevented the studio from acquiring additional television stations . Paramount executives eventually gave up on the idea of a television network , and continued to produce series for other networks . In 1995 , after four decades of television production for other companies , Paramount re-entered the broadcast network field when the company and Chris-Craft Industries launched the United Paramount Network ( UPN ) , a television network that operated until 2006 . Paramount 's television division is now owned by CBS Television Studios .",
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"text": "Massive Dynamic Massive Dynamic is a fictional multinational conglomerate company from the TV series Fringe that develops the advancement of weapons testing , robotics , medical equipment , aeronautics , genetics , pharmaceuticals , telecommunication , energy , transportation , and entertainment technology . Fictionally , the headquarters of Massive Dynamic is located at 655 18th Street , New York ( Olivia ) , However , in reality , the exterior of the new 7 World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan is used as its headquarters . The interior of Massive Dynamic is filmed in The Crystal entrance of the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto , Ontario . In the episode Brown Betty , Massive Dynamic 's headquarters are located in the South Tower of the original World Trade Center . Their ongoing slogan was : `` What do we do ? What do n't we do ! ''",
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"text": "Transformers: Victory is an anime series produced by Toei Animation . It is a Japanese-produced spin-off of the well-known original Transformers cartoon , and the final complete animated series from the original `` Generation 1 '' era .",
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"text": "Snarl (Transformers) Snarl is the name of several different fictional characters in the various Transformers universes .",
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"text": "Beast Wars II: Super Life-Form Transformers is a 1998 Japanese Transformers anime series , spawning a movie and a toyline . It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 1998 to January 1999 , and was the first Transformers anime to be produced by Nihon Ad Systems and animated by the studio Ashi Productions . While its position in the Transformers continuity has previously been unknown , the IDW Publishing comic book mini-series Beast Wars : The Gathering and comments from Transformers writer Simon Furman have shown it is part of the Beast Wars continuity . The series was preceded by Beast Wars , and was followed by Super Life-Form Transformers : Beast Wars Neo . Voices are done by Hozumi Gōda and each episode runs for 30 minutes . This anime was succeeded by Beast Wars Neo . The series has a much lighter tone and is aimed more towards children , whereas the more accessible Beast Wars was intended for a wider age range . The series also uses conventional animation rather than CGI . With the exceptions of the faction leaders , all of the characters within the series are either re-molds or re-colors of earlier Beast Wars figures or Generation 2/Machine Wars figures . In addition to the 43 episodes , there is also a 50-minute movie , Beast Wars II : Lio Convoy 's Close Call ! , which takes place sometime between episodes 32 and 38 , and a manga adaptation by Shoji Imaki . The only other country it was published in is Korea , and it was done by Daewon Media . The anime was also released in Korea , and it was broadcast on SBS .",
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"text": "Aaron Archer Aaron C. Archer ( born 1972 in Canton , Ohio ) is an illustrator and creative professional who spent over 18 years at Hasbro , designing for toy brands like Transformers , G.I. Joe , and others . Aaron worked on the Transformers brand for over 13 years , collaborating with Takara on hundreds of toys . Aaron acted as the Creative Lead for all Transformers partnerships including four feature films , four video games , five animated series , theme park rides , and countless publishing projects . In 2013 Aaron retired from Hasbro in order to pursue independent projects . Archer has worked on other Hasbro/Kenner toy lines including various Batman lines , Star Wars , and Alien : Resurrection , amongst others . Archer 's earliest Transformers work were designs for the later Beast Wars toys , including Transmetal 2 Megatron , Dinobot , and Cheetor . Archer was the Design VP on the Transformers brand , a role that essentially made him the highest-ranking creative Transformers staffer on the Hasbro side of the business ( Transformers are produced in partnership with Takara ) . Archer managed a design team that is responsible for concept design , both for larger storyline concepts ( Archer claims the idea for the show Transformers : Cybertron was initially created on a Taco Bell napkin over lunch ) and for the look of individual characters , while Takara 's engineers are responsible for converting Hasbro designs into three-dimensional action figure form . Takara also has say in design choices . Archer is also well known in the Transformers fandom for his brief stint posting on the TFW2005 boards under the assumed name `` Orson '' ( a reference to Orson Welles , voice of Unicron ) . Archer responded to fan questions in an unusually cryptic style , answering either-or type questions with a straightforward `` NO '' and only answering specific parts of multi-part questions ( most likely due to non-disclosure issues ) . The `` Orson 's World '' message board was eventually shut down by Hasbro and issued a statement that they wanted to treat all fansites fairly . Prior to working for Hasbro , Archer self-published a comic book , Gumbo , with Jeff McCormack . Both attended the University of Akron , in Akron , Ohio . Some homages to Aaron include the Transformers movie toy Longarm having `` Orson 's Towing '' on the door , the early name for Universe Skalor being listed as `` Archerbot '' , and the Transformers : Animated character `` Angry Archer '' .",
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"text": "Spike Witwicky Spike Witwicky is a regular character in the Transformers comics and television series . Spike and the rest of the Witwicky family members are the closest human allies of the Autobots . Their motto is `` No sacrifice , no victory '' . They appeared in the original television and comic book series and later in the live action films .",
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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": "Robotech (novels) In 1987 , the Robotech animated series was adapted into novel form by authors James Luceno and Brian Daley and published by Del Rey Books . Having previously collaborated on the animated series Galaxy Rangers , the pair 's Robotech novels were released under the unified pseudonym of `` Jack McKinney '' . Using fictitious epigraphs in the style of Dune , McKinney 's novels escaped the limitations inherent in the dubbed cartoon and fleshed out its chronology in greater detail ; most significantly , by adapting the storyline of the aborted sequel project , `` The Sentinels '' . The entire series lasted for twenty-one books , the first fifteen of which were later collected into five three-book omnibus compilations in the early 1990s . The original twelve novels were written to a tight twelve-month deadline , so that the books could be released one per month . Under this deadline , Daley and Luceno divided the Robotech timeline into twelve segments and worked on different segments simultaneously ( i.e. Daley wrote Book 1 while Luceno wrote Book 2 ) , then traded completed manuscripts for revision and style adjustments . As part of the research project , they watched the TV series many times , and consulted heavily with Carl Macek . The first two omnibus collections , comprising the entirety of the `` Macross Saga '' , were reissued in 2003 to tie in with the release of the Robotech : Battlecry video game . Then , in 2007 , the next two omnibus collections , covering the remainder of the television series , were re-released as tie-ins to the animated movie , Robotech : The Shadow Chronicles . However , a revision of the Robotech timeline made by Harmony Gold alongside the release of the movie caused some continuity clashes with the McKinney novels , which were relegated to a `` secondary '' position in Robotech canon . To work around this , the Southern Cross and Invid Invasion collections contain new appendices written by Robotech fan Jonathan L. Switzer correcting any newborn mistakes .",
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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": "Bulkhead (Transformers) Bulkhead is the name of four fictional characters from the Transformers franchise . All incarnations of Bulkhead are Autobots and are green in color . He was introduced in Transformers : Energon and later redebuted in Transformers : Animated as a completely new character . The Animated Bulkhead became so popular that he was adapted to reappear in Transformers : Prime . Whereas he was a minor character in Energon , the Animated/Prime Bulkhead appears as a main character in both series .",
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"text": "Lorenzo di Bonaventura Lorenzo di Bonaventura ( -LSB- loˈrɛntso di bɔ nɑ vɛnˈtu rɑ -RSB- ; born November 29 , 1957 ) is an American film producer and founder of his company Di Bonaventura Pictures . He is best known for producing the Transformers film series .",
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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": "List of Bionicle toys The following is a list of toys in Lego Bionicle line . They are organized by North American release dates ; major differences in international releases are noted , America and Europe being one of the first to receive them . There are five main kinds of sets : Collectibles are random assortments of pieces to be used as accessories for larger sets . New collectibles were originally released every six months , but were reduced to a yearly schedule as of 2004 . Collectibles are no longer released as of 2007 . Box Sets are the smallest and cheapest independent sets . Though most sets are packaged in cardboard boxes , this article will use the term to describe these small sets . A group of six box sets were released yearly , though in 2007 there were only four . In 2008 , 6 of these were released to correspond with the canister sets , though the boxes themselves were similar to canisters . Box sets contain from around 15 pieces to about 30 . Canister Sets are the main focus in the toyline and the storyline , and are packaged in plastic canisters . Groups of six canister sets are released every six months . Canister sets usually contain around 50 , 60 or 70 pieces . Titans was a term first used for the 2005 large sets , and fans often use the label for similar large character sets . In this article , it will be used to describe any set larger than a canister set ( besides playsets ) . Most Titans contain more than 100 pieces , though larger ones contain at least 200 or 500 . ( Note : The 2007 -- 2009 sets are labeled `` Warriors '' on Bionicle.com . For the time being , this article will continue to use the `` Titan '' label . ) Battle Vehicles are the newest types of sets . They feature canister-set-sized characters on a larger vehicle . They were introduced in 2008 and replaced Playsets . They can be classified as a type of Titan . A few Battle Vehicle sets are about the size and cost of normal titans , however these sets are considerably smaller in size and have Box Set size figures in place of the Canister-size figures . One exception to this is the Toa Ignika set , which contained a vehicle and a Canister-sized set as the rider while still maintaining the normal titan cost . However , the skyboard ( the corresponding vehicle ) is considerably smaller than even other `` normal titan '' vehicles . Playsets were introduced in 2005 and are traditional Lego construction sets ; including minifigures of canister set characters . In 2008 these have been replaced with Battle Vehicle sets ( see above ) . Stars were canister sets in early 2010 that contained Box Set size counterparts of characters from previous years . Each contained a piece of golden armor that would fit onto the Tahu set within that particular toyline . There are also two kinds of other sets : This list also includes specific promotions ; either items packaged with sets or special collectibles available separately . Promotional sets that are officially not part of the toyline are not included , unless they are acknowledged by the storyline . Promotional Bionicle sets are usually under ten pieces and are free . Other models are not categorized in any of the above . Other models includes a few Bionicle pieces , and sometimes a CD or video . Their prices vary widely . Most other models were released in Europe or America . Releases are grouped in this list into six-month periods , the beginnings of which are marked by when canister sets are released ; usually around January for winter periods and July for summer periods ( though due to retail schedules , European `` winter '' releases begin around March instead ) . Some sets are labeled `` store exclusive '' ; they are only available at that store and directly through Lego ( both Lego outlet stores and the Lego Shop At Home website ) , such as an unnumbered set of random Bionicle parts in a plastic bag .",
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"text": "Seaspray (Transformers) Seaspray is the name of several fictional characters in the Transformers series . They are all Autobot hovercrafts . In later toys he is called `` Sea Spray . ''",
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"text": "List of Transformers spacecraft This is a list of spacecraft appearing in the fictional Transformers storyline .",
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"text": "Enoki Films is a producer of anime based in the Enoki Building in Shinjuku , Tokyo . Enoki Films also had a North American division , established in 1986 , headquartered in the Encino area of Los Angeles , California , United States called Enoki Films USA , Inc. . Enoki Films USA acted as a middle-man between Japanese companies and American licensees such as 4Kids Entertainment and Saban . In May 2007 it was announced that their content would also be provided as video on demand by Internet startup ReelTime.com ( worldwide except Japan ) . As of 2002 Enoki licenses anime but sub-licenses its licenses to various distributors instead of distributing them directly . Anime News Network wrote that `` They generally only license TV shows that they hope to also license to TV broadcasters such as Cartoon Network , ABC Family and Fox Kids . '' Some of the anime productions that were listed on Enoki 's website are under alternate names and may list characters under different names as well . In many cases , when sub-licensed to anime home video companies , the original titles and character names have been restored . Enoki 's translations of episode titles and scenarios may also be different than what may be on the official release . If Enoki 's series ' had a separate movie or direct-to-video production , it is usually not licensed by Enoki , and the film or direct-to-video production may be licensed to a separate company than the series ( as is the case with the Slayers movies and OVAs and the Utena movie ) . As of 2016 , Enoki Films ' North American division is now defunct , since it bought its operations to an end in 2010 .",
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"text": "Wheeljack Wheeljack is the name of several robot vehicles in the Transformers franchise .",
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"text": "The Transformers (1986 video game) The Transformers is a platform shoot 'em up game based on the Transformers franchise . It was written by Denton Designs and released by Ocean Software for the Sinclair Spectrum and Commodore 64 home computers in 1986",
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"text": "Beast Wars: Transformers (video game) Beast Wars : Transformers is a third-person shooter developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Cambridge and published by Hasbro Interactive and Takara on December 5 , 1997 for PlayStation and May 31 , 1998 for PC . It is based on the popular Transformers : Beast Wars animated series , specifically the first season , after the introduction of Airazor and Inferno .",
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"text": "Arnold Schwarzenegger Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( -LSB- ˈʃwɔːrtsənˌɛɡər -RSB- -LSB- ˈaɐ̯nɔlt ˈalɔʏs ˈʃvaɐ̯tsn̩ˌɛɡɐ -RSB- ; born July 30 , 1947 ) is an Austrian-American actor , producer , businessman , investor , author , philanthropist , activist , politician and former professional bodybuilder . He served two terms as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 to 2011 . Schwarzenegger began weight training at the age of 15 . He won the Mr. Universe title at age 20 and went on to win the Mr. Olympia contest seven times . Schwarzenegger has remained a prominent presence in bodybuilding and has written many books and articles on the sport . He is widely considered to be among the greatest bodybuilders of all time as well as bodybuilding 's biggest icon . Schwarzenegger gained worldwide fame as a Hollywood action film icon . His breakthrough film was the sword-and-sorcery epic Conan the Barbarian in 1982 , a box office hit that resulted in a sequel . In 1984 , Schwarzenegger appeared in James Cameron 's science-fiction thriller film The Terminator , a critical and commercial success . Schwarzenegger subsequently reprised the Terminator character in the franchise 's later installments : Terminator 2 : Judgment Day ( 1991 ) , Terminator 3 : Rise of the Machines ( 2003 ) , and Terminator Genisys ( 2015 ) . He has appeared in a number of successful films , such as Commando ( 1985 ) , The Running Man ( 1987 ) , Predator ( 1987 ) , Twins ( 1988 ) , Total Recall ( 1990 ) , Kindergarten Cop ( 1990 ) , and True Lies ( 1994 ) . In 2015 , it was announced that Schwarzenegger would replace Donald Trump as the host of The Celebrity Apprentice , though he left after one season due to conflicts caused by Trump 's remarks . Schwarzenegger was nicknamed `` the Austrian Oak '' in his bodybuilding days , `` Arnie '' during his acting career , and `` The Governator '' ( a portmanteau of `` Governor '' and `` The Terminator '' ) during his political career . As a Republican , Schwarzenegger was first elected on October 7 , 2003 , in a special recall election to replace then-Governor Gray Davis . He was sworn in on November 17 , to serve the remainder of Davis ' term . He was then re-elected on November 7 , 2006 , in the 2006 California gubernatorial election , to serve a full term as governor , defeating Democrat Phil Angelides , who was California State Treasurer at the time . Schwarzenegger was sworn in for his second term on January 5 , 2007 . In 2011 , he completed his second term as governor and returned to acting .",
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"text": "California elections, February 2008 The California state elections , February 2008 were held on February 5 , 2008 throughout California . Presidential primaries and a special election for a State Assembly seat were among the contests held . Seven ballot propositions were also decided on .",
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"text": "United States gubernatorial elections, 1984 United States gubernatorial elections were held on November 6 , 1984 , in 13 states and two territories . The Republican party had a net gain of one seat in this election which coincided with the Senate , House elections and presidential election . This was the last year in which Arkansas held a gubernatorial election in the same year as the presidential election . The length of gubernatorial terms for Arkansas ' governor would be extended from two years to four years with elections taking place in midterm election years following the passage of the Sixty-third Amendment to the Arkansas Constitution .",
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"text": "Tea Fire The Tea Fire was a wildfire that began on November 13 , 2008 , destroying 210 homes in the cities of Montecito and Santa Barbara , California in the United States of America . It was the first of several November 2008 wildfires that burned hundreds of homes November 13 -- 15 , 2008 . The Tea Fire ignited in the Cold Springs section of Montecito at approximately 17:50 PST on November 13 , 2008 . The fire started at a Mar Y Cel historic structure called the `` Tea House '' above Mountain Drive , giving the fire its name . Spreading rapidly , it was fanned by offshore winds , known as Sundowner winds that blow down the Santa Ynez Mountains , gusting up to 85 mph ( 113 km/h ) . These winds caused the fire to spread into the city of Santa Barbara . The fire was 40 % contained on the 15th , 75 % on the 16th , and by November 17 , 2008 it was 95 % contained after burning 1,940 acres ( 785 ha ) , and on November 18 , it was 100 % contained . On November 15 , 2008 , Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger visited areas burned in the Tea Fire , noting : `` When you walk around the area that was destroyed , it looks like hell . ''",
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"text": "1st California Mountaineers Battalion 1st Battalion California Volunteer Mountaineers was an infantry battalion in the Union Army during the American Civil War . It spent its entire term of service in the western United States , attached to the Department of the Pacific . It was organized from men from the counties of Humboldt , Mendocino , Trinity , Klamath , Siskiyou , and Del Norte , and other parts of California , between May 30 , 1863 , and March 16 , 1864 , for special service in the redwood forests and mountains that was being fought over in the Bald Hills War in Humboldt County within the Humboldt Military District . The Battalion mustered out June 14 , 1865 . In a report to Lieut. Col. R. C. Drum , Assistant Adjutant-General , Department of the Pacific on October 13 , 1862 , following the escape of Lassic and several hundred other warriors from the Smith River Reservation , Col. Francis J. Lippitt , Commander of the Humboldt Military District : `` In short , the state of things is far worse than when we arrived . My previous reports will suffice , I think , to show that for this result neither I nor my officers and men are responsible . The truth is , two companies of State volunteers could be raised here , consisting of old hunters and mountaineers familiar with the habits of the Indians and accustomed to hunt them , that would be of far more service than a whole regiment of the finest troops in the world , no matter how active and zealous they might be . '' . Governor Stanford called for the organization of the Mountaineer Battalion on the recommodation General Wright on February 7 , 1863 , in the following proclamation : PROCLAMATION . Whereas , Brigadier-General Wright , of the U. S. Army , commanding the Department of the Pacific , has called upon me for a battalion of six Companies of troops ( infantry ) for special service against the Indians in the Humboldt District , in this State , to serve until discharged by him : Now , therefore , I , Leland Stanford , Governor of the State of California and commander-in-chief of the militia thereof do call upon the citizens of the frontier counties of Humboldt , Mendocino , Trinity , Klamath , Siskiyou , and Del Norte , of this State , as many as shall be necessary to fill up the foregoing requisition , to organize themselves into companies , to be mustered into the service of the United States as hereby required . The requisite officers for this force will be commissioned by the Governor . Done at Sacramento , Cal. , this 7th day of February , in the year of our Lord 1863 . LELAND STANFORD , Governor . Attest : WM. H. WEEKS , Secretary of State . By A. A. H. TUTTLE , Deputy . EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT , Sacramento , February 7 , 1863 .",
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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": "Matt Fong __ NOTOC __ Matthew Kipling Fong ( November 20 , 1953 -- June 1 , 2011 ) was a Republican who served as the 30th California State Treasurer and was also the adopted son of Democrat March Fong Eu , the 25th California Secretary of State . Born in Alameda , California , Fong graduated from Skyline High School earned a Bachelor of Science degree at the United States Air Force Academy in 1975 , an MBA at Pepperdine University in 1982 , and a J.D. at the Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles in 1985 . He retired from his Air Force Reserve assignment at The Pentagon , serving as an adviser to the U.S. Secretary of the Air Force on budget and finance with the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Air Force Reserve . In 1991 , California Governor Pete Wilson appointed Fong to the State Board of Equalization , where he served as its Vice Chairman from 1991 to 1994 . He left the Board in 1994 when he was elected State Treasurer for a four-year term that began January 1995 . In the 1998 U.S. Senate election , he unsuccessfully challenged incumbent California Senator Barbara Boxer , despite support from Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott and House Speaker Newt Gingrich . He was President of the Strategic Advisory Group providing counsel to CEOs and senior executives on strategy and business development . He was Special Counsel to the law firm of Sheppard , Mullin , Richter & Hampton . Fong held Series 7 and 63 securities licenses and was a principal of Belstar Group , a New York-based asset manager . Fong was an independent director of TCW Group 's complex of mutual funds . He also served on two technology start-up companies ' boards of directors -- one dealing with earthquake detection devices ( Seismic Warning Systems ) and the other involved with energy saving devices ( American Grid ) . U.S. President George W. Bush appointed Fong chairman of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation Advisory Board . Fong also served as a Regent of Pepperdine University and a Trustee of Southwestern University School of Law . He lived in Pasadena , California with his wife , Paula , with whom he had two children : Matthew II and Jade . Fong died of cancer in his Pasadena home on June 1 , 2011 . He was buried at the United States Air Force Academy Cemetery in Colorado Springs , Colorado . He is survived by his mother , wife and children .",
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"text": "Eliot Spitzer Eliot Laurence Spitzer ( born June 10 , 1959 ) is a former American Democratic politician and attorney who served as the Governor of New York from January 1 , 2007 until his resignation fourteen months later on March 17 , 2008 . Prior to being elected governor of New York , he was elected to two four-year terms as the Attorney General of New York from 1999 to 2006 . Prior to becoming Attorney General , Spitzer worked for six years as a prosecutor with the office of the Manhattan District Attorney and also worked as an attorney in private practice with several New York law firms . Spitzer grew up in the Riverdale neighborhood of the Bronx , New York . He received a Bachelor 's degree at Princeton University and his Juris Doctor at Harvard Law School . He resigned as New York 's governor in 2008 in the midst of a scandal concerning his solicitation of prostitutes . After his resignation , he has worked as a television host and an adjunct instructor ; Spitzer also ran for office and made private investments in a start-up company .",
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"text": "Governor of Vermont The Governor of the U.S. state of Vermont is the head of the government of the state . The governor is elected in even-numbered years by direct voting for a term of two years . Vermont and bordering New Hampshire are now the only states to hold gubernatorial elections every two years , instead of every four as in the other 48 states . There is no limit on the number of terms a governor can serve . If no candidate receives at least 50 percent plus one vote of all votes for governor cast in the election , the governor is then elected by the state legislature . The incumbent governor is Phil Scott . He was sworn in on Thursday January 5 , 2017 , becoming Vermont 's 82nd Governor . The governor 's working offices are located in The Pavilion in the state capital of Montpelier , Vermont . The governor 's ceremonial office , used during the legislative session of the General Assembly , is located in the Vermont State House , also in Montpelier . The Constitution of Vermont details the powers of the governor : To commission or appoint all officers ( `` except where provision is , or shall be , otherwise made by law or this Frame of Government '' ) To fill all vacancies in office until the office can be filled in the manner directed by state constitution or by state law To correspond with other States To `` transact business with officers of government , civil and military '' To `` prepare such business as may appear necessary , to lay before the General Assembly . To grant pardons and remit fines , except for cases of treason , in which the Governor may only grant reprieves until the end of the next session of the General Assembly , and for cases of impeachment , in which the Governor can not grant either reprieves or pardons To `` take care that the laws be faithfully executed '' and `` expedite the execution of such measures as may be resolved upon by the General Assembly '' To `` draw upon the Treasury for such sums as may be appropriated by the General Assembly '' To `` lay embargoes , or prohibit the exportation of any commodity '' for up to 30 days during a recess of the General Assembly To `` grant such licenses as shall be directed by law '' To call special sessions of the General Assembly when necessary To be the `` Captain-General and Commander-in-Chief '' of the `` forces of the State '' ( the Vermont State Guard and Vermont National Guard ) , although the Governor can not `` command in person , in time of war , or insurrection , unless by the advice and consent of the Senate , and no longer than they shall approve thereof '' There is a separately-elected Lieutenant Governor of Vermont . The Lieutenant Governor becomes the new Governor , if the incumbent Governor dies , resigns or is removed ( via impeachment ) from office . The Lieutenant Governor is also the Lieutenant-General of the `` forces of the State . ''",
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"text": "Butch Otter Clement Leroy `` Butch '' Otter ( born May 3 , 1942 ) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the 32nd Governor of Idaho since January 2007 . He is a member of the Republican Party . Having served for , Otter is currently the longest-serving incumbent Governor in the United States whose time in office has run consecutively . Prior to the Governorship , Otter served as Lieutenant Governor of Idaho from 1987 to 2001 and as the United States Representative for Idaho 's 1st congressional district from 2001 to 2007 , when he resigned his congressional seat to assume the Idaho Governorship . Otter is the third Catholic to serve as Governor of Idaho and the first to win election since James H. Hawley in 1910 .",
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"text": "Don Korotsky Norte Don Korotsky Norte is an American gay rights political activist . He is one half of a Los Angeles gay couple who have been together since meeting in high school in 1978 . Don 's initial desire to marry his high school sweetheart made headlines in a 1995 Los Angeles Times article when the couple expressed their desire to hop on a plane to Hawaii and then seek to enforce their marriage rights in California . The Times article was one of the first that documented the rise of Defense of Marriage Act or DOMA a year later . In 2008 Advocate Magazine featured Norte 's marriage to his spouse during the Summer of Love in 2008 . Norte and his spouse were both Log Cabin Republicans during the campaign for marriage equality . Don Norte is credited with being one of the first openly gay Republican appointees to a governing body , when California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger appointed him to the Governor 's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities . The Governor 's Committee is charged with developing a comprehensive strategy to assist disabled youth and adults to enter the workforce by focusing on the needs and interests of the worker , the employer , and the community . Don 's appointed position did not require Senate confirmation and the position does not receive a salary . Norte ` sterm does not expire but he serves at the will of the Governor of California . That Governor is now Jerry Brown . Norte was the first Log Cabin Republican to remain an appointee under Democratic Governor Jerry Brown 's administration . In 2004 , Norte was involved in the Bobby Shriver for Santa Monica City Council Campaign and was one of about 10 named prominent community leader endorsers in Shriver 's campaign literature . Norte 's career covers over twenty years of public service with Federal , State , and local government , including the US Defense Department and the New York State Department of Parks , Recreation and Historic Preservation . Norte holds a BA from Montclair State University in New Jersey , and Master 's degree from New York University 's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service , where he studied under Professor Rae Zimmerman , among others . Don served on the Board of Directors and later as President of the California Public Parking Association . Don has been employed by the City of West Hollywood 's Department of Transportation and Public Works since 1990 and currently holds the position of Parking Services and Development Officer for the City 's parking division . Norte currently served on the board of Log Cabin Republicans -- Los Angeles and he currently resides in Hollywood with his partner since high school , and now husband , Kevin . In 2009 , Norte was named the Program Chair of CPPAs 25th Annual Conference and secured San Francisco Assemblyperson Fiona Ma as the Keynote Speaker . In 2010 , both Norte and his spouse were co-hosts at a fundraiser for Democratic San Francisco Assembly person and Speaker Pro Tempore Fiona Ma for Fiona Ma 's planned bid for the California Senate in 2014 ( since then Ma was elected to the California State Board of Equalization representing the Second District .",
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"text": "Idaho Human Rights Day Idaho Human Rights Day is a state holiday recognized only in the U.S. state of Idaho . It was created on January 16 , 2006 by then Governor and former United States Secretary of the Interior , Dirk Kempthorne . The holiday is celebrated simultaneously each year on the same day as Martin Luther King , Jr. . Day . The full name of this holiday in the state of Idaho is Martin Luther King , Jr. - Idaho Human Rights Day .",
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"text": "California gubernatorial election, 2010 The 2010 California gubernatorial election was held November 2 , 2010 to elect the Governor of California . The primary elections were held on June 8 , 2010 . Because constitutional office holders in California are prohibited from serving more than two consecutive terms on the same office for life since 1990 , incumbent Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger was ineligible to run for re-election for a third term . Former Governor Jerry Brown , to whom the term limits did not apply due to the grandfather clause , defeated Meg Whitman in the general election . Brown was sworn into office on January 3 , 2011 .",
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"text": "New York state election, 1974 The 1974 New York state election was held on November 5 , 1974 , to elect the Governor , the Lieutenant Governor , the State Comptroller , the Attorney General , two judges of the New York Court of Appeals and a U.S. Senator , as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate .",
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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": "United States presidential election in Florida, 1980 In the 1980 United States presidential election , Florida was won overwhelmingly by the Republican candidate , former California governor Ronald Reagan , over Democratic incumbent Jimmy Carter . Reagan won by a wide 17.02 % margin , a particularly strong performance in this conservative leaning state . John B. Anderson , a liberal Republican congressman from Illinois who ran as an independent candidate , had Florida give him his strongest performance in a southern state by winning 5.14 % of the popular vote . Florida , along with Virginia , were one of only two southern states to give Anderson over 5 % of the vote . Although Carter lost Florida , he is the last Democrat to win a majority of counties in the state 's northern region .",
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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": "List of Lieutenant Governors of Idaho Lieutenant Governor of Idaho is a constitutional statewide elected office in the State of Idaho . According to the Idaho Constitution , the lieutenant governor is elected to a four-year term . The power of the Lieutenant Governor of Idaho derives from Article IV , Sections 12 and 13 of the Idaho Constitution , which provides that the office is first in line of succession to the Governor of Idaho . It also dictates that the lieutenant governor serves as the presiding officer of the Idaho State Senate . Lieutenant governor has been a constitutional office in Idaho since statehood in 1890 . Prior to 1946 the office was elected to two-year terms . The current Lieutenant Governor of Idaho is Brad Little . In January 2009 Little was appointed by Gov. C. L. `` Butch '' Otter to succeed Jim Risch , who resigned to take office in the United States Senate . Little was elected to his own right on November 2 , 2010 , and served the remainder of Risch 's term , which ended in January 2011 .",
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"text": "South Dakota gubernatorial election, 1972 The 1972 South Dakota gubernatorial election was held on November 7 , 1972 , to elect a Governor of South Dakota . It was the last election in South Dakota to elect the governor for a two-year term after a 1972 state constitutional amendment established a four-year term . Democratic nominee Richard F. Kneip was re-elected , defeating Republican nominee Carveth Thompson .",
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"text": "2005 Minnesota state government shutdown The 2005 Minnesota state government shutdown was a government shutdown affecting the U.S. state of Minnesota , the first in the history of the state . The shutdown was the result of a fiscal dispute between the Republican Governor Tim Pawlenty and House majority , and the Democratic -- Farmer -- Labor Party ( DFL ) majority in the state Senate , that was not resolved by the constitutional deadline on June 30 . The Republicans and the DFL disagreed over how much would be spent on state healthcare programs and public schools , and what sources of revenue would be used for this funding . During the shutdown , many non-essential state government programs were closed , and about 8,900 state employees were furloughed . The shutdown lasted nine days , until the legislature and governor passed a ` lights-on ' temporary authorization of spending , followed by a compromise budget agreement . In 2011 , there was another government shutdown lasting 20 days , after Governor Pawlenty 's outgoing administration left a $ 5 billion shortfall in the budget .",
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"text": "United States presidential election in California, 1980 The 1980 United States presidential election in California refers to how California participated in the 1980 United States presidential election . California voted for the Republican nominee , the state 's former governor Ronald Reagan , in a landslide over the Democratic incumbent , Jimmy Carter . Reagan won his home state by a wide 16.78 % margin and carried all but three counties . Among the counties Reagan won was Plumas , the first Republican victory in that county since 1920 . Reagan is also the last Republican candidate to carry the counties of Marin and Santa Cruz in a presidential election . 1980 stands as the last election in which California voted more Republican than the United States as a whole . This election indeed constitutes the most Republican California has voted relative to the whole nation since 1928 , when anti-Catholic prejudice against Al Smith had a substantial influence ; here , it was widely believed that Carter lacked understanding of critical Western issues , most importantly water development .",
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"text": "Homeland (TV series) Homeland is an American spy thriller television series developed by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa based on the Israeli series Prisoners of War ( Original title חטופים Hatufim , literally `` Abductees '' ) , which was created by Gideon Raff . The series stars Claire Danes as Carrie Mathison , a Central Intelligence Agency officer with bipolar disorder , and Damian Lewis as Nicholas Brody , a U.S. Marine Corps Scout Sniper . Mathison had come to believe that Brody , who was held captive by al-Qaeda as a prisoner of war , was `` turned '' by the enemy and poses a threat to the United States . The series is broadcast in the U.S. on the cable channel Showtime , and is produced by Fox 21 Television Studios ( formerly Fox 21 ) . It premiered on October 2 , 2011 . The first episode was made available online , more than two weeks before the television broadcast , with viewers having to complete game tasks to gain access . On October 22 , 2013 , Showtime renewed Homeland for a fourth season , which premiered on October 5 , 2014 . On November 10 , 2014 , Showtime renewed the series for a 12-episode fifth season that premiered on October 4 , 2015 . On December 9 , 2015 , the series was renewed for a sixth season . The sixth season debuted on January 15 , 2017 . The series has also been renewed for a seventh and eighth season ; the eighth is planned to be the series ' final season by the creators . The series has received generally positive reviews , and has won several awards , including the 2012 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series , and the 2011 and 2012 Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series -- Drama , as well as the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Lead Actress in a Drama Series for Damian Lewis and Claire Danes , respectively .",
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"text": "The Atomic Job `` The Atomic Job '' is the fifth episode of the second season of the American television series Agent Carter , inspired by the films Captain America : The First Avenger and Captain America : The Winter Soldier , and the Marvel One-Shot short film also titled Agent Carter . It features the Marvel Comics character Peggy Carter as she tries to steal an atomic bomb , and is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise . The episode was written by Lindsey Allen and directed by Craig Zisk . Hayley Atwell reprises her role as Carter from the film series , and is joined by regular cast members James D'Arcy , Chad Michael Murray , and Enver Gjokaj . `` The Atomic Job '' originally aired on ABC on February 9 , 2016 , and according to Nielsen Media Research , was watched by 2.66 million viewers .",
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"text": "Alpha Company, Anti-Terrorism Battalion, 4th Marine Division Alpha Company is a United States Marine Corps unit based in Rochester , New York and a component of the Anti-Terrorism Battalion , 4th Marine Division . Before being attached to the Anti-Terrorism Battalion , the Rochester Marine unit was assigned to the 8th Tank Battalion . Alpha Company has been deployed multiple times , supporting operations related to the War on Terror .",
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"text": "United States Army Security Assistance Command The U.S. Army Security Assistance Command ( USASAC ) -- `` The Army 's Face to the World '' , implements Army security assistance programs , including Foreign Military Sales ( FMS ) of defense articles and services to eligible foreign governments . For example the USASAC helped provide the Iraq with weapons and ammunition , including Hellfire missiles after it requested them to respond to the increased violence in the country . The USASAC is also responsible for life cycle management of FMS cases , from pre-letter of request , development , execution and closure . Each sale to overseas customers comprise the same `` total package '' of quality material , spare parts , training , publications , technical documentation , maintenance support and other services that AMC provides to Army units . The command manages about 4,600 FMS cases valued at more than $ 134 billion . In addition , USASAC is responsible for Army security assistance information management and financial policy , and provides logistics guidance to the Army security assistance community . Today , the Command is increasingly responding to support of U.S. government emergency assistance , humanitarian relief , and Operations Other Than War , including United Nations peacekeeping operations . USASAC 's motto is `` Strength in Cooperation . '' Security assistance is a national program administered by the State Department . In conjunction with the White House , Congress , and the Treasury Department , military security assistance programs are executed by the Department of Defense ( DOD ) . Security assistance promotes regional stability , deters aggression , maintains alliances , and disseminates democratic values between the United States and its allies . In carrying out the Army security assistance mission , USASAC calls on all AMC Life Cycle Management Commands , as well as other Department of Defense agencies and U.S. industry for support . USASAC is responsible for life cycle management of FMS cases , from development to execution , financial management , accounting , and settlement . Each sale of equipment to overseas customers comprises the same `` total package '' of quality materiel , spare parts , training , publications , technical documentation , maintenance support , and other services that AMC provides to U.S. Army units . Currently , USASAC is actively engaged in the `` train and equip '' mission in both Iraq and Afghanistan as well as provides support to 21 coalition partners . It was anticipated that sales in 2008 would exceed $ 15 billion . USASAC , which traces its origins to the Army 's technical service era , was designated a major subordinate command ( MSC ) of the U.S. Army Materiel Command in 1975 .",
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"text": "R. Lee Ermey Ronald Lee Ermey ( born March 24 , 1944 ) , known professionally as R. Lee Ermey , is an American actor , best known for his role as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket , which earned him a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor . He is a former United States Marine Corps staff sergeant and an honorary gunnery sergeant ; during his tenure in the U.S. Marine Corps , he served as a drill instructor . Ermey has often been typecast in authority figure roles , such as Mayor Tilman in the film Mississippi Burning , Bill Bowerman in Prefontaine , Sheriff Hoyt in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake , Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Stanley Kubrick 's Full Metal Jacket , Jimmy Lee Farnsworth in Fletch Lives , a police captain in Se7en , plastic army men leader Sarge in the Toy Story films , Lt. `` Tice '' Ryan in Rocket Power , the warden in SpongeBob SquarePants , and John House , Gregory House 's father in House . Ermey has hosted two programs on the History Channel : Mail Call , in which he answered viewers ' questions about various military issues both modern and historic ; and Lock N ' Load with R. Lee Ermey , which concerned the development of different types of weapons . He also hosted Gunny Time on the Outdoor channel .",
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"text": "The Things We Bury `` The Things We Bury '' is the eighth 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 search for a hidden alien city , and discover secrets about their enemies . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the films of the franchise . The episode was written by DJ Doyle and directed by Milan Cheylov . Clark Gregg reprises his role as Coulson from the film series , and is joined by principal cast members Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , Elizabeth Henstridge , and Nick Blood . Hayley Atwell reprises her role from other MCU projects in flashbacks with connections to the television series Agent Carter and the films Captain America : The First Avenger and Captain America : The Winter Soldier . `` The Things We Bury '' originally aired on ABC on November 18 , 2014 , and according to Nielsen Media Research , was watched by 4.58 million viewers . The episode received a mostly positive critical response , with the episode 's flashback sequences , and the performance of MacLachlan , praised , but an issue of ` over-crowding ' of storylines was frequently brought up by critics .",
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"text": "Leroy Jethro Gibbs Leroy Jethro Gibbs is a fictional character of the CBS TV series NCIS , portrayed by Mark Harmon . He is a former U.S Marine Corps Scout Sniper turned special agent who commands a team for the Naval Criminal Investigative Service . Gibbs is the most accomplished marksman on the team and the most skilled at handling violent standoffs ; he depends on his other agents heavily for technical forensics and background checks . He is patient but firm with his team and has little patience for bureaucracy ; he commands most other main characters -- including his current staff Timothy McGee , Ellie Bishop , Nick Torres and Alexandra Quinn and previous staff Caitlin Todd ( killed in the line of duty ) , Anthony DiNozzo ( left to look after his newly found daughter ) , and Ziva David ( killed after leaving NCIS )",
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"text": "Chris Brody Chris Brody may refer to : Chris Brody , a character in Homeland ( TV series ) Chris Brody , a character in Haven ( TV series )",
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"text": "4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade The 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade was a brigade-sized unit of the United States Marine Corps that was designed specifically to be an anti-terrorism unit . The mission of this unit was to be a quickly deployable unit to wherever needed in the world so they could fight terrorism and deter , detect and defend from terrorist groups both domestically and internationally . The unit became operational on 29 October 2001 , and was deactivated in February 2006 . A Marine Expeditionary Brigade ( MEB ) is a smaller brigade of marines that can deploy quickly when they are needed . All Marine Expeditionary Brigades are a part of a Marine Expeditionary Force ( MEF ) . The reason a MEB exists is that they are large enough to support themselves without needing help from local infrastructure . They are also small enough to transport easily , especially in amphibious mechanized landing craft . The 4th MEB was specifically trained to find and stop terrorist plots so civilians and other active military personnel stay safe . There are different types of the MEBs , and not all are anti-terrorism like the 4th Marine Expeditionary Brigade . The MEBs are designed so no matter what mission comes up there is always a force that can handle that specific situation effectively .",
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"text": "Harmon Rabb Captain Harmon ` Harm ' Rabb , Jr. , JAGC , USN , played by David James Elliott , is a fictional and lead character in the American television series JAG . In the pilot episode , he is introduced as a young Navy lieutenant serving as a Judge Advocate . The viewer follows his naval career from that point as the series progresses . With the longevity of JAG , plenty of information on his past life and previous military service is given at various points in the series .",
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"text": "National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive The National Security and Homeland Security Presidential Directive ( National Security Presidential Directive NSPD 51/Homeland Security Presidential Directive HSPD-20 , sometimes called simply `` Executive Directive 51 '' for short ) , created and signed by President of the United States George W. Bush on May 4 , 2007 , is a Presidential Directive which claims power to execute procedures for continuity of the federal government in the event of a `` catastrophic emergency '' . Such an emergency is construed as `` any incident , regardless of location , that results in extraordinary levels of mass casualties , damage , or disruption severely affecting the U.S. population , infrastructure , environment , economy , or government functions . '' The unclassified portion of the directive was posted on the White House website on May 9 , 2007 , without any further announcement or press briefings , although Special Assistant to George W. Bush Gordon Johndroe answered several questions on the matter when asked about it by members of the press in early June 2007 .",
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"text": "List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. characters Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. is an American television series created for ABC by Joss Whedon , Jed Whedon , and Maurissa Tancharoen , based on the Marvel Comics organization S.H.I.E.L.D. ( Strategic Homeland Intervention , Enforcement and Logistics Division ) , a fictional peacekeeping and spy agency in a world of superheroes . It is set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ( MCU ) , sharing continuity with the feature and short films of the franchise . The series stars Clark Gregg , reprising his role of Phil Coulson from the films , as well as Ming-Na Wen , Brett Dalton , Chloe Bennet , Iain De Caestecker , and Elizabeth Henstridge . Nick Blood and Adrianne Palicki joined the cast for the second and third seasons , while Henry Simmons and Luke Mitchell had recurring roles in the second season before being promoted to the main cast for the third . John Hannah , who recurred in the third season , joined the main cast in the fourth . Additionally , several other characters from Marvel Cinematic Universe films and Marvel One-Shots also appear throughout the series , along with other characters based on various Marvel Comics properties . Several characters from the series also appear in the supplemental digital series Marvel 's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. : Slingshot . This list includes the series ' main cast , all guest stars deemed to have had recurring roles throughout the series , and any other guest who is otherwise notable .",
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"text": "Section 8 (military) Section 8 is a category of discharge from the United States military , used for a service member judged mentally unfit for service . It also came to mean any service member given such a discharge or behaving as if deserving such a discharge , as in the expression , `` he 's a Section 8 '' . The term comes from Section VIII of the World War II-era United States Army Regulation 615-360 , which provided for the discharge of those deemed unfit for military service . Discharge under Section 8 is no longer practiced , as medical discharges for psychological/psychiatric reasons are now covered by a number of regulations . In the Army , such discharges are handled under the provisions of AR 635-200 , Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations . Chapter 5 , paragraph 13 governs the separation of personnel medically diagnosed with a personality disorder . Section 8 became a household phrase when used in the 1970s TV series M * A * S * H , in which the character Corporal Klinger was continually seeking one ( until he eventually abandoned his efforts ) . Other pop culture references to the term include : The 1987 movie Full Metal Jacket , in which a recruit ( Leonard Lawrence , a.k.a. `` Private Gomer Pyle '' ) becomes noticeably unstable as a result of the abuse from his drill instructor and platoon-mates . Later in the film , it is mentioned again when Private `` Cowboy '' mentions how one of his recently deceased platoon-mates was about to be shipped out on a Section 8 for chronic masturbation . The 2003 movie Basic , in which a DEA agent Tom Hardy ( played by John Travolta ) investigates a group of rogue Rangers turned drug dealers calling themselves Section 8 . They are later revealed to be a black-ops anti-drug unit led by Hardy ( now addressed as `` Colonel '' ) ; the `` Section-8 '' insane-mercenary story is a cover to spook the cartels . The 2007 video game BioShock , in which Atlas , via radio , informs the player that Fort Frolic has been handed over to a deranged artist named Sander Cohen . `` Cohen 's an artist , says some . He 's a Section 8 , says I. I seen all kinds of cutthroats , freaks , and headcases , but Cohen 's a real lunatic . '' The 2016 movie Hacksaw Ridge , in which Army recruit Desmond Doss is required to undergo psychiatric evaluation or else face a Section 8 discharge for refusing to participate in weapons training because of his religious convictions .",
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"text": "America First (Homeland) `` America First '' is the sixth season finale of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 72nd episode overall . It premiered on Showtime on April 9 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Special Operations Command parachute team The United States Special Operations Command ( USSOCOM ) Parachute Team , called the Para-Commandos , is composed of volunteers from the United States Army , Navy , Air Force , Marines and U.S. government civilians who are assigned to Special Operations Command . They are selected for the team after a rigorous training program . They participate with the USSOCOM Parachute Team in addition to their regular duties , with training conducted during off duty time . The USSOCOM is one of nine unified commands in the United States military 's combatant command structure . The bulk of the command 's 47,000 people are made up of Army Rangers and Special Forces ( Green Berets ) ; Navy Sea/Air/Land ( SEAL ) teams ; Air Force combat controllers , pararescuemen and combat crew airmen ; United States Marine Corps Forces Special Operators ; and Army Civil Affairs and Psychological Operations forces .",
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"text": "Still Positive `` Still Positive '' is the sixth episode of the third season of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 30th episode overall . It premiered on Showtime on November 3 , 2013 .",
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"text": "New Normal (Homeland) `` New Normal '' is the tenth episode of the fifth season of the American television drama series Homeland , and the 58th episode overall . It premiered on Showtime on December 6 , 2015 .",
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"text": "Gideon Raff Gideon `` Gidi '' Raff ( גדעון '' גידי '' רף born 1973 ) is an Israeli film and television director , screenwriter , and writer . He is best known for the award-winning 2010 Israeli television drama series Prisoners of War ( which he created , wrote and directed ) and its acclaimed US adaptation , Homeland ( for which he won two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2012 ) .",
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"text": "Fightin' Marines Fightin ' Marines was a bimonthly war comic magazine published by St. John Publications from 1951 -- 1953 , and Charlton Comics from 1955 -- 1984 , although it was primarily a reprint title from 1978 to the end of its run . Telling fictional stories of the United States Marine Corps , it was a sister title of the other Charlton war comics Fightin ' Air Force , Fightin ' Army , and Fightin ' Navy . Fightin ' Marines was the home of the long-running Vietnam War feature `` Shotgun Harker and Chicken , '' written by Joe Gill . Gill wrote the majority of stories for the title during its entire run . Other notable contributors to Fightin ' Marines included Pat Boyette , Sam Glanzman , Jack Keller , Sanho Kim , Fran Matera , and Warren Sattler .",
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"text": "Unrequited (The X-Files) `` Unrequited '' is the sixteenth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series The X-Files . It was written by Howard Gordon and series creator Chris Carter , and directed by Michael Lange . It originally aired in the United States on February 23 , 1997 on the Fox network . The episode is a `` Monster-of-the-Week '' story , a stand-alone plot which is unconnected to the series ' wider mythology . This episode earned a Nielsen rating of 10.9 and was seen by 16.56 million viewers upon its initial broadcast . `` Unrequited '' received mixed to negative reviews from television critics . The show centers on FBI special agents Fox Mulder ( David Duchovny ) and Dana Scully ( Gillian Anderson ) who work on cases linked to the paranormal , called X-Files . In this episode , the murder of a U.S. Army Lieutenant General has Mulder and Scully struggling to stop a seemingly invisible assassin . The two agents soon learn that they are doomed to failure from the start , as the U.S. government is attempting to cover up the existence of American POWs still being kept in Vietnam . Gordon was inspired to write the episode after viewing an installment of the news series 60 Minutes that dealt with American secret agents the CIA left behind during the Vietnam War . The eventual concept that the assassin could create blind spots came after the writer spoke with his ophthalmologist brother . The entry featured a finished replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial , and various Canadian locales substituted for various locations in Washington , D.C.",
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"text": "James Blake Miller James Blake Miller ( born July 10 , 1984 ) is a United States Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq War , who fought in the Second Battle of Fallujah and was dubbed the `` Marlboro Man '' ( and the `` Marlboro Marine '' ) after an iconic photograph of him with a cigarette was published in newspapers in the United States in 2004 . Miller suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder after the war .",
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"text": "G20 The G20 ( or G-20 or Group of Twenty ) is an international forum for the governments and central bank governors from 20 major economies . It was founded in 1999 with the aim of studying , reviewing , and promoting high-level discussion of policy issues pertaining to the promotion of international financial stability . It seeks to address issues that go beyond the responsibilities of any one organization . The G20 heads of government or heads of state have periodically conferred at summits since their initial meeting in 2008 , and the group also hosts separate meetings of finance ministers and central bank governors . The members include 19 individual countries and along with the European Union ( EU ) . The EU is represented by the European Commission and by the European Central Bank . Collectively , the G20 economies account for around 85 % of the gross world product ( GWP ) , 80 % of world trade ( or , if excluding EU intra-trade , 75 % ) , and two-thirds of the world population . With the G20 growing in stature after its inaugural leaders ' summit in 2008 , its leaders announced on 25 September 2009 that the group would replace the G8 as the main economic council of wealthy nations . Since its inception , the G20 's membership policies have been criticized by numerous intellectuals , and its summits have been a focus for major protests by anti-globalists , nationalists and others . The heads of the G20 nations met semi-annually at G20 summits between 2009 and 2010 . Since the November 2011 Cannes summit , all G20 summits have been held annually .",
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"text": "Chinese economic reform The Chinese economic reform refers to the program of economic reforms termed `` Socialism with Chinese characteristics '' in the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) that was started in December 1978 by reformists within the Communist Party of China , led by Deng Xiaoping . China had one of the world 's largest and most advanced economies prior to the nineteenth century . In the 18th century , Adam Smith claimed China had long been one of the richest , that is , one of the most fertile , best cultivated , most industrious , most prosperous and most urbanized countries in the world . The economy stagnated beginning in the 16th century and even declined in absolute terms in the nineteenth and much of the twentieth century , with a brief recovery in the 1930s . Economic reforms introducing market principles began in 1978 and were carried out in two stages . The first stage , in the late 1970s and early 1980s , involved the decollectivization of agriculture , the opening up of the country to foreign investment , and permission for entrepreneurs to start businesses . However , most industry remained state-owned . The second stage of reform , in the late 1980s and 1990s , involved the privatization and contracting out of much state-owned industry and the lifting of price controls , protectionist policies , and regulations , although state monopolies in sectors such as banking and petroleum remained . The private sector grew remarkably , accounting for as much as 70 percent of China gross domestic product by 2005 . From 1978 until 2013 , unprecedented growth occurred , with the economy increasing by 9.5 % a year . The conservative Hu-Wen Administration more heavily regulated and controlled the economy after 2005 , reversing some reforms . The success of China 's economic policies and the manner of their implementation has resulted in immense changes in Chinese society . Large-scale government planning programs alongside market characteristics have greatly decreased poverty , while incomes and income inequality have increased , leading to a backlash led by the New Left . In the academic scene , scholars have debated the reason for the success of the Chinese `` dual-track '' economy , and have compared them to attempts to reform socialism in the Eastern Bloc and the Soviet Union ; as well as the growth of other developing economies .",
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"text": "18th century The 18th century lasted from January 1 , 1701 to December 31 , 1800 in the Gregorian calendar . During the 18th century , the Enlightenment culminated in the French and American revolutions . Philosophy and science increased in prominence . Philosophers dreamed of a brighter age . This dream turned into a reality with the French Revolution of 1789 - , though later compromised by the excesses of the Reign of Terror ( 1793-1794 ) under Maximilien Robespierre . At first , many monarchies of Europe embraced Enlightenment ideals , but with the French Revolution they feared losing their power and formed broad coalitions for the counter-revolution . The Ottoman Empire experienced an unprecedented period of peace and economic expansion , taking part in no European wars from 1740 to 1768 . As a consequence the empire did not share in Europe 's military improvements during the Seven Years ' War ( 1756-1763 ) , causing its military to fall behind and suffer defeats against Russia in the second half of the century . The 18th century also marked the end of the Polish -- Lithuanian Commonwealth as an independent state . The once-powerful and vast kingdom , which had once conquered Moscow and defeated great Ottoman armies , collapsed under numerous invasions . Its semi-democratic government system was not robust enough to rival the neighboring monarchies of the Kingdom of Prussia , the Russian Empire and the Archduchy of Austria which divided the Commonwealth territories between themselves , changing the landscape of Central European politics for the next hundred years . European colonization of the Americas and other parts of the world intensified and associated mass migrations of people grew in size as the Age of Sail continued . Great Britain became a major power worldwide with the defeat of France in North America in the 1760s and the conquest of large parts of India . However , Britain lost many of its North American colonies after the American Revolution , which resulted in the formation of the newly independent United States of America . The Industrial Revolution started in Britain in the 1770s with the production of the improved steam engine . Despite its modest beginnings in the 18th century , steam-powered machinery would radically change human society and the environment . Western historians have occasionally defined the 18th century otherwise for the purposes of their work . For example , the `` short '' 18th century may be defined as 1715 -- 1789 , denoting the period of time between the death of Louis XIV of France and the start of the French Revolution , with an emphasis on directly interconnected events . To historians who expand the century to include larger historical movements , the `` long '' 18th century may run from the Glorious Revolution of 1688 to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 or even later .",
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"text": "The World Development Report 2011 The 2011 World Development Report : Conflict , Security and Development ( WDR ) is a document by the World Bank on the challenges organised violence poses to the advancement of less developed countries . The report finds that over the last 30 years poverty has been reduced for most of the world 's population - but this is not the case for the estimated 1.5 billion people living in countries blighted by on-going conflict . Not one low income country suffering from on-going violence has achieved a single Millennium Development Goal . Once mass violence takes root in a society , it can take a generation or more to restore stability . Organised violence as defined by the report includes civil and inter-state war as well as the violence resulting from criminal activity , especially drug and human trafficking . The WDR does not address interpersonal and domestic violence , though it acknowledges they are also relevant to development . The report finds that overall mass conflict has become less prevalent over recent decades , with the average number of worldwide battle deaths dropping from 164,000 per year in the 1980s to only 42,000 in the 2000s . But the 1.5 billion living in conflict wracked states have not benefited from this trend . A new form of mass violence plagues their countries , with cycles of political violence alternating with periods where as many or more die from criminal activity . Despite the difficulties in overcoming a legacy of conflict , violence or authoritarian rule , several countries have made impressive progress including Chile , Colombia , Ghana , Indonesia , Mozambique , South Africa and Timor-Leste . The report offers lessons drawn from these past successes . The World Bank stress that their report does not proscribe standard fixes suitable for all , and that efforts to resolve conflicts should be nationally led from within affected countries . Workable solutions will have to be tailored to each set of individual circumstance . Yet the WDR does find that previous successful efforts share many common features , which are reflected in the report 's WDR framework .",
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"text": "New international division of labour In economics , the new international division of labor ( NIDL ) is an outcome of globalization . The term was coined by theorists seeking to explain the spatial shift of manufacturing industries from advanced capitalist countries to developing countries -- an ongoing geographic reorganization of production , which finds its origins in ideas about a global division of labor . It is a spatial division of labor which occurs when the process of production is no longer confined to national economies . Under the `` old '' international division of labor , until around 1970 , underdeveloped areas were incorporated into the world economy principally as suppliers of minerals and agricultural commodities . However , as developing economies are merged into the world economy , more production takes place in these economies . This has led to a trend of transference , or what is also known as the `` global industrial shift '' , in which production processes are relocated from developed countries ( such as the US , European countries , and Japan ) to developing countries in Asia ( such as China , Vietnam , and India ) and Latin America . This is because companies search for the cheapest locations to manufacture and assemble components , so low-cost labor-intensive parts of the manufacturing process are shifted to the developing world where costs are substantially lower . Companies do so by taking advantage of transportation and communications technology , as well as fragmentation and locational flexibility of production . From 1953 to the late 1990s , the industrialized economies ' share of world manufacturing output declined from 95 % to 77 % , and the developing economies ' share more than quadrupled from 5 % to 23 % . The resultant division of labor across continents closely follows the North -- South socio-economic and political divide , wherein the North -- with one quarter of the world population -- controls four fifths of the world income , while the South -- with three quarters of the world population -- has access to one fifth of the world income .",
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"text": "BRIC In economics , BRIC is a grouping acronym that refers to the countries of Brazil , Russia , India and China , which are all deemed to be at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development . It is typically rendered as `` the BRICs '' or `` the BRIC countries '' or `` the BRIC economies '' or alternatively as the `` Big Four '' . A related acronym , BRICS , adds South Africa . There are arguments that Indonesia should be included into grouping , effectively turning it into BRIIC or BRIICS . Previously BRIC was coined by Jim O'Neill in 2001 as an acronym of 4 countries which are all deemed to be at a similar stage of newly advanced economic development , but in 2009 the leaders of BRIC countries made the first summit and in 2010 BRIC became a formal institution . South Africa began efforts to join the BRIC grouping and on December 24 , 2010 South Africa was invited to join BRICS . The aim of BRIC is establishment of an equitable , democratic and multi polar world order , but later BRIC became a political organization , moreover after South Africa joined BRICS . Jim O'Neill , told the summit that South Africa , at a population of under 50 million people , was just too small as an economy to join the BRIC ranks . But future of BRIC as an economy group is questionable . In 2012 , a book with title ` Breakout Nations ' mentioned that it is hard to sustain rapid growth for more than a decade . And in 2015 , only India can lure global investors , China struggles with its slow down , while Brazil and Russia are in heavy recessions .",
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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": "Superstate A superstate is defined as `` a large and powerful State formed when several smaller countries unite '' , `` A large and powerful state formed from a federation or union of nations '' . This is distinct from the concept of superpower , although these are frequently seen together . It is also distinct from the concept of empire , where one nation dominates other nations through military , political , and economic power , although an empire may also be a superstate . In the early 20th century , `` superstate '' had a similar definition as today 's supranational organisations . In a 1927 article by Edward A. Harriman on the League of Nations , a superstate was defined as merely `` an organisation , of which a state is a member , which is superior to the member themselves '' , in that '' -LSB- a -RSB- complete superstate has legislative , executive and judicial organs to make , to execute and to interpret its laws '' . According to this definition , Harriman saw the League of Nations as a `` rudimentary superstate '' , and the United States as `` an example of a complete and perfect superstate '' . In World Order of Bahá ` u 'll áh , first published in 1938 , Shoghi Effendi , the Guardian of the Bahá ' í Faith , described the anticipated world government of that religion as the `` world 's future super-state '' with the Bahá ' í Faith as the `` State Religion of an independent and Sovereign Power . '' In the 1970s , academic literature used the term `` superstate '' to indicate a particularly rich and powerful state , in a similar fashion to the term superpower . In contemporary political debate , especially the one centred on the European Union , the term `` superstate '' is used to indicate a ( usually deemed unwelcome ) development in which the Union takes over the character of a State ( including the monopoly on violence ) thus abolishing the sovereignty and independence of its member states . For instance , Glyn Morgan opposes the perspective of a `` European superstate '' to the ones of `` a Europe of nation-states '' and of `` a post-sovereign European polity '' . In her definition , a `` European superstate is nothing more than a sovereign state - a tried and tested type of polity that predominates in the modern world - operating on a European wide scale '' , i.e. , `` a unitary European state '' The term was famously used by Margaret Thatcher in her 1988 Bruges speech , when she decried the perspective of `` a European super-state exercising a new dominance from Brussels '' , and has since entered the eurosceptic lexicon . Tony Blair argued in 2000 that he welcomed an EU as a `` superpower , not a superstate ''",
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"text": "France France ( -LSB- fʁɑ̃s -RSB- ) , officially the French Republic ( -LSB- ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz -RSB- ) , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . Overseas France include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . France spans 643801 km2 and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017 . It is a unitary semi-presidential republic with the capital in Paris , the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban centres include Marseille , Lyon , Lille , Nice , Toulouse and Bordeaux . During the Iron Age , what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls , a Celtic people . The area was annexed in 51 BC by Rome , which held Gaul until 486 , when the Germanic Franks conquered the region and formed the Kingdom of France . France emerged as a major European power in the Late Middle Ages , with its victory in the Hundred Years ' War ( 1337 to 1453 ) strengthening state-building and political centralisation . During the Renaissance , French culture flourished and a global colonial empire was established , which by the 20th century would be the second largest in the world . The 16th century was dominated by religious civil wars between Catholics and Protestants ( Huguenots ) . France became Europe 's dominant cultural , political , and military power under Louis XIV . In the late 18th century , the French Revolution overthrew the absolute monarchy , established one of modern history 's earliest republics , and saw the drafting of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen , which expresses the nation 's ideals to this day . In the 19th century Napoleon took power and established the First French Empire , whose subsequent Napoleonic Wars shaped the course of continental Europe . Following the collapse of the Empire , France endured a tumultuous succession of governments culminating with the establishment of the French Third Republic in 1870 . France was a major participant in the First World War , from which it emerged victorious , and was one of the Allied Powers in the Second World War , but came under occupation by the Axis Powers in 1940 . Following liberation in 1944 , a Fourth Republic was established and later dissolved in the course of the Algerian War . The Fifth Republic , led by Charles de Gaulle , was formed in 1958 and remains to this day . Algeria and nearly all the other colonies became independent in the 1960s and typically retained close economic and military connections with France . France has long been a global centre of art , science , and philosophy . It hosts Europe 's fourth-largest number of cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites and receives around 83 million foreign tourists annually , the most of any country in the world . France is a developed country with the world 's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest by purchasing power parity . In terms of aggregate household wealth , it ranks fourth in the world . France performs well in international rankings of education , health care , life expectancy , and human development . France remains a great power in the world , being one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council with the power to veto and an official nuclear-weapon state . It is a leading member state of the European Union and the Eurozone . It is also a member of the Group of 7 , North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) , the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) , and La Francophonie .",
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"text": "The Path to Degrowth in Overdeveloped Countries The Path to Degrowth in Overdeveloped Countries is the second chapter of the Worldwatch Institute 's State of the World ( book series ) 2012 : Moving Toward Sustainable Prosperity ( ISBN 978-1-61091-037-8 ) by Erik Assadourian . It is available for free online , along with these other chapters from the report : Making the Green Economy Work for Everybody by Michael Renner Nine Population Strategies to Stop Short of 9 Billion by Robert Engelman Biodiversity : Combating the Sixth Mass Extinction by Bo Normander In his chapter of the report , Assadourian defines degrowth as an `` essential and urgent '' economic strategy to pursue in countries entrenched in overdevelopment ( such as the United States ) in order for those countries to be truly sustainable and adapt to `` The rapidly warming Earth and the collapse of ecosystem services '' . Furthermore , he hopes to dispel `` the myth that perpetual pursuit of growth is good for economies or the societies of which they are a part '' for the well-being of the planet , of underdeveloped populations , and of the sick , stressed , and overweight populations of overdeveloped countries . Assadourian argues via the principle of plenitude that degrowth will inevitably occur whether we want it to or not because -- on a planet of finite resources -- economies and populations can not grow infinitely , and overdeveloped countries are still pursuing more economic growth and overconsuming resources . Assadourian outlines four policies overdeveloped nations could employ to sufficiently facilitate a planned and controlled contraction of the economy so as to get back in line with planetary boundaries . Each of these , in unison , will eventually foster the creation of a steady-state economy that is in balance with Earth 's limits : Reduce Overall Consumption by Overconsumers Distribute Tax Burdens More Equitably Share Work Hours Better Cultivate a Plenitude Economy : `` informalize '' certain sectors of the economy Assadourian also wrote a 2-page policy brief on the chapter highlighting the key messages of , the problem regarding , and points to keep in mind moving forward on our path to degrowth .",
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"text": "Say's law Say 's law , or the law of markets , in classical economics , states that aggregate production necessarily creates an equal quantity of aggregate demand . The French economist Jean-Baptiste Say ( 1767 -- 1832 ) introduced the idea in 1803 , in his principal work , A Treatise on Political Economy ( Traité d'économie politique ) : A product is no sooner created , than it , from that instant , affords a market for other products to the full extent of its own value . and As each of us can only purchase the productions of others with his own productions -- as the value we can buy is equal to the value we can produce , the more men can produce , the more they will purchase . Say further argued that this law of markets implies that a general glut ( the term used in Say 's time for a widespread excess of supply over demand ) can not occur . If there is a surplus of one good , there must be unmet demand for another : `` If certain goods remain unsold , it is because other goods are not produced . '' Say 's law has been one of the principal doctrines used to support the laissez-faire belief that a capitalist economy will naturally tend toward full employment and prosperity without government intervention . Over the years , at least two objections to Say 's law have been raised : General gluts do occur , particularly during recessions and depressions . Economic agents may collectively choose to increase the amount of money they hold , thereby reducing demand but not supply . Say 's law was generally accepted throughout the 19th century , though modified to incorporate the idea of a `` boom-and-bust '' cycle . During the worldwide Great Depression of the 1930s , the theories of Keynesian economics disputed Say 's conclusions . Scholars disagree on the question of whether it was Say who first stated the principle , but by convention , Say 's law has been another name for the law of markets ever since John Maynard Keynes used the term in the 1930s .",
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"text": "Global workforce Global workforce refers to the international labor pool of workers , including those employed by multinational companies and connected through a global system of networking and production , immigrant workers , transient migrant workers , telecommuting workers , those in export-oriented employment , contingent work or other precarious employment . As of 2012 , the global labor pool consisted of approximately 3 billion workers , around 200 million unemployed .",
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"text": "Advanced capitalism In political philosophy , particularly Frankfurt School critical theory , advanced capitalism is the situation that pertains in a society in which the capitalist model has been integrated and developed deeply and extensively and for a prolonged period . The expression advanced capitalism distinguishes such societies from the historical previous forms of capitalism , mercantilism and industrial capitalism , and partially overlaps with the concepts of a developed country ; of the post-industrial age ; of finance capitalism ; of post-Fordism ; of the spectacular society ; of media culture ; and of `` developed '' , `` modern '' , and `` complex '' capitalism . Various writers identify Antonio Gramsci as an influential early theorist of advanced capitalism , even if he did not use the term himself . In his writings Gramsci sought to explain how capitalism had adapted to avoid the revolutionary overthrow that had seemed inevitable in the 19th century . At the heart of his explanation was the decline of raw coercion as a tool of class power , replaced by use of civil society institutions to manipulate public ideology in the capitalists ' favor . Jürgen Habermas has been a major contributor to the analysis of advanced-capitalistic societies . Habermas observed four general features that characterize advanced capitalism : Concentration of industrial activity in a few large firms Constant reliance on the state to stabilize the economic system A formally democratic government that legitimizes the activities of the state and dissipates opposition to the system The use of nominal wage increases to pacify the most restless segments of the work force",
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"text": "Commonwealth of Independent States The Commonwealth of Independent States ( CIS ; -LSB- Содружество Независимых Государств , СНГ , r = Sodruzhestvo Nezavisimykh Gosudarstv , SNG -RSB- ) , also called the Russian Commonwealth ( to distinguish it from the British Commonwealth of Nations ) , is a regional organization formed during the dissolution of the Soviet Union . Nine out of the 15 former Soviet Republics are member states , and two are associate members ( Ukraine and Turkmenistan ) . Georgia withdrew its membership in 2008 , while the Baltic states , which regard their membership in the Soviet Union as an illegal occupation , ( Estonia , Lithuania and Latvia ) chose not to participate . The CIS has few supranational powers but aims to be more than a purely symbolic organization , nominally possessing coordinating powers in the realms of trade , finance , lawmaking , and security . It has also promoted cooperation on cross-border crime prevention . Furthermore , eight of the nine CIS member states participate in the CIS Free Trade Area . Three organizations are under the overview of the CIS , namely the Collective Security Treaty Organization , the Eurasian Economic Union ( alongside subdivisions , the Eurasian Customs Union and the Eurasian Economic Space , which comprises territory inhabited by over 180 million people ) , and the Union State . While the first and the second are military and economic alliances , the third aims to reach a confederation of Russia and Belarus with a common government , flag , currency , etc. .",
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"text": "Baby boomers Baby boomers are the demographic cohort following the Silent Generation . There are no precise dates when the cohort birth years start and end . Typically , they range from the early-to-mid 1940s and end from 1960 to 1964 . Increased birth rates were observed during the post -- World War II baby boom making the baby boomers a relatively large demographic cohort . The term `` baby boomer '' is also used in a cultural context , so it is difficult to achieve broad consensus of a precise date definition . Different people , organizations , and scholars have varying opinions on who is a baby boomer , both technically and culturally . Ascribing universal attributes to such a generation is difficult , and some believe it is inherently impossible , but many have attempted to determine their cultural similarities and historical impact , and the term has thus gained widespread popular usage . Baby boomers are associated with a rejection or redefinition of traditional values . Many commentators , however , have disputed the extent of that rejection , noting the widespread continuity of values with older and younger generations . In Europe and North America , boomers are widely associated with privilege , as many grew up in a time of widespread government subsidies in post-war housing and education , and increasing affluence . As a group , baby boomers were the wealthiest , most active , and most physically fit generation up to the era in which they arrived , and were amongst the first to grow up genuinely expecting the world to improve with time . They were also the generation that received peak levels of income ; they could therefore reap the benefits of abundant levels of food , apparel , retirement programs , and sometimes even `` midlife crisis '' products . The increased consumerism for this generation has been regularly criticized as excessive . One feature of the boomers was that they have tended to think of themselves as a special generation , very different from those that had come before . In the 1960s , as the relatively large numbers of young people became teenagers and young adults , they , and those around them , created a very specific rhetoric around their cohort , and the changes they were bringing about . This rhetoric had an important impact in the self perceptions of the boomers , as well as their tendency to define the world in terms of generations , which was a relatively new phenomenon . The baby boom has been described variously as a `` shockwave '' and as `` the pig in the python . '' The term `` Generation Jones '' is sometimes used to describe those born between 1954 and 1965 . The term is typically used to refer to the later years of the Baby boomer cohort ( 1954-1960 ) and the early years of Generation X ( 1961-1965 ) .",
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"text": "Economy of the African Union The combined states of the African Union ( AU ) constitute the world 's 7th largest economy with a nominal gross domestic product ( GDP ) of US$ 2263 billion . By measuring GDP by purchasing power parity ( PPP ) , the African Union 's economy totals US$ 1.515 billion , ranking it 11th after Russia . At the same time , they have a combined total debt of US$ 200 billion . The AU has only 2 % of the world 's international trade . Because over 90 % of international trade consists of currency futures , Africa 's 2 % , however , actually makes up the bulk of real commodity traded worldwide , including about 70 % of the world 's strategic minerals , including gold and aluminium . Africa is also a large market for European , American and Chinese industry . The AU future confederation 's goals include the creation of a free trade area , a customs union , a single market , a central bank , and a common currency , thereby establishing economic and monetary union . The current plan is to establish an African Economic Community with a single currency by 2023 .",
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"text": "Income inequality in Brazil Brazil has been tackling problems of income inequality despite high rates of growth . Its GDP ( gross domestic product ) growth in 2010 was 7.5 % . In recent decades , there has been a decline in inequality for the country as a whole . Brazil 's GINI coefficient , a measure of income inequality , has slowly decreased from in 0.596 in 2001 to 0.543 in 2009 . However , the numbers still point to a rather significant problem of income disparity . The country 's high income concentration is depicted by the richest one per cent of the population ( less than 2 million people ) having 13 percent of all household income . This percentage is similar to that of the poorest 50 per cent - about 80 million Brazilians . This inequality results in poverty levels that are inconsistent with an economy the size of that of Brazil .",
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"text": "American upper class The American upper class is a social group consisting of the people who have the highest social rank and who are usually rich . People of this social class are socioeconomically distinguishable from other classes by its greater influence , power , and wealth . The American upper class is composed of members born into this class , called members of Old money ; as well as those who have acquired their wealth and influence within their own generation , called the Nouveau riche . In a CNBC Millionaire Survey it can be observed that a majority of millionaires polled , representing the wealthiest 10 percent of Americans , described themselves as middle class ( 44 % ) or upper middle class ( 40 % ) . `` The study of attitudes is reasonably easy -LSB- ... -RSB- it 's concluded that for roughly 70 % of the population -- the lower 70 % on the wealth/income scale -- they have no influence on policy whatsoever . They 're effectively disenfranchised . As you move up the wealth/income ladder , you get a little bit more influence on policy . When you get to the top , which is maybe a tenth of one percent , people essentially get what they want , i.e. they determine the policy . So the proper term for that is not democracy ; it 's plutocracy . '' -- Noam Chomsky . Many Politicians , heirs to fortunes , top business executives , CEOs , successful venture capitalists , those born into high society , and some celebrities may be considered members of this class . Some prominent and high-rung professionals may also be included if they attain great influence and wealth . The main distinguishing feature of this class , which is estimated to constitute roughly 1 % of the population , is the source of income . While the vast majority of people and households derive their income from wages or salaries , those in the upper class derive their income from investments and capital gains . Estimates for the size of this group commonly vary from 1 % to 2 % , while some surveys have indicated that as many as 6 % of Americans identify as `` upper class . '' Sociologist Leonard Beeghley sees wealth as the only significant distinguishing feature of this class and , therefore , refers to this group simply as `` the rich . '' Sociologists such as W. Lloyd Warner , William Thompson and Joseph Hickey recognize prestige differences between members of the upper class . Established families , prominent professionals and politicians may be deemed to have more prestige than some entertainment celebrities who in turn may have more prestige than the members of local elites . Yet , contemporary sociologists argue that all members of the upper class share such great wealth , influence and assets as their main source of income as to be recognized as members of the same social class . As great financial fortune is the main distinguishing feature of this class , sociologist Leonard Beeghley at the University of Florida identifies all `` rich '' households , those with incomes in the top 1 % or so , as upper class . In 1998 , Bob Herbert of The New York Times referred to modern American plutocrats as `` The Donor Class '' ( list of top donors ) and defined the class , for the first time , as `` a tiny group -- just one-quarter of 1 percent of the population -- and it is not representative of the rest of the nation . But its money buys plenty of access . ''",
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"text": "Commitment to Development Index The Commitment to Development Index ( CDI ) , published annually by the Center for Global Development , ranks the world 's richest countries on their dedication to policies that benefit the five billion people living in poorer nations . Rich and poor countries are linked in many ways ; thus the Index looks beyond standard comparisons of foreign aid flows . It measures `` development-friendliness '' of 27 of the world 's richest countries , all member nations of the OECD 's Development Assistance Committee . The CDI assesses national effort in seven policy areas : aid , trade , investment , migration , environment , security , and technology . It is considered to be a numerical targeting indicator for Goal 8 of the Millennium Development Goals . It shows that aid is about more than quantity - quality also matters - and that development policy is about more than aid . The Index penalizes countries that give with one hand , for instance through aid or investment , but take away with the other , through trade barriers or pollution . In 2016 , the CDI ranked Finland number one in the world , followed by Denmark , Sweden , France and Portugal . Poland , Japan and Switzerland finished at the bottom , partly because of high trade barriers .",
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"text": "Non-Aligned Movement The Non-Aligned Movement ( NAM ) is a group of states that are not formally aligned with or against any major power bloc . , the movement has 120 members . The purpose of the organization has been enumerated as to ensure `` the national independence , sovereignty , territorial integrity and security of non-aligned countries '' in their `` struggle against imperialism , colonialism , neo-colonialism , racism , and all forms of foreign aggression , occupation , domination , interference or hegemony as well as against great power and bloc politics , '' by Fidel Castro in the Havana Declaration of 1979 . The countries of the Non-Aligned Movement represent nearly two-thirds of the United Nations ' members and contain 55 % of the world population . Membership is particularly concentrated in countries considered to be developing or part of the Third World . Although many of the Non-Aligned Movement 's members were actually quite closely aligned with one or another of the superpowers , the movement still maintained cohesion throughout the Cold War , even despite several conflicts between members which also threatened the movement . In the years since the Cold War 's end , it has focused on developing multilateral ties and connections as well as unity among the developing nations of the world , especially those within the Global South .",
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"text": "Historical GDP of China This article includes a list of China 's historical gross domestic product ( GDP ) values , the market value of all final goods and services produced by a nation in a given year . The GDP dollar estimates presented here are either calculated at market or government official exchange rates ( nominal ) , or derived from purchasing power parity ( PPP ) calculations . This article also includes historical GDP growth . In 1985 , the State Council of China ( SCC ) approved the establishment of a SNA ( System of National Accounting ) , using GDP to measure the national economy . China started to study and then implement a new system of national economic accounting . In 1986 , as the first citizen of the People 's Republic of China to receive a Ph.D. in economics from an overseas country , Dr. Fengbo Zhang headed Chinese Macroeconomic Research - the key research project of the seventh Five-Year Plan of China , as well as completing and publishing the Chinese GDP data according to China 's own research and calculations . A summary of the above events has been included in the book `` Chinese Macroeconomic Structure and Policy '' ( June 1988 ) edited by Fengbo Zhang , and collectively authored by the Research Center of the SCC . This is the first GDP data which was published by China . The research utilized the World Bank 's method as a reference , and made numerous appropriate adjustments based on China 's national condition . The GDP also has been converted to USD based data by utilizing the moving average exchange rate . The research systematically completed China 's GDP and GDP per capita from 1952 to 1986 and analyzed growth rate , the change and contribution rates of each component . The research also included international comparisons . Additionally , the research compared MPS and SNA , looking at the results from the two systems from analyzing Chinese economy . This achievement created the foundation for China GDP research . The SCC issued `` The notice regarding implementation of System of National Accounting '' in August 1992 , the Western SNA system officially is introduced to China , replaced Soviet Union 's MPS system , Western economic indicator GDP became China 's most important economic indicator . Based on Dr. Fengbo Zhang 's research , in 1997 , the National Bureau of Statistics of China ( NBS ) , in collaboration with Hitotsubashi University of Japan , re-estimated China 's GDP Data from 1952 up to 1995 based on the SNA principal . In 2016 , the 2008 SNA was formally brought into use . When comparing Fengbo Zhang 's GDP measurement in the 1980s and the GDP in 1997 by the NBS and Japan 's cooperative research , the two are found to be very consistent ; the deviation rate each year is very slight , between only 0.1 % and 7 % . During this period , there were many data adjustments , with weighting factors undergoing significant changes along with each years comparable price amendments , statistical method significant changes result in the substantial deviation . Even with science and technology as advanced as it is today , the single item survey is allowed at least ± 3 % , or a total of 6 % deviation . Despite the extremely difficult conditions of a destroyed economy , blank theory , a lack of data , and simple methods in 1980s , there is so little deviation for such a long period of time and the comprehensiveness of the national economic indicator , indicates that the research conducted by Fengbo Zhang with the support of the extensive group he trained is extremely rigorous , and their result very precise . Xie Fuzhan , former Director , and Ma Jiantang , current Director of the NBS , both participated in Dr. Fengbo Zhang 's research project in the 1980s , as assistant researcher and graduate student , respectively , of the Research Center of the SCC .",
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"text": "The Lego Movie The Lego Movie is a 2014 3D computer-animated adventure comedy film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller . The screenplay , penned by Lord and Miller , is based on a story by them and Dan and Kevin Hageman ; while the film features a few live-action scenes , it is primarily an animated film . Based on the Lego line of construction toys , the story focuses on an ordinary Lego minifigure who finds himself being the only one to help a resistance stop a tyrannical businessman from gluing everything in the Lego worlds into his vision of perfection . Chris Pratt , Will Ferrell , Elizabeth Banks , Will Arnett , Nick Offerman , Alison Brie , Charlie Day , Liam Neeson , and Morgan Freeman provide their voices for the film 's main characters . The Lego Movie was the first film produced by Warner Animation Group since the release of Looney Tunes : Back in Action in 2003 , and was an international co-production of the United States , Australia and Denmark . It was dedicated to the memory of Kathleen Fleming , the former director of entertainment development of the Lego company , following her death in Cancun , Mexico in April 2013 . The film was released on February 7 , 2014 by Warner Bros. . Pictures to near-unanimous acclaim ; critics praised its visual style , humor , voice cast and heartwarming message . It earned more than $ 257 million in the U.S. and Canada and $ 210 million in other territories , for a worldwide total of over $ 469 million , with the film winning the BAFTA Award for Best Animated Film , the Critics ' Choice Movie Award for Best Animated Feature , and the Saturn Award for Best Animated Film ; it was also nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Animated Feature Film and an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song for `` Everything Is Awesome '' . The film has since expanded into a major franchise which ties into the Lego brand . A spin-off film , The Lego Batman Movie , was released to theaters on February 10 , 2017 , with a second spin-off , The Lego Ninjago Movie , set to release later in the year . A sequel to the film is scheduled for release on February 8 , 2019 , as well as a third spin-off , The Billion Brick Race , also planned .",
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"text": "Warner Bros. Animation Warner Bros. . Animation ( currently known alternatively as Warner Animation Group for theatrically released films ) is the animation division of Warner Bros. , a subsidiary of Time Warner . The studio is closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters , among others . The studio is the successor to Warner Bros. . Cartoons ( formerly Leon Schlesinger Productions ) , the studio which produced Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoon shorts from 1933 to 1963 , and from 1967 to 1969 . Warner reestablished its own animation division in 1980 to produce Looney Tunes -- related works . Since 1990 , Warner Bros. . Animation has primarily focused upon the production of television and feature animation of other properties , notably including those related to Time Warner 's DC Comics publications .",
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"text": "The Brick Testament The Brick Testament is a project created by Elbe Spurling in which Bible stories are illustrated using still photographs of dioramas constructed entirely out of Lego bricks . The project began as a website in October 2001 that featured six stories from the book of Genesis , and is completely unaffiliated with the Lego company . There is also a Brick Testament book series . Throughout stories are retold using passages from the Bible , with chapter and verse cited , the wording being a free adaptation that Spurling says is based on a number of public domain Bible translations . Occasionally , mostly when images are being used to contrast with the underlying scripture , Spurling dramatises the images with additional text . Such text is displayed in gray instead of the usual black .",
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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": "Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation Tiny Toon Adventures : How I Spent My Vacation is a 1992 American direct-to-video animated comedy film from Warner Bros. . Animation and Amblin Entertainment . Featuring the regular characters from the animated program Tiny Toon Adventures , the film follows them during their summer vacation from school , mainly focused on Babs and Buster going downriver , Plucky and Hamton going to a world-famous amusement park , and Fifi in search of her favorite movie star . Steven Spielberg was the executive producer of the film , which was written by Paul Dini , Nicholas Hollander , Tom Ruegger , and Sherri Stoner . Japanese studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha produced the animation . How I Spent My Vacation was released on VHS and LaserDisc formats on March 11 , 1992 . It was the first animated film to be released direct-to-video in the United States . The film was later aired on television as four separate Tiny Toon Adventures episodes . The film was one of the highest selling videos in the United States , listing on Billboard magazine 's 40 `` Top Video Sales '' for 16 weeks as of July 1992 . Points of praise by critics included the film 's jokes and celebrity caricatures , while points of criticism included the segmented plot . Themes of the film included parodies of pop culture and summer vacations .",
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"text": "List of Bionicle toys The following is a list of toys in Lego Bionicle line . They are organized by North American release dates ; major differences in international releases are noted , America and Europe being one of the first to receive them . There are five main kinds of sets : Collectibles are random assortments of pieces to be used as accessories for larger sets . New collectibles were originally released every six months , but were reduced to a yearly schedule as of 2004 . Collectibles are no longer released as of 2007 . Box Sets are the smallest and cheapest independent sets . Though most sets are packaged in cardboard boxes , this article will use the term to describe these small sets . A group of six box sets were released yearly , though in 2007 there were only four . In 2008 , 6 of these were released to correspond with the canister sets , though the boxes themselves were similar to canisters . Box sets contain from around 15 pieces to about 30 . Canister Sets are the main focus in the toyline and the storyline , and are packaged in plastic canisters . Groups of six canister sets are released every six months . Canister sets usually contain around 50 , 60 or 70 pieces . Titans was a term first used for the 2005 large sets , and fans often use the label for similar large character sets . In this article , it will be used to describe any set larger than a canister set ( besides playsets ) . Most Titans contain more than 100 pieces , though larger ones contain at least 200 or 500 . ( Note : The 2007 -- 2009 sets are labeled `` Warriors '' on Bionicle.com . For the time being , this article will continue to use the `` Titan '' label . ) Battle Vehicles are the newest types of sets . They feature canister-set-sized characters on a larger vehicle . They were introduced in 2008 and replaced Playsets . They can be classified as a type of Titan . A few Battle Vehicle sets are about the size and cost of normal titans , however these sets are considerably smaller in size and have Box Set size figures in place of the Canister-size figures . One exception to this is the Toa Ignika set , which contained a vehicle and a Canister-sized set as the rider while still maintaining the normal titan cost . However , the skyboard ( the corresponding vehicle ) is considerably smaller than even other `` normal titan '' vehicles . Playsets were introduced in 2005 and are traditional Lego construction sets ; including minifigures of canister set characters . In 2008 these have been replaced with Battle Vehicle sets ( see above ) . Stars were canister sets in early 2010 that contained Box Set size counterparts of characters from previous years . Each contained a piece of golden armor that would fit onto the Tahu set within that particular toyline . There are also two kinds of other sets : This list also includes specific promotions ; either items packaged with sets or special collectibles available separately . Promotional sets that are officially not part of the toyline are not included , unless they are acknowledged by the storyline . Promotional Bionicle sets are usually under ten pieces and are free . Other models are not categorized in any of the above . Other models includes a few Bionicle pieces , and sometimes a CD or video . Their prices vary widely . Most other models were released in Europe or America . Releases are grouped in this list into six-month periods , the beginnings of which are marked by when canister sets are released ; usually around January for winter periods and July for summer periods ( though due to retail schedules , European `` winter '' releases begin around March instead ) . Some sets are labeled `` store exclusive '' ; they are only available at that store and directly through Lego ( both Lego outlet stores and the Lego Shop At Home website ) , such as an unnumbered set of random Bionicle parts in a plastic bag .",
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"text": "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": "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": "Lego Knights' Kingdom Lego Knights ' Kingdom is an action-adventure video game based on the Lego toy brand . It was developed by Razorback Developments and published in 2004 by THQ for the Game Boy Advance handheld system . It was the second game based on the Knights ' Kingdom theme , after Lego Creator : Knights ' Kingdom . However , that game was based on the first version of Knights ' Kingdom , while the GBA game is based on the second version .",
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"text": "Lego Universe Lego Universe was a massively multiplayer online game and was available from October 2010 to February 2012 . The game was developed by NetDevil and released on October 26 , 2010 , with an early opening ( October 8 , 2010 ) for the to-be Lego `` Founders '' , which consisted of users who pre-ordered the game . It was globally distributed by Warner Bros. . Interactive Entertainment . Its release was delayed from original estimates of 2009 , Teasers were released by Lego in 2007 and late November 2008 to promote the game , and also in 2009 for one last promotion . The game was available in English and German . The servers were shut down permanently on January 30 , 2012 due to ` unsatisfactory revenue ' from within the game 's target audience .",
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"text": "Lego Friends (2013 video game) Lego Friends is a Lego-themed life simulation video game developed by Hellbent Games and published by Warner Bros. . Interactive Entertainment . The game was first released for Nintendo 3DS systems on 12 November 2013 , and for Nintendo DS systems on 8 April 2014 . The game was later ported to and released for Android and iOS devices on 31 July 2014 . The game is based on the Lego Friends theme of the same name and adapts many of the characters and settings from it .",
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"text": "Walt Disney Studios Walt Disney Studios may refer to : Walt Disney Studios ( division ) , the Walt Disney Company 's Studio Entertainment unit , which includes Disney 's motion picture studios , music labels , theatrical production company , and distribution companies . Walt Disney Studios ( Burbank ) , complex in Burbank , California , built in 1939 , which serves as the corporate headquarters for The Walt Disney Company . It is also a functioning film studio and hosts production facilities for Disney 's various entertainment businesses Walt Disney Animation Studios , the company 's main animation division . Animated films are released under the Walt Disney Pictures label Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures , the primary theatrical film distributor of Disney films in the USA and abroad Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment , the primary home media distributor of Disney films in the USA and abroad",
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"text": "Masters of the Universe: The Movie Masters of the Universe : The Movie is an action-adventure game developed by Gremlin Graphics , and published in 1987 . It is based on the American film Masters of the Universe ( 1987 ) , directed by Gary Goddard . The film and the game are part of the Masters of the Universe media franchise . A promotional photo of Dolph Lundgren as He-Man and Frank Langella as Skeletor illustrates the video game packaging . The MSX version of the game is titled Masters of the Universe . Two other Masters of the Universe video games were published in the same year : Masters of the Universe : The Arcade Game and Masters of the Universe : The Super Adventure .",
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"text": "Charlotte's Web Charlotte 's Web is a children 's novel by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams ; it was published in October 15 , 1952 , by Harper & Brothers . The novel tells the story of a pig named Wilbur and his friendship with a barn spider named Charlotte . When Wilbur is in danger of being slaughtered by the farmer , Charlotte writes messages praising Wilbur ( such as `` Some Pig '' ) in her web in order to persuade the farmer to let him live . Written in White 's dry , low-key manner , Charlotte 's Web is considered a classic of children 's literature , enjoyable to adults as well as children . The description of the experience of swinging on a rope swing at the farm is an often cited example of rhythm in writing , as the pace of the sentences reflects the motion of the swing . In 2000 , Publishers Weekly listed the book as the best-selling children 's paperback of all time . Charlotte 's Web was adapted into an animated feature by Hanna-Barbera Productions and Sagittarius Productions in 1973 . Paramount released a direct-to-video sequel , Charlotte 's Web 2 : Wilbur 's Great Adventure , in the U.S. in 2003 ( Universal released the film internationally ) . A live-action film version of E. B. White 's original story was released in 2006 . A video game based on this adaption was also released in 2006 .",
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"text": "1995 in film This is a list of films released in 1995 . The first feature-length computer-animated film Toy Story was the year 's biggest box-office hit , and Braveheart won the Academy Award for Best Picture .",
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"text": "Object animation Object animation is a form of stop motion animation that involves the animated movements of any non-drawn objects such as toys , blocks , dolls , etc. which are not fully malleable , such as clay or wax , and not designed to look like a recognizable human or animal character . Object animation is considered a different form of animation distinct from model animation and puppet animation , as these two forms of stop-motion animation usually use recognizable characters as their subjects , rather than just objects like static toy soldiers , or construction toys such as Tinker Toys , LEGO brand bricks ( Brickfilm ) , Lincoln Logs , Erector Sets , Playmobil , etc. . Object animation is often combined with other forms of animation , typically for a more realistic effect ( e.g. , Model Animation or Puppet Animation to add more complex movement or depth to the characters ) . For example , a toy car can be animated without a driver , but is more often animated with a character easily seen driving the car . The use of animated objects in film has been present since the early days of cinema . An example of modern object animation can be seen on Robot Chicken , part of the regular Adult Swim block on Cartoon Network , which combines object animation with a variation of puppet animation , in this case the puppets are made to resemble plastic action figures from various TV shows , movies , and pop culture .",
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"text": "Frozen (franchise) Frozen is a Disney media franchise started by the 2013 American animated feature Frozen , which was directed by Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee from a screenplay by Lee and produced by Peter Del Vecho , with songs by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez . Walt Disney Animation Studios ' chief creative officer John Lasseter served as the film 's executive producer . The original film was inspired by the Hans Christian Andersen fairy tale `` The Snow Queen '' . Since the film 's release in November 2013 , the franchise has expanded very rapidly . To date , the franchise includes various Disney theme park attractions , merchandise , video games , books , a Disney on Ice show , and a short animated film . Disney has also announced that it is working on a Broadway stage musical adaptation , an animated film sequel , and a new book series . In November 2014 , TheStreet.com explained that `` Frozen is no longer a movie , it 's a global brand , a larger than life franchise built around products , theme parks and sequels that could last into the next century '' . Boxoffice '' chief analyst Phil Contrino was quoted as saying `` it 's become massive '' .",
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"text": "Millennium Falcon The Millennium Falcon is a spaceship in the Star Wars universe commanded at one time by Corellian smuggler Han Solo ( Harrison Ford ) and his Wookiee first mate , Chewbacca ( Peter Mayhew ) . The highly modified Corellian Engineering Corporation ( CEC ) YT-1300 light freighter first appears in Star Wars ( 1977 ) , and subsequently in The Empire Strikes Back ( 1980 ) , Return of the Jedi ( 1983 ) and The Force Awakens ( 2015 ) . The ship also makes a brief cameo appearance in Revenge of the Sith ( 2005 ) . Additionally , the Falcon appears in a variety of Star Wars expanded universe materials , including books , comics , and games ; James Luceno 's novel Millennium Falcon focuses on the titular ship . It also appears in the 2014 animated film The Lego Movie in Lego form , with Billy Dee Williams and Anthony Daniels reprising their roles of Lando Calrissian and C-3PO , with Keith Ferguson voicing Han Solo .",
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"text": "Lego House (disambiguation) Lego House may refer to : Lego House , 2011 song by Ed Sheerhan Lego House ( Billund ) opening in 2017 Lilla Bommen ( building ) , building in Sweden known as `` The Lego House '' and `` The Lipstick ''",
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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": "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": "Lego Alpha Team (video game) Lego Alpha Team is a 2000 puzzle video game developed by Digital Domain and published by Lego Media in September 2000 for Microsoft Windows . A Game Boy Color adaption of the game was developed by Climax Studios and published in November 2000 . It was originally known by its working title Lego Action Team . The game follows Agent Dash , who has to rescue the other Alpha Team members from Ogel and stop production of the mind control orbs . After rescuing an agent , they were made playable in some levels as well . During development , the game held the working title Lego Logic and the team 's name was `` TILT '' ( Trans-International Lego Team ) , as it was developed before the toy line was named and shipped . Alpha Team Category :2000 video games Category : Game Boy Color games Category : NetImmerse engine games Category : Puzzle video games Category : Video games developed in the United Kingdom Category : Video games developed in the United States Category : Windows games",
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"text": "Sterling Archer Sterling Malory Archer , known simply as Archer , is the titular character and the main protagonist of the American animated comedy series Archer . For the first four seasons , he is a special agent of the intelligence agency ISIS ( International Secret Intelligence Service ) , working at the agency 's main headquarters in New York City . After ISIS is shut down by the FBI , Archer takes on new roles as a drug dealer , CIA contractor , and private investigator in seasons five , six , and seven respectively . Archer was created by Adam Reed , who began working on the character shortly after the conclusion of the television series Frisky Dingo . The character is voiced by actor H. Jon Benjamin . Largely influenced by Ian Fleming 's vision of James Bond , Archer has been described as pompous , misogynist , egotistical , and attractive . The character is highly promiscuous , often verging on hypersexual proportions , and is a heavy alcoholic . His habitual use of alcohol can be seen as a parallel to Bond , who was an ardent drinker and smoker throughout much of the James Bond novels . A portion of the show 's plot has been devoted to Archer searching for his biological father , which has resulted in growing tensions between him and his mother Malory Archer . Throughout the series ' run , the character has received positive reviews from critics . Among their points of praise is Benjamin 's voicework , citing his delivery and distinctive monotone voice as highlights of the show . For his portrayal , he has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance and an Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Television Production .",
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"text": "List of Rick and Morty characters Rick and Morty is an American adult animated television series created by Justin Roiland and Dan Harmon , which premiered in 2013 . It revolves around Rick , an eccentric , elderly , alcoholic scientist who takes his young grandson Morty on dangerous , outlandish adventures throughout the cosmos and alternate universes . The following is a list of characters from the Rick and Morty television series .",
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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": "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": "Majokko Megu-chan is a popular magical girl anime series . The manga was created by Tomô Inoue and Makiho Narita , while the 72-episode anime series was produced by Toei Animation between 1974 and 1975 . This series is considered an important forerunner of the present day magical girl genre , as the series ' characterization and general structure exerted considerable influence over future shows in the same genre . Most notably , several of the show 's recurring motifs were recycled in Toei 's Sailor Moon , AIC 's Pretty Sammy , and ( to a lesser degree ) Wedding Peach .",
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"text": "Silverwing (TV series) Silverwing is a 2003 Canadian children 's animated television series based on Kenneth Oppel 's novel of the same name .",
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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": "Sesame Street Sesame Street is a long-running American children 's television series , produced by Sesame Workshop ( formerly known as the Children 's Television Workshop ) and created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett . The program is known for its educational content , and images communicated through the use of Jim Henson 's Muppets , animation , short films , humor , and cultural references . The series premiered on November 10 , 1969 , to positive reviews , some controversy , and high viewership ; it has aired on the U.S. 's national public television provider ( PBS ) since its debut , with its first run moving to premium channel HBO on January 16 , 2016 . The show has undergone significant changes throughout its history . The format of Sesame Street consists of a combination of commercial television production elements and techniques which have evolved to reflect the changes in American culture and the audience 's viewing habits . With the creation of Sesame Street , producers and writers of a children 's television show used , for the first time , educational goals and a curriculum to shape its content . It was also the first time a show 's educational effects were studied . Shortly after creating Sesame Street , its producers developed what came to be called the `` CTW model '' ( after the production company 's previous name ) , a system of television show planning , production , and evaluation based on collaborations between producers , writers , educators , and researchers . The show was initially funded by government and private foundations but has become somewhat self-supporting due to revenues from licensing arrangements , international sales , and other media . By 2006 , there were independently produced versions , or `` co-productions '' , of Sesame Street broadcast in twenty countries . In 2001 there were over 120 million viewers of various international versions of Sesame Street , and by the show 's 40th anniversary in 2009 , it was broadcast in more than 140 countries . By its 40th anniversary in 2009 , Sesame Street was the fifteenth-highest-rated children 's television show in the United States . A 1996 survey found that 95 % of all American preschoolers had watched the show by the time they were three years old . In 2008 , it was estimated that 77 million Americans had watched the series as children . As of 2014 , Sesame Street has won 167 Emmy Awards and 8 Grammy Awards -- more than any other children 's show .",
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"text": "The Green Archer (1925 serial) The Green Archer is a ten part 1925 American mystery film serial directed by Spencer Gordon Bennet . It is based on Edgar Wallace 's bestselling novel of the same name . The first episode is titled `` The Ghost of Bellamy Castle '' , and the final one is `` The Smoke Clears Away '' . Cinematographer Stanley Cortez had one of his earliest jobs as assistant cameraman on the serial . The poster had the tagline `` The foreboding shadow of the grim Archer - the twang of the bow - and green feathered Death speeds to its mark ! ''",
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"text": "Aaron Archer Aaron C. Archer ( born 1972 in Canton , Ohio ) is an illustrator and creative professional who spent over 18 years at Hasbro , designing for toy brands like Transformers , G.I. Joe , and others . Aaron worked on the Transformers brand for over 13 years , collaborating with Takara on hundreds of toys . Aaron acted as the Creative Lead for all Transformers partnerships including four feature films , four video games , five animated series , theme park rides , and countless publishing projects . In 2013 Aaron retired from Hasbro in order to pursue independent projects . Archer has worked on other Hasbro/Kenner toy lines including various Batman lines , Star Wars , and Alien : Resurrection , amongst others . Archer 's earliest Transformers work were designs for the later Beast Wars toys , including Transmetal 2 Megatron , Dinobot , and Cheetor . Archer was the Design VP on the Transformers brand , a role that essentially made him the highest-ranking creative Transformers staffer on the Hasbro side of the business ( Transformers are produced in partnership with Takara ) . Archer managed a design team that is responsible for concept design , both for larger storyline concepts ( Archer claims the idea for the show Transformers : Cybertron was initially created on a Taco Bell napkin over lunch ) and for the look of individual characters , while Takara 's engineers are responsible for converting Hasbro designs into three-dimensional action figure form . Takara also has say in design choices . Archer is also well known in the Transformers fandom for his brief stint posting on the TFW2005 boards under the assumed name `` Orson '' ( a reference to Orson Welles , voice of Unicron ) . Archer responded to fan questions in an unusually cryptic style , answering either-or type questions with a straightforward `` NO '' and only answering specific parts of multi-part questions ( most likely due to non-disclosure issues ) . The `` Orson 's World '' message board was eventually shut down by Hasbro and issued a statement that they wanted to treat all fansites fairly . Prior to working for Hasbro , Archer self-published a comic book , Gumbo , with Jeff McCormack . Both attended the University of Akron , in Akron , Ohio . Some homages to Aaron include the Transformers movie toy Longarm having `` Orson 's Towing '' on the door , the early name for Universe Skalor being listed as `` Archerbot '' , and the Transformers : Animated character `` Angry Archer '' .",
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"text": "List of local children's television series (United States) The following is a list of local children 's television shows in the United States . These were locally produced commercial television programming intended for the child audience with unique hosts and themes . This type of programming began in the late 1940s and continued into the late 1970s ; some shows continued into the 1990s . Author Tim Hollis documented about 1,400 local children 's shows in a 2002 book , Hi There , Boys and Girls ! The television programs typically aired in the weekday mornings before school or afternoons after school as well as on weekends ( to a lesser degree ) . There were different formats . Almost all shows had a colorful host who assumed a persona such as a cowboy/cowgirl , captain/skipper/commodore / admiral , jungle explorer , astronaut , king , princess , clown , sheriff/deputy/trooper , cop , firefighter , hobo/tramp , railroad engineer , magician , `` cousin '' , `` grandfather '' or `` uncle '' , whose role was not only to be the `` DJ '' for syndicated material ( typically cartoons , although westerns were more popular earlier on ) but also to entertain , often with a live television studio audience of kids , during breaks . Early program fare included cartoon favorites such as Koko the Clown , Daffy Duck , Crusader Rabbit , Dick Tracy , Popeye , Bugs Bunny , Rocky and Bullwinkle , Casper the Friendly Ghost , Mighty Mouse , Porky Pig , Deputy Dawg , Tin Tin , Mel-O-Toons , Woody Woodpecker , The Funny Company , Mr. Magoo , Space Angel and Clutch Cargo as well as movie shorts such as Laurel and Hardy , Our Gang/The Little Rascals and The Three Stooges and animated versions of Laurel and Hardy , Abbott and Costello and The Three Stooges and live action shorts such as Diver Dan . Some included educational segments like the portraits of wildlife in Nature 's Window .",
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"text": "The Oblongs The Oblongs is an American animated television series created by Angus Oblong and Jace Richdale . The Oblongs premiered April 1 , 2001 on The WB and was removed on May 20 , 2001 , leaving season two unaired . The remaining season was later aired on Cartoon Network 's late night programming block Adult Swim . The series is loosely based on a series of characters introduced in a picture book entitled Creepy Susie and 13 Other Tragic Tales for Troubled Children . It was produced by Jobsite Productions and Mohawk Productions in association with Warner Bros. . Television , and the theme song for the show was composed and performed by They Might Be Giants . A total of 13 episodes were produced . All thirteen episodes of The Oblongs were released on DVD on October 4 , 2005 .",
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"text": "The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show is an American animated web television series that is produced by DreamWorks Animation and Jay Ward Productions . The series is based on the 1960s segments , called `` Peabody 's Improbable History '' , that aired as part of The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show , and the 2014 film , Mr. Peabody & Sherman , which was also produced by DreamWorks Animation . The series premiered on October 9 , 2015 , on Netflix . The second season was released on March 18 , 2016 . The third season was released on October 21 , 2016 . The fourth season was released on April 21 , 2017 . The series is digitally hand-drawn , with the Vancouver-based DHX Media providing the animation . Mr. Peabody is voiced by Chris Parnell , while Max Charles reprises his role as Sherman from the film . According to The Animation Guild , I.A.T.S.E. Local 839 , 78 episodes of the television series have been ordered .",
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"text": "Adult animation Adult animation , adult cartoon , or mature animation is any type of animation work that is mainly targeted towards adults and sometimes also teenagers , acting as a contrast to most animated films and TV series being aimed at children . Works in this genre may be considered adult for any number of reasons . They may be noted for using risqué themes , graphic violence , profane language , sexuality , or dark humor . Works in this genre may explore philosophical , political , or social issues . Some productions are noted for sophisticated and/or experimental storytelling and animation techniques . Before the enforcement of the Hays Code , some cartoon shorts contained humor that was aimed at adult audience members rather than children . Following the introduction of the Motion Picture Association of America film rating system , independent animation producers attempted to establish an alternative to mainstream animation . Initially , few animation studios in the United States attempted to produce animation for adult audiences , but later examples of animation produced for adults would gain mainstream attention and success .",
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"text": "Hunter × Hunter is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Togashi . It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine and journal since March 3 , 1998 , although the manga has frequently gone on extended hiatuses since 2006 . As of June 2016 , 350 chapters have been collected into 33 volumes by Shueisha . The story focuses on a young boy named Gon Freecss , who discovers that his father , who he was told was dead , is actually alive and a world-renowned Hunter , a licensed profession for those who specialize in fantastic pursuits such as locating rare or unidentified animal species , treasure hunting , surveying unexplored enclaves , or hunting down lawless individuals . Despite being abandoned by his father , Gon departs upon a journey to follow in his footsteps , pass the rigorous Hunter Examination , and eventually find his father . Along the way , Gon meets various other Hunters and also encounters the paranormal . The original inspiration for the manga came from Togashi 's own collecting hobby . In 1999 , Hunter × Hunter was adapted into a 62-episode anime television series produced by Nippon Animation and directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi . The show premiered on Japan 's Fuji TV and ran until 2001 . Three separate original video animations ( OVAs ) totaling 30 episodes were subsequently produced by Nippon Animation and released in Japan from 2002 to 2004 . A second anime television series by Madhouse aired on Nippon Television from October 2011 to September 2014 , with two animated theatrical films released in 2013 . There are also numerous audio albums , video games , musicals , and other media based on Hunter × Hunter . The manga has been translated into English and released in North America by Viz Media since April 2005 . Both television series were also licensed by Viz , with the first series having aired on the Funimation Channel in 2009 and the second series premiering on Adult Swim 's Toonami block since April 16 , 2016 . Hunter × Hunter has been a huge critical and financial success and has become one of Shueisha 's best-selling manga series , having sold 66 million copies in Japan alone as of 2014 .",
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"text": "Dragon Hunters Dragon Hunters is a French 52-episode 24-minute animated fantasy comedy television series created by Arthur Qwak and produced by the French company Futurikon . It follows the adventures of two hunters for hire through a medieval world of floating land masses that is terrorized by a widely varying menace of monsters known collectively as dragons . A 3-D feature film and a videogame based on the film have also been released . The original French title is Chasseurs de Dragons .",
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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": "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": "A Fox In Space A Fox In Space is a fan-made science fiction animated series based on the Star Fox video game series created by Nintendo . It is written , animated , and edited by artist Matthew Gafford , also known as `` Fredryk Phox '' .",
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"text": "X-Men (TV series) X-Men , also known as X-Men : The Animated Series , is an American animated television series which debuted on October 31 , 1992 , in the United States on the Fox Network , as part of its Fox Kids Saturday morning lineup . X-Men was Marvel Comics ' second attempt at an animated X-Men TV series after the pilot , X-Men : Pryde of the X-Men , was not picked up .",
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"text": "The Brilliant Book The Brilliant Book is a British television show for children . It follows Benjamin , a nine-year-old boy , who is autistic , and charts his and his friends ' adventures . The show comes in 30-minute episodes , each of which are `` loosely based on a letter of the alphabet '' . It has animated segments and film clips of Benjamin and his friends ; each day Benjamin adds an adventure to his `` brilliant book '' . The show is created by Rhonda Merrick , a US native who lives in Britain ; she also does the animations . The `` Benjamin '' of the show is her own son Benjamin .",
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Stockard Channing worked with an American actor.
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"text": "Stockard Channing Stockard Channing ( born Susan Antonia Williams Stockard ; February 13 , 1944 ) is an American stage , film and television actress . She is known for playing Betty Rizzo in the film Grease ( 1978 ) and First Lady Abbey Bartlet on the NBC television series The West Wing ( 1999 -- 2006 ) . She is also known for originating the role of Ouisa Kittredge in the stage and film versions of Six Degrees of Separation , for which she was nominated for a Tony Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress . A 13-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee and seven-time Tony Award nominee , she won the 1985 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for the Broadway revival of A Day in the Death of Joe Egg , and won Emmy Awards for The West Wing and The Matthew Shepard Story , both in 2002 . She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2004 for her role in Jack . Her film appearances include The Fortune ( 1975 ) , The Big Bus ( 1976 ) , The Cheap Detective ( 1978 ) , Heartburn ( 1986 ) , Up Close & Personal ( 1996 ) , Practical Magic ( 1998 ) , and Woody Allen 's Anything Else ( 2003 ) . She also played the recurring role of Veronica Loy on the CBS drama The Good Wife ( 2012 -- 16 ) .",
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"text": "Woody Allen Heywood `` Woody '' Allen ( born Allan Stewart Konigsberg ; December 1 , 1935 ) is an American director , writer , actor , comedian , playwright , and musician whose career spans more than six decades . He worked as a comedy writer in the 1950s , writing jokes and scripts for television and publishing several books of short humor pieces . In the early 1960s , Allen began performing as a stand-up comedian , emphasizing monologues rather than traditional jokes . As a comedian , he developed the persona of an insecure , intellectual , fretful nebbish , which he maintains is quite different from his real-life personality . In 2004 , Comedy Central ranked Allen in fourth place on a list of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians , while a UK survey ranked Allen as the third greatest comedian . By the mid-1960s Allen was writing and directing films , first specializing in slapstick comedies before moving into dramatic material influenced by European art cinema during the 1970s , and alternating between comedies and dramas to the present . He is often identified as part of the New Hollywood wave of filmmakers of the mid-1960s to late 1970s . Allen often stars in his films , typically in the persona he developed as a standup . Some of the best-known of his over 40 films are Annie Hall ( 1977 ) , Manhattan ( 1979 ) , and Hannah and Her Sisters ( 1986 ) . In 2007 he said Stardust Memories ( 1980 ) , The Purple Rose of Cairo ( 1985 ) , and Match Point ( 2005 ) were his best films . Critic Roger Ebert described Allen as `` a treasure of the cinema '' . Allen won four Academy Awards : three for Best Original Screenplay and one for Best Director ( Annie Hall ) . He also won nine British Academy of Film and Television Arts Awards . His screenplay for Annie Hall was named the funniest screenplay by the Writers Guild of America in its list of the `` 101 Funniest Screenplays . '' In 2011 , PBS televised the film biography Woody Allen : A Documentary on the American Masters TV series .",
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"text": "Rip Taylor Charles Elmer `` Rip '' Taylor , Jr. ( born January 13 , 1935 ) is an American actor and comedian . He is known for his exuberance and flamboyant personality , including his wild moustache and his habit of showering himself ( and others ) with confetti .",
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"text": "Roger Guenveur Smith Roger Guenveur Smith ( born July 27 , 1955 ) is an American actor , director , and writer .",
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"text": "Huckleberry Fox George Fox , better known as Huckleberry Fox ( 1974 ) , is an American actor who performed in Terms of Endearment ( 1983 ) . and the Disney film The Blue Yonder ( 1985 ) .",
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"text": "Reynaldo Rey Reynaldo Rey ( born Harry Reynolds ; January 27 , 1940 -- May 28 , 2015 ) was an American actor , comedian , and television personality .",
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"text": "Mel Ferrer Melchor Gastón Ferrer ( August 25 , 1917 -- June 2 , 2008 ) was an American actor , film director , and film producer .",
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"text": "Tyrone Power Sr Frederick Tyrone Edmond Power , Jr. ( 2 May 1869 -- 23 December 1931 ) was an English-born American stage and screen actor , who acted under the name Tyrone Power . He is now usually referred to as Tyrone Power Sr to distinguish him from his son , actor Tyrone Power .",
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"text": "Fred Aldrich Fred Aldrich ( December 23 , 1904 - January 25 , 1979 ) was an American character actor of both film and television . He would break into the film industry in 1939 , appearing in two films that year in small roles : My Son Is Guilty , and the notable , Confessions of a Nazi Spy , which starred Edward G. Robinson and George Sanders . In the course of his thirty-year career he would appear in over 170 films , in small and bit roles . With the advent of television , Aldrich would work in that medium as well , making his first small screen appearance on I Love Lucy , on which he would appear multiple times over the life of the series . Over the course of his film career he would appear in such notable films as : Kitty Foyle ( 1940 ) , starring Ginger Rogers and Dennis Morgan ; 1945 's The Picture of Dorian Gray , starring George Sanders ; Tycoon ( 1947 ) , starring John Wayne and Laraine Day ; A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur 's Court , with Bing Crosby and Rhonda Fleming ; Young Man with a Horn , starring Kirk Douglas , Lauren Bacall , and Doris Day ; the Spencer Tracy and Katharine Hepburn vehicle , Pat and Mike ( 1952 ) ; again with Paul Newman in 1956 's Somebody Up There Likes Me ; The Last Angry Man , starring Paul Muni ; with Rock Hudson and Doris Day in Lover Come Back ( 1961 ) ; the spy spoof , Our Man Flint ( 1966 ) , starring James Coburn ; and 1967 's A Big Hand for the Little Lady , starring Henry Fonda , Joanne Woodward , and Jason Robards . His television credits include appearances on such shows as The Rifleman , Have Gun - Will Travel , Bat Masterson , The Untouchables , Gunsmoke , Rawhide , and Perry Mason . Aldrich died on January 25 , 1979 .",
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"text": "Addison Richards Addison Whittaker Richards , Jr. ( October 20 , 1902 -- March 22 , 1964 ) was an American actor of film and television . Richards appeared in more than three hundred films between 1933 and his death .",
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"text": "David Selby David Lynn Selby ( born February 5 , 1941 ) is an American film , television and stage actor . He is most well known for playing Quentin Collins in the daytime soap opera Dark Shadows ( 1969 -- 71 ) , and Richard Channing in the prime-time soap opera Falcon Crest ( 1982 -- 90 ) . Selby has also had prominent roles in the television show Flamingo Road ( 1981 -- 82 ) , and the feature film Raise the Titanic ( 1980 ) . Also a published writer , Selby has written several books including novels , memoirs , and collections of poetry .",
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"text": "Warren Douglas Warren Douglas ( July 29 , 1911 -- November 15 , 1997 ) was an American film actor and screenwriter .",
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"text": "Wallace Eddinger Wallace Eddinger ( July 14 , 1881 -- January 8 , 1929 ) was an American stage actor . He started as a child actor , known as Wally Eddinger . As a child he played Cedric in Little Lord Fauntleroy which starred female child sensation Elsie Leslie . Eddinger appeared in only two silent films , The Great Diamond Robbery and A Gentleman of Leisure , in 1914 and 1915 respectively , preferring the stage . The latter film still survives . Eddinger was married twice . The first marriage was to Ivy Lee Moore-La Grove from 1912 to 1920 and the second was to popular stage actress Margaret Lawrence ( 1889-1929 ) from 1924 to his death . Lawrence had been previously married to a publisher named Orson Munn with whom she had two daughters . Six months after Eddinger 's death , Margaret Lawrence was murdered in New York City by her lover , actor Louis Bennison , after a drunken lover 's quarrel . Bennison then took his own life in what was deemed a murder suicide .",
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"text": "Whit Bissell Whitner Nutting Bissell ( October 25 , 1909March 5 , 1996 ) , better known as Whit Bissell , was an American character actor .",
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"text": "William O'Connell (actor) William O'Connell ( born William L. O'Connell Jr. on August 20 , 1933 ) is an American film and television actor .",
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"text": "Sterling Holloway Sterling Price Holloway Jr. ( January 4 , 1905 -- November 22 , 1992 ) was an American actor and voice actor who appeared in over 100 films and 40 television shows . He was also a voice actor for The Walt Disney Company , well known for his distinctive tenor voice , and served as the original voice of the title character in Walt Disney 's Winnie the Pooh .",
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"text": "Elya Baskin Ilya Zalmanovich Baskin ( Iļja Baskins , Илья́ За́лманович Ба́скин born 11 August 1950 ) , known as Elya Baskin , is an American actor .",
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"text": "Chris Channing Chris Channing ( born Christopher Dean Andrews , 14 April 1962 ) is an English performer , designer and theatre maker . He is based in Emilia-Romagna , Italy .",
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"text": "Alan Reed Alan Reed , also known professionally as Alan Reed , Sr. , ( August 20 , 1907 -- June 14 , 1977 ) was an American actor and voice artist , best known as the original voice of Fred Flintstone ( although Daws Butler voiced the character in the pilot ) , whom he was said to have physically resembled , on The Flintstones and various spinoff series . He also appeared in many films , including Days of Glory , The Tarnished Angels , Breakfast at Tiffany 's , Viva Zapata ! ( as Pancho Villa ) , and Nob Hill , and various television series .",
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"text": "Lee Wallace (actor) Lee Wallace ( born July 15 , 1930 ) is an American actor of film , stage , and television .",
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"text": "Marion Marshall (actress) Marion Marshall ( born Marion Tanner ; June 8 , 1929 ) is an American actress .",
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Caleb Landry Jones stars in Get Out.
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"text": "Get Out (film) Get Out is a 2017 American horror film written , co-produced and directed by Jordan Peele , in his directorial debut . The film stars Daniel Kaluuya , Allison Williams , Lil Rel Howery , Bradley Whitford , Caleb Landry Jones , Stephen Root and Catherine Keener , and follows a young interracial couple who visit the mysterious estate of the woman 's parents . Get Out premiered at Sundance Film Festival on January 24 , 2017 , and was theatrically released in the United States on February 24 by Universal Pictures . The film has grossed $ 241 million worldwide against its $ 4.5 million budget and received universal acclaim from critics and audiences alike .",
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"text": "I'll Just Take It Out in Love `` I 'll Just Take It Out in Love '' is a love song by George Jones . It rose to # 11 when it was released by Epic Records in 1978 . I was written by Bob McDill . The song , which celebrates domestic tranquility , could not have been more different from what Jones was experiencing in his personal life at the time ; the singer was penniless , addicted to alcohol and cocaine , and quickly earning a reputation as the most undependable live performer in show business . However , despite how much he abused himself , his vocal abilities remained stellar . In 2006 he explained to Billboard magazine , `` I would say 90 % of the time I would be in pretty damn good shape when I went into the studio . I did have a little sense , not a whole lot . But I would still have to have a little build-up of courage , three or four drinks -LSB- throughout -RSB- the session time . I do n't know , it seemed to mellow you out and relax you a little more , and you would even feel your songs better . ''",
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"text": "Bastille Day (film) Bastille Day ( released as The Take in North America and on international home release ) is a 2016 action film directed and co-written by James Watkins . It is a Luxembourgian , French and American venture produced by Anonymous Content , Vendôme Pictures , TF1 Films Production and StudioCanal . The film stars Idris Elba , Richard Madden , Charlotte Le Bon , Eriq Ebouaney and José Garcia . The film was released in the United Kingdom on 22 April 2016 and 13 July 2016 in France , and on 18 November 2016 in the United States .",
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"text": "Charlie on Parole Charlie on Parole is a short film starring T.J. Miller ( She 's Out of My League , How to Train Your Dragon ) , Joe Wengert ( UCB , Funny or Die ) , Molly Ryman , and Bobby Moynihan ( Saturday Night Live ) . It is about Charlie , an unlikely ex-con who readjusts to life after prison , only to find one thing : it 's tough on the outside .",
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"text": "Treed Murray Treed Murray , also known as Get Down , is a 2001 Canadian drama thriller film written and directed by William Phillips and starring David Hewlett . It won two Genie Awards ( Overall Sound and Sound Editing ) , and was nominated for three more ( Motion Picture , Direction , and Music - Original Song ) .",
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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": "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": "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": "Secrets of the Magic City Secrets of the Magic City is an American comedy drama film written and directed by R. Malcolm Jones . The film stars Jenifer Lewis , Jamie Hector , Keith David , and Erika Alexander . Many scenes from the motion picture had been filmed in earlier years ( such as the scene which included boy band , Mindless Behavior ) , but was n't released until June 26 , 2015 , by New Revolution Studios .",
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"text": "Land of the Blind Land of the Blind is a 2006 British-American black comedy drama film starring Ralph Fiennes , Donald Sutherland , Tom Hollander and Lara Flynn Boyle . Land of the Blind is a dark political satire , based on several incidents throughout history in which tyrannical rulers were overthrown by new leaders who proved to be just as bad , if not worse , and subtle references are made to several such cases . The title is taken from the saying , `` In the land of the blind , the one-eyed man is king . '' Land of the Blind had its world premiere in competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam , and was the Opening Night Gala film at the 2006 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London . Its U.S. premiere was in competition at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival . The film sparked intense reaction during its festival run , attacked by both left and right , each of which saw the film as a critique of its position . Historical references in the film include Jean-Paul Marat ( from the French Revolution ) , Kim Jong-Il , Joseph Stalin , Benito Mussolini , Augusto Pinochet , Anastasio Somoza Debayle , François Duvalier , Rudolph Hess , Jean-Claude Duvalier , Lyndon B. Johnson , Julius Caesar ( from William Shakespeare 's play ) , Robert Mugabe , Ngo Dinh Diem , Idi Amin , the PIRA Maze prison protests , U.S. POWs in Vietnam , the Weathermen terrorist group , the Khmer Rouge , the 1979 Revolution in Iran , and the subsequent Cultural Revolution in that country .",
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"text": "Walkabout (film) Walkabout is a 1971 film set in the Australian outback , directed by Nicolas Roeg and starring Jenny Agutter , Luc Roeg ( credited as `` Lucien John '' ) and David Gulpilil ( credited as `` David Gumpilil '' ) . Edward Bond wrote the screenplay , which is loosely based on the 1959 novel Walkabout by James Vance Marshall . Walkabout premiered in competition at the 1971 Cannes Film Festival .",
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"text": "Steph Jones Steph Jones is an American singer , songwriter , and model . He was signed to Def Jam , through Ludacris ' Disturbing tha Peace but left the label .",
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"text": "Dirty Deeds (2005 film) Dirty Deeds is a 2005 American comedy film directed by David Kendall , produced by Bill Civitella and Dan Kaplow ; written by Jon Land and Jonathan Thies . It was released on August 25 , 2005 in the United States and filmed in Los Angeles , California . The film was given a rating of PG-13 for `` crude humor , sexual content , language , teen partying/sexual references , and some violence '' .",
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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": "Jarvis Landry Jarvis Charles Landry ( born November 28 , 1992 ) is an American football wide receiver and punt returner for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League ( NFL ) . He was drafted by the Dolphins in the second round of the 2014 NFL Draft . He played college football at Louisiana State University for the LSU Tigers . He holds the NFL record for the most receptions in a player 's first two seasons , catching 194 passes in that span .",
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"text": "Get Out (Capercaillie album) Get Out '' is the first compilation album of remixed studio and live tracks by folk rock band Capercaillie originally issued in 1992 and rereleased in 1999 by Survival Records with five bonus tracks . It was reissued in North America by Valley Entertainment in 2002 with new artwork .",
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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": "David Bark-Jones David Bark-Jones is an English actor . He has appeared in numerous award winning Film , Theatre and TV productions and won Broadwayworld.com 's Best Actor in a West End Play 2010 , for his portrayal of Richard Hannay in The 39 Steps .",
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"text": "Bringing Out the Dead Bringing Out the Dead is a 1999 American drama film directed by Martin Scorsese , written by Paul Schrader , based on the novel by Joe Connelly and starring Nicolas Cage , Patricia Arquette , John Goodman , Ving Rhames , and Tom Sizemore . Though a flop at the box office , the film received very positive reviews from critics and was also the last North American title to be released on LaserDisc .",
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"text": "Hotline (1982 film) Hotline is a 1982 American made-for-television thriller film directed by Jerry Jameson . The working title of the film was Reach Out .",
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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": "Nuclear Posture Review The Nuclear Posture Review is a process `` to determine what the role of nuclear weapons in U.S. security strategy should be . '' The first NPR of 2002 was the second of these quadrennial reviews of United States nuclear forces undertaken by the United States Department of Defense . The first took place in 1994 . The final report is National Security Classified and submitted to the Congress of the United States . The 2002 Nuclear Posture Review also included components requiring the `` Pentagon to draft contingency plans for the use of nuclear weapons against at least seven countries , naming not only Russia and the `` axis of evil '' -- Iraq , Iran , and North Korea -- but also China , Libya and Syria . '' President Barack Obama 's 2010 Nuclear Posture Review was preceded by high expectations because of his 2009 speech in Prague , Czech Republic where he prominently outlined a vision of a world without nuclear weapons . His NPR was hoped by observers to make concrete moves toward this goal . The finished 2010 policy renounces development of any new nuclear weapons such as the bunker-busters proposed by the Bush administration , and for the first time rules out a nuclear attack against non-nuclear-weapon states who are in compliance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty . This rule pointedly excludes Iran and North Korea . As part of the implementation of the 2010 Nuclear Posture Review , the U.S. Government is reviewing its nuclear deterrence requirements and nuclear plans to ensure that they are aligned to address today 's threats . Rose Gottemoeller , U.S. Acting Undersecretary of State for Arms Control and International Security , said in early June 2012 that the United States was considering what forces the United States needed to maintain for strategic stability and deterrence , including extended deterrence and assurance to U.S. Allies and partners . Based on this analysis the United States would develop proposals for potential further reductions in its nuclear stockpile .",
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"text": "Middle East nuclear weapon free zone The Middle East nuclear weapon free zone ( MENWFZ ) is a proposed agreement similar to other nuclear-weapon-free zones in other regions . Steps towards the establishment of such a zone began in the 1960s led to a joint declaration by Egypt and Iran in 1974 which resulted in a General Assembly resolution ( broadened in 1990 through the Mubarak Initiative to cover all weapons of mass destruction ) . Following the 1995 NPT Review Conference , the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA ) held a series of meetings involving experts and academics to consider ways to advance this process . Such a zone would strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) , would help to promote global nuclear disarmament and would also help the Middle East peace process as substantial confidence-building measures . The United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 ( the ceasefire ending the Gulf War ) recognizes the goal of establishing the MENWFZ ( para 14 ) . For the Egyptian government ( until the political changes of 2011 ) , a MENWFZ was seen as a central source of pressure on Israel to relinquish its ambiguous nuclear policy , and to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty ( NPT ) . Until the Iranian nuclear program , Israel was believed to be the only Mideast country to have a nuclear deterrence capability , developed in the 1960s . As Avner Cohen , Gerald Steinberg and other experts have noted , Israeli policy has emphasized the link between nuclear demilitarization and a comprehensive peace settlement including Palestinian issues and with countries and potential threats in the region , including Syria and Iran . Israel maintains a veil of `` studied ambiguity '' ( `` amimut '' ) about its nuclear arsenal , and has not signed the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty . Four countries in the Middle East have been found in non-compliance with their IAEA safeguards obligations under the NPT : Iraq , Libya , Iran , and Syria . Of these cases , Iran and Syria remain unresolved . Following pressure from Egypt and the Arab League , the 2010 NPT Review Conference called for holding a conference on a MENWFZ which would primarily press Israel to end its policy of a ambiguity . Finland planned to host such an event in 2012 . However , no agreement was reached on the agenda and other issues , and the conference was called off in November 2012 . An international group of concerned citizens , including former members of the Israeli Knesset , responded to the lack of progress in official talks by organizing an International Conference For A WMD-Free Middle East . It was held in Haifa in December 2013 .",
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"text": "United States Strategic Communication According to the author Christopher Paul ( RAND ) , Strategic Communication is the `` coordinated actions , messages , images , and other forms of signaling or engagement intended to inform , influence , or persuade selected audiences in support of national objectives . '' There is often debate and discussion concerning what makes strategic communication . Regarding definition , psychological operations , public or civil affairs , information operations and public diplomacy are seemingly the least contested components of U.S. strategic communication . With those components , the most important factor that separates strategic communication from other types of communication is the synchronization and coordination of U.S. efforts . For example , in the National Strategy for Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication , all strategic communication efforts activities should : underscore our commitment to freedom , human rights and the dignity and equality of every human being ; reach out to those who share our ideals ; support those who struggle for freedom and democracy ; and counter those who espouse ideologies of hate and oppression Strategic communication can be a major tool against adversaries that threaten values supported by the United States . U.S. strategic communication promotes democratization and good governance . It proved vital in winning the Cold War . In the 21st Century , it is critical in countering the radical ideologies of the Islamic Republic of Iran , the Muslim Brotherhood , al - Qaeda and other extremist organizations .",
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"text": "Opposition to the war in Afghanistan (2001–2014) Opposition to the Afghanistan war stems from numerous factors , including the view that the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan was illegal under international law and constituted an unjustified aggression , the view that the continued military presence constitutes a foreign military occupation , the view that the war does little to prevent terrorism but increases its likelihood , and views on the involvement of geo-political and corporate interests . Also giving rise to opposition to the war are civilian casualties , the cost to taxpayers , the length of the war to date , and the estimates by many that it could last for many more decades .",
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"text": "Country of Particular Concern Country of Particular Concern ( CPC ) is a designation by the United States Secretary of State ( under authority delegated by the President ) of a nation guilty of particularly severe violations of religious freedom under the International Religious Freedom Act ( IRFA ) of 1998 ( H.R. 2431 ) and its amendment of 1999 ( Public Law 106-55 ) . The term `` particularly severe violations of religious freedom '' means systematic , ongoing , egregious violations of religious freedom , including violations such as : a ) Torture or cruel , inhuman , or degrading treatment or punishment ; b ) Prolonged detention without charges ; c ) Causing the disappearance of persons by the abduction or clandestine detention of those persons ; or d ) Other flagrant denials of the right to life , liberty , or the security of persons . Nations so designated are subject to further actions , including economic sanctions , by the United States . Issuing recommendations as to countries it believes should be designated as countries of particular concern for their religious liberty violations is the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom , a separate agency created by IRFA ( along with the U.S. Department of State 's Office of International Religious Freedom ) to monitor the state of religious freedom around the world . Both entities provide policy recommendations to the president , the secretary of state and US Congress . Its recommendations are not always followed by the Secretary of State . The latest report from February 29 , 2016 , designated each of the following nations as a CPC : Each of these states was included on the previous year 's report except Tajikistan .",
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"text": "Timeline of the War on Terror The War on Terror is the campaign launched by the United States of America in response to the September 11 attacks against organizations designated with terrorism . The campaign , whose stated objective was eliminating international terrorism , began in 2001 . The following is a timeline of events linked to the War on Terror .",
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"text": "Terrorism in Canada Terrorism in Canada has occurred on numerous occasions in the country 's history . Some terrorism is related to external events and nationalities . Some , such as the FLQ crisis in the 1960s , was related to internal tensions within the country .",
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"text": "Societal security Societal security is a concept developed by the Copenhagen School of security studies that refers to ` the ability of a society to persist in its essential character under changing conditions and possible or actual threats ' . The end of the Cold War prompted scholars to rethink the paradigm of security independently from the state and the military . In Europe , the collapse of the Soviet Union led to the emergence of new states and sustained efforts to pursue the European Union ( EU ) integration . The new order called for a ( re ) conceptualisation of Europe and European security , which challenged classic understandings of security , as something that took place between states . The move towards an EU security was , thus , closely articulated around questions of EU identity , free movement of people and borders . The concept of societal security , developed by scholars associated with the Copenhagen Peace Research Institute , is situated within this context . Societal security relates to : `` the ability of a society to persist in its essential character under changing conditions and possible or actual threats . '' In ` Identity , Migration , and the New Security Agenda in Europe ' , Wæver notes the emergence of different conceptions of the nation-state , and further establishes a distinction between Western and Eastern Europe . In the West , a `` decoupling of state and nation '' takes place , as Member States , by seeking more integration , accept to relinquish some of their sovereignty . This move towards a `` post-sovereign '' nation-state is due to `` internationalisation and Europeanization '' processes , as international institutions assume increased influence over domestic affairs . Subsequently , communities , perceiving their identities to be threatened by this integration , can no longer call upon the state to protect them . A duality occurs between the security needs of the state and of society , where `` state security has sovereignty as its ultimate criterion , and societal security has identity '' . In the East , the emergence of new states , formed after the dismantlement of the Soviet Union , leads to more traditional attempts at merging the nation and the state ; thus , conflicts arise when the coupling can not be done ( i.e. Yugoslavia ) . In ` Security : a new framework for analysis ' , Buzan et al. formalise their broader understanding of security by introducing five sectors , each governed by `` distinctive characteristics and dynamics '' , and conceptualised around particular referent objects and actors ( i.e. military , environmental , economic , societal and political ) . Societal security is about the survival of a community as a cohesive unit ; its referent object is '' large scale collective identities that can function independent of the state . '' Societal insecurities arise when `` a society fears it would not be able to live as itself '' , and stem from : migration : the influx of people will `` overrun or dilute '' a group 's identity e.g. the need to define Britishness ; vertical competition : the integration of a group within a broader organisation e.g. euroscepticism with regards to EU integration , national-separatist claims ; and , horizontal competition : group is forced to integrate more influential identities within their own e.g. France 's cultural exception defending itself against American influences . Societal security is not tied to a territory , as is state security , e.g. Kurds , where security matters of state and society widely diverge and enter into conflict . Societal security in sociological viewpoint is : Regarding security as an `` independent phenomenon '' : So , societal security is n't threat , no opportunity . But it is a center and base , upon it the reliability and certainty of collective life could be gained . Rereading of security from `` social '' perspective : It means that security is based on collective life , the life of common people , instead of looking at differences and insisting on disagreement between groups and states that is key factor in determining threats and distinguish friend and foe . Viewing security as `` social phenomenon '' : Hence , societal security does n't need military weapons and soft power solutions . In other words , societal security does n't integrate with power and remain by converting links to social capitals . Finally , threats and opportunities could be considered as deterrent or impeller factors . So the final goal of societal security is comfort and understanding the beauty of collective life -- not an interest for government , not eliminating enemies , not confronting a threat for nation .",
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"text": "Guerrilla diplomacy Guerrilla diplomacy is both a method of diplomacy and an alternative approach to international relations designed for the globalization age . Guerrilla diplomacy is situated at the far end of a diplomatic spectrum that features traditional diplomacy at one end and public diplomacy near the centre . Examples could include various activities undertaken by Sergio Vieira de Mello on behalf of the United Nations in Cambodia , former Yugoslavia and East Timor , 1991-2002 ; Ambassador Ken Taylor 's actions during the Iran hostage crisis of 1979 ; Swedish Diplomat Raoul Wallenberg 's efforts to save lives during World War II , and ; Canadian Fisheries Minister Brian Tobin 's public display , from a barge in the East River opposite UN headquarters , of undersized fishing nets seized from a Spanish trawler during the `` cod war '' in 1994 . Guerrilla diplomacy 's doctrine and methods have been articulated by Daryl Copeland , described by Jeremy Kinsman as a `` forceful agent of urgently needed change '' in a book published in 2009 by Lynne Rienner .",
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"text": "Armed Islamic Group of Algeria The Armed Islamic Group ( GIA , from Groupe Islamique Armé الجماعة الإسلامية المسلّحة , ) was one of the two main Islamist insurgents groups that fought the Algerian government and army in the Algerian Civil War . It was created from smaller armed groups following the 1992 military coup and arrest and internment of thousands of officials in the Islamist Islamic Salvation Front ( FIS ) party after that party won the first round of parliamentary elections in December 1991 . It was led by a succession of amirs ( commanders ) who were killed or arrested one after another . Unlike the other main armed groups , the MIA and later the AIS , in its pursuit of an Islamic state the GIA sought not to pressure the government into concessions but to destabilise and overthrow it , to `` purge the land of the ungodly '' . Its slogan inscribed on all communiques was : `` no agreement , no truce , no dialogue '' . The group desired to create `` an atmosphere of general insecurity '' and employed kidnapping , assassination , and bombings , including car bombs and targeted not only security forces but civilians . Between 1992 and 1998 , the GIA conducted a violent campaign of civilian massacres , sometimes wiping out entire villages in its area of operation , ( notably the Bentalha and Rais ) . It attacked and killed other Islamists that left the GIA or attempted to negotiate with the government . It also targeted foreign civilians living in Algeria , killing more than 100 expatriate men and women in the country . The group established a presence outside Algeria , in France , Belgium , Britain , Italy and the United States , and launched terror attacks in France in late 1994 . The `` undisputed principal Islamist force '' in Algeria in 1994 , by 1996 , militants were deserting `` in droves '' , alienated by its execution of civilians and Islamists leaders . In 1999 , a government amnesty law motivated large numbers of jihadis to `` repent '' . The remnants of the GIA proper were hunted down over the next two years , leaving a splinter group the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat ( GSPC ) , which announced its support for Al-Qaeda in October 2003 . The GIA was and is considered a terrorist organisation by the governments of Algeria and France . To what extent the group was infiltrated and manipulated by Algerian security services is disputed . The GIA remains a Proscribed Organisation in the United Kingdom under the Terrorism Act 2000 .",
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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": "War against Islam War against Islam , also called the War on Islam or Attack on Islam , is a conspiracy theory narrative in Islamist discourse to describe an alleged conspiracy to harm , weaken or annihilate the societal system of Islam , using military , economic , social and cultural means . The perpetrators of the conspiracy are alleged to be non-Muslims ( kuffār ) , particularly the Western world and `` false Muslims '' , allegedly in collusion with political actors in the Western world . While the contemporary conspiracy theory narrative of the `` War against Islam '' mostly covers general issues of societal transformations in modernization and secularization as well as general issues of international power politics among modern states , the crusades are often narrated as its alleged starting point . The phrase or similar phrases have been used by Islamists such as Sayyid Qutb , Ayatollah Khomeini , Anwar al-Awlaki , Osama bin Laden , Chechen militant Dokka Umarov , cleric Anjem Choudary , and Fort Hood murderer Nidal Malik Hasan . The English-language political neologism of `` War on Islam '' was coined in Islamist discourse in the 1990s and popularized as a conspiracy theory only after 2001 . Jonathan Schanzer has argued that the historical Muslim indifference to the West turned to `` alarmed dislike '' with the beginning of Western military superiority in the 17th century . However , with the end of the era of Western colonialism , Islamist rage against non-Muslims and the governments of Muslim-majority countries stems not from alleged non-Muslim aggression and enmity , but from frustration over the unrelenting encroachment of western culture , technology , economies , and from a yearning for a `` return to the glorious days when Islam reigned supreme . ''",
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"text": "Palestinian territories `` Palestinian territories '' and `` occupied Palestinian territories '' ( OPT or oPt ) are descriptions often used to describe the West Bank ( including East Jerusalem ) and the Gaza Strip , which are occupied or otherwise under the control of Israel . Israeli governments have maintained that the area involved is within territorial dispute . The extent of the territories , while subject to future negotiations , have frequently been defined by the Green Line . The term `` Palestinian Territory , Occupied '' was used by the United Nations ( UN ) and other international organizations between 1998 to 2013 in order to refer to areas controlled by the Palestinian National Authority . In December 2012 , UN Secretariat communications replaced this by the term State of Palestine . The ISO adopted the name change in 2013 . But , as of August 2015 , the UN Security Council continues to treat Palestine as a non-sovereign entity ; This prevents its admission to UN General Assembly membership . Israel occupied the territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the Six-Day War of 1967 and has since maintained control . Previously , these territories had been occupied by Jordan and Egypt , respectively , since the 1948 founding of Israel . In 1980 , Israel officially absorbed East Jerusalem and has proclaimed the whole of Jerusalem to be its capital . The inclusion , though never formally amounting to legal annexation , was condemned internationally and declared `` null and void '' by the United Nations Security Council . The Palestinian National Authority , the United Nations , the international legal and humanitarian bodies and the international community regard East Jerusalem as part of the West Bank , and consequently a part of the Palestinian territories . The Palestinian National Authority never exercised sovereignty over the area , although it housed its offices in Orient House and several other buildings as an assertion of its sovereign interests . Israel shut them down in response to the Sbarro restaurant suicide bombing . Israeli sovereignty , however , has not been recognized by any country , since the unilateral annexation of territory occupied during war contravenes the Fourth Geneva Convention . The cost of the occupation for Israel over four decades ( 1967 -- 2007 ) is estimated to amount to $ 50 billion . The World Bank estimates the annual cost in 2013 to the Palestinian economy of Israeli occupation at $ 3.4 billion . In 1988 , with the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) intention to declare a Palestinian State , Jordan renounced all territorial claims to the West Bank , including East Jerusalem . Since the Palestinian Declaration of Independence in 1988 , 135 UN Member Nations have recognized the State of Palestine , comprising the Palestinian territories . It has not been recognized by Israel and some Western nations , including the United States . In 1993 , following the Oslo Accords , parts of the territories politically came under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian National Authority ( Areas A and B ) . Israel still exercises full military control and , civil control over 61 % of the West Bank ( Area C ) . The Oslo Accords established access to the sea for Gaza within 20 nautical miles from the shore . The Berlin Commitment of 2002 reduced this to 12 mi . In October 2006 Israel imposed a 6-mile limit , and at the conclusion of the Gaza War restricted access to a 3-nautical-mile limit , beyond which a no-go zone exists . As a result , more than 3,000 Palestinian fishermen are denied access to 85 % of the maritime areas agreed to in 1995 . The majority of the Dead Sea area is off-limits to Palestinian use , and Palestinians are denied access to its coast line . Israel disengaged from the Gaza Strip in 2005 , however the international community considers the West Bank and the Gaza Strip still to be occupied by Israel . The Hamas takeover of Gaza in 2007 divided the Palestinian territories politically . Abbas 's Fatah largely ruled the West Bank and was recognized internationally as the official Palestinian Authority ( see : Fatah-Hamas conflict ) . In 2014 , the two political groups agreed to hold elections and form a compromise unity government . The 2014 Israel-Gaza conflict intervened ; however , the unity government survived .",
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"text": "Israeli–Palestinian conflict The Israeli -- Palestinian conflict ( -LSB- Ha'Sikhsukh Ha'Yisraeli - Falestini ; -LSB- al-Niza ' a al ` Filastini al ` Israili ) is the ongoing struggle between Israelis and Palestinians that began in the mid-20th century . The conflict is wide-ranging , and the term is sometimes also used in reference to the earlier sectarian conflict in Mandatory Palestine , between the Jewish yishuv and the Arab population under British rule . It has been referred to as the world 's `` most intractable conflict '' , with the ongoing Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip reaching years . Despite a long-term peace process and the general reconciliation of Israel with Egypt and Jordan , Israelis and Palestinians have failed to reach a final peace agreement . The key issues are : mutual recognition , borders , security , water rights , control of Jerusalem , Israeli settlements , Palestinian freedom of movement , and Palestinian right of return . The violence of the conflict , in a region rich in sites of historic , cultural and religious interest worldwide , has been the object of numerous international conferences dealing with historic rights , security issues and human rights , and has been a factor hampering tourism in and general access to areas that are hotly contested . Many attempts have been made to broker a two-state solution , involving the creation of an independent Palestinian state alongside the State of Israel ( after Israel 's establishment in 1948 ) . In 2007 , the majority of both Israelis and Palestinians , according to a number of polls , preferred the two-state solution over any other solution as a means of resolving the conflict . Moreover , a majority of Jews see the Palestinians ' demand for an independent state as just , and thinks Israel can agree to the establishment of such a state . The majority of Palestinians and Israelis in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have expressed a preference for a two-state solution . Mutual distrust and significant disagreements are deep over basic issues , as is the reciprocal scepticism about the other side 's commitment to upholding obligations in an eventual agreement . Within Israeli and Palestinian society , the conflict generates a wide variety of views and opinions . This highlights the deep divisions which exist not only between Israelis and Palestinians , but also within each society . A hallmark of the conflict has been the level of violence witnessed for virtually its entire duration . Fighting has been conducted by regular armies , paramilitary groups , terror cells , and individuals . Casualties have not been restricted to the military , with a large number of fatalities in civilian population on both sides . There are prominent international actors involved in the conflict . The two parties engaged in direct negotiation are the Israeli government , currently led by Benjamin Netanyahu , and the Palestine Liberation Organization ( PLO ) , currently headed by Mahmoud Abbas . The official negotiations are mediated by an international contingent known as the Quartet on the Middle East ( the Quartet ) represented by a special envoy , that consists of the United States , Russia , the European Union , and the United Nations . The Arab League is another important actor , which has proposed an alternative peace plan . Egypt , a founding member of the Arab League , has historically been a key participant . Since 2006 , the Palestinian side has been fractured by conflict between the two major factions : Fatah , the traditionally dominant party , and its later electoral challenger , Hamas . After Hamas 's electoral victory in 2006 , the Quartet conditioned future foreign assistance to the Palestinian National Authority ( PA ) on the future government 's commitment to non-violence , recognition of the State of Israel , and acceptance of previous agreements . Hamas rejected these demands , which resulted in the Quartet 's suspension of its foreign assistance program , and the imposition of economic sanctions by the Israelis . A year later , following Hamas 's seizure of power in the Gaza Strip in June 2007 , the territory officially recognized as the PA was split between Fatah in the West Bank , and Hamas in the Gaza Strip . The division of governance between the parties had effectively resulted in the collapse of bipartisan governance of the PA. . However , in 2014 , a Palestinian Unity Government , composed of both Fatah and Hamas , was formed . The latest round of peace negotiations began in July 2013 and was suspended in 2014 .",
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"text": "Superstate A superstate is defined as `` a large and powerful State formed when several smaller countries unite '' , `` A large and powerful state formed from a federation or union of nations '' . This is distinct from the concept of superpower , although these are frequently seen together . It is also distinct from the concept of empire , where one nation dominates other nations through military , political , and economic power , although an empire may also be a superstate . In the early 20th century , `` superstate '' had a similar definition as today 's supranational organisations . In a 1927 article by Edward A. Harriman on the League of Nations , a superstate was defined as merely `` an organisation , of which a state is a member , which is superior to the member themselves '' , in that '' -LSB- a -RSB- complete superstate has legislative , executive and judicial organs to make , to execute and to interpret its laws '' . According to this definition , Harriman saw the League of Nations as a `` rudimentary superstate '' , and the United States as `` an example of a complete and perfect superstate '' . In World Order of Bahá ` u 'll áh , first published in 1938 , Shoghi Effendi , the Guardian of the Bahá ' í Faith , described the anticipated world government of that religion as the `` world 's future super-state '' with the Bahá ' í Faith as the `` State Religion of an independent and Sovereign Power . '' In the 1970s , academic literature used the term `` superstate '' to indicate a particularly rich and powerful state , in a similar fashion to the term superpower . In contemporary political debate , especially the one centred on the European Union , the term `` superstate '' is used to indicate a ( usually deemed unwelcome ) development in which the Union takes over the character of a State ( including the monopoly on violence ) thus abolishing the sovereignty and independence of its member states . For instance , Glyn Morgan opposes the perspective of a `` European superstate '' to the ones of `` a Europe of nation-states '' and of `` a post-sovereign European polity '' . In her definition , a `` European superstate is nothing more than a sovereign state - a tried and tested type of polity that predominates in the modern world - operating on a European wide scale '' , i.e. , `` a unitary European state '' The term was famously used by Margaret Thatcher in her 1988 Bruges speech , when she decried the perspective of `` a European super-state exercising a new dominance from Brussels '' , and has since entered the eurosceptic lexicon . Tony Blair argued in 2000 that he welcomed an EU as a `` superpower , not a superstate ''",
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"text": "Racial violence in Australia Various examples of violence have been attributed to racial factors during the recorded history of Australia since white settlement , and a level of intertribal rivalry and violence among Indigenous Australians pre-dates the arrival of white settlers from Britain in 1788 . During the period of British colonisation , various incidents of inter-racial tension and competition for land and resources between Europeans and Indigenous peoples involved violence , becoming a factor in the decline of indigenous populations during the 19th century . Incidents of racial violence between settler communities followed the large scale multi-ethnic immigration of the Australian goldrushes of the mid-19th century - notably white miners targeting Chinese miners - which contributed to the development of the White Australia Policy which preferenced British and `` white '' immigration to Australia for some decades . The policy resulted in a largely racially homogenous population by the mid-20th century . Australia 's large scale , Post-World War Two , multi-ethnic immigration program has seen Australia develop into one of the most ethnically diverse nations , with relatively little racial violence , and in which incitement to racial violence is a crime . Nevertheless , incidents and examples of violence between the various ethnicities of modern Australia have continued to be attributed to racial motivations up to the present time .",
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"text": "National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism The National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism ( START ) is a research and education center at the University of Maryland , College Park focused on the scientific study of the causes and consequences of terrorism in the United States and around the world . It maintains the Global Terrorism Database , which includes over 125,000 terrorist attacks which it describes as the `` most comprehensive unclassified data base on terrorist events in the world . ''",
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"text": "Foreign policy A country 's foreign policy , also called foreign relations or foreign affairs - policy , consists of self-interest strategies chosen by the state to safeguard its national interests and to achieve goals within its international relations milieu . The approaches are strategically employed to interact with other countries . The study of such strategies is called foreign policy analysis . In recent times , due to the deepening level of globalization and transnational activities , the states will also have to interact with non-state actors . The aforementioned interaction is evaluated and monitored in attempts to maximize benefits of multilateral international cooperation . Since the national interests are paramount , foreign policies are designed by the government through high-level decision making processes . National interests accomplishment can occur as a result of peaceful cooperation with other nations , or through exploitation . Usually , creating foreign policy is the job of the head of government and the foreign minister ( or equivalent ) . In some countries the legislature also has considerable effects . Foreign policies of countries have varying rates of change and scopes of intent , which can be affected by factors that change the perceived national interests or even affect the stability of the country itself . The foreign policy of one country can have profound and lasting impact on many other countries and on the course of international relations as a whole , such as the Monroe Doctrine conflicting with the mercantilist policies of 19th-century European countries and the goals of independence of newly formed Central American and South American countries .",
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"text": "National security National Security is a concept that a government , along with its parliaments , should protect the state and its citizens against all kind of `` national '' crises through a variety of power projections , such as political power , diplomacy , economic power , military might , and so on . The concept developed all in the United States after World War II . Initially focusing on military might , it now encompasses a broad range of facets , all of which impinge on the non-military or economic security of the nation and the values espoused by the national society . Accordingly , in order to possess national security , a nation needs to possess economic security , energy security , environmental security , etc. . Security threats involve not only conventional foes such as other nation-states but also non-state actors such as violent non-state actors , narcotic cartels , multinational corporations and non-governmental organisations ; some authorities include natural disasters and events causing severe environmental damage in this category . Measures taken to ensure national security include : using diplomacy to rally allies and isolate threats marshalling economic power to facilitate or compel cooperation maintaining effective armed forces implementing civil defense and emergency preparedness measures ( including anti-terrorism legislation ) ensuring the resilience and redundancy of critical infrastructure using intelligence services to detect and defeat or avoid threats and espionage , and to protect classified information using counterintelligence services or secret police to protect the nation from internal threats There is no single universally accepted definition of national security . The variety of definitions provide an overview of the many usages of this concept . The concept still remains ambiguous , having originated from simpler definitions which initially emphasised the freedom from military threat and political coercion to later increase in sophistication and include other forms of non-military security as suited the circumstances of the time . A typical dictionary definition , in this case from the Macmillan Dictionary ( online version ) , defines the term as `` the protection or the safety of a country 's secrets and its citizens '' emphasising the overall security of a nation and a nation state . Walter Lippmann , in 1943 , defined it in terms of war saying that `` a nation has security when it does not have to sacrifice its legitimate ínterests to avoid war , and is able , if challenged , to maintain them by war '' . A later definition by Harold Lasswell , a political scientist , in 1950 , looks at national security from almost the same aspect , that of external coercion : `` The distinctive meaning of national security means freedom from foreign dictation . '' In 1960 , Arnold Wolfers , while recognising the need to segregate the subjectivity of the conceptual idea from the objectivity , talks of threats to acquired values : `` An ambiguous symbol meaning different things to different people . National security objectively means the absence of threats to acquired values and subjectively , the absence of fear that such values will be attacked . '' The 1996 definition propagated by the National Defence College of India accretes the elements of national power : `` National security is an appropriate and aggressive blend of political resilience and maturity , human resources , economic structure and capacity , technological competence , industrial base and availability of natural resources and finally the military might . '' Harold Brown , U.S. Secretary of Defense from 1977 to 1981 in the Carter administration , enlarged the definition of national security by including elements such as economic and environmental security : National security then is the ability to preserve the nation 's physical integrity and territory ; to maintain its economic relations with the rest of the world on reasonable terms ; to preserve its nature , institution , and governance from disruption from outside ; and to control its borders.In 1990 , Harvard University history professor Charles Maier defined national security through the lens of national power : `` National security ... is best described as a capacity to control those domestic and foreign conditions that the public opinion of a given community believes necessary to enjoy its own self-determination or autonomy , prosperity and wellbeing . '' According to Prabhakaran Paleri , author of National Security , Imperatives and Challenges , national security may be defined as : The measurable state of the capability of a nation to overcome the multi-dimensional threats to the apparent well-being of its people and its survival as a nation-state at any given time , by balancing all instruments of state policy through governance , that can be indexed by computation , empirically or otherwise , and is extendable to global security by variables external to it . A concise working definition by Premaratne that paraphrases the aspects of the definitions of Brown , Romm and Paleri defines national security as Safeguarding the sovereignty , territorial integrity , citizenry and socioeconomic functionality of a nation from an aggressor intent on undermining a particular valued aspect of a nation through violent or unjust means",
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"text": "Institute for National Security Studies (Israel) The Institute for National Security Studies ( INSS ) is an independent Israeli research institute and think tank affiliated with Tel Aviv University dealing in areas of national security matters such as military and strategic affairs , terrorism and low intensity conflict , military balance in the Middle East , and cyber warfare . Headed by former IDF Military Intelligence Chief , General ( ret . ) Amos Yadlin , INSS research is published worldwide including in books , academic articles , news media , and used by government officials . INSS holds seminars and conferences in various fields of strategic affairs such as the annual Defensive Cyber Intelligence Security conference and Aerial Threat Seminar . Additionally , INSS publishes peer reviewed journals including Military and Strategic Affairs . In the University of Pennsylvania 's 2014 Global Go To Think Tanks Report , INSS was ranked as the fifth best think thank in the Middle East and North Africa . Among all think tanks worldwide , it ranked 42nd among `` Top Defense and National Security Think Tanks '' and 80th among `` Top Foreign Policy and International Affairs Think Tanks '' . The institute 's study `` The History of Israeli-Palestinian Negotiations '' was among the list of `` Best Policy Study/Report Produced by a Think Tank '' for the 2013-2014 term . In August 2015 , INSS signed an agreement to collaborate with the Center for Israel Studies ( Jordan ) .",
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As You Like It stars an actor.
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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": "Scott Bryce Scott Macalister Bryce ( born January 6 , 1958 ) , sometimes credited as Scott M. Bryce , is an American film and television actor . Bryce is perhaps best known for his portrayal of Craig Montgomery on As the World Turns .",
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"text": "Rip Taylor Charles Elmer `` Rip '' Taylor , Jr. ( born January 13 , 1935 ) is an American actor and comedian . He is known for his exuberance and flamboyant personality , including his wild moustache and his habit of showering himself ( and others ) with confetti .",
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"docid": "92a4bb04740855a088320f70e441c310",
"text": "Nicholas Le Prevost Nicholas Le Prevost ( born 18 March 1947 ) is an English actor .",
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"text": "Bill Raymond William Joseph `` Bill '' Raymond ( born September 9 , 1938 ) is an American actor who has appeared in film , television and theatre since the 1960s .",
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"docid": "5bc1784cfe103381fbbcf8bbb694e699",
"text": "Joseph D. Reitman Joseph David Reitman ( born May 25 , 1968 ) is an American actor , film producer , film director , and writer .",
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"text": "Robert Hardy Timothy Sydney Robert Hardy , CBE , FSA ( born 29 October 1925 ) is an English actor with a long career in the theatre , film and television .",
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"docid": "204e0d74eee2d0ce8db3cccdf9aa25af",
"text": "Göran Gillinger Anders Göran Gillinger , ( born 13 February 1973 ) is a Swedish actor and former model . He has a broad background in classical theatre , television and film .",
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"docid": "aa356c4beef3c86388cce264f722f588",
"text": "Troy Winbush Troy Winbush ( born March 12 , 1970 ) is an American actor .",
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},
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"docid": "fa6ef4ea3650e1d6c0ae50764d047178",
"text": "John Sumner (actor born 1951) John Sumner ( born 14 October 1951 ) is an English actor .",
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"docid": "4676ab0a9e8d886fd2000dcc58aeb1ad",
"text": "Ben Chaplin Ben Chaplin ( born Benedict John Greenwood ; 31 July 1969 ) is an English actor .",
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"text": "Hugh Grant Hugh John Mungo Grant ( born 9 September 1960 ) is an English actor and film producer . Grant has received a Golden Globe , a BAFTA , and an Honorary César for his work . His films have earned more than US$ 2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide . Grant first received attention after earning the Volpi Cup for his performance in James Ivory 's Maurice ( 1987 ) but achieved international success after appearing in the Richard Curtis-scripted Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1994 ) . Grant used this breakthrough role as a frequent cinematic persona during the 1990s , delivering comic performances in films such as Mickey Blue Eyes ( 1999 ) and Notting Hill ( 1999 ) . One of the best known figures in 1990s British popular culture , Grant was in a high-profile relationship with Elizabeth Hurley , which was the focus of much attention in the British and international media . By the turn of the 21st century , Grant had established himself as a leading man , skilled with a satirical comic talent . Grant has expanded his oeuvre with critically acclaimed turns as a cad in Bridget Jones 's Diary ( 2001 ) , About a Boy ( 2002 ) , and American Dreamz ( 2006 ) . Grant later played against type with multiple cameo roles in the epic sci-fi drama film , Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) . He 's also known for appearing in period pieces such as The Remains of the Day ( 1993 ) , Sense and Sensibility ( 1995 ) and Florence Foster Jenkins ( 2016 ) . Within the film industry , Grant is cited as an anti-star who approaches his roles like a character actor , and attempts to make his acting appear spontaneous . Hallmarks of his comic skills include a nonchalant touch of irony/sarcasm and studied physical mannerisms , as well as his precisely-timed dialogue delivery and facial expressions . The entertainment media 's coverage of Grant 's life off the big screen has often overshadowed his work as an actor . Grant has been outspoken about his antipathy towards the profession of acting , and in his disdain towards the culture of celebrity and hostility towards the media . In a career spanning 30 years , Grant has repeatedly claimed that acting was not his true calling , but rather a career that unintentionally developed by happenstance .",
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"text": "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": "Seymour Cassel Seymour Joseph Cassel ( born January 22 , 1935 ) is an American actor . Cassel first came to prominence in the 1960s in the pioneering independent films of writer/director John Cassavetes . The first of these was Too Late Blues ( 1961 ) , followed by Faces ( 1968 ) , for which he was nominated for an Academy Award and won a National Society of Film Critics Award . Cassel went on to appear in Cassavetes ' Minnie and Moskowitz ( 1971 ) , The Killing of a Chinese Bookie ( 1976 ) , Opening Night ( 1977 ) and Love Streams ( 1984 ) . He has further appeared in a number of independent and Hollywood film productions . Notable titles include Coogan 's Bluff ( 1968 ) , The Last Tycoon ( 1976 ) , Valentino ( 1977 ) , Johnny Be Good ( 1988 ) , Mobsters ( 1991 ) , In the Soup ( 1992 ) , Honeymoon in Vegas ( 1992 ) , Indecent Proposal ( 1993 ) , Beer League ( 2006 ) and Fort McCoy ( 2011 ) . Like Cassavetes , Wes Anderson has frequently cast Cassel , first in Rushmore ( 1998 ) and then in The Royal Tenenbaums ( 2001 ) and The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou ( 2004 ) .",
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"docid": "93c4f3d9c3d67d067517bd71dbf9172b",
"text": "Peter Greene Peter Greene ( born Peter Green ; October 8 , 1965 ) is an American character actor , generally known for playing villains .",
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"docid": "b8e83c845f3f8f3cd6c059c4c6abc074",
"text": "Andy Ansah Andrew Owusu `` Andy '' Ansah ( born 19 March 1969 ) is an English actor and former professional footballer .",
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"text": "Isiah Whitlock Jr. Isiah Whitlock Jr. ( born September 13 , 1954 ) is an American actor .",
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},
{
"docid": "395c6147c6736896e013cd7e4c97b2fa",
"text": "Django Asül Django Asül ( born April 19 , 1972 ) is a Turkish-German actor and comedian .",
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},
{
"docid": "a6c885d4cff513fb08664d324fb69b8d",
"text": "Perry Anzilotti Perry Anzilotti ( born December 11 , 1959 ) is an American television and film actor .",
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},
{
"docid": "b74322777796564cd2fbfef4334be149",
"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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},
{
"docid": "a72142050c9fd269615eb434fa11e9a1",
"text": "James Wilby James Jonathon Wilby ( born 20 February 1958 ) is an English film , television and theatre actor .",
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Gendry is an apprentice to be a blacksmith.
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"docid": "ede4473bc8e6eb99db27f87fa78f7296",
"text": "Gendry Gendry is a fictional character in the A Song of Ice and Fire series of fantasy novels by American author George R. R. Martin , and its television adaptation Game of Thrones . He first appeared in 1996 's A Game of Thrones . He subsequently appeared in Martin 's A Clash of Kings ( 1998 ) and A Storm of Swords ( 2000 ) and A Feast for Crows ( 2011 ) . Gendry is an apprentice blacksmith in King 's Landing and an unacknowledged bastard of King Robert Baratheon . Gendry is portrayed by Joe Dempsie in the HBO television adaptation . 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 2014 .",
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"text": "Wayland the Smith In Norse mythology , Wayland the Smith ( Wēland ; Wiolant Wēlandaz variously Galan and Galand in French ; from * Wēla-nandaz , lit . `` battle-brave '' ) is a legendary master blacksmith , described by Jessie Weston as `` the weird and malicious craftsman , Weyland '' . In Old Norse sources , Völundr appears in Völundarkviða , a poem in the Poetic Edda , and in Þiðrekssaga , and his legend is also depicted on Ardre image stone VIII . In Old English sources , he appears in Deor , Waldere and in Beowulf and the legend is depicted on the Franks Casket . He is mentioned in the German poems about Theoderic the Great as the Father of Witige .",
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"text": "The Book of Five Rings is a text on kenjutsu and the martial arts in general , written by the swordsman Miyamoto Musashi circa 1645 . There have been various translations made over the years , and it enjoys an audience considerably broader than only that of martial artists : for instance , some business leaders find its discussion of conflict and taking the advantage to be relevant to their work . The modern-day Hyōhō Niten Ichi-ryū employs it as a manual of technique and philosophy . Musashi establishes a `` no-nonsense '' theme throughout the text . For instance , he repeatedly remarks that technical flourishes are excessive , and contrasts worrying about such things with the principle that all technique is simply a method of cutting down one 's opponent . He also continually makes the point that the understandings expressed in the book are important for combat on any scale , whether a one-on-one duel or a massive battle . Descriptions of principles are often followed by admonitions to `` investigate this thoroughly '' through practice rather than trying to learn them by merely reading . Musashi describes and advocates a two-sword fencing style ( nitōjutsu ) : that is , wielding both katana and wakizashi , contrary to the more traditional method of wielding the katana two-handed . However , he only explicitly describes wielding two swords in a section on fighting against many adversaries . The stories of his many duels rarely refer to Musashi himself wielding two swords , although , since they are mostly oral traditions , their details may be inaccurate . Some suggest that Musashi 's meaning was not so much wielding two swords `` simultaneously '' , but rather acquiring the proficiency to ( singly ) wield either sword in either hand as the need arose . However , Musashi states within the volume that one should train with a long sword in each hand , thereby training the body and improving one 's ability to use two blades simultaneously .",
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"text": "Aide-de-camp An aide-de-camp ( -LSB- ˌeid.dəˈkɑ̃ː -RSB- or -LSB- - ˈkaemp -RSB- French expression meaning literally helper in the -LSB- military -RSB- camp ) is a personal assistant or secretary to a person of high rank , usually a senior military , police or government officer , a member of a royal family , or a head of state . This is not to be confused with an adjutant , who is the senior administrator of a military unit . The first aide-de-camp is typically the foremost personal aide . In some countries , the aide-de-camp is considered to be a title of honour ( which confers the post-nominal letters ADC or A de C ) , and participates at ceremonial functions . The badge of office for an aide-de-camp is usually the aiguillette , a braided cord in gold or other colours , worn on the shoulder of a uniform . Whether it is worn on the left or the right shoulder is dictated by protocol .",
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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": "Journeyman A `` journeyman '' is a skilled worker who has successfully completed an official apprenticeship qualification in a building trade or craft . He is considered competent and authorized to work in that field as a fully qualified employee . A journeyman earns his license through education , supervised experience , and examination . Although a journeyman has completed a trade certificate and is able to work as an employee , he is not yet able to work as a self-employed master craftsman . The term journeyman was originally used in the medieval trade guilds . Journeymen were paid each day , and this is where the word ` journey ' derived from - journée meaning ` a day ' in French . Each individual guild generally recognised three ranks of workers ; apprentices , journeymen , and masters . A journeyman , as a qualified tradesman could become a master , running his own business although most continued working as employees . Guidelines were put in place to promote responsible tradesmen who were held accountable for their own work , and to protect the individual trade and the general public from unskilled workers . To become a master , a journeyman has to submit a master piece of work to a guild for an evaluation . Only after evaluation can a journeyman be admitted to the guild as a master . Sometimes , a journeyman is required to accomplish a three-year working trip , which may be called the journeyman years .",
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"text": "The Pardoner's Tale The Pardoner 's Tale is one of The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer . In the order of the Tales , it comes after The Physician 's Tale and before The Shipman 's Tale ; it is prompted by the Host 's desire to hear something positive after that depressing tale . The pardoner initiates his Prologue -- briefly accounting his methods of conning people -- and then proceeds to tell a moral tale . The tale itself is an extended exemplum . Setting out to kill Death , three young men encounter an Old Man who says that they will find him under a nearby tree . When they arrive they discover a hoard of treasure and decide to stay with it until nightfall and carry it away under cover of darkness . Out of greed , they murder each other . The tale and prologue are primarily concerned with what the Pardoner says is his `` theme '' : Radix malorum est cupiditas ( `` Greed is the root of -LSB- all -RSB- evils '' ) .",
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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": "Tuyere A tuyere or tuyère ( -LSB- tɥijɛʁ -RSB- ; -LSB- langtwiːˈjɛər -RSB- ) is a tube , nozzle or pipe through which air is blown into a furnace or hearth . Air or oxygen is injected into a hearth under pressure from bellows or a blowing engine or other devices . This causes the fire to be hotter in front of the blast than it would otherwise have been , enabling metals to be smelted or melted or made hot enough to be worked in a forge . This applies to any process where a blast is delivered under pressure to make a fire hotter . The term ( like many technical terms relating to ironmaking ) was introduced to England from French with the new technology of the blast furnace and finery forge in around 1500 , and was sometimes anglicised as tue-iron or tue iron . Following the introduction of hot blast , tuyeres are often water-cooled .",
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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": "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": "Hammer A hammer is a tool or device that delivers a blow ( a sudden impact ) to an object . Most hammers are hand tools used to drive nails , fit parts , forge metal , and break apart objects . Hammers vary in shape , size , and structure , depending on their purposes . Hammers are basic tools in many trades . The usual features are a head ( most often made of steel ) and a handle ( also called a helve #Noun or haft #Noun ) . Although most hammers are hand tools , powered versions exist ; they are known as powered hammers . Types of power hammer include steam hammers and trip hammers , often for heavier uses , such as forging . Some specialized hammers have other names , such as sledgehammer , mallet , and gavel . The term `` hammer '' also applies to devices that deliver blows , such as the hammer of a firearm , or the hammer of a piano , or the hammer ice scraper .",
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"text": "Song of the Gargoyle The Song of the Gargoyle is a 1991 book for young readers by Zilpha Keatley Snyder . Set in the middle ages , it tells the story of a young boy named Tymmon who lives with his father Komus , the court jester of Austerneve . When Komus is abducted by an anonymous man with a Black Helmet , thirteen-year-old Tymmon is able to escape Black Helmet and leaves the castle grounds to seek refuge in the Sombrous Forest , a forbidden place occupied by wolves and magical beings . Most wonderfully , Tymmon is adopted by a gargoyle named Troff -- a creature with the loyalty of a dog and the fearsome powers of an enchanted being . After a season surviving in the forest , Tymmon longs to rescue his father and to find a way to avenge him , as a knight would . But Tymmon is a commoner , and he burns with anger at his father , who threw away a noble heritage to become a lowly jester . Tymmon had to watch his childhood playmate turn away from him to become a squire and train for the knighthood Tymmon can never know . When Tymmon realizes that Troff can pose as a dog , he and Troff leave the forest together . As they travel , Tymmon sees the poverty and suffering of peasants ravaged by feudalistic greed . In the city he discovers that with his talent for music and joking , inherited from his father , he and Troff can make people happy . Beyond that , performing enables him to communicate with people from all walks of life . Of Song of the Gargolye , Zilpha Keatley Snyder says , `` High among the periods that inspired my childhood dreamscapes were the middle ages . Not a very specific or historic middle ages , actually , so much as a fantasy world peopled by beautiful princesses and -- most especially -- by noble knights . I especially liked the knights . No doubt due , at least in part , to the fact that they rode horses . ( I was also enamored of cowboys . ) However , when I grew older and less romantic , I began to look at my hardware-clad heroes from a more critical point of view . Knights , I discovered , were often a pretty cruel and bloodthirsty bunch , not to mention ignorant and superstitious ... So when I got around to setting a story in their time , I cast about for a hero or two with a better odor . And the result was Tymmon and his father , Komus . And Troff ? Just another tribute to the memory of various more-or-less miraculous four-legged friends . '' Category : American children 's novels Category :1991 American novels",
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"text": "The Fortune Teller (de La Tour) The Fortune Teller is an oil painting of circa 1630 by the French artist Georges de La Tour . The work was uncovered in about 1960 and purchased that year by the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York . François Georges Pariset described the painting in The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin , attributing it to La Tour -- a likely choice given the calligraphic signature at top right : `` G. de La Tour Fecit Luneuilla Lothar '' ( `` G -LSB- eorges -RSB- de La Tour made this , Lunéville , Lorraine '' ) . Its authenticity has been questioned in the intervening years , notably by the English art historian Christopher Wright , but The Fortune Teller is generally accepted as La Tour 's work . The artist is better known for his chiaroscuro religious compositions , in which the figures are illuminated by a single light source and lack the elaborate costume detail of the The Fortune Teller 's characters . The painting catches a moment in which a young man of some wealth is having his fortune told by the old woman at right ; she takes the coin from his hand , not only in payment , but as part of the ritual in which she will cross his hand with it . Most or all of the women portrayed are gypsies , and , furthering the stereotype of the time , they are depicted as thieves . As the young man is engrossed in the fortune-telling -- an act which , if discovered , would have repercussions for both him and the gypsies -- the leftmost woman is stealing the coin purse from his pocket , while her companion in profile has a hand ready to receive the loot . The pale-faced girl on the boy 's left is less clearly a gypsy , but is also in on the act as she cuts a medal worn by the boy from its chain . The figures in the painting are close together , as if in a play , and the composition may have been influenced by a theatrical scene . The modern discovery of the painting is said to be traced to a French prisoner of war who viewed La Tour 's works in a monograph and found a likeness with a painting hung in a relative 's castle . A knowledgeable priest identified it as a La Tour work and informed the Louvre , which entered negotiations to buy the painting . The art dealer Georges Wildenstein outbid the museum , however , purchasing the painting in 1949 for 7.5 million francs . For a decade it remained with the dealer , until in 1960 the Metropolitan Museum of Art paid an undisclosed but `` very high sum of money '' for The Fortune Teller . How the painting had been able to leave France became a matter of controversy in the French press , and the writer André Malraux , then French Minister of Culture , attempted to explain to the National Assembly why the work did not end up in the Louvre . It later emerged that the export licence was signed by the art historian Germain Bazin , who was head of old master paintings at the Louvre ; Wright speculates that he had sufficient doubt about the work not to want it for the Louvre .",
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"text": "Set tool A set tool is a blacksmithing tool meant to be struck by a hammer , either a sledge or power . Set tools are usually made with a handle to keep the smith a safe distance from the action . Set tools for the anvil , where they are struck with a sledgehammer , often have a wooden handle set into the head in the same way as a hammer . Set tools are sometimes handled by wrapping a thick wire handle around a groove in the body of the tool . Set tools to be used under a power hammer are much shorter than traditional set tools and the handle is usually arc welded on or forged integrally with the tool .",
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"text": "Hammer and pick The hammer and pick , rarely referred to as hammer and chisel , is a symbol of mining , often used in heraldry . It can indicate mining , mines ( especially on maps or in cartography ) , or miners , and is also borne as a charge in the coats of arms of mining towns . The symbol represents the traditional tools of the miner , a hammer and a chisel on a handle , similar to a pickaxe , but with one blunt end . They are pictured in the way a right-handed worker would lay them down : the pick with the point to the right and the handle to the lower left , the hammer with the handle to the lower right and the head to the upper left . The handle of the pick protrudes over the head , because the head is not permanently fixed , but can be swapped for a newly sharpened head when it is blunt from use . In coats of arms the symbol is often shown in black ( Johanngeorgenstadt , Hövels ) , but also in natural colours ( Telnice ) or in gold and/or silver ( Abertamy , Bodenwöhr , Gelsenkirchen ) . __ NOTOC __",
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"text": "Pandoy Pandoy ( 1993 ) film was a Filipino comedy movie adaptation of the original ANG PANDAY Blacksmith who claim to be a protege of panday was his role , under the pseudonym `` Pandoy '' ( from the name Pandoy ) , as alalay ng panday `` Blacksmith 's Apprentice '' during the Tyranny of Hukbo ng Dilim Lizardo 's hencemen .",
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"text": "Bezalel In Exodus 31:1 -6 and chapters 36 to 39 , Bezalel ( , also transcribed as Betzalel and most accurately as Bəṣalʼēl ) , was the chief artisan of the Tabernacle and was in charge of building the Ark of the Covenant , assisted by Aholiab . The section in chapter 31 describes his selection as chief artisan , in the context of Moses ' vision of how God wanted the tabernacle to be constructed , and chapters 36 to 39 recount the construction process undertaken by Bezalel , Aholiab and every gifted artisan and willing worker , in accordance with the vision . Elsewhere in the Bible the name occurs only in the genealogical lists of the Book of Chronicles , but according to cuneiform inscriptions a variant form of the same , '' Ẓil-Bêl , '' was borne by a king of Gaza who was a contemporary of Hezekiah and Manasseh . The name `` Bezalel '' means `` in the shadow -LSB- protection -RSB- of God . '' Bezalel is described in the genealogical lists as the son of Uri ( Exodus 31:1 ) , the son of Hur , of the tribe of Judah ( I Chronicles 2:18 , 19 , 20 , 50 ) . He was said to be highly gifted as a workman , showing great skill and originality in engraving precious metals and stones and in wood-carving . He was also a master-workman , having many apprentices under him whom he instructed in the arts ( Exodus 35:30 -35 ) . According to the narrative in Exodus , he was called and endowed by God to direct the construction of the tent of meeting and its sacred furniture , and also to prepare the priests ' garments and the oil and incense required for the service . He was also in charge of the holy oils , incense and priestly vestments . Caleb was his great-grandfather .",
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"text": "Orodreth In the published version of The Silmarillion , Orodreth ( -LSB- oˈrodreθ -RSB- ) was an Elf of the First Age , the second son of Finarfin ( with Finrod Felagund , Angrod , Aegnor , and Galadriel being his siblings ) , and a ruler of Nargothrond . His name in Quenya was Artaresto ( -LSB- ˌartaˈresto -RSB- ) and he was born in Valinor . Orodreth held the tower of Minas Tirith on the island of Tol Sirion in the vale of Sirion until Sauron overran the isle and renamed it Tol-in-Gaurhoth . Orodreth then fled south to Nargothrond . Without the aid of Celegorm and Curufin , who had suddenly attacked the forces of Sauron with whatever forces they could gather , Orodreth might have fallen . When Beren came to Nargothrond , Finrod went with him on his quest for the Silmaril . However Celegorm and Curufin the Sons of Fëanor were also at Nargothrond , and forced Finrod to lay down his crown . Orodreth took it , ruling as regent , but the Sons of Fëanor held the real power . When news came that Finrod had been killed , the Sons of Fëanor were expelled from Nargothrond , and Orodreth became its leader . When Túrin Turambar arrived in Nargothrond he gradually became its de facto leader , although Orodreth remained lord in name . Orodreth had one daughter : Finduilas . He later died fighting the hosts of Morgoth and Glaurung the Dragon in the Battle of Tumhalad and Finduilas was taken and slain shortly afterwards . The only other member of the house of Finarfin to have descendants was Orodreth 's sister Galadriel , who had left Beleriand before the end of the First Age .",
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"text": "Rehearsal A rehearsal is an activity in the performing arts that occurs as preparation for a performance in music , theatre , dance and related arts , such as opera , musical theatre and film production . It is undertaken as a form of practising , to ensure that all details of the subsequent performance are adequately prepared and coordinated . The term `` rehearsal '' typically refers to ensemble activities undertaken by a group of people . For example , when a musician is preparing a piano concerto alone in their music studio , this is called `` practicing '' , but when they begin to practice the concerto with an orchestra , this activity is called a `` rehearsal '' . The music rehearsal takes place in a music rehearsal space . A rehearsal may involve as few as two people , as with a small play for two actors , an art song performance by a singer and a pianist or a folk music duo of a singer and a guitar player . On the other end of the spectrum , a rehearsal can be held for a very large orchestra with over 100 performers and a choir . A rehearsal can involve only performers of one type , as in an a cappella choir show , in which a group of singers perform without instrumental accompaniment or a play involving only theatre actors ; it can involve performers of different instruments , as with an orchestra , rock band or jazz `` big band '' ; vocal and instrumental performers , as with opera and choral works accompanied by orchestra ; or a mix of actors , vocalists , instrumentalists and dancers , as with musical theatre . Rehearsals of small groups of performers , such as small rock bands , jazz quartets or organ trios may be held without a leader ; in these cases , the performers themselves jointly determine how to run the rehearsal , which songs to practice , and so on . Some small groups may have their rehearsals led by a bandleader . Almost all mid - to large group performances have a person who leads the rehearsals ; this person may be a bandleader in a rock , country or jazz setting ; a conductor in classical music ( including in opera ) ; a director in theatre or musical theatre ; or a film director for movie rehearsals . While the term is most commonly used in the performing arts to refer to preparation for a public presentation or show , the term is also used to refer to the preparation for other anticipated activities , such as wedding guests and couples practicing a wedding ceremony , paramedics practicing responding to a simulated emergency , or army troops practicing for an attack using a mock-up of the building they will be assaulting .",
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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": "Anaheim, California Anaheim ( pronounced -LSB- ˈænəhaɪm -RSB- ) is a city in Orange County , California , part of the Los Angeles metropolitan area . As of the 2010 United States Census , the city had a population of 336,265 , making it the most populous city in Orange County and the 10th most populous city in California . Anaheim is the second largest city in Orange County in terms of land area ( after Irvine ) and is known for its theme parks , the Anaheim Convention Center , and its two major sports teams : the Anaheim Ducks ice hockey club and the Angels baseball team . Anaheim was founded by fifty German families in 1857 and incorporated as the second city in Los Angeles County on March 18 , 1876 ; Orange County would later be split off from Los Angeles County in 1889 . Anaheim remained largely a rural community until Disneyland opened in the city in 1955 . This led to the construction of several hotels and motels around the area , and residential districts in Anaheim soon followed . The city also developed into an industrial center , producing electronics , aircraft parts and canned fruit . Anaheim 's city limits extend from Cypress in the west to the Riverside County line in the east and encompass a diverse collection of neighborhoods and communities . Anaheim Hills is a master-planned community located in the city 's eastern stretches that is home to many of the city 's affluent . Downtown Anaheim has three mixed-use historic districts , the largest of which is the Anaheim Colony . The Anaheim Resort , a commercial district , includes Disneyland , Disney California Adventure , and numerous hotels and retail complexes . The Platinum Triangle , a neo-urban redevelopment district surrounding Angel Stadium , is planned to be populated with mixed-use streets and high-rises . Anaheim Canyon is an industrial district north of California State Route 91 and east of California State Route 57 .",
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"text": "Butte County, California Butte County is a county in the U.S. state of California . As of the 2010 census , the population was 220,000 . The county seat is Oroville . Butte County comprises the Chico , CA Metropolitan Statistical Area . It is in the California Central Valley , north of the state capital of Sacramento . Butte County is known as the `` Land of Natural Wealth and Beauty . '' Butte County is watered by the Feather River and the Sacramento River . Butte Creek and Big Chico Creek are additional perennial streams , both tributary to the Sacramento . The county is the home of California State University , Chico and of Butte College . There are four major hospitals and the State of California defines Butte County as being inside Health Service Area 1 . A special district , the Butte County Air Quality Management District , regulates airborne pollutant emissions in the county . It does this following regional regulations , state , and federal laws . For example , in recent years , the agency changed rules that once allowed residents to burn household trash outdoors .",
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"text": "History of Newport Beach, California The recorded history of the Newport Beach , California , region began when the area was first explored by Europeans in the 1500s . Prior to that time , Native Americans such as the Tongva and Juaneño / Luiseño people had been living in the area for thousands of years . Explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo mapped the coastline in 1542 , but it was 200 years before Europeans settled the area . In 1769 , Newport was a small portion of the land grant of Don José Antonio Yorba I , first under Spanish and then Mexican rule . After the Civil War , the land was developed by American settlers : for ranching by James Irvine and for shipping by James McFadden . A small settlement was built around McFaddens ' Wharf ( at the location where the Newport Pier is today ) and it became the largest business of Orange County , California . Following the opening of the San Pedro Harbor in Los Angeles in 1899 , the commercial shipping industry in Newport declined . Newport Beach developed into a tourist and recreational boating community . in August 1906 , Newport Beach became incorporated as a city .",
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"text": "Orange County Parks and Recreation Orange County Parks and Recreation is the county park department in Orange County , Florida , United States . It maintains and operates a number of parks , multiuse trails , and community recreation centers .",
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"text": "Modoc County, California Modoc County is a county in the far northeast corner of the U.S. state of California . As of the 2010 census , the population was 9,686 . making it the third-least populous county in California . The county seat and only incorporated city is Alturas . Previous county seats include Lake City and Centerville ; the latter is now a ghost town . The county borders Nevada and Oregon . A large portion of Modoc County is federal land . Several federal agencies , including the United States Forest Service , Bureau of Land Management , National Park Service , Bureau of Indian Affairs , and the United States Fish and Wildlife Service , have employees assigned to the area , and their operations are a significant part of the area 's economy and services . The county 's official slogans include `` The last best place '' and `` Where the West still lives '' .",
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"text": "Chinese enclaves in the San Gabriel Valley Chinese communities form a substantial portion of the population of the San Gabriel Valley . The region has achieved international prominence as a hub of overseas Chinese or hua qiao . Although Chinese immigrants were a noteworthy presence in the establishment of Southern California from the 19th century , significant Chinese migration to suburban San Gabriel Valley coincided with a trend of white out-migration from the 1970s onward . This opened an opportunity for well-educated and affluent Asian Americans to begin settling in the west San Gabriel Valley , primarily to Monterey Park . High property values and overcrowding in Monterey Park have contributed to a secondary movement away from that city , and the Chinese community is now spread over a cluster of cities in the west San Gabriel Valley . Suburban cities in the valley with large non-white populations , also called ethnoburbs , include Alhambra , Arcadia , Rosemead , San Marino , San Gabriel , South Pasadena , and Temple City and then eastward to Diamond Bar , Hacienda Heights , Rowland Heights , and Walnut . Numerous Mandarin - and Cantonese-speaking businesses have been established in these suburbs to accommodate the changing population .",
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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": "Little Saigon, Orange County Little Saigon in Orange County , California is the largest Little Saigon in the United States . Saigon is the former name of the capital of the former South Vietnam , where a large number of first-generation Vietnamese immigrants originate .",
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"text": "Anaheim High School Anaheim High School is a public , four-year high school in the city of Anaheim , California , United States . Anaheim High School was first established in 1898 , which makes it the oldest of nine comprehensive high schools in the Anaheim Union High School District . It is the third oldest high school in Orange County , behind Santa Ana High School ( 1889 ) and Fullerton Union High School ( 1893 ) The traditional rivals of Anaheim High School 's Colonists are Western High School 's Pioneers .",
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"text": "Fullerton, California Fullerton is a city located in northern Orange County , California , United States . As of the 2010 census , the city had a total population of 135,161 . Fullerton was founded in 1887 . It secured the land on behalf of the Atchison , Topeka and Santa Fe Railway . Historically it was a center of agriculture , notably groves of Valencia oranges and other citrus crops ; petroleum extraction ; transportation ; and manufacturing . It is home to numerous higher educational institutions , particularly California State University , Fullerton and Fullerton College . From the mid-1940s through the late 1990s , Fullerton was home to a large industrial base made up of aerospace contractors , canneries , paper products manufacturers , and is considered to be the birthplace of the electric guitar , due in a large part to Leo Fender .",
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"text": "South Coast Metro South Coast Metro is a district in Orange County , California consisting of a dense mix of residential , office , and retail developments that spreads out from South Coast Plaza and forms an urban-retail village that is distinct from the surrounding suburban development . The cultural element includes the Segerstrom Center for the Arts and South Coast Repertory theater company . Adjacent to John Wayne Airport , the area includes portions of Santa Ana and Costa Mesa , and is adjacent to Irvine and Newport Beach .",
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"text": "California's 46th congressional district California 's 46th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California . The district is currently represented by Lou Correa . The district is based in Orange County and includes the communities of Anaheim and Santa Ana . The Congressional district also contains the theme park Disneyland . From 2003 to 2013 the district covered part of Los Angeles County and Orange County . The district included Huntington Beach , Costa Mesa , and Rancho Palos Verdes .",
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"text": "Main Street (Los Angeles) Main Street is a major north-south thoroughfare in Los Angeles , California . It serves as the east-west postal divider for the city and the county as well .",
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"text": "Orinda, California Orinda is a city in Contra Costa County , California , United States . The population was 17,643 at the 2010 census , and was estimated in 2012 to have increased to 18,342 . Orinda was ranked the second most friendly town in America by Forbes . The town is located just east of the city of Berkeley and is home to many affluent suburban professionals who commute to downtown Oakland , San Francisco , and Walnut Creek . Its location provides for a more rustic landscape , and Orinda 's many parks and trails make it a destination for many Bay Area hikers and naturalists .",
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"text": "San Mateo County, California San Mateo County ( -LSB- ˌsæn_məˈteɪ . oʊ -RSB- ; Spanish for `` Saint Matthew '' ) is a county located in the U.S. state of California . As of the 2010 census , the population was 718,451 . The county seat is Redwood City . San Mateo County is included in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward , CA Metropolitan Statistical Area , and is part of the San Francisco Bay Area , the nine counties bordering San Francisco Bay . It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula . San Francisco International Airport is located at the northern end of the county , and Silicon Valley begins at the southern end . The county 's built-up areas are mostly suburban with some areas being very urban , and are home to several corporate campuses .",
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"text": "California's 45th congressional district California 's 45th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California that is currently represented by . The district is based in Orange County and includes the communities of Irvine , Tustin , North Tustin , Villa Park , Orange , Anaheim Hills , Laguna Hills , Lake Forest , Rancho Santa Margarita and Mission Viejo . Former district From 2003 to 2013 , this district was based in Riverside County . The district included the communities of Palm Springs , Moreno Valley , Palm Desert , Hemet , Cathedral City , Temecula , Blythe , Rancho Mirage , Murrieta , Indio , Indian Wells , La Quinta , Cabazon , Anza , Thermal , Idyllwild , Coachella , and other unincorporated areas of Riverside County .",
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"text": "Rodeo, California Rodeo -LSB- roʊˈdeɪ.oʊ -RSB- is a census-designated place ( CDP ) located in Contra Costa County , California on the shore of San Pablo Bay . The population was 8,679 at the 2010 census . The town is named for the livestock roundups common in the late 19th century . Cattle from the surrounding hills were regularly driven down through the old town to a loading dock on the shoreline of San Pablo Bay for shipment to slaughterhouses , a practice which continued through the early 20th century . The town of Rodeo is served by the Interstate 80 freeway and State Route 4 . The Southern Pacific Railroad main line passes through Rodeo . Rodeo has not been a stop on the railroad since the 1950s .",
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"text": "OC Post The OC Post was a daily newspaper for Orange County , California , that existed from August 21 , 2006 to February 2008 . Chartered by Freedom Communications , who also own and operate the Orange County Register , it was an attempt to condense a standard newspaper into a more `` modern '' tabloid format . Unlike other new tabloid style newspapers throughout the US , the OC Post charged for its publication whether for home delivery or newsstand . The newsstand price was 25 cents , with yearly subscriptions available for $ 19.99 . The publisher occasionally gave out free 5-week `` sample subscriptions '' in selected neighborhoods , in order to build awareness of the newspaper . OC Post was charged with littering Orange County gated communities with unwanted copies of its paper scattered about in white plastic bags . It was reported that houses had many copies of the unwanted items , collected over several days , strewn about their yards and driveways , in spite of repeated requests to cease delivery . The publisher claimed that the number of paid subscriptions steadily increased since the product was launched . Production of the OC Post ended on February 9 , 2008 . It merged with the Irvine Daily News and is distributed exclusively in Irvine , California .",
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"text": "Anaheim Ducks The Anaheim Ducks are a professional ice hockey team based in Anaheim , California . They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Since their inception , the Ducks have played their home games at the Honda Center . The club was founded in 1993 by The Walt Disney Company as the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , a name based on the 1992 film The Mighty Ducks . Disney sold the franchise in 2005 to Henry and Susan Samueli , who along with General Manager Brian Burke , changed the name of the team to the Anaheim Ducks before the 2006 -- 07 season . The Ducks have made the playoffs 13 times and won six Pacific Division titles ( 2006 -- 07 , 2012 -- 13 , 2013 -- 14 , 2014 -- 15 , 2015 -- 16 , and 2016 -- 17 ) , two Western Conference championships ( 2002 -- 03 and 2006 -- 07 ) and one Stanley Cup ( 2006 -- 07 ) .",
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"text": "Largest cities in Southern California This is a list of the 100 largest cities in Southern California by population . Official definitions of cities are defined according to the concept of city proper . The list ranks the region 's urban municipal units ( or well-defined statistical groupings of sudech units ) according to the population . Note that the populations listed are for the city proper and not for the urban area nor the metropolitan area . Population figures for Southern California cities are based on the reports of the 2010 United States Census .",
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"text": "Lakewood, California Lakewood is a city in Los Angeles County , California , United States . The population was 80,048 at the 2010 census . It is bordered by Long Beach on the west and south , Bellflower on the north , Cerritos on the northeast , Cypress on the east , and Hawaiian Gardens on the southeast . Major thoroughfares include Lakewood ( SR 19 ) , Bellflower , and Del Amo Boulevards and Carson and South Streets . The San Gabriel River Freeway ( I-605 ) runs through the city 's eastern regions . Sometimes called `` an instant city '' because of its origins , going from lima bean fields in 1950 to a well-developed city by 1960 , Lakewood is a classic example of a post -- World War II American suburb .",
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"text": "Ward Moore Joseph Ward Moore ( August 10 , 1903 -- January 28 , 1978 ) was an American science fiction writer . According to The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction , `` he contributed only infrequently to the field , -LSB- but -RSB- each of his books became something of a classic . ''",
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"text": "Ward (law) In law , a ward is someone placed under the protection of a legal guardian . The wardship jurisdiction is an ancient jurisdiction derived from the Crown 's duty as parens patriae to protect his/her subject , and particularly those unable to look after themselves . In the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth realms , the Queen as parens patriae is mother for all the children in her realms . A court may take responsibility for the legal protection of an individual , usually either a child or incapacitated person , in which case the ward is known as a ward of the court or a ward of the state . However , the House of Lords in the case of Re F ( Mental Patient : Sterilisation ) held that the Queen has no parens patriae jurisdiction with regard to mentally handicapped adults . In Australia , New Zealand and the United States , the child is termed a ward of the court . In Ireland and the United Kingdom `` the '' is not used ; the ward is thus termed a ward of court . In Canada the legal term is Crown ward . Children who are in the custody of government departments , also known as foster care , become wards of the respective government entity , and in the US wards of the states in which they reside . The government or state is in loco parentis to the child , which generally entails assuming all lawful authority to make medical and legal decisions on the child 's behalf .",
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"text": "Hull-Warriner Award The Hull-Warriner Award is an award bestowed by the Dramatists Guild of America . The award is unique in that it is given by dramatists to dramatists . It is presented annually by the Dramatists Guild Council to an author , or team of authors , in recognition of their work dealing with difficult subjects including political , religious , and social mores of the times .",
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"text": "George Moore (novelist) George Augustus Moore ( 24 February 1852 -- 21 January 1933 ) was an Irish novelist , short-story writer , poet , art critic , memoirist and dramatist . Moore came from a Roman Catholic landed family who lived at Moore Hall in Carra , County Mayo . He originally wanted to be a painter , and studied art in Paris during the 1870s . There , he befriended many of the leading French artists and writers of the day . As a naturalistic writer , he was amongst the first English-language authors to absorb the lessons of the French realists , and was particularly influenced by the works of Émile Zola . His writings influenced James Joyce , according to the literary critic and biographer Richard Ellmann , and , although Moore 's work is sometimes seen as outside the mainstream of both Irish and British literature , he is as often regarded as the first great modern Irish novelist .",
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"text": "Wilbert E. Moore Wilbert E. Moore ( 26 October 1914 -- 29 December 1987 ) was an American sociologist noted , with Kingsley Davis , for their explanation and justification for social stratification , based their idea of `` functional necessity . '' Moore took his Ph.D. at Harvard University 's Department of Sociology in 1940 . Moore along with Kingsley Davis , Robert Merton and John Riley were part of Talcott Parsons first group of PhD students . Moore is perhaps best known for Some Principles of Stratification ( written with Davis ) . Moore and Davis wrote this paper while at Princeton University where he remained until mid-1960s . This was followed by a period at the Russell Sage Foundation before moving to the University of Denver where he stayed until his retirement . Moore was the 56th president of the American Sociological Association .",
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"text": "Ken Ward, Jr. Ken Ward , Jr. is a staff reporter for the Charleston Gazette , who has been nationally recognized for his writing on the coal mining industry . He is chairman of the Society of Environmental Journalists First Amendment Task Force , founded in 2002 `` to address freedom-of-information , right-to-know , and other news gathering issues of concern to the pursuit of environmental journalism . ''",
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"text": "William Kittredge William Kittredge ( born 1932 ) is an American writer from Oregon , United States .",
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"text": "Pete Moore (science writer) Pete Moore is an English science writer , author , speaker and futurist . His work aims to convey scientific concepts in layman 's terms to enable public debate . Many of his books look at aspects of what it is to be human , and how the technological implementation of scientific discoveries will affect us . His writings cover a wide range of areas including science , philosophy , theology and history , and much of his writing aims to show the history behind ideas as well as revealing their strengths and weaknesses .",
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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": "Time's List of the 100 Best Novels Time 's List of the 100 Best Novels '' ' is an unranked list of the 100 best novels -- and ten best graphic novels -- published in the English language between 1923 and 2005 . The list was compiled by Time Magazine critics Lev Grossman and Richard Lacayo . The list only includes works between 1923 ( when Time was first published ) and 2005 ( when the list was compiled ) . As a result , notable books such as Ulysses by James Joyce -- published before 1923 -- were ineligible for inclusion.Watchmen '' ( 1986 ) by Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons appears on both the 100 Best Novels and 10 Best Graphic Novels lists , giving the combined lists 109 entries .",
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"text": "Douglas Turner Ward Douglas Turner Ward ( born May 5 , 1930 ) is an American playwright , actor , director and theatrical producer best known as a founder and artistic director of the Negro Ensemble Company ( NEC ) .",
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"text": "Richard F. Ward Richard Finley Ward ( born September 19 , 1951 ) is an American storyteller and professor .",
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"text": "Isle of Canes Isle of Canes ( ISBN 1-59331-306-3 ) , a novel by Elizabeth Shown Mills , follows an African family from its importation and enslavement in 1735 through four generations of freedom in Creole Louisiana to its re-subjugation by Jim Crow at the close of the nineteenth century . Mills explores the family 's `` struggle to find a place in -LSB- a -RSB- tightly defined world of black and white '' -- a world made more complex by the larger struggle of Louisiana 's native ancien regime to preserve its culture amid the Anglo-Protestant `` invasion '' that followed the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 and the resulting battle for political and social hegemony . Isle 's central theme is the ambiguous lives of those who escaped colonial slavery only to find they could not survive as free without complicity in the slave regime . The novel 's subject-family is one that has been both romanticized and excoriated by journalists , academics , descendants , and current websites over the past half-century . Isle 's interpretation of their controversial role is based heavily on the author 's original research across three decades in the archives of six nations , and actual documents are interspersed throughout the novel . The author 's research began in 1972 when she was employed by a preservation society to document the history of one Isle landmark , Melrose Plantation . Critical assessments of Isle of Canes focus on its upturning of stereotypes . Contemporary Lit describes the focus as `` Gone with the Wind from a vastly different , more important perspective ... not that of the plantation owner or the poor white ... but homme de couleur libre and slave ... capturing the agonizing decisions which tore families and communities apart . '' Historical Novels Review similarly observes , `` The Metoyers , a historical family both black and white and yet neither , challenge all perceptions of racial boundaries . You may never look at American History the same way again . '' The Isle community is also the focus in Lalita Tademy 's Oprah Book Club pick , Cane River . Mills 's Isle explores the colonial roots of the community and the experience of slaves who achieved freedom prior to the onset of Louisiana 's Creole-Anglo conflict . Tademy 's story , whose earliest slave generations are based upon research by Mills and her daughter , portrays the mid-nineteenth -- and early-twentieth-century experiences of the community 's slave families who envied , respected , and resented the free status of the Isle 's Creoles de couleur libre -- some of whose blood they shared . A third , much older novel , Lyle Saxon 's Children of Strangers , depicts the state of servitude into which the Islanders were subjected by the early twentieth-century . Saxon 's era was one in which the chatelaine of the family 's last remaining manor house ( Melrose Plantation , a National Historic Landmark since 1976 ) was an Anglo patroness of the arts , who encouraged Saxon to visit and `` observe '' the community first hand . Saxon 's portrayal captures the mindset of that era 's white population , who vacillated between economic exploitation of the Islanders , sexual attraction to their women , and a paternalistic view of the multiracial Creoles as `` simple people , but our people . '' Historians struggle to understand the complexities of the Peculiar Institution -- particularly the motivation that compelled a significant number of freed American slaves to purchase other humans once free to do so . Edward P. Jones lays out one psychological path in The Known World creating a fictional anti-hero , the Black Virginian Henry Townsend , who is consumed by his self-centered ambition . Isle of Canes reconstructs the world of an actual family to define a radically different but equally uncomfortable trajectory by which more than a few ex-slaves survived a status many historians consider `` neither slave nor free . ''",
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"text": "Moore's law Moore 's law ( -LSB- mɔərz.ˈlɔː -RSB- ) is the observation that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit doubles approximately every two years . The observation is named after Gordon Moore , the co-founder of Fairchild Semiconductor and Intel , whose 1965 paper described a doubling every year in the number of components per integrated circuit , and projected this rate of growth would continue for at least another decade . In 1975 , looking forward to the next decade , he revised the forecast to doubling every two years . The period is often quoted as 18 months because of Intel executive David House , who predicted that chip performance would double every 18 months ( being a combination of the effect of more transistors and the transistors being faster ) . Moore 's prediction proved accurate for several decades , and has been used in the semiconductor industry to guide long-term planning and to set targets for research and development . Advancements in digital electronics are strongly linked to Moore 's law : quality-adjusted microprocessor prices , memory capacity , sensors and even the number and size of pixels in digital cameras . Digital electronics has contributed to world economic growth in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries . Moore 's law describes a driving force of technological and social change , productivity , and economic growth . Moore 's law is an observation or projection and not a physical or natural law . Although the rate held steady from 1975 until around 2012 , the rate was faster during the first decade . In general , it is not logically sound to extrapolate from the historical growth rate into the indefinite future . For example , the 2010 update to the International Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors , predicted that growth would slow around 2013 , and in 2015 Gordon Moore foresaw that the rate of progress would reach saturation : `` I see Moore 's law dying here in the next decade or so . '' Intel stated in 2015 that the pace of advancement has slowed , starting at the 22 nm feature width around 2012 , and continuing at 14 nm . Brian Krzanich , CEO of Intel , announced that `` our cadence today is closer to two and a half years than two . '' This is scheduled to hold through the 10 nm width in late 2017 . He cited Moore 's 1975 revision as a precedent for the current deceleration , which results from technical challenges and is `` a natural part of the history of Moore 's law . '' However , in April 2016 , Intel CEO Brian Krzanich stated that `` In my 34 years in the semiconductor industry , I have witnessed the advertised death of Moore 's Law no less than four times . As we progress from 14 nanometer technology to 10 nanometer and plan for 7 nanometer and 5 nanometer and even beyond , our plans are proof that Moore 's Law is alive and well '' . In January 2017 , he declared that `` I 've heard the death of Moore 's law more times than anything else in my career , '' Krzanich said . `` And I 'm here today to really show you and tell you that Moore 's Law is alive and well and flourishing . '' Today hardware has to be designed in a multi-core manner to keep up with Moore 's law . In turn , this also means that software has to be written in a multi-threaded manner to take full advantage of the hardware .",
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"text": "Writing center Many educational institutions maintain a writing center that provides students with free assistance on their papers , projects , reports , multimodal documents , web pages , et cetera from consultants . A key goal of any writing center is helping writers to learn . Typical services include help with the purpose , structure , function of writing , and are geared toward writers of all levels and fields of study . Writing centers attempt to provide non-proscriptive and non-corrective response , instead relying on a fuller explanation of why a piece of writing may fail to fulfill the writer 's aims . The goal is to help a writer learn to address the various exigences that she may encounter with the realization that no writing is decontextualized -- it always addresses a specific audience . A writing center usually offers individualized conferencing whereby the writing tutor offers his or her feedback on the piece of writing at hand ; a writing tutor 's main function is to discuss how the piece of writing might be revised . However , the tutor usually does not proofread nor edit the student 's work . Instead , the tutor facilitates the student 's attempts to revise his or her own work by conversing with the student about the topic at hand , discussing principles and processes of writing , modeling rhetorical and syntactical moves for the student to apply , and assisting the student in identifying patterns of grammatical error in his or her writing . Historically , writing centers in American universities began appearing as `` writing labs '' in the early 20th century . Elizabeth Boquet and Stephen North point to the origins of the writing laboratory as first a method , not a place , where `` the key characteristic of which appears to have been that all work was to be done during class time '' . This was to allow the student to compose with the teacher present , able to help with any revisions or questions the student may have . However , as class sizes and universities grew , Writing Centers began to develop as university institutions , often conceived of as an editing service for students . Faculty , students , staff , and administrators often viewed writing centers as places for remediation . At their best , however , they are places where all students , including the best ones , can get better , a place ( according to Karen Head ) , `` that returns to the ideal of a safe space for active debate and discourse about the best ways to communicate in a variety of modes . '' Some institutions also offer an Online Writing Lab ( OWL ) , which generally attempts to follow the model of writing center tutoring in an online environment . These environments have been said to be a step toward a new model of writing centers , a model known as Multiliteracy Centers . Another environment that could fall under this category is a physical space known as a digital studio . While some institutions do not have writing centers , a number offer similar support through entities which have a wider remit ( scope ) . These might typically be called Academic Skills Units or Learning Development Groups . A recent movement in writing centers has been to provide services for the non-academic community . Such services include one-to-one response for out-of-school writers , and workshops on a wide variety of topics . Such writing centers are often identified as community writing centers . Writing centers are not exclusively a post-secondary phenomenon . Some high schools have successfully created writing centers similar to the model in higher education . No longer strictly an American phenomenon , writing centers have spread in other world regions as well . The European Association for the Teaching of Academic Writing ( EATAW ) is in part concerned with the study and advancement of writing centers in European universities . The International Writing Centers Association ( IWCA ) is committed to supporting writing centers from around the world , with current regional associations in Europe and proposed associations in the Middle East , South Africa , and the Far East . In many cases , writing center directors or writing program administrators ( WPAs ) are responsible for conducting writing center assessment , and must communicate these results to academic administration and various stakeholders . Assessment is seen as beneficial for writing centers because it leads us to assume the professional and ethical behaviors important not just for writing centers but for all higher education .",
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"text": "Fanshawe (novel) Fanshawe is a novel written by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne . It was his first published work , which he published anonymously in 1828 .",
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"text": "Kelly Moore (writer) Kelly Moore is an American author and former attorney . Her 1988 book Deadly Medicine , which focused on the crimes and trial of serial killer Genene Jones , was a New York Times bestseller for seven weeks . Amber House , the first installment in her young adult fiction series , co-written with her daughters Tucker Reed and Larkin Reed , was published by Scholastic 's Arthur A. Levine Books imprint on October 1 , 2012 .",
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"text": "Raymond Chandler bibliography Raymond Chandler ( 1888 -- 1959 ) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter . He was born in Chicago , Illinois and lived in the US until he was seven , when his parents separated and his Anglo-Irish mother brought him to live near London ; he was educated at Dulwich College from 1900 . After working briefly for the British Civil Service , he became a part-time teacher at Dulwich , supplementing his income as a journalist and writer -- mostly for The Westminster Gazette and The Academy . His output -- consisting largely of poems and essays -- was not to his taste , and his biographer Paul Bishop considers the work as `` lifeless '' , while Contemporary Authors describes it as `` lofty in subject and mawkish in tone '' . Chandler returned to the US in 1912 where he trained to become an accountant in Los Angeles . In 1917 he enlisted in the Canadian Expeditionary Force , saw combat in the trenches in France where he was wounded , and was undergoing flight training in the fledgling Royal Air Force when the war ended . Chandler returned to the US in 1919 to rekindle his literary career , but instead took a job with an oil company until he was fired in 1932 following a bout of depression , womanizing and heavy drinking . He began writing crime stories for the pulp magazines Black Mask , Detective Fiction Weekly , The Fortnightly Intruder and Dime Detective . The stories were subsequently brought together in collected editions . In 1939 , at the behest of the publisher Alfred A. Knopf , Sr. , Chandler wrote his first novel , The Big Sleep , for which he used parts of his short stories `` Killer in the Rain '' ( 1935 ) and `` The Curtain '' ( 1936 ) . He went on to write seven novels , many of which featured the character Philip Marlowe . In 1944 Chandler was asked by Paramount Pictures to write the script for the film Double Indemnity with Billy Wilder ; the film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay . It was the first of seven scripts Chandler wrote , although two of them were unused . In 1959 Chandler died of pneumonia , brought on by alcoholism . In the aftermath of his death , many of his unpublished writings -- including letters , literary criticism and prose and poetry -- were released . His biographer Tom Williams considers that Chandler 's name has become `` a touchstone for crime writing , representing not just excellent fiction , but also a type of writing that is at once powerful and beautiful . ''",
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"text": "With Lee in Virginia, A Story of the American Civil War With Lee in Virginia , A Story of the American Civil War ( 1890 ) is a book by British author G.A. Henty . It was published by Blackie and Son Ltd , London . Henty 's character , Vincent Wingfield , fights for the Confederate States of America , even though he is against slavery . As suggested by the title , he is primarily with the Army of Northern Virginia . Henty 's novel has been cited by some literary historians as an example of British right-wingers ' sympathy for the Confederate cause ; discussing With Lee in Virginia , Jeffrey Richards cites the book as `` significantly pro-Southern '' . Henty defends slavery throughout the novel , stating although slavery was capable of `` abominable '' cruelty under brutal masters , '' . . taken all in all , the negroes on a well-ordered estate , under kind masters , were probably a happier class of people than the laborers upon any estate in Europe . '' At the novel 's end , Henty has the Wingfield family 's former slaves return and continue working for their former owners : The negroes , however , for the most part remained steadily working on the estate . A few wandered away , but their places were easily filled ; for the majority of the freed slaves very soon discovered that their lot was a far harder one than it had been before , and that freedom so suddenly given was a curse rather than a blessing to them . Richards cites the novel as an example of Henty 's belief in the `` incapacity '' of blacks and notes that With Lee In Virginia argues that `` a system of slavery is acceptable so long as the slave owners treat their slaves decently and humanely '' . Nathaniel Cadle claims With Lee in Virginia 's plot works to `` romanticize and oversimplify the relationship between white Confederate slave owners and their black chattel . '' The book has been lauded by the right-wing , Neo-Confederate magazine Southern Partisan , who described With Lee in Virginia as `` the sort of book Southern Partisan readers ought to pass on to their own sons . The politics of sectional conflict are n't oversimplified , but the bias is one Southern Partisan readers are likely to applaud '' .",
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"text": "Michael Foster (writer) Michael Foster ( 1904-1956 ) was an American novelist , journalist , screenwriter and cartoonist . Foster , who was born August 29 , 1904 , in Hardy , Arkansas , was a graduate of the Chicago Art Institute and became a reporter and cartoonist for newspapers in Salina , Kansas , Los Angeles , California , and , by 1937 , Seattle , Washington . His nickname was `` Gully . '' In 1926 , he was working on the Los Angeles Express , a daily newspaper . A friend , Charles Harris Garrigues , wrote that Foster <blockquote> writes , paints , and has been called the second most promising of the young poets in America by the Lit Dig -LSB- Literary Digest '' ' -RSB- -- does n't know one note of music from another and improvises the most beautiful piano music ... He roomed down at the house for a while until we had a fight over a novel he 's writing and then he moved out -- went on a three weeks ' drunk and only started back to work when I threatened to knock his block off if he did n't . </blockquote> Foster 's first novel , Forgive Adam , was published in 1935 by W. Morrow and Co. . Margaret Wallace of the New York Times said of the author : Michael Foster , a young newspaper man on the Pacific Coast , is the newest recruit to the ranks of the hard-boiled novelists . In the brief declarative sentences of his prose style , in his method of consistent understatement , in his attitude of weary and rather self-conscious disillusionment , he has aligned himself with the school of Hemingway and his imitators . The second novel , American Dream , came in 1937 . American Dream told the story of `` a disillusioned newspaperman who discovers through old family letters what America meant to the writers and what America should mean to him . Several scenes are reminiscent of the tawdry political atmosphere rendered in Ben Hecht 's and Charles MacArthur 's 1928 play , The Front Page . '' . Los Angeles Times reviewer Milton Merlin said that the work was : not an entirely satisfying novel , but it is an ambitious enterprise and an exceptionally compelling story told with feeling and facility ... . Foster , a Seattle reporter , chooses a member of his profession for his central figure . Shelby Thrall , a disillusioned idealist at 30 , reviews three generations of Thralls in an attempt to recapture the meaning of the `` American Dream . '' Shelby 's recollections , stirred by a pile of old , crumbling letters in the attic , cover a span of three generations ... Two books followed -- To Remember at Midnight ( 1938 ) and House Above the River ( 1946 ) . About his final book , The Dusty Godmother ( 1949 ) . reviewer A.C. Spectorsky wrote in the New York Times that Foster had expanded a slick-magazine short story into a light novel which disappoints largely because it has frequent and unfulfilled intimations and overtones of being far more than just that . Garrigues wrote in 1957 after Foster 's death that when Foster `` had done penance to his father by The American Dream , '' he had done all he had to do ... . he had written himself out when he made peace with his father , who was dead ; after that , he drank himself to death trying to find something that was not in him . '' Foster died on March 25 , 1956 , in California .",
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"text": "Wardroom The wardroom is the mess cabin or compartment for commissioned naval officers above the rank of midshipman . Although typically applies to officers in a navy , it is also applicable to marine officers and coast guard officers in those nations that have such service branches . Typically the mess compartment aboard a naval or coast guard vessel , and on larger vessels , such as aircraft carriers of the U.S. Navy , there may more than one wardroom . It may also be used to refer to similar officer mess facilities at naval , marine , and coast guard installations ashore . The term the wardroom is also used ( metonymically ) to refer to those individuals with the right to occupy that wardroom , meaning `` the officers of the wardroom . '' The wardoom provides a place of recreation as well as being a dining room . Usually , a galley or scullery adjoins the wardroom . Service is provided by stewards , now known in some services as mess specialists or culinary specialists . On warships other than those of the U.S. Navy , there is usually a bar where alcoholic drinks can be purchased . Ships can be either `` wet '' or `` dry '' : the former allowing the consumption of alcohol at sea , while the latter only allows alcohol when alongside at port , if at all . Ships of the United States Navy have not allowed alcohol consumption onboard since 1913 , although since 1980 unique , by exception , single-day waivers have been granted to vessels deployed in excess of ninety 90 ) days without a port call . Wardrooms have rules governing etiquette . Traditionally considered taboo are three topics : politics , religion , and sex ( earlier guidebooks referred to the latter as ladies , this being changed as increasing numbers of female officers joined the wardrooms of warships and coast guard cutters ) . On large ships in peacetime , talking about professional business is also frowned upon . It is also considered inappropriate to perform work or to meet with subordinates in a wardroom . Typically , upon entering the wardroom at meal time , members ask permission from the most senior officer present before joining the table . The ship 's executive officer is usually the mess president . On warships and coast guard vessels , the commanding officer is normally not a member of the wardroom , but is invited to join the members for special occasions .",
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"text": "The Legend of Tarzan (film) The Legend of Tarzan is a 2016 American action adventure film based on the fictional character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs . Directed by David Yates , and written by Adam Cozad and Craig Brewer , the film stars Alexander Skarsgård as the title character , with Samuel L. Jackson , Margot Robbie , Djimon Hounsou , Jim Broadbent and Christoph Waltz in supporting roles . Principal photography began on June 21 , 2014 , at Warner Bros. . Leavesden Studios in the United Kingdom , and wrapped four months later on October 3 . The film premiered at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles on June 29 , 2016 and was theatrically released in the United States on July 1 , 2016 , in 2D , 3D , IMAX and IMAX 3D . The film grossed over $ 356 million against a budget of $ 180 million and received mixed reviews from critics .",
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"text": "Son of Man (song) `` Son of Man '' is a song by Phil Collins for the soundtrack of Disney 's Tarzan . In the 1999 animated film , Tarzan learns how to be an ape from his childhood to adulthood , and picks up skills from several jungle animals such as a rhino , John monkeys and hippopotamuses and fighting an African rock python . It peaked at # 68 on the German Media Control Charts as well as at # 96 on the French Singles Chart .",
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"text": "Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Edgar Rice Burroughs , Inc. is an American company founded in 1923 by author Edgar Rice Burroughs . It is based in Tarzana , California . The company holds the rights to the literary works of Burroughs that are still protected by copyright ( a number of Burroughs ' early works have passed out of copyright and consequently are in the public domain ) . Burroughs was one of the first artists to incorporate , which he did for tax reasons and for more control over his works . Burroughs ' books were published through the company from 1931 ( Tarzan the Invincible ) through 1948 ( Llana of Gathol ) , with one additional title ( I Am a Barbarian ) appearing in 1967 . The company remains in the ownership of the Burroughs family and manages and licenses Burroughs ' works and characters , including Tarzan and John Carter of Mars .",
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"text": "Mr. Cranky Mr. Cranky , a satirical film critic , was created in 1995 by Jason Katzman and Hans Bjordahl . The Cranky personae premises that all movies are terrible ; at issue , solely , is the severity of pain , insult , discomfort or idiocy projected , injected , ingested , subjected or otherwise presented . There are no good films in the Cranky pantheon ; only films which inflict greater or lesser suffering . Subtextually , the Mr. Cranky website is a comment on an uncritical film-reviewing culture . In contrast to boilerplate , overly effusive reviews -- often including declarations that incorporate a film 's theme or title in a pun or play-on-words -- the Cranky review is received on the originality of its portrayal of physical suffering and mental anguish effected by the viewing experience . The movies are rated on a six-step scale , with the least bad ( i.e. best ) film receiving one `` bomb . '' Films that cause greater suffering receive additional `` bombs . '' ( Up to four . ) Movies deemed particularly offensive receive a Dynamite or `` Boomstick '' rating . The worst films ( i.e. those Cranky has marked as irredeemable -- `` Proof that Jesus died in vain '' in classic Cranky vernacular ) receive the Animated Atomic Explosion or `` Kaboom ! '' rating . In October 2001 , a `` guest reviewer '' named Mr. Smiley appeared . A post-modern reflection of the Cranky character 's anti-reviews , Mr. Smiley is a mirror opposite of the Mr. Cranky personae : all reviews are hyperbolically positive . Mr. Smiley is a stereotypical smiley face smelling a pink Freesia flower , appearing every year near Halloween . Consistent with the theme , the Smiley character has a rising five-step scale going from one smiley face to the `` Prozacerrific ! '' Happy Pill . Consistent with other 20th-century artists including the post World War I Dadaists ( Absurdists ) and post-modern anti-art of the 1960s -- best embodied by Warhol 's `` pop art '' works and Lichenstein 's self-portraits -- Mr. Smilely was an effective ironic tool used to comment on the deficiencies of uncritical analysis and review .",
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"text": "Nosferatu Nosferatu , eine Symphonie des Grauens ( translated as Nosferatu : A Symphony of Horror ; or simply Nosferatu ) is a 1922 German Expressionist horror film , directed by F. W. Murnau , starring Max Schreck as the vampire Count Orlok . The film , shot in 1921 and released in 1922 , was an unauthorized adaptation of Bram Stoker 's Dracula . Various names and other details were changed from the novel : for instance , `` vampire '' became `` Nosferatu '' and `` Count Dracula '' became `` Count Orlok '' . Stoker 's heirs sued over the adaptation , and a court ruling ordered that all copies of the film be destroyed . However , a few prints of Nosferatu survived , and the film came to be regarded as an influential masterpiece of cinema . As of 2017 , it is Rotten Tomatoes ' third-best reviewed horror film of all time . The film was released in the United States on 3 June 1929 , seven years after its original premiere in Germany , where it instantly became a hit .",
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"text": "Zero (2016 film) Zero is a 2016 Indian Tamil-language fantasy horror film written and directed by Shiv Mohaa . The film features Ashwin Kakumanu and Sshivada in the leading roles , while JD Chakravarthy plays a pivotal supporting role .",
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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": "The NeverEnding Story (film) The NeverEnding Story is a 1984 American epic fantasy film based on the novel of the same name by Michael Ende , about a boy who reads a magical book that tells a story of a young warrior whose task is to stop a dark storm called the Nothing from engulfing a fantasy world . The film was produced by Bernd Eichinger and Dieter Giessler and directed and co-written by Wolfgang Petersen ( his first English-language film ) and starred Noah Hathaway , Barret Oliver , Tami Stronach , Patricia Hayes , Sydney Bromley , Gerald McRaney , Moses Gunn , and Alan Oppenheimer as the voices of both Falkor and Gmork ( as well as other characters ) . At the time of its release , it was the most expensive film produced outside the United States or the Soviet Union . The film was the first in The NeverEnding Story film series and later followed by two sequels . Ende felt that this adaptation 's content deviated so far from the spirit of his book that he requested that production either be halted or the film 's title be changed ; when the producers did neither , he sued them and subsequently lost the case . Ende called the film a `` gigantic melodrama of kitsch , commerce , plush and plastic '' -LSB- Ein `` gigantisches Melodram aus Kitsch , Kommerz , Plüsch und Plastik '' -RSB- . The film only adapts the first half of the book , and consequently does not convey the message of the title as it was portrayed in the novel . The second half of the book would subsequently be used as the rough basis for the second film , The Next Chapter . The third film , Escape from Fantasia , features a completely original plot .",
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"text": "Cinema of Sri Lanka Sri Lankan cinema encompasses the films made in Sri Lanka . It is a fledgling industry that has struggled to find a footing since its inauguration in 1947 with Kadawunu Poronduwa produced by S.M. Nayagam of Chitra Kala Movietone . Sri Lankan films are usually made in the Sinhalese language , the language of the majority Sinhala people . In the first nine years most films were made in South India and followed the conventions of Indian cinema . Studio shooting was the norm , with Indian style sets erected in film studios . Even though it is popularly held that Rekava , made in 1956 by pioneer director Lester James Peries , was the first Sinhala film to be shot completely out of studio , it was really the film `` Gambada Sundari '' , made in 1950 which was the first film shot outside studios . It was also the first Sri Lankan film where , like in `` Rekawa '' , the dialog was recorded on the spot . This was because the film was shot on 16mm , using an Auricon sound-on-film camera which recorded the sound on the 16mm film optically , unlike in the case of where the sound was recorded on a Kinevox 35mm magnetic recorder . The film was later ` blown-up ' to 35mm and was screened in Colombo in 1950 . Though `` Rekawa '' was acclaimed by local and international critics , the film failed to find an audience in the country and was a box office failure . Films continued to follow formulaic storylines borrowed from India up through the early 1960s despite such efforts as Sandesaya and Kurulu Bedda . In 1964 , Lester James Peries again contributed to the development of Sri Lankan cinema with Gamperaliya which was the first Sinhala film to feature no songs and like Rekava shot completely outside the studio . It garnered massive praise for portraying Sinhala culture in a realistic manner and was hailed by critics and audiences alike . The producer Anton Wicremasinghe was awarded the Silver Peacock at the New Delhi International Film Festival for Gamperaliya . Following this breakthrough , several artistic Sinhala films were made in the late-1960s including Sath Samudura by professor Siri Gunasinghe , ably supported by exquisite cinematography by Dr.D.B . Nihalsinghe . During the 1970s several talents came to the forefront while commercial cinema continued to steal storylines and plots from Indian films . These include Dr. D.B. Nihalsingha with `` Weilkatara '' - Sri Lanka 's first film in Cinemascope ratio wide screen in 1972 ; Vasantha Obeysekera who followed up his well-received debut Ves Gatho with a slew of successful films culminating with Palangetiyo in 1979 . Another major director who stepped forward during this time is Dharmasena Pathiraja who examined the tensions of city youth in such works as Bambaru Awith and Ahas Gauwa . Artist and poet Mahagama Sekera 's sole film Thun Man Handiya is also an important film in Sri Lankan cinema released in 1970 . Sumitra Peries , the wife of Lester James Peries , also struck out during the 1970s with work that looked at the conflicting roles of women in society . Her work include Gehenu Lamai and Ganga Addara . Over the next few decades , artists such as Tissa Abeysekara , Dr. D.B. Nihalsingha , Udayakantha Warnasooriya , H.D.Premaratne , Ashoka Handagama , Prasanna Vithanage and Vimukthi Jayasundara have attempted to breathe new life into the industry . Nihalsingha was an accomplished cinematographer as well as an editor : so his films has an input which was special and brought a viewpoint to all his films , most of which focused on the exploited women . Vithanage 's film Purahanda Kaluwara is widely considered one of the best movies made in Sri Lanka as is Jayasundara 's Sulanga Enu Pinisa which won the coveted Camera d'Or for best first film at the 2005 Cannes Film Festival . During Sri Lankan Civil War several films have begun to tackle gritty subjects such as family relationships , abortion and results of the conflict between the military and Tamil Tiger rebels in the north . Director Asoka Handagama especially has drawn criticism for pursuing such material in his work . In the recent years high budget films like Aloko Udapadi , Aba ( film ) and Maharaja Gemunu based on Sinhalese epic historical stories gain huge success .",
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"text": "Highlander (film) Highlander is a 1986 British-American adventure action fantasy film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen . It stars Christopher Lambert , Sean Connery , Clancy Brown , and Roxanne Hart . The film narrates the climax of an ages-old battle between immortal warriors , depicted through interwoven past and present-day storylines . Christopher Lambert plays swordsman Connor MacLeod from Scottish Highlands , known as the Highlander , one of a number of immortal warriors , who can only be killed by decapitation . After initial training by another highly skilled immortal swordsman , Ramirez ( Sean Connery ) , MacLeod lives on for several centuries , eventually settling in New York City , managing an antiques shop . In 1985 , he falls in love with a policewoman named Brenda and finds out that he must face his biggest enemy , Clancy Brown 's Kurgan , who wishes to kill MacLeod and to obtain `` the Prize '' -- a special ability which is given to the last living immortal warrior , vast knowledge and the ability to enslave the entire human race . Highlander enjoyed little success on its initial theatrical release , grossing over $ 12 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 19 million , and received mixed reviews . Nevertheless , it became a cult film and launched Lambert to stardom . The film inspired a franchise which included film sequels and television spin-offs . Its tagline , `` There can be only one '' , has carried on throughout the franchise , as have the songs provided for the film by the rock band Queen .",
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"text": "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": "25th Academy Awards The 25th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 19 , 1953 . It took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood , California , and the NBC International Theatre in New York City . It was the first Academy Awards ceremony to be televised , and the first ceremony to be held in Hollywood and New York City simultaneously . It was also the only year that the New York ceremonies were to be held in the NBC International Theatre on Columbus Circle , which was shortly thereafter demolished and replaced by the New York Coliseum convention center . A major upset occurred in the category of Best Picture . The heavily favored High Noon lost to Cecil B. DeMille 's The Greatest Show on Earth , eventually considered among the worst films to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture . The American film magazine Premiere placed the movie on its list of the 10 worst Oscar winners and the British film magazine Empire rated it # 3 on their list of the 10 worst Oscar winners . It has the lowest spot on Rotten Tomatoes ' list of the 81 films to win Best Picture . Of all the films nominated for the Oscar this year , only High Noon and Singin ' in the Rain would show up 46 years later on the American Film Institute list of the greatest American films of the 20th Century . For a film that only received two nominations , Singin ' in the Rain went on to be named as the greatest American musical film of all time and in the 2007 American Film Institute updated list as the fifth greatest American film of all time , while High Noon was ranked twenty-seventh on the same 2007 list , as well . The Bad and the Beautiful won five awards , the most wins ever for a film not nominated for Best Picture . It was also the second Academy Awards in which a film not nominated for Best Picture received the most awards of the evening , excluding years where there were ties for the most wins . The only other film to do this was The Thief of Bagdad at the 13th Academy Awards ; as of the 87th Academy Awards , it has not happened since . Until Spotlight won only Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards , this was the last year in which the Best Picture winner won just two Oscars . It was also the second of three years to date in which two films not nominated for Best Picture received more nominations than the winner ( The Bad and the Beautiful and Hans Christian Andersen , both with six ) . This occurred again at the 79th Academy Awards . Shirley Booth also became the last person to win an Oscar in a Leading Role to be born in the 19th century . She also holds the distinction of being the first woman in her 50s to win the award , at the age of 54 ( the second woman in her 50s to win , Julianne Moore , was 54 when awarded at the 87th Academy Awards ) . John Ford 's fourth win for Best Director set a record for the most wins in this category that remains unmatched to this day . For the first time since the introduction of Supporting Actor and Actress awards in 1936 , Best Picture , Best Director , and all four acting Oscars went to six different films . This has happened only three times since , at the 29th Academy Awards for 1956 , the 78th for 2005 , and the 85th for 2012 .",
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"text": "Tarzan Escapes Tarzan Escapes is a 1936 Tarzan film based on the character created by Edgar Rice Burroughs . It was the third in the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Tarzan series to feature Johnny Weissmuller as the `` King of the Apes '' .",
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"text": "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": "Tarzan's Magic Fountain Tarzan 's Magic Fountain is a 1949 Tarzan film starring Lex Barker as Tarzan and Brenda Joyce as his companion Jane . The film also features Albert Dekker and Evelyn Ankers , was co-written by Curt Siodmak , and directed by Lee Sholem . This was Barker 's first appearance as Edgar Rice Burroughs ' ape-man , while Joyce had played Jane opposite Johnny Weissmuller as Tarzan in four previous films . She was one of only two actresses to portray Jane in movies with two different actors as Tarzan . ( The other was Karla Schramm in the silent era . ) Tarzan 's Magic Fountain was Joyce 's final turn in the role , and different actresses played Jane in each of Barker 's four subsequent Tarzan movies : ( Vanessa Brown , Virginia Huston , Dorothy Hart , and Joyce MacKenzie ) . Elmo Lincoln , who had been the first screen Tarzan three decades earlier , appears uncredited as a fisherman repairing his nets .",
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"text": "Tarzan River The Tarzan River is a river in the United States territory of Guam .",
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"text": "Revenge of the Creature Revenge of the Creature ( also known as Return of the Creature and Return of the Creature from the Black Lagoon ) is the first sequel to Creature from the Black Lagoon , being the only 3-D film released in 1955 and the only 3-D sequel to a 3-D film released during `` the golden age of 3-D '' . Directed by Jack Arnold , the film stars John Agar and Lori Nelson . This was Clint Eastwood 's film debut . Revenge of the Creature premiered in Denver on March 23 , 1955 and a 2-D sequel , The Creature Walks Among Us , followed it in 1956 .",
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"text": "Motion Picture Association of America film rating system The Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ) film rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate a film 's suitability for certain audiences based on its content . The MPAA rating system is a voluntary scheme that is not enforced by law ; films can be exhibited without a rating , although many theaters refuse to exhibit non-rated or NC-17 rated films . Non-members of MPAA may also submit films for rating . Other media , such as television programs and video games , is rated by other entities such as the ESRB and the TV Parental Guidelines . The MPAA rating system is one of various motion picture rating systems that are used to help parents decide what films are appropriate for their children . It is administered by the Classification & Ratings Administration ( CARA ) , an independent division of the MPAA .",
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"text": "Pellucidar Pellucidar is a fictional Hollow Earth invented by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs for a series of action adventure stories . In a crossover event between Burroughs ' series , there is a Tarzan story in which the Ape Man travels into Pellucidar . The stories initially involve the adventures of mining heir David Innes and his inventor friend Abner Perry after they use an `` iron mole '' to burrow 500 miles into the Earth 's crust . Later protagonists include indigenous caveman Tanar and additional visitors from the surface world , notably Tarzan , Jason Gridley , and Frederich Wilhelm Eric von Mendeldorf und von Horst .",
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"text": "Duma (2005 film) Duma is a 2005 American family drama adventure film about a young South African boy 's friendship with an orphaned cheetah from a story by Carol Flint and Karen Janszen , set in the country of South Africa and based on How It Was with Dooms by Carol Cawthra Hopcraft and Xan Hopcraft . It was distributed by Warner Bros. . Pictures , Gaylord Films and C.O.R.E. , directed by Carroll Ballard ( director of The Black Stallion and Fly Away Home ) , produced by Gaylord Films , Warner Bros. , John Wells Productions , Pandora Pictures , Stacy Cohen , E.K. Gaylord II , Kristin Harms , Hunt Lowry and John Wells , written by Karen Janszen and Mark St. Germain , edited by T.M. Christopher , cinematographed by Werner Maritz with music by George Acogny and John Debney and starring Alexander Michaletos , Eamonn Walker , Campbell Scott and Hope Davis . The film was theatrically released on April 22 , 2005 by Warner Bros. . Pictures , Gaylord Films and C.O.R.E. . The film went on receiving very positive reviews from critics and it earned $ 994,790 on a $ 12 million budget . The film won the Family Feature Film at the Genesis Awards in 2006 . The film was rated PG for mild adventure peril . Duma was released on DVD on May 16 , 2006 by Warner Bros. . Entertainment .",
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"text": "Tarzan II Tarzan II ( also known as Tarzan II : The Legend Begins ) is a 2005 direct-to-video animated film , a prequel to the 1999 Walt Disney Feature Animation film Tarzan . It was released on June 14 , 2005 on DVD and VHS . The film tells the story of young Tarzan 's adventure to discover who he really is . Glenn Close and Lance Henriksen reprise their roles as Kala and Kerchak from the first film , while Harrison Chad , Brenda Grate , and Harrison Fahn are the new voices for the younger versions of Tarzan , Terk , and Tantor . They are joined by new characters voiced by George Carlin , Estelle Harris , Brad Garrett , and Ron Perlman .",
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"text": "National Film Award for Best Special Effects The National Film Award for Best Special Effects is one of the National Film Awards presented annually by the Directorate of Film Festivals , the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting , India . It is one of several awards presented for feature films and awarded with Rajat Kamal ( Silver Lotus ) . The award was instituted in 1991 at 39th National Film Awards but awarded first time at 40th National Film Awards and then awarded annually for films produced in the year across the country , in all Indian languages .",
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"text": "Prabhas Prabhas ( born Venkata Satyanarayana Prabhas Raju Uppalapati on 23 October 1979 ) is an Indian film actor best known for his work in Telugu cinema . Prabhas made his film debut with the 2002 drama film Eshwar . His works include Varsham ( 2004 ) , Chatrapathi ( 2005 ) , Chakram ( 2005 ) , Billa ( 2009 ) , Darling ( 2010 ) , Mr. Perfect ( 2011 ) , and Mirchi ( 2013 ) . Prabhas won the state award , the Nandi Award for Best Actor , for his role in Mirchi . He appeared in a Bollywood item song , in Prabhudeva 's 2014 film Action Jackson . Prabhas played the title role in S. S. Rajamouli 's epic film Baahubali : The Beginning ( 2015 ) , which is the fourth-highest-grossing Indian film to date . Prabhas reprised his role in its sequel , Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion ( 2017 ) , which became the first ever Indian film to gross over 1000 crore ( US$ 155 million ) in all languages in just ten days , and it is the highest-grossing Indian film to date .",
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"text": "Shobu Yarlagadda Shobu Yarlagadda ( born 27 August 1971 ) is an Indian American environmental engineer , turned film producer , and the son-in-law of veteran film maker K. Raghavendra Rao . He is the co-founder and CEO of Arka Mediaworks , a film production company known for its works exclusively in Telugu cinema . Shobhu has garnered the National Film Award , two state Nandi Awards , two Filmfare South Awards . In 2015 , Shobhu produced Baahubali : The Beginning , which recorded the highest grossing Indian film within India . Touted to be the most expensive Indian film , the film was featured in the BBC 's documentary on 100 Years of Indian cinema . He produced the two part Baahubali : The Beginning ( 2015 ) premiered at the Brussels International Fantastic Film Festival , and Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion ( 2017 ) premiered at the British Film Institute , while becoming the highest grossing Indian multilingual film franchise of all time globally with a cumulative box office earnings of approximately . The first part of the Telugu film has received the National Film Award for Best Feature Film , and got nominated for Saturn Award for Best Fantasy Film by the American Academy of Science Fiction , Fantasy and Horror Films .",
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"text": "Baahubali: The Beginning Baahubali : The Beginning ( stylized as bãhubali ; The One with Strong Arms ) is a 2015 Indian epic historical fiction film directed by S. S. Rajamouli . The film was produced by Shobu Yarlagadda and Prasad Devineni and was simultaneously shot in Telugu and Tamil . The film stars Prabhas , Rana Daggubati , Anushka Shetty and Tamannaah in the lead roles , with Ramya Krishnan , Sathyaraj , and Nassar in supporting roles . The first of two cinematic parts , The Beginning is a tale of the lost rightful heir of the fictional kingdom of Mahishmati , who learns about his true identity while falling in love with a rebellious warrior , who ( among with her group ) intends to rescue the former queen of Mahismati . The film was conceived by Rajamouli 's father K. V. Vijayendra Prasad , who randomly told him a story about Sivagami , a woman who carries a baby in her hand while crossing a river , and a few years later about Kattapa , which intrigued Rajamouli . His fascination with mythology and the tales of Amar Chitra Katha comics further fueled his interest in the story . However , it took the writers three months to finalise the final draft . The soundtrack and background score were composed by M. M. Keeravani while the cinematography , production design , and VFX were handled by K. K. Senthil Kumar , Sabu Cyril and V. Srinivas Mohan respectively . The film was made on a budget of 1.8 billion , making it the most expensive Indian film at its time of release . The film opened worldwide on 10 July 2015 , garnering critical acclaim and record breaking box office success . With the worldwide box office gross of 6.5 billion , it became the highest grossing film in India and the third-highest grossing Indian film worldwide , and the highest-grossing South Indian film at the time of its release . Its Hindi dubbed version also broke several records by becoming the highest grossing dubbed film in India . Both budget and box office records since has been surpassed by its sequel , Baahubali 2 : The Conclusion . The Beginning is the highest grossing Indian film of 2015 and the fourth highest grossing Indian film of all time . It received several accolades . It won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects and Best Feature Film , becoming the first Telugu film to win the award . At the 63rd Filmfare Awards South , the Telugu version won five awards from ten nominations , including Best Film , Best Director for Rajamouli and Best Supporting Actress for Krishnan . The Beginning became the first Indian film to be nominated for Saturn Awards , receiving five nominations at the 42nd ceremony , including Best Fantasy Film and Best Supporting Actress for Tamannaah . The film 's second and final cinematic part was released on 28 April 2017 .",
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"text": "63rd Filmfare Awards South The 63rd Filmfare Awards South ceremony honouring the winners and nominees of the best of South Indian cinema in 2015 is an event held on 18 June 2016 at the Hyderabad International Convention Centre .",
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"text": "Baahubali (franchise) Baahubali ( The One with Strong Arms ) is an Indian media franchise consisting of two bilingual epic fantasy film directed by S. S. Rajamouli , made in Telugu and Tamil languages , a graphic novel and a trilogy novel series in English . The films in the franchise were jointly produced on a budget . The first part , subtitled The Beginning was released on 10 July 2015 . The second part , subtitled The Conclusion , released on 28 April 2017 . The novel series , subtitled Before the Beginning , had its first novel The Rise of Sivagami releasing on 7 March 2017 . Efforts were taken to keep anachronistic sounds and visuals from appearing in the films . The shooting of the first film started at Rock Gardens in Kurnool , Andhra Pradesh from 6 July 2013 . During the filming in 2014 , Telugu Film Federation Employees were on strike . Manu Jagadh designed art for the first film . The films were filmed in different locations including Ramoji Film City in Hyderabad , Kerala and Bulgaria .",
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"text": "Mr. India (1987 film) Mr. India is a 1987 Indian Hindi science fiction superhero film directed by Shekhar Kapur . It stars Anil Kapoor , Sridevi and Amrish Puri in the lead roles The film was the highest grossing Indian film of 1987 , and remains a cult classic in India . The film was known for several of its lines and songs , including Sridevi 's Miss Hawa Hawaii performance , and Amrish Puri 's quote `` Mogambo khush hua '' ( Mogambo is pleased ) , which is one of the most famous quotes of Bollywood and became synonymous with Puri . The Mogambo character is also considered to be one of the best villains in Bollywood history . Laxmikant-Pyarelal 's music performed well too , especially the song Hawa Hawaii which is very popular till today . The film has often been featured in different lists of top Bollywood films . Indiatimes Movies ranks the movie amongst the Top 25 Must See Bollywood Films . This was the last film that the writing duo Salim-Javed wrote together . They had split up earlier in 1982 , but came back for one last film . On the centenary of Indian Cinema , Mr. India has been declared one of the 100 Greatest Indian Films of All Time . Interestingly Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan were offered the lead role , but they turned it down as they could n't relate with the invisible hero .",
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"text": "Lahari Music Lahari Recording Company is a music company in south India . It owns a music label called Lahari Music it is also a film production company which later ventured into a Post Production Studio called MRT Studios and a Construction Company under the HomEquity India Private Limited Brand . Recently it brought audio rights of Largest Motion Picture of India , Baahubali which is directed by S.S. Rajamouli for Whopping 3 crore rupees . It is the largest buy in India till date .",
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"text": "Bac films BAC Films is a French Film production and distribution company based in Paris and founded by Jean Labadie , Éric Heumann and Stéphane Sorlat in 1986 . In 1988 , Vivendi took first a 10 % , then a 20 % stake in the capital of the company and allowed Bac Films to make major and ambitious acquisitions . The success story started in 1990 with Sailor et Lula , Palme d'or at the Cannes Film Festival . The releases of Barton Fink and Tous les matins du monde in 1991 , Indochine and Le Zèbre in 1992 , La Leçon de piano in 1993 placed BAC Film at the top of independent film distribution in France . In 1994 , Bac Films started diversifying its activity with the creation of Les Écrans de Paris , in association with Simon Simsi . In 1997 , the movie theater business is created under the name of Majestic and the group undergoes a reorganization around the Alicar holding : Bac Films ( distribution ) , Majestic ( movie theaters ) and Séance Privée ( special events ) . In 1998 , BAC Films sets up Mars Films allowing BAC Films to distribute its numerous acquisitions . In 2000 , the group is introduced on the stock market under the name BAC Majestic . Two years later BAC Majestic goes through a major financial crisis and is forced to give up its movie theater business . In 2003 , Millimages takes a majority stake in the company . Jean Labadie , founder of the company is ousted in 2007 and Roch Lener becomes the Chief Executive Officer . In October 2013 , the company is sold again and David Grumbach becomes the new Chairman . The catalogue consists of a vast range of French and foreign titles . Since its creation , BAC Films distributed more than of which 8 received the Palme d'or at the Cannes Film Festival .",
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"text": "Biwi No.1 Biwi No. 1 is a 1999 Bollywood comedy film directed by David Dhawan . It stars Salman Khan , Karisma Kapoor , Sushmita Sen , Anil Kapoor and Tabu . Saif Ali Khan has a special appearance . It is remake of the 1995 Tamil film Sathi Leelavathi . The plot has inspired the 2005 comedy hit Kannada movie Rama Shama Bhama starring Kamal Hassan , Ramesh Aravind , Urvashi and Daisy Bopanna . Biwi No. 1 was the third title in the No. 1 ( film series ) directed by David Dhawan and starring Karisma Kapoor after Coolie No. 1 ( 1995 ) and Hero No. 1 ( 1997 ) . It is also the only one of the three not to feature Govinda in the leading role . Salman Khan replaced Govinda who had a disagreement with Sushmita Sen on the set .",
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"text": "Wake Up India Wake Up India is a 2013 Hindi political Drama film written & directed by Babloo Seshadri . Wake Up India is produced by Shree Balajee Entertainment in association with Kanishka Films . Starring Sai Tamhankar , Manoj joshi , Mukesh Tiwari , Mohan Joshi , Asrani , Elisha Kriis . The film released on 25 October 2013 . The Times of India stated that `` the issues raised here are valid but the execution is immature '' . The film raised valid questions towards the growth and development of the nation and the hostile behavior of the political parties involved .",
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"text": "Gandhi (film) Gandhi is a 1982 British-Indian epic biographical drama film which dramatises the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi , the leader of India 's non-violent , non-cooperative independence movement against the United Kingdom 's rule of the country during the 20th century . Gandhi was written by John Briley and produced and directed by Richard Attenborough . It stars Ben Kingsley in the title role . The film covers Gandhi 's life from a defining moment in 1893 , as he is thrown off a South African train for being in a whites-only compartment , and concludes with his assassination and funeral in 1948 . Although a practising Hindu , Gandhi 's embracing of other faiths , particularly Christianity and Islam , is also depicted . Gandhi was released in India on 30 November 1982 , in the United Kingdom on 3 December , and in the United States on 10 December . It was nominated for Academy Awards in eleven categories , winning eight , including Best Picture and Best Director for Attenborough , Best Actor for Ben Kingsley , and Best Original Screenplay for Briley . The film was screened retrospective on 12 August 2016 as the Opening Film at the Independence Day Film Festival jointly presented by the Indian Directorate of Film Festivals and Ministry of Defense , commemorating 70th Indian Independence Day . The screenplay of Gandhi is available as a published book .",
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"text": "B. Saroja Devi B. Saroja Devi is an Indian actress , who has acted in Kannada , Tamil , Telugu and Hindi movies . One of the most successful female leads in the history of Indian cinema , she acted in around 200 films over six decades . She is known by the epithets `` Abinaya Saraswathi '' ( Saraswati of acting ) in Kannada and `` Kannadathu Paingili '' ( Kannada 's Parrot ) in Tamil At the age of 17 , Saroja Devi got her big break with her debut movie itself , that 's the Kannada film Mahakavi Kalidasa ( 1955 ) . In Telugu cinema , she made her debut with Panduranga Mahatyam ( 1959 ) , and starred in a number of successful films until the late 1970s . The Tamil film Nadodi Mannan ( 1958 ) made her one of the top actresses in Tamil cinema . After her marriage in 1967 , she continued to be second in demand actress in Tamil films till 1974 , but she continued to be one of the top actresses in Telugu and Kannada cinema from 1958 until the 1980s . She also starred in Hindi films until the mid-1960s , starting with Paigham ( 1959 ) . She played the lead heroine in 161 consecutive films in 29 years between 1955 and 1984 . Saroja Devi received the Padma Sri , the fourth-highest civilian honour , in 1969 and Padma Bhushan , third highest civilian award , in 1992 from the Government of India , honourary doctorate from Bangalore University and Kalaimamani award from Tamil nadu .",
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"text": "Tharu Cinema Tharu cinema refers to films produced in the Tharu language in the Terai or Madhesh region of southern Nepal and Uttar Pradesh , India . The first Tharu talkie film , Karam , was released in around 1988 . Tharu cinema has grown in recent years . Tharu movies are seen across various parts of Asia where second and third generation migrants still speak the language",
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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": "Bajirao Mastani Bajirao Mastani is a 2015 Indian epic historical romance film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali , who also composed the music of the film . It is jointly produced by Bhansali and Eros International . The film stars Ranveer Singh as Bajirao I and Deepika Padukone as Mastani , with Priyanka Chopra playing Bajirao 's first wife Kashibai . Tanvi Azmi , Vaibbhav Tatwawdi and Milind Soman appear in supporting roles . Based on the Marathi novel Raau by Nagnath S. Inamdar , the film narrates the story of the Maratha Peshwa Bajirao ( 1700-1740 AD ) and his second wife Mastani . The film was in development for 15 years , with Bhansali wanting to make the film after Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam . However , several times , the production was delayed due to the changing cast . Principal photography started in mid 2014 after the casting of principal roles was finalised . The film was released on 18 December 2015 to critical acclaim from critics , who praised the direction , cinematography , production design , costumes , music and performances , particularly of Chopra , and Singh . The film has grossed over at the box-office , emerging as a commercial success and one of the highest-grossing Indian films of all time . The film received several accolades at various award ceremonies across India . At the 63rd National Film Awards , Bajirao Mastani received seven awards , including Best Direction and Best Supporting Actress for Tanvi Azmi . The film is featured among the 2016 Indian Panorama section of the International Film Festival of India . The film received fourteen nominations at the 61st Filmfare Awards , and won nine awards including Best Film , Best Director for Bhansali , Best Actor for Singh , and Best Supporting Actress for Chopra .",
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"text": "Aalavandhan Aalavandhan ( Born to Rule ) is a 2001 Indian Tamil-language psychological thriller film directed by Suresh Krissna , and produced by S. Thanu . The film stars Kamal Haasan in dual roles , with Raveena Tandon , Manisha Koirala , Vallabh Vyas , and Milind Gunaji in supporting roles . It is among the earliest magic realism films in India . The film features soundtrack composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy and background score composed by Mahesh Mahadevan . The film was also shot in Hindi ( as Abhay ) and dubbed in Telugu under that same title . The film is an adaptation of the novel Dayam that was written by Kamal Haasan in 1984 . Although a critical and commercial failure during its release , Aalavandhan won the National Film Award for Best Special Effects . Over time , the film has become a cult classic .",
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"text": "Cowboy (2013 film) Cowboy is a 2013 Malayalam thriller film directed by P. Balachandrakumar starring Asif Ali , Khushboo and master Pankaj Krrishna in lead roles while Bala and Saikumar play the main antagonists and Mythili , Jagathy Sreekumar , Anoop Chandran and Indrans play supporting roles . The film is produced by K. Anil Mathew and music is done by Benny Ignatious and background score is by Rajamani . The film is inspired by the 1995 Hollywood thriller Nick of Time ( film ) . Although the original film was a superhit , cowboy received mostly good reviews and was a flop at the box office . The film released on 15 February 2013 . It is also inspired from the superhit bollywood movie Baadshah ( 1999 film ) starring Shah Rukh Khan .",
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"text": "Nayakan Nayakan ( The Hero ) , also spelt Nayagan , is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language crime-drama film written and directed by Mani Ratnam and starring Kamal Haasan . It is loosely based on the real-life Bombay underworld don Varadarajan Mudaliar , and sympathetically depicts the struggle of South Indians living in Bombay ( now Mumbai ) . The film also stars Saranya Ponvannan in her film debut . Karthika , Nassar , Janagaraj , Delhi Ganesh and Tinnu Anand play significant roles . The soundtrack and score of the film were composed by Ilaiyaraaja and was met with a successful response after release . The film has been inspired from Francis Ford Coppola 's 1972 film The Godfather . Principal photography commenced in November 1986 with test shoots featuring Haasan . The film was released on 21 October 1987 on the occasion of Diwali and received critical acclaim worldwide . Kamal Haasan 's performance as Velu Nayakan earned him the National Film Award for Best Actor . The film also earned the National Awards for Best Cinematography ( P. C. Sriram ) and Best Art Direction ( Thotta Tharani ) . The film was India 's official submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1988 at the 60th Academy Awards , but was not nominated . In 2005 , the magazine TIME included Nayagan in its list of `` All-Time 100 Best Films '' . The film was also included in The Moving Arts Film Journals list of greatest films of all time . Nayagan was also included in NDTV 's list `` India 's 20 greatest films '' . CNN-IBN included the film in its list of `` 100 greatest Indian films of all time '' . The film was dubbed in Telugu under the title Nayakudu . It was also remade in Hindi as Dayavan in 1988 starring Vinod Khanna . A Hindi dub of the film was released in 1999 as Velu Nayakan .",
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"text": "Soggade Chinni Nayana Soggade Chinni Nayana ( The Young Man is a Charmer ) is a 2016 Indian Telugu-language supernatural drama film directed by Kalyan Krishna Kurasala . In addition to producing the film under his Annapurna Studios banner , Akkineni Nagarjuna played dual roles . Ramya Krishnan and Lavanya Tripathi were the film 's female leads . Nassar , Pithamagan Mahadevan , Sampath Raj and Brahmanandam played key supporting roles . Written by Ram Mohan P , Soggade Chinni Nayana revolves around the soul of Bangarraju , a flirtatious zamindar whom Yama ( the god of the underworld ) sends back to earth to reconcile his son ( Ram `` Ramu '' Mohan ) and his wife Seetha ; they are on the brink of divorce . In the process , he learns about his death and its connection with a local Shiva temple . P. S. Vinod and Siddhardh Ramaswami provided the cinematography , and Anup Rubens composed the film 's soundtrack and background score . Prawin Pudi edited the film . Principal photography for the film began on 19 November 2014 after it was launched in Hyderabad , and wrapped on 4 October 2015 . Most of the film was shot in and around Rajahmundry and Mysore . Produced on a budget of 150200 million , Soggade Chinni Nayana was released worldwide on 15 January 2016 during the Makar Sankranti festival season in 800-900 screens . It received positive reviews from critics and was commercially successful , earning 750 million globally . The film is being remade in Kannada as Matte Hutti Baa , Inti Prema , starring Upendra , Prema and Sruthi Hariharan in the lead roles . A prequel entitled Bangarraju is in development , with production scheduled to begin in 2017 .",
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"text": "Prashanti Tipirneni Prashanti Tipirneni is a costume designer who is noted for her works on the Telugu movie Baahubali : The Beginning and the Conclusion . She made her debut in 2010 with the movie Vedam .",
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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": "Badi Baat Badi Baat is a Bollywood film . It was released in 1944 .",
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"text": "Arrambam Arrambam ( Beginning ) is a 2013 Indian Tamil action film directed by Vishnuvardhan . Produced by A. Raghuram and co-written by Subha , the film features Ajith Kumar and Nayantara in the lead roles and Arya and Taapsee Pannu in supporting roles . While the score and soundtrack of the film were composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja , the cinematography was handled by Om Prakash and editing by A. Sreekar Prasad . Following a six-month long pre-production and the official announcement of the project in May 2012 , filming commenced in June 2012 and continued for the next 15 months . Majority of the filming happened in Mumbai . Other locations included Chennai , Bangalore , Dubai , Hyderabad , Mahabaleshwar , Jaisalmer , Leh and Ladakh . The film was not titled until it entered post-production and was mostly referred to as Thala 53 or Valai , a supposed working title . The film was released on 31 October 2013 .",
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"text": "Beti No.1 | music = Viju Shah | cinematography = Dr. Prasad Babu | editing = Tony Glaad | distributor = S K Enterprise Haslingden LTD | released = | runtime = | budget = | gross = | country = India | language = Hindi -RCB- -RCB- Beti No. 1 ( Daughter No. 1 ) is a 2000 Bollywood comedy-drama film , written by Santosh Saroj and directed by Rama Rao Tatineni . It was released on 13 October 2000 . The film is a remake of Malayalam film Aadyathe Kanmani . The film features Govinda , Rambha , Aruna Irani and Johnny Lever in pivotal roles , while Prem Chopra , Ashok Saraf , Laxmikant Berde and Rakesh Bedi appear in supporting roles . well known villain Prem Chopra played a rare positive role in this film .",
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"text": "...And Once Again And Once Again is a 2010 Indian family drama film directed by Amol Palekar . The film premiered in India on 20 August 2010 .",
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"text": "Michael Phelps Michael Fred Phelps II ( born June 30 , 1985 ) is an American former competitive swimmer and the most decorated Olympian of all time , with a total of 28 medals . Phelps also holds the all-time records for Olympic gold medals ( 23 ) , Olympic gold medals in individual events ( 13 ) , and Olympic medals in individual events ( 16 ) . In winning eight gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Games , Phelps broke fellow American swimmer Mark Spitz 's 1972 record of seven first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games . At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London , Phelps won four gold and two silver medals , and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , he won five gold medals and one silver . This made him the most successful athlete of the Games for the fourth Olympics in a row . Phelps is the long course world record holder in the 100 meter butterfly , 200 meter butterfly , and 400 meter individual medley as well as the former long course world record holder in the 200 meter freestyle and 200 meter individual medley . He has won 83 medals in major international long course competition , of which 66 were gold , 14 silver , and 3 bronze , spanning the Olympics , the World , and the Pan Pacific Championships . Phelps 's international titles and record-breaking performances have earned him the World Swimmer of the Year Award eight times and American Swimmer of the Year Award eleven times , as well as the FINA Swimmer of the Year Award in 2012 and 2016 . His unprecedented Olympic success in 2008 earned Phelps Sports Illustrated magazine 's Sportsman of the Year award . After the 2008 Summer Olympics , Phelps started the Michael Phelps Foundation , which focuses on growing the sport of swimming and promoting healthier lifestyles . Phelps retired following the 2012 Olympics , but in April 2014 he made a comeback . At the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro , his fifth Olympics , he won five golds and one silver . Phelps was chosen to be a captain of the 2016 US Olympic team , and was also voted by his team to be the flag bearer of the United States at the 2016 Summer Olympics Parade of Nations .",
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"text": "Nathan Adrian Nathan Ghar-jun Adrian ( born December 7 , 1988 ) is an American competitive swimmer and five-time Olympic gold medalist who currently holds the American record in the long course 50-meter freestyle event . In his Olympic debut at the 2008 Summer Olympics , Adrian swam in the heats of the 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay and earned a gold medal when the United States team won in the final . At the 2012 Summer Olympics , Adrian won gold medals in both the 100-meter freestyle and the 4 × 100-meter medley relay , and a silver medal in the 4 × 100-meter freestyle relay . He has won a total of twenty-four medals in major international competitions ; fifteen gold , six silver , and three bronze spanning the Olympics , the World , and the Pan Pacific Championships . In the 2016 Summer Olympics , along with Michael Phelps , Caeleb Dressel , and Ryan Held , he won a gold medal in the 4x100-meter freestyle relay as well as individual bronze medals in the 50-meter and 100-meter freestyles .",
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"text": "Jan Vítazka Honza Jan Vítazka ( born May 27 , 1976 ) is a Czech former swimmer , who specialized in butterfly and in individual medley events . He is a 2000 Olympian and a six-time Czech record holder . While studying in the United States , he also holds three school records as a member of the University of Cincinnati swimming and diving team from 1996 to 1999 . During his early sporting career , Vitazka trained for Kometa Brno Swim Club under head coach Ondřej Butir . Vitazka , a native of Olomouc , Czech Republic , accepted an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Cincinnati in Cincinnati , Ohio , where he played for the Cincinnati Bearcats swimming and diving team , under head coach Monty Hopkins . While swimming for the Bearcats , he received six All-American titles and held three school records in the 200-yard butterfly ( 1:45.95 ) , 200-yard individual medley ( 1:46.40 ) , and 400-yard individual medley ( 3:49.79 ) . Shortly after his senior season , Vitazka graduated from the University with a bachelor 's degree in finance and a four-year MBA . In 2010 , he was inducted to the James P. Kelly Athletics Hall of Fame by the University for his stellar performances in the pool . Vitazka competed in three individual events at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney . He achieved FINA A-standards of 54.21 ( 100 m butterfly ) , 2:03.72 ( 200 m individual medley ) , and 4:24.30 ( 400 m individual medley ) from the U.S. National Championships in Federal Way , Washington . On the second day of the Games , Vitazka placed twenty-third in the 400 m individual medley . Swimming in heat three , he set a lifetime best of 4:23.81 to race for the fourth seed , a 1.6-second deficit behind winner Alexey Kovrigin of Russia . Three days later , in the 200 m individual medley , Vitazka posted a time of 2:03.66 from the final of seven heats , but missed the semifinals by one third of a second ( 0.33 ) with a twenty-first-place effort . In his third event , 100 m butterfly , Vitazka could not achieve his best result on the morning prelims , finishing in twenty-seventh place with a time of 54.34 .",
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"text": "Swimming at the 2000 Summer Olympics – Women's 400 metre freestyle The women 's 400 metre freestyle event at the 2000 Summer Olympics took place on 17 September at the Sydney International Aquatic Centre in Sydney , Australia . Brooke Bennett emerged as a major force in long-distance swimming , after effortlessly winning a first gold for the United States in the event since Janet Evans did so in 1988 . She maintained a powerful lead from start to finish , and posted a lifetime best of 4:05.80 , making her the third fastest all-time swimmer in history behind Evans and China 's Chen Hua . At only 18 years of age , Diana Munz fought off a sprint challenge from Costa Rica 's Claudia Poll and Jamaica 's Janelle Atkinson on the final lap to take home the silver in 4:07.07 , extending a distance swimming legacy for the Americans with a one -- two finish . Meanwhile , Poll settled only for the bronze in 4:07.83 . Atkinson made an Olympic milestone as the first Jamaican to reach a swimming final , but missed out the podium by almost a full second in a national record of 4:08.79 . Russia 's Nadezhda Chemezova finished fifth in 4:10.37 , holding off a fast-pacing Hannah Stockbauer of Germany ( 4:10.38 ) by a hundredth of a second ( 0.01 ) . Netherlands ' Carla Geurts ( 4:12.36 ) , and China 's Chen Hua ( 4:13.11 ) , the second fastest all-time swimmer , rounded out the finale .",
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"text": "Bobby Hackett (swimmer) Robert William Hackett , Jr. ( born August 16 , 1959 ) is an American former competition swimmer , Olympic medalist , and former world record-holder . He represented the United States at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal , Quebec as a 16-year-old , where he won a silver medal in the men 's 1500-meter freestyle , finishing behind U.S. teammate Brian Goodell . He was trained by coach Joe Bernal . Bernal , the former head coach of Bernal 's Gator Swim Club in Boston , Massachusetts , was known to have given Hackett 100 x 100 yard sets on the 1:00 interval . Hackett still holds one of the oldest National Age Group records , a 15:03.91 in the 1,500-meter freestyle ( long-course meters ) . He set the record by shattering the previous record at the 1976 Olympics . Currently , Hackett is living and working in the New York metro area , near where he grew up . He has made a living in commercial real estate and is volunteer coaching with the Boys and Girls Club of Northern Westchester Marlins .",
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"text": "Freestyle swimming Freestyle is a category of swimming competition , defined by the rules of the International Swimming Federation ( FINA ) , in which competitors are subject to only limited restrictions on their swimming stroke , affording the swimmer great freedom in style . Freestyle races are the most common of all swimming competitions , with distances reaching 1500m ( 1650 yards ) . The stroke used almost universally in freestyle races is the front crawl , as this style is generally the fastest . For this reason , the term freestyle is sometimes incorrectly used as a synonym for front crawl when in fact it means one is mostly free to choose a style .",
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"text": "Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 4 × 100 metre medley relay The men 's 4 × 100 metre medley relay event at the 1968 Olympic Games took place on October 26 . This swimming event uses medley swimming as a relay . Because an Olympic size swimming pool is 50 metres long , each of the four swimmers completed two lengths of the pool , each using a different stroke . The first on each team used the backstroke , the second used the breaststroke , the third used the butterfly stroke , and the final swimmer used freestyle ( restricted to not allow any of the first three strokes to be used , though nearly all swimmers use front crawl regardless ) . The first swimmer must touch the wall before the next can leave the starting block , and so forth ; timing of the starts is thus important .",
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"text": "Swimming at the 1971 Pan American Games The Swimming competition at the 6th Pan American Games was held in Cali , Colombia during the Games ' run in 1971 . It consisted of 29 long course ( 50m ) events : 15 for males and 14 for females . A world record was beaten in this edition of the Games , by the U.S. 4x200m freestyle men 's relay . The victory of Canada in the women 's 4x100m medley marked the first time that the U.S. lost the gold in a relay event , at the Pan American Games . In the 200m butterfly , two swimmers won the first medals of their countries in swimming at Pan American Games at all times : Jorge Delgado got the gold for Ecuador , and Augusto González , the bronze for Peru .",
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"text": "List of Bolivian records in swimming The Bolivian Records in swimming are the fastest times ever swum by an individual from Bolivia . These records are maintained by Bolivia 's national swimming federation : la Federación Boliviana de Natación ( FEBONA ) . FEBONA keeps records for both for men ( varones ) and women ( damas ) , for events in long course ( 50m , Piscina Larga ) and short course ( 25m , Piscina Corta ) courses . Records are kept in the following events ( by stroke ) : freestyle ( libre ) : 50 , 100 , 200 , 400 , 800 and 1500 ; backstroke ( espalda ) : 50 , 100 and 200 ; breaststroke ( pecho ) : 50 , 100 and 200 ; butterfly ( mariposa ) : 50 , 100 and 200 ; individual medley ( combinado ) : 100 ( 25m only ) , 200 and 400 ; relays : 4x50 free , 4x100 free , 4x200 free , 4x50 medley , and 4 × 100 medley .",
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"text": "List of Peruvian records in swimming The Peru Records in Swimming are the fastest times ever swum by an individual from Peru . These national records are maintained by Peru 's national swimming federation : Federación Deportiva Peruana de Natación ( FDPN ) . FDPN keeps records for both for men and women , for both long course ( 50m ) and short course ( 25m ) events . Records are kept in the following events ( by stroke ) : freestyle : 50 , 100 , 200 , 400 , 800 and 1500 ; backstroke : 50 , 100 and 200 ; breaststroke : 50 , 100 and 200 ; butterfly : 50 , 100 and 200 ; individual medley : 100 ( 25m only ) , 200 and 400 ; relays : 200 free ( 25m only ) , 400 free , 800 free , 200 medley ( 25m only ) , and 400 medley . All records swum in finals , unless noted otherwise .",
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"text": "Paralympic swimming Paralympic swimming is an adaptation of the sport of swimming for athletes with disabilities . Paralympic swimming is contested not only at the Summer Paralympic Games , but at disabled sports competitions throughout the world . The sport is governed by the International Paralympic Committee , hence the name of `` Paralympic '' swimming . Rules for the sport are adapted from those set forth by the International Swimming Federation ( FINA ) . Swimmers compete individually in backstroke , breaststroke , butterfly , freestyle , individual medley , and as teams in relay races . At the Paralympics , World Championships and other elite level competitions , swimmers compete in an Olympic-size swimming pool . Significant differences between able-bodied and Paralympic swimming include the starting position and adaptations allowed for visually impaired swimmers . Competitors may start a race by standing on a platform and diving into the pool , as in non-disabled swimming , or by sitting on the platform and diving in , or they may start the race in the water . In events for the blind and visually impaired , people called `` tappers '' may stand at the end of the pool and use a pole to tap the swimmers when they approach the wall , indicating when the swimmer should turn or end the race .",
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"text": "Diana Gomes Diana Duarte Gomes ( born July 6 , 1989 ) is a Portuguese swimmer , who specialized in breaststroke events . She is a two-time Olympian and a multiple-time Portuguese record holder for the long and short course breaststroke events ( 50 , 100 , and 200 m ) . She also won three medals ( two golds and one bronze ) in the same category at the 2005 European Junior Swimming Championships in Budapest , Hungary . Gomes made her first Olympic team , as Portugal 's youngest swimmer ( aged 15 ) , at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece . In the 100 m breaststroke , Gomes finished in last place on the fourth heat by four tenths of a second ( 0.40 ) behind Croatia 's Smiljana Marinović in 1:11.40 . In the 200 m breaststroke , Gomes placed twenty-third in the morning prelims with a seasonal best of 2:34.23 , nearly two seconds farther from the Portuguese record ( 2:31.32 ) . At the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing , Gomes qualified for the second time in two swimming events , by clearing FINA B-standard entry times of 1:09.96 ( 100 m breaststroke ) from the European Championships in Eindhoven , Netherlands , and 2:30.35 ( 200 m breaststroke ) from the EDF Swimming Open in Paris , France . In her first event , 100 m breaststroke , Gomes challenged seven other swimmers on the fourth heat , including South Korea 's Jung Seul-Ki , and two-time Olympian Inna Kapishina of Belarus . She edged out Kapishina to a third-place sprint by 0.15 of a second , lowering her Olympic time to 1:10.02 . In the 200 m breaststroke , Gomes lowered her personal best to 2:30.18 , but failed to advance into the semifinals for the second time , as she placed twenty-ninth overall in the preliminaries .",
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"text": "Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly The women 's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2016 Summer Olympics took place between 9 -- 10 August at the Olympic Aquatics Stadium . Spain 's Mireia Belmonte stormed home on the final lap to upgrade her silver from London 2012 with an Olympic title in this event , writing a historic milestone to become the country 's first female swimming champion . Closing the gap between herself and Madeline Groves at the 150-metre turn , she pipped the Australian challenger with a half-stroke swim on the final stretch to a striking gold-medal triumph in 2:04.85 . Groves commanded a solid lead through the first half of the race , but could not catch the Spaniard near the wall , stopping just 0.03 seconds behind with a 2:04.88 for the silver . Meanwhile , Japan 's Natsumi Hoshi delivered a powerful back-half strategy to hold on the two leaders and repeat her bronze-medal feat from London 2012 in 2:05.20 . Swimming in lane eight , Cammile Adams of the United States missed out on the podium by seven tenths of a second , as she moved up from the outside to fourth with a lifetime best of 2:05.90 . Separated from each other by a 0.03-second gap , Chinese duo Zhou Yilin ( 2:07.37 ) and Zhang Yufei ( 2:07.40 ) picked up the fifth and sixth spots respectively . Adams ' teammate Hali Flickinger ( 2:07.71 ) and Australian youngster Brianna Throssell ( 2:07.87 ) closed out the field . Notable swimmers missed the final roster , including British duo Hannah Miley and Aimee Willmott , Germany 's Franziska Hentke , the reigning European champion , and Hungary 's Katinka Hosszú , who later scratched the afternoon prelims to prepare herself instead for a historic medley double that happened in the evening session of the same day .",
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"text": "Mike Brown (swimmer) Michael Andrew Brown ( born May 5 , 1984 ) is a Canadian former competitive swimmer . He started swimming at age seven and was a student at the University of Calgary . Brown 's dream was to become an olympian for Canada and it became true when he succeeded to qualify for 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens , Greece . He broke 200-meter breaststroke Canadian record and was placed 6th . His best finish at a world championships was at the 2005 championships in Montreal , when he finished 2nd in the 200-metre breaststroke . Brown won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne , Australia , beating his opponent by 0.01 of a second . He was born in Perth , Ontario . Brown competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the 100-metre breaststroke and 200-metre breaststroke . He finished 20th in the 100-metre heats with a time of 1:00.98 and 4th in the 200-metre final with a Canadian Record 2:08.84 . After serving his country for eight years in the national team , Brown announced his retirement in 2009 but it did n't seem long lasting and he was seen back in the pools by 2010 , fueled and determined for 2012 Summer Olympics .",
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"text": "Ed Moses (swimmer) Glenn Edward Moses , Jr. ( born June 7 , 1980 ) is an American former competition swimmer and breaststroke specialist who is an Olympic gold medalist , world champion , and former world record-holder . He represented the United States at the 2000 Summer Olympics , where he won a gold and silver medal . On January 23 , 2002 in Stockholm , Sweden , Moses set a world record in the short course 100 m breaststroke ( 57.47 ) . In January 2002 , Moses also set the world mark in the short course 200 m breaststroke , which he lowered again Berlin , Germany on January 17 , 2004 with a time of 2:02.92 .",
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"text": "Melbourne Vicentre Melbourne Vicentre is a swimming club based at the Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre ( MSAC ) , Melbourne , Australia . Its head coach is Ian Pope , supported by Craig Jackson , Alex Hirschauer , Matt King and Brad Harris and others . Vicentre is one of the largest clubs in Victoria , and Swimming Australia Podium Performance Centre . Amongst the swimmers who train currently with Vicentre are 2014 Commonwealth Games team members Mack Horton and Kotuku Ngawati , Paralympians Ahmed Kelly , Tanya Huebner and Matthew Haanappel as well as Masters World Record holder Linley Frame . Past club members include Giaan Rooney , Matt Welsh , Grant Hackett , Daniel Kowalski , Marieke Guehrer and Nicole Livingstone . Nicole Livingstone has been CEO of the club since July 2014 . The club was formed in 1988 following the amalgamation of Melbourne Aquatic and ACI Vicentre swimming clubs . In 1996 , the club amalgamated with Malvern Swimming Club Inc. . The club is an incorporated association under the Associations Incorporation Act 1986 ( Vic ) and is an affiliate of Swimming Victoria and Metro South District . Melbourne Vicentre won the Australian Open Longcourse Championships points score every year since 2004 Athens Olympic trials to 2008 , and 2011-2013 .",
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"text": "Short course In swimming , the term short course ( abbreviated SC ) is used to identify a pool that is 25 m in length . The term is also often included in meet names when conducted in a short course pool . `` Short course '' is the second type of pool configuration currently recognized by FINA and other swimming bodies for pool competition ; the other/primary pool length being `` long course '' , where the pool is 50 meters in length . Olympic and the World Aquatics Championships are conducted in a long course pool . In the United States , the term `` short course '' is more commonly applied to 25 yd competition , which is more common in that country . Short course yards is generally abbreviated as `` SCY '' to differentiate it from short course meters ( SCM ) . The US national federations , USA Swimming and United States Masters Swimming , both maintain SCY USA records , FINA does not currently recognize records set in SCY , but does recognize/keep SCM records . USA college ( including NCAA competition ) and high school swimming are traditionally swum in SCY . Short course meter competitions are also denoted by listing of the actual meter distance : `` 25m '' ( note : within swimming , a space is not placed between the number and the meter `` m '' ) . Short course records are traditionally faster than long course records . This is assumed to be connected to increased number of wall push-offs , where speed is greatest .",
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"text": "Wu Yanyan Wu Yanyan ( ; born January 7 , 1978 ) is a Chinese swimmer who is the former world record holder in the women 's 200 metres individual medley . Wu set the world record in a time of 2:09.72 in Shanghai at China 's National Games in October 1997 . Wu first caught attention when she won China 's 1996 Olympic Trials in a world-leading 2:12.87 , defeating 1992 Olympic champion Lin Li into second place . She also placed 2nd in the 400 IM in a strong 4:41.20 . Much like most of her teammates , however , she eventually failed at the Atlanta Games , failing to qualify for the finals of both medley events . Had she repeated her trials times in Atlanta , she could have won gold in the 200 IM and silver in the 400 . In fact , her 200 IM time was over 1 second faster than Michelle Smith 's winning time in Atlanta ( 2:13.93 ) , and ranked first globally for 1996 . One year after the Olympics , Wu set a world record of 2:09.72 at the 1997 Chinese National Games , where she also placed 2nd in the 400 IM ( 4:36.28 ; the race was won by Chen Yan in a world record of 4:34.79 ) and third in the 200 back ( 2:10.71 ) and 200 fly ( 2:10.45 ) . She went on to win the 200 IM at the 1998 World Championships in Perth , Australia in the 2nd fastest time ever ( 2:10.88 ) , and also placed 4th in the 200 fly ( 2:10.22 , the only Chinese swimmer to set a personal best in Perth ) and 400 IM ( 4:40.16 ) . After the win , her times dropped off significantly , though she managed to win the 200 IM gold at the 1998 Asian Games in Bangkok , Thailand ( 2:15.12 ) . She also competed in the 1999 Short Course Worlds in Hong Kong but did not medal . Wu 's performance improved suddenly at the national championships ( also serving at China 's Olympic Trails ) in Jinan City in May 2000 , where she won the 200 IM in 2:14.02 ( third in the world at that time ) , thereby leading to growing suspicions that she was involved in doping . Soon it was confirmed that she failed to dope test following the Trials in Jinan , and she was banned for four years by the Chinese authorities . An anabolic steroid was found in her system . The 22-year-old denied taking drugs but was immediately dropped by China 's Olympic Team preparing for 2000 Summer Olympics that September , and was fined $ 964 by the Chinese Swimming Association . Her coach Wu Jicai was given a $ 482 fine and banned for one year . Consequently , Wu Yanyan 's world record , which stood for over 10.5 years , is considered a tainted one . The American Katie Hoff , who specialises in the individual medley , stated that erasing the record is `` my one and only goal '' . Eventually , it was Australian Stephanie Rice who lowered Wu 's record to 2:08.92 on March 25 , 2008 at the 2008 Australian Swimming Championships . Hoff bettered the World mark later that same year , at the USA Olympic Trials .",
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"text": "Swimming at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games – Men's 100 metre butterfly The men 's 100m Butterfly event at the 2006 Central American and Caribbean Games occurred on Friday , July 21 , 2006 at the S.U. Pedro de Heredia Aquatic Complex in Cartagena , Colombia . Records at the time of the event were : World Record : 50.40 , Ian Crocker ( USA ) , Montreal , Canada , July 30 , 2007 . Games Record : 53.86 , Francisco Sánchez ( Venezuela ) , 1998 Games in Maracaibo ( Aug. 12.1998 ) .",
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"text": "Swimming at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Men's 200 metre butterfly The final of the men 's 200 metre butterfly event at the 1984 Summer Olympics was held in the McDonald 's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles , California , on August 3 , 1984 . The first eight qualified for the final , the next eight for the B-final .",
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"text": "Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's 200 metre butterfly The women 's 200 metre butterfly event at the 2012 Summer Olympics took place on 31 July and 1 August at the London Aquatics Centre in London , United Kingdom . China 's Jiao Liuyang stormed home on the final stretch to upgrade her silver from Beijing four years earlier with an Olympic title in the event . She produced a striking effort on the last lap to come from behind and demolish the field with a gold-medal time and a new Olympic record in 2:04.06 , shaving 0.12 seconds off the standard set by teammate Liu Zige . Meanwhile , Mireia Belmonte García made an Olympic milestone to become Spain 's first ever female medalist and fourth overall in swimming , as she brought home the silver in 2:05.25 , the ninth-fastest of all time . Japan 's Natsumi Hoshi added a sixth bronze to her swimming squad at these Games , in a sterling time of 2:05.48 . Leading through the prelims and the semifinals , U.S. swimmer Kathleen Hersey finished off the podium with a fourth-place time in 2:05.78 , a full second ahead of her teammate Cammile Adams ( 2:06.78 ) . Great Britain 's Jemma Lowe ( 2:06.80 ) , Hungary 's Zsuzsanna Jakabos ( 2:07.33 ) and defending champion Liu Zige ( 2:07.77 ) rounded out the field . Notable swimmers missed the final roster featuring Australia 's Jessicah Schipper , a former world record holder ; and Poland 's Otylia Jędrzejczak , a 2004 Olympic champion , both of whom placed thirteenth ( 2:08.21 ) and sixteenth ( 2:13.09 ) respectively in the semifinals .",
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Linkin Park has a fifth album.
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"text": "One More Light One More Light is the seventh studio album by American rock band Linkin Park . It was released on May 19 , 2017 through Warner Bros. . Records and Machine Shop , following the 2014 album The Hunting Party . The album 's first single , `` Heavy '' was released on March 16 , 2017 . It is their first album with a title track . In deciding on the title track , they felt that the song `` One More Light '' was the heart of the album . The album features guest vocal appearances from Pusha T , Stormzy , and Kiiara , and production and songwriting collaborations with Julia Michaels , Justin Tranter , Ross Golan , Andrew Goldstein , blackbear , and Eg White . Acoustic performances of the lead single by Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda helped promote One More Light . A few of them included performances with Kiiara , Waxx , and Sofia Karlberg .",
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"text": "Living Things (Linkin Park album) Living Things is the fifth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park . It was released under Warner Bros. . Records and Machine Shop Recordings on June 20 , 2012 , in Japan , and throughout the rest of the world during the following week . Production was handled by vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin , who both co-produced the band 's previous two studio albums Minutes to Midnight ( 2007 ) and A Thousand Suns ( 2010 ) . The band states that Living Things combines elements from their previous four studio albums to create a new sound . They stated they finally felt they were in `` familiar territory '' and `` comfortable in -LSB- their -RSB- own skin '' after years of experimentation that resulted in their two previous studio albums , Minutes to Midnight and A Thousand Suns . Living Things was chosen as the album 's title because of the numerous personal topics on the album . The lead single for the album , `` Burn It Down '' , was sent to radio and released to digital music retailers on April 16 , 2012 . Living Things debuted at number one on Billboard 200 with sales of 223,000 copies in the United States in its opening week . The second single for the album , `` Lost in the Echo '' , was released on October 19 , 2012 . The third and final single for the album , `` Castle of Glass '' , was released in its physical format on February 1 , 2013 . The album has sold 2.5 million copies worldwide as of December 2013 . The album was certified Gold by the RIAA in September 2013 .",
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"text": "The Hunting Party (album) The Hunting Party is the sixth studio album by American rock band Linkin Park . The album , produced by band members Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson , was released by Warner Bros. . Records and Machine Shop on June 13 , 2014 . It is the first album since Meteora ( 2003 ) not to be produced with Rick Rubin , after producing the band 's previous three studio albums . The title The Hunting Party is a contextual metaphor : Linkin Park is the party that is hunting to bring back the energy and soul of rock . The Hunting Party is a departure from the electronic rock sound of the band 's previous two studio albums . The album , described by Shinoda as simply `` a rock record '' , serves a statement by the band against contemporary mainstream and active rock bands , accused by him as `` trying to be other bands and playing it safe '' . Packaged by an artwork by Brandon Parvini based on an original drawing by James Jean , the album took under a year to record and produce , with material being improvisationally written by the band . The album also features guest appearances from Page Hamilton of Helmet , Daron Malakian of System of a Down , Tom Morello of Rage Against the Machine , and Rakim , marking the first time Linkin Park has collaborated with other artists on a studio album . The album was promoted by the band and Warner Bros , with multiple promotional teasers and interviews produced and published in the lead-up to the album 's release and listening parties of the album being held worldwide on multiple dates . The band embarked on the Carnivores Tour , a double-headline tour with Thirty Seconds to Mars , as well as The Hunting Party Tour , in support of the album . Five singles from The Hunting Party have been released ; `` Guilty All the Same '' in March 2014 , `` Until It 's Gone '' in May 2014 , and `` Wastelands '' , `` Rebellion '' and `` Final Masquerade '' in June 2014 . The album received generally positive reviews from critics , who praised its return to the heavier rock sound of their older albums . It debuted at number three on Billboard 200 , and has placed at number four on Revolver 's list of `` The 20 Best Albums of 2014 '' .",
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"text": "Linkin Park Linkin Park is an American rock band from Agoura Hills , California . Formed in 1996 , the band rose to international fame with their debut album Hybrid Theory ( 2000 ) , which was certified diamond by the RIAA in 2005 and multi-platinum in several other countries . Their following studio album Meteora continued the band 's success , topping the Billboard 200 album chart in 2003 , and was followed by extensive touring and charity work around the world . In 2003 , MTV2 named Linkin Park the sixth-greatest band of the music video era and the third-best of the new millennium . Billboard ranked Linkin Park No. 19 on the Best Artists of the Decade chart . In 2012 , the band was voted as the greatest artist of the 2000s in a Bracket Madness poll on VH1 . In 2014 , the band was declared as the Biggest Rock Band in the World Right Now by Kerrang ! . Having adapted nu metal and rap metal to a radio-friendly yet densely layered style in Hybrid Theory and Meteora , the band explored other genres in their next studio album , Minutes to Midnight ( 2007 ) . The album topped the Billboard charts and had the third-best debut week of any album that year . The band continued to explore a wider variation of musical types in their fourth album , A Thousand Suns ( 2010 ) , layering their music with more electronic sounds and beats . Their fifth album , Living Things ( 2012 ) , combines musical elements from all of their previous records . Their sixth album , The Hunting Party ( 2014 ) , returned to a heavier rock sound . Their seventh album One More Light , a more electronic and pop-oriented record , was released on May 19 , 2017 . The band has collaborated with several other artists , including rapper Jay Z in their mashup EP Collision Course , and many others on the remix albums Reanimation and Recharged . Linkin Park has sold over 70 million albums worldwide and has won two Grammy Awards .",
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"text": "Do the Clips Do the Clips is Do As Infinity 's fifth video collection .",
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"text": "Flags and Emblems Flags and Emblems is the fifth studio album by the band Stiff Little Fingers , released in 1991 ( see 1991 in music ) .",
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},
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"text": "Shine (Wale album) Shine is the fifth studio album by American rapper Wale . It was released on April 28 , 2017 , by Maybach Music Group , Atlantic Records and Every Blue Moon .",
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"text": "¡Dos! ¡ Dos ! is the tenth studio album by American punk rock band Green Day . The album was released on November 9 , 2012 in Australia , November 12 in the United Kingdom and on November 13 in the United States through Reprise Records . It is the second installment in the ¡ Uno ! ¡ Dos ! ¡ Tré ! trilogy . Following its predecessor 's power pop style , ¡ Dos ! was billed as Green Day 's take on garage rock . The album garnered the highest average reviews of all three trilogy albums , receiving generally positive reviews from music critics , who praised its dynamic style and catchy songs ; others found its music dull and observed filler on the album . It debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 , with first-week sales of 69,000 copies in the United States , a low for the band , becoming their first album since signing to a major record label to not sell 100,000 records in its first week .",
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"text": "Night Sports Night Sports is the fifth studio album by American duo 3OH ! 3 . The album is their first album released under Fueled By Ramen , where the band signed in February 2016 . The album was released on May 13 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Order (album) Order is the fifth and final studio album by the German metalcore band Maroon . It was released on April 20 , 2009 though Century Media Records . The album debuted at number 63 on the German Media Control Charts .",
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"text": "Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz is the fifth studio album by American singer Miley Cyrus , which was independently released for free online streaming on SoundCloud on August 30 , 2015 . Opting for an album relying less on computerized elements than her previous release , Bangerz ( 2013 ) , Cyrus began planning the project in 2013 before Bangerz was released . Work continued into 2014 and 2015 , when she befriended and began collaborating with the Flaming Lips . In addition to the psychedelic rock band , Cyrus worked with producers Mike Will Made It and Oren Yoel ( with whom she had collaborated on Bangerz ) . The album features guest vocals by Big Sean ( who had appeared on Bangerz ) , Sarah Barthel of Phantogram and Ariel Pink . Without previous promotion , Cyrus announced that Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz was available for free online streaming when she hosted the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards , released independently . Critics were divided in their opinions of the album ; some applauded Cyrus ' ambition and experimentation , and others considered its production and overall finish lacking . Cyrus has promoted the album with music videos for `` Dooo It ! '' , `` Lighter '' and `` BB Talk '' , performances of `` Karen Do n't Be Sad '' and `` Twinkle Song '' when she hosted Saturday Night Live , and the Milky Milky Milk Tour in November and December 2015 . On April 10 , 2017 , the album was released commercially on iTunes and other streaming platforms through RCA Records .",
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"text": "5th Gear (album) 5th Gear is the fifth studio album by country singer Brad Paisley . It was released June 19 , 2007 , and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 , with first week sales of about 197,000 copies . On April 9 , 2008 , 5th Gear was certified platinum by the RIAA . The album 's first four singles -- `` Ticks '' , `` Online '' , `` Letter to Me '' , and `` I 'm Still a Guy '' -- all reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts . In June 2008 , a re-recording of `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' , a song which Paisley originally recorded for his 2005 album Time Well Wasted , was added as a bonus track to this album . This re-edited version was released in June 2008 as the album 's fifth single . For the chart week of September 20 , 2008 , the song has become his twelfth number-one single and his eighth straight number-one hit . When pre-ordered through iTunes , another bonus track , `` You Love Me So Good '' , was included . In 2009 , NPR picked the album as one of `` The Decade 's 50 Most Important Recordings . '' Blaine Larsen later released a rendition of `` It Did '' in 2009 .",
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"text": "We Made It `` We Made It '' is a promo single by rapper Busta Rhymes featuring American rock band Linkin Park . The song was to be on Busta Rhymes 's eighth studio album Back on My B.S. , but was then cancelled off the track list because the album was released on a different label as `` We Made It '' was Busta Rhymes 's last song on Interscope . The song was produced by Cool & Dre , with additional production by Linkin Park 's Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson . The song was released on April 29 , 2008 . It was Busta Rhymes 's final release on Aftermath Entertainment . The track debuted and peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 charts at # 65 .",
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"text": "Get Over It (album) Get Over It is the fifth studio album by the hard rock band Mr. Big . It is their first studio album to feature guitarist Richie Kotzen .",
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"text": "5th Season 5th Season is the fourth studio album by the German progressive metal band Dreamscape .",
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"text": "Shangri-La Dee Da Shangri-La Dee Da is the fifth studio album by American hard rock band Stone Temple Pilots . It was produced by Brendan O'Brien and released on June 19 , 2001 , by Atlantic Records .",
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"text": "Lies Greed Misery `` Lies Greed Misery '' is a song by American rock band Linkin Park . It is the fourth track from their fifth studio album , Living Things . It has entered the UK Rock Singles Charts at number 26 , although it has n't been released as a single . The song was written by the band and produced by co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda and Rick Rubin . `` Lies Greed Misery '' was used as a promotional single and was the reward for a scavenger hunt contest run by Linkin Park . It was used in the promotion of Medal of Honor : Warfighter and got its premier in the multiplayer trailer for the game . Its working title was `` Piledriver '' and later `` Breaking Point '' .",
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"text": "Killing Time (Bayside album) Killing Time is the fifth studio album by American rock band Bayside .",
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"text": "Heaven (Miliyah Kato album) Heaven is Miliyah Kato 's fifth studio album . It was released on July 28 , 2010 .",
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"text": "2007 in downloadable songs for the Rock Band series The Rock Band series of music video games supports downloadable songs for the Xbox 360 , PlayStation 3 , and Wii versions through the consoles ' respective online services . Users can download songs on a track-by-track basis , with many of the tracks also offered as part of a `` song pack '' or complete album at a discounted rate . These packs are available for the Wii only on Rock Band 3 . Most downloadable songs are playable within every game mode , including the Band World Tour career mode . All downloadable songs released before October 26 , 2010 are cross-compatible between Rock Band , Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3 , while those after only work with Rock Band 3 . Certain songs deemed `` suitable for all ages '' by Harmonix are also available for use in Lego Rock Band . The Wii version of Rock Band does not support downloadable content , but Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3 do , with DLC first made available in January 2009 . Songs from the back catalogue of downloadable content were released for the Wii weekly in an effort by Harmonix to provide Wii players with every previously available song . Following the release of Rock Band 4 for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One , all previously purchased downloadable content for Rock Band 3 and earlier is forward compatible ( with the exception of any downloadable content purchased for The Beatles : Rock Band ) within the same system family at no additional cost . 32 downloadable Rock Band songs were released in 2007 , 15 of which appeared alongside the launch of Rock Band on November 20 , including song packs for Queens of the Stone Age , Metallica , and The Police .",
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"text": "Gangsta Conversation Gangsta Conversation is the fifth album by the American rap group South Central Cartel .",
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"text": "Petrified/Remember the Name `` Petrified/Remember the Name '' is a double single by American hip hop artist Fort Minor , the side project of rock band Linkin Park 's co-lead vocalist Mike Shinoda . It is the first single from his 2005 album The Rising Tied , released on October 3 , 2005 .",
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"text": "In Triumph In Triumph is the fifth album by Swedish rock band The Quill .",
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"text": "Shake It... Shake It ... is Australian band Endorphin 's fifth studio album , released in late 2004 .",
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The Hunger Games is a television show.
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"text": "The Hunger Games (film) The Hunger Games is a 2012 American dystopian science fiction adventure film directed by Gary Ross and based on the novel of the same name by Suzanne Collins . It is the first installment in The Hunger Games film series and was produced by Nina Jacobson and Jon Kilik , with a screenplay by Ross , Collins , and Billy Ray . The film stars Jennifer Lawrence , Josh Hutcherson , Liam Hemsworth , Woody Harrelson , Elizabeth Banks , Lenny Kravitz , Stanley Tucci , and Donald Sutherland . The story takes place in a dystopian post-apocalyptic future in the nation of Panem , where boys and girls between the ages of 12 and 18 must take part in the Hunger Games , a televised annual event in which the `` tributes '' are required to fight to the death until there is only one survivor . Katniss Everdeen ( Lawrence ) volunteers to take her younger sister 's place . Joined by her district 's male tribute , Peeta Mellark ( Hutcherson ) , Katniss travels to the Capitol to train for the Hunger Games under the guidance of former victor Haymitch Abernathy ( Harrelson ) . Development of The Hunger Games began in March 2009 when Lions Gate Entertainment entered into a co-production agreement with Color Force , which had acquired the rights a few weeks earlier . Collins collaborated with Ray and Ross to write the screenplay . The screenplay expanded the character of Seneca Crane to allow several developments to be shown directly to the audience and Ross added several scenes between Crane and Coriolanus Snow . The main characters were cast between March and May 2011 . Principal photography began in May 2011 and ended in September 2011 , with filming taking place in North Carolina . The Hunger Games was shot entirely on film as opposed to digital . The film was released on March 21 , 2012 , in some European countries and in the US on March 23 , 2012 , in both conventional theaters and digital IMAX theaters . Japan received it last , on September 28 . When the film released , it set records for opening day ( $ 67.3 million ) and opening weekend for a non-sequel . At the time of its release , the film 's opening weekend gross ( $ 152.5 million ) was the third-largest of any movie in North America . It is the first film since Avatar to remain in first place at the North American box office for four consecutive weekends . The film was a massive box-office success by grossing over $ 694 million worldwide against its budget of $ 78 million , making it the third-highest-grossing film in the United States and ninth-highest-grossing worldwide of 2012 . It was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on August 18 , 2012 . With 7,434,058 units sold , the DVD was the best-selling DVD of 2012 . A sequel , The Hunger Games : Catching Fire , was released on November 22 , 2013 , in the United States . The Hunger Games received positive reviews from critics , with praise for its themes and messages , as well as Jennifer Lawrence 's portrayal of Katniss , though there was criticism of the film 's use of shaky cam in the action sequences . Like the novel , the film has been noted for its similarities to other works , such as Robert Sheckley 's short story `` Seventh Victim '' and its Italian film adaptation The 10th Victim , the Japanese novel Battle Royale and its film adaptation , and the Shirley Jackson short story `` The Lottery '' , with some criticizing The Hunger Games for being derivative of such works . Collins stated in an interview that her novel and screenplay drew on sources of inspiration such as the myth of Theseus , Roman gladiatorial games , reality television , and the desensitization of viewers to media coverage of real-life tragedy and war , not to think as just an audience member , `` Because those are real people on the screen , and they 're not going away when the commercials start to roll . '' The song `` Safe & Sound '' won a Grammy Award and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song . For her performance , Lawrence won the Saturn Award for Best Actress , the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Actress in an Action Movie , the Empire Award for Best Actress and was also nominated for the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actress .",
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"text": "Analog television Analog television or analogue television is the original television technology that uses analog signals to transmit video and audio . In an analog television broadcast , the brightness , colors and sound are represented by rapid variations of either the amplitude , frequency or phase of the signal . Analog signals vary over a continuous range of possible values which means that electronic noise and interference becomes reproduced by the receiver . So with analog , a moderately weak signal becomes snowy and subject to interference . In contrast , a moderately weak digital signal and a very strong digital signal transmit equal picture quality . Analog television may be wireless or can be distributed over a cable network using cable converters . All broadcast television systems preceding digital transmission of digital television ( DTV ) used analog signals . Analog television around the world has been in the process of shutting down since the late 2000s .",
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"text": "Hunger in the United Kingdom Chronic hunger has affected a sizable proportion of the UK 's population throughout most of its history . The problem was largely solved with the improved economic conditions that followed World War II . Yet since the lasting global inflation in the price of food that began in late 2006 , and especially since the financial crisis of 2008 , severe hunger has once again began to affect thousands of Britons . By December 2013 , according to a group of doctors and academics writing in The British Medical Journal , hunger in the UK had reached the level of a `` public health emergency '' . In the run up to the 2015 general election , the issue of hunger in the UK became somewhat politicised , with right wing commentators expressing scepticism about figures presented by church groups and left leaning activitists . An All-Party MP group focusing on hunger in the UK has called for activists to be cautious in how they discuss the problem of domestic hunger , as exaggerated claims and political point scoring risk reducing public support for tackling the issue . In a 2016 report , the All-Party group stated it is not possible to accurately quantify the number of people suffering from hunger in the UK , and called for better collection of data . The UK has seen several changes in prevailing attitudes to the problem of hunger and its relief . In the early 19th century , a view arose that it was counter productive to assist those suffering from hunger ; rather people should be left to fend for themselves , which would help them become more self-sufficient and would also assist the free market to deliver prosperity . By the early 20th century this way of thinking had been largely displaced by the humanitarian view that Britons have a moral duty to help the hungry when they are able .",
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"text": "Game of Arms Game of Arms is an American television series that debut February 25 , 2014 , on AMC . The series is a reality television show about American competitive arm wrestlers . The series follows arm wrestling clubs in Erie , Pennsylvania ; Kansas City , Missouri ; New York City ; Sacramento , California , and Baton Rouge , Louisiana . Prior to its broadcast , the series was initially known as King of Arms . On September 11 , 2014 , AMC renewed the series for a second season . However it canceled the series a month later in mid-production as part of the network ending nearly all their reality series and refocusing completely on fictional dramas for their original series output .",
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"text": "Entertainment Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience , or gives pleasure and delight . It can be an idea or a task , but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience 's attention . Although people 's attention is held by different things , because individuals have different preferences in entertainment , most forms are recognisable and familiar . Storytelling , music , drama , dance , and different kinds of performance exist in all cultures , were supported in royal courts , developed into sophisticated forms and over time became available to all citizens . The process has been accelerated in modern times by an entertainment industry that records and sells entertainment products . Entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale , ranging from an individual who chooses a private entertainment from a now enormous array of pre-recorded products ; to a banquet adapted for two ; to any size or type of party , with appropriate music and dance ; to performances intended for thousands ; and even for a global audience . The experience of being entertained has come to be strongly associated with amusement , so that one common understanding of the idea is fun and laughter , although many entertainments have a serious purpose . This may be the case in the various forms of ceremony , celebration , religious festival , or satire for example . Hence , there is the possibility that what appears as entertainment may also be a means of achieving insight or intellectual growth . An important aspect of entertainment is the audience , which turns a private recreation or leisure activity into entertainment . The audience may have a passive role , as in the case of persons watching a play , opera , television show , or film ; or the audience role may be active , as in the case of games , where the participant/audience roles may be routinely reversed . Entertainment can be public or private , involving formal , scripted performance , as in the case of theatre or concerts ; or unscripted and spontaneous , as in the case of children 's games . Most forms of entertainment have persisted over many centuries , evolving due to changes in culture , technology , and fashion . Films and video games , for example , although they use newer media , continue to tell stories , present drama , and play music . Festivals devoted to music , film , or dance allow audiences to be entertained over a number of consecutive days . Some activities that were once considered entertaining , particularly public punishments , have been removed from the public arena . Others , such as fencing or archery , once necessary skills for some , have become serious sports and even professions for the participants , at the same time developing into entertainment with wider appeal for bigger audiences . In the same way , other necessary skills , such as cooking , have developed into performances among professionals , staged as global competitions and then broadcast for entertainment . What entertainment is for one group or individual may be regarded as work by another . The familiar forms of entertainment have the capacity to cross over different media and have demonstrated a seemingly unlimited potential for creative remix . This has ensured the continuity and longevity of many themes , images , and structures .",
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"text": "List of Survivor (U.S. TV series) tribes Survivor is an American reality television game show which strands between 16 and 20 players , depending on the season , in a remote location divided into two to four teams called tribes . Depending on the season , tribes are usually given a machete , a pot , water canteens , and a special water well created for the show . This well holds brackish water that the players need to boil prior to drinking , forcing tribes to make fire on their own or to win ( as a reward ) the tools needed to make fire . Tribes are encouraged to build shelters to protect themselves from the elements and to forage on the local flora and fauna for nourishment . In some seasons , tribes have started with food supplies ( typically rice ) provided by the show , while other seasons have given the tribes no additional help at the start of the game . Each tribe is given a unique name and color . Each player is given an elastic buff patterned with their tribe color and the logo for the current season . Players are required to wear their colored buff in a visible location at all times and must relinquish their old buff and obtain a new one if , as part of game play , they are switched from one tribe to another . Over the course of the show , the tribes compete against each other to win rewards and immunity from elimination . Later in the game , all remaining tribes are merged into one tribe for the final section of the game and the contestants compete individually rather than in tribes . Initial tribe divisions have been made in several ways over the years . Early seasons tended to feature tribes divided based on a roughly equal distribution of age and gender within each tribe . Several seasons have featured tribes split by age , racial background , past game experience , moral reputation , family lines , personal traits , occupational class , and/or gender . Divisions are generally made in advance by production , however , four seasons ( Thailand , Palau , Fiji , and Gabon ) have had the tribes formed during the first episode of the season . Tribes are given unique names and identifying tribe colors which are used on tribe flags , challenge courses , on-screen text and various other items .",
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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": "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": "Goodwill Games The Goodwill Games was an international sports competition created by Ted Turner in reaction to the political troubles surrounding the Olympic Games of the 1980s . In 1979 , the invasion of Afghanistan caused the United States and other Western countries to boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow , an act reciprocated when the Soviet and other Eastern Bloc countries ( with the exception of Romania ) boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles . Like the Olympics , the Goodwill Games were held every four years ( with the exception of the final Games ) , and had a summer and winter component . The Summer Goodwill Games occurred five times , between 1986 and 2001 , while the Winter Goodwill Games occurred only once , in 2000 . They were cancelled by Time Warner , which had bought ownership of them in 1996 , due to low television ratings .",
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"text": "Huge (TV series) Huge is an American drama series that aired on the ABC Family television network . The series is based on the young adult novel of the same name by Sasha Paley . The hour-long drama series revolves around eight teens sent to a summer weight loss camp called Camp Victory . Winnie Holzman ( creator of My So-Called Life ) and her daughter Savannah Dooley wrote the plot . Casting began in January , with production beginning in April 2010 . The series premiered on June 28 , 2010 at 9 p.m. with 2.53 million viewers . On October 4 , 2010 ABC Family announced that Huge was not getting an extra episode order , therefore canceling the show .",
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"text": "Freaks and Geeks Freaks and Geeks is an American teen comedy-drama television series , created by Paul Feig , with Judd Apatow as executive producer , that aired on NBC during the 1999 -- 2000 television season . Eighteen episodes were completed , but the series was canceled after only 12 had aired . A fan-led campaign persuaded NBC to broadcast three more episodes in July 2000 ; the three remaining unaired episodes , for a total of 18 , aired that September on the cable network Fox Family Channel . The series appeared on Time magazine 's 2007 `` 100 Greatest Shows of All Time '' list , and placed third on the magazine 's list of greatest television shows of the 2000s ( decade ) . In 2007 , Freaks and Geeks ranked # 21 on TV Guides Top Cult Shows Ever . In 2008 , Entertainment Weekly ranked it the 13th-best series of the past 25 years . The same year , AOL TV named it the Best School Show of All Time . In 2013 TV Guide included it in its list of The 60 Greatest Dramas of All Time , and ranked it # 1 on their list of 60 shows that were `` Cancelled Too Soon '' . It launched several of its young actors into successful television and film careers .",
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"text": "Gameshow Marathon (U.S. TV series) Game $ how Marathon is an American television program which aired on CBS from May 31 , 2006 to June 29 , 2006 . It is based on the United Kingdom series Ant & Dec 's Gameshow Marathon which aired on ITV in 2005 . It also aired in Canada on CTV . The show features contestants competing in some of television 's most historically popular game shows , in a single-elimination format until an ultimate winner is found . Both the UK and US versions featured celebrity contestants . The US version was produced by FremantleMedia North America and Granada America and was hosted by Ricki Lake and announced by Rich Fields . In the US , the series only aired for a single season , while in the UK a second season aired in 2007 , this time entitled Gameshow Marathon and hosted by Vernon Kay . This program was recorded at Stage 46 , CBS Television City in Los Angeles , CA , USA .",
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"text": "Fictional universe of The Hunger Games The Hunger Games universe is a fictional world appearing in The Hunger Games trilogy written by Suzanne Collins . It consists primarily of the fictional nation of Panem , its Capitol where the totalitarian government resides , and the outlying districts , numbered 1 to 12 , each with a different economy . In addition , there is the secretive District 13 , where a rebel force is building strength . The Hunger Games themselves are an annual event in which citizens from the districts , selected through a process called `` reaping '' , are forced to participate in a battle to the death . The universe also contains fictional flora and fauna , such as the Mockingjay , a bird whose mimicry is used as a plot device , and after whom the third book in the series is named .",
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"text": "Pilot (Friday Night Lights) `` Pilot '' is the first episode of the sports drama television series Friday Night Lights . The episode premiered on the NBC network on October 3 , 2006 . It introduces the men and women involved with the Dillon Panthers , a Texas high school football team . In the pilot episode , the team is preparing for the first game of the season , which will be the first game under new head coach Eric Taylor . The show is based on the 2004 film Friday Night Lights , which was in turn based on the 1990 non-fiction book Friday Night Lights : A Town , a Team , and a Dream by H. G. Bissinger . Peter Berg , who is Bissinger 's cousin and who directed the film , wrote and directed the pilot episode , and served as executive producer for the series . While some of the actors from the movie returned to act on the show , most of the actors were cast specifically for the television series . Critical reception of the show was good to average , with a general appreciation for the realistic portrayal of Middle America . Generally speaking , however , there were serious doubts about whether the show would be able to stay on the air very long , though it has since gone on to complete five seasons . The episode 's viewership of just over seven million was characterized as disappointing , though it did relatively well among men aged 18 to 34 .",
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"text": "Threads Threads is a 1984 British television drama jointly produced by the BBC , Nine Network and Western-World Television Inc. . Written by Barry Hines and directed by Mick Jackson , it is a docudrama account of nuclear war and its effects on the city of Sheffield in Northern England . The plot centres on two families as a confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union erupts . As the nuclear exchange between NATO and the Warsaw Pact begins , the film depicts the medical , economic , social and environmental consequences of nuclear war . Shot on a budget of # 250,000 -- 350,000 , the film was the first of its kind to depict a nuclear winter . Certain reviewers nominated Threads as the `` film which comes closest to representing the full horror of nuclear war and its aftermath , as well as the catastrophic impact that the event would have on human culture '' . It has been compared to the earlier programme The War Game produced in Britain in the 1960s and its contemporary The Day After , a 1983 ABC television film depicting a similar scenario in the United States . It was nominated for seven BAFTA awards in 1985 and won for Best Single Drama , Best Design , Best Film Cameraman and Best Film Editor .",
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"text": "Atlantis (TV series) Atlantis is a British fantasy-adventure television programme , inspired by Greek mythology ( including the legend of Atlantis ) and created by Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy with Howard Overman . It premiered on 28 September 2013 . Atlantis was the biggest new Saturday night drama series launch across all BBC channels since 2006 , even up on the launch of hit show Merlin . It also managed to draw 1 million viewers away from the highly popular ITV show The X Factor , which aired at the same time in the UK . On 26 October 2013 , BBC One ordered a second series of the show , which began airing on 15 November 2014 . On 23 January 2015 , it was announced that the series had been cancelled .",
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"text": "American Gods (TV series) American Gods is an American television series based on the novel of the same name , written by Neil Gaiman and originally published in 2001 . The television series was developed by Bryan Fuller and Michael Green for the premium cable network Starz . Fuller and Green are the showrunners for the series . Gaiman serves as an executive producer along with Fuller , Green , Craig Cegielski , Stefanie Berk , and Thom Beers . The first episode premiered on the Starz network and through their streaming application on April 30 , 2017 . In May 2017 , the series was renewed for a second season .",
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"text": "Sesame Street Sesame Street is a long-running American children 's television series , produced by Sesame Workshop ( formerly known as the Children 's Television Workshop ) and created by Joan Ganz Cooney and Lloyd Morrisett . The program is known for its educational content , and images communicated through the use of Jim Henson 's Muppets , animation , short films , humor , and cultural references . The series premiered on November 10 , 1969 , to positive reviews , some controversy , and high viewership ; it has aired on the U.S. 's national public television provider ( PBS ) since its debut , with its first run moving to premium channel HBO on January 16 , 2016 . The show has undergone significant changes throughout its history . The format of Sesame Street consists of a combination of commercial television production elements and techniques which have evolved to reflect the changes in American culture and the audience 's viewing habits . With the creation of Sesame Street , producers and writers of a children 's television show used , for the first time , educational goals and a curriculum to shape its content . It was also the first time a show 's educational effects were studied . Shortly after creating Sesame Street , its producers developed what came to be called the `` CTW model '' ( after the production company 's previous name ) , a system of television show planning , production , and evaluation based on collaborations between producers , writers , educators , and researchers . The show was initially funded by government and private foundations but has become somewhat self-supporting due to revenues from licensing arrangements , international sales , and other media . By 2006 , there were independently produced versions , or `` co-productions '' , of Sesame Street broadcast in twenty countries . In 2001 there were over 120 million viewers of various international versions of Sesame Street , and by the show 's 40th anniversary in 2009 , it was broadcast in more than 140 countries . By its 40th anniversary in 2009 , Sesame Street was the fifteenth-highest-rated children 's television show in the United States . A 1996 survey found that 95 % of all American preschoolers had watched the show by the time they were three years old . In 2008 , it was estimated that 77 million Americans had watched the series as children . As of 2014 , Sesame Street has won 167 Emmy Awards and 8 Grammy Awards -- more than any other children 's show .",
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"text": "Man vs. Beast Man vs. Beast is a series of sensationalistic television specials aired in the United States by the Fox television network . The shows were produced by Brian Richardson and directed by Bob Levy . They involve a variety of challenges in which people and animals compete against each other . Although the initial special , Man vs. Beast , was heavily panned by critics and animal rights groups , Fox commissioned a sequel , Man vs. Beast 2 , which aired on February 20 , 2004 . In 2003 , ITV commissioned Granada Productions to re-create the American special for British audiences . A six-part series was filmed , hosted by John Fashanu . However , owing to heavy lobbying by animal rights groups , transmission of the series was postponed indefinitely .",
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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": "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": "The Walt Disney Company The Walt Disney Company , commonly known as Disney , is an American diversified multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate , headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios in Burbank , California . It is the world 's second largest media conglomerate in terms of revenue , after Comcast . Disney was founded on October 16 , 1923 -- by brothers Walt Disney and Roy O. Disney -- as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio , and established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into live-action film production , television , and theme parks . The company also operated under the names The Walt Disney Studio and then Walt Disney Productions . Taking on its current name in 1986 , it expanded its existing operations and also started divisions focused upon theater , radio , music , publishing , and online media . In addition , Disney has since created corporate divisions in order to market more mature content than is typically associated with its flagship family-oriented brands . The company is best known for the products of its film studio , Walt Disney Studios , which is today one of the largest and best-known studios in American cinema . Disney 's other three main divisions are Walt Disney Parks and Resorts , Disney Media Networks , and Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media . Disney also owns and operates the ABC broadcast television network ; cable television networks such as Disney Channel , ESPN , A+E Networks , and Freeform ; publishing , merchandising , music , and theatre divisions ; and owns and licenses 14 theme parks around the world . The company has been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since May 6 , 1991 . Mickey Mouse , an early and well-known cartoon creation of the company , is a primary symbol and mascot for Disney .",
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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": "ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 ESPN International Winter Sports 2002 is a sports video game released in 2002 by Konami .",
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"text": "Comcast SportsNet Chicago Comcast SportsNet Chicago ( sometimes abbreviated as CSN Chicago ) is an American regional sports network that is owned by the NBC Sports Group unit of NBCUniversal ( which owns 20 % , and is itself owned by Comcast , the primary cable provider in the Chicago market ) , the family of Chicago Cubs owner J. Joseph Ricketts ( who own 20 % ) , Chicago Bulls and White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf ( who owns a 40 % majority interest ) , and Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz ( who owns 20 % ) . The channel broadcasts regional coverage of professional sports teams in the Chicago metropolitan area , as well as college sports events and original sports-related news , discussion and entertainment programming . CSN Chicago is available on cable and fiber optic television providers in most of Illinois , and throughout northern Indiana , Iowa , Kenosha County , Wisconsin and southwest Michigan and nationwide on satellite providers DirecTV and Dish Network . The network maintains main studios and offices located at 350 North Orleans Street , inside the River North Point Center in the Near North Side area .",
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"text": "ESPN Sunday Night Football ESPN Sunday Night Football was the ESPN cable network 's weekly television broadcasts of Sunday evening National Football League ( NFL ) games . The first ESPN Sunday night broadcast occurred on November 8 , 1987 , while the last one aired on January 1 , 2006 . Former NFL Commissioner ( 1989 -- 2005 ) Paul Tagliabue credits ESPN with raising the `` profile '' of the league , by turning `` a potential six - or seven-hour television experience into a twelve-hour television experience , '' factoring in both Sunday Night Football and the network 's pregame show Sunday NFL Countdown '' .",
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"text": "Sports in Boston Boston , the capital city of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and largest city in the New England region of the northeastern United States , is home to several major league sports teams , including the Red Sox ( baseball ) , the Celtics ( basketball ) and the Bruins ( ice hockey ) . The New England Patriots ( American football ) and the New England Revolution ( soccer ) play at Gillette Stadium in nearby Foxborough , Massachusetts . Several Boston-area colleges and universities are also active in college athletics . Sports are a major part of the city 's culture ( as well as the culture of the Greater Boston area ) . Boston sports fans are known for their fanatical devotion to the Red Sox and knowledge of the team 's history . Fenway Park , home of the Red Sox , is the oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball ( MLB ) and holds a legendary status among baseball fans . Boston is the only city in professional sports in which all facilities are privately owned and operated . The Patriots own Gillette Stadium , the Red Sox own Fenway Park , and TD Garden is owned by Delaware North , owner of the Bruins . The Celtics rent TD Garden from Delaware North . In the 2000s , Boston 's professional teams had arguably the most successful decade in sports history , winning ten championships ( five by the Patriots , three by the Red Sox and one each by the Celtics and Bruins ) . When the Bruins won the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals , the city of Boston became the first city in the 21st century to have all four of its major professional league teams win a league championship , and it is the only city ever to have championships in all four major professional leagues within a ten-year span ( from the Patriots ' victory in February 2002 to the Bruins ' in June 2011 ) . In just ten years , between February 2002 and June 2011 , Boston 's teams completed what Sports Illustrated dubbed as the `` Grand Slam of North American sports . '' With the Patriots ' victory over the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX , the four major Boston-area sports teams completed a grand-slam in six years ( the 2008 Celtics , the 2011 Bruins , the 2013 Red Sox and the 2014 Patriots ) . Beyond that , several of the teams were league finalists : the Revolution four times , the Patriots twice and the Bruins and Celtics once apiece . With the Bruins reaching the 2011 Stanley Cup Finals , this allowed Boston to join Philadelphia as being the only cities to have had all of their teams play in each of the four major North American professional sports leagues ' title rounds since 2000 , following the Patriots in Super Bowls XXXVI in 2002 , XXXVIII in 2004 , XXXIX in 2005 , XLII in 2008 , XLVI in 2012 , XLIX in 2015 , and LI in 2017 and winning all of them , except Super Bowl XLII and XLVI , the Red Sox winning World Series titles in ( ending the Curse of the Bambino ) , , and , and the Celtics in the NBA Finals in and and winning in 2008 . In addition , Boston beat out Philadelphia for playing in all of the `` big '' league championship rounds in the shortest time in the new millennium , as it took 9 years for Philadelphia to achieve this feat ; Boston needed only three years and eight months . From 2004 to 2015 , all four Boston major league teams have each reached the championship rounds two times or more .",
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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": "Elias Sports Bureau The Elias Sports Bureau ( ESB ) is a company providing historical and current statistical information for sports , especially for major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada . In 1913 , Al Munro Elias and his brother Walter established the Al Munro Elias Bureau in New York City . At first they sold printed scorecards with baseball data directly to fans , until The Telegram daily newspaper purchased their weekly compilation of `` averages '' in 1916 . Elias was appointed official statistician of the National League and International League in 1919 with the American League and other minor leagues to follow . In 1937 , the Elias brothers assumed publication of Charley White 's Record Book , the so-called Little Red Book , after the death of its originator . It became an official ( authorized ) source for major league records . In 1938 , the Bureau began producing the Pocket Cyclopedia of Major League Baseball , and for many years published the official Green Book , the National League 's annual summary . After the Elias brothers died in the 1940s , the company was managed by Lester Goodman . Seymour Siwoff , who had worked for the Elias brothers as a high school student before serving his country in World War II and earning the Purple Heart , returned to become the company 's accountant . In 1952 , after Lester Goodman 's sudden death , Seymour Siwoff purchased the company from the widows of the Elias brothers . The new company was renamed Elias Sports Bureau to better fulfill Siwoff 's vision of incorporating all professional sports , and Siwoff took the company into the computer age . Under Siwoff 's leadership for over 60 years and to the present , ESB has become the leading authority on sports statistics . Originally official statistician of Major League Baseball , Siwoff was able to add to this distinction the National Football League , the National Basketball Association , the National Hockey League , Major League Soccer , and the Arena Football League . More recently , ESB added pro-women 's basketball ( WNBA ) and pro-golf to its list of league clientele . ESB also is a primary source of statistics for national newspapers , magazines and websites , as well as dozens of broadcasters of MLB , NBA and NHL telecasts . With Sporting News having phased out its record book publishing business during 2007 , The Elias Book of Baseball Records appears to be the sole hard-copy source of official baseball records . This book is available only through the company website . Steve Hirdt , executive vice-president , added his skills as a sports writer . His first venture was writing for ESPN 's Page2 website for a brief time . Later , he moved to a column for ESPN The Magazine . The column is entitled `` Do the Math '' and focuses on sports statistics .",
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"text": "Walt Disney World Dolphin The Walt Disney World Dolphin is a resort hotel designed by architect Michael Graves located between Epcot and Disney 's Hollywood Studios in the Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake , Florida , next to Disney 's BoardWalk Resort area . It opened on June 1 , 1990 and is joined to its sister hotel , the Walt Disney World Swan ( also designed by Graves ) by a palm-tree lined covered walkway crossing a lagoon . The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin is a joint venture between the Walt Disney Company , Tishman Hotel Corporation , MetLife and Starwood Hotels and Resorts . The land the resort occupies is owned by the Walt Disney Company , while the buildings themselves are leased by Disney to the Tishman Hotel Corporation and MetLife but operated by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide under the Sheraton Hotels brand . The Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin are a part of the Walt Disney Collection of resorts ; because of this they are Disney branded and guests of the resort have access to special Disney benefits available to Disney Resort Hotel guests only . The Dolphin and Swan share similar elements , but each has a distinctive appearance . The Dolphin is composed of a 257 ft tall triangular tower bisecting a 12-story rectangular mass with four 9-story wings on the Swan-side of the structure . The roof of each half of the main mass is adorned with a 56 ft tall Dolphin statue . On the main colored facade there is a turquoise banana-leaf pattern echoed by a similar wave pattern on the Swan . The statues on top of the Dolphin hotel are not mammalian dolphins , but a stylized version of a nautical dolphin , a common symbol used on old world nautical maps . The design of the creatures is based on Triton Fountain in Rome . In 2008 , The Walt Disney Dolphin Resort was awarded a One Palm Designation through the Florida Green Lodging Program established by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection . The Florida Green Lodging Program is a voluntary state initiative that provides the lodging industry with free technical assistance , encouraging hotels and motels to adopt cost-saving `` green '' practices that reduce waste , conserve natural resources and improve the bottom line .",
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"text": "Fenway Sports Group Fenway Sports Group , LLC ( FSG ) , is an American sports investment company . It is the parent company of Major League Baseball 's Boston Red Sox and Premier League soccer club Liverpool F.C. FSG was founded in 2001 as New England Sports Ventures ( NESV ) when John W. Henry joined forces with Tom Werner , Les Otten , The New York Times Company , and other investors to successfully bid for the Red Sox . NESV formally announced its name change to Fenway Sports Group in March 2011 . In addition to owning the Red Sox and Liverpool F.C. , the Boston-based limited liability company also owns the home stadiums for both teams ( Fenway Park and Anfield ) and Fenway Sports Management ( which in turn owns the Salem Red Sox of the Class A Carolina League , a minor league baseball franchise ) , plus 80 % of the New England Sports Network ( NESN ) and 50 % of Roush Fenway Racing , with cars entered ( current as of 2015 season ) in the NASCAR Sprint Cup , NASCAR Xfinity and IMSA Sports Car racing competitions . In an April 2014 article in Forbes , senior editor Kurt Badenhausen called FSG `` the most sophisticated , synergistic player in the coming age of international sports conglomerates '' .",
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"text": "Fox Sports Digital Media Fox Sports Digital Media , formerly known as News Corp. . Digital Media and Fox Interactive Media , is a subsidiary of Fox Entertainment Group which operates Fox Sports ' online properties in the United States . When known as Fox Interactive Media , it was formed to oversee News Corporation 's new media acquisitions , including IGN , Myspace and Photobucket . However , the group would later divest most of its properties ; in 2006 , Demand Media , a company run by Richard Rosenblatt , former CEO of Intermix Media and chairman of Myspace , purchased back all of the non-MySpace assets Intermix had sold to News Corporation . In December 2009 , Fox sold Photobucket to the startup digital photography company Ontela . In October 2010 , the Fox Audience Network was sold to ad technology firm Rubicon Project . Fox Interactive Media also operated the websites of Fox 's television stations . As part of a joint venture with LIN Media in 2008 , Fox Interactive Media also began offering the Digital Publishing Platform ( DPP ) , an enterprise content management system and hosting platform primarily intended for local station websites . The DPP products were later spun off as the independent company EndPlay , which Fox and LIN still hold equity interests in . Fox would begin outsourcing their television station websites to competing provider Worldnow in 2012 . In June 2011 , Specific Media and pop singer Justin Timberlake bought Myspace for $ 35 million , which CNN reported noted was `` far less than the $ 580 million News Corp. paid for Myspace in 2005 . '' Murdoch went on to call the Myspace purchase a `` huge mistake '' . In February 2013 , IGN Entertainment was sold to Ziff Davis Media . As its only remaining properties relate to Fox Sports , the company was renamed Fox Sports Digital Media in mid-2013 .",
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"text": "The Walt Disney Company CIS The Walt Disney Company CIS , LLC is one of The Walt Disney Company 's international divisions . The Walt Disney Company CIS was founded in April 2006 . It is headquartered in Moscow , the capital of Russia . In 2007 , Walt Disney Company CIS and Sony Pictures Russia created the joint venture of Walt Disney Studios Sony Pictures Releasing CIS . The company owns and operates Russian versions of Disney Channel and Playhouse Disney . Disney Channel was originally planned to launch in 2009 , but a Disney Americas deal with Media-One Holdings was denied by Russian authorities . The Walt Disney Company CIS produced the film The Book of Masters . Marina Zhigalova-Ozkan is head of The Walt Disney Company CIS . The Walt Disney Company CIS planned to make two new films in the summer of 2011 .",
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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": "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": "ESPN Asia ESPN Asia is an Asian cable sports network owned by STAR TV and Fox International Channels in partnership with ESPN International . It is the official Asian station of the Premier League . It is available in Philippines , Hong Kong , Taiwan , Indonesia , Pakistan , Brunei Darussalam , Malaysia , Singapore , India , Nepal , Pakistan , Thailand and other Asian territories . On January 28 , 2013 , ESPN Asia was renamed into Fox Sports Asia . However , the ESPN brand is remained in China , India and South Asia . ESPN has since refocused on its digital business building out online properties for football ( ESPNFC ) , cricket ( CricInfo ) , Formula 1 ( ESPNF1 ) , and Australian rugby union ( ESPNscrum ) .",
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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": "The Baseball Network The Baseball Network was a short-lived television broadcasting joint venture between ABC , NBC and Major League Baseball . Under the arrangement , beginning in the 1994 season , the league produced its own in-house telecasts of games , which were then brokered to air on ABC and NBC . This was perhaps most evident by the copyright beds shown at the end of the telecasts , which stated `` The proceeding program has been paid for by the office of The Commissioner of Baseball '' . The Baseball Network was the first television network in the United States to be owned by a professional sports league . The package included coverage of games in primetime on selected nights throughout the regular season ( under the branding Baseball Night in America ) , along with coverage of the postseason and the World Series . Unlike previous broadcasting arrangements with the league , there was no national `` game of the week '' during the regular season ; these would be replaced by multiple weekly regional telecasts on certain nights of the week . Additionally , The Baseball Network had exclusive coverage windows ; no other broadcaster could televise MLB games during the same night that The Baseball Network was televising games . The arrangement did not last long ; due to the effects of a players ' strike on the remainder of the 1994 season , and poor reception from fans and critics over how the coverage was implemented , The Baseball Network would be disbanded after the 1995 season . While NBC would maintain rights to certain games , the growing Fox network became the league 's new national broadcast partner beginning in 1996 , with its then-parent company News Corporation eventually purchasing the Los Angeles Dodgers .",
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"text": "Spectrum Sports Spectrum Sports ( SS ) , also known under the corporate names Spectrum Networks , or Charter Sports Regional Networks , is the collective name for a group of regional sports networks in the United States that are primarily owned and operated by Charter Communications through its acquisition of Time Warner Cable in May 2016 . Charter also operates two other channels under the alternative name Spectrum SportsNet . The channels previously were branded as either Time Warner Cable Sports Channel or Time Warner Cable SportsNet . Each of the networks carry regional broadcasts of sporting events from various professional , collegiate and high school sports teams ( with broadcasts typically exclusive to each individual network , although some are shown on more than one SS network within a particular team 's designated market area ) , along with regional and national sports discussion , documentary and analysis programs . Depending on their individual team rights , some SS outlets maintain overflow feeds available via digital cable channels in their home markets , which may provide alternate programming when not used to carry game broadcasts that the main feed can not carry due to scheduling conflicts . SS 's business operations are based in New York City , New York and Los Angeles , California .",
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"text": "ABC News ABC News is the news division of the American Broadcasting Company ( ABC ) , owned by the Disney Media Networks division of The Walt Disney Company . Its flagship program is the daily evening newscast ABC World News Tonight ; other programs include morning news-talk show Good Morning America , newsmagazine series Nightline , Primetime and 20/20 , and Sunday morning political affairs program This Week with George Stephanopolous .",
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"text": "Wide World of Sports Wide World of Sports can refer to : Wide World of Sports ( Australian TV series ) , screened on the Nine Network Wide World of Sports ( U.S. TV series ) , screened on the American Broadcasting Company Nine 's Wide World of Sports , sports coverage on Australia 's Nine Network ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex , an athletic complex located in Lake Buena Vista , Florida , formerly known as Disney 's Wide World of Sports . Disney 's Wide World of Sports Spirit Award .",
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"text": "Sports betting Sports betting is the activity of predicting sports results and placing a wager on the outcome . The frequency of sports bet upon varies by culture , with the vast majority of bets being placed on association football , American football , basketball , baseball , hockey , mixed martial arts , track cycling , and boxing at both the amateur and professional levels . Sports betting can also extend to non-athletic events , such as reality show contests and political elections , and non-human contests such as horse racing , greyhound racing and illegal , underground dog fighting . Sports bettors place their wagers either legally , through a bookmaker/sportsbook , or illegally through privately run enterprises referred to as `` bookies '' . The term `` book '' being a reference to the books used by wagebrokers to track wagers , payouts , and debts . The majority of legal sportsbooks are found online , operated over the internet from jurisdictions separate from the clients they serve , usually to get around various gambling laws ( such as the Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006 in the United States ) in select markets , such as Las Vegas , Nevada , or on gambling cruises through self-serve kiosks . They take bets `` up-front '' , meaning the bettor must pay the sportsbook before placing the bet . Illegal bookies , due to the nature of their business , can operate literally anywhere but only require money from losing bettors and do n't require the wagered money up front , creating the possibility of debt to the bookie from the bettor . This creates a number of other criminal elements , thus furthering their illegality . Sportsbetting has resulted in a number of scandals in sport , affecting the integrity of sports events through various acts including point shaving ( players affecting the score by missing shots ) , spot-fixing ( a player action is fixed ) , bad calls from officials at key moments , and overall match fixing ( the overall result of the event is fixed ) . Examples are the 1919 World Series , the alleged ( and later admitted ) illegal gambling of former MLB player Pete Rose , and former NBA referee Tim Donaghy .",
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"text": "True Blood True Blood is an American dark fantasy horror television series produced and created by Alan Ball and based on The Southern Vampire Mysteries series of novels by Charlaine Harris . The series revolves around Sookie Stackhouse ( Anna Paquin ) , a telepathic waitress living in the rural town of Bon Temps , Louisiana , two years after the invention of a synthetic blood that has allowed vampires to `` come out of the coffin '' and allow their presence to be known to mankind . Now they are struggling for equal rights and assimilation , while anti-vampire organizations begin to gain power . Sookie 's world is turned upside down when she falls in love with 173-year-old vampire Bill Compton ( Stephen Moyer ) and for the first time must navigate the trials , tribulations and terrors of intimacy and relationships . The show was broadcast on the premium cable network HBO , in the United States , and was produced by HBO in association with Ball 's production company , Your Face Goes Here Entertainment . The series premiered on September 7 , 2008 and concluded on August 24 , 2014 , comprising seven seasons and 80 episodes . The first five seasons received highly positive reviews , and both nominations and wins for several awards , including a Golden Globe and an Emmy .",
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"text": "New Mexico True Television New Mexico True Television is an American educational and travel television series hosted by Michael Newman . The host travels to various parts of the state of New Mexico and shows the histories of attractions , people , and locations ; all while he gives travel advice for potential tourists and imparts educational information for locals and regular visitors . It premiered on June 16 , 2014 and was produced by Cliffdweller Productions . The show was funded by the New Mexico Tourism Department , as part of the state 's broader New Mexico True tourism campaign . It is currently syndicated in New Mexico and Texas , on KOB , KFOX-TV , KLCW-TV .",
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"text": "My Life: The True Testimony My Life : The True Testimony is the solo debut album by C.T.E. affiliate rapper Blood Raw . It was released June 17 , 2008 . The album will feature guest appearances by Mannie Fresh , Lyfe Jennings , Trina , Big Rube , and fellow C.T.E. rappers Young Jeezy & Slick Pulla , while production was handled by The Runners , J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League , Midnight Black , DJ Nasty & LVM and Drumma Boy .",
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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": "Nathan Barr Nathan Barr ( born February 9 , 1973 ; also known as Nate Barr ) is a film and television composer known for playing the majority of the instruments heard in his compositions . While he is best known for scoring all seven seasons of HBO 's Emmy Award-winning series , True Blood , Barr has recently composed music for FX 's The Americans and Netflix 's Hemlock Grove . On July 18 , 2013 , Barr garnered a double Emmy nomination for `` Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music '' based on his work on The Americans and Hemlock Grove .",
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"text": "As Blood Runs Black As Blood Runs Black is an American deathcore band from Los Angeles , California . They have released three albums . Their first album , Allegiance , was released on June 6 , 2006 . Their second album , Instinct , was released on March 15 , 2011 . Instinct reached number 1 on the Billboard Heatseakers Albums chart and number 111 on the Billboard 200 for the week of April 2 , 2011 . On June 30 , 2013 , As Blood Runs Black announced that they will be self-releasing their newest album , Ground Zero , with the help of crowdfunding via IndieGoGo ; this was successful and the album was released on October 27 , 2014 .",
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"text": "Trinity Blood is a series of Japanese light novels written by Sunao Yoshida with illustrations by Thores Shibamoto and originally serialized in The Sneaker . Set 900 years after an apocalyptic war between humans and vampires , the series focuses on the ongoing cold war between the Vatican , the human government , and the `` New Human Empire '' , the government of the vampiric Methuselah . Fighting on the Vatican 's side is Abel Nightroad , a Crusnik - a vampire that feeds on vampires . The novels blend science fiction , fantasy , and political intrigue , with some in the Vatican and the Empire striving for peace , and the Rosen Kreuz Order doing anything in its power to stop it . Trinity Blood has been adapted into both manga and anime series , with continuity differences between the three versions . His friend Yasui aided in completing the manga , with illustrations by Kiyo Kujō . The anime series , spanning 24 episodes , was produced by Gonzo and originally aired on WOWOW network .",
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"text": "American Vampire American Vampire is an American Eisner Award-winning comic book series created by writer Scott Snyder and drawn by artist Rafael Albuquerque . The series imagines vampires as a population made up of many different secret species , and charts moments of vampire evolution and inter-species conflict throughout history . The focus of the series is a new American bloodline of vampires , born in the American West in the late 19th century . The first of this new species is a notorious outlaw named Skinner Sweet , who wakes from death , after being infected , to find he has become a new kind of vampire , something stronger and faster than what came before , impervious to sunlight , with a new set of strengths and weaknesses . The series goes on to track his movements through various decades of American history -- along with the movements of his first and only known progeny : Pearl Jones , a young woman working as a struggling actress in the 1920s silent film industry when she is attacked by a coven of European vampires hiding in Hollywood . Sweet saves her ( uncharacteristically ) by giving her his blood , thereby turning her into an American vampire like him , at which point she seeks revenge on the classic vampires who attacked her in life . The complicated and charged relationship Jones has with Sweet is another focus of the series . The first five issues featured two stories -- one by Snyder and the other by Stephen King , both drawn by Rafael Albuquerque . As of the sixth issue , Scott Snyder has taken over as sole writer . American Vampire has spun off two mini-series . The first , `` Survival of the Fittest '' , illustrated by Sean Murphy focuses on the cases files of the V.M.S. , the vampire hunting organization of the series . The second , `` Lord of Nightmares '' , illustrated by Dustin Nguyen further focuses on the mythology presented by Survival of the Fittest . In June 2013 , a one shot co-written by Snyder and Albuquerque ( who also illustrates the 64-page issue ) , entitled `` Long Road to Hell '' which features vampire hunter Travis Kidd , was released .",
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"text": "True Crime (1996 film) True Crime is a 1996 film that was directed and written by Pat Verducci . It starred Alicia Silverstone and Kevin Dillon .",
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"text": "T.H.U.G.S. T.H.U.G.S. ( Trues Humbly United Gatherin ' Souls ) '' is the debut solo album by rapper Flesh-n-Bone from the hip hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony . The album was released on November 19 , 1996 , on Mo Thugs Records and Def Jam Recordings . The title stands for `` Trues Humbly United Gatherin ' Souls '' . The album has three singles : `` World So Cruel '' ( featuring Rev Run ) , `` Nothin ' But Da Bone In Me '' and `` Playa Hater '' ( featuring Krayzie Bone & Layzie Bone ) . The mood of the album ranges from tales of murder , kidnapping , demonic spirits , and religion . T.H.U.G.S. received favorable to positive reviews from critics . The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA on February 12 , 1997 .",
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"text": "United States v. Vampire Nation United States v. Vampire Nation , 451 F. 3d 189 , is a 2006 decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit regarding the Federal Sentencing Guidelines and asset forfeiture . A three-judge panel unanimously affirmed the conviction and sentence of Frederick Banks , a Pittsburgh man , on numerous felony charges resulting from fraudulent schemes carried out over the Internet . The case takes its title , which has been singled out as memorable and included among lists of amusingly titled cases , from one of Banks ' aliases , an electronic music group of which he was the sole regular member . He had filed the appeal under that name while representing himself . Banks had been offering discounted versions of Microsoft software online under different names as an Amazon.com reseller . His products were either pirated or deficient , costing some customers thousands of dollars , and eventually one complained to the FBI , who arrested Banks after a short investigation . At trial a jury convicted him of mail fraud , criminal copyright infringement and several other charges . The judge sentenced Banks to five years in prison , varying the sentence upward by three months from the maximum range specified by the sentencing guidelines . An in personam criminal forfeiture judgment was also entered against him . Banks appealed to the Third Circuit , citing those among seven possible grounds for reversing the conviction . Foremost among them , he argued that notice of the possibility of variance was required prior to the sentencing and that the district court lacked the statutory authority to order the criminal forfeiture . Judge Franklin Van Antwerpen wrote for the panel , which ruled for the government on all the issues . Other circuits had ruled on the variance issue , and he joined four of them in holding that Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32 ( h ) , which required a court to notify lawyers in advance of a contemplated departure , did not impose the same requirement on a variance . The forfeiture was likewise permitted since the mail fraud statute provided for civil forfeiture and , while it explicitly provided for criminal forfeiture only in cases where a financial institution was victimized , he did not find that Congress intended to limit it only to those cases via `` a chain of cross-references . ''",
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"text": "Mexican Kickapoo The Mexican Kickapoo ( Tribu Kikapú ) are a bi-national indigenous people , some of whom live both in Mexico and in the United States . In Mexico , they were granted land at Hacienda del Nacimiento near the town of Múzquiz in the state of Coahuila in 1850 . A few small groups of Kickapoo also live in the states of Sonora and Durango . The Mexican Kickapoo often work as migrants in Texas and move throughout the midwest and the western United States , returning in winter to Mexico . They are affiliated with the federally recognized tribes of the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas , Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma , and Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas . In 1979 the Mexican Kickapoo who were dual residents requested clarification of their status , as they had no clear legal status in either the United States or Mexico . An Act was passed in 1983 by the United States Congress , which recognized them as a distinct subgroup of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma . It also granted federal recognition to the Texas Kickapoo . A 1985 law gave the Texas band the option of selecting Mexican or U.S. citizenship . Some 145 of the tribe members chose to become U.S. citizens and the remaining 500 or so chose to obtain Mexican citizenship .",
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"text": "Chinese Americans Chinese Americans , which includes American-born Chinese , are Americans who have full or partial Chinese ancestry . Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans , which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans . Many Chinese Americans are immigrants along with their descendants from mainland China , Hong Kong , Macau , Taiwan , as well as from other regions that include large populations of the Chinese diaspora , especially Southeast Asia and some Western countries like Canada , United Kingdom , Australia , New Zealand , and Brazil . The Chinese American community is the largest overseas Chinese community outside of Asia . It is also the third largest in the Chinese diaspora , behind the Chinese communities in Thailand and Malaysia . The Chinese American community comprises the largest ethnic group of Asian Americans , comprising 25.9 % of the Asian American population as of 2010 . Americans of Chinese descent , including those with partial Chinese ancestry constitute 1.2 % of the total U.S. population as of 2010 . According to the 2010 census , the Chinese American population numbered approximately 3.8 million . In 2010 , half of Chinese-born people living in the United States resided in the states of California and New York .",
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"text": "The New Americans The New Americans is a seven-hour American documentary , produced by Kartemquin Films , that was originally broadcast on American television over three nights on the Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS ) in late March 2004 . The observational documentary , which includes minimal voice-over narration and very little direct interviewing of its subjects ( and none in which the interviewer 's voice is heard ) , follows the lives of a series of immigrants to the United States over the course of four years . The series was filmed between 1998 and 2001 , although not all of its subjects were filmed during that entire length of time . The immigrants were filmed both in their countries of origin before immigrating as well as in the United States . The filming during this period was extensive and occurred in the subjects ' homes , at their places of work , in government offices , and in a number of other situations , many of them quite intimate . As a result , The New Americans offers an unusually personal and comprehensive look at the people it profiles . The immigrants profiled and filmed in The New Americans include a group of baseball players from the Dominican Republic hoping to secure a career in Major League Baseball ; a computer programmer from India and his wife ; a family with six children from a farming community in the state of Guanajuato , Mexico ; a family of Ogoni refugees from Nigeria ; and a woman from Palestine who moves to the United States to be with her new husband , a first-generation Palestinian-American who grew up in Chicago . The locations shown in the documentary include not only each of the immigrants ' countries of origin , but also many places in the United States where the immigrants settled or traveled , including Chicago ( the Palestinian and Nigerian immigrants ) , the Silicon Valley of California ( the Indian immigrants ) , Garden City , Kansas and Mecca , California ( the Mexican immigrants ) , and Florida , Georgia and Montana ( the Dominican immigrants ) . The New Americans was executive produced by Steve James ( who also produced the acclaimed 1994 documentary Hoop Dreams ) and Gordon Quinn , both of Kartemquin Films . It was broadcast on PBS as part of the series Independent Lens , in association with the Independent Television Service ( ITVS ) . The program was also broadcast in the United Kingdom on the cable network BBC Four in early April 2004 . Steve James on the making of the New Americans , `` From the beginning , we knew we wanted to tell multiple stories , because every immigrant I 've met has a very rich and varied story to tell about where they come from . We also were excited about the idea of telling these people 's stories before they left their countries so that we could begin to understand these people in their own country before they gave it all up to come here . They 're all facing different problems different dreams , so there 's that diversity too . They 're a nice collection of stories because their differences and similarities . '' Primary funding was provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting ( CPB ) . Additional major funding was provided by The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation , the Annie E. Casey Foundation and PBS . Additional funding also came from the National Endowment of the Arts , BBC , Nick Fraser , SBS , TV Australia , and VPRO , The Netherlands . The New Americans is a presentation of ITVS in association with Latino Public Broadcasting ( LPB ) and Asian Women United/National Asian American Telecommunications Association ( NAATA ) . The New Americans won a variety of awards including : The Chicago Award for Best Chicago or Illinois Production , Chicago International Television Competition ( 2004 ) ; Gold Hugo for Best Overall Production , Chicago International Television Competition 2004 -RSB- ; Best Limited Series , Distinguished Documentary Achievement Awards , International Documentary Association ( IDA ) ( 2004 ) ; and the Christopher Award , TV/Cable Category , ( 2005 ) .",
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"text": "Abbott Laboratories Abbott Laboratories is an American worldwide health care company . It has 74,000 employees and operates in more than 150 countries . The company headquarters are in Lake Bluff , Illinois . The company was founded by Chicago physician Wallace Calvin Abbott in 1888 to formulate known drugs ; it eventually grew to also sell research-based drugs , medical devices , diagnostics , and nutritional products . It split off the research-based pharmaceuticals into Abbvie in 2013 . In 2015 , revenues were $ 20.4 billion . Abbott has a broad range of branded generic pharmaceuticals , medical devices , diagnostics , and nutrition products . The company 's in-vitro diagnostics business performs immunoassays and blood screening . Its medical tests and diagnostic instrument systems are used worldwide by hospitals , laboratories , blood banks , and physician offices to diagnose and monitor diseases such as HIV , hepatitis , cancer , heart failure and metabolic disorders , as well as assess other indicators of health . In 1985 , the company developed the first HIV blood-screening test . Abbott Point-of-Care manufactures diagnostic products for blood analysis to provide health care professionals diagnostics information at the point of patient care . Abbott also provides point-of-care cardiac assays to the emergency room .",
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"text": "Real World Seattle: Bad Blood Real World Seattle : Bad Blood is the thirty-second season of MTV 's reality television series Real World , which focuses on a group of diverse strangers living together for several months in a different city each season as cameras document their lives and interpersonal relationships . It is the ninth season to be filmed in the Pacific States region of the United States , specifically in Washington , and is also the third season to be filmed in the Pacific Northwest after The Real World : Portland . The season featured a total of fourteen people , consisting of seven original roommates and seven additional permanent roommates who lived in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Seattle , Washington . This season follows a twist from the past three seasons . It is the tenth season to take place in a city that had hosted a previous season , as the show 's seventh season was set in Seattle in 1998 . Seattle was first reported as the location for the thirty-second season by the website Vevmo on May 22 , 2016 . Production began on June 30 , and concluded on August 27 , 2016 totaling up to 58 days of filming . The season premiered on October 12 of that year on MTV and the MTV app , and concluded with the season finale on January 4 , 2017 , consisting of 12 episodes .",
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"text": "True (Spandau Ballet album) True is the third studio album by British band Spandau Ballet . It was released in March 1983 on Chrysalis Records . While Spandau Ballet 's first two albums earned them European popularity , True made them worldwide stars and was heavily influenced by jazz , soul and R&B . It reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart , the Top 20 on the US Billboard 200 , and charted in numerous other countries around the world . The title track spent four weeks at number 1 in the UK Singles Chart and went to number 4 on the US Billboard Hot 100 . It was also Spandau Ballet 's first album to be recorded outside of London ( at Compass Point Studios in the Bahamas ) . Other singles from the album included `` Gold '' ( a no. 2 UK hit and a Top 30 hit in the US ) , `` Lifeline '' , `` Communication '' , and `` Pleasure '' . Later album releases by the band never equalled the success of True . `` True '' was remastered on CD and stereo SACD in 2003 for its 20th anniversary . In June 2010 , a special edition was released on 2 CDs and DVD as part of the 2010 Spandau Ballet reissues series , featuring remastered 12 '' remixes and B-sides , plus a live concert . In 2008 , the album was given away free with copies of the Daily Mail newspaper .",
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"text": "Bailey Noble Bailey Ann Noble ( born October 13 , 1990 ) is an American actress , perhaps best known for portraying Adilyn Bellefleur , the half-fairy daughter of sheriff Andy Bellefleur , on HBO 's vampire drama series True Blood ( 2013 -- 2014 ) and as Anna Assaoui in the 2015 remake of Martyrs .",
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"text": "Bobby Blood (musician) Bobby Blood is an American musician , filmmaker , drummer for the band First Blood and drummer of the NYHC band Merauder . Blood is also the writer-director of the movies The Death Valley Meth Lab , Hearse Hotel and Terror 66 . Born Bobby Gonzales in the 1970s to a Portuguese father and a Mexican mother , he grew up in Southern California where he began music as the drummer in a metalcore band called Revenge at age 16 . He served six years in the US Air Force , earning two National Defense Service Medals for service in both the Middle East and South Korea . Blood has served time in a California prison for gang related weapons and assault charges against a police officer . Blood also plays guitar in and is the founder of the band Cold Existence . Bobby Blood is heavily tattooed . He supports animal rights , and is a PETA spokesperson . Blood is a lifelong advocate of a drug-free lifestyle and a longtime vegan who regularly speaks on behalf of animal rights during interviews . In March 2010 Bobby Blood reappeared on drums with First Blood for the first time in four years for tours of US , Mexico , Central America and Canada . In summer of 2010 Blood was also on stage with Merauder for headlining tours of US , Mexico , Scandinavia , and Europe . In August 2010 Blood was on stage as guitarist with Cold Existence for a headlining tour of Europe including appearances at Ieper Hardcore Festival and Filled With Hate Festival . Blood played his final shows with Merauder in September 2010 during a headline tour of Canada . In November -- December 2010 Blood appeared on drums with First Blood for support tours of Australia and New Zealand . In January -- February 2011 Blood appeared on drums with First Blood for support tours of Europe and the United Kingdom including an appearance at Switzerland 's Dance of Days Festival . In 2012 Bobby Blood appeared on bass guitar with Murder Death Kill for tours of the USA as well as on drums with First Blood for tours of Europe , Japan , Brazil and US and at of Hardcore Black N Blue Bowl in NYC . Blood also reappeared on drums with Merauder for music festival Summer of Hate in Cleveland , Ohio , in July 2012 . In 2013 Bobby Blood appeared on drums with Crowd Deterrent in Germany for Filled With Hate and Return To Strength Festivals as well as Cleveland , Ohio , for Summer of Hate Festival where he also appeared on drums once again with Merauder . Blood also appeared on drums for tours of Australia and Europe with First Blood . In summer 2013 Blood announced the creation of a Horror anthology titled The Haunted Room . in 2014 Blood appeared on bass guitar with Race Riot 59 for tours of USA , Europe and United Kingdom . Blood appeared on drums with Merauder for tours of USA and Australia . Blood also appeared on drums with First Blood for tours of Europe including an appearance at France 's Hellfest . In 2015 Bobby Blood appeared on drums with Merauder for tours of Europe and UK including appearances at France 's Hellfest and Spain 's Resurrection Fest . Blood also appeared on drums with First Blood for tours of Europe Japan and China including appearances at Germany 's Summerblast Festival , Japan 's BloodAxe Festival and China 's Playrock Festival . In early 2015 Bobby Blood founded Wolfpack Tattoo in Las Vegas , Nevada . In 2016 Bobby Blood announced the remake of Terror 66 and new short horror film Hearse Hotel , both to be premiered as a grindhouse feature on August 15 , 2016 , at Galaxy Movie Theater in Las Vegas . Also in 2016 Merauder announced its final concert tours of USA , Japan , South America and Australia with Bobby Blood as drummer .",
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"text": "Bad Blood (2003) Bad Blood ( 2003 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) and presented by Maxim Hair Color , which took place on June 15 , 2003 , at the Compaq Center in Houston , Texas . It was the second event produced under the Bad Blood name and starred wrestlers from the Raw brand . This event marked the beginning of worldwide pay-per-views ( with the exception of the older and more significant Royal Rumble , WrestleMania , SummerSlam and Survivor Series pay-per-views ) being brand exclusive ( UK-only pay-per-views had been brand exclusive since Insurrextion 2002 ) . The main event was a Hell in a Cell match , featuring wrestlers fighting in a ring surrounded by a steel structure . In this match , World Heavyweight Champion Triple H defeated Kevin Nash to retain his title . Two predominant bouts were featured on the undercard ; in respective singles matches , Ric Flair defeated Shawn Michaels and Goldberg defeated Chris Jericho . The event marked the second time the Hell in a Cell format was used by WWE in a Bad Blood event ; the first was at In Your House : Badd Blood in 1997 . The 2003 Bad Blood event grossed over $ 500,000 ticket sales from an attendance of 10,000 and received about 285,000 pay-per-view buys , which was more than the following year 's event . This event helped WWE increase its yearly pay-per-view revenue by $ 6.2 million from the previous year . When the event was released on DVD , it reached a peak position of second on Billboard 's DVD Sales Chart .",
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"text": "True Tears is a Japanese visual novel developed by La ` cryma , a collaboration between Broccoli , Circus , GameCrab and Rei Izumi , and was originally released on March 31 , 2006 for the PC as a DVD in Japan rated for everyone , followed by a Hong Kong and Taiwanese release on March 31 , 2007 . A PlayStation 2 version was first announced to be released on March 13 , 2008 , but was later delayed for an August 7 , 2008 release . The gameplay in True Tears follows a linear plot line , which offers pre-determined scenarios and courses of interaction , and focuses on the appeal of the five female main characters . True Tears has made several transitions to other media . A manga adaptation illustrated by Japanese artist Asaki was first serialized in the Japanese magazine Comi Digi ( later Comi Digi + ) between December 10 , 2005 and August 21 , 2006 . A thirteen-episode anime was created by P.A.Works and aired in Japan between January 6 , 2008 and March 30 , 2008 , but has little in common with the visual novel other than the name . Two Internet radio shows , two drama CDs , and a live action drama adaptation have also been produced .",
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"text": "Demi Moore Demi Gene Guynes ( -LSB- dəˈmiː -RSB- ; born November 11 , 1962 ) , professionally known as Demi Moore , is an American actress , former songwriter , and model . Moore dropped out of high school at age 16 to pursue an acting career and appeared in the men 's magazine Oui in 1981 . After making her film debut later that year , she appeared on the soap opera General Hospital and subsequently gained recognition for her work in Blame It on Rio ( 1984 ) and St. Elmo 's Fire ( 1985 ) . Her first film to become both a critical and commercial hit was About Last Night ... ( 1986 ) , which established her as a Hollywood star . In 1990 , Moore starred in Ghost , the highest-grossing film of that year , for which she received a Golden Globe nomination . She had a string of additional box-office successes in the early 1990s , including A Few Good Men ( 1992 ) , Indecent Proposal ( 1993 ) , and Disclosure ( 1994 ) . In 1996 , Moore became the highest-paid actress in film history when she was paid a then-unprecedented fee of $ 12.5 million to star in Striptease , a film that was a high-profile disappointment . Her next major role , G.I. Jane ( 1997 ) , for which she famously shaved her head , was followed by a lengthy break and significant downturn in Moore 's career , although she has remained a subject of substantial media interest during the years since .",
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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": "Olivia Records Olivia Records was a collective founded in 1973 to record and market women 's music . Olivia , named after the heroine of a pulp novel by Dorothy Bussy who fell in love with her headmistress at French boarding school , was the brainchild of ten lesbian-feminists ( the Furies Collective and Radicalesbians ) living in Washington , D.C. who wanted to create a feminist organization with an economic base . Olivia was co-founded by Judy Dlugacz . In 1973 , the collective put out a 45 with Meg Christian on one side and Cris Williamson on the other . Yoko Ono responded and said that she wanted to do a side project with Olivia , but the collective politely declined . Without making themselves dependent on any high-profile person , they made $ 12,000 with that 45 , enough to put out singer Meg Christian 's first record , and soon after , Williamson 's groundbreaking album The Changer and the Changed . Sandy Stone was Olivia 's sound engineer from ca. 1974-1978 , recording and mixing all Olivia product during this period . She resigned as the controversy over her working for a lesbian-identified enterprise increased because she was a transgender woman . The debate continued in Janice Raymond 's book The Transsexual Empire , which devoted a chapter to criticism of `` the transsexually constructed lesbian-feminist '' . In 1977 , after repeated criticism by Anita Bryant , Olivia put out Lesbian Concentrate , a collection of songs and poetry with part of the proceeds going to benefit the Lesbian Mothers National Defense Fund . Included on the 13 track LP is Meg Christian 's `` Ode To A Gym Teacher '' and Sue Fink 's `` Leaping Lesbians '' . Olivia moved first to Los Angeles to stay on top of the burgeoning music scene and then to Oakland . The remaining five women of the collective , who had been pooling their money and even living together for the previous seven years , began to disperse . Olivia stopped putting out new records and instead performed a series of 15th anniversary concerts in 1988 . The two concerts at Carnegie Hall in New York City were the largest grossing concerts at that venue in its history . Yet , The New York Times barely mentioned the show . Even though Olivia Records released world music and salsa records , they were most successful with acoustic solo acts , although sometimes they failed to identify mainstream talent . In 1985 , singer/songwriter Melissa Etheridge , then a struggling Los Angeles artist , sent her demo to Olivia , but was ultimately rejected . Etheridge went on to become one of the most popular female performers of the 1990s and arguably the most successful lesbian musician of all time . She saved the rejection letter , signed by `` the women of Olivia , '' which was featured in Intimate Portrait , the Lifetime Television documentary of her life . Unable to reinvent themselves for the changing musical landscape for women , from riot grrl to Lilith Fair to Ani Difranco , Olivia could no longer sustain itself as a record label . Olivia Records founded Olivia , the lesbian cruise line , in 1988 .",
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"text": "Florence Moore Florence E. Moore ( November 13 , 1886 -- March 23 , 1935 ) was an American vaudeville , Broadway performer , and actress in silent films . Born in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , Moore began singing in the choir of Saint Clement 's Church , Philadelphia at the age of thirteen . She began touring with the stock company of her brother Frank Moore . Florence got her first opportunity in Moscow , Idaho , when a male member of the cast failed to appear . Thereafter she was a regular with the company , playing the role of a Chinese without pay . Her first Broadway appearance came in 1912 , as Clorinda Scribblem in Hanky Panky . During the next twenty years she participated in numerous productions . As a comedian she performed in musical comedies , revues on Broadway , and headlined as a vaudeville actress while touring America . While working in The Champagne Girls , Florence met and married William J. Montgomery and they became part of a popular vaudeville team . She divorced Montgomery and married John O. Kerner . Later she was separated from Kerner . Records show that she was also married to Jules I. Schwob . To theatregoers in New York , New York Florence is perhaps best known for being the first female emcee at the Palace Theatre . as well as her performance in Parlor , Bedroom and Bath . The production debuted in New York and played for two years on the road . Her final appearance on the New York stage came in 1932 , in a revival of Cradle Snatchers . She starred in the role of Mary Boland which had been created seven years earlier . As a motion picture actress Moore had a brief career . Films in which she appeared are The Old Melody ( 1913 ) opposite King Baggot , The Weakness of Strength ( 1916 ) , and The Secret of Eve ( 1917 ) opposite Olga Petrova . She belonged to the Actors ' Equity Association and the Twelfth Night Club . Florence Moore died in the Fitzgerald Mercy Hospital in Darby , Pennsylvania in 1935 , aged forty nine . Death followed an operation for cancer .",
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"text": "Desmoplastic melanoma Desmoplastic melanoma ( also known as a `` Neurotropic melanoma , '' or `` Spindled melanoma '' ) is a rare cutaneous condition characterized by a deeply infiltrating type of melanoma with an abundance of fibrous matrix . It usually occurs in the head and neck region of older people with sun-damaged skin . Diagnosis can be difficult as it has a similar appearance to sclerosing melanocytic nevi as well as some nonmelanocytic skin lesions such as scars , fibromas , or cysts . Desmoplastic melanomas tend to recur locally , with distant metastasis being less common .",
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"text": "Judith Moore Judith Moore ( 1940 -- May 15 , 2006 ) was an American author and essayist best known for her 2005 book Fat Girl : A True Story , published by Hudson Street Press . Moore was born in Oklahoma in 1940 and claimed to have become an obese child , weighing 112 pounds by second grade ; Fat Girl is a memoir of her childhood . She moved to Florida as a teenager and graduated from The Evergreen State College in Olympia , Washington . She married and divorced twice , having two daughters . For much of her adult life she lived in Berkeley , California . While living there in the early 1980s , Moore began to submit freelance book reviews and essays to weekly newspapers in the area , most frequently to the East Bay Express . She collected these pieces and published them in 1987 ( under the SoHo Press imprint ) as The Left Coast of Paradise : California and the American Heart . The book included interviews with Herbert Marcuse and novelist Leonard Michaels . Moore published a second book , Never Eat Your Heart Out in 1998 ( North Point Press , an imprint of Farrar Straus and Giroux ) . This book was about the relationship between food and her life . From the mid-1980s onward she wrote mostly for San Diego Reader , a weekly publication where she sometimes served , somewhat controversially , as editor . She specialized in book reviews ( especially food writing ) and offbeat , whimsical feature subjects . Once she visited a San Diego sausage factory and described it in lurid detail , in order to test the cliché that no one wanted to see sausage being made . In May 2006 , Moore died of colon cancer after three years of treatment .",
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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": "Hair Massacure The Hair Massacure , sometimes referred to as the St. Valentine 's Day Hair Massacure , is a mass head-shave in Alberta , Canada , raising funds to support children with life-threatening illnesses , along with cancer research . The first event was held on February 14 , 2003 with 48 participants , and raised $ 37,000 . In 2006 , organizers introduced pink hair to the event , as a way to bring more awareness to the fundraiser . Guinness World Records archive contains Hair Massacure 's record of the most heads shaved under one roof in a 24-hour period , set in 2006 . The 2010 and 2011 Alberta Hair Massacure events each had over 1,500 participants and in 2010 the event raised over one million dollars . In 2014 , there were over 2,000 participants and over $ 1.4 million was raised . The money is distributed to Make-A-Wish Northern Alberta , Stollery Children 's Hospital Foundation , and between 2011 and 2014 , to the Ronald McDonald House Northern Alberta . There are smaller Hair Massacures that take place all over Canada , for example the Make-A-Wish : Queen 's University Branch 's Hair Massacure in Kingston , Ontario . This Hair Massacure took place on February 11 , 2012 at the Cataraqui Town Centre Mall in Kingston and its goal was to raise $ 25,000 and have 100 participants cutting , shaving , or colouring their hair pink for the event . Now the event is referred to as HaiRaiser .",
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"text": "Moores Moores the Suit People Inc. , is a Canadian brand specialized in tailor-made clothing for men similar to Tip Top Tailors or Classys . It is an affiliate to Men 's Wearhouse , from the U.S. The store was founded by Martin Prosserman and David Moore , who as a minority shareholder was bought out in 1982 . In 1980 they opened the first location in Mississauga in the Greater Toronto Area . Moores is owned by the Moores Retail Group , which also owns GoldenBrand clothing in Montreal . In 1999 the Moores Retail Group was acquired by Men 's Wearhouse . Today , Moores has 126 retail locations situated all over Canada and employs over 1200 people . Its current headquarters are in Toronto . The stores sell a wide variety of footwear , tuxedo rentals , office wear , outerwear , ties and many more articles for workers or special occasions . Its ad slogan is : `` Well made , Well Priced , Well Dressed '' In September 2008 Men 's Wearhouse selected the New York advertising agency DeVito/Verdi to handle its national advertising and marketing communications account . The assignment called for the agency to provide full service marketing support and to develop strategic planning , advertising , public relations , market planning , promotions , and P-O-S programs . In addition to the Men 's Wearhouse brand , DeVito/Verdi handled marketing for the company 's other retail brands : K&G , MW Tux , Moores Clothing For Men ( Canada ) , as well as new projects in development . '' Reuters '' ' , `` http://www.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUS129874+23-Sep-2008+BW20080923 '' , 23 September 2008 , retrieved 18 June 2009",
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"text": "Michael Moore Live Michael Moore Live , a 1999 television show featuring political advocate Michael Moore , ran for one six-part series . It was shown on Channel 4 and aired in the United Kingdom only , though it was broadcast from New York . The show had a similar format to The Awful Truth but also incorporated phone-ins and a live stunt each week . It was filmed around 7pm local time , which due to the time difference made it a late-night show in the UK . ( EST is -5 hrs from BST ) The live phone-ins all featured UK viewers , and questions were mainly about American policy at the time , e.g. gun control and the war in Kosovo . Each week , Moore was joined by guests , and one of the regulars was an illegal UK alien in the USA named Nigel ( although his real name was James Horne ) . Throughout the show , he had to wear a rubber Queen Elizabeth II mask to hide his true identity .",
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"text": "Lane Moore Lane Moore is an American stand-up comedian , writer , director , actor , singer , songwriter and multi-instrumentalist living in New York , New York . Paste named her Twitter one of the `` The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2014 '' , and `` The 75 Best Twitter Accounts of 2015 '' , ranking it at # 19 . BUST Magazine called Moore one of 10 Funny Ladies You Need To Be Watching and Brooklyn Magazine called Moore one of the 50 Funniest People In Brooklyn . Bust magazine named her band It Was Romance The Best Band Of 2015 .",
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"text": "Kyriacos Demetriou Kyriacos Demetriou ( Greek : Δημητρίου Κυριάκος , known as Mr. Kay ) ( April 14 , 1919 -- May 14 , 1999 ) was a New York City barber known for his adherence to traditional practices within his craft . Mr. Kay was born in Cyprus , but his family moved to England when he was an infant . His family struggled financially , and he took up work as a shoeshine boy outside a barbershop on London 's West End . He became an apprentice to the proprietor , at first standing on a milk crate to cut . He won a national barber competition , and in the late 1930s he emigrated to New York . He worked at various places before taking over the Broadway Barbershop . His business was on the west side of Broadway in Manhattan 's Upper West Side between 103rd and 104th Streets . Reputed to be the oldest in the city , it was founded in 1904 . Mr. Kay took over in the early 1970s and ran it for almost 30 years until he retired in 1996 . In addition to haircuts , he provided shaves with a straight razor . He maintained his salon in keeping with traditional barber shops , and when he retired he refused offers to sell the interior and donated it instead to the Museum of the City of New York . Throughout the years , as his business increasingly became an anachronism , it was featured in articles , books , and art . He was featured at least twice in New Yorker cartoons , as a subject in a painting by Max Ferguson , and in books about fading New York businesses . Mr. Kay claimed to have given Yul Brynner his first shaved head , and to have cut the hair of presidents Harry Truman and Dwight D. Eisenhower , as well as that of actor Humphrey Bogart , the composers Aaron Copland and George Gershwin . He had an appearance on Sesame Street . He took a particular interest in the families he served . He worked six days a week , did not post his prices , refused to take appointments , and made customers wait , often standing in line outside his shop . A mainstay on the Upper West Side through the years , he was also known for his daily exchange with a passerby who would knock on his door on his way home from work :",
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"text": "Cool for the Summer `` Cool for the Summer '' is a song by American singer Demi Lovato . It serves as the lead single from her fifth studio album , Confident ( 2015 ) . The song was released on July 1 , 2015 , by Hollywood , and Island Records , and made its radio premiere on the same date via Republic Records . Lovato co-wrote `` Cool for the Summer '' with Alexander Erik Kronlund , Savan Kotecha , and the song 's producers Max Martin and Ali Payami . Musically , it has a rock styled edge over an electronic instrumental arrangement . The song has garnered attention for its bi-curious insinuations and sexually suggestive lyrics . Critics praised `` Cool for the Summer '' for its production and bi-curious lyrical content . It was included on several year-end lists and received nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards and 2015 Teen Choice Awards in the `` Song Of The Summer '' category . The song received an award for being one of the most performed songs of 2015 at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards . Commercially `` Cool for the Summer '' had a positive reception . In United States the song debuted at number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100 dated July 18 , 2015 , selling 80,000 copies in its first charting week . It entered the Hot 100 's top 20 on the chart dated August 15 , 2015 , and peaked at number 11 , becoming Lovato 's third highest chart position . The song also reached number one on the Dance Club Songs chart . It was certified double-platinum by RIAA . `` Cool for the Summer '' has also topped the charts in Greece and peaked within the top 10 in Belgium , the Czech Republic , Lebanon , Mexico , New Zealand , and the United Kingdom as well as the top 20 in Australia , Canada , Ireland , Slovakia , and Spain . Its music video was directed by Hannah Lux Davis and released on July 23 , 2015 . It received positive reviews from critics , who praised the singer 's sensuality and artistic growth . To promote the song , Lovato performed it at pool parties after its release . She also promoted the song on several TV programs such as The Voice , Sunrise , the 2015 MTV Video Music Awards , Jimmy Kimmel Live ! , and Saturday Night Live .",
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"text": "The Mourning After The Mourning After is the third studio album by the American metal band 40 Below Summer . The album was released on October 28 , 2003 via Razor & Tie Records . Two singles were released from the album in `` Self Medicate '' and `` Taxi Cab Confession '' . During promotion of the album , 40 Below Summer appeared on Headbangers Ball , and the video for `` Self Medicate '' found significant airplay and the song was featured on the soundtrack for the thriller film The Texas Chainsaw Massacre . This video features the group performing the song in a city park as well as various acts of indulgent `` self medication '' by townspeople ( i.e. secretively buying pornography , gorging on food , making out ) . The following year , MTV2 held a fan 's choice poll for the Best Metal Videos of 2004 . The results aired on the December 25 edition of Headbangers Ball with `` Self Medicate '' ranking in at # 18 . The CD is Content/Copy-Protected with MediaMax Digital Rights Management Software on it .",
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"text": "Hair Hair is a protein filament that grows from follicles found in the dermis , or skin . Hair is one of the defining characteristics of mammals . The human body , apart from areas of glabrous skin , is covered in follicles which produce thick terminal and fine vellus hair . Most common interest in hair is focused on hair growth , hair types and hair care , but hair is also an important biomaterial primarily composed of protein , notably keratin . Attitudes towards different hair , such as hairstyles and hair removal , vary widely across different cultures and historical periods , but it is often used to indicate a person 's personal beliefs or social position , such as their age , sex , or religion .",
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"text": "Career Girls Murders The `` Career Girls Murders '' was the name given by the media to the killings of Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie in their apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on August 28 , 1963 . George Whitmore , Jr. , was accused of this and other crimes but later cleared . The actions of the police department led Whitmore to be improperly accused of this and other crimes , including the murder of Minnie Edmonds and the attempted rape and assault of Elba Borrero . Whitmore was wrongfully incarcerated for 1,216 days -- from his arrest on April 24 , 1964 , until his release on bond on July 13 , 1966 , and from the revocation of his bond on February 28 , 1972 -- until his exoneration on April 10 , 1973 , when , after what author T.J. English called , in his book The Savage City , `` a numbing cycle of trials , convictions , convictions overturned , retrials , and appeals '' , Whitmore was cleared of all charges and set free . Whitmore 's treatment by the authorities has been cited as an example that led the US Supreme Court to issue the guidelines known as the Miranda rights . The Supreme Court cited Mr. Whitmore 's case as `` the most conspicuous example '' of police coercion in the country when it issued its 1966 ruling establishing a set of protections for suspects , including the right to remain silent , in Miranda v. Arizona .",
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"text": "Beard A beard is the collection of hair that grows on the chin and cheeks of humans and some non-human animals . In humans , usually only pubescent or adult males are able to grow beards . From an evolutionary viewpoint the beard is a part of the broader category of androgenic hair . It is a vestigial trait from a time when humans had hair on their face and entire body like the hair on gorillas . The evolutionary loss of hair is pronounced in some populations such as indigenous Americans and some east Asian populations , who have less facial hair , whereas peoples of Mediterranean European or South Asian ancestry and the Ainu have more facial hair . Women with hirsutism , a hormonal condition of excessive hairiness , may develop a beard . Throughout the course of history , societal attitudes toward male beards have varied widely depending on factors such as prevailing cultural-religious traditions and the current era 's fashion trends . Some religions ( such as Sikhism ) have considered a full beard to be absolutely essential for all males able to grow one , and mandate it as part of their official dogma . Other cultures , even while not officially mandating it , view a beard as central to a man 's virility , exemplifying such virtues as wisdom , strength , sexual prowess and high social status . However , in cultures where facial hair is uncommon ( or currently out of fashion ) , beards may be associated with poor hygiene or a `` savage '' , uncivilized , or even dangerous demeanor .",
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"text": "Triplemanía II-A Triplemanía II-A a major lucha libre , or professional wrestling event Asistencia Asesoría y Administración ( AAA ) that took place at the Aguascalientes baseball stadium on April 26 , 1994 . The show was the first of three Triplemanía II shows held in 1994 with two subsequent shows held in May . 1994 was the first year AAA held multiple Triplemanía shows in a year , a tradition they would continue through 1997 , after which Triplemanía became a single annual event . The annual Triplemanía show ( s ) are AAA 's biggest show of the year , serving as the culmination of major storylines and feature wrestlers from all over the world competing in what has been described as AAA 's version of WrestleMania or their Super Bowl event . In the main event of the first Triplemanía II show was a Lucha de Apuestas , or bet match , where both Heavy Metal and Jerry Estrada `` bet '' their hair on the outcome of the match . The main event originally ended in a disqualification loss for Heavy Metal , which seemed like he was going to be shaved bald . Moments later AAA owner and booker Antonio Peña came to ringside and restarted the match , with Heavy Metal winning the match and the hair of Jerry Estrada . On the under-card the team known as Los Payasos ( Spanish for `` The Clowns '' ; Coco Rojo , Coco Verde and Coco Amarillo ) defeated Los Hermanos Dinamita ( Cien Caras , Máscara Año 2000 and Universo 2000 ) to win the Mexican National Trios Championship . The show featured six additional matches with AAA wrestlers as well as the Japanese Tiger Mask III from New Japan Pro Wrestling .",
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"text": "Asymmetric cut An asymmetric cut is a haircut in which the hair is cut in such a way that the hair does not have left-right symmetry and one side is cut or appears to be longer than the other . Talk show host Rosie O'Donnell famously adopted a short version of the asymmetric cut in 2002 after she came out of the closet . Other celebrities who have sported asymmetric hairstyles include singers Cyndi Lauper , Rihanna , Reece Mastin , Jordan McCoy and Phil Oakey and Davey Havok of AFI . Reality television star Kate Gosselin became well known for her asymmetrical cut , which she has since changed . Category : Hairstyles",
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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": "MTV Unplugged (Alanis Morissette album) MTV Unplugged is the first live album by Canadian singer-songwriter Alanis Morissette , released by Maverick Records in the United States on November 9 , 1999 ( see 1999 in music ) . It comprises songs performed by Morissette on the television program MTV Unplugged . Twelve tracks were included on the album , but Morissette performed several others , including `` Baba '' , `` Thank U '' ( both from 1998 's Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie ) and `` Your House '' ( the hidden track on 1995 's Jagged Little Pill ) , during her Unplugged concert . These were later released as B-sides on the `` King of Pain '' single release . The first single , `` That I Would Be Good '' , was moderately successful , and two other tracks , `` King of Pain '' ( a cover of the song by The Police ) and `` You Learn '' were released as singles outside North America . As of March 2012 , the album has sold 673,000 copies in the U.S. In addition to material from Morissette 's first two U.S. albums , MTV Unplugged featured performances of `` No Pressure over Cappuccino '' and `` Princes Familiar '' , two previously unreleased songs from her tours , and `` These R the Thoughts '' , a previously released b-side . Morissette has stated that `` Princes Familiar '' in particular is one of her favorite and most vocally challenging songs . She performed it on her 2005 Diamond Wink Tour , where she dedicated it to `` all of the dads in the audience . '' The ballad `` No Pressure over Cappuccino '' , one of the first songs she wrote following the release of Jagged Little Pill , `` was inspired by -LSB- her -RSB- twin brother , '' Wade . Featuring cleaner vocals , slower arrangements and a few drastic reinventions ( particularly in the case of `` You Oughta Know '' ) , MTV Unplugged foreshadowed much of Morissette 's later , softer work , particularly 2005 's Jagged Little Pill Acoustic and the accompanying Diamond Wink Tour .",
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"text": "Tiger Woods Eldrick Tont `` Tiger '' Woods ( born December 30 , 1975 ) is an American professional golfer who is among the most successful golfers of all time . He has been one of the highest-paid athletes in the world for several years . Following an outstanding junior , college , and amateur career , Woods turned professional at the age of 20 , at the end of the summer in 1996 . By April 1997 he had already won his first major , the 1997 Masters . Woods won this tournament in a record-breaking performance , winning by 12 strokes while pocketing $ 486,000 . He first reached the number one position in the world rankings in June 1997 , after less than a year as a professional . Throughout the 2000s , Woods was the dominant force in golf ; from August 1999 to September 2004 ( 264 weeks ) and from June 2005 to October 2010 ( 281 weeks ) , Woods was the top-ranked men 's golfer in the world . From December 2009 to early April 2010 , Woods took leave from professional golf to focus on his personal life after he admitted infidelity . Despite attempts at reconciliation , he and his wife Elin Nordegren eventually divorced . His many alleged extramarital indiscretions were revealed by several women , through many worldwide media sources . This was followed by a loss of golf form , and his ranking gradually fell to a low of No. 58 in November 2011 . He ended a career-high winless streak of 107 weeks when he triumphed in the Chevron World Challenge in December 2011 . After winning the Arnold Palmer Invitational on March 25 , 2013 , he ascended to the No. 1 ranking once again , holding the top spot until May 2014 . Woods had back surgery in April 2014 and September 2015 and has struggled since to regain his dominant form . By March 29 , 2015 , Woods had fallen to # 104 , outside of the top 100 for the first time since 1996 . In May 2016 , Woods dropped out of the world top 500 for the first time in his professional career . Woods has broken numerous golf records . He has been World Number One for the most consecutive weeks and for the greatest total number of weeks of any golfer . He has been awarded PGA Player of the Year a record eleven times , the Byron Nelson Award for lowest adjusted scoring average a record eight times , and has the record of leading the money list in ten different seasons . He has won 14 professional major golf championships , the second-highest of any player ( Jack Nicklaus leads with 18 ) , and 79 PGA Tour events , second all time behind Sam Snead , who had 82 wins . He has more career major wins and career PGA Tour wins than any other active golfer . He is the youngest player to achieve the career Grand Slam , and the youngest and fastest to win 50 tournaments on tour . Additionally , Woods is only the second golfer ( after Nicklaus ) to have achieved a career Grand Slam three times . Woods has won 18 World Golf Championships , and won at least one of those events in each of the first 11 years after they began in 1999 . Woods and Rory McIlroy are the only golfers to win both The Silver Medal and The Gold Medal at The Open Championship .",
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"text": "Hubert Green Hubert Myatt Green ( born December 28 , 1946 ) is an American professional golfer who won 26 professional golf tournaments , including two major championships : the 1977 U.S. Open and the 1985 PGA Championship . He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2007 .",
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"text": "1987 PGA Championship The 1987 PGA Championship was the 69th PGA Championship , held August 6 -- 9 at the Champion Course of PGA National Golf Club in Palm Beach Gardens , Florida . In hot and windy conditions , Larry Nelson won his second PGA Championship in a sudden-death playoff over 1977 champion Lanny Wadkins . It was Nelson 's third and final major title . D.A. Weibring , a 54-hole co-leader , shot 76 ( +4 ) and finished a stroke back at even-par 288 . The other co-leader , Mark McCumber , posted 77 and finished in a tie for fifth . Two major champions in contention shot high scores and fell back : Seve Ballesteros ( 78 ) and Raymond Floyd ( 80 ) . In the August heat of Florida , the attendance was low . A record high temperature for the day of 97 F was recorded on Sunday . It was the second major played in Florida , following the PGA Championship in 1971 , played in February at the old PGA National . Through 2016 , this is the last major played in the state . The purse was the last under $ 1 million at the PGA Championship . With the win , Nelson gained an automatic bid to the Ryder Cup team in 1987 , his third , bumping Don Pooley . Nelson 's record in that competition in late September was 0 -- 3 -- 1 , as the U.S. lost the Cup for the first time on home soil . He lost all three pairs matches and halved his singles match . The Champion Course hosted the Ryder Cup in 1983 and the Senior PGA Championship for 19 years ( 1982 -- 2000 ) . Since 2007 , it has been the venue of The Honda Classic on the PGA Tour , played in March .",
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"text": "Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11 is a golfing simulation video game in the PGA Tour series developed by EA Tiburon and published by Electronic Arts . It was released in 2010 for the PlayStation 3 , Wii , Xbox 360 and iOS . The game is the first in the series to support the PlayStation Move controller for the Sony PlayStation 3 . As with Tiger Woods PGA Tour 10 , the Wii version utilizes Wii MotionPlus . This edition of Tiger Woods PGA Tour is the first to feature someone on the cover other than Tiger himself . The privilege was given to the Northern Irish golfer Rory McIlroy , who was the first person to win a PGA Tour event before their 21st birthday since Tiger Woods . McIlroy would later become the namesake of the PGA tour games .",
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"text": "1983 Masters Tournament The 1983 Masters Tournament was the 47th Masters Tournament , held April 7 -- 11 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia . Seve Ballesteros won his second Masters and third major title , four strokes ahead of runners-up Ben Crenshaw and Tom Kite . Play on Friday was postponed due to heavy rain , and the final round was completed on Monday for the first time since 1973 . Defending champion Craig Stadler was tied for the 54-hole lead with 1976 champion Raymond Floyd , with Ballesteros one stroke back , and two-time champion Tom Watson an additional stroke behind . Ballesteros got off to a fast start in the final round on Monday with a birdie-eagle start . With another birdie at the difficult par-3 fourth , he added four pars and another birdie at the ninth for a five-under 31 on the front nine . Ballesteros cruised to a 69 ( − 3 ) and a comfortable win as neither Stadler , Floyd , nor Watson broke par . During the postponement of Friday 's round , the possibility was raised that the tournament would not complete the entire 72 holes , as the southeastern U.S. was experiencing heavy rains and flooding and forecasts were not favorable . Saturday 's second round went off from split tees ( 1st and 10th ) and six players did not complete their rounds until early Sunday morning . With this extension , the tournament committee did not attempt to complete the final two rounds on Sunday , opting for the third round only on Sunday and the fourth on Monday . Four-time champion Arnold Palmer , 53 , opened with a 68 on Thursday and made the cut at the Masters for the final time . In his 29th Masters , he stated that the conditions on Saturday were the worst he had ever seen at Augusta . Five-time winner Jack Nicklaus , 43 , withdrew before his second round start time due to back spasms experienced while warming up Saturday morning . It was only his second withdrawal as a pro , the first was three years earlier at the 1980 World Series of Golf . Nicklaus had missed only one cut in the previous 23 Masters and made ten consecutive after this year , including his record sixth green jacket in 1986 . It was the final major championship for Sam Snead , 70 , a three-time Masters champion . He withdrew after a first round 79 as he assessed he could not make the cut .",
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"text": "1963 PGA Championship The 1963 PGA Championship was the 45th PGA Championship , played July 18 -- 21 at the Blue Course of Dallas Athletic Club in Dallas , Texas . Jack Nicklaus won the first of his five PGA Championship titles , two strokes ahead of runner-up Dave Ragan . It was the second major win of the year for Nicklaus , and the third of his eighteen major titles . Nicklaus entered the final round in third place , three shots behind 54-hole leader Bruce Crampton . Nicklaus shot a three-under 68 while Crampton fell back to third with 74 ( +3 ) in the Texas heat , with temperatures over 100 F . At the trophy presentation , Nicklaus grasped the very hot Wanamaker Trophy with the aid of a towel . The temperature in downtown Dallas on Sunday reached a high of 110 F. With the victory , Nicklaus at age 23 joined Gene Sarazen , Byron Nelson , and Ben Hogan as the only winners of all three American majors : the Masters , U.S. Open and PGA Championship . Nicklaus completed the first of his three career grand slams three years later at Muirfield in 1966 . The Open Championship was played the previous week in northeast England at Lytham St Annes , one of five times in the 1960s that these two majors were played in consecutive weeks in July . The PGA Championship moved permanently to August in 1969 ( except 1971 , when it was played in late February ) . After cool temperatures in Britain , the oppressive July heat in Dallas was difficult for many to adjust to . Nicklaus bogeyed the last two holes to finish a stroke out of the playoff . Nicklaus won the Masters in April , marking only the third time that the Masters champion won the PGA Championship in the same calendar year . He was preceded by Sam Snead in 1949 and Jack Burke , Jr. in 1956 . Through 2016 , it has been accomplished only four times , twice by Nicklaus , and most recently in 1975 . On Wednesday , Nicklaus set a record in the long drive contest at over 341 yd ; breaking the record set in 1952 by 12 yd .",
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"text": "Official World Golf Ranking The Official World Golf Ranking is a system for rating the performance level of male professional golfers ( although there is no rule prohibiting women from being ranked ) . It was introduced in 1986 and is endorsed by the four major championships and six major professional tours , five of which are charter members of the International Federation of PGA Tours : PGA Tour European Tour Asian Tour ( not a charter member of the Federation ) PGA Tour of Australasia Japan Golf Tour Sunshine Tour Points are also awarded for high finishes on other tours : Web.com Tour , the official developmental tour for the PGA Tour Challenge Tour , the official developmental tour for the European Tour PGA Tour Canada , which became a full member of the Federation in 2009 under its former name of the Canadian Professional Golf Tour OneAsia Tour , not a member of the Federation , but a joint venture between two charter members and two other tours that became full members in 2009 Korean Tour , from 2011 PGA Tour Latinoamérica , from 2012 Asian Development Tour , the official developmental tour for the Asian Tour , from 2013 PGA Tour China , from 2014 Alps Tour , from July 2015 Nordic Golf League , from July 2015 PGA EuroPro Tour , from July 2015 ProGolf Tour , from July 2015 MENA Golf Tour , from April 2016",
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"text": "Denis Watson Denis Leslie Watson ( born 18 October 1955 ) is a professional golfer from Zimbabwe . Born in Salisbury , Rhodesia ( now Harare , Zimbabwe ) Watson was educated at Oriel Boys High School , Chisipite . He was Rhodesian Sportsman of the Year in 1975 , but went on to represent South Africa in the World Series of Golf in 1980 and 1982 -- sporting connections between Rhodesia and Apartheid South Africa were blurred at the time , for example the Rhodesian cricket team was once part of the South African domestic set-up . Watson turned professional in 1976 and played on the European Tour from 1978 to 1980 . After moving to the United States , where he joined the PGA Tour , he had his career year in 1984 when he won the Buick Open , NEC World Series of Golf , and Panasonic Las Vegas Invitational to tie for the most wins on the PGA Tour that season . Watson finished second in the 1985 U.S. Open , missing out on forcing a playoff by one shot , having incurred a two-stroke penalty earlier in the tournament . The penalty was assessed on the eighth hole in the first round , after he had waited longer than the allowed ten seconds for a putt that had hung on the lip of the hole to drop in . The ball did fall into the hole , but the birdie was disallowed and the penalty strokes added . The USGA and R&A , the sports governing bodies , have since amended the penalty for this rules infraction to just a single stroke . Andy North was eventually the only player to beat him , by one shot despite himself bogeying the last hole . Watson 's career came to a sudden halt when he was injured while playing in the 1985 Goodyear Classic in South Africa . While hitting his ball out of the rough with a 9-iron , he struck a tree stump that had been hidden from view causing damage to his wrist , elbow and neck . He went on to win the tournament , but his problems had just begun . He required surgery on his wrist and neck , and was initially told that he would never play again . He did , but was unable to consistently reach the high standard that he had previously attained and after several more operations he retired towards the end of the 1990s . After turning fifty , Watson joined the Champions Tour , and began to rediscover competitive form . He won the 2007 Senior PGA Championship at Kiawah Island , a senior major , by two strokes over Argentina 's Eduardo Romero , his first win in 23 years . In one of the most remarkable comebacks ever seen in professional golf , Watson has become one of the Champions Tour 's most competitive stars . He was voted the 2007 Champions Tour Rookie of the Year .",
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"text": "2005 Masters Tournament The 2005 Masters Tournament was the 69th Masters Tournament , played from April 7 -- 10 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia . Tiger Woods , 29 , won his fourth green jacket on the first hole of a playoff with Chris DiMarco . Rain was a factor the whole week , and delayed much of the play . The purse was $ 7.0 million with a winner 's share of $ 1.26 million . It was the ninth of Woods ' fourteen major championships . This Masters was the last as competitors for three former champions : Tommy Aaron ( 1973 ) , Billy Casper ( 1970 ) , and six-time winner Jack Nicklaus . Ryan Moore was low amateur at 287 ( − 1 ) , the best score by an amateur since 1978 , and earned an exemption to the 2006 tournament . Jerry Pate , a non-playing invitee , won the 46th Par-3 contest on Wednesday with a five-under 22 .",
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"text": "Gene Sauers Gene Craig Sauers ( born August 22 , 1962 ) is an American professional golfer , currently playing on the PGA Tour Champions . He had three wins on the PGA Tour and overcame a deadly skin condition that kept him off the golf course for five years . He won the U.S. Senior Open in 2016 , a senior major championship . Born in Savannah , Georgia , Sauers started him playing golf at the age of nine with his father . He attended Georgia Southern University in Statesboro , turned pro , and joined the PGA Tour in 1984 . Sauers has four dozen top-10 finishes in PGA Tour events including three official wins . His first win was in 1986 at the Bank of Boston Classic ; his second came at the 1989 Hawaiian Open ; his third , which came after a 13-year hiatus , was in 2002 at the final edition of the Air Canada Championship in British Columbia . He also won the Deposit Guaranty Golf Classic in Mississippi in 1990 , opposite the Masters in April , before it was an official money event . He finished two other tournaments in a tie for first place at the end of regulation : the 1992 Bob Hope Chrysler Classic , which he lost on the fourth extra hole of a playoff to John Cook , and the St. Jude Classic in 1994 , which he and Hal Sutton lost to Tour rookie Dicky Pride . After his win in Canada , Sauers received the PGA Comeback Player of the Year award in 2002 . His best finish in a major was a tie for second at the PGA Championship in 1992 . Sauers lost his tour card in 1995 and had to play primarily on the Nike Tour until his PGA Tour victory in 2002 with its two-year exemption . He recorded one victory on the Nike Tour at the 1998 Nike South Carolina Classic , and about a dozen top-10 finishes . Sauers competed on the PGA Tour until 2005 . From 2006 to 2010 , he did not compete professionally after a misdiagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis turned out to be a rare , painful skin condition Stevens-Johnson syndrome , and he was given only a 25-percent chance of survival . His condition had worsened when blood vessels in his arms and legs clogged , causing his skin to burn from the inside out . Although he eventually recovered after many debilitating months , his forearms show the scars of numerous skin grafts . Sauers finally overcame the disease and played a limited Nationwide Tour schedule in 2011 and 2012 before making his Champions Tour debut at the Boeing Classic near Seattle in 2012 . He earned two top-10 finishes in 2012 and was also inducted into the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame . Playing a full season in 2013 , Sauers was twice a runner-up , including a playoff loss to Esteban Toledo at the Insperity Invitational . He finished nineteenth on the Champions Tour money list . In the first six months of 2014 , Sauers played in eleven events , with six top-25 finishes and a best of T-15 at the Allianz Championship in early February . At the U.S. Senior Open in Oklahoma in July , he was tied with Colin Montgomerie after 72 holes but lost in a three-hole playoff . Two years later in 2016 , Sauers earned his first win as a senior at the U.S. Senior Open in Ohio .",
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"text": "1957 Masters Tournament The 1957 Masters Tournament was the 21st Masters Tournament , held April 4 -- 7 at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia . This was the first Masters played with a 36-hole cut . A field of 101 players started in the tournament , and 40 of them made the cut at 150 ( +6 ) . Doug Ford won his only Masters , three strokes ahead of runner-up Sam Snead , a three-time champion . Snead was the third round leader , but could only shoot even-par in a round that included six birdies and six bogeys . Ford was three strokes back after 54 holes , but was bogey-free on Sunday . On the final hole , Ford holed out from the bunker for birdie for his 66 ( -- 6 ) . This was Ford 's second and final major title ; he also won the 1955 PGA Championship . This year was the Masters debut of Gary Player , 21 , and he finished tied for 24th . He won three Masters , in 1961 , 1974 , and 1978 . Five-time British Open winner Peter Thomson finished fifth , his best career finish in the Masters . Two-time champion Ben Hogan had finished in the top ten in the last fourteen Masters that he had entered , but had 32 putts on Friday and missed the event 's first-ever cut by a stroke . It was the only cut he missed at Augusta ; in nine more Masters he had three top ten finishes , including his final appearance at age 54 in 1967 .",
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"text": "1986 Masters Tournament The 1986 Masters Tournament was the 50th Masters Tournament , held April 10 -- 13 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta , Georgia . Jack Nicklaus won his record 18th professional major with a historic one-stroke victory . He shot a final round 65 ( − 7 ) , with a back nine of 30 ( − 6 ) , for a total score of 279 ( − 9 ) . At age 46 , he became the oldest winner of the Masters and the second-oldest winner of any major championship , behind Julius Boros , who was 48 when he captured the PGA Championship in 1968 . The win also gave Nicklaus a record six Masters victories , the first in 1963 , less than ten months after his first major win at the 1962 U.S. Open . The 23-year span of Masters victories and 24-year span of major victories are also records . The runners-up were Tom Kite and Greg Norman , whose near-misses at the Masters are also noteworthy . The winner 's share was $ 144,000 , up from $ 20,000 at Nicklaus ' first win at Augusta in 1963 .",
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"text": "1922 PGA Championship The 1922 PGA Championship was the fifth PGA Championship , held August 14 -- 18 at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont , Pennsylvania , a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh . The match play field of 64 competitors qualified by sectional tournaments . This was the first PGA Championship with a field of 64 in the bracket ; the previous four had fields of 32 players . In the Friday final , Gene Sarazen defeated Emmet French , 4 & 3 . Sarazen , age 20 , also won the U.S. Open a month earlier near Chicago . Defending champion Walter Hagen did not enter this year due to exhibition engagements ; the two champions met the following year in the finals , won by Sarazen . This was the first of eleven major championships at Oakmont ; three PGA Championships and eight U.S. Opens through 2013 . It has hosted the U.S. Amateur five times and the U.S. Women 's Open twice . The PGA Championship returned in 1951 and 1978 . Sarazen was the first of four players in history to win the U.S. Open and the PGA Championship in the same calendar year . He was followed by Ben Hogan in 1948 and Jack Nicklaus in 1980 . Through 2012 , Tiger Woods is the last to win both , in 2000 , part of his Tiger Slam of four consecutive majors .",
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"text": "1958 U.S. Open (golf) The 1958 U.S. Open was the 58th U.S. Open , held June 12 -- 14 at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa , Oklahoma . Amid oppressive heat and high winds which created difficult scoring conditions , native Oklahoman Tommy Bolt won his only major championship , four strokes ahead of runner-up Gary Player . It was Player 's debut in the U.S. Open at age 22 . Bolt owned the 36-hole lead at 142 ( +2 ) , a stroke ahead of Player . After a third round 69 on Saturday morning , Bolt was at 211 ( +1 ) and three strokes ahead of Gene Littler , who carded a 67 for 214 ( +4 ) . Littler fell back in the final round in the afternoon , shooting a 76 to finish in fourth place . Bolt ran away from the field with a final round 72 for 283 ( +3 ) , four ahead of Player . Bolt was the only player not to record a round of 75 or over during the championship . Ben Hogan , in search of his fifth U.S. Open title , was hampered by an injured left wrist and finished eleven strokes back in a tie for tenth . Eighteen-year-old Jack Nicklaus , in his second U.S. Open , made his first cut and finished in 41st place . Sam Snead missed the cut for the first time in 18 Open appearances . Two-time champion Gene Sarazen missed the cut in his final appearance , while three-time Masters champion Jimmy Demaret also played his final Open , withdrawing after the third round . It was the first of seven major championships at Southern Hills . The U.S. Open returned in 1977 and 2001 and the PGA Championship has been played at the course four times : 1970 , 1982 , 1994 , and 2007 .",
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"text": "1969 Ryder Cup The 18th Ryder Cup Matches were held 18 -- 20 September 1969 at the Royal Birkdale Golf Club in Southport , England . The competition ended in a draw at 16 points each , when America 's Jack Nicklaus conceded a missable three-foot ( 0.9 m ) putt to Britain 's Tony Jacklin at the 18th hole , in one of the most famous gestures of sportsmanship in all of sport . It was the first draw in Ryder Cup history , and the United States team retained the Cup . The matches were marred by considerable acrimony and unsportsmanlike behavior by players on both sides . Britain 's captain Eric Brown had instructed his players not to search for the opposition 's ball if it ended up in the rough . American Ken Still , in the first-day foursomes , had deliberately and regularly stood too close to Briton Maurice Bembridge as he was putting . During one of the fourballs on the second day , both captains had to come out and calm down the warring players . This led to Nicklaus conceding Jacklin 's final putt with the knowledge that the overall competition would end in a draw . On the previous hole , Jacklin sank a long eagle putt while Nicklaus missed his from 15 ft and the match was squared . Jacklin had won the Open Championship two months earlier at nearby Royal Lytham & St Annes to become the first British champion in eighteen years . After holing his final putt for par , Nicklaus picked up Jacklin 's ball marker and told him , `` I do n't think you would have missed it , but I was n't going to give you the chance , either . '' Playing in his first Ryder Cup at age 29 , Nicklaus ' gesture became known as `` the concession '' and marked the beginning of a lasting friendship between the two that has spanned nearly a half century . It was the inspiration for The Concession Golf Club in Florida near Sarasota , which was co-designed by Nicklaus and Jacklin . The two were opposing captains in the competition in 1983 and 1987 . The U.S. team had only two players with previous Ryder Cup experience , Billy Casper and Gene Littler . On the previous four teams , Arnold Palmer did not participate in 1969 , but returned in 1971 and 1973 .",
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"text": "Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf The Bass Pro Shops Legends of Golf at Big Cedar is a golf tournament on the PGA Tour Champions . Beginning in 2014 , it will be played at Big Cedar Lodge on the par-3 Top of the Rock course , designed by Jack Nicklaus and the 18-hole Buffalo Ridge course , redesigned by Tom Fazio in Ridgedale , Missouri . The tournament is sponsored by Bass Pro Shops , which owns the Big Cedar Lodge . It is often called `` The tournament that launched the Champions Tour '' . From 1978 until 2012 , it was known as the Liberty Mutual Insurance Legends of Golf in Savannah , Georgia at The Club at Savannah Harbor . Liberty Mutual was the main sponsor of the tournament . It currently consists of two separate events using four-ball and alternate shot formats with two-man teams : the 54-hole Champions Division ( age 50 -- 65 ) and the 45-hole Legends Division ( age 65 + ) ( on the final day of the tournament , held at Top of the Rock , Legends play only the course once , while Champions play the course twice ) . Only the Champions Division event is an official money/official victory event . For 2008 to 2013 , it consisted of three separate events : the Legends Division is a 54-hole two-man team better-ball event for men over 50 , the Raphael Division is a 36-hole two-man team better-ball event for men age 50 -- 69 , and the Demaret Division is a 36-hole two-man team better-ball event for men over 70 . Only the Legends Division event was an official money/official victory event . The tournament was founded in 1978 and consisted of a 54-hole two-man team better-ball event for men over 50 . Its success provided impetus for the formation of the Senior PGA Tour in 1980 . In 1987 , a Legendary Division was added . This consisted of a 36-hole two-man team better-ball event for men over 60 . These teams also competed in the Legends Division - Charles Coody & Dale Douglass won both divisions in 1998 . In 1993 , the 36-hole Demaret Division ( named after tournament co-founder Jimmy Demaret ) was added for men over 70 . For this year alone , all three divisions were competed at individual stroke play . In 2002 , the Legends Division became an individual stroke play event and became an official money event on the Champions Tour . This format remained through 2007 . The Legendary Division was renamed the Raphael Division ( after tournament co-founder Fred Raphael who had died in 2001 ) and became the 36-hole two-man team better-ball event for men over 60 . The purse for the 2014 tournament Champions Division was US$ 2,400,000 , with $ 230,000 going to each member of the winning team .",
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"text": "Golf course A golf course is the grounds where the game of golf is played . It comprises a series of holes , each consisting of a teeing ground , a fairway , the rough and other hazards , and a green with a flagstick ( `` pin '' ) and hole ( `` cup '' ) . A standard round of golf consists of 18 holes . Most courses contain 18 holes ; some share fairways or greens , and a subset has nine holes , played twice per round . Par-3 courses consist of nine or 18 holes all of which have a par of three strokes . Many older courses are links , often coastal . Courses are private , public , and municipally owned , and typically feature a pro shop . Many private courses are found at country clubs .",
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"text": "BMW PGA Championship The BMW PGA Championship , as it is currently known for sponsorship reasons , is an annual men 's professional golf tournament on the European Tour . It was founded in 1955 by the Professional Golfers ' Association , and as such was originally called the British PGA Championship . Since then it has had several sponsored names , but the phrase `` PGA Championship '' has usually been included in the name . The BMW PGA Championship is played each May over the West Course at the Wentworth Club in Surrey , England . The PGA European Tour has its headquarters at the club and as the tour 's home tournament , the BMW PGA Championship is often regarded as the flagship event on the European Tour . It has usually had the highest prize money of any event which the tour organises , but this changed in 2009 with the introduction of the Race to Dubai , and the $ 10 million Dubai World Championship at the end of the season . There are other more lucrative events than the BMW PGA Championship which are part of the European Tour schedule , such as the majors and the World Golf Championship events , but these are organised by other bodies . It is also the European Tour 's designated `` Premier event '' for the purposes of the Official World Golf Rankings , with a minimum of 64 ranking points available to the winner . The winner of the tournament is given an exemption into that season 's U.S. Open and the next three Open Championships . In 2000 , Colin Montgomerie became the only player to win three years in a row .",
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"text": "Golf instruction Golf instruction is the art of equipping and training golfers to play better golf through improved awareness of swing cause and effects as a result of the actions by their body , the club , and their effect on the golf ball . Most great golfers have a few common elements that make them great including : proper intentionality , swing repeatability to produce an action that fits the golfers intentionality , and a strong level of automaticity for long lasting enjoyment of the game golf . Golf instruction is unique as golf consists of five primary skills : shots from a tee ( most notable : driving that uses a driver ) , full shots from the ground ( mostly known as `` iron shots '' , pitching ( or 3/4 shots designed for distance control , chipping ( short shots around the green the require less than a full swing ) , putting ( 1 club preferably `` the putter '' ) and course strategy or gamesmanship . Proficiency in teaching golf instruction requires not only technical and physical ability , but also knowledge of the rules and etiquette of the game . Golf instruction offered on many platforms in the United States including : the PGA of America , GolfTEC , and independent golfers who `` may '' or `` may not '' have credentials that are recognized by credible teachers certified sources such as the PGA of America . Although there are many great golf instructors in the United States , who are PGA Class A Professionals , not all great instructors carry this status nor find it a major determiner of golf instruction proficiency . Golf Instruction can be wide ranging , but many great modern day instructors are able to diagnose and prescribe swing frustrations accurately and present a clear fix that encourages the golfer in the discovery of lasting repeatability from the specific ailment that `` plagued '' them from a sound repeatable swing to play a golf course successfully ( varying terms of success as a golfer ) Many modern instructors include the following in their diagnosis 1 . visual feedback through video and bio motion analysis 2 . personalized golf club fitting for individual body and swing types 3 . on-course play under real conditions 4 . mental performance development 5 . golf specific body conditioning for optimal golf bio-mechanics Beginning players can start lesson in several ways , but most do so in either a group or individual setting , covering the five primary skills of golf as noted above golf swing . Golf is an asymmetrical exercise that can break body balances , requiring also adequate exercises to keep the balance in muscles . Experienced recreational players often return for instruction , either to fix a specific problem they are encountering or to improve their game . Reconstruction of a golf swing to reach a high level of play often involves series of lessons over an extended period of time . Junior golfers often begin receiving instruction by age 10 or younger , and often retain private teachers even when coached on a high school golf team . Some top instructors who work with professional golfers have become quite well known in their own right over the years , including Harvey Penick , Jack Grout , Dick Harmon , David Leadbetter , Butch Harmon , Hank Haney , Chip Thomson , Sean Foley , and Mike Bennett and Andy Plummer . Some of the teachers maintain teaching facilities or schools where they or their disciples use their methods or systems . A few instructors focus solely on a particular aspect of the sport , such as Dave Pelz with the short game . Some famous golfers have been tightly bound with their instructor , such as Jack Nicklaus with Jack Grout , while in other cases golfers have made high-profile switches from one instructor to another , such as Tiger Woods moving from Butch Harmon to various other instructors . Recreational golfers are constantly seeking tips on how to improve , and the major golf publications such as Golf Magazine and Golf Digest devote substantial portions of their pages to instructional material of various kinds , often written by top-level instructors . Even television broadcasts of professional golf tournaments often contain short instructional segments , delivered by commentators who are also instructors such as Peter Kostis . Golf instruction may be augmented by training aids such as specially weighting or jointed clubs , putting cups for practice on the den room carpet , mini practice tees with feedback for use in garages , et cetera . Some training aids are sold via television infomercials and the more peculiar varieties were satirized in the 1996 film Tin Cup . Golf instruction is no guarantee of success or improved play in the game . Bad mechanics can be deeply ingrained in a subject 's swing , and psychological factors can also hinder progress . The 2009 Golf Channel program The Haney Project : Charles Barkley showcased some of these issues , as Hank Haney attempted to fix former NBA great Charles Barkley 's infamously bad swing .",
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"text": "2000 PGA Championship The 2000 PGA Championship was the 82nd PGA Championship , held August 17 -- 20 at the Valhalla Golf Club in Louisville , Kentucky . It was the second time for the event at Valhalla , which hosted four years earlier in 1996 . Tiger Woods won his second straight PGA Championship and fifth major in a three-hole playoff over Bob May . Woods and May finished at 18 under par to set the PGA Championship record to par , later equaled by Woods in 2006 . It was the first time since 1937 that a PGA Championship title was successfully defended , and the first ever as a stroke play event . Woods and May were five shots ahead of third-place finisher Thomas Bjørn . Woods ' victory marked the first time since 1953 ( Ben Hogan ) that a player had won three major championships in the same calendar year ; Woods won the U.S. Open and the British Open in the previous two months for three consecutive majors . He won the Masters in April 2001 to complete the Tiger Slam of four consecutive majors . May opened with an even-par 72 then shot 66 ( − 6 ) in each of the final three rounds ; this was the only time he was in contention in a major championship . Designer of the course and five-time champion Jack Nicklaus , age 60 , made his final appearance at the PGA Championship . Playing with Woods , he needed an eagle on the 36th hole to make the cut ; his pitch shot missed by inches and he settled for birdie . Valhalla later hosted the Ryder Cup in 2008 , the first U.S. victory in nine years . The Senior PGA Championship was played at the course in 2004 and 2011 and the PGA Championship returned in 2014 .",
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"text": "1957 U.S. Open (golf) The 1957 U.S. Open was the 57th U.S. Open , held June 12 -- 15 at Inverness Club in Toledo , Ohio . Dick Mayer defeated defending champion Cary Middlecoff in an 18-hole playoff to win his only major title . Amateur Billy Joe Patton was the 36-hole co-leader with Mayer , but fell back with consecutive 76s and tied for eighth . The 54-hole lead was held by Jimmy Demaret , age 47 , attempting to become the oldest U.S. Open champion . Mayer was a shot back , while Middlecoff , Julius Boros , and Roberto De Vicenzo were two back . With temperatures soaring in the final round with high humidity , Demaret was five-over through eleven holes . He rebounded with three birdies on the back nine to post a 72 and a 283 total , a shot out of the playoff . Mayer carded a 70 and a 282 total , while Middlecoff birdied the last to force a playoff . The Sunday playoff turned out to be a one-sided affair , as Mayer shot 72 to Middlecoff 's 79 . Temperatures again approached 100 F and only one birdie was carded . This U.S. Open witnessed the debut of 17-year-old amateur Jack Nicklaus , who had consecutive rounds of 80 and missed the cut . It was just the beginning for Nicklaus , as he won a record-tying four U.S. Open titles and a record 18 major championships . While Nicklaus was making his debut , three-time major winner Denny Shute was playing his last Open ; he too missed the cut . Two-time champion Gene Sarazen , at 55 in his penultimate Open , also missed the cut . After receiving medical attention for a back ailment , four-time champion and pre-tournament favorite Ben Hogan withdrew prior to his first round on Thursday . The course was scheduled to play to a length of 6961 yd , but heavy rains caused several new tee boxes to become unplayable and the course was shortened by about 100 yd . This was the third U.S. Open at Inverness , which hosted in 1920 and 1931 . The U.S. Open returned in 1979 and the PGA Championship followed in 1986 and 1993 .",
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Frank Sinatra was an actor.
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"text": "Frank Sinatra Francis Albert Sinatra ( -LSB- sᵻˈnɑːtrə -RSB- -LSB- siˈnaːtra -RSB- ; December 12 , 1915 -- May 14 , 1998 ) was an American singer , actor , and producer who was one of the most popular and influential musical artists of the 20th century . He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time , having sold more than 150 million records worldwide . Born in Hoboken , New Jersey , to Italian immigrants , Sinatra began his musical career in the swing era with bandleaders Harry James and Tommy Dorsey . Sinatra found success as a solo artist after he signed with Columbia Records in 1943 , becoming the idol of the `` bobby soxers '' . He released his debut album , The Voice of Frank Sinatra , in 1946 . Sinatra 's professional career had stalled by the early 1950s , and he turned to Las Vegas , where he became one of its best known performers as part of the Rat Pack . His career was reborn in 1953 with the success of From Here to Eternity , with his performance subsequently winning an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor . Sinatra released several critically lauded albums , including In the Wee Small Hours ( 1955 ) , Songs for Swingin ' Lovers ! ( 1956 ) , Come Fly with Me ( 1958 ) , Only the Lonely ( 1958 ) and Nice 'n' Easy ( 1960 ) . Sinatra left Capitol in 1960 to start his own record label , Reprise Records , and released a string of successful albums . In 1965 , he recorded the retrospective September of My Years , starred in the Emmy-winning television special Frank Sinatra : A Man and His Music , and released the tracks `` Strangers in the Night '' and `` My Way '' . After releasing Sinatra at the Sands , recorded at the Sands Hotel and Casino in Vegas with frequent collaborator Count Basie in early 1966 , the following year he recorded one of his most famous collaborations with Tom Jobim , the album Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim . It was followed by 1968 's collaboration with Duke Ellington . Sinatra retired for the first time in 1971 , but came out of retirement two years later and recorded several albums and resumed performing at Caesars Palace , and reached success in 1980 with `` New York , New York '' . Using his Las Vegas shows as a home base , he toured both within the United States and internationally until a short time before his death in 1998 . Sinatra forged a highly successful career as a film actor . After winning an Academy Award for From Here to Eternity , he starred in The Man with the Golden Arm ( 1955 ) , and received critical acclaim for his performance in The Manchurian Candidate ( 1962 ) . He appeared in various musicals such as On the Town ( 1949 ) , Guys and Dolls ( 1955 ) , High Society ( 1956 ) , and Pal Joey ( 1957 ) , winning another Golden Globe for the latter . Toward the end of his career , he became associated with playing detectives , including the title character in Tony Rome ( 1967 ) . Sinatra would later receive the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award in 1971 . On television , The Frank Sinatra Show began on ABC in 1950 , and he continued to make appearances on television throughout the 1950s and 1960s . Sinatra was also heavily involved with politics from the mid-1940s , and actively campaigned for presidents such as Harry S. Truman , John F. Kennedy and Ronald Reagan , though before Kennedy 's death Sinatra 's alleged Mafia connections led to his being snubbed . While Sinatra never formally learned how to read music , he had an impressive understanding of it , and he worked very hard from a young age to improve his abilities in all aspects of music . A perfectionist , renowned for his dress sense and performing presence , he always insisted on recording live with his band . His bright blue eyes earned him the popular nickname `` Ol' Blue Eyes '' . Sinatra led a colorful personal life , and was often involved in turbulent affairs with women , such as with his second wife Ava Gardner . He went on to marry Mia Farrow in 1966 and Barbara Marx in 1976 . Sinatra had several violent confrontations , usually with journalists he felt had crossed him , or work bosses with whom he had disagreements . He was honored at the Kennedy Center Honors in 1983 , was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan in 1985 , and the Congressional Gold Medal in 1997 . Sinatra was also the recipient of eleven Grammy Awards , including the Grammy Trustees Award , Grammy Legend Award and the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award . After his death , American music critic Robert Christgau called him `` the greatest singer of the 20th century '' , and he continues to be seen as an iconic figure .",
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"text": "Frank Marlowe Frank Marlowe , also known as Frank Riggi and Frank Marlo ( January 20 , 1904 -- March 30 , 1964 ) was an American character actor from the 1930s until the 1960s . During Marlowe 's 30-year career he would appear in over 200 feature films , as well as dozens of television shows .",
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"text": "Christmas with Sinatra & Friends Christmas with Sinatra & Friends is a 2009 compilation album by Frank Sinatra . Eight Sinatra songs are taken from A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra and 12 Songs of Christmas . The remaining four tracks feature Rosemary Clooney ( `` White Christmas '' ) , Mel Tormé ( `` The Christmas Song -LSB- Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire -RSB- '' ) , Tony Bennett and Bill Evans ( `` A Child Is Born '' ) , and Ray Charles and Betty Carter ( `` Baby , It 's Cold Outside '' ) . Even though this compilation is relatively short , Christmas with Sinatra and Friends is a fairly solid collection of holiday music .",
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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": "Rip Taylor Charles Elmer `` Rip '' Taylor , Jr. ( born January 13 , 1935 ) is an American actor and comedian . He is known for his exuberance and flamboyant personality , including his wild moustache and his habit of showering himself ( and others ) with confetti .",
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"text": "The Frank Sinatra Show (1957 TV series) The Frank Sinatra Show is an ABC variety and drama series , starring Frank Sinatra , premiering on October 18 , 1957 , and last airing on June 27 , 1958 .",
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"text": "Cycles (Frank Sinatra album) Cycles is a studio album by American singer Frank Sinatra , released in 1968 . Released just before Christmas in 1968 , there was a ten-month gap between this album and the release of Francis A. & Edward K. , which was the longest period in Sinatra 's Reprise years in which he did not commercially record music ( barring his contributions to The Sinatra Family Wish You a Merry Christmas ) . Sinatra sang a variety of folk-rock oriented songs , including Judy Collins ' `` Both Sides Now '' ( written by Joni Mitchell ) and the Glen Campbell hits `` Gentle on My Mind '' ( written by John Hartford ) and `` By the Time I Get to Phoenix '' ( written by Jimmy Webb ) . The title song was released as a single , reaching # 23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and # 2 on the Easy Listening chart , while the album peaked at # 18 on the Billboard 200 chart .",
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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": "Frank Miller Frank Miller may refer to :",
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"text": "Herbert Marshall Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall ( 23 May 1890 -- 22 January 1966 ) was an English stage , screen and radio actor who , in spite of losing a leg during the First World War , starred in many popular and well-regarded Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s . After a successful theatrical career in the United Kingdom and North America , he became an in-demand Hollywood leading man , frequently appearing in romantic melodramas and occasional comedies . In his later years , he turned to character acting . The son of actors , Marshall is best remembered for roles in Ernst Lubitsch 's Trouble in Paradise ( 1932 ) , Alfred Hitchcock 's Murder ! ( 1930 ) and Foreign Correspondent ( 1940 ) , William Wyler 's The Letter ( 1940 ) and The Little Foxes ( 1941 ) , Albert Lewin 's The Moon and Sixpence ( 1942 ) , Edmund Goulding 's The Razor 's Edge ( 1946 ) , and Kurt Neumann 's The Fly ( 1958 ) . He appeared onscreen with many of the most prominent leading ladies of Hollywood 's Golden Age , including Greta Garbo , Marlene Dietrich and Bette Davis . From 1944 to 1952 , Marshall starred in his own radio series , The Man Called ` X ' . Often praised for the quality of his voice , he made numerous radio guest appearances and hosted several shows . He performed on television as well . The actor , known for his charm , married five times and periodically appeared in gossip columns because of his sometimes turbulent private life . During the Second World War , he worked on the rehabilitation of injured troops , especially aiding amputees like himself . Marshall received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 .",
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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": "Anthony Martin Sinatra Anthony Martin Sinatra ( born Saverio Antonino Martino Sinatra , ; May 4 , 1892 -- January 24 , 1969 ) was an Italian-American Hoboken city fireman , professional boxer , bar owner , and father of singer and actor Frank Sinatra .",
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"text": "Howard Freeman Howard Freeman ( December 9 , 1899 -- December 11 , 1967 ) was an American stage actor of the early 20th century , and film and television actor of the 1940s through the 1960s . Freeman was born in Helena , Montana , and began working as a stage actor in his 20s . He did not enter the film industry until he was over 40 , in 1942 , when he played a small uncredited role in Inflation . Despite his late start in film acting , Freeman would build himself a fairly substantial career in that field that would last over twenty three years . From 1943 onward he worked on a regular basis , sometimes in uncredited roles , but more often than not in small but credited bit or supporting parts . He appeared in ten films in 1943 , and another eighteen from 1944 through 1945 . In 1946 Freeman would appear in twelve films , the most notable of which was his first film of that year , Abilene Town , starring Randolph Scott and Lloyd Bridges , and California , starring Barbara Stanwyck and Ray Milland . From 1947 through 1950 Freeman appeared in twenty films , and in 1951 he began appearing on numerous television series , which would be his main acting roles for the remainder of his career , lasting into 1965 . He appeared in three episodes of Studio One , along with many other TV series , including Car 54 , Where Are You ? and Route 66 . He retired from film and television acting in 1965 , and settled into retirement in New York City , where he was living at the time of his death on December 11 , 1967 .",
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"text": "All-Time Greatest Dorsey/Sinatra Hits, Vol. 1-4 All Time Greatest Hits , Vol . 1-4 are four compilation albums , issued by RCA of early 1940s Tommy Dorsey tracks featuring Frank Sinatra . The albums contain hits such as `` I 'll Never Smile Again '' and `` I 'll Be Seeing You '' .",
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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": "Sinatra: New York Sinatra : New York is a 2009 box set album of live performances by the American singer Frank Sinatra , recorded in New York City . New York , both at the Carnegie Hall , and at Madison Square Garden . The first disc captures two live performances from 1955 and 1963 , disc two and three are from the Carnegie Hall and from Madison Square Garden in 1974 . The final two discs are from the 1980s , with disc five a previously unreleased DVD of a June 25 , 1980 performance at the Carnegie Hall .",
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"text": "Frank Gillmore Frank Parker Gillmore ( May 14 , 1867 , New York City , New York -- March 29 , 1943 , New York City , New York ) was an American playwright and a stage and early film actor . He was a founder and former President of Actor 's Equity . He was born to John Parker Gillmore and his actress wife , Emily ( née Thorne : died March 5 , 1907 ) , sister of the actress Sarah Thorne and actors Thomas and George Thorne . At the time of his birth his parents were touring the United States , returning to Great Britain three weeks after their son 's birth . Frank Gillmore was educated at the Chiswick Collegiate School in London and made his stage debut in London in 1879 , then toured the British provinces for three years before returning to the London stage where he remained for a further five years . During this period he shared lodgings with George Arliss . Gillmore then alternated between appearances in Britain and America for a further five years . Aged 17 he appeared with Lillie Langtry . He married the American actress Laura Margaret MacGillivray whom he met when they both appeared in an American tour of Lady Windermere 's Fan . With her he had two daughters , the actors Ruth Gillmore and Margalo Gillmore . Frank Gillmore appeared as a leading man with the companies of Minnie Fiske , Henrietta Crosman , Mary Mannering , Bertha Kalich and George Fawcett , among others . Gillmore 's stage appearances included a single matinee performance of The Merchant of Venice on October 17 , 1895 at the Gaiety Theatre in London , when he played Bassanio , The Ghost of Jerry Bundler at the Haymarket Theatre in London in September 1902 , and A Japanese Nightingale which opened at Daly 's Theater in New York in November 1903 . Gillmore returned to America semi-permanently sometime in the late 1890s , and took his family with him . He and his family were long time summer residents of the Actor 's Colony at Siasconset , and he was a former president of the Siasconset Casino . Gillmore became a founder of the Actors ' Equity Association in 1913 after the Actors Society of America disbanded in 1912 . He made two silent films , The Fairy and the Waif ( 1915 ) and The Lifted Veil ( 1917 ) . From 1918 to 1929 he was the union 's Executive Secretary and eventual President , a position he held from 1929 to 1937 . He was also the international President of the Associated Actors and Artistes of America from 1938 to 1943 and a Freemason . As President of Actor 's Equity Gillmore received The American Arbitration Association 's annual gold Commercial Peace Medal in May 1931 `` for distinguished service in the establishment of commercial peace through arbitration '' Frank Gillmore died of cancer in New York City on March 29 , 1943 , aged 75 .",
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"text": "Frank Sinatra Jr. Francis Wayne `` Frank '' Sinatra ( January 10 , 1944 -- March 16 , 2016 ) , professionally known as Frank Sinatra Jr. , was an American singer , songwriter , and conductor . He was the son of singer and actor Frank Sinatra and his first wife , Nancy Barbato Sinatra ; the younger brother of singer and actress Nancy Sinatra ; and older brother of television producer Tina Sinatra .",
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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": "Frank Montgomery (director) Frank Montgomery ( 14 June 1870 -- 18 July 1944 ) was an early American silent film director and actor .",
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"text": "Frank Luther Frank Luther ( August 4 , 1899 - November 16 , 1980 ) was an American country music singer , dance band vocalist , playwright , songwriter and pianist .",
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Jawbreaker (film) stars Rose McGowan.
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"text": "Jawbreaker (film) Jawbreaker is a 1999 American black comedy film written and directed by Darren Stein . The film stars Rose McGowan , Rebecca Gayheart , Julie Benz , and Judy Greer as girls in an exclusive clique in their high school . Charlotte Ayanna has a non-speaking cameo role as a murdered prom queen . The film was inspired by the film Heathers , and is often compared to it , particularly the plot involving a popular female clique , and the ostensibly accidental killing of one of its members . Of his concept for the film , Stein has stated `` The jawbreaker just came to represent the duality of the poppy sweetness of the girls , of high school and of youth , versus the whole idea that this thing could break your jaw '' . The film was released on February 19 , 1999 and was a critical and financial failure , although it has come to gain a cult following . Similarities have been drawn between Jawbreaker and the 2004 film Mean Girls .",
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"text": "Mindhunters Mindhunters is a 2004 American-British crime thriller film directed by Renny Harlin and starring Kathryn Morris , LL Cool J , Jonny Lee Miller , Patricia Velásquez , Clifton Collins , Jr. , Christian Slater and Val Kilmer . It was written by Wayne Kramer and Kevin Brodbin ( with an uncredited rewrite by Ehren Kruger ) . Unusually , the last country to receive this film was the United States in 2005 , because of the film 's distribution rights being changed from 20th Century Fox to Dimension Films .",
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"text": "Devil in the Flesh 2 Devil in the Flesh 2 is the 2000 sequel to Devil in the Flesh which starred Rose McGowan . The film 's other title is `` Teacher 's Pet '' .",
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"text": "Stonewall (2015 film) Stonewall is a 2015 American drama film directed by Roland Emmerich and written by Jon Robin Baitz . The film stars Jeremy Irvine , Ron Perlman , Jonathan Rhys Meyers , Joey King , Caleb Landry Jones , Matt Craven , Atticus Mitchell , and Mark Camacho . The film was released on September 25 , 2015 , by Roadside Attractions . The drama is set in and around the 1969 Stonewall riots , the violent clash with police that kicked off the gay liberation movement in New York City .",
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"text": "Hugh Grant Hugh John Mungo Grant ( born 9 September 1960 ) is an English actor and film producer . Grant has received a Golden Globe , a BAFTA , and an Honorary César for his work . His films have earned more than US$ 2.4 billion from 25 theatrical releases worldwide . Grant first received attention after earning the Volpi Cup for his performance in James Ivory 's Maurice ( 1987 ) but achieved international success after appearing in the Richard Curtis-scripted Four Weddings and a Funeral ( 1994 ) . Grant used this breakthrough role as a frequent cinematic persona during the 1990s , delivering comic performances in films such as Mickey Blue Eyes ( 1999 ) and Notting Hill ( 1999 ) . One of the best known figures in 1990s British popular culture , Grant was in a high-profile relationship with Elizabeth Hurley , which was the focus of much attention in the British and international media . By the turn of the 21st century , Grant had established himself as a leading man , skilled with a satirical comic talent . Grant has expanded his oeuvre with critically acclaimed turns as a cad in Bridget Jones 's Diary ( 2001 ) , About a Boy ( 2002 ) , and American Dreamz ( 2006 ) . Grant later played against type with multiple cameo roles in the epic sci-fi drama film , Cloud Atlas ( 2012 ) . He 's also known for appearing in period pieces such as The Remains of the Day ( 1993 ) , Sense and Sensibility ( 1995 ) and Florence Foster Jenkins ( 2016 ) . Within the film industry , Grant is cited as an anti-star who approaches his roles like a character actor , and attempts to make his acting appear spontaneous . Hallmarks of his comic skills include a nonchalant touch of irony/sarcasm and studied physical mannerisms , as well as his precisely-timed dialogue delivery and facial expressions . The entertainment media 's coverage of Grant 's life off the big screen has often overshadowed his work as an actor . Grant has been outspoken about his antipathy towards the profession of acting , and in his disdain towards the culture of celebrity and hostility towards the media . In a career spanning 30 years , Grant has repeatedly claimed that acting was not his true calling , but rather a career that unintentionally developed by happenstance .",
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"text": "Hannah Free Hannah Free is a 2009 American lesbian romance film , adapted from Claudia Allen 's play of the same name . It is a story about living , loving , and letting go . Hannah and Rachel grew up as little girls in the same small Midwest town , where traditional gender expectations eventually challenged their deep love for one another . Hannah becomes an adventurous , unapologetic lesbian and Rachel a strong but quiet homemaker . Weaving back and forth between past and present , the film reveals how the women maintained their love affair despite a marriage , a world war , infidelities , and family denial . Hannah Free is a feature-length motion picture shot in HD for distribution in worldwide theatrical and ancillary markets . It stars Sharon Gless , Maureen Gallagher , Kelli Strickland , Ann Hagemann , Taylor Miller , and Jax Jackson . The film is produced by Ripe Fruit Films , LLC .",
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"text": "Eva McGown Eva McGown née Montgomery ( 1883 -- 1972 ) , the `` hostess of Fairbanks , '' was best known for her three decades helping newcomers , military wives , construction workers , students , and visitors to find shelter in Fairbanks , Alaska during periods of time -- particularly World War II -- when the demand for housing far oustripped supply . Named Official Hostess of Fairbanks and Honorary Hostess of Alaska , McGown was featured in an article in Reader 's Digest and a broadcast of the popular biographical television program This is Your Life , and was the basis for the character Bridie Ballantyne in the 1958 novel Ice Palace and its 1960 film adaptation . She died in 1972 in a fire in the Nordale Hotel , where she had lived the last 28 years of her life .",
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"text": "Hard Knocks (film) Hard Knocks is a 1980 Australian film directed by Don McLennan .",
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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": "Firebird 2015 AD Firebird 2015 AD is a 1981 Canadian science fiction film directed by David M. Robertson and starring Darren McGavin and Doug McClure .",
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"text": "Robert Mackenzie (sound engineer) Robert Mackenzie is an Australian supervising sound editor . He is best known for his work on Animal Kingdom ( 2010 ) , The Hunter ( 2011 ) , Lore ( 2012 ) , Felony ( 2013 ) , The Grandmaster ( 2013 ) , The Rover ( 2014 ) , Deadline Gallipoli ( 2015 ) , Partisan ( 2015 ) , Lion , and critically acclaimed war-drama film Hacksaw Ridge , for which he received two Academy Award nominations at the 89th Academy Awards , Best Sound Editing and Best Sound Mixing ( both shared with Andy Wright ) .",
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"text": "Walter McGowan Walter McGowan , MBE ( 13 October 1942 -- 15 February 2016 ) , was a Scottish boxer born in Hamilton , South Lanarkshire . He was known for having been lineal world flyweight champion . He was the son of Thomas McGowan , who had boxed under the name of `` Joe Gans '' . He was a skilful boxer , who showed brilliant footwork and knew how to use the ring . However , he suffered throughout his career with cuts , often having fights stopped despite being ahead on points . Without this failing , he would have had an even more successful career .",
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"text": "Wedlock (film) Wedlock ( originally known as Deadlock ) is a 1991 American science fiction-action television film from HBO Films , directed by Lewis Teague and starring Rutger Hauer , Mimi Rogers , Joan Chen and James Remar . It received an Emmy Nomination for Sound Editing .",
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"text": "Auggie Rose Auggie Rose , also known as Beyond Suspicion , is a 2000 American drama film starring Jeff Goldblum and Anne Heche . It was originally shown on Cinemax and then released on video with the title Beyond Suspicion before a limited theatrical release in San Francisco , Los Angeles and New York City .",
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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": "Crocodile Dundee Crocodile Dundee ( stylized as `` Crocodile '' Dundee in the U.S. ) is a 1986 Australian-American comedy film set in the Australian Outback and in New York City . It stars Paul Hogan as the weathered Mick Dundee . Hogan 's future wife Linda Kozlowski portrayed Sue Charlton . Inspired by the true life exploits of Rod Ansell , the film was made on a budget of under $ 10 million as a deliberate attempt to make a commercial Australian film that would appeal to a mainstream American audience , but proved to be a worldwide phenomenon . Released on 30 April 1986 in Australia , and on 26 September 1986 in the United States , it was the second-highest-grossing film in the United States in that year and went on to become the second-highest grossing film worldwide at the box office as well , with an estimated 46 million tickets sold in the US . There are two versions of the film : the Australian version , and an international version , which had much of the Australian slang replaced with more commonly understood terms , and was slightly shorter . Although the film was a hit both in Australia and abroad , it became controversial with some Australian critics and audiences -- who resented the image of Australians as being ocker . The first scenes were filmed in the small town of McKinlay in Queensland . The hotel has original warped and polished hardwood floors . There are no crocodiles in the area as it 's in the outback with no major water source . Crocodile Dundee was followed by two sequels : Crocodile Dundee II ( 1988 ) and Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles ( 2001 ) , although both films failed to match the critical success of the predecessor .",
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"text": "Masa Yamaguchi Masa Yamaguchi ( born 1974 ) is a professional actor who appeared in the movie The Condemned . Yamaguchi was born in London . He studied acting at Australia 's National Institute of Dramatic Art , graduating in 2001 . He later appeared in the film The Condemned as Saiga , a Japanese killer , who later teams up with McStarley . He has studied martial arts . He has also acted on stage , including in Katherine Thomson 's King Tide for the Griffin Theatre Company . Masa has appeared in : Dark Love Story ( 2004 ) Star Wars : Episode III -- Revenge of the Sith ( uncredited ) The Great Raid ( 2005 ) Dark Love Story ( 2006 ) The Condemned ( 2007 ) The Jammed ( 2007 ) Tomorrow , When the War Began ( 2010 ) The Railway Man ( 2013 ) Top Knot Detective ( 2016 )",
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"text": "Perfect Sense Perfect Sense , formerly known as The Last Word , is a 2011 science fiction drama film directed by David Mackenzie and written by Kim Fupz Aakeson , starring Eva Green and Ewan McGregor . Scenes were shot in various locations around Glasgow , Mexico City and Kenya . The film premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival .",
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"text": "You Instead You Instead ( alternate U.S. title Tonight You 're Mine ) is a 2011 British `` Rock 'n' roll romantic comedy '' written by Thomas Leveritt and directed by David Mackenzie . The film stars Luke Treadaway , Natalia Tena , Gavin Mitchell and Alastair Mackenzie . Set at T in the Park music festival and shot by Sigma Films , two feuding rock stars are handcuffed together at a festival where they are due to perform .",
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"text": "Jawbreaker Jawbreaker may refer to : Gobstopper or jawbreaker , a hard candy with multiple layers Jawbreaker ( band ) , an American rock band Jawbreaker ( film ) , a 1999 American film starring Rebecca Gayheart , Julie Benz , Judy Greer , and Rose McGowan . Jawbreaker ( Transformers ) , several fictional characters in the Transformers universes Jawbreaker ( TV series ) , a Canadian talk show hosted by Brad Fraser Jawbreaker ( video game ) , a 1981 Pac-Man clone Jawbreaker ( Windows Mobile game ) , a 2003 video game Jawbreaker : The attack on bin Laden and al-Qaeda , a book by Gary Berntsen `` Jawbreaker '' , a song by The Dead Weather from Sea of Cowards `` Jawbreaker '' , a song by Judas Priest from Defenders of the Faith Jawbreaker , a type of professional wrestling throw",
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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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Feels So Good was written by Jimmy Jam.
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"text": "Feels So Good (Mel B song) `` Feels So Good '' is a song by British recording artist Melanie B . It was written along with Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis for her debut solo album Hot ( 2001 ) and released as the album 's second single on 19 February 2001 . In the United Kingdom , it peaked and debuted at number 5 , selling 55,000 copies in its first week and 140,331 altogether , thus becoming the 80th best seller of 2001 .",
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"text": "Black (Pearl Jam song) `` Black '' is a power ballad by the American rock band Pearl Jam . The song is the fifth track on the band 's debut album , Ten ( 1991 ) . Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard , `` Black '' is about Vedder 's ex-girlfriend . Notably , following the band 's 1992 MTV Unplugged performance , Vedder now renders the lyric `` we belong together '' in `` Black '' as `` we do n't belong together '' indicating his moving on from the relationship and being content with how it ended . After Ten became a commercial success in 1992 , Pearl Jam 's record label Epic Records urged the group to release the song as a single . The band refused , citing the song 's personal nature . Despite the lack of a commercial single release , the song managed to reach number three on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart . Remixed versions of the song were included on Pearl Jam 's 2004 greatest hits album , Rearviewmirror , and the 2009 Ten reissue . It has gone on to become one of the band 's most popular songs , as well as a fan favorite .",
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"text": "You Feel Good All Over `` You Feel Good All Over '' is a song written by Sonny Throckmorton , and recorded by American country music artist T.G. Sheppard . It was released in April 1979 as the first single from the album 3/4 Lonely . The song reached # 4 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart .",
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"text": "Rocky Mountain Jam Rocky Mountain Jam is the ninth live album by the American rock band Little Feat , released in 2007 . ( see 2007 in music ) . It is currently the band 's most recent live release and features long improvisational jams on most of the songs including a nod to both Miles Davis ' `` So What '' and the Grateful Dead 's `` Dark Star '' at the beginning of `` Dixie Chicken . ''",
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"text": "Little Jimmy King Little Jimmy King ( December 4 , 1964 -- July 19 , 2002 ) was an American Memphis blues guitarist , singer and songwriter . A left-handed guitarist who played the instrument upside down , he concocted his stage name in deference to his two musical heroes , Jimi Hendrix and Albert King . He is best known for his tracks `` Win , Lose or Draw '' and `` Upside Down and Backwards '' . He was the frontman of Little Jimmy King & the Memphis Soul Survivors . He also worked with Albert King and with his brothers Eric and Eugene Gales .",
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"text": "Danny Cox (musician) Danny Cox ( born 1943 ) is a folk singer and songwriter best known for his 1974 LP album Feel So Good .",
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"text": "Feelin' Good Train Feelin ' Good Train is the third studio album released by American country music artist Sammy Kershaw . It was released in 1994 ( see 1994 in country music ) on Mercury Records . The album produced four singles for Kershaw on the Billboard country charts . The first two singles were `` National Working Woman 's Holiday '' and a cover of the Amazing Rhythm Aces ' `` Third Rate Romance '' , both of which peaked at # 2 . Following it were `` Southbound '' at # 27 and `` If You 're Gon na Walk , I 'm Gon na Crawl '' at # 18 . Also included on this album is the track `` Never Bit a Bullet Like This '' , a duet with George Jones which was previously released from his 1993 album High-Tech Redneck .",
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"text": "So Hot Productions So Hot Productions is a music production company located in St. Louis , Mo. , currently consisting of artist/producer J.R. but employed former producer/recording engineer NAB . It is rumoured that a third producer is also joining the crew . Their style is versatile , ranging from chopped and screwed dirty south beats to symphonic slow jams , but most of their music has a distinct midwest feel .",
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"text": "Chicago (Michael Jackson song) `` Chicago '' is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson . The song was originally recorded during the Invincible recording sessions under the name `` She Was Lovin ' Me '' . A reworked version of the song was included in Jackson 's posthumous album Xscape . It was first revealed that `` Chicago '' would be the first release from the Xscape album . However , plans changed and `` Love Never Felt So Good '' became the debut release instead .",
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"text": "All True Man (song) `` All True Man '' is a song written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and recorded by American recording artist Alexander O'Neal . It is the first single from the singer 's fourth solo album , All True Man ( 1991 ) . It is one of the artist 's most recognizable signature songs , and a favourite of many O'Neal fans worldwide .",
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"text": "Feels Good (Rahsaan Patterson song) `` Feels Good '' is a song by American R&B / soul singer Rahsaan Patterson , released in 2008 . The song is from his fourth studio album , Wines & Spirits . The song peaked at No. 76 on Billboard 's Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Songs chart , his lowest charting single at that time .",
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"text": "Feel (Kendrick Lamar song) `` Feel '' ( stylized as `` FEEL . '' ) is a song by American rapper Kendrick Lamar , from his fourth studio album Damn , released on April 14 , 2017 . The fifth track on the album , the song was written by Lamar and Mark Spears , aka Sounwave , and produced by Sounwave . The song features bass from bass guitarist Thundercat and vocals from Chelsea Blythe .",
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"text": "5th Gear (album) 5th Gear is the fifth studio album by country singer Brad Paisley . It was released June 19 , 2007 , and debuted at number three on the Billboard 200 , with first week sales of about 197,000 copies . On April 9 , 2008 , 5th Gear was certified platinum by the RIAA . The album 's first four singles -- `` Ticks '' , `` Online '' , `` Letter to Me '' , and `` I 'm Still a Guy '' -- all reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts . In June 2008 , a re-recording of `` Waitin ' on a Woman '' , a song which Paisley originally recorded for his 2005 album Time Well Wasted , was added as a bonus track to this album . This re-edited version was released in June 2008 as the album 's fifth single . For the chart week of September 20 , 2008 , the song has become his twelfth number-one single and his eighth straight number-one hit . When pre-ordered through iTunes , another bonus track , `` You Love Me So Good '' , was included . In 2009 , NPR picked the album as one of `` The Decade 's 50 Most Important Recordings . '' Blaine Larsen later released a rendition of `` It Did '' in 2009 .",
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"text": "So Doggone Lonesome `` So Doggone Lonesome '' is a song written by country singer Johnny Cash . He and his band ( The Tennessee Two ) recorded the song in a studio session at Sun Records studios at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis , Tennessee ; the session took place on July 30 , 1955 , when the trio also recorded `` Luther Played The Boogie '' ( a homage to the group 's lead guitarist , Luther Perkins ) and `` Mean Eyed Cat '' , the latter of which Cash reprised on his Unchained album for Rick Rubin 's American Recordings . Cash was a great admirer of Ernest Tubb , and wrote `` So Doggone Lonesome '' with him in mind . Many of Cash 's self-penned recordings were written with a certain artist in mind , including `` Get Rhythm '' , originally written for Elvis Presley . Legend has it that Tubb heard `` So Doggone Lonesome '' on the radio , which inspired him to record his own version of the song . It is certainly a fact that Tubb did record `` So Doggone Lonesome '' and performed it on the Grand Ole Opry , but the real inspiration for his decision to do so is unclear . Additionally , Cash is reported to have said he only believed he had truly `` made it '' as an artist when he heard Tubb singing one of his songs .",
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"text": "So Happy So Happy is the second musical studio album by comedian/singer , Eddie Murphy . The album was released on March 29 , 1989 , on Columbia Records and was produced by Murphy , Nile Rodgers and Larry Blackmon . It was not a critical or commercial success , but still managed to reach # 70 on the Billboard 200 and # 22 on the Top R&B / Hip-Hop Albums . Two singles were released : `` Put Your Mouth on Me '' , which made it to # 2 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks , and `` Till the Money 's Gone '' , which only made it to # 75 on the Hot R&B / Hip-Hop Singles and Tracks .",
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"text": "Feel Flows `` Feel Flows '' is a song written by Carl Wilson and Jack Rieley for American rock band the Beach Boys . It was released on their 1971 album Surf 's Up .",
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"text": "Sun Studio Sun Studio is a recording studio opened by rock-and-roll pioneer Sam Phillips at 706 Union Avenue in Memphis , Tennessee , on January 3 , 1950 . It was originally called Memphis Recording Service , sharing the same building with the Sun Records label business . Reputedly the first rock and roll single , Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats ' `` Rocket 88 '' was recorded there in 1951 with song composer Ike Turner on keyboards , leading the studio to claim status as the birthplace of rock & roll . Blues and R&B artists like Howlin ' Wolf , Junior Parker , Little Milton , B.B. King , James Cotton , Rufus Thomas , and Rosco Gordon recorded there in the early 1950s . Rock and roll , country music , and rockabilly artists , including Johnny Cash , Elvis Presley , Carl Perkins , Roy Orbison , Charlie Feathers , Ray Harris , Warren Smith , Charlie Rich , and Jerry Lee Lewis , recorded there throughout the mid-to-late 1950s until the studio outgrew its Union Avenue location . Sam Phillips opened the larger Sam C. Phillips Recording Studio , better known as Phillips Recording , in 1959 to replace the older facility . Since Phillips had invested in the Holiday Inn Hotel chain earlier , he also recorded artists starting in 1963 on the label Holiday Inn Records for Kemmons Wilson . In 1957 , Bill Justis recorded his Grammy Hall of Fame song `` Raunchy '' for Sam Phillips and worked as a musical director at Sun Records . In 1969 , Sam Phillips sold the label to Shelby Singleton , and there was no recording-related or label-related activity again in the building until the September 1985 Class of '55 recording sessions with Carl Perkins , Roy Orbison , Jerry Lee Lewis , and Johnny Cash , produced by Chips Moman . In 1987 , the original building housing the Sun Records label and Memphis Recording Service was reopened by Gary Hardy as `` Sun Studio , '' a recording label and tourist attraction that has attracted many notable artists , such as U2 , Def Leppard , Bonnie Raitt , and Ringo Starr . In 2005 , Brian Setzer ( of Stray Cats fame ) released his Rockabilly Riot Vol . 1 : A Tribute To Sun Records album . Although not recorded at Sun it did feature various Sun Records recordings including some hits and other more obscure songs . In 2007 , Canadian rockabilly band the Kingmakers recorded a selection of originals and classics such as Elvis Presley 's `` That 's All Right '' at Sun Studio , released as their first CD `` Live at SUN Studio '' . In May 2009 , Canadian blues artist JW-Jones recorded with blues legend Hubert Sumlin , Larry Taylor and Richard Innes for his 2010 release at the studio . In July 2009 , John Mellencamp recorded nine songs for his album No Better Than This at the studio . In 2011 , Chris Isaak released `` Beyond the Sun , '' a collection of songs recorded at Sun Studio , most of which are cover versions of songs originally released on Sun Records .",
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"text": "On a Good Night On a Good Night is the second studio album released by American country music artist Wade Hayes . Released in 1996 on Columbia Records Nashville , it produced a # 2-peaking single on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks ( now Hot Country Songs ) charts in its title track that year . Like his previous album Old Enough to Know Better , On a Good Night also received gold certification in the U.S. for sales of more than 500,000 copies . `` Undo the Right '' was previously recorded by Willie Nelson on his 1962 album And Then I Wrote , and `` Hurts Do n't It '' was previously recorded by Greg Holland on his 1994 debut album Let Me Drive .",
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"text": "Songs You Know by Heart Songs You Know by Heart : Jimmy Buffett 's Greatest Hit ( s ) is the 18th album and the first greatest hits compilation by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett . It was released in January 1 , 1985 on LP and October 17 , 1990 on CD and cassette . The parenthetical `` s '' in the subtitle alludes to the status at the time of `` Margaritaville '' as Buffett 's single large chart hit . Although the album charted at 100 on the Billboard 200 , it is currently certified 7x Platinum by the RIAA , making it Buffett 's most commercially successful . Despite its 1985 release date , the album only includes songs from 1973 to 1979 . Aside of 1976 's Havaña Daydreamin ' , this compilation includes at least one song from every album released between 1973 and 1979 .",
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"text": "List of songs written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis This is a complete list of the songs known to have been written or co-written by Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis . Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis *",
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"text": "Feel Good (Robin Thicke song) `` Feel Good '' is a song by American recording artist Robin Thicke , from his sixth studio album Blurred Lines ( 2013 ) . The song was released to the Top 40 radio on November 12 , 2013 as the album 's fourth and final single . The track was produced by will.i.am .",
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Hitman is a French-American-British film.
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"text": "Hitman (2007 film) Hitman is a 2007 French-American-British action-thriller film directed by Xavier Gens and based on the video game series of the same name . The story revolves around Agent 47 , a professional hitman , who was engineered to be an assassin by the group known as `` The Organization '' . He becomes ensnared in a political conspiracy and finds himself pursued by both Interpol and Russian intelligence . The film stars Timothy Olyphant , Olga Kurylenko and Dougray Scott and was released on November 21 , 2007 in the United States , November 30 , 2007 in the United Kingdom and December 26 , 2007 in France . Though critically not well-received , it was a financial success , grossing $ 99 million against a $ 24 million budget . A sequel was canceled during the production , but it was followed by a reboot titled Hitman : Agent 47 starring Rupert Friend as Agent 47 , released on August 21 , 2015 .",
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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": "Assassination Tango Assassination Tango is a 2002 American-Argentine crime thriller film written , produced , directed by , and starring Robert Duvall . Other actors include Rubén Blades , Kathy Baker and Duvall 's Argentine wife , Luciana Pedraza . Francis Ford Coppola was one of the executive producers . The film centers on the life of a hitman who travels to Argentina for a job , as well as his discovery of Argentine tango and his relationship with a woman living there . The film is considered a `` labour of love '' of Duvall , a self-confessed tango addict . Most of the film was shot in Buenos Aires , and some scenes at the beginning and end of the story were filmed in Coney Island , Brooklyn .",
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"text": "Three Rooms in Manhattan Three Rooms in Manhattan ( Trois chambres à Manhattan ) is a black-and-white 1965 French drama film filmed in New York City . It is based on the 1946 novel `` Trois Chambres à Manhattan '' ( which has been translated into English as `` Three Rooms in Manhattan '' and `` Three Bedrooms in Manhattan '' ) by Belgian writer Georges Simenon , about a romance between François , a French actor , and Kay , an American woman .",
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"text": "DVNO (song) `` DVNO '' is a song by French electronic music duo Justice from their debut album Cross . According to band member Xavier de Rosnay , `` DVNO '' stands for `` Divino '' . de Rosnay states , `` In most suburbs of the world , in every city , there 's most of the time , a nightclub called El Divino ... sometimes ... Clubs where you have to wear a white shirt to get in , half the time . '' The vocalist featured in the song is Mehdi Pinson from the band Scenario Rock , under the pseudonym of DVNO . The song was featured in the 2007 film Hitman directed by Xavier Gens . It plays as the Hitman enters the lair of Udre Belicoff . The song was also used in a commercial for the Discovery Channel in 2007 . The song was released on May 19 , 2008 in the United Kingdom and was given substantial airplay . The song was added to Radio 1 's B List playlist .",
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"text": "Milan noir Milan noir is a 1987 French thriller film directed by Ronald Chammah and starring Isabelle Huppert .",
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"text": "Spotlight on a Murderer Spotlight on a Murderer ( Pleins feux sur l'assassin ) is a 1961 French drama film directed by Georges Franju .",
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"text": "The Assault (2010 film) The Assault ( original title : L'Assaut ) is a 2010 French film based on the 1994 hijacking of Air France Flight 8969 by Algerian Islamic fundamentalist terrorists and the raid to free the hostages by the GIGN , the elite counter-terrorism unit of the French National Gendarmerie . It was directed by Julien Leclercq .",
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"text": "French Connection II French Connection II is a 1975 crime drama film starring Gene Hackman and directed by John Frankenheimer . It is a fictional sequel to the initially true story of the 1971 Academy Award winning picture The French Connection . The film expands on the central character of Det. Jimmy `` Popeye '' Doyle who travels to Marseille , France where he is attempting to track down French drug-dealer Alain Charnier , who got away at the end of the first film . Hackman won an Academy Award for Best Actor for the original The French Connection and he and Fernando Rey are the only returning cast members .",
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"text": "Collision (2013 film) Collision ( a.k.a. Intersections ) is an English-language French romantic thriller film written and directed by American filmmaker David Marconi , produced by Luc Besson and starring Frank Grillo , Jaimie Alexander , Roschdy Zem , Marie-Josée Croze and Charlie Bewley . The film was released in France on January 30 , 2013 .",
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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": "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": "Hitman (1997 film) Hitman is a 1997 action film directed by R. Dani and Roberto Roarke , starring Danny O'Meara , Todd Edwards , and Phil Novak .",
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"text": "Allied (film) Allied is a 2016 romantic thriller film directed by Robert Zemeckis and written by Steven Knight . It stars Brad Pitt as a Canadian intelligence officer and Marion Cotillard as a French Resistance fighter and collaborator , who fall in love during a mission in Casablanca . Jared Harris , Simon McBurney and Lizzy Caplan also star . Principal photography began in February 2016 in London . The film was released in the United States on November 23 , 2016 by Paramount Pictures , receiving mixed reviews from critics , although Pitt and particularly Cotillard 's performances were praised , and grossed $ 119 million worldwide . It received an Academy Award nomination for Best Costume Design .",
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"text": "If I Were a Rich Man (film) If I Were a Rich Man ( Ah ! Si j' étais riche ) is a 2002 French film written and directed by Gérard Bitton and Michel Munz .",
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"text": "American Gigolo American Gigolo is a 1980 American romantic crime film written and directed by Paul Schrader , and starring Richard Gere , Lauren Hutton , Hector Elizondo , Nina Van Pallandt and Bill Duke . It tells the story of Julian Kaye , a high-price male escort in Los Angeles who becomes romantically involved with a prominent politician 's wife while simultaneously becoming the prime suspect in a murder case . The film is notable for establishing Gere as a leading man , and was one of the first mainstream Hollywood films to include frontal male nudity from its main star . It is also notable for its accompanying soundtrack , composed by Giorgio Moroder and featuring the number-one hit single `` Call Me '' by Blondie . Schrader considers it one of four similar films , which he calls `` double bookends '' : Taxi Driver , bookended by Light Sleeper , and American Gigolo bookended by The Walker .",
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"text": "Histoire(s) du cinéma Histoire ( s ) du cinéma ( -LSB- is.twaʁ dy si.ne.ma -RSB- ) is an 8-part video project begun by Jean-Luc Godard in the late 1980s and completed in 1998 . The longest , at 266 minutes , and one of the most complex of Godard 's films , Histoire ( s ) du cinéma is an examination of the history of the concept of cinema and how it relates to the 20th century ; in this sense , it can also be considered a critique of the 20th century and how it perceives itself . The project is considered by many the most important work of the late period of Godard 's career . Histoire ( s ) du cinéma is always referred to by its French title , because of the word play it implies : histoire means both `` history '' and `` story , '' and the s in parentheses gives the possibility of a plural . Therefore , the phrase Histoire ( s ) du cinéma simultaneously means The History of Cinema , Histories of Cinema , The Story of Cinema and Stories of Cinema . Similar double or triple meanings , as well as puns , are a recurring motif throughout Histoire ( s ) and much of Godard 's work . The film was screened out of competition at the 1988 Cannes Film Festival . Nine years later , it was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1997 Festival . The soundtrack was released as a 5-CD boxed set on the ECM record label .",
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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": "Hit Man (U.S. game show) Hit Man is an American television game show that ran from January 3 to April 1 , 1983 , on NBC . Peter Tomarken hosted this Jay Wolpert production in association with Metromedia Video Productions , while Rod Roddy was the announcer .",
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"text": "Paddington (film) Paddington is a 2014 British-French family comedy film directed by Paul King , written by King and Hamish McColl and produced by David Heyman . Based on Paddington Bear by Michael Bond , the film stars Ben Whishaw as the voice of the title character , along with Hugh Bonneville , Sally Hawkins , Julie Walters , Jim Broadbent , Peter Capaldi and Nicole Kidman in live-action roles . The film was co-produced by the French company StudioCanal and the British company Heyday Films . It was released in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2014 and grossed $ 265.3 million worldwide on a $ 38.5 million budget . Among several honours , King was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and both he and Heyman were nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Film . A sequel , Paddington 2 , is scheduled to be released in 2017 .",
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"text": "Redman (rapper) Reginald `` Reggie '' Noble ( born April 17 , 1970 ) , better known by his stage name Redman , is an American rapper , DJ , record producer , and actor . He rose to fame in the early 1990s as an artist on the Def Jam label . He is also well known for his collaborations with his close friend Method Man , as one-half of the rap duo Method Man & Redman , including their starring roles in films and sitcoms . He was also a member of the Def Squad in the late 1990s .",
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"text": "Roger Moore Sir Roger George Moore , ( -LSB- mɔər -RSB- 14 October 1927 -- 23 May 2017 ) was an English actor . He is best known for playing secret agent James Bond in seven feature films between 1973 and 1985 . He also played Simon Templar in the television series The Saint between 1962 and 1969 . Moore took over the role of Bond from Sean Connery in 1972 , and made his first appearance as 007 in Live and Let Die ( 1973 ) . The longest serving Bond to date , he went on to portray the spy in six more films . Appointed a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in 1991 , Moore was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II in 2003 for `` services to charity '' . In 2007 he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for his work on television and in film , aptly located at 7007 Hollywood Boulevard . In 2008 , the French government appointed Moore a Commander of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres .",
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"text": "Edward Moore (English bishop) The Right Reverend Edward Alfred Livingstone Moore , MA was Bishop of Travancore and Cochin from 1925 to 1937 . Moore was born in Oxford on 13 November 1870 into an ecclesiastical family . He was educated at Marlborough and Oriel College , Oxford and was ordained in 1895 . Moore began his career as a curate in Aston , became a CMS Missionary in southern India , Principal of the society 's Divinity School in Madras , and progressed to become Chairman of its Tinnevelly operations until his elevation to the episcopate . Returning to England he was Vicar of Horspath from 1938 until his death on 22 September 1944 . Several schools in India are named after Moore .",
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"text": "Baron Headley Lord Headley , Baron Allanson and Winn , of Aghadoe in the County of Kerry , was a title in the Peerage of Ireland . It was created in 1797 for Sir George Allanson-Winn , 1st Baronet , a former Baron of the Court of the Exchequer and Member of Parliament for Ripon . He had already been created a Baronet , of Little Warley in the County of Essex , in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 14 September 1776 . His son , Charles Winn-Allanson , 2nd Baron Headley , represented Ripon , Malton and Ludgershall in Parliament . In 1833 he succeeded a distant relative as 8th Baronet , of Nostel ( see below ) . His nephew , the third Baron ( the son of the Honourable George Allanson-Winn , MP for Malton ) , sat in the House of Lords as an Irish Representative Peer from 1868 to 1877 . His son , the fourth Baron , was an Irish Representative Peer from 1883 to 1913 . His cousin , Rowland Allanson-Winn , 5th Baron Headley , was a prominent convert to Islam . On the death in 1994 of the latter 's younger son , Charles Allanson-Winn , 7th Baron Headley , the titles became extinct . The Baronetcy , of Nostel in the County of York , was created in the Baronetage of England on 3 December 1660 for George Winn . His great-grandson , the fourth Baronet , began the construction of the mansion of Nostell Priory in Yorkshire , which became the seat of the Winn family . The house later came into another branch of the family , the Barons St Oswald . The fourth Baronet 's son , the fifth Baronet , represented Pontefract in the House of Commons . On the death of the seventh Baronet , the title was inherited by his distant relative the second Baron Headley . The Baronetcy remained united with the Barony until their extinction in 1994 .",
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"text": "Roger Burgoyne Roger Burgoyne may refer to : Sir Roger Burgoyne , 2nd Baronet ( 1618 -- 1677 ) MP for Bedfordshire Sir Roger Burgoyne , 4th Baronet ( d 1716 ) , of the Burgoyne baronets Sir Roger Burgoyne , 6th Baronet ( 1710 -- 1780 ) , Member of Parliament for Bedfordshire 1734-47",
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"text": "Carew Raleigh This article concerns Sir Walter Raleigh 's brother . For his namesake and nephew , Sir Walter 's son , see Carew Raleigh ( 1605-1666 ) Sir Carew Raleigh or Ralegh ( ca. 1550ca . 1625 ) , was an English naval commander and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1586 and 1622 . He was the elder brother of Sir Walter Raleigh , Raleigh was born in Devon , the son of Walter Raleigh and Catherine Champernowne . He was gentleman of the horse to John Thynne of Longleat for some time before Thynne 's death in 1580 . In 1578 , Raleigh served on the expedition led by his half-brother , Sir Humphrey Gilbert . On his marriage he sold his property in Devon , and settled at Downton House , near Salisbury . He was Lieutenant of the Isle of Portland from 6 July 1584 until 1625 . In 1584 he was elected Member of Parliament for Wiltshire . In 1586 , he was on the list of sea-captains drawn up to meet the threat of a Spanish invasion together with his brother Sir Walter and his two elder half-brothers , George and John . He was re-elected MP for Wiltshire in 1586 . In 1589 he was elected MP for Ludgershall . From 1591 to 1603 he was Vice-Admiral of Dorset . He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 1601 at Basing House . In 1601 he was elected MP for Fowey and in 1604 he was elected MP for Downton . He was elected MP for Downton again in 1621 . Aubrey says of Raleigh that he `` had a delicate clear voice , and played skilfully on the olpharion '' Raleigh married Dorothy Thynne , widow of Sir John Thynne and daughter of Sir William Wroughton of Broad Heighton , Wiltshire . Their sons included Walter Raleigh , DD , who became Dean of Wells .",
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"text": "Baron Herbert Baron Herbert is a title in the Peerage of England . It was created by writ in 1461 for William Herbert , who was later made Earl of Pembroke . The second Earl of Pembroke surrendered his earldom in return for another earldom , Huntingdon . The barony , however , passed to his daughter Elizabeth , who would later marry the first Earl of Worcester . At Elizabeth 's death , the title passed to her son , who would later inherit the earldom of Worcester . Later , the fifth Earl was made Marquess of Worcester , and the third Marquess became Duke of Beaufort . Thereafter , the barony and dukedom remained united until 1984 , when , upon the death of the tenth Duke , the barony fell into abeyance . Then , in 2002 , the Queen terminated the abeyance of the barony of Herbert in favour of the last holder 's great-nephew , David John Seyfried . Yet it is still unknown as to whether or not the bloodline of the true descendants is placed otherwise in the world abroad .",
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"text": "Charles Moore, 11th Earl of Drogheda Charles Garrett Ponsonby Moore , 11th Earl of Drogheda KG , KBE ( 23 April 1910 -- 24 December 1989 ) , styled Viscount Moore until 1957 , was a British peer . Moore was the eldest son of Henry Moore , 10th Earl of Drogheda and his first wife , Kathleen and was educated at Eton . In 1940 , he became a captain in the Territorial Army division of the Royal Artillery . In 1946 , he was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his services as an Assistant Secretary at the Board of Trade and for his work with the Ministry of Production during World War II . In 1946 , he became Managing Director of The Financial Times and inherited his father 's earldom in 1957 . In 1964 , he was promoted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his services as Chairman of the Royal Opera House and on his retirement in 1972 , was appointed a Knight of the Garter . From 1974 , he was President of the Institute of Directors and from 1983 , was Independent National Director of Times Newspapers , holding both posts up until his death . On 16 May 1935 , Drogheda had married Joan Eleanor Carr ( 1903 -- 1989 ) and they had one child , Henry `` Derry '' Dermot Ponsonby ( born 1937 ) , a photographer , who inherited the earldom upon Lord Drogheda 's death in 1989 .",
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"text": "FitzClarence Fitzclarence or FitzClarence is a pseudo-Anglo-Norman name meaning `` son of Clarence '' -- it usually refers to a bastard son of a Duke of Clarence , or a descendant thereof , and was used by them as a surname . The FitzClarence family was an illegitimate branch of the House of Hanover . Prince William , Duke of Clarence , and future king William IV of the United Kingdom , had at least ten children with his mistress Dorothea Jordan , all of whom took the surname FitzClarence . All of them were also granted by their father the rank of a marquess ' younger sons or daughters . The Duke of Clarence 's eldest surviving illegitimate child , George FitzClarence ( 1794 -- 1842 ) , was created Earl of Munster in 1831 and his male-line was continued until the death of Anthony FitzClarence , 7th Earl of Munster in 2000 . Two of Lord Munster 's brothers , Frederick and Augustus ( a priest ) , had issue that were also part of the family . Five daughters of William IV and Dorothy Jordan were married to nobles or prominent military figures , including William Hay , 18th Earl of Erroll , Lucius Cary , 10th Viscount Falkland , and Admiral Lord John Hallyburton . Only one , Mary , had no children . The 10 children of Prince William , Duke of Clarence , future King of Great Britain and his mistress , Dorothy Jordan , and their descendants : George FitzClarence ( 1794 -- 1842 ) and his grandson : Charles FitzClarence ( 1865 -- 1914 ) Henry FitzClarence ( 1795 -- 1817 ) Sophia FitzClarence ( 1796 -- 1837 ) Mary FitzClarence ( 1798 -- 1864 ) Frederick FitzClarence ( 1799 -- 1854 ) Elizabeth FitzClarence ( 1801 -- 1856 ) Adolphus FitzClarence ( rear admiral ) ( 1802 -- 1856 ) ( no issue ) Augusta FitzClarence ( 1803 -- 1865 ) Augustus FitzClarence ( 1805 -- 1854 ) Amelia FitzClarence ( 1807 -- 1858 ) William FitzClarence , 2nd Earl of Munster ( 1824 -- 1901 ) Geoffrey FitzClarence , 3rd Earl of Munster ( 1859 -- 1902 ) Aubrey FitzClarence , 4th Earl of Munster ( 1862 -- 1928 ) Geoffrey FitzClarence , 5th Earl of Munster ( 1906 -- 1975 ) Edward FitzClarence , 6th Earl of Munster ( 1899 -- 1983 ) Anthony FitzClarence , 7th Earl of Munster ( 1926 -- 2000 ) Category : House of Hanover Category : Noble families of the United Kingdom Category : William IV of the United Kingdom Category : Norman-language surnames !",
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"text": "Roger Jones Roger Jones may refer to : Roger Jones ( footballer , born 1902 ) ( 1902 -- 1967 ) , English football wing-half Roger Jones ( footballer , born 1946 ) ( born 1946 ) , English football goalkeeper Roger Jones ( American football ) ( born 1969 ) , American football player Roger Jones ( mathematician ) , American mathematician Roger Jones ( physicist ) ( born 1953 ) , American physicist and entrepreneur Roger Jones , 1st Viscount Ranelagh ( before 1589 -- 1643 ) , member of the Peerage of Ireland and lord president of Connaught Roger Jones ( MP ) ( c. 1691 -- 1741 ) , British Member of Parliament for Brecon Roger Jones ( Adjutant General ) ( 1789 -- 1852 ) , Adjutant General of the U.S. Army from 1825 to 1852 Roger Jones ( Inspector General ) ( 1831 -- 1889 ) , Inspector General of the U.S. Army from 1888 to 1889 ( son of the above ) Roger Jones ( poet ) ( born 1954 ) , American poet Roger Jones ( pharmacist ) ( born 1943 ) , British businessman and pharmacist Roger W. Jones ( 1908 -- 1993 ) , U.S. government official",
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"text": "Roger Martin (actor) Roger Martin is a British actor and theatre director whose acting career has spanned four decades , during which time he has appeared in the theatre and films , while his television roles have included sitcoms and serious dramas . Martin is also the Artistic Director of Fresh Look Theatre and Chairman of the Eastside Educational Trust .",
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"text": "Roger de Montgomerie, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury Roger de Montgomerie ( died 1094 ) , also known as Roger the Great de Montgomery , was the first Earl of Shrewsbury , and Earl of Arundel , Sussex . His father was Roger de Montgomery , seigneur of Montgomery , and was a relative , probably a grandnephew , of the Duchess Gunnor , wife of Duke Richard I of Normandy . The elder Roger had large holdings in central Normandy , chiefly in the valley of the Dives , which the younger Roger inherited .",
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"text": "The Fudge Family in England The Fudge Family in England is an 1835 epistolary verse novel by the Irish-born writer Thomas Moore . It was a sequel to his 1818 work The Fudge Family in Paris , which had depicted the visit of the fictional British Fudge Family to Paris where the daughter Biddy had fallen in love with a young man who she had taken to be the King of Prussia but was in fact a draper . The original work was extremely popular , and Moore had received requests to write a follow-up . He began working on The Fudge Family In Italy , but abandoned it and it was n't until seventeen years after the original that the sequel was released . The sequel is set some years later , in a spa town likely to be Bath where the grown-up Biddy has travelled . Biddy has since become an evangelical Protestant , and because of the large inheritance she is expected to receive she is a target for fortune-hunting Irish suitors . One of these is a `` Mick on the make '' , Patrick Magan who secretly prefers Biddy 's niece Fanny . Magan 's attempts to woo Biddy are undermined by a rival , Mortimer O'Mulligan . O'Mulligan , who had converted from Catholicism to Protestantism in the hope of enriching himself . He marries Biddy while Magan elopes with Fanny . The story concludes with Biddy 's rich uncle leaving his money to Fanny rather than Biddy which leaves O'Mulligan without a penny . The work was less successful than Moore 's earlier work and was not widely reviewed , probably due to a decline in Moore 's popularity , although its critical reception was good . The Times wrote that Moore 's observations were `` as keen , and his satire as pungent , as ever '' . The work was the beginning of the end of Moore 's writing career , and most of the rest of his work was on his unsuccessful four-volume History of Ireland . It is likely that the character of Mortimer O'Mulligan was based on the real-life Mortimer O'Sullivan who had been a fierce critic of Moore .",
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"text": "Roger Carrick Sir Roger Carrick ( born 13 October 1937 ) is a former British diplomat and an author and business adviser .",
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"text": "Geoffrey Moore (disambiguation) Geoffrey Moore may refer to : Geoffrey Moore ( born 1946 ) , consultant and author Geoffrey Moore , son of actor Roger Moore Geoff Moore ( born 1961 ) , musician Geoff Moore ( photographer ) Geoffrey H. Moore , American researcher",
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"text": "Baron Mount Temple Baron Mount Temple was a title that was created twice in British history , both times in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . The first creation came on 25 May 1880 when the Liberal politician the Honourable William Cowper-Temple was made Baron Mount Temple , of Mount Temple in the County of Sligo . He was born William Cowper , the second son of Peter Clavering-Cowper , 5th Earl Cowper ( see Earl Cowper for earlier history of the family ) by his wife the Honourable Emily , sister of The 2nd Viscount Melbourne . Emily married as her second husband The 3rd Viscount Palmerston , a man who would serve as British Prime Minister . Lord Palmerston , an Anglo-Irish peer , died in 1865 when the viscountcy and his junior title of Baron Temple , of Mount Temple , became extinct . Emily died 11 September 1869 , leaving her second husband 's estates , including Broadlands in Hampshire , to her second son , William , who thereupon adopted by Royal licence the surname Cowper-Temple , in whose favour the Mount Temple title was revived in 1880 . Lord Mount Temple died without issue on 16 October 1888 when the peerage became extinct . However , it was revived on 13 January 1932 when his great-nephew , the Conservative politician , Wilfrid Ashley , was made Baron Mount Temple , of Lee in the County of Southampton . He was the son of the Honourable Evelyn Ashley , private secretary to and biographer of third Viscount Palmerston and the second son of Anthony Ashley Cooper , 7th Earl of Shaftesbury ( see Earl of Shaftesbury for earlier history of the family ) , husband of Lady Emily Cowper , sister of the first Baron of the first creation . He had already inherited Broadlands . Ashley had been married in 1901 to `` Maudie '' Cassel , only daughter of the Edwardian financier Sir Ernest Cassel , and their elder daughter the Honourable Edwina Ashley , a considerable heiress , was married in 1922 to Lord Louis Mountbatten , later the last Viceroy of India . However , Lord Mount Temple had no sons and the title became extinct on his death on 3 July 1939 . Broadlands passed through Edwina Ashley into the Mountbatten , now Knatchbull family ( see Earl Mountbatten of Burma ) .",
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"text": "Roger Townshend Roger Townshend may refer to : Roger Townshend ( judge ) ( c. 1430 -- 1493 ) , Judge of the Court of Common Pleas , MP for Bramber Roger Townshend ( died 1551 ) , MP for Norfolk , son of the above Roger Townshend ( died 1590 ) , courtier , great-grandson of the above Sir Roger Townshend , 1st Baronet ( c. 1596 -- 1637 ) , grandson of the above Sir Roger Townshend , 2nd Baronet ( 1628 -- 1648 ) , eldest son of the above Roger Townshend ( died 1709 ) , soldier and MP Roger Townshend ( 1708 -- 1760 ) , soldier and MP , younger son of Charles Townshend , 2nd Viscount Townshend",
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"text": "James Moore (furniture designer) ïJames Moore ( c. 1670 - October 1726 ) was an 18th-century cabinet maker in London who worked for George I . He was in partnership with John Gumley from 1714 . As royal cabinet-maker he supplied walnut and mahogany furniture for the royal household , the royal yacht , and the king 's servants and mistresses , as well as the rich gilt gesso furniture for which he is best known but which constituted a small part of his output . Early references to Moore are in the Duke of Montagu 's domestic expenses , 1708 , and the entry in the accounts of Lord Hervey , soon created Earl of Bristol , for `` glass piers & sconces '' , 1710 . Moore and his son , James Moore the younger , were among craftsmen furnishing Cannons for James Brydges , 1st Duke of Chandos A gilt gesso table from Stowe House , now at the Victoria and Albert is in the unmistakable style of James Moore ; it bears the cypher and baron 's coronet of Richard Temple , Lord Cobham , and can be dated 1714-18 on that basis . James Moore assumed the position of clerk of the works at Blenheim Palace , completing and furnishing the house after Sarah Churchill , Duchess of Marlborough , quarreled with her architect , John Vanbrugh ; Moore had first appeared as the Duchess 's `` glass man '' , providing pier glasses in the house . By 1714 the Duchess referred to him as `` my oracle , Mr. Moore '' who `` certainly has very good sense and I think him very honest and understanding in many trades besides his own . '' Moore is especially known for gilt gesso furniture , tables looking-glass frames and candlestands . A pair of gilt gesso side tables bearing the crowned cypher of George I in the Royal Collection and the pair of candlestands en suite are incised with his name , an unusual practice at the time . At Erddig , gilt gesso furniture by Moore can be linked to surviving bills receipted by James Moore and John Belchier , 1722-26 . The succeeding royal cabinet-maker , Benjamin Goodison , trained in Moore 's workshop .",
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"text": "Earl Haig Earl Haig is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom . It was created in 1919 for Field Marshal Sir Douglas Haig . During the First World War , he served as Commander of the British Expeditionary Force on the Western Front in France and Belgium ( 1915 -- 18 ) . Haig was made Viscount Dawick and Baron Haig , of Bemersyde in the County of Berwick , at the same time he was given the earldom , also in the Peerage of the United Kingdom The viscountcy of Dawick is used as a courtesy title by the Earl 's son and heir apparent . the titles are held by the first Earl 's grandson , the third Earl , who succeeded his father in 2009 . The family seat is Bemersyde House , near Newtown St. Boswells , Roxburghshire . The family motto is `` Tyde what may '' , which refers to a 13th-century poem by Thomas the Rhymer which predicted that there would always be a Haig in Bemersyde :",
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"text": "House of Grey The House of Grey is an ancient noble English family originating from Creully in Normandy . Its name , initially having been difficult to comprehend in the English language , was variously transliterated as Grey , Grai , Greye , Gray , etc. . In the Middle Ages , the Grey family was first ennobled as Barons Grey of Codnor , of Ruthyn and of Wilton ( later being elevated as viscounts , earls , marquesses and dukes ) .",
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"text": "Sutton baronets There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Sutton , one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and three in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom . One creation is extant as of 2008 . The Sutton Baronetcy , of Norwood Park in the County of Nottingham , was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 14 October 1772 for the politician Richard Sutton . He was the second surviving son of the distinguished diplomat Sir Robert Sutton . The latter was the grandson of Henry Sutton , brother of Robert Sutton , 1st Baron Lexinton ( see Baron Lexinton for more information on this branch of the family ) . Hugh Clement Sutton ( 1867 -- 1928 ) , son of The Henry George Sutton , sixth son of the second Baronet , was a Major-General in the British Army . In the late 19th and early 20th century , the family seat was at Benham Place . However , the house was sold in 1982 . The Sutton Baronetcy , of Moulsey in the County of Surrey , was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 5 March 1806 for Thomas Sutton . The title became extinct on his death in 1813 . The Sutton Baronetcy , of Castle House in barnstead in the County of Surrey , was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 30 May 1919 for George Sutton , Chairman of Amalgamated Press . The title became extinct on his death in 1947 . The Sutton Baronetcy , of Beckenham in the County of Kent , was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 June 1922 for George Sutton . The title became extinct on his death in 1934 .",
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"text": "Roger Pope & Partners Roger Pope & Partners is a London optician with a Royal Warrant from Queen Elizabeth II .",
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"text": "France France ( -LSB- fʁɑ̃s -RSB- ) , officially the French Republic ( -LSB- ʁepyblik fʁɑ̃sɛz -RSB- ) , is a country with territory in western Europe and several overseas regions and territories . The European , or metropolitan , area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea , and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean . Overseas France include French Guiana on the South American continent and several island territories in the Atlantic , Pacific and Indian oceans . France spans 643801 km2 and had a total population of almost 67 million people as of January 2017 . It is a unitary semi-presidential republic with the capital in Paris , the country 's largest city and main cultural and commercial centre . Other major urban centres include Marseille , Lyon , Lille , Nice , Toulouse and Bordeaux . During the Iron Age , what is now metropolitan France was inhabited by the Gauls , a Celtic people . The area was annexed in 51 BC by Rome , which held Gaul until 486 , when the Germanic Franks conquered the region and formed the Kingdom of France . France emerged as a major European power in the Late Middle Ages , with its victory in the Hundred Years ' War ( 1337 to 1453 ) strengthening state-building and political centralisation . During the Renaissance , French culture flourished and a global colonial empire was established , which by the 20th century would be the second largest in the world . The 16th century was dominated by religious civil wars between Catholics and Protestants ( Huguenots ) . France became Europe 's dominant cultural , political , and military power under Louis XIV . In the late 18th century , the French Revolution overthrew the absolute monarchy , established one of modern history 's earliest republics , and saw the drafting of the Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen , which expresses the nation 's ideals to this day . In the 19th century Napoleon took power and established the First French Empire , whose subsequent Napoleonic Wars shaped the course of continental Europe . Following the collapse of the Empire , France endured a tumultuous succession of governments culminating with the establishment of the French Third Republic in 1870 . France was a major participant in the First World War , from which it emerged victorious , and was one of the Allied Powers in the Second World War , but came under occupation by the Axis Powers in 1940 . Following liberation in 1944 , a Fourth Republic was established and later dissolved in the course of the Algerian War . The Fifth Republic , led by Charles de Gaulle , was formed in 1958 and remains to this day . Algeria and nearly all the other colonies became independent in the 1960s and typically retained close economic and military connections with France . France has long been a global centre of art , science , and philosophy . It hosts Europe 's fourth-largest number of cultural UNESCO World Heritage Sites and receives around 83 million foreign tourists annually , the most of any country in the world . France is a developed country with the world 's sixth-largest economy by nominal GDP and ninth-largest by purchasing power parity . In terms of aggregate household wealth , it ranks fourth in the world . France performs well in international rankings of education , health care , life expectancy , and human development . France remains a great power in the world , being one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council with the power to veto and an official nuclear-weapon state . It is a leading member state of the European Union and the Eurozone . It is also a member of the Group of 7 , North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) , Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development ( OECD ) , the World Trade Organization ( WTO ) , and La Francophonie .",
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"text": "Roman villas in northwestern Gaul Roman villas in northwestern Gaul ( modern France ) functioned as colonial economic centers . Most villas did not resemble the luxurious , aristocratic country retreats of the Mediterranean region . Their owners were absentee investors ( or the emperor himself ) , managed by local Gauls whose families were rewarded after the Gallo-Roman wars . It is difficult for archeologists to define a villa ; the recovered residences varied in size and style ( often determined by economic function ) . However , all sites designated as `` villas '' contain Roman architectural elements found in homes ( such as mosaics , porticos , columns and square grounds plans ) . At first the new Roman masters physically changed very little in Gaul , simply refining the rural economic system in an already intensely farmed landscape . These refinements took the form of technological improvements and enhancing the economic structure ( which included the transport of goods and raw materials to larger markets ) .",
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"text": "Foreign relations of Chad The foreign relations of Chad are significantly influenced by the desire for oil revenue and investment in Chadian oil industry and support for Chadian President Idriss Déby . Chad is officially non-aligned but has close relations with France , the former colonial power . Relations with neighbouring Libya , and Sudan vary periodically . Lately , the Idris Déby regime has been waging an intermittent proxy war with Sudan . Aside from those two countries , Chad generally enjoys good relations with its neighbouring states .",
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"text": "Frankfurt proposals The Frankfurt proposals or Frankfurt memorandum was a Coalition peace initiative designed by Austrian minister Metternich . It was offered to French Emperor Napoleon I in November 1813 after he had suffered a decisive military defeat at the Battle of Leipzig . The goal was a peaceful end to the War of the Sixth Coalition . The Allies had reconquered most of Germany up to the Rhine , but they had not decided on the next step . Metternich took the initiative . The Allies , meeting in Frankfurt , drafted the proposals under Metternich 's close supervision . The British diplomat in attendance , Lord Aberdeen , misunderstood London 's position and accepted the moderate terms . The proposal was that Napoleon would remain as Emperor of France , but France would be reduced to its `` natural frontiers . '' The natural frontiers in this case were the Pyrenees mountains , the Alps mountains , and the Rhine River . France would retain control of Belgium , Savoy and the Rhineland ( the west bank of the Rhine River ) , while giving up control of all the rest , including all of Spain , Poland and the Netherlands , and most of Italy and Germany . Metternich and Napoleon , meeting privately at Dresden in June had already discussed the terms . The final version was relayed to Napoleon by the Baron de Saint-Aignon in November . Metternich told Napoleon these were the best terms the Allies were likely to offer ; after further victories , the terms would become harsher and harsher . Metternich 's motivation was to maintain France as a balance against Russian threats , while ending the highly destabilizing series of wars . Napoleon , expecting to win the war , delayed too long and lost this opportunity . By December Austria had signed treaties with the Allies , and London rejected the terms because they might allow Belgium to become a base for the invasion of England . The offer was withdrawn . When the Allies invaded France in late 1813 Napoleon was heavily outnumbered ; he tried to reopen peace negotiations on the basis of accepting the Frankfurt proposals . The Allies now had new , harsher terms that included the retreat of France to its 1791 boundaries , which meant the loss of Belgium . Napoleon adamantly refused . He was finally forced to abdicate and lost his throne .",
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"text": "Mediterranean Agreements (1887) The Mediterranean Agreements ( German Mittelmeerentente ; French Entente de la Méditerranée ) were a series of treaties signed in 1887 by the United Kingdom with the Italy on 12 February ( through the mediation of Germany ) , with Austria-Hungary on March 24 and with Spain on May 4 . Further notes were exchanged between Britain , Italy and Austria-Hungary on 12 December . On the face of it the treaties recognised the status quo in the Mediterranean Sea . In fact , one of the objectives was to halt the expansion of the Russian Empire in the Balkans and her wish to control the straits of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles . From that perspective it also assured the survival of the Ottoman Empire . It also protected Italian interests against France . Thus it united forces hostile to Russia in the Balkans and to France in North Africa . From the point of view of the German chancellor Otto von Bismarck , the benefit of these agreements to which Germany was not a party , was in bringing Britain closer to the Triple Alliance of Germany , Italy and Austria-Hungary . This advantage proved short-lived since Britain achieved a rapprochement with Russia . The Alliance was dissolved in 1896 when Wilhelm II , German Emperor alienated Great Britain with his `` Kruger telegram '' . The treaty potentially conflicted with the Reinsurance Treaty of 1888 , between Germany and Russia . In the secret protocol to the Reinsurance Treaty , Bismarck lent support to Russia 's expansion efforts . Thus the Mediterranean Agreement , while not a de jure contradiction of the Reinsurance Treaty was at least contrary to its spirit .",
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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": "North Africa North Africa is the term given to a group of Mediterranean countries situated in the northern-most region of the African continent . The term `` North Africa '' has no single accepted definition . It is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of Morocco in the west , to the Suez Canal and the Red Sea in the east . Others have limited it to the countries of Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia , a region known by the French during colonial times as `` Afrique du Nord '' and by the Arabs as the Maghreb ( `` West '' ) . The most commonly accepted definition includes Morocco , Algeria , and Tunisia , as well as Libya and Egypt , It should be noted however that the term `` North Africa '' , when commonly used in North Africa and the Middle East , often refers only to the countries of the Maghreb and Libya . Egypt , due to its greater Middle Eastern associations , is typically viewed separately . The countries of North Africa share a common ethnic , cultural and linguistic identity that is unique to this region . North west Africa has been inhabited by Berbers since the beginning of recorded history , while the eastern part of North Africa has been home to the Egyptians . Following the Muslim conquest in the seventh century C.E. , the region underwent a process of Arabization and Islamization that has defined its cultural landscape ever since . The distinction between North Africa and much of Sub-Saharan Africa is historically and ecologically significant because of the effective barrier created by the Sahara Desert for much of modern history . From 3500 BC , following the abrupt desertification of the Sahara due to gradual changes in the Earth 's orbit , this barrier has culturally separated the North from the rest of the continent . As the seafaring civilizations of the Phoenicians , Greeks , Romans , Muslims and others facilitated communication and migration across the Mediterranean Sea , the cultures of North Africa became much more closely tied to Southwestern Asia and Europe than Sub-Saharan Africa . The Islamic influence in the area is also significant , and North Africa is a major part of the Muslim world . Some researchers have postulated that North Africa rather than East Africa served as the exit point for the modern humans who first trekked out of the continent in the Out of Africa migration .",
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"text": "France–Turkey relations French -- Turkish relations cover a long period from the 16th century to the present , starting with the alliance established between Francis I and Suleiman the Magnificent . Relations remained essentially friendly during a period of nearly three centuries , with the resumption of intense contacts from the reign of Louis XIV . Relations became more complex with the invasion of the Ottoman territory of Egypt by Napoleon I in 1798 , and the dawn of the modern era .",
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"text": "French Guiana French Guiana ( pronounced -LSB- giːˈɑːnə -RSB- or -LSB- giːˈænə -RSB- , Guyane française -LSB- ɡɥijan fʁɑ̃sɛz -RSB- ) , officially called Guiana ( Guyane ) , is an overseas department and region of France , located on the north Atlantic coast of South America in the Guyanas . It borders Brazil to the east and south , and Suriname to the west . Its 83,534 km2 area has a very low population density of only 3 inhabitants per km2 , with half of its 244,118 inhabitants in 2013 living in the metropolitan area of Cayenne , its capital . By land area , it is the second largest region of France and the largest outermost region within the European Union . Both the region and the department have been ruled since December 2015 by a single assembly within the framework of a new territorial collectivity , the French Guiana Territorial Collectivity ( French : collectivité territoriale de Guyane ) . This assembly , the French Guiana Assembly ( French : assemblée de Guyane ) , has replaced the former regional council and departmental council , which were both disbanded . The French Guiana Assembly is in charge of regional and departmental government . Its president is Rodolphe Alexandre . The area was originally inhabited by Native Americans . The first French establishment is recorded in 1503 but the French presence did n't really become durable until 1643 and the foundation of Cayenne . Guiana then became a slave colony and saw its population increase until the official abolition of slavery at the time of the French revolution . Guiana temporarily became a French department in 1797 but was gradually transformed into a penal colony with the establishment of a network of camps and penitentiaries spread over the coast where prisoners were sentenced to forced labor . During World War II , the Guianan Félix Éboué was one of the first to stand behind General de Gaulle as early as June 18 , 1940 . Guiana officially rallied Free France in 1943 . It definitively abandoned its status as a colony and became again a French department in 1946 . De Gaulle , who became president , decided to establish the Guiana Space Center in 1965 . It is now operated by the CNES , Arianespace and the European Space Agency ( ESA ) . Several thousand Hmong refugees from Laos migrated to French Guiana in the late 1970s and early 1980s . Nowadays fully integrated in the French central state , Guiana is a part of the European Union , and its official currency is the euro . The region is the most prosperous territory in South America with the highest GDP per capita . A large part of Guiana 's economy derives from the presence of the Guiana Space Centre , now the European Space Agency 's primary launch site near the equator . As elsewhere in France , the official language is French , but each ethnic community has its own language , of which Guianan Creole is the most widely spoken .",
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"text": "Burkina Faso Burkina Faso ( -LSB- usbər ` kiːnə _ , fɑːsoʊ -RSB- ; -LSB- buʁkina faso -RSB- ) is a landlocked country located in West Africa . It covers an area of around 274200 km2 and is surrounded by six countries : Mali to the north ; Niger to the east ; Benin to the southeast ; Togo and Ghana to the south ; and Ivory Coast to the southwest . Its capital is Ouagadougou . In 2014 its population was estimated at just over 17.3 million . Burkina Faso is a francophone country and French is an official language of government and business . Formerly called the Republic of Upper Volta , the country was renamed `` Burkina Faso '' on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas Sankara . The citizens of Burkina Faso are known as Burkinabé ( -LSB- bərˈkiːnəbeɪ -RSB- ) . The northwestern part of present-day Burkina Faso was populated by hunter-gatherers from 14,000 BC to 5,000 BC . From the 3rd to the 13th centuries AD , the Iron-Age Bura culture was situated in the territory of present-day southeastern Burkina Faso and southwestern Niger . Various ethnic groups of present-day Burkina Faso , such as the Mossi , Fula and Dyula , arrived in successive waves between the 8th and 15th centuries . From the 11th century the Mossi people established several separate kingdoms . In the 1890s during the European Scramble for Africa , the territory of Burkina Faso was invaded by France , and colonial control was established following a war of conquest between 1896 to 1904 . The territory was made part of French West Africa in 1904 , and the colony of French Upper Volta was established on 1 March 1919 . The colony was named for its location on the upper courses of the Volta River ( the Black , Red and White Volta ) . The Republic of Upper Volta was established on 11 December 1958 as a self-governing colony within the French Community , and on 5 August 1960 it gained full independence , with Maurice Yaméogo as President . After protests by students and labour unions , Yaméogo was deposed in the 1966 coup d'état led by Sangoulé Lamizana , who became President . His rule coincided with the Sahel drought and famine , and facing problems from the country 's traditionally powerful trade unions , he was deposed in the 1980 coup d'état led by Saye Zerbo . Encountering resistance from trade unions once again , Zerbo 's government was overthrown in the 1982 coup d'état led by Jean-Baptiste Ouédraogo . The leader of the leftist faction of Ouédraogo 's government , Thomas Sankara , became Prime Minister but was imprisoned . Efforts to free him led to the popularly-supported 1983 coup d'état , in which he became President . Sankara renamed the country to Burkina Faso and launched an ambitious socioeconomic programme which included a nationwide literacy campaign , land redistribution to peasants , railway and road construction and the outlawing of female genital mutilation , forced marriages and polygamy . Sankara was overthrown and killed in the 1987 coup d'état led by Blaise Compaoré -- deteriorating relations with the former coloniser France and its ally the Ivory Coast was the reason given for the coup . In 1987 Blaise Compaoré became President and , after an alleged 1989 coup attempt , was later elected in 1991 and 1998 , elections which were boycotted by the opposition and received a considerably low turnout , and in 2005 . He remained head of state until he was ousted from power by the popular youth upheaval of 31 October 2014 . He then fled to the Ivory Coast . Michel Kafando subsequently became the transitional President of the country . On 16 September 2015 a military coup d'état against the Kafando government was carried out by the Regiment of Presidential Security . On 24 September 2015 , after pressure from the African Union , ECOWAS and the armed forces , the military junta agreed to step down , and Michel Kafando was reinstated as Acting President . In the general election held on 29 November 2015 , Roch Marc Christian Kaboré won in the first round with 53.5 % of the vote and was sworn in as President on 29 December 2015 .",
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"text": "French Évian Accords referendum, 1962 A referendum to approve the Évian Accords ending the Algerian War and granting self-determination to Algeria was held in France on 8 April 1962 . It was approved by 90.8 % of voters with a 75.3 % turnout . On 1 July a second referendum was held in Algeria , with the question `` Do you want Algeria to become an independent state cooperating with France under the conditions defined by the 19 March 1962 declarations ? '' put to voters . Only people living in Algeria could participate in this referendum . Most Europeans had already fled to avoid being killed by the FLN , so they did not vote . This second referendum was approved by over 99.7 % of voters .",
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"text": "Central African Empire The Central African Empire ( French : Empire centrafricain ) was a short-lived , self-declared `` constitutional monarchy '' , but in reality an absolute monarchy under a one-party military dictatorship , that replaced the Central African Republic and was , in turn , replaced by the restoration of the Republic . The empire was formed by and under the command of Jean-Bédel Bokassa , president of the Republic , who declared himself Emperor Bokassa I on 4 December 1976 . Bokassa spent the equivalent of over 20 million United States dollars , a third of the country 's government annual income , on his coronation ceremony . The monarchy was abolished and the name `` Central African Republic '' was restored on 21 September 1979 , when Bokassa was ousted with French support . His Palace was destroyed .",
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"text": "Comoros The Comoros ( -LSB- ˈkɒməroʊz -RSB- جزر القمر , ) , officially the Union of the Comoros ( Comorian : Udzima wa Komori , Union des Comores , الاتحاد القمري ) , is a sovereign archipelago island nation in the Indian Ocean located at the northern end of the Mozambique Channel off the eastern coast of Africa between northeastern Mozambique and northwestern Madagascar . Other countries near the Comoros are Tanzania to the northwest and the Seychelles to the northeast . Its capital is Moroni , on Grande Comore . The Union of the Comoros has three official languages -- Comorian , Arabic and French . The religion of the majority of the population is Islam . At 1660 km2 , excluding the contested island of Mayotte , the Comoros is the third-smallest African nation by area . The population , excluding Mayotte , is estimated at 798,000 . As a nation formed at a crossroads of different civilisations , the archipelago is noted for its diverse culture and history . The archipelago was first inhabited by Bantu speakers who came from East Africa , supplemented by Arab and Austronesian immigration . The country consists of three major islands and numerous smaller islands , all in the volcanic Comoros archipelago . The major islands are commonly known by their French names : northwestern-most Grande Comore ( Ngazidja ) ; Mohéli ( Mwali ) ; and Anjouan ( Nzwani ) . In addition , the country has a claim on a fourth major island , southeastern-most Mayotte ( Maore ) , though Mayotte voted against independence from France in 1974 , has never been administered by an independent Comoros government , and continues to be administered by France ( currently as an overseas department ) . France has vetoed United Nations Security Council resolutions that would affirm Comorian sovereignty over the island . In addition , Mayotte became an overseas department and a region of France in 2011 following a referendum passed overwhelmingly . It became part of the French colonial empire in the 19th century before becoming independent in 1975 . Since declaring independence , the country has experienced more than 20 coups d'état or attempted coups , with various heads of state assassinated . Along with this constant political instability , the population of the Comoros lives with the worst income inequality of any nation , with a Gini coefficient over 60 % , while also ranking in the worst quartile on the Human Development Index . about half the population lived below the international poverty line of US$ 1.25 a day . The Comoros is a member state of the African Union , Francophonie , Organisation of Islamic Cooperation , Arab League ( of which it is the southernmost state , being the only member state of the Arab League with a tropical climate and also entirely within the Southern Hemisphere ) and the Indian Ocean Commission .",
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"text": "Ghana Empire The Ghana Empire ( c. 400 until c. 1200 ) , properly known as Awkar ( Ghana or Ga ` na being the title of its ruler ) was located in what is now southeastern Mauritania and western Mali . Complex societies based on trans-Saharan trade with salt and gold had existed in the region since ancient times But the introduction of the camel to western Sahara in the 3rd century A.D. gave way to great changes in the area that became the Ghana Empire . By the time of the Muslim conquest of North Africa in the 7th century the camel had changed the ancient more irregular trade routes into a trade network running from Morocco to the Niger river . The Ghana Empire grew rich from this increased trans-Saharan trade in gold and salt allowing for larger urban centres to develop . It furthermore encouraged territorial expansion to gain control over the different trade-routes . When Ghana 's ruling dynasty began is uncertain ; it is mentioned for the first time in written records by Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī in 830 . In the 11th century the Cordoban scholar Abu Ubayd al-Bakri collected stories from a number of travelers to the region , and gave a detailed description of the kingdom . He claimed that the Ghana could `` put 200,000 men into the field , more than 40,000 of them archers '' and noted they had cavalry forces as well . As the empire declined it was finally made a vassal to the rising Mali Empire at some point in the 13th century . When the Gold Coast in 1957 became the first country in sub-Saharan Africa to regain its independence from colonial rule it was renamed in honor of the long gone empire from which the ancestors to the Akan people of modern-day Ghana are thought to have migrated .",
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"text": "France–Gabon relations Franco-Gabonese relations refer to the current and historical relations between France and Gabon . Relations have been characterized by `` an extreme case ... of neo-colonialism '' by France .",
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"text": "Organisation armée secrète The Organisation armée secrète or OAS ( meaning Secret Army Organisation ) was a short-lived right-wing French dissident paramilitary organization during the Algerian War ( 1954 -- 62 ) . The OAS carried out terrorist attacks , including bombings and assassinations , in an attempt to prevent Algeria 's independence from French colonial rule . Its motto was L'Algérie est française et le restera ( `` Algeria is French and will remain so '' ) . The OAS was formed out of existing networks , calling themselves `` counter-terrorists '' , `` self-defence groups '' , or `` resistance '' , which had carried out attacks on the FLN ( Algerian National Liberation Front ) and their perceived supporters since early in the war . It was officially formed in Francoist Spain , in Madrid in January 1961 , as a response by some French politicians and French military officers to the 8 January 1961 referendum on self-determination concerning Algeria , which had been organised by General de Gaulle . By acts of bombings and targeted assassinations in both metropolitan France and French Algerian territories , which are estimated to have resulted in 2,000 deaths between April 1961 and April 1962 , the OAS attempted to prevent Algerian independence . This campaign culminated in a wave of attacks that followed the March 1962 Evian agreements , which granted independence to Algeria and marked the beginning of the exodus of the pieds-noirs , and in Jean-Marie Bastien-Thiry 's 1962 assassination attempt against president de Gaulle in the Paris suburb of Le Petit-Clamart . Another prominent target was the existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre , who supported the FLN . The OAS still has admirers in French nationalist movements . In July 2006 , some OAS sympathisers attempted to relight the flame of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier to commemorate the Oran massacre on 5 July 1962 .",
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"text": "Charles V of France Charles V ( 21 January 1338 -- 16 September 1380 ) , called the Wise ( French : `` le Sage '' ) , was a monarch of the House of Valois who ruled as King of France from 1364 to his death . In 1349 , as a young prince , Charles received from his grandfather King Philip VI the province of Dauphiné to rule . This allowed him to bear the title `` Dauphin '' until his coronation , which led to the integration of the Dauphiné into the crown lands of France . After 1350 , all heirs apparent of France bore the title of Dauphin until their coronation . Charles became regent of France when his father John II was captured by the English at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356 . To pay the ransom , Charles raised taxes . As a result , he faced hostility from the nobility , led by Charles the Bad , King of Navarre ; the opposition of the French bourgeoisie , which was channeled through the Estates-General led by Etienne Marcel ; and with peasant revolts known as Jacqueries . Charles overcame all of these rebellions , but in order to liberate his father , he had to conclude the Treaty of Brétigny in 1360 , in which he abandoned large portions of south-western France to Edward III of England and agreed to pay a huge ransom . Charles became king in 1364 . With the help of talented advisers known as the Marmousets , his skillful management of the kingdom allowed him to replenish the royal treasury and to restore the prestige of the House of Valois . He established the first permanent army paid with regular wages , which liberated the French populace from the companies of routiers who regularly plundered the country when not employed . Led by Bertrand du Guesclin , the French Army was able to turn the tide of the Hundred Years ' War to Charles ' advantage , and by the end of Charles ' reign , they had reconquered almost all the territories ceded to the English in 1360 . Furthermore , the French Navy , led by Jean de Vienne , managed to attack the English coast for the first time since the beginning of the Hundred Years ' War . Charles V died in 1380 . He was succeeded by his son Charles VI the Mad , whose disastrous reign allowed the English to regain control of large parts of France .",
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"text": "French colonial empire The French colonial empire constituted the overseas colonies , protectorates and mandate territories that came under French rule from the 16th century onward . A distinction is generally made between the `` first colonial empire '' , that existed until 1814 , by which time most of it had been lost , and the `` second colonial empire '' , which began with the conquest of Algiers in 1830 . The second empire came to an end after the loss of bitter wars in Vietnam ( 1955 ) and Algeria ( 1962 ) , and peaceful decolonization elsewhere after 1960 . Competing with Spain , Portugal , the United Provinces , and later Britain , France began to establish colonies in North America , the Caribbean , and India in the 17th century . A series of wars with Great Britain and other European major powers during the 18th century and early 19th century resulted in France losing nearly all of its conquests . France rebuilt a new empire mostly after 1850 , concentrating chiefly in Africa , as well as Indochina and the South Pacific . Republicans , at first hostile to empire , only became supportive when Germany started to build her own colonial empire . As it developed the new empire took on roles of trade with France , especially supplying raw materials and purchasing manufactured items , as well as lending prestige to the motherland and spreading French civilization and language , and the Catholic religion . It also provided manpower in the World Wars . It became a moral mission to lift the world up to French standards by bringing Christianity and French culture . In 1884 the leading proponent of colonialism , Jules Ferry declared ; `` The higher races have a right over the lower races , they have a duty to civilize the inferior races . '' Full citizenship rights -- assimilation -- were offered , although in reality `` assimilation was always receding -LSB- and -RSB- the colonial populations treated like subjects not citizens . '' France sent small numbers of settlers to its empire , contrary to Great Britain , and previously Spain and Portugal , with the only notable exception of Algeria , where the French settlers nonetheless always remained a small minority . At its apex , it was one of the largest empires in history . Including metropolitan France , the total amount of land under French sovereignty reached 11500000 km2 in 1920 , with a population of 110 million people in 1939 . In World War II , Charles de Gaulle and the Free French used the overseas colonies as bases from which they fought to liberate France . Historian Tony Chafer argues : `` In an effort to restore its world-power status after the humiliation of defeat and occupation , France was eager to maintain its overseas empire at the end of the Second World War . '' However , after 1945 anti-colonial movements began to challenge European authority . The French constitution of October 27 , 1946 ( Fourth Republic ) , established the French Union which endured until 1958 . Newer remnants of the colonial empire were integrated into France as overseas departments and territories within the French Republic . These now total altogether 119,394 km ² ( 46,098 sq. miles ) , which amounts to only 1 % of the pre-1939 French colonial empire 's area , with 2.7 million people living in them in 2013 . By the 1970s , says Robert Aldrich , the last `` vestiges of empire held little interest for the French . '' He argues , `` Except for the traumatic decolonization of Algeria , however , what is remarkable is how few long-lasting effects on France the giving up of empire entailed . ''",
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"text": "Ernest Courtot de Cissey Ernest Louis Octave Courtot de Cissey ( -LSB- ɛʁnɛst kuʁto də sise -RSB- ; 1810 -- 1882 ) was a French general and Prime Minister . de Cissey was born in Paris , educated at the Prytanée National Militaire and , after passing through St Cyr , entered the army in 1832 , becoming captain in 1839 . He saw active service in Algeria , and became chef d'escadron in 1849 and lieutenant-colonel in 1850 . He took part as a colonel in the Crimean War , and after the battle of Inkerman received the rank of general of brigade . In 1863 he was promoted general of division . When the Franco-German War broke out in 1870 , de Cissey was given a divisional command in the Army of the Rhine , and he was included in the surrender of Bazaine 's army at Metz . He was released from captivity only at the end of the war , and on his return was at once appointed by the Versailles government to a command in the army engaged in the suppression of the Commune . From July 1871 de Cissey sat as a deputy , and he had already become minister of war . He occupied this post several times during the critical period of the reorganization of the French army , and served briefly as Prime Minister of France from 1874 to 1875 . In 1875 , he was elected senator for life . In 1880 , whilst holding the command of the XI corps at Nantes , he was accused of having relations with a certain Baroness Kaula , who was said to be a spy in the pay of Germany , and he was in consequence relieved from duty . An inquiry subsequently held resulted in de Cissey 's favour ( 1881 ) .",
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"text": "Règlement Organique (Mount Lebanon) The Règlement Organique ( `` Organic Regulation '' ) was a series of international conventions , between 1860 and 1864 , between the Ottoman Empire and the European Powers , which led to the creation of the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate . The 1860 Lebanon conflict led France to intervene and stop the massacre after Ottoman troops had been aiding Islamic forces by either direct support or by disarming Christian forces . France , led by Napoleon III , recalled its ancient role as protector of Christians in the Ottoman Empire which was established in a treaty in 1523 . Following the massacre and an international outcry , the Ottoman Empire agreed on 3 August 1860 to the dispatch of up to 12,000 European soldiers to reestablish order . The region of Syria was then part of the Ottoman Empire . The agreement was further formalized in a convention on 5 September 1860 with Austria , Great Britain , France , Prussia and Russia . France was to supply half of that number , and other countries were to send supplementary forces as needed . The agreement was signed in Paris on 5 September 1860 . An important consequence of the French expedition was the establishment of the autonomy of the Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate from Syria , with the nomination by the Sultan of an Armenian Christian Governor from Constantinople named Daud Pasha on 9 June 1861 . On the same day , through a further agreement , termed the Beyoglu Protocol , signed between the Ottoman Empire and the European Powers in Beyoğlu , Istanbul , gave that agreement international recognition . The protocol was introduced initially for a period of three years . In September 1864 , a further convention was signed , which confirmed the permanent character of the statute and made minor changes to it . An additional Maronite district was formed and the council under the governor was reorganised ( it now had twelve members-four Maronites , three Druzes , three Greek Orthodoxes and Greek Uniates , one Sunnite and one Shi'a ) . The Règlement Organique of Lebanon remained in that form up till 1914 .",
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"text": "Colonization Colonization ( or colonisation ) is a process by which a central system of power dominates the surrounding land and its components . The term is derived from the Latin word colere , which means `` to inhabit '' . Also , colonization refers strictly to migration , for example , to settler colonies in America or Australia , trading posts , and plantations , while colonialism deals with this , along with ruling the existing indigenous peoples of styled `` new territories '' . Colonization was linked to the spread of tens of millions from Western European states all over the world . In many settled colonies , Western European settlers formed a large majority of the population . Examples include the Americas , Australia and New Zealand . These colonies were occasionally called ` neo-Europes ' . In other places , Western European settlers formed minority groups , who were often dominant in their places of settlement . When Britain started to settle Australia , New Zealand and various other smaller islands , they often regarded the landmasses as terra nullius . Terra nullius meaning 'em pty land ' in Latin . Due to the absence of European farming techniques , the land was deemed unaltered by man and therefore treated as uninhabited , despite the presence of indigenous populations . In the 19th century , laws and ideas such as Mexico 's General Colonization Law and the United States ' Manifest destiny encouraged further colonization of the Americas .",
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The Conjuring 2 was a 2016 horror film directed by James Wan.
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"text": "The Conjuring 2 The Conjuring 2 is a 2016 American horror film directed by James Wan and written by Carey Hayes , Chad Hayes , Wan and David Leslie Johnson . It is the sequel to 2013 's The Conjuring and the third film in The Conjuring franchise . Patrick Wilson and Vera Farmiga reprise their roles as paranormal investigators and authors Ed and Lorraine Warren from the first film . The film follows the Warrens as they travel to England to assist the Hodgson family , who are experiencing poltergeist activity at their Brimsdown , Enfield council house in 1977 which later became referred to as the Enfield Poltergeist . The Conjuring 2 was released in North America on June 10 , 2016 . The film received generally positive reviews from critics and has grossed over $ 320 million worldwide . A spin-off film , The Nun , is scheduled to be released in 2018 with Wan and Safran producing .",
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"text": "Dial D for Demons Dial D for Demons ( 炭燒兇咒 , Burning Charcoal Curse ) is a 2000 Hong Kong horror film directed by Billy Tang , starring Jordan Chan , Joey Meng , Lee Ann , Terence Yin , Alice Chan , and Winnie Leung .",
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"text": "The Dead and the Damned 2 The Dead and the Damned 2 ( also The Dead , the Damned , and the Darkness and Tom Sawyer vs Zombies ) is a 2014 American horror film written and directed by Rene Perez . It was released direct-to-video on October 7 , 2014 , and is the sequel to the 2010 film The Dead and the Damned .",
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"text": "Ouija: Origin of Evil Ouija : Origin of Evil is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed and edited by Mike Flanagan and written by Flanagan and Jeff Howard . The film is a prequel to the 2014 film Ouija and stars Elizabeth Reaser , Annalise Basso , Lulu Wilson , Parker Mack , Doug Jones and Henry Thomas . Unlike its predecessor , the film 's plot focuses on a widow and her family adding a Ouija board to their phony seance business where , unbeknownst to them , they invite a spirit that possesses the youngest daughter . The film was released on October 21 , 2016 by Universal Studios , grossing over $ 81 million . The film received positive reviews , with many praising it as a significant improvement over its predecessor .",
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"text": "Solomon's Perjury are two 2015 Japanese suspense mystery films directed by Izuru Narushima , based on the novel of the same title by Miyuki Miyabe . The first , , was released on March 7 and the second , , was released on April 11 , 2015 .",
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"text": "Possessed (2006 film) Possessed is a 2006 Malaysian horror film starring Amber Chia and Harisu , and is the second feature film by director Bjarne Wong .",
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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": "Psycho-Pass: The Movie is a 2015 Japanese anime science fiction crime film by Production I.G and ran in over 100 theatres . It premiered in Japan on January 9 , 2015 . The plot involves the appearances of terrorists in Japan . It is directed by Naoyoshi Shiotani whereas the chief director is Katsuyuki Motohiro . Gen Urobuchi and Makoto Fukami contributed together as the film 's writers . The film has been licensed by Funimation Entertainment and had a limited theatrical release in the United States on March 15 -- 16 , 2016 .",
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"text": "The Remains (film) The Remains is a 2016 American horror film written and directed by Thomas Della Bella and starring Todd Lowe as a widower and father named John . In The Remains , John moves his family after his wife passes , but the items that had been left in the house turn out to be haunted .",
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"text": "Dr. Terror's Gallery of Horrors Dr. Terror 's Gallery of Horrors is a low-budget 1967 colour scope anthology film by David L. Hewitt from stories by Russ Jones . The film includes footage from Roger Corman 's Edgar Allan Poe adaptations . The similarity of its title to Amicus Productions ' hit Dr. Terror 's House of Horrors led to numerous enforced title changes , including Return from the Past , The Blood Suckers , Alien Massacre , and most commonly Gallery of Horror ( on-screen ) and Gallery of Horrors ( on packaging ) . It has also been released as The Witch 's Clock , after the first story , and the only one to feature star John Carradine , who hosts the interstitial segments . It also stars Lon Chaney Jr. , Rochelle Hudson , Roger Gentry and Vic McGee . The other stories include `` King Vampire , '' `` Monster Raid , '' `` Spark of Life , '' and `` Count Alucard , '' which is credited as `` Count Dracula . '' In the latter story , Jonathan Harker ( one of several roles played by Gentry ) is revealed , in a humorous twist , to be a werewolf .",
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"text": "Quarantine (2008 film) Quarantine is a 2008 American found-footage supernatural horror film directed and co-written by John Erick Dowdle , produced by Sergio Aguero , Doug Davison , and Roy Lee , and co-written by Drew Dowdle , being a remake of the Spanish film REC . The film stars Jennifer Carpenter , Jay Hernandez , Columbus Short , Greg Germann , Steve Harris , Dania Ramirez , Rade Šerbedžija , and Johnathon Schaech . Quarantine features no actual composition , it is `` scored '' by sound effects . In comparison to REC , it features several differences such as added and excluded scenes and characters , dialogue , and a different explanation for the virus . The film was released by Sony 's subsidiary Screen Gems on October 10 , 2008 . It received polarizingly favorable reviews from critics and was a general box office success . The film was followed by a sequel , Quarantine 2 : Terminal ( 2011 ) .",
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"text": "A Haunted House 2 A Haunted House 2 is a 2014 American horror comedy film directed by Michael Tiddes and starring Marlon Wayans . The film is the sequel to the 2013 film A Haunted House . Produced by IM Global Octane and distributed by Open Road Films , the film was released on April 18 , 2014 . The film received negative reviews , and earned over $ 23 million at the box office .",
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"text": "Abattoir (film) Abattoir is a 2016 American horror film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Christopher Monfette . It premiered on June 7 , 2016 at the Los Angeles Film Festival .",
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"text": "Slither (2006 film) Slither is a 2006 American science fiction-comedy horror film written and directed by James Gunn in his directoral debut , and starring Nathan Fillion , Elizabeth Banks , Gregg Henry , and Michael Rooker . The film was produced by Paul Brooks and Eric Newman . The film has similar themes and concepts as the 1986 B-movie Night of the Creeps . Slither was a box office bomb , but received generally positive reviews from critics and has since become a cult film .",
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"text": "Adam and Evil (2004 film) Adam and Evil is a 2004 horror film directed by Andrew Van Slee about a group of teens who face a murderer while partying at a camping site . It stars Erica Cerra , James Clayton , and Jodie Graham . Filming began on April 30 , 2003 in Los Angeles and it was released on April 27 , 2004 . The film was released on DVD as Halloween Camp 2 : Scream If You Wan na Die Faster in the United Kingdom . Although there is no plot continuity , the UK name implies a sequel to the 2003 Bloody Murder 2 : Closing Camp , released as Halloween Camp in the UK . This in turn is a sequel to the 2000 slasher movie Bloody Murder .",
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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": "28 Weeks Later 28 Weeks Later is a 2007 British science fiction horror film , structured as a sequel to the critically and commercially successful 2002 film 28 Days Later . 28 Weeks Later was co-written and directed by Juan Carlos Fresnadillo , with Danny Boyle and Alex Garland , director and writer of 28 Days Later respectively , now acting as executive producers . It was released in the United Kingdom and United States on 11 May 2007 . The plot depicts the efforts of NATO military forces to salvage a safe zone in London following the events in 28 Days Later , the consequence of two young siblings breaking protocol to find their infected mother , and the resulting reintroduction of the highly contagious virus to the safe zone .",
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"text": "Hong Kong Film Award for Best Costume Make Up Design The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Costume Make Up Design is an award presented annually at the Hong Kong Film Awards for a film with the best costume and makeup design . As of 2016 the current winner is Yee Chung-Man for his work on Monster Hunt .",
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"text": "Black Magic (1975 film) Black Magic is a 1975 Hong Kong horror film directed by Ho Meng Hua and starring Ti Lung , Lo Lieh , Tanny Tien , Lily Li and Ku Feng . A sequel to the film was released in 1976 .",
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"text": "Saw V Saw is a 2008 Canadian-American horror film directed by David Hackl and written by Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan and stars Tobin Bell , Costas Mandylor , Scott Patterson , Betsy Russell , Mark Rolston , Julie Benz , Carlo Rota , and Meagan Good . It is the fifth installment of the Saw franchise , and was released on October 23 , 2008 in Australia and October 24 , 2008 in North America . David Hackl , who served as the production designer of Saw , Saw , and Saw IV , and second-unit director for Saw and Saw IV made his directorial debut with Saw . Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan , the writers of the previous film , returned to write the film . Charlie Clouser , who provided the score for all previous Saw films , also returned to compose the score for the film . Saw creators James Wan and Leigh Whannell served as executive producers . The film focuses primarily on the events that led up to Detective Mark Hoffman becoming an apprentice of the Jigsaw Killer , as well as his efforts to prevent anyone else from learning his secret .",
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"text": "James Deen Bryan Matthew Sevilla ( born February 7 , 1986 ) , better known by the stage name James Deen , is an American pornographic actor and director . He entered the porn industry in 2004 at the age of 18 . He has gained attention due to his relatively slender build , lack of tattoos and everyman appeal , bucking the stereotypical image of hypermasculine male actors in the pornography industry . In late 2015 , multiple women came forward with allegations of sexual misconduct including nonconsensual sexual activity .",
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Emily Blunt was died on February 23, 1982.
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"text": "Emily Blunt Emily Olivia Leah Blunt ( born 23 February 1983 ) is a British film and stage actress . Blunt made her professional debut in a 2001 London production of the play The Royal Family . Two years later , she appeared on screen for the first time in the 2003 television film Boudica ( Warrior Queen ) . Her performance in the 2004 drama film My Summer of Love garnered her the Evening Standard British Film Award for Most Promising Newcomer . For her performance in the TV film Gideon 's Daughter ( 2006 ) she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress . The same year , she received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress -- Motion Picture and a nomination for a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Devil Wears Prada . In 2009 , Blunt received the BAFTA Britannia Award for British Artist of the Year . She received more acclaim for portraying Queen Victoria in The Young Victoria ( 2009 ) , receiving a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture -- Drama . 2009 also saw Blunt appear in the crime caper comedy Wild Target with Bill Nighy and Rupert Grint . She found commercial success for roles in the romantic science-fiction thriller The Adjustment Bureau ( 2011 ) , the science-fiction action thriller Looper ( 2012 ) , and the science-fiction military film Edge of Tomorrow ( 2014 ) . Blunt received her fourth and fifth Golden Globe Award nominations for her roles in the romantic comedy-drama Salmon Fishing in the Yemen ( 2012 ) and the musical fantasy Into the Woods ( 2014 ) in the Best Actress -- Motion Picture Comedy or Musical category . In 2016 , Blunt starred in the fantasy-action film The Huntsman : Winter 's War and The Girl on the Train , the latter based on the international best-selling novel of the same name , and a performance that earned her nominations for the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role and the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role .",
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"text": "Grief (novel) Grief is a novel by American author Andrew Holleran , published in 2006 . The novel takes place in Washington D.C. , following the personal journey of a middle-aged , gay man dealing with the death of his mother . The novel received the 2007 Stonewall Book Award .",
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"text": "Anticipatory grief Anticipatory grief refers to a grief reaction that occurs before an impending loss . Typically , the impending loss is a death of someone close due to illness but it can also be experienced by dying individuals themselves . The anticipated death can also be from non-illness-related causes such as high suicide lethality , high-risk lifestyle or gang involvement , or from non-death-related losses such as scheduled mastectomy , pending divorce , company downsizing or war . The five stages ( denial , bargaining , depression , anger and acceptance ) proposed by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross in her model of grief to describe the process by which people cope after a loss can also be present in anticipatory grief . Anxiety , dread , guilt , helplessness , hopelessness , and feeling overwhelmed are also common . However , it is important to note that anticipatory grief is not simply normal grief begun earlier . Features identified specifically with anticipatory grief include heightened concern for the dying person , rehearsal of the death and attempts to adjust to the consequences of the death . The period can allow people to resolve issues with the dying person and to say goodbye . It may provide some sense of orientation and access to the grieving process . For some , it prompts conscious closure before the end/loss . Grief happening prior to a loss presents a compounding issue of isolation because of a lack of social acceptance . Anticipatory grief does n't usually take the place of post-loss grief : there is not a fixed amount of grief to be experienced , so grief experienced before the loss does not necessarily reduce grief after the death . However , there may be little grieving after the loss due to anticipatory grief . How often anticipatory grief occurs is a subject of some controversy . For example , a study of widows found that they stayed with their husbands until the death and could only mourn once the death had occurred . Researchers suggest that to start to grieve as though the loss has already happened can leave the bereaved feeling guilt for partially abandoning the patient . Many family members can find themselves in a caregiving role during their loved one 's process of death . During the progression of the illness , the security and protectiveness of the caregiver also increases . Bouchal , Rallison and Sinclair discuss that , `` the strong need to offer protection was part of the anticipatory mourning experience of striving to be with in the present '' ( 2015 ) . In the process of anticipatory grief , family members also begin to prepare and reflect on how their lives will be once their loved one passes . There are many ways in which to perform reflection . These ways include : `` ... reading , journaling , thinking , and reflecting about how life might be like without their partner . '' The journal also expands on the premise that the preparation process is not an individual process . Those who are affected by the impending death often look towards one another for support as well as others who are involved in care such as nurses and social workers ( Bouchal et al. , 2015 ) . A direct correlation exists between anticipatory grieving and the caregiver 's quality of life . In a quantitative study conducted by Al-Gamal and Long , the effect of a pediatric cancer diagnosis on parents had a negative impact on the majority of study participants . More specifically , parents reported experiencing increasing stress and a decrease in physical and mental health -- all of which affect the process of anticipatory grief ( 2010 ) . Ultimately , anticipatory grieving is an extremely dynamic process that differs between individuals . The outcomes of the grieving process depend on the preparation of death and the anticipatory grief process .",
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"text": "Susan Browning Susan Brown Browning ( February 25 , 1941 -- April 23 , 2006 ) was an American actress . Browning was born in Baldwin , New York . She attended Penn State University where she was a member of Kappa Alpha Theta . She was nominated for two Tony Awards : for Best Actress in a Musical for Company in 1971 and for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Goodtime Charley in 1975 . She was also featured on Broadway in the musicals Big River and Shelter , as well as several plays . Browning played one of the nuns in the 1992 movie Sister Act , as well as its 1993 sequel Sister Act 2 : Back in the Habit . Her television work included appearances on Law & Order , One Life to Live , Mary Hartman , Mary Hartman , The Monkees , The Girl From U.N.C.L.E. , and The Wild Wild West .",
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"text": "List of women who died in childbirth This is a list of notable women , either famous themselves or closely associated with someone well known , who suffered maternal death as defined by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) : `` the death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy , irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy , from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from accidental or incidental causes . '' Note that this wording includes abortion , miscarriage , stillbirth , and ectopic pregnancy . Generally , there is a distinction between a direct maternal death that is the result of a complication of the pregnancy , delivery , or management of the two , and an indirect maternal death that is a pregnancy-related death in a woman with a pre-existing or newly developed health problem unrelated to pregnancy . Fatalities during but unrelated to a pregnancy are termed accidental , incidental , or non-obstetrical maternal deaths . However , the WHO definition is only one of many ; other definitions may include accidental and incidental causes . Cases with `` incidental causes '' include deaths secondary to violence against women that may be related to the pregnancy and be affected by the socioeconomic and cultural environment . Also , it has been reported that about 10 % of maternal deaths may occur late , that is after 42 days after a termination or delivery ; thus , some definitions extend the period of observation to one year after the end of gestation .",
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"text": "Grave Danger `` Grave Danger '' is the fifth season finale of the American crime drama CSI : Crime Scene Investigation , which is set in Las Vegas , Nevada . This two-parter was directed by Quentin Tarantino and was aired on May 19 , 2005 . The episode features veteran actors Tony Curtis and Frank Gorshin as long-time friends of character Sam Braun . Gorshin died two days before the episode aired in the United States . The episode was later dedicated to his memory .",
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"text": "Midnight Blue (Louise Tucker album) Midnight Blue is the title of Louise Tucker 's 1982 debut album . Total sales for the lead single , `` Midnight Blue '' , and the resultant album totaled seven million . Midnight Blue reached number 1 in France and number 1 in Canada , and in various countries around the world . The title track was the 51st biggest single of 1983 in the Canadian charts . The album was released on CD in 1990 . Music is from composer Ludwig Van Beethoven Sonata No. 8 Op. 13 ( Pathetique )",
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"text": "Emily Dickinson International Society The Emily Dickinson International Society ( EDIS ) is an international organisation relating to American poet Emily Dickinson ( 1830 -- 1886 ) . It was founded in 1988 and its aim is to `` Promote , perpetuate and enhance the study and appreciation of Emily Dickinson worldwide '' . The society publishes The Emily Dickinson Journal ( ISSN 1059-6879 ) twice yearly and , for members , The Emily Dickinson International Society Bulletin ( ISSN 1055-3932 ) . It holds an Annual Meeting and `` EDIS Institute '' meetings . Every two or three years it holds an International Conference . These have taken place in the USA ( 1992 ) , Austria ( 1995 ) , USA ( 1998 ) , Norway ( 2001 ) , Hawaii ( 2004 ) , Japan ( 2007 ) , England ( 2010 ) and the 2014 event is planned for the USA . The society is affiliated to the American Literature Association ( ALA ) , `` a Coalition of Societies Devoted to the Study of American Authors '' and is sponsoring two sessions at the 2014 ALA Annual Conference . An Emily Dickinson Society had been formed in Japan in 1980 , eight years before the foundation of EDIS .",
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"text": "Adrienne Pickering Adrienne Pickering ( born 22 February 1981 ) is an Australian actress .",
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"text": "List of Emily Dickinson poems This is a list of poems by Emily Dickinson . In addition to the list of first lines which link to the poems ' texts , the table notes each poem 's publication in several of the most significant editions of Dickinson 's poetry -- the `` manuscript books '' created by Dickinson herself but not published as such until 1981 ; the seven volumes of poetry published posthumously from 1890 to 1945 ; the cumulative collections of 1924 , 1930 , and 1937 ; and the scholarly editions of 1955 and 1998 . The entire table is sortable by clicking on the icons following the column headings . Important publications which are not represented in the table include the 10 poems published ( anonymously ) during Dickinson 's lifetime ; and editions of her letters , published from 1894 on , which include some poems within their texts . In all these cases , the poem itself occurs in the list , but these specific publications of the poem are not noted .",
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"text": "Victorian mourning dolls During the period from the late nineteenth century until the early to mid 20th century , popularly known as the `` Victorian Era , '' people typically used elaborate physical representations and rituals to mark the death of a loved one . Because deaths typically took place in the home , the body of the deceased was usually prepared for burial , and often displayed for a period in the home . Because of the close proximity of death to the home , and because of high mortality rates for children and infants , children especially were often familiar with and exposed to death and dead bodies from a very early age . By the late nineteenth century , it became customary to commission a `` mourning doll '' to lay at the grave of a deceased child . These became widely popular as a coping mechanism for families dealing with the death of a child .",
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"text": "Mark Watson Mark Andrew Watson ( born 13 February 1980 ) is an English comedian and novelist .",
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"text": "Murder of Heather Strong In February 2009 , Heather Strong was kidnapped and murdered in Marion County , Florida . Maintaining her innocence , and complaining of coerced confession , Emilia Lily Carr was nevertheless found guilty in December 2010 and sentenced to death by lethal injection in February 2011 . Carr is one of five women on death row in the state of Florida . Heather Strong 's husband , and Carr 's co-accused , Joshua Fulgham was similarly convicted of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the death . At a separate trial , where he pled guilty , Joshua Fulgham received two consecutive sentences of life in prison .",
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"text": "Talking With... Talking With ... is a 1982 play by Jane Martin , published by Samuel French Incorporated . The play is composed of eleven ten-minute monologues , each featuring a different woman who talks about her life . The play includes the pieces , `` Fifteen Minutes , '' `` Scraps , '' `` Clear Glass Marbles , '' `` Audition , '' `` Rodeo , '' `` Twirler , '' `` Lamps , '' `` Handler , '' `` Dragons , '' `` French Fries , '' and `` Marks . '' It premiered at the Manhattan Theatre Club in New York in 1982 and has been performed around the world . The play deals with the personal ordeals of each of the female characters . Many of them are very touching ; a few are even intensely emotional . However , there is also the very comical . Even the funny ones , however , have an underlying depth to them that gives a sensitive insight into each of the characters involved.The ladies cover a wide spectrum of life and age from the fading rodeo star in `` Rodeo '' to the young aspiring actress in `` Audition '' , there is much tenderness and diversity in the subject matter involved in the play .",
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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": "James Blunt James Hillier Blount ( born 22 February 1974 ) , better known by his stage name James Blunt , is an English singer-songwriter and former reconnaissance officer for the British Army . He originally signed to EMI Music Publishing and is currently signed to Custard Records and Atlantic Records . Blunt rose to prominence in 2004 with the release of his debut studio album Back to Bedlam , achieving worldwide fame with the singles `` You 're Beautiful '' and `` Goodbye My Lover '' . The album sold over 11 million copies worldwide , topping the UK Albums Chart and peaking at number two in the US . `` You 're Beautiful '' was number one in the UK , the US and a dozen other countries . Back to Bedlam was the best-selling album of the 2000s in the UK . He has gone on to sell over 20 million albums and 20 million singles worldwide . He has received several awards , including two Brit Awards -- winning Best British Male in 2006 -- two MTV Video Music Awards and two Ivor Novello Awards , as well as receiving five Grammy Award nominations . He was a reconnaissance officer in the Life Guards , a cavalry regiment of the British Army , and served under NATO in the Kosovo War in 1999 . He was awarded an Honorary Doctorate for Music in 2016 by University of Bristol .",
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"text": "Antonieta Antonieta is a 1982 film by Spanish director Carlos Saura , starring Isabelle Adjani and Hanna Schygulla . The film , a Mexican-Spanish French co production , was based on a novel by Andrés Henestrosa . The plot centers on the life of Antonieta Rivas Mercado , a Mexican writer who killed herself inside Paris ' Notre Dame in 1931 .",
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"text": "Murder of Emily Sander Emily Irene Sander ( February 26 , 1989 -- November 24 , 2007 ) was an 18-year-old American student at Butler Community College in El Dorado , Kansas . Reported missing on November 23 , 2007 and found dead six days later , her disappearance was widely covered in the mainstream news media . Israel Mireles was named as a suspect and later arrested in Mexico and charged . Mireles ' capital murder trial in February 2010 found him guilty of Sander 's murder .",
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"text": "Dominique Dunne Dominique Ellen Dunne ( November 23 , 1959 -- November 4 , 1982 ) was an American actress . She appeared in several films and television series from 1979 to 1982 , but was best known for portraying Dana Freeling , the oldest daughter , in the 1982 horror film Poltergeist . On October 30 , 1982 , Dunne was strangled by her ex-boyfriend , John Thomas Sweeney , in the driveway of her West Hollywood home and went into a coma . She never regained consciousness and died five days later . In a controversial court case , Sweeney was convicted of voluntary manslaughter in Dunne 's death and served three and a half years in prison . Dunne was 22 years old when she died .",
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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": "Career Girls Murders The `` Career Girls Murders '' was the name given by the media to the killings of Emily Hoffert and Janice Wylie in their apartment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan on August 28 , 1963 . George Whitmore , Jr. , was accused of this and other crimes but later cleared . The actions of the police department led Whitmore to be improperly accused of this and other crimes , including the murder of Minnie Edmonds and the attempted rape and assault of Elba Borrero . Whitmore was wrongfully incarcerated for 1,216 days -- from his arrest on April 24 , 1964 , until his release on bond on July 13 , 1966 , and from the revocation of his bond on February 28 , 1972 -- until his exoneration on April 10 , 1973 , when , after what author T.J. English called , in his book The Savage City , `` a numbing cycle of trials , convictions , convictions overturned , retrials , and appeals '' , Whitmore was cleared of all charges and set free . Whitmore 's treatment by the authorities has been cited as an example that led the US Supreme Court to issue the guidelines known as the Miranda rights . The Supreme Court cited Mr. Whitmore 's case as `` the most conspicuous example '' of police coercion in the country when it issued its 1966 ruling establishing a set of protections for suspects , including the right to remain silent , in Miranda v. Arizona .",
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"text": "Chinese people Chinese people are the various individuals or groups of people associated with China , either through ancestry , ethnicity , nationality , citizenship , or other affiliation .",
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"text": "Paleontology in China Paleontology in China refers to paleontological research occurring within or conducted by people from China .",
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"text": "Chinese Cambodian Chinese Cambodians are Cambodian people of Chinese or partial Chinese descent . The Khmer term Khmer kat Chen is used for people of mixed Cambodian & Chinese descent while Khmer Chen can mean Cambodian born citizens of Chinese ancestry ( Khmer is the majority ethnic group of Cambodia and Chen means `` Chinese '' in the Khmer language ) . During the late 1960s and early 1970s , they were the largest ethnic minority in Cambodia ; there were an estimated 425,000 . However , by 1984 , there were only 61,400 Cambodians of Chinese ancestry left . This has been attributed to a combination of warfare , economic stagnation , Khmer Rouge , and emigration . There are , however , tens of thousands of mixed Chinese and Khmer ancestry . Despite their relatively small population , Chinese Cambodians are over represented in some of the most visible aspects of Cambodian society , often leading to feelings ranging from resentment to outright discrimination by `` pure '' Khmers . Chinese Cambodians play leading roles in the Cambodian business sector as well as within Cambodia 's political scene . Chinese Cambodians also have a considerable presence in the Cambodian economy and are estimated to own a vast share of it . Many Chinese Cambodians are particularly influential in the Cambodian banking sector where money-lending and shopkeeping enterprises are prevalent . Of particular note is China 's economic role in the country which encouraged Sino-Khmer businessmen to reestablish their past businesses which were once suppressed by the Khmer Rouge .",
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"text": "Imperial Clan Court The Imperial Clan Court or Court of the Imperial Clan ( Chinese : 宗人府 , p Zōngrén Fǔ , w Tsung-jen Fu ; Manchu : Uksun be Kadalara Yamun ) was an institution responsible for all matters pertaining to the imperial family under the Ming and Qing dynasties of imperial China . Established in 1389 by the Hongwu Emperor , it was based on previous institutions like the `` Court of the Imperial Clan '' ( 宗正寺 , Zōngzhèng Sì ) of the Tang and Song dynasties and the `` Office of the Imperial Clan '' ( 太宗正院 , Tài Zōngzhèng Yuàn ) of the Yuan dynasty . Under the Ming dynasty , the Court was managed by the Ministry of Rites ; during the Qing , it was outside the regular bureaucracy . Under both dynasties , the Court was staffed by members of the imperial clan . Imperial clansmen who committed crimes were not tried through the regular legal system . Qing imperial clansmen were registered under the Eight Banners , but were still under the jurisdiction of the Imperial Clan Court . The Court used regular reports on births , marriages , and deaths to compile the genealogy of the imperial clan ( 玉牒 , Yùdié ) . The imperial genealogy was revised 28 times during the Qing dynasty .",
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"text": "Dog in Chinese mythology Dogs are an important motif in Chinese mythology . These motifs include a particular dog which accompanies a hero , the dog as one of the twelve totem creatures for which years are named , a dog giving first provision of grain which allowed current agriculture , and claims of having a magical dog as an original ancestor in the case of certain ethnic groups .",
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"text": "Overseas Taiwanese Overseas Taiwanese , also called `` people of Taiwanese descent '' , are people who are living outside of Republic of China on Taiwan but are of Taiwanese ancestry or descent . Overseas Taiwanese may live in other territories such as the People 's Republic of China and are not necessarily Republic of China nationals . Overseas Taiwanese may not have been born in or lived in the Republic of China . Some Overseas Taiwanese also consider themselves Overseas Chinese . In November 2014 the Taipei Times cited an estimate of 1 million Taiwanese living in mainland China . Overseas citizens must return to Taiwan to legally vote in elections , as Taiwan does not use absentee ballots . In the United States , there are 230,382 to 919,000 people of Taiwanese descent living in the country . They are mostly concentrated in California , New York , and Texas . There are over 91,000 Taiwanese people in Canada , mainly living in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario .",
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"text": "Singaporean Chinese privilege Singaporean Chinese privilege ( or simply Chinese privilege within Singaporean contexts ) is a term used to describe the societal privileges that Chinese Singaporeans enjoy as compared to non-Chinese Singaporeans by virtue of their race . Similar to how white privilege operates in white-dominated societies , Chinese privilege can manifest as various benefits and advantages that may often go unnoticed by Chinese Singaporeans , such as the prevalence of Mandarin Chinese in the public sphere , access to better educational , political and employment opportunities , and widespread media representation of Chinese people .",
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"text": "Tjin-A-Djie family The Tjin-A-Djie family ( pronounced : Chin-Aaa-Jee ; popularity : rare/unique ) is a prominent gentry family from the country of Suriname with origins from China , France and Vietnam . They are one of the earliest Chinese families arriving in Suriname in the 1800s . The family is known for their significant , national successes ranging from trade to sports , which thrived throughout the latter part of Suriname 's history to the present day . Their success in Suriname began in the late Victorian era with the development into the agriculture sector with plantations . From this , the family expanded into other segments of industry and committees . Throughout history , members of the Tjin-A-Djie family have committed to developing various sectors of society involving baked goods and groceries , the Chinese association , import and export development , educational facilities , religious enterprises , politics , sports , and business . Today , the Tjin-A-Djie family continues to be a part of the Suriname Tennis Association , sponsoring the annual Opa Leo Tjin-A-Djie Tennis Tournament . Branches of the family today can be found predominantly in Suriname , with members residing in North America and Europe , such as in the Netherlands . Certain 21st century descendants can claim notoriety in their numerous ethnically diverse make-ups ; some as high as twelve different ethnicities including : Chinese , French , Vietnamese , Malaysian , Portuguese , Scottish , Dutch , German , Canadian , Surinamese , Native South American , and African . Their ancestor 's full name was Tjin-A-Djie , but according to the habits of the Chinese people , the root and base surname is Tjin . This is what makes this surname so unique to this family .",
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"text": "Chinese Chinese can refer to : Something of , from , or related to China Chinese people , people of Chinese nationality , or one of several Chinese ethnicities Zhonghua minzu , the supra-ethnic Chinese nationality Han Chinese , the dominant ethnic group in China , Singapore , and Taiwan List of ethnic groups in China Ethnic minorities in China , the non-Han Chinese population in China Overseas Chinese , people of Chinese ancestry who live outside mainland China , Hong Kong , Macau , and Taiwan Chinese language , a language or family of languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China Standard Chinese , the standard form of the Chinese ( Mandarin ) language in mainland China , Taiwan and Singapore , and the variety most commonly taught as a foreign language other varieties of Chinese Written Chinese , the writing system of China Chinese cuisine , styles of cooking originating from China American Chinese cuisine Chinese Peak ( California ) , a mountain Chinese Peak ( Idaho ) , a mountain `` Chinese Gordon '' , a nickname of Charles George Gordon ( 1833 -- 1885 ) , British military commander and administrator",
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"text": "Chinese people in Portugal Chinese people in Portugal ( Chinese : 葡萄牙華人 , Cantonese Yale : pòuh tòuh ngàh wàh yàhn ) form the country 's largest Asian community , but only the twelfth-largest foreign community overall . Despite forming only a small part of the overseas Chinese population in Europe , the Chinese community in Portugal is one of the continent 's oldest due to the country 's colonial and trade history Macau dating back to the 16th century .",
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"text": "Chinese people in Bulgaria Chinese people ( китайци , kitaytsi ; see Cathay ) in Bulgaria form a small part of the Overseas Chinese community . According to estimates by members of the community , the Chinese in Bulgaria number around 5,000 , although Bulgarian researchers put the figure at around 10,000 . Chinese are among the most recent immigrants to Bulgaria , the vast majority of them arriving after the democratic changes in 1989 , and particularly from 1992 on ; prior to 1989 , only a dozen Chinese lived in Bulgaria . Most Chinese in Bulgaria are economic immigrants and small-scale investors in particular . The bulk of the Chinese live in the capital Sofia , particularly in the municipality of Nadezhda and its neighbourhoods of Nadezhda , Tolstoy and Svoboda . Although there is no discernible Chinatown , it is thought that one might develop in the following years . Most of the Chinese were urban dwellers in China , a large number coming from the provinces of Zhejiang and Fujian , with fewer from Sichuan , Shandong , Jilin , Beijing and Hong Kong . According to the media , 2,0003,000 Chinese immigrate to Bulgaria every year . However , with the financial turmoil in the EU and Bulgaria , this figure has greatly decreased . The most typical and indeed most visible occupation of the Bulgarian Chinese is the management of Chinese restaurants , although they are also known as shopkeepers ( with a permanent presence in Sofia 's large and frequented bazaar Iliyantsi ) , engaging in both retail and wholesale trade . Some have also been involved in agriculture , for example producing and selling Chinese cabbage . Traditional Chinese medicine and Chinese art are also very popular . As many Chinese come from Southern China , they speak a variety of dialects ( such as Min ) in addition to Mandarin Chinese . Among the main factors attracting Chinese to Bulgaria is the lower competition enabling more economic opportunities for the immigrants , the availability of more personal space and the lack of a one-child policy . The Chinese in Bulgaria come from a variety of religious and cultural backgrounds ; the majority are atheist , but there are also Buddhists , Confucians , Taoists , Christians , Jehovah 's Witnesses , etc. . The Chinese New Year is celebrated among family circles . A magazine called Kitay ( `` China '' ) is issued by the community in Bulgarian . The People 's Republic of China has had diplomatic relations with Bulgaria since 3 October 1949 : Bulgaria was the second country in the world to recognize the PRC and has not recognized the Republic of China ( Taiwan ) . The PRC has an embassy in Sofia , which used to be located in the Yablanski House .",
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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": "Hui people The Hui people ( , Xiao'erjing : خُوِذُو Dungan : Хуэйзў , Xuejzw ) are a Chinese ethnic group which is composed predominantly of adherents of the Muslim faith and found throughout China , though they are concentrated mainly in the Northwestern provinces of the country and the Zhongyuan . According to a 2011 census , China is home to approximately 10.5 million Hui people , the majority of whom are Chinese-speaking practitioners of Islam , though some may practice other religions . Hui people are ethnically and linguistically similar to Han Chinese with the exception that most of them practice Islam , engendering distinctive cultural characteristics . For example , as Muslims , they follow Islamic dietary laws and reject the consumption of pork , the most common meat consumed in China , and have given rise to their variation of Chinese cuisine . Traditional Hui clothing differs from that of other Chinese groups as it incorporates elements primarily found in other Islamic cultures . However , since the rapid industrialization and modernization of China , younger generations have slowly been shifting towards Western dress code . The Hui people are one of 56 ethnic groups recognized by China . The government defines the Hui people to include all historically Muslim communities not included in China 's other ethnic groups . The Hui predominantly speak Chinese , while maintaining some Persian and Arabic phrases . In fact , the Hui ethnic group is unique among Chinese ethnic minorities in that it associates with non-Sinitic languages . The Hui people are more concentrated in Northwestern China ( Ningxia , Gansu , Qinghai , Xinjiang ) , but communities exist across the country , e.g. Beijing , Inner Mongolia , Hebei , Hainan , and Yunnan .",
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"text": "Neolithic signs in China Since the second half of the 20th century , inscriptions have been found on pottery in a variety of locations in China , such as Banpo near Xi'an , as well as on bone and bone marrows at Hualouzi , Chang ` an County near Xi'an . These simple , often geometric , marks have been frequently compared to some of the earliest known Chinese characters appearing on the oracle bones , and some have taken them to mean that the history of Chinese writing extends back over six millennia . However , only isolated instances of these symbols have been found , and they show no indication of representing speech or of the non-pictorial processes that a writing system requires .",
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"text": "Hukou system A hukou is a record in a government system of household registration required by law in Taiwan and China . In China , it determines where citizens are allowed to live . The system itself is more properly called `` huji '' , and has origins in ancient China . A household registration record officially identifies a person as a resident of an area and includes identifying information such as name , parents , spouse , and date of birth . A hukou can also refer to a family register in many contexts since the household registration record is issued per family , and usually includes the births , deaths , marriages , divorces , and moves , of all members in the family . Because of its entrenchment of social strata , especially as between rural and urban residency status , the hukou system is sometimes likened to a form of caste system . The system descends in part from ancient Chinese systems of household registration , which also influenced neighbouring countries . In present times , a similar household registration system exists within the public administration structures of Japan ( koseki ) , Vietnam ( Hộ khẩu ) , and North Korea ( Hoju ) . In South Korea , the Hoju system was abolished on 1 January 2008 . While unrelated in origin , propiska in the Soviet Union or Resident registration in Russia had/has a similar purpose .",
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"text": "Ancestral home An ancestral home is the place of origin of one 's extended family , or the home owned and preserved by the same family for several generations .",
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"text": "Chinese Americans Chinese Americans , which includes American-born Chinese , are Americans who have full or partial Chinese ancestry . Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans , which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans . Many Chinese Americans are immigrants along with their descendants from mainland China , Hong Kong , Macau , Taiwan , as well as from other regions that include large populations of the Chinese diaspora , especially Southeast Asia and some Western countries like Canada , United Kingdom , Australia , New Zealand , and Brazil . The Chinese American community is the largest overseas Chinese community outside of Asia . It is also the third largest in the Chinese diaspora , behind the Chinese communities in Thailand and Malaysia . The Chinese American community comprises the largest ethnic group of Asian Americans , comprising 25.9 % of the Asian American population as of 2010 . Americans of Chinese descent , including those with partial Chinese ancestry constitute 1.2 % of the total U.S. population as of 2010 . According to the 2010 census , the Chinese American population numbered approximately 3.8 million . In 2010 , half of Chinese-born people living in the United States resided in the states of California and New York .",
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"text": "Japanese people are a nation and ethnic group native to Japan . Japanese people make up 98.5 % of the total population of their country . Worldwide , approximately 129 million people are of Japanese descent ; of these , approximately 125 million are residents of Japan . People of Japanese ancestry who live outside Japan are referred to as the , the Japanese disapora . The term ethnic Japanese may also be used in some contexts to refer to particular ethnic groups , including the Yamato ( the dominant ethnic group , comprising over 120 million ) , Ainu , and Ryukyuan people .",
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"text": "Zhan (surname) Zhan ( -LSB- - cmnzhan -RSB- ) is the pinyin romanization of several Chinese names . Romanized as Chim in Cantones , and Chan in Taiwan .",
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"text": "Bo (Chinese surname) Bo is a set of several Chinese family names , including 薄 Bó , 柏 Bó / Baí , 波 Bō , 伯 Bó , etc. . Among these names , 柏 is the 213th most common surname in China at present , shared by at least 430,000 Chinese citizens , although when used as a surname it is generally pronounced Bai . None of the other characters pronounced Bo are currently in the top 300 surnames in China , although surname 薄 is the 271st surname in the Hundred Family Surnames and is quite well-known due to it being the family name of high-profile politicians Bo Xilai and his father Bo Yibo .",
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"text": "Luu Lưu or Luu is a Vietnamese surname . It is also the Vietnamese transliteration of the Chinese surname Liu . during the Ancient , The Yao people use surname Liu , H'mong - Mien Lìu , they emigrate from Guangdong , Guangxi , to Vietnam . during the Yuan dynasty , the Mongols used the surname Liu in Vietnam . In according to folk-story `` Hùng Vương Ngọc Phả '' ( Family tree of Hung King ) one of 50 son of Kinh Dương Vương there was Lưu Lang , who joined with Mother Âu Cơ and settled to northern mountain area of Van Lang . Luu Lang is considered as Ancestor of all Vietnamese/Kinh people possessed surname Luu . And other folktale : `` Sự tích trầu cau '' - Legend of areca nuts and betel leaves , its mentioned about a Landlord with surname Luu . The offering of areca nuts and betel leaves to the ancestors is a Vietnamese wedding ritual . It 's also ancient legendary story only . Lưu is a Vietnamese surname . Some ( though not all ) Lưu are of Han Chinese descent . Between changes in Chinese dynasties and regimes , there were several major Luu/Liu families who immigrated to Vietnam . An example would be the Shu Han 蜀漢 dynasty where Emperor Liu ( Luu ) Bei 's 劉備descendants left their capital Chengdu in Sichuan . After losing the Cao Wei 曹魏dynasty in the Three Kingdoms 三國 era , many royalties and peasants alike headed south and eventually escaped to Vietnam . Another major immigration period is in 1949 when the communist took over China and many loyal nationalist of the Republic of China left to Vietnam . Prior to French occupation , Vietnamese writing was in Chinese characters and Luu was written as 劉 . After French occupation , alphabets were introduced and Liu surnames were spelled as Luu . In 1919 , the French government abandoned the use of Chinese characters and forced the Vietnamese to use strictly French 's alphabet spelling system . Many descendants of Luu who speak Chinese would spell Luu in English and write 劉 as their Chinese surname . After the Vietnam War in 1975 , many left the country and resettled all over the world . The majority resides in France and the United States .",
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"text": "Uranus Uranus is the seventh planet from the Sun . It has the third-largest planetary radius and fourth-largest planetary mass in the Solar System . Uranus is similar in composition to Neptune , and both have different bulk chemical composition from that of the larger gas giants Jupiter and Saturn . For this reason , scientists often classify Uranus and Neptune as `` ice giants '' to distinguish them from the gas giants . Uranus 's atmosphere is similar to Jupiter 's and Saturn 's in its primary composition of hydrogen and helium , but it contains more `` ices '' such as water , ammonia , and methane , along with traces of other hydrocarbons . It is the coldest planetary atmosphere in the Solar System , with a minimum temperature of 49 K , and has a complex , layered cloud structure with water thought to make up the lowest clouds and methane the uppermost layer of clouds . The interior of Uranus is mainly composed of ices and rock . Uranus is the only planet whose name is derived from a figure from Greek mythology , from the Latinised version of the Greek god of the sky Ouranos . Like the other giant planets , Uranus has a ring system , a magnetosphere , and numerous moons . The Uranian system has a unique configuration among those of the planets because its axis of rotation is tilted sideways , nearly into the plane of its solar orbit . Its north and south poles , therefore , lie where most other planets have their equators . In 1986 , images from Voyager 2 showed Uranus as an almost featureless planet in visible light , without the cloud bands or storms associated with the other giant planets . Observations from Earth have shown seasonal change and increased weather activity as Uranus approached its equinox in 2007 . Wind speeds can reach 250 m/s .",
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"text": "Cold core ring Cold-core rings are a type of oceanic eddy , which are characterized as unstable , time-dependent swirling ` cells ' that separate from their respective ocean current and move into water bodies with different physical , chemical , and biological characteristics . Their size can range from 1 mm to over 10,000 km in diameter with depths over 5 km . Cold-core rings are the product of warm water currents wrapping around a colder water mass as it breaks away from its respective current . The direction an eddy swirls can be categorized as either cyclonic or anticyclonic depending on the hemisphere . A counterclockwise movement of water in the Northern hemispheres is cyclonic , but the same counterclockwise movement is anticyclonic in the Southern hemisphere ( Yasuda , 2000 ) . Although eddies have large amounts of kinetic energy , their rotation is relatively quick to diminish in relation to the amount of viscous friction in water . They typically last for a few weeks to a year . The nature of eddies are such that the center of the eddy , the outer swirling ring , and the surrounding waters are well stratified and all maintain their distinct properties throughout the eddy 's short time-scale .",
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"text": "Laurentide Ice Sheet The Laurentide Ice Sheet was a massive sheet of ice that covered millions of square kilometers , including most of Canada and a large portion of the northern United States , multiple times during the Quaternary glacial epochs -- from 2.588 ± 0.005 million years ago to the present . < ref name = `` ICS2013 '' > </ref> The last advance covered most of northern North America between c. 95,000 and c. 20,000 years before the present day , and among other geomorphological effects , gouged out the five Great Lakes and the hosts of smaller lakes of the Canadian shield . These lakes extend from the eastern Northwest Territories , through most of northern Canada , and the upper Midwestern United States ( Minnesota , Wisconsin , and Michigan ) to the Finger Lakes , through Lake Champlain and Lake George areas of New York , across the northern Appalachians into and through all of New England and Nova Scotia . At times , the ice sheet 's southern margin included the present-day sites of northeastern coastal towns and cities such as Portsmouth , New Hampshire , Boston , New York City , and Great Lakes coastal cities and towns as far south as Chicago and St. Louis , Missouri -- and then followed quite precisely the present course of the Missouri River up to the northern slopes of the Cypress Hills , beyond which it merged with the Cordilleran Ice Sheet . The ice coverage extended approximately as far south as 38 degrees latitude in the mid-continent .",
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"text": "Ice XI Ice XI is the hydrogen-ordered form of Ih , the ordinary form of ice . Different phases of ice , from ice II to ice XVI , have been created in the laboratory at different temperatures and pressures . The total internal energy of ice XI is about one sixth lower than ice Ih , so in principle it should naturally form when ice Ih is cooled to below 72 K . The low temperature required to achieve this transition is correlated with the relatively low energy difference between the two structures . Water molecules in ice Ih are surrounded by four semi-randomly directed hydrogen bonds . Such arrangements should change to the more ordered arrangement of hydrogen bonds found in ice XI at low temperatures , so long as localized proton hopping is sufficiently enabled ; a process that becomes easier with increasing pressure . Correspondingly , ice XI is believed to have a triple point with hexagonal ice and gaseous water at ( ~ 72 K , ~ 0 Pa ) .",
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"text": "Ur (continent) Ur is a proposed supercontinent that formed in the Archean ( 3.1 billion ) . In Roger 's reconstruction Ur is half a billion years older than Arctica and , in the early period of its existence , it was probably the only continent on Earth , and as such can be considered a supercontinent , though it was probably smaller than present-day Australia . In more recent works geologists often refer to both Ur and other proposed Archaean continental assemblages as supercratons . Ur can , nevertheless , be half a billion years younger than Vaalbara , but the concepts of these two early cratonic assemblages are incompatible .",
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"text": "Drift ice Drift ice is any sea ice other than fast ice , the latter being attached ( `` fastened '' ) to the shoreline or other fixed objects ( shoals , grounded icebergs , etc. ) . Drift ice is carried along by winds and sea currents , hence its name . When drift ice is driven together into a large single mass ( > 70 % coverage ) , it is called pack ice . Wind and currents can pile up that ice to form ridges up to several metres in height . These represent a challenge for icebreakers and offshore structures operating in cold oceans and seas . Drift ice consists of floes , individual pieces of sea ice 20 m or more across . There are names for various floe sizes : small -- 20 m to 100 m ; medium -- 100 m to 500 m ; big -- 500 m to 2000 m ; vast -- 2 km to 10 km ; and giant -- more than 10 km . Seasonal ice drift in the Sea of Okhotsk by the northern coast of Hokkaidō , Japan has become a tourist attraction of this area with harsh climate , and is one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan . The Sea of Okhotsk is the southernmost area in the Northern hemisphere where drift ice may be observed . Drift ice affects : Security of navigation Climatic impact ( see Polar ice packs ) Geological impact Biosphere influence ( see Ecology of sea ice ) The two major ice packs are the Arctic ice pack and the Antarctic ice pack . The most important areas of pack ice are the polar ice packs formed from seawater in the Earth 's polar regions : the Arctic ice pack of the Arctic Ocean and the Antarctic ice pack of the Southern Ocean . Polar packs significantly change their size during seasonal changes of the year . Because of vast amounts of water added to or removed from the oceans and atmosphere , the behavior of polar ice packs has a significant impact on global changes in climate .",
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"text": "Asteroid spectral types Asteroids are assigned a type based on spectral shape , color , and sometimes albedo . These types are thought to correspond to an asteroid 's surface composition . For small bodies that are not internally differentiated , the surface and internal compositions are presumably similar , while large bodies such as 1 Ceres and 4 Vesta are known to have internal structure . A list of types can be found at : Category : Asteroid spectral classes .",
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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": "Amalthea (moon) Amalthea ( -LSB- æməlˈθiːə -RSB- ; Ἀμάλθεια ) is the third moon of Jupiter in order of distance from the planet . It was discovered on 9 September 1892 , by Edward Emerson Barnard and named after Amalthea , a nymph in Greek mythology . It is also known as . Amalthea is in a close orbit around Jupiter and is within the outer edge of the Amalthea Gossamer Ring , which is formed from dust ejected from its surface . From its surface , Jupiter would appear 46.5 degrees in diameter . Amalthea is the largest of the inner satellites of Jupiter . Irregularly shaped and reddish in color , it is thought to consist of porous water ice with unknown amounts of other materials . Its surface features include large craters and ridges . Amalthea was photographed in 1979 by the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft , and later , in more detail , by the Galileo orbiter in the 1990s .",
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"text": "Venus snow Venus snow is a brightening of the radar reflection from the surface of Venus at high elevations . The `` snow '' appears to be a mineral condensate of lead sulfide and bismuth sulfide precipitated from the atmosphere at altitudes above 2600 metres . The nature of the `` snow '' was initially unknown . In radar images , smooth surfaces such as lava plains generally appear dark , while rough surfaces such as impact debris appear bright . The composition of the rock also alters the radar return : conductive material , or material with a high dielectric constant , appears brighter . It was therefore initially difficult to determine whether the high-altitude areas of Venus were different from the lowlands in chemical composition or in texture . Possible explanations included loose soil , different rates of weathering at high and low elevations , and chemical deposition at high elevation . It could not be water ice , which can not exist in the extremely hot , dry conditions of the Venusian surface . Data from the radar mapper on the Pioneer Venus orbiter suggested an explanation in terms of chemical composition . It was hypothesized that the underlying rock contained iron pyrite or other metallic inclusions that would be very reflective . At the high temperatures found on the surface of Venus , these minerals would gradually evaporate . Faster weathering at high elevation might continually expose new material , causing the highlands to appear brighter than lowlands . High-resolution radar observations by the Magellan probe by 1995 began to favor the hypothesis that metallic compounds sublimate in lower , warmer altitudes and deposit in higher , cooler areas . Candidates included tellurium , pyrite , and other metal sulfides .",
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"text": "Hydrostatic equilibrium In fluid mechanics , a fluid is said to be in hydrostatic equilibrium or hydrostatic balance when it is at rest , or when the flow velocity at each point is constant over time . This occurs when external forces such as gravity are balanced by a pressure gradient force . For instance , the pressure-gradient force prevents gravity from collapsing Earth 's atmosphere into a thin , dense shell , whereas gravity prevents the pressure gradient force from diffusing the atmosphere into space . Hydrostatic equilibrium is the current distinguishing criterion between dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies , and has other roles in astrophysics and planetary geology . This qualification typically means that the object is symmetrically rounded into a spheroid or ellipsoid shape , where any irregular surface features are due to a relatively thin solid crust . There are 31 observationally confirmed such objects ( apart from the Sun ) , sometimes called planemos , in the Solar System , seven more that are virtually certain , and a hundred or so more that are likely .",
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"text": "Melt pond Melt ponds are pools of open water that form on sea ice in the warmer months of spring and summer . The ponds are also found on glacial ice and ice shelves . Ponds of melted water can also develop under the ice . Melt ponds are usually darker than the surrounding ice , and their distribution and size is highly variable . They absorb solar radiation rather than reflecting it as ice does and , thereby , have a significant influence on Earth 's radiation balance . This differential , which had not been scientifically investigated until recently , has a large effect on the rate of ice melting and the extent of ice cover . Melt ponds can melt through to the ocean 's surface . Seawater entering the pond increases the melt rate because the salty water of the ocean is warmer than the fresh water of the pond . The increase in salinity also depresses the water 's freezing point . Water from melt ponds over land surface can run into crevasses or moulins -- tubes leading under ice sheets or glaciers -- turning into meltwater . The water may reach the underlying rock . The effect is an increase in the rate of ice flow to the oceans , as the fluid behaves like a lubricant in the basal sliding of glaciers .",
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"text": "Helium planet A helium planet is a planet with a helium-dominated atmosphere . This is in contrast to ordinary gas giants such as Jupiter and Saturn , whose atmospheres consist primarily of hydrogen , with helium as a secondary component only . Helium planets might form in a variety of ways . The Gliese 436 b exoplanet is a candidate helium planet .",
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"text": "Ice cream Ice cream ( derived from earlier iced cream or cream ice ) is a sweetened frozen food typically eaten as a snack or dessert . It is usually made from dairy products , such as milk and cream , and often combined with fruits or other ingredients and flavors . It is typically sweetened with sugar or sugar substitutes . Typically , flavourings and colourings are added in addition to stabilizers . The mixture is stirred to incorporate air spaces and cooled below the freezing point of water to prevent detectable ice crystals from forming . The result is a smooth , semi-solid foam that is solid at very low temperatures ( < 35 ° F / 2 ° C ) . It becomes more malleable as its temperature increases . The meaning of the phrase `` ice cream '' varies from one country to another . Phrases such as `` frozen custard '' , `` frozen yogurt '' , `` sorbet '' , `` gelato '' and others are used to distinguish different varieties and styles . In some countries , such as the United States , the phrase `` ice cream '' applies only to a specific variety , and most governments regulate the commercial use of the various terms according to the relative quantities of the main ingredients , notably the amount of cream . Products that do not meet the criteria to be called ice cream are labelled `` frozen dairy dessert '' instead . In other countries , such as Italy and Argentina , one word is used for all variants . Analogues made from dairy alternatives , such as goat 's or sheep 's milk , or milk substitutes ( e.g. , soy milk or tofu ) , are available for those who are lactose intolerant , allergic to dairy protein , or vegan . Ice cream may be served in dishes , for eating with a spoon , or in cones , which are licked . Ice cream may be served with other desserts , such as apple pie . Ice cream is used to prepare other desserts , including ice cream floats , sundaes , milkshakes , ice cream cakes and even baked items , such as the Baked Alaska .",
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"text": "Properties of water Water is a polar inorganic compound that is at room temperature a tasteless and odorless liquid , nearly colorless with a hint of blue . This simplest hydrogen chalcogenide is by far the most studied chemical compound and is described as the `` universal solvent '' for its ability to dissolve many substances . This allows it to be the `` solvent of life '' . It is the only common substance to exist as a solid , liquid , and gas in nature . Water molecules form hydrogen bonds with each other and are strongly polar . This polarity allows it to separate ions in salts and strongly bond to other polar substances such as alcohols and acids , thus dissolving them . Its hydrogen bonding causes its many unique properties , such as having a solid form less dense than its liquid form , a relatively high boiling point of 100 ° C for its molar mass , and a high heat capacity . Water is amphoteric , meaning it is both an acid and a base -- it produces and ions by self ionization . This regulates the concentrations of and ions in water . Due to water being a very good solvent , it is rarely pure and some of the properties of impure water can vary from those of the pure substance . However , there are also many compounds that are essentially , if not completely , insoluble in water , such as fats , oils and other non-polar substances .",
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"text": "Nitrogen clathrate Nitrogen clathrate or nitrogen hydrate is a clathrate consisting of ice with regular crystalline cavities that contain nitrogen molecules . Nitrogen clathrate is a variety of air hydrates . It occurs naturally in ice caps on Earth , and is believed to be important in the outer Solar System on moons such as Titan and Triton which have a cold nitrogen atmosphere .",
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"text": "Hesperian The Hesperian is a geologic system and time period on the planet Mars characterized by widespread volcanic activity and catastrophic flooding that carved immense outflow channels across the surface . The Hesperian is an intermediate and transitional period of Martian history . During the Hesperian , Mars changed from the wetter and perhaps warmer world of the Noachian to the dry , cold , and dusty planet seen today . The absolute age of the Hesperian Period is uncertain . The beginning of the period followed the end of the late heavy bombardment and probably corresponds to the start of the lunar Late Imbrian period , around 3700 million years ago ( Mya ) . The end of the Hesperian Period is much more uncertain and could range anywhere from 3200 to 2000 Mya , with 3000 Mya being frequently cited . The Hesperian Period is roughly coincident with the Earth 's early Archean Eon . With the decline of heavy impacts at the end of the Noachian , volcanism became the primary geologic process on Mars , producing vast plains of flood basalts and broad volcanic constructs ( highland paterae ) . By Hesperian times , all of the large shield volcanoes on Mars , including Olympus Mons , had begun to form . Volcanic outgassing released large amounts of sulfur dioxide ( SO2 ) and hydrogen sulfide ( H2S ) into the atmosphere , causing a transition in the style of weathering from dominantly phyllosilicate ( clay ) to sulfate mineralogy . Liquid water became more localized in extent and turned more acidic as it interacted with SO2 and H2S to form sulfuric acid . By the beginning of the Late Hesperian the atmosphere had probably thinned to its present density . As the planet cooled , groundwater stored in the upper crust ( megaregolith ) began to freeze , forming a thick cryosphere overlying a deeper zone of liquid water . Subsequent volcanic or tectonic activity occasionally fractured the cryosphere , releasing enormous quantities of deep groundwater to the surface and carving huge outflow channels . Much of this water flowed into the northern hemisphere where it probably pooled to form large transient lakes or an ice covered ocean .",
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"text": "Pandora (moon) Pandora ( -LSB- pænˈdɔərə -RSB- ; Πανδώρα ) is an inner satellite of Saturn . It was discovered in 1980 from photos taken by the Voyager 1 probe , and was provisionally designated . In late 1985 it was officially named after Pandora from Greek mythology . It is also designated as . Pandora was thought to be an outer shepherd satellite of the F Ring . However , recent studies indicate that it does not play such a role , and that only Prometheus , the inner shepherd , contributes to the confinement of the narrow ring . It is more heavily cratered than nearby Prometheus , and has at least two large craters 30 km in diameter . The majority of craters on Pandora are shallow as a result of being filled with debris . Ridges and grooves are also present on moon 's surface . The orbit of Pandora appears to be chaotic , as a consequence of a series of four 118:121 mean-motion resonances with Prometheus . The most appreciable changes in their orbits occur approximately every 6.2 years , when the periapsis of Pandora lines up with the apoapsis of Prometheus and the moons approach to within about 1400 km . Pandora also has a 3:2 mean-motion resonance with Mimas . From its very low density and relatively high albedo , it seems likely that Pandora is a very porous icy body . There is a lot of uncertainty in these values , however , so this remains to be confirmed .",
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"text": "Martian polar ice caps The planet Mars has two permanent polar ice caps . During a pole 's winter , it lies in continuous darkness , chilling the surface and causing the deposition of 25 -- 30 % of the atmosphere into slabs of CO2 ice ( dry ice ) . When the poles are again exposed to sunlight , the frozen CO2 sublimes , creating enormous winds that sweep off the poles as fast as 400 km/h . These seasonal actions transport large amounts of dust and water vapor , giving rise to Earth-like frost and large cirrus clouds . Clouds of water-ice were photographed by the Opportunity rover in 2004 . The caps at both poles consist primarily of water ice . Frozen carbon dioxide accumulates as a comparatively thin layer about one metre thick on the north cap in the northern winter only , while the south cap has a permanent dry ice cover about 8 m thick . The northern polar cap has a diameter of about 1000 km during the northern Mars summer , and contains about 1.6 million cubic km of ice , which if spread evenly on the cap would be 2 km thick . ( This compares to a volume of 2.85 million cubic km ( km3 ) for the Greenland ice sheet . ) The southern polar cap has a diameter of 350 km and a thickness of 3 km . The total volume of ice in the south polar cap plus the adjacent layered deposits has also been estimated at 1.6 million cubic km . Both polar caps show spiral troughs , which recent analysis of SHARAD ice penetrating radar has shown are a result of roughly perpendicular katabatic winds that spiral due to the Coriolis Effect . The seasonal frosting of some areas near the southern ice cap results in the formation of transparent 1 m thick slabs of dry ice above the ground . With the arrival of spring , sunlight warms the subsurface and pressure from subliming CO2 builds up under a slab , elevating and ultimately rupturing it . This leads to geyser-like eruptions of CO2 gas mixed with dark basaltic sand or dust . This process is rapid , observed happening in the space of a few days , weeks or months , a rate of change rather unusual in geology -- especially for Mars . The gas rushing underneath a slab to the site of a geyser carves a spider-like pattern of radial channels under the ice .",
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"text": "Roncevaux Terra Roncevaux Terra is the name given to the northern part of the highly reflective side of Saturn 's moon Iapetus . The southern half of this side is named Saragossa Terra . The other half of Iapetus , named Cassini Regio , is extremely dark . It is believed that Roncevaux Terra 's colour is the underlying colour of Iapetus , while Cassini Regio was formed either by a substance that has covered up the brighter ice of the rest of the moon , or by a residue left from the sublimation of Roncevaux-type water ice . For more details , see the main article on Iapetus . Roncevaux Terra is named after the Battle of Roncevaux Pass , subject of the French poem the Chanson de Roland , after whose characters the surface features of Iapetus are named . `` Terra '' is a term used in planetary geology to refer to extensive landmasses .",
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"text": "Oceanic plateau An oceanic or submarine plateau is a large , relatively flat elevation that is higher than the surrounding relief with one or more relatively steep sides . There are 184 oceanic plateaus covering an area of 18,486,600 km2 , or about 5.11 % of the oceans . The South Pacific region around Australia and New Zealand contains the greatest number of oceanic plateaus ( see map ) . Oceanic plateaus produced by large igneous provinces are often associated with hotspots , mantle plumes , and volcanic islands -- such as Iceland , Hawaii , Cape Verde , and Kerguelen . The three largest plateaus , the Caribbean , Ontong Java , and Mid-Pacific Mountains , are located on thermal swells . Other oceanic plateaus , however , are made of rifted continental crust , for example Falkland Plateau , Lord Howe Rise , and parts of Kerguelen , Seychelles , and Arctic ridges . Plateaus formed by large igneous provinces were formed by the equivalent of continental flood basalts such as the Deccan Traps in India and the Snake River Plain in the United States . In contrast to continental flood basalts , most igneous oceanic plateaus erupt through young and thin ( 6 - ) mafic or ultra-mafic crust and are therefore uncontaminated by felsic crust and representative for their mantle sources . These plateaus often rise 2 - above the surrounding ocean floor and are more buoyant than oceanic crust . They therefore tend to withstand subduction , more-so when thick and when reaching subduction zones shortly after their formations . As a consequence , they tend to `` dock '' to continental margins and be preserved as accreted terranes . Such terranes are often better preserved than the exposed parts of continental flood basalts and are therefore a better record of large-scale volcanic eruptions throughout Earth 's history . This `` docking '' also means that oceanic plateaus are important contributors to the growth of continental crust . Their formations often had a dramatic impact on global climate , such as the most recent plateaus formed , the three , large , Cretaceous oceanic plateaus in the Pacific and Indian Ocean : Ontong Java , Kerguelen , and Caribbean .",
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"text": "Bernie Sanders Bernard Sanders ( born September 8 , 1941 ) is an American politician who has been the junior United States Senator from Vermont since 2007 . Sanders is the longest serving independent in U.S. congressional history . Since his election to the House of Representatives in 1991 , he has caucused with the Democratic Party , which has entitled him to congressional committee assignments and at times given Democrats a majority . Sanders became the ranking minority member on the Senate Budget Committee in January 2015 ; he had previously been chair of the Senate Veterans ' Affairs Committee for two years . Since January 2017 , he has been Chair of the Senate Democratic Outreach Committee . Sanders 's campaign against Hillary Clinton for the party 's 2016 U.S. presidential nomination raised more money in small , individual contributions than any other in American history , and helped him rise to international recognition . A self-described democratic socialist , Sanders is pro-labor and emphasizes reversing economic inequality . Many scholars consider his views to be more in line with social democracy and New Deal-era American progressivism than democratic socialism . Sanders was born and raised in the Brooklyn borough of New York City and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1964 . While a student he was an active protest organizer for the Congress of Racial Equality and the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee during the Civil Rights Movement . After settling in Vermont in 1968 , Sanders ran unsuccessful third-party campaigns for governor and U.S. senator in the early to mid-1970s . As an independent , he was elected mayor of Burlington -- Vermont 's most populous city of 42,417 in 2010 -- in 1981 , by a margin of ten votes . He went on to be reelected as mayor three times . In 1990 , he was elected to represent Vermont 's at-large congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives , where he co-founded the Congressional Progressive Caucus in 1991 . He served as a congressman for 16 years before being elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006 . In 2012 , he was reelected with 71 % of the popular vote . Polls indicate that he is among the senators most popular with their constituents , ranking third in 2014 and first in both 2015 and 2016 . Sanders rose to national prominence following his 2010 filibuster against the Middle Class Tax Relief Act of 2010 , which extended the Bush tax cuts that favored the wealthiest Americans . He has built a reputation as a leading progressive voice on issues such as campaign finance reform , corporate welfare , global warming , income inequality , LGBT rights , parental leave , and universal healthcare . Sanders has long been critical of U.S. foreign policy and was an early and outspoken opponent of the Iraq War , the First Gulf War , and U.S. support for the Contras in Nicaragua . He is also outspoken on civil liberties and civil rights , particularly criticizing racial discrimination in the criminal justice system as well as advocating for privacy rights against mass surveillance policies such as the USA PATRIOT Act and the NSA surveillance programs . Sanders announced his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on April 30 , 2015 . Initially considered a long shot , Sanders won 23 primaries and caucuses and approximately 43 % of pledged delegates to Clinton 's 55 % . His campaign was noted for the enthusiasm of its supporters , as well as his rejection of large donations from corporations , the financial industry , and any associated Super PAC . On July 12 , 2016 , Sanders formally endorsed Clinton against her Republican general election opponent Donald Trump , while urging his supporters to continue the `` political revolution '' his campaign had begun . In November 2016 , Sanders 's book Our Revolution : A Future to Believe In was released ; upon its release , it was on The New York Times best-seller list at number 3 . In 2016 Sanders formed a political organization , Our Revolution , to educate voters about issues , get people involved in the political process , and work to organize and elect progressive candidates . In February 2017 , Sanders began webcasting The Bernie Sanders Show on Facebook .",
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"text": "Economic policy of the Barack Obama administration The economic policy of the Barack Obama administration was characterized by moderate tax increases on higher income Americans designed to fund healthcare reform , reduce the federal budget deficit , and improve income inequality . His first term ( 2009 -- 2013 ) included measures designed to address the Great Recession and Subprime mortgage crisis , which began in 2007 . These included a major stimulus package , banking regulation , and comprehensive healthcare reform . As the economy improved and robust job creation continued during his second term ( 2013 -- 2017 ) , the Bush tax cuts were allowed to expire for the highest income taxpayers and a spending sequester ( cap ) was implemented , to further reduce the deficit back to typical historical levels . Towards the end of his tenure , the U.S. economy was nearing full employment such that the Federal Reserve began raising interest rates , real household income was nearing its pre-crisis peak , gas prices were very low , and GDP grew 3.5 % . He also implemented several environmental executive orders to address climate change and encourage clean energy industries , as the U.S. enjoyed an unprecedented increase in energy production . Both the stock market and corporate profits reached record high levels during his tenure , while inflation and interest rates remained near record low levels . Conceptually , Obama advocated using government regulation to stem crony capitalism and tax revenue to stabilize and promote economic growth . Two of his important economic advisers were Jason Furman of Harvard University and Jeffrey Liebman of Harvard University . In 2006 , Obama wrote , `` We should be asking ourselves what mix of policies will lead to a dynamic free market and widespread economic security , entrepreneurial innovation and upward mobility -LSB- ... -RSB- we should be guided by what works . '' Speaking before the National Press Club in April 2005 , he defended the New Deal social welfare policies of Franklin D. Roosevelt , associating Republican proposals to establish private accounts for Social Security with Social Darwinism .",
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"text": "Transpartisan Transpartisanship represents an emerging school of political thought which accepts the validity of truths across a range of political perspectives and seeks to synthesize them into an inclusive , pragmatic container beyond typical political dualities . It is distinct from bipartisanship , which aims to negotiate between `` right '' and `` left , '' resulting in a dualistic perspective , and nonpartisanship , which tends to avoid political affiliation altogether . Transpartisanship is a movement to support and advance a common ground - or `` new center '' - that already exists in U.S. politics , emerging periodically into public view in the form of `` unusual coalitions '' of progressives and conservatives around issues ranging from war and the military budget to corporate power and the surveillance state . The movement builds on methods of facilitated dialogue , deliberation and conflict resolution . Current examples of transpartisan initiatives include Transpartisan Center , TheSolution.org , Reuniting America , Transpartisan Alliance , and Liberty Coalition . Transpartisanship is an emerging field that advocates pragmatic and effective solutions to social and political problems , transcending and including preexisting political ideologies . Transpartisanship encompasses the idea that all systems are inextricably interconnected , and that successful outcomes can best be reached through inclusive , genuine , and respectful cooperation . Transpartisan democracy , in part , seeks to reintegrate the public 's voice in identifying , debating , and shaping governmental policies , while continuing to protect the sovereignty of the individual . The term `` Transpartisanship '' has emerged to provide a meaningful alternative to `` Bipartisanship , '' and `` Nonpartisanship . '' Bipartisanship limits the dialogue process to two political viewpoints or entities , striving for compromise solutions . Nonpartisanship , on the other hand , tends to deny the existence of differing viewpoints in exchange for cooperation . Both the bipartisan and nonpartisan approaches can discount the multiplicity of viewpoints that exist , which often results in incomplete and therefore unsuccessful outcomes . In contrast to these , transpartisanship recognizes the existence and validity of many points of view , and advocates a constructive dialogue aimed at arriving at creative , integrated , and therefore , breakthrough solutions that meet the needs of all present . Transpartisan gatherings have resulted not only in surprisingly civil conversations noted by mainstream media but also in shifts from traditional ideological stances by some participants . A close relative of transpartisanship is Integral politics . A transpartisan approach to policy would necessarily include individual and collective , as well as subjective and objective , perspective . Furthermore , similar to Integral theory , transpartisanship places politics in a developmental context , viewing democracy and prosperity not as static attainments , but rather emergent properties along a continuum of developmental stages .",
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"text": "Justice (economics) Justice in economics is a subcategory of welfare economics with models frequently representing the ethical-social requirements of a given theory , whether `` in the large , '' as of a just social order , or `` in the small , '' as in the equity of `` how institutions distribute specific benefits and burdens . '' That theory may or may not elicit acceptance . In the Journal of Economic Literature classification codes ` justice ' is scrolled to at JEL : D63 , wedged on the same line between ` Equity ' and ` Inequality ' along with ` Other Normative Criteria and Measurement ' . Categories above and below the line are Externalities and Altruism . Some ideas about justice and ethics overlap with the origins of economic thought , often as to distributive justice and sometimes as to Marxian analysis . The subject is a topic of normative economics and philosophy and economics . In early welfare economics , where mentioned , ` justice ' was little distinguished from maximization of all individual utility functions or a social welfare function . As to the latter , Paul Samuelson ( 1947 ) , expanding on work of Abram Bergson , represents a social welfare function in general terms as any ethical belief system required to order any ( hypothetically feasible ) social states for the entire society as `` better than , '' `` worse than , '' or `` indifferent to '' each other . Kenneth Arrow ( 1963 ) showed a difficulty of trying to extend a social welfare function consistently across different hypothetical ordinal utility functions even apart from justice . Utility maximization survives , even with the rise of ordinal-utility/Pareto theory , as an ethical basis for economic-policy judgments in the wealth-maximization criterion invoked in law and economics . Amartya Sen ( 1970 ) , Kenneth Arrow ( 1983 ) , Serge-Christophe Kolm ( 1969 , 1996 , 2000 ) , and others have considered ways in which utilitarianism as an approach to justice is constrained or challenged by independent claims of equality in the distribution of primary goods , liberty , entitlements , opportunity , exclusion of antisocial preferences , possible capabilities , and fairness as non-envy plus Pareto efficiency . Alternate approaches have treated combining concern for the worst off with economic efficiency , the notion of personal responsibility and ( de ) merits of leveling individual benefits downward , claims of intergenerational justice , and other non-welfarist/Pareto approaches . Justice is a subarea of social choice theory , for example as to extended sympathy , and more generally in the work of Arrow , Sen , and others . A broad reinterpretation of justice from the perspective of game theory , social contract theory , and evolutionary naturalism is found in works of Ken Binmore ( 1994 , 1998 , 2004 ) and others . Arguments on fairness as an aspect of justice have been invoked to explain a wide range of behavioral and theoretical applications , supplementing earlier emphasis on economic efficiency ( Konow , 2003 ) .",
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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": "Equality of outcome Equality of outcome , equality of condition , or equality of results is a political concept which is central to some political ideologies and is used regularly in political discourse , often in contrast to the term equality of opportunity . It describes a state in which people have approximately the same material wealth and income , or in which the general economic conditions of their lives are similar . Achieving equal results generally entails reducing or eliminating material inequalities between individuals or households in a society , and usually involves a transfer of income or wealth from wealthier to poorer individuals , or adopting other measures to promote equality of condition . A related way of defining equality of outcome is to think of it as `` equality in the central and valuable things in life . '' One account in the Journal of Political Philosophy suggested that the term meant , `` equalising where people end up rather than where or how they begin , '' but described this sense of the term as `` simplistic '' since it failed to identify what was supposed to be made equal .",
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"text": "Christian Social Party (Switzerland) The Christian Social Party ( CSP ) ( German : Christlich-soziale Partei ; French : Parti chrétien-social ) is a political party in Switzerland . The CSP is more social democratic than the Christian Democratic People 's Party of Switzerland ( CVP ) . With the moderate Christian left as its background , the CSP commits itself to social democratic and environmentalist political solutions . The core principles of the CSP contain , among others `` solidarity with the socially and economically disadvantaged and the preservation of the environment . '' The party should not be confused with the Christian Social Party of Obwalden , which is affiliated with the Christian Democratic People 's Party and holds a seat in the National Council .",
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"text": "Conscious business Conscious business enterprises and people ( also sometimes referred to under the label conscious capitalism ) are those that choose to follow a business strategy , in which they seek to benefit both human beings and the environment . The Conscious Business movement in the US , which emerged from the theory of corporate social responsibility , pushes for `` values-based '' economic values where values represent social and environmental concerns at both global and local scales . This effort is related to not-just-for-profit business models , conscious consumerism , and socially responsible investing . There is an alternative way of thinking about Conscious Business emerging in the UK , and perhaps other countries , which tries to avoid reification , regarding it less as a thing or a type of business which can be categorised , and more as an on-going process including awareness , self-awareness , awareness of purpose , practice ( social theory ) and relationships .",
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"text": "Equity of condition Equity of condition in tax law and governmental spending is the economic condition , often arbitrary , that political leaders believe a person should be in after governmental social engineering and redistribution of wealth . The award or redistribution of wealth to the recipients overrides , substantially , any natural right of the producers of the wealth to keep the fruits of their labor . The award of wealth in a socialist economy may be extensive , with a proscribed level of benefits for food , housing , health , education , recreation , welfare , etcetera -- and have little or no relation to the citizen 's productivity ( e.g. , before-tax income ) . The result , however , is that economic productivity and the standard of living can be lessened in a socialist economy due to disincentive to production . Equity of condition in a mixed economy , such as the United States , can be nebulous and ever-changing . Governmental subsidies and tax deductions may be extended for political reasons , and a political leader may never provide comprehensive economic rationale for his particular fiscal policy actions . The cost of the benefits is merely shifted to a discriminated portion of the tax base . Benefits may also be illusory to recipients , because further political manipulation of the tax code by political leaders can nullify the recipients ' original gains .",
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"text": "Baby boomers Baby boomers are the demographic cohort following the Silent Generation . There are no precise dates when the cohort birth years start and end . Typically , they range from the early-to-mid 1940s and end from 1960 to 1964 . Increased birth rates were observed during the post -- World War II baby boom making the baby boomers a relatively large demographic cohort . The term `` baby boomer '' is also used in a cultural context , so it is difficult to achieve broad consensus of a precise date definition . Different people , organizations , and scholars have varying opinions on who is a baby boomer , both technically and culturally . Ascribing universal attributes to such a generation is difficult , and some believe it is inherently impossible , but many have attempted to determine their cultural similarities and historical impact , and the term has thus gained widespread popular usage . Baby boomers are associated with a rejection or redefinition of traditional values . Many commentators , however , have disputed the extent of that rejection , noting the widespread continuity of values with older and younger generations . In Europe and North America , boomers are widely associated with privilege , as many grew up in a time of widespread government subsidies in post-war housing and education , and increasing affluence . As a group , baby boomers were the wealthiest , most active , and most physically fit generation up to the era in which they arrived , and were amongst the first to grow up genuinely expecting the world to improve with time . They were also the generation that received peak levels of income ; they could therefore reap the benefits of abundant levels of food , apparel , retirement programs , and sometimes even `` midlife crisis '' products . The increased consumerism for this generation has been regularly criticized as excessive . One feature of the boomers was that they have tended to think of themselves as a special generation , very different from those that had come before . In the 1960s , as the relatively large numbers of young people became teenagers and young adults , they , and those around them , created a very specific rhetoric around their cohort , and the changes they were bringing about . This rhetoric had an important impact in the self perceptions of the boomers , as well as their tendency to define the world in terms of generations , which was a relatively new phenomenon . The baby boom has been described variously as a `` shockwave '' and as `` the pig in the python . '' The term `` Generation Jones '' is sometimes used to describe those born between 1954 and 1965 . The term is typically used to refer to the later years of the Baby boomer cohort ( 1954-1960 ) and the early years of Generation X ( 1961-1965 ) .",
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"text": "American upper class The American upper class is a social group consisting of the people who have the highest social rank and who are usually rich . People of this social class are socioeconomically distinguishable from other classes by its greater influence , power , and wealth . The American upper class is composed of members born into this class , called members of Old money ; as well as those who have acquired their wealth and influence within their own generation , called the Nouveau riche . In a CNBC Millionaire Survey it can be observed that a majority of millionaires polled , representing the wealthiest 10 percent of Americans , described themselves as middle class ( 44 % ) or upper middle class ( 40 % ) . `` The study of attitudes is reasonably easy -LSB- ... -RSB- it 's concluded that for roughly 70 % of the population -- the lower 70 % on the wealth/income scale -- they have no influence on policy whatsoever . They 're effectively disenfranchised . As you move up the wealth/income ladder , you get a little bit more influence on policy . When you get to the top , which is maybe a tenth of one percent , people essentially get what they want , i.e. they determine the policy . So the proper term for that is not democracy ; it 's plutocracy . '' -- Noam Chomsky . Many Politicians , heirs to fortunes , top business executives , CEOs , successful venture capitalists , those born into high society , and some celebrities may be considered members of this class . Some prominent and high-rung professionals may also be included if they attain great influence and wealth . The main distinguishing feature of this class , which is estimated to constitute roughly 1 % of the population , is the source of income . While the vast majority of people and households derive their income from wages or salaries , those in the upper class derive their income from investments and capital gains . Estimates for the size of this group commonly vary from 1 % to 2 % , while some surveys have indicated that as many as 6 % of Americans identify as `` upper class . '' Sociologist Leonard Beeghley sees wealth as the only significant distinguishing feature of this class and , therefore , refers to this group simply as `` the rich . '' Sociologists such as W. Lloyd Warner , William Thompson and Joseph Hickey recognize prestige differences between members of the upper class . Established families , prominent professionals and politicians may be deemed to have more prestige than some entertainment celebrities who in turn may have more prestige than the members of local elites . Yet , contemporary sociologists argue that all members of the upper class share such great wealth , influence and assets as their main source of income as to be recognized as members of the same social class . As great financial fortune is the main distinguishing feature of this class , sociologist Leonard Beeghley at the University of Florida identifies all `` rich '' households , those with incomes in the top 1 % or so , as upper class . In 1998 , Bob Herbert of The New York Times referred to modern American plutocrats as `` The Donor Class '' ( list of top donors ) and defined the class , for the first time , as `` a tiny group -- just one-quarter of 1 percent of the population -- and it is not representative of the rest of the nation . But its money buys plenty of access . ''",
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"text": "Classical economics Classical economics ( also known as liberal economics ) asserts that markets function best with minimal government interference . It was developed in the late 18th and early 19th century by Adam Smith , Jean-Baptiste Say , David Ricardo , Thomas Robert Malthus , and John Stuart Mill . Many writers found Adam Smith 's idea of free markets more convincing than the idea , widely accepted at the time , of protectionism . Adam Smith 's The Wealth of Nations in 1776 is usually considered to mark the beginning of classical economics . The fundamental message in Smith 's influential book was that the wealth of nations was based not on gold but on trade : That when two parties freely agree to exchange things of value , because both see a profit in the exchange , total wealth increases . Classical economics originally differed from modern libertarian economics in seeing a role for the state in providing for the common good . Smith acknowledged that there were areas where the market is not the best way to serve the common good , and he took it as a given that the greater proportion of the costs supporting the common good should be borne by those best able to afford them . Classical economists observe that markets generally regulate themselves , when free of coercion . Adam Smith referred to this as a metaphorical `` invisible hand '' , which refers to the notion that private incentives are aligned with society welfare maximization under certain competitive conditions . Smith warned repeatedly of the dangers of monopoly , and stressed the importance of competition . There is some debate about what is covered by the term `` classical economics '' , particularly when dealing with the period from 1830 -- 75 , and how classical economics relates to Neoclassical economics .",
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"text": "Orthodox Marxism Orthodox Marxism is the body of Marxist thought that emerged following the death of Karl Marx which became the official philosophy of the socialist movement as represented in the Second International until the First World War . Orthodox Marxism aims to simplify , codify and systematize Marxist methodology and theory , ironing out the perceived ambiguities and contradictions of Classical Marxism . The `` orthodoxy '' in orthodox Marxism specifically refers to the methodology of historical materialism and dialectical materialism employed and not to any of the normative aspects inherent to classical Marxism . `` Orthodox '' does not imply adherence to the results of Marx 's own investigations . The fundamental characteristics of orthodox Marxism include the understanding that material development ( advances in technology in the productive forces ) is the primary agent of change in the structure of society and human social relations , and that social systems and their relations ( e.g. : feudalism , capitalism , etc. ) become increasingly contradictory and inefficient as the productive forces advance , resulting in some form of social revolution arising in response to these mounting contradictions . This revolutionary change serves as the vehicle for fundamental society-wide changes and ultimately leads to the emergence of new economic systems .",
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"text": "Climate change denial Climate change denial , or global warming denial , is part of the global warming controversy . It involves denial , dismissal , unwarranted doubt or contrarian views which strongly depart from the scientific opinion on climate change , including the extent to which it is caused by humans , its impacts on nature and human society , or the potential of adaptation to global warming by human actions . Some deniers do endorse the term , but others often prefer the term climate change skepticism , although this is a misnomer for those who deny anthropogenic global warming . In effect , the two terms form a continuous , overlapping range of views , and generally have the same characteristics : both reject , to a greater or lesser extent , mainstream scientific opinion on climate change . Climate change denial can also be implicit , when individuals or social groups accept the science but fail to come to terms with it or to translate their acceptance into action . Several social science studies have analyzed these positions as forms of denialism . Campaigning to undermine public trust in climate science has been described as a `` denial machine '' of industrial , political and ideological interests , supported by conservative media and skeptical bloggers in manufacturing uncertainty about global warming . In the public debate , phrases such as climate skepticism have frequently been used with the same meaning as climate denialism . The labels are contested : those actively challenging climate science commonly describe themselves as `` skeptics '' , but many do not comply with common standards of scientific skepticism and , regardless of evidence , persistently deny the validity of human caused global warming . Although scientific opinion on climate change is that human activity is extremely likely to be the primary driver of climate change , the politics of global warming have been affected by climate change denial , hindering efforts to prevent climate change and adapt to the warming climate . Those promoting denial commonly use rhetorical tactics to give the appearance of a scientific controversy where there is none . Of the world 's countries , the climate change denial industry is most powerful in the United States . Since January 2015 , the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works has been chaired by oil lobbyist and climate change denier Jim Inhofe . Inhofe is notorious for having called climate change `` the greatest hoax ever perpetrated against the American people '' and for having claimed to have debunked the alleged hoax in February 2015 when he brought a snowball with him in the Senate chamber and tossed it across the floor . Organised campaigning to undermine public trust in climate science is associated with conservative economic policies and backed by industrial interests opposed to the regulation of emissions . Climate change denial has been associated with the fossil fuels lobby , the Koch brothers , industry advocates and libertarian think tanks , often in the United States . More than 90 % of papers sceptical on climate change originate from right-wing think tanks . The total annual income of these climate change counter-movement-organizations is roughly $ 900 million . Between 2002 and 2010 , nearly $ 120 million ( # 77 million ) was anonymously donated via the Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund to more than 100 organisations seeking to undermine the public perception of the science on climate change . In 2013 the Center for Media and Democracy reported that the State Policy Network ( SPN ) , an umbrella group of 64 U.S. think tanks , had been lobbying on behalf of major corporations and conservative donors to oppose climate change regulation . Since the late 1970s , oil companies have published research broadly in line with the standard views on global warming . Despite this , oil companies organized a climate change denial campaign to disseminate public disinformation for several decades , a strategy that has been compared to the organized denial of the hazards of tobacco smoking by tobacco companies .",
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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": "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": "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": "Technological unemployment Technological unemployment is the loss of jobs caused by technological change . Such change typically includes the introduction of labour-saving `` mechanical-muscle '' machines or more efficient `` mechanical-mind '' processes ( automation ) . Just as horses employed as prime movers were gradually made obsolete by the automobile , humans ' jobs have also been affected throughout modern history . Historical examples include artisan weavers reduced to poverty after the introduction of mechanised looms . During World War II , Alan Turing 's Bombe machine compressed and decoded thousands of man-years worth of encrypted data in a matter of hours . A contemporary example of technological unemployment is the displacement of retail cashiers by self-service tills . That technological change can cause short-term job losses is widely accepted . The view that it can lead to lasting increases in unemployment has long been controversial . Participants in the technological unemployment debates can be broadly divided into optimists and pessimists . Optimists agree that innovation may be disruptive to jobs in the short term , yet hold that various compensation effects ensure there is never a long-term negative impact on jobs . Whereas pessimists contend that at least in some circumstances , new technologies can lead to a lasting decline in the total number of workers in employment . The phrase `` technological unemployment '' was popularised by John Maynard Keynes in the 1930s . Yet the issue of machines displacing human labour has been discussed since at least Aristotle 's time . Prior to the 18th century both the elite and common people would generally take the pessimistic view on technological unemployment , at least in cases where the issue arose . Due to generally low unemployment in much of pre-modern history , the topic was rarely a prominent concern . In the 18th century fears over the impact of machinery on jobs intensified with the growth of mass unemployment , especially in Great Britain which was then at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution . Yet some economic thinkers began to argue against these fears , claiming that overall innovation would not have negative effects on jobs . These arguments were formalised in the early 19th century by the classical economists . During the second half of the 19th century , it became increasingly apparent that technological progress was benefiting all sections of society , including the working class . Concerns over the negative impact of innovation diminished . The term `` Luddite fallacy '' was coined to describe the thinking that innovation would have lasting harmful effects on employment . The view that technology is unlikely to lead to long term unemployment has been repeatedly challenged by a minority of economists . In the early 1800s these included Ricardo himself . There were dozens of economists warning about technological unemployment during brief intensifications of the debate that spiked in the 1930s and 1960s . Especially in Europe , there were further warnings in the closing two decades of the twentieth century , as commentators noted an enduring rise in unemployment suffered by many industrialised nations since the 1970s . Yet a clear majority of both professional economists and the interested general public held the optimistic view through most of the 20th century . In the second decade of the 21st century , a number of studies have been released suggesting that technological unemployment may be increasing worldwide . Further increases are forecast for the years to come . While many economists and commentators still argue such fears are unfounded , as was widely accepted for most of the previous two centuries , concern over technological unemployment is growing once again . A report in Wired in 2017 quotes knowledgeable people such as economist Gene Sperling and management professor Andrew McAfee on the idea that handling existing and impending job loss to automation is a `` significant issue '' . Regarding a recent claim by a political appointee that automation is not `` going to have any kind of big effect on the economy for the next 50 or 100 years , '' says McAfee , `` I do n't talk to anyone in the field who believes that . '' Innovations like Watson have the potential to render humans obsolete with the professional , white-collar , low-skilled , creative fields , and other `` mental jobs '' .",
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"text": "Bourgeois socialism Conservative or Bourgeois Socialism was a term used by Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels in various pieces ( including in the Communist Manifesto ) . The Marxian view is such that the bourgeois socialist is the sustainer of the current state of bourgeois class relations . Opinions vary as to whether this or that bourgeois socialist intentionally is excusing the current order but the common thread is that they are , in objective fact , preserving it . Rather than abolishing class divisions , they wish to simply raise everyone up to be a member of the bourgeoisie , to allow everyone the ability to endlessly accumulate capital without a working class . In the Communist Manifesto , Marx and Engels use philanthropists , monks ( `` temperance fanatics '' ) , and reformers as examples of this type of socialist that they saw as opposed to their own aims . In this class , Marx explicitly referenced Proudhon 's The Philosophy of Misery , stating :",
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"text": "Race and intelligence The connection between race and intelligence has been a subject of debate in both popular science and academic research since the inception of IQ testing in the early 20th century . The debate concerns the interpretation of research findings that test takers identifying as White tend on average to score higher than test takers of African ancestry on IQ tests , and subsequent findings that test takers of East Asian background tend to score higher than whites . The first test showing differences in IQ test results between different population groups in the US was the tests of United States Army recruits in World War I . In the 1920s groups of eugenics lobbyists argued that this demonstrated that African-Americans and certain immigrant groups were of inferior intellect to Anglo-Saxon whites due to innate biological differences , using this as an argument for policies of racial segregation . Soon , other studies appeared , contesting these conclusions and arguing instead that the Army tests had not adequately controlled for the environmental factors such as socio-economic and educational inequality between African-Americans and Whites . The debate reemerged again in 1969 , when Arthur Jensen championed the view that for genetic reasons Africans were less intelligent than whites and that compensatory education for African-American children was therefore doomed to be ineffective . In 1994 , the book The Bell Curve argued that social inequality in the United States could largely be explained as a result of IQ differences between races and individuals rather than being their cause , and rekindled the public and scholarly debate with renewed force . During the debates following the book 's publication the American Anthropological Association and the American Psychological Association ( APA ) published official statements regarding the issue , both highly skeptical of some of the book 's claims , although the APA report called for more empirical research on the issue . In subsequent decades much research has been published about the relationships between hereditary influences on IQ , group differences in intelligence , race , environmental influences on IQ . Particularly contentious in the ongoing debate has been the definition of both the concept `` race '' and the concept `` intelligence '' , and especially whether they can in fact be objectively defined and operationalized .",
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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": "Ron Swanson Ronald Ulysses `` Ron '' Swanson is a fictional character portrayed by Nick Offerman from the situation comedy television series Parks and Recreation on NBC , created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur . In the series , Ron is the director of the Parks and Recreation department of fictional Pawnee , Indiana , and the immediate superior of series protagonist Leslie Knope ( Amy Poehler ) until Knope 's election to the Pawnee City Council at the end of Season 4 . In demeanor , political philosophy and work ethic , Knope and Swanson are very nearly polar opposites : where Knope is sunny and outgoing , decidedly liberal and constantly working , Swanson is distant , and as a staunch libertarian , is a strong advocate for small government -- stating his belief that government should be privatized -- and therefore believes that the parks department should not even exist . Ron , who has an extremely deadpan and masculine personality , actively works to make city hall less effective and despises interacting with the public . He loves meat , woodworking , hunting , whisky , and breakfast foods . He hates and fears his two ex-wives , both named Tammy , one of whom is played by Offerman 's real-life wife , Megan Mullally . Ron claims not to be interested in the personal lives of those around him but actually cares a great deal about his colleagues , and has a particularly strong respect for Leslie . Conceived by series creators Michael Schur and Greg Daniels , Ron has been a central character since the pilot episode of Parks and Recreation . Offerman had some input into the character 's creation , and some aspects of Ron 's personality were inspired by the actor , like his affinity for woodworking and 16-year-old Lagavulin Single Malt Scotch . The traits of the character were also partially inspired by a real-life Libertarian elected official in Burbank , California . Offerman 's portrayal of Ron Swanson has received critical acclaim . The character developed a cult following and is widely considered the breakout character of the series . Schur called Ron `` our cast MVP . '' He was described by some critics as one of the best characters in a situation comedy in decades , and has been called the best comedic character on television since Cosmo Kramer of Seinfeld . Ron 's platonic relationship with Leslie has been compared to that of Mary Richards and Lou Grant in The Mary Tyler Moore Show . Offerman received several award nominations for the role , and won the TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy , tying with Ty Burrell of Modern Family .",
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"text": "Ron Peno Ronald `` Ron '' Stephen Peno ( born 1950s ) , who also performed as Ronnie Pop , is an Australian rock singer , he fronted Died Pretty from 1984 to 2002 ; and was a member of early Sydney punk band The Hellcats ( 1977 ) , and followed with The 31st ( in Brisbane , 1979 -- 1981 ) and Screaming Tribesmen ( Brisbane then Sydney , 1981 -- 1983 ) . He was born in Gosford , NSW Central Coast . After Died Pretty , Peno became involved with Darling Downs ( 2004 ) , then with Died Pretty guitarist/songwriter , Brett Myers ' group Noises and Other Voices ( 2006 ) ; he worked on an alt.country collaboration with Kim Salmon . He is now touring with The Superstitions .",
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"text": "Elon Howard Eaton Elon Howard Eaton ( sometimes Elon Eton ; 8 October 1866 -- 27 March 1934 ) was an American ornithologist , scholar , and author . He was born in the Town of Collins near Springville , New York , the son of Luzerne Eaton and Sophie Newton . As a youth , he took a taxidermy course in Buffalo , New York , where he prepared wildlife he had taken in the field with his shotgun . Eaton was home-schooled and self-taught in rural southern Erie County , although he also attended the Griffith Institute in nearby Springville . He attended the University of Rochester where he graduated in 1890 with a B.A. Subsequently , Eaton received an M.A ( 1893 ) , M.Sc . ( 1910 ) and Sc.D . ( 1927 ) , all from Rochester . After teaching science in local schools , he attended Columbia University ( 1899 -- 1900 ) for additional graduate work , studying paleontology under Henry Fairfield Osborn . Eaton established the biology department in Hobart and William Smith Colleges in 1908 , where he taught until his death . He was the New York State ornithologist from 1908 to 1911 . Each May he led a group of students and fellow ornithologists on a bird survey of Potter Swamp . Part of the delay between volume one and volume two of `` Birds of New York '' was due to his marriage in 1909 to Gertrude Yeames and a heart attack in 1913 . The publication of this work elicited many letters to Eaton , including one from the then-young Roger Tory Peterson . In 1915 , Eaton later married second time , to Ester Woodman . His two marriages produced four children . Elon Eaton also enjoyed a sporting life . Game taken in the field Eaton prepared himself for dinner parties . Eaton died in Geneva , New York of atherosclerosis .",
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"text": "Ron Perry (basketball, born 1958) Ronald K. `` Ron '' Perry ( born March 20 , 1958 ) is an American former basketball and baseball player . He is known particularly for his standout college career at Holy Cross . Perry , the son of former Holy Cross athletic director Ron S. Perry , was a high school star at Catholic Memorial in West Roxbury , Massachusetts . While there , Perry set a Massachusetts state scoring record with 2,481 points in his career , averaging 35 points per game as a senior . He followed in his father 's footsteps , playing both basketball and baseball at Holy Cross . As a freshman shooting guard for the Crusaders , Perry led all freshmen nationally in scoring , netting 23 points per game . Over the course of his four-year career , Perry set the school scoring record with 2,524 points ( 23.2 per game ) . He was named ECAC North co-Player of the Year with Maine 's Rufus Harris as a senior and earned All-American recognition in all four of his varsity seasons . In addition to his basketball career , Perry also excelled as a baseball player for the Crusaders at shortstop . He was also recognized for his achievements in the classroom , earning first team Academic All-American honors in each of his last three seasons in both baseball and basketball . He was inducted into the Academic All-American Hall of Fame in 1996 . Following his graduatiuon from Holy Cross , perry was drafted by both the Chicago White Sox in the 1980 Major League Baseball Draft and by the Boston Celtics in the third round ( 54th pick overall ) of the 1980 NBA draft . After failing to make the Celtics ' roster , Perry opted to try his hand at baseball , playing for the White Sox ' AA affiliate in Glens Falls , New York . He hit .260 in his two seasons with the club .",
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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": "Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt ( born July 15 , 1946 ) is an American popular music singer . She has earned 11 Grammy Awards , three American Music Awards , two Academy of Country Music awards , an Emmy Award , and an ALMA Award , and many of her albums have been certified gold , platinum or multiplatinum in the United States and internationally . She has also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe award . She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014 . On July 28 , 2014 , she was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities . In total , she has released over 30 studio albums and 15 compilation or greatest hits albums . Ronstadt charted 38 Billboard Hot 100 singles , with 21 reaching the top 40 , 10 in the top 10 , three at number 2 , and `` You 're No Good '' at number 1 . This success did not translate to the UK , with only her single `` Blue Bayou '' reaching the UK Top 40 . Her duet with Aaron Neville , `` Do n't Know Much '' , peaked at number 2 in December 1989 . In addition , she has charted 36 albums , 10 top-10 albums and three number 1 albums on the Billboard Pop Album Chart . Her autobiography , Simple Dreams : A Musical Memoir , was published in September 2013 . It debuted in the Top 10 on The New York Times Best Seller list . Ronstadt has collaborated with artists in diverse genres , including Bette Midler , Billy Eckstine , Frank Zappa , Rosemary Clooney , Flaco Jiménez , Philip Glass , Warren Zevon , Emmylou Harris , Gram Parsons , Dolly Parton , Neil Young , Johnny Cash , and Nelson Riddle . She has lent her voice to over 120 albums and has sold more than 100 million records , making her one of the world 's best-selling artists of all time . Christopher Loudon , of Jazz Times , wrote in 2004 that Ronstadt is `` blessed with arguably the most sterling set of pipes of her generation . '' After completing her last live concert in late 2009 , Ronstadt retired in 2011 . She was diagnosed as having Parkinson 's disease in December 2012 , which left her unable to sing .",
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"text": "Karl Swanson Karl Edward Swanson ( December 17 , 1900 -- April 3 , 2002 ) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball during parts of two seasons for the Chicago White Sox . He was the only major leaguer to live through the entire 20th century , being born in the 19th century and dying in the 21st -- Negro League pitcher Silas Simmons is the only other professional athlete with this distinction , dying at the age of 111 in 2006 . At the time of his death , Swanson was the oldest living former major league player .",
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"text": "Joyce Jillson Joyce Jillson ( December 26 , 1945 -- October 1 , 2004 ) was a syndicated newspaper columnist , best-selling author , actress , and astrologer , whose column was syndicated worldwide in more than 200 papers and magazines . Born Joyce Twichell in Cranston , Rhode Island , she attended Boston University on an opera scholarship . She began her acting career in New York City , where she appeared on Broadway in the Anthony Newley musical , The Roar of the Greasepaint -- The Smell of the Crowd . She starred as Jill Smith in ABC Television 's top rated series Peyton Place . She played the lead role in the 1973 cult action spoof Superchick , and also had a small role in the 1976 exploitation film Slumber Party ' 57 . She began presenting horoscope reports on Los Angeles in 1973 , and was the official astrologer for Twentieth Century Fox Studios , suggesting the most astrologically favorable dates for movie openings , including Star Wars on May 25 , 1977 . She was the official astrologer for the Los Angeles Dodgers as well as a media consultant to the Ford Motor Company on the launch of the Ford Taurus . She was also an author , writing Real Women Do n't Pump Gas , The Fine Art of Flirting , `` A Year of Good Luck '' , and Joyce Jillson 's Lifesigns . Her final manuscripts , Astrology for Dogs and Astrology for Cats were published posthumously .",
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"text": "April Ludgate April Roberta Ludgate-Dwyer ( portrayed by Aubrey Plaza ) is a fictional character in the NBC comedy Parks and Recreation . She is first seen as an apathetic college student working as an intern in the Pawnee Department of Parks and Recreation , before being hired as Ron Swanson 's assistant . She later becomes the Deputy Director of Animal Control . April , along with Plaza 's performance , garnered universal acclaim and has gained popularity for her goth-like behavior and deadpan-style comedy .",
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"text": "Paul Willson Paul Lee Willson ( born December 25 , 1945 ) is an American actor , most notable for his television work . He was born in Fairmont , Minnesota , the son of Doris Geraldine and Lee Wilford Willson . Willson has played numerous guest characters on a variety of shows including Full House as Stu in episode `` Crimes and Michelle 's Demeanor '' in 1990 , Curb Your Enthusiasm , Boston Public , Caroline in the City , The Newsroom and Star Trek : Voyager . He is perhaps most famous for his repeated guest character of `` Paul Krapence '' on the television show Cheers ( which he also reprised in an episode of the Cheers spin-off , Frasier ) . His character was originally called `` Gregg '' because Paul Vaughn was already playing a character named `` Paul '' on Cheers . For five years ( 1986-1990 ) he was Garry Shandling 's neighbor `` Leonard Smith '' on It 's Garry Shandling 's Show . Willson also appeared on Garry Shandling 's The Larry Sanders Show playing Larry 's accountant , and the brother of Sid the cue card holder . He played Ed , a neighbor , in a few episodes of Malcolm in the Middle . His film appearances include The Pack ( 1977 ) , The Devonsville Terror ( 1983 ) , My Best Friend Is a Vampire ( 1987 ) , Moving ( 1988 ) , 976-EVIL ( 1988 ) , Problem Child 2 ( 1990 ) , Circuitry Man ( 1990 ) , Plughead Rewired : Circuitry Man II ( 1994 ) and the comedy film Office Space ( 1999 ) as one of `` The Bobs '' . Willson also appeared on the CBS sitcoms The King of Queens and The Big Bang Theory . He was recently in a promotional video for the Nintendo DS game Personal Trainer : Cooking with Fred Willard . Although primarily recognized for his television work , he has been noted as a `` great improv player '' by Garry Shandling as a result of their time working together doing improv in the late 1970s . Cheers producer Ken Levine has also acknowledged Willson as `` one of the greatest improv artists I have EVER seen . '' Since 2012 he has appeared in television ads for Safeco Insurance .",
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"text": "Marsha Garces Williams Marsha Garces Williams ( born June 18 , 1956 ) is an American film producer and philanthropist . She is the former wife of actor and comedian Robin Williams .",
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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": "The Ex-Wives Club The Ex-Wives Club was a 2007 American reality television program hosted by Shar Jackson and Marla Maples and Angie Everhart . It focused on the hosts helping regular people as they get over painful and difficult divorces . Self-help author Debbie Ford also appeared on the show as a life coach . It was produced by Glassman Media and premiered on ABC on May 28 , 2007 . It was cancelled on June 25 , 2007 .",
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"text": "Ron Taylor (actor) Ronald James `` Ron '' Taylor ( October 16 , 1952 -- January 16 , 2002 ) was an American actor , singer and writer . He grew up in Galveston , Texas and later moved to New York City to attend the American Academy of Dramatic Arts . After graduating , Taylor began working in musical theater , appearing in The Wiz ( 1977 ) , before getting his break with the 1982 off-Broadway production Little Shop of Horrors . Taylor voiced the killer plant Audrey II in the show , which ran for five years and over 2,000 performances . Taylor created and starred in the musical revue It Ai n't Nothin ' But the Blues , which charted the history of blues music from its African origin to American success . Originally performed at high schools in Denver as a 45-minute piece , the revue was expanded to two hours , played around the country and opened on Broadway in 1999 . It was met with critical acclaim , ran for eight months , and saw Taylor receive two Tony Award nominations . He also had numerous television roles , appearing in The Simpsons , Twin Peaks , Ally McBeal and L.A. Law . His performance in the latter , as a singer who performed the American national anthem `` The Star-Spangled Banner '' at baseball games , led him to perform the anthem at several real-life sporting events . Taylor was married and had one son . He died in January 2002 after suffering a heart attack .",
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"text": "Maryon Pearson Maryon Elspeth Pearson ( née Moody ; December 13 , 1901 -- December 26 , 1989 ) was the wife of Lester Bowles Pearson , the 14th Prime Minister of Canada . Maryon and Lester Pearson married on August 22 , 1925 . They met at the University of Toronto , where he was a teacher and she was a student . Maryon Pearson was also known for her sharp tongued wit . John English in his biography , Shadow of Heaven : The Life of Lester Pearson , devoted a full chapter to the subject of Mrs. Pearson 's prickly personality . Among her most famous quotations : `` Behind every successful man , there stands a surprised woman . '' -LSB- On the retired former prime minister 's greater time at home -RSB- : `` I married him for better or worse . I did n't marry him for lunch . '' -LSB- On being asked during an election campaign by a reporter , `` Is there anything you 'd like to bring up , Mrs. Pearson ? '' -RSB- `` Yes , three doughnuts and six cups of coffee . '' `` We lost everything . We even won our own constituency . '' `` The big problem is to find suitable hats . I do n't care for them all that much , but you have to wear them in politics . '' It was reportedly also at Maryon Pearson 's behest that the practice of curtseying to the Governor General and his consort was discontinued -- apparently because Pearson refused to act deferentially toward her longtime friend Norah Michener .",
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"text": "Kathy Davison Kathleen A. `` Kathy '' Davison ( born October 1 , 1945 ) is a Republican member of the Wyoming House of Representatives . She is a Latter-day Saint . she is currently sponsoring House Bill 120 to make Assisted Suicide a crime , and House Bill 132 to make the killing of an unborn child along with her mother a double murder . With the conviction of the husband or boyfriend killing the mother . His parental rights will be terminated . Davison and her husband William Davison are the parents of four children . She is lds . She retired from legislation at the end of 2014 . She is still keeping active about the committees that she truly enjoyed helping out .",
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"text": "The Girlfriends The Girlfriends were an American girl group who scored one hit in the United States in 1964 , `` My One and Only Jimmy Boy '' . The group was founded as a result of the splintering of the Los Angeles-based studio group The Blossoms . The four members of the Blossoms - Gloria Jones , Nanette Williams , Fanita James , and Darlene Wright - first sang together in 1957 . In 1962 , Phil Spector created the group Bob B. Soxx and the Blue Jeans with James and Wright ; Jones and Williams then formed their own group , The Girlfriends , with Carolyn Willis ( formerly of The Ikettes ) . They released one single , `` My One and Only Jimmy Boy '' , on Colpix Records in 1963 , written and produced by David Gates . The record peaked at # 49 in 1964 . The Girlfriends never released another record . Willis later joined Honey Cone and both she and Jones sang in one of the nostalgia-circuit groups performing as The Shirelles in the 1990s .",
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"text": "Ronald King (disambiguation) Ronald or Ron King may refer to : Ronald King ( 1909 -- 1988 ) , a New Zealand rugby player Ronald Gordon `` Dick '' King-Smith ( 1922 -- 2011 ) , an English author of children 's books Ron King ( b. 1951 ) , an American basketball player Ron `` Suki '' King ( b. 1956 ) , a Barbadian chequers player Ronald `` Stacey '' King ( b. 1967 ) , an American basketball player",
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"text": "Ron Kaplan Ron Kaplan ( רון קפלן ; born May 1 , 1970 ) is an Israeli former Olympic gymnast . A four-time national champion , he won a gold medal for Israel in the 1989 Maccabiah Games . He also competed for Israel in two European Men 's Artistic Gymnastics Championships , as well as four World Artistic Gymnastics Championships , and represented Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics .",
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"text": "Ron Robertson-Swann Ron Robertson-Swann OAM ( born 1941 , Sydney ) , is an Australian sculptor , best known for his controversial abstract public sculpture Vault ( 1980 ) . His sculpture has been described as being in the Anthony Caro style , which he adopted after studying at Saint Martin 's School of Art , London , in the 1960s . He studied under Lyndon Dadswell and was an assistant to Henry Moore . He is Head of Sculpture at the National Art School and is the artistic adviser to the popular annual exhibition Sculpture by the Sea . He was a founding member of the Visual Arts Board of the Australia Council and has won numerous awards including the Comalco Invitational Sculpture Award , the Transfeld Prize and the Alice Prize . Graeme Sturgeon , the pre-eminent Australian sculpture historian and critic , described Robertson-Swann in 1980 as `` the most consistent of the Classic Formalist , that is , the one most concerned to produce a sculpture which , while obviously of its era , transcends considerations of style in search of a timeless sense of rightness . ''",
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"text": "Ron Stander Ron Stander ( born October 17 , 1944 ) is a former professional boxer , who fought from 1969 to 1982 . He challenged for the world heavyweight championship in 1972 , losing to Joe Frazier by fifth round technical knockout . He scored a fifth round knockout victory over hard-punching Earnie Shavers in 1970 , and a points decision win over contender Thad Spencer in 1971 . An award-winning documentary entitled `` The Bluffs Butcher , '' after his adopted hometown of Council Bluffs , IA , produced by journalism student Andrew Batt was released in 2004 . The documentary told the story of Iowa 's arguably best shot at a World Heavyweight Boxing Title and chronicled Stander 's journey from virtual unknown to boxing 's largest stage .",
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"text": "Bill Gates William Henry Gates III ( born October 28 , 1955 ) is the co-founder of Microsoft and is an American business magnate , investor , author and philanthropist . In 1975 , Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft , which became the world 's largest PC software company . During his career at Microsoft , Gates held the positions of chairman , CEO and chief software architect , while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014 . Gates stepped down as chief executive officer of Microsoft in January 2000 , but he remained as chairman and created the position of chief software architect for himself . In June 2006 , Gates announced that he would be transitioning from full-time work at Microsoft to part-time work and full-time work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation . He gradually transferred his duties to Ray Ozzie and Craig Mundie . He stepped down as chairman of Microsoft in February 2014 , taking on a new post as technology adviser to support the then newly appointed CEO Satya Nadella . Gates is one of the best-known entrepreneurs of the personal computer revolution . He has been criticized for his business tactics , which have been considered anti-competitive , an opinion that has in some cases been upheld by numerous court rulings . Later in his career , Gates pursued a number of philanthropic endeavors , donating large amounts of money to various charitable organizations and scientific research programs through the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation , established in 2000 . Since 1987 , Gates has been included in the Forbes list of the world 's wealthiest people . Gates is the richest person in the world , with an estimated net worth of US$ 88.5 billion . In 2009 , Gates and Warren Buffett founded The Giving Pledge , whereby they and other billionaires pledge to give at least half of their wealth to philanthropy .",
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"text": "IBM 700/7000 series The IBM 700/7000 series is a series of large-scale ( mainframe ) computer systems that were made by IBM through the 1950s and early 1960s . The series includes several different , incompatible processor architectures . The 700s use vacuum tube logic and were made obsolete by the introduction of the transistorized 7000s . The 7000s , in turn , were eventually replaced by System/360 , which was announced in 1964 . However the 360/65 , the first 360 powerful enough to replace 7000s , did not become available until November 1965 . Early problems with OS/360 and the high cost of converting software kept many 7000s in service for years afterward .",
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"text": "Sergey Brin Sergey Mikhaylovich Brin ( Серге́й Миха́йлович Брин born August 21 , 1973 ) is a Russian American computer scientist , internet entrepreneur , and philanthropist . Together with Larry Page , he co-founded Google . Brin is the President of Google 's parent company Alphabet Inc. . , Brin is the 13th richest person in the world , with an estimated net worth of US$ 39.8 billion . Brin immigrated to the United States with his family from the Soviet Union at the age of 6 . He earned his bachelor 's degree at the University of Maryland , following in his father 's and grandfather 's footsteps by studying mathematics , as well as computer science . After graduation , he moved to Stanford University to acquire a PhD in computer science . There he met Page , with whom he later became friends . They crammed their dormitory room with inexpensive computers and applied Brin 's data mining system to build a web search engine . The program became popular at Stanford , and they suspended their PhD studies to start up Google in a rented garage . The Economist referred to Brin as an `` Enlightenment Man '' , and as someone who believes that `` knowledge is always good , and certainly always better than ignorance '' , a philosophy that is summed up by Google 's mission statement , `` Organize the world 's information and make it universally accessible and useful , '' and unofficial yet sometimes controversial motto , `` Do n't be evil '' .",
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"text": "Bill Fernandez Bill Fernandez is a user interface architect and inventor who was Apple Computer 's first employee when they incorporated in 1977 and is Apple employee # 4 . He worked on both the Apple I and Apple II personal computers , and in the 1980s was a member of the Apple Macintosh development team . He contributed to several user interface aspects of the classic Mac OS , QuickTime and HyperCard and owns a user interface patent granted in 1994 . He is also credited with introducing fellow Homestead High School student Steve Jobs to his friend ( and Homestead alum ) Steve Wozniak to each other . Fernandez is portrayed by the actor Victor Rasuk in the 2013 film Jobs .",
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"text": "Richard Nixon Foundation The Richard Nixon Foundation is a not-for-profit organization based at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library and Museum in Yorba Linda , California . It was founded in the late 1980s by Richard Nixon , 37th President of the United States , and served as the governing body of the Nixon Library for nearly twenty years . Today it operates the Nixon Library in conjunction with the National Archives and Records Administration , which is an entity of the federal government of the United States , in addition to undertaking charitable and education-based activities . The Nixon Foundation founded , controlled and operated the Nixon Library from the library 's dedication on July 19 , 1990 until July 11 , 2007 , at which the Foundation invited the National Archives to take control . The two entities signed a joint operating agreement which allowed the library to become officially known as the Richard Nixon Presidential Library , welcoming it into the national system of presidential libraries . This move allowed President Nixon 's White House documents to be moved to his library in Yorba Linda . The Nixon Foundation is governed by a Board of Directors , led by former Nixon White House Director of Presidential Advance Ronald H. Walker . The board includes President Nixon 's daughters Tricia Nixon Cox and Julie Nixon Eisenhower , his brother Edward Nixon , former Ambassador George Argyros former California Governor Pete Wilson , and longest-serving Vietnam War POW Everett Alvarez , Jr. . The Foundation 's President and CEO is William Baribault . The Foundation has hosted United States presidents , first ladies and several vice presidents . Also hosted have been public affairs commentators such as Bill O'Reilly , academics such as Doris Kearns Goodwin , and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer . The library includes `` Meet the Presidents , '' in which presidential impersonators speak to several hundred school-aged children . To commemorate the 10th anniversary of the September 11 , 2001 attacks , the Nixon Foundation brought 16 tons of warped steel from the World Trade Center and a damaged , first-responder FDNY firetruck to the Nixon Library for viewing . Before the National Archives took over its management , the Nixon Library had been accused by several media outlets of glossing over Nixon 's 1974 resignation with `` whitewashed '' exhibits . In 2007 , the National Archives removed the 17 year old Watergate exhibit and , after three years , the new exhibit was scheduled to open in July 2010 . The Nixon Foundation objected to the proposed exhibit , because the Nixon Foundation was not consulted in the way that other presidential foundations had been consulted with similar situations . The Foundation filed a 158 page memorandum to the Assistant Archivist for Presidential Libraries expressing their dissatisfaction and NARA stated a committee would review the objection but gave no timeline for when that process would be concluded . The exhibit opened on March 31 , 2011 .",
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"text": "Billback Billback or bill back is an accounting service and/or suite of software that is used for cost recovery . With a billback system , the client or payee is charged a percentage of the total cost of equipment , services , and venues of which they have already used . Billback systems track usage from concert halls to toothpicks , add all the costs up , divide it all out , and calculates the price per usage by hour , minutes , seconds , pieces , visits , clicks , views etc. . With the advent of computers , billback systems are useful for occasions that were traditionally difficult to keep track of and where costs were covered with a blanket revenue . By tracking usage , running costs of certain equipments like copy machines and phones can be precisely attributed , and their initial costs may be recovered with more certainty . The ROI can be calculated more accurately . This in turn assists in making future investment choices . Category : Accounting software",
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"text": "Scott Oki Scott D. Oki ( born October 5 , 1948 in Seattle , Washington ) is a former senior vice-president of sales and marketing for Microsoft who conceived and built Microsoft 's international operations . Oki also played a crucial role in Microsoft 's rapid domestic growth during the 1980s . Born to a Japanese-American family , Oki attended the University of Washington , but left after 18 months to join the Air Force . While in the service he took courses at the University of Colorado . After he left the service in 1974 , he went on to receive a BA in accounting and information systems and earned an MBA the following year . After holding several computer-related jobs , Oki went to work for Microsoft in 1982 . Oki built Microsoft 's international operations , and within two years it was more profitable than Microsoft 's domestic operation . Bill Gates then made him Vice President of Domestic Operation , and within five years , the company 's sales rose from $ 100 million to $ 1 billion . One of Oki 's major contributions to Microsoft 's success during that time was convincing Bill Gates and the board of directors to center product development and marketing efforts on Windows instead of OS/2 . By the time he retired Oki was overseeing 3,000 employees . When Oki retired in 1992 , he reportedly cashed in stock options estimated at $ 100 million . He now runs the non-profit Oki Foundation , owns several golf courses , and serves on dozens of advisory boards and boards of directors for both for-profit and non-profit companies . Oki is the Co-Chair of the United Way of King County Campaign Board and Co-Chair of the Million Dollar Roundtable , Founder and Chairman of the Japanese American Chamber of Commerce , Founder and Co-President of the Chief Seattle Council Boy Scout Foundation , Co-Founder of Sounders For Kids , Co-Founder of America 's Foundation for Chess , Co-Founder of SeeYourImpact.org and Co-Founder of Social Venture Partners . He is a past-President of the Board of Regents for the University of Washington and a past Chair of Seattle Children 's Hospital Foundation . Scott also serves on the national boards for United Way of America , Boys & Girls Clubs of America , Japanese American National Museum , and the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Team Foundation . Scott Oki is a member of the National Executive Board of the Boy Scouts of America , the organization 's governing body . Oki Golf In 1994 , Scott Oki purchased The Golf Club at Echo Falls in Snohomish , Washington . This initial acquisition was the preliminary step toward building what eventually became a unique portfolio of golf properties known collectively as Oki Golf . This collection has grown to include nine properties comprising eleven championship golf courses , both public and private , spread throughout the Puget Sound . In addition to The Golf Club at Echo Falls , the Oki Golf portfolio also includes Indian Summer Golf & Country Club in Olympia , Washington ( private ) , The Plateau Club in Sammamish , Washington ( private ) , and The Woodlands and The Links courses ( formerly Meriwood and Vicwood -- both public ) at The Golf Club at Hawks Prairie in Lacey , Washington . The flagship courses in Oki Golf 's celebrated collection are located at The Golf Club at Newcastle in Newcastle , WA . Two additional golf properties were added to the group in December 2005 . Washington National Golf Club ( public ) in Auburn , WA , and Trophy Lake Golf & Casting ( public ) in Port Orchard , WA . ( source : okigolf.com ) In the winter of 2007 , Oki Golf added Harbour Pointe ( public ) in Mukilteo , Washington . An additional property - Trilogy Golf Course ( public ) - was purchased in 2008 and has since been renamed to The Golf Club at Redmond Ridge . During October , 2016 , Oki sold eight of his golf courses for $ 137 million dollars to Chinese based HNA Holdings . Ownership of commercial real property by foreign businesses is prohibited in China .",
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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": "An American Prayer An American Prayer is the ninth and final studio album by the Doors . In 1978 , seven years after lead singer Jim Morrison died and five years after the remaining members of the band broke up , Ray Manzarek , Robby Krieger , and John Densmore reunited and recorded backing tracks over Morrison 's poetry ( originally recorded in 1969 and 1970 ) . Other pieces of music and spoken word recorded by the Doors and Morrison were also used in the audio collage , such as dialogue from Morrison 's film HWY : An American Pastoral and snippets from jam sessions . Despite managing a RIAA platinum certification in the US , the album received mixed reviews and still divides critics . When the album was originally released , longtime Doors ' producer Paul A. Rothchild labeled the album a `` rape of Jim Morrison . '' Rothchild claimed that he had heard all of the reels of master tapes from both the 1969 and the 1970 poetry sessions , insisting that the three remaining Doors failed to realize Morrison 's original intent for an audio presentation of the poetry . Prior to leaving for Paris , Morrison had approached composer Lalo Schifrin as a possible contributor for the music tracks meant to accompany the poetry , with no participation from any of the other Doors members . Additionally , he had developed some conception of the album cover art work by January 1971 , and was in correspondence with artist T. E. Breitenbach to design this cover in the form of a triptych . However , John Haeny ( who recorded the original session tapes with Morrison in 1970 and safeguarded them before the project was resurrected as An American Prayer ) insisted that the album `` was made by those people who were closest to Jim , both personally and artistically '' and `` everyone had the best intentions , '' stating : `` Jim would be pleased . Jim would have understood our motivation and appreciated our dedication and heartfelt handling of his work . '' The album also includes a composite live version of `` Roadhouse Blues , '' splicing together performances at New York City 's Felt Forum and Detroit 's Cobo Hall , both captured during the Doors ' 1970 Roadhouse Blues Tour . This version of the song later appeared on the In Concert compilation .",
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"text": "IBM 711 The IBM 711 was a punched card reader used as a peripheral device for IBM mainframe vacuum tube computers and early transistorized computers . The 711 's read mechanism was based on the IBM 402 's and could read 150 cards per minute ( 250 cards per minute on the IBM 7090 ) . Announced on May 21 , 1952 , it was first sold with the IBM 701 . Later IBM computers that used it were the IBM 704 , the IBM 709 , and the transistorized IBM 7090 and 7094 . Variants of the 711 , the IBM 712 and the IBM 714 were used with the IBM 702 and IBM 705 computers . The 711 included a control panel that could be wired to transfer any 72 columns out of the 80 on a card into the computer 's memory , though in practice the panel was almost always wired to read the first 72 columns . Cards were read in binary format . Data from each row was read into two 36-bit words , starting with row 9 , for a total of 24 words per card . Computer object code could then be executed directly . Conversion to characters or numbers was done in software . The 72 column restriction influenced early computer languages , such as Fortran and Cobol , which only allowed source code in the first 72 columns of each punched card . The 711 was relatively slow and magnetic tape was much faster , so it was common for 7000 series installations to include an IBM 1401 , with its high speed peripherals , to do card-to-tape and tape-to-line-printer operations off-line , with the 711 mainly used for initial program load of operating systems and diagnostics .",
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"text": "Internet Community Ports Act The Internet Community Ports Act ( ICPA ) , created and advocated by The CP80 Foundation ( aka `` Clean Port 80 '' ) , is an approach to HTTP content filtering , leveraging TCP ports to segregate content between `` Community Ports '' and `` Open Ports . '' `` Community Ports '' would be for content that is not considered `` obscene or harmful '' to children ; `` Open Ports '' would be for all other content , including content only considered suitable for adults , such as pornography . According to the advocates of ICPA , this would enable an individual to , through their ISP 's firewall , choose the content they want by port , allowing content or blocking out content individually . Advocates of ICPA would particularly like to remove `` objectionable '' content from Port 80 , the standard port for World-Wide Web traffic ( but by no means all Internet traffic , making the title somewhat of a misnomer ) . CP80 is chaired by Ralph Yarro III , who is also the chair of the SCO Group . The CP80 Foundation claims its solution is based on an individual 's choice and the use of existing technology . They also claim the solution is a fair and balanced answer to an alleged `` Internet Porn Problem '' . They conclude that the ICPA ( Internet Community Ports Act ) `` protects '' children and individuals while simultaneously `` preserving '' the First Amendment for all . While the ICPA has not yet been introduced into the US Congress , it is said to have the support of a number of the Utah members of Congress including Sen. Orrin Hatch ( R-Utah ) , ( former ) Rep. Chris Cannon ( R-Utah ) , ( former ) Rep. Jim Matheson ( D-Utah ) and Rep. Rob Bishop ( R-Utah ) . CP80 has reportedly made presentations to these members of Congress . Sen. Hatch has been quoted as stating `` We have to pursue creative and innovative solutions to this growing public health threat , and CP80 is one of the leaders in that effort . '' Some may consider a proposal calling for the creation of a . xxx domain as similar , but was reportedly blocked by ICANN at the request of the US Government . The CP80 Foundations claims the ICPA is different in several important ways from the . xxx domain proposal . The ICPA , if passed , would be a federal law , while the . xxx domain was always intended to be voluntary . ICPA would preserve all current URLs and current naming conventions , the . xxx domain would not . ICPA provides a mechanism of recourse against a non-compliant web publisher or content provider under US law , . xxx domain has no such mechanism . ICPA would provide a more secure and robust solution as the content blocking happens at the ISP level , whereas blocking of the . xxx domain would happen at the end user browser level . The CP80 Foundation claims its ICPA also attempts to address the international `` Porn Problem '' . If the ICPA were to pass an end user would have several choices to make in terms of their Internet experience . The end user would choose Community ports or both Open and Community ports . If the end user chooses Community ports only , the end user could then decide to allow all IP 's from foreign countries or just the IP 's from compliant countries or no foreign IP 's , all of this configuration would happen at the ISP level . In Addition , The CP80 Foundation also supports a movement to use the IANA function , which is still currently administered by the US Government , to enforce the ICPA 's proposed separation of content internationally as part of `` A New Internet Evolution '' , disseminating down though the current ranks of Internet governance including regional Internet registries ( RIR ) , ISPs and finally web publishers and content providers . This would address any international web publisher or content provider who is not conforming to the `` New Evolution '' of the Internet .",
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"text": "Western Digital Western Digital Corporation ( commonly referred to as Western Digital and often abbreviated as WDC or WD ) is an American computer data storage company and one of the largest computer hard disk drive manufacturers in the world , along with Seagate Technology . Western Digital Corporation has a long history in the electronics industry as an integrated circuit maker and a storage products company . Western Digital was founded on April 23 , 1970 , by Alvin B. Phillips , a Motorola employee , as General Digital , initially ( and briefly ) a manufacturer of MOS test equipment . It rapidly became a speciality semiconductor maker , with start-up capital provided by several individual investors and industrial giant Emerson Electric . Around July 1971 , it adopted its current name and soon introduced its first product , the WD1402A UART .",
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"text": "Boeing 707 The Boeing 707 is a mid-sized , long-range , narrow-body , four-engine jet airliner built by Boeing Commercial Airplanes from 1958 to 1979 . Its name is commonly pronounced as `` seven oh seven '' . Versions of the aircraft have a capacity from 140 to 219 passengers and a range of 2500 to . Developed as Boeing 's first jet airliner , the 707 is a swept-wing design with podded engines . Although it was not the first jetliner in service , the 707 was the first to be commercially successful . Dominating passenger air transport in the 1960s and remaining common through the 1970s , the 707 is generally credited with ushering in the Jet Age . It established Boeing as one of the largest manufacturers of passenger aircraft , and led to the later series of airliners with `` 7x7 '' designations . The later 720 , 727 , 737 , and 757 share elements of the 707 's fuselage design . The 707 was developed from the Boeing 367-80 , a prototype jet first flown in 1954 . A larger fuselage cross-section and other modifications resulted in the initial-production 707-120 , powered by Pratt & Whitney JT3C turbojet engines , which first flew on December 20 , 1957 . Pan American World Airways began regular 707 service on October 26 , 1958 . Later derivatives included the shortened long-range 707-138 and the stretched 707-320 , both of which entered service in 1959 . A smaller short-range variant , the 720 , was introduced in 1960 . The 707-420 , a version of the stretched 707 with Rolls-Royce Conway turbofans , debuted in 1960 , while Pratt & Whitney JT3D turbofans debuted on the 707-120B and 707-320B models in 1961 and 1962 , respectively . The 707 has been used on domestic , transcontinental , and transatlantic flights , and for cargo and military applications . A convertible passenger-freighter model , the 707-320C , entered service in 1963 , and passenger 707s have been modified to freighter configurations . Military derivatives include the E-3 Sentry airborne reconnaissance aircraft and the C-137 Stratoliner VIP transports . Boeing produced and delivered 1,011 airliners including the smaller 720 series ; over 800 military versions were also produced . Ten Boeing 707s were in commercial service in July 2013 .",
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"text": "Information Age The Information Age ( also known as the Computer Age , Digital Age , or New Media Age ) is a period in human history characterized by the shift from traditional industry that the Industrial Revolution brought through industrialization , to an economy based on information computerization . The onset of the Information Age is associated with the Digital Revolution , just as the Industrial Revolution marked the onset of the Industrial Age . The definition of what digital means ( or what information means ) continues to change over time as new technologies , user devices , methods of interaction with other humans and devices enter the domain of research , development and market launch . During the Information Age , the phenomenon is that the digital industry creates a knowledge-based society surrounded by a high-tech global economy that spans over its influence on how the manufacturing throughout and the service sector operate in an efficient and convenient way . In a commercialized society , the information industry is able to allow individuals to explore their personalized needs , therefore simplifying the procedure of making decisions for transactions and significantly lowering costs for both the producers and buyers . This is accepted overwhelmingly by participants throughout the entire economic activities for efficacy purposes , and new economic incentives would then be indigenously encouraged , such as the knowledge economy . The Information Age formed by capitalizing on computer microminiaturization advances . This evolution of technology in daily life and social organization has led to the fact that the modernization of information and communication processes has become the driving force of social evolution .",
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"text": "Hillary Clinton email controversy In March 2015 , it became publicly known that Hillary Clinton , during her tenure as United States Secretary of State , had used her family 's private email server for official communications , rather than official State Department email accounts maintained on federal servers . Those official communications included thousands of emails that would retroactively be marked classified by the State Department . The controversy unfolded against the backdrop of Clinton 's 2016 presidential election campaign and hearings held by the United States House Select Committee on Benghazi . Some experts , officials , and members of Congress have contended that her use of private messaging system software and a private server violated State Department protocols and procedures , as well as federal laws and regulations governing recordkeeping . In response , Clinton has said that her use of personal email was in compliance with federal laws and State Department regulations , and that former secretaries of state had also maintained personal email accounts , though not their own private email servers . After allegations were raised that some of the emails in question contained classified information , the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) initiated an investigation regarding the origin and handling of classified emails on Clinton 's server . The FBI Report found that some of the emails originated in five other intelligence agencies . The FBI found that all classified emails on Clinton 's server were stored and sent from `` unclassified systems '' , violating the same policies as those on Clinton 's personal server . FBI Director James Comey identified 110 emails as containing information that was classified at the time it was sent , including 65 emails deemed `` Secret '' and 22 deemed `` Top Secret '' . None of these had classification markings . However , as noted in Clinton 's non-disclosure agreement , unmarked classified information should be treated the same as marked classified information . An additional three email chains contained `` portion markings '' , simply a '' ( C ) '' indicating `` Confidential '' in front of one or more paragraphs . These were not included in Comey 's list of 110 because the State Department failed to confirm they were classified at the time they were sent . Clinton told the FBI she did not know the meaning of '' ( C ) '' . Nearly 2,100 emails on the server were retroactively marked as classified by the State Department . In May 2016 , the State Department 's Office of the Inspector General released an 83-page report about the State Department 's email practices , including Clinton 's . On July 5 , 2016 , Comey announced that the FBI 's investigation had concluded that Clinton was `` extremely careless '' in handling her email system but recommended that no charges be filed against her . On July 6 , 2016 , Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced that no charges would be filed . On July 7 , the State Department reopened its probe into the email controversy . On October 28 , 2016 , Comey notified Congress that the FBI had started looking into newly discovered emails that may be pertinent to the case . Law enforcement officials stated the emails were found on a laptop belonging to Clinton aide Huma Abedin 's husband , Anthony Weiner , during an investigation of his sexting scandals . On November 6 , Comey notified Congress that the FBI had not changed its conclusion , reached in July , regarding Clinton 's emails .",
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"text": "The Memory Hole (web site) The Memory Hole was a website edited by Russ Kick ; launched on July 10 , 2002 , last post on May 11 , 2009 , with a successor website appearing in June 2016 . Before being hacked in June 2009 , the site was devoted to preserving and publishing material that is in danger of being lost , is hard to find , or is not widely known . Topics include government files , corporate memos , court documents , police reports and eyewitness statements , Congressional testimony , reports from various sources , maps , patents , web pages , photographs , video , sound recordings , news articles , and books . The name is a tribute to the `` memory hole '' from George Orwell 's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four , a slot into which government officials deposit politically inconvenient documents and records for destruction . One of the most noticeable actions was the publication of several hundred photos depicting the coffins of U.S. soldiers fallen in Iraq . These were obtained by Kick by filing a request based on the Freedom of Information Act . The photos sparked a controversy regarding the publication of war photos , public opinion and the behavior of the U.S. government . The website is the 2005 winner of the Project on Government Oversight 's `` Beyond the Headlines '' Award . A successor website , The Memory Hole 2 , was launched by Kick on June 16 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Baby boomers Baby boomers are the demographic cohort following the Silent Generation . There are no precise dates when the cohort birth years start and end . Typically , they range from the early-to-mid 1940s and end from 1960 to 1964 . Increased birth rates were observed during the post -- World War II baby boom making the baby boomers a relatively large demographic cohort . The term `` baby boomer '' is also used in a cultural context , so it is difficult to achieve broad consensus of a precise date definition . Different people , organizations , and scholars have varying opinions on who is a baby boomer , both technically and culturally . Ascribing universal attributes to such a generation is difficult , and some believe it is inherently impossible , but many have attempted to determine their cultural similarities and historical impact , and the term has thus gained widespread popular usage . Baby boomers are associated with a rejection or redefinition of traditional values . Many commentators , however , have disputed the extent of that rejection , noting the widespread continuity of values with older and younger generations . In Europe and North America , boomers are widely associated with privilege , as many grew up in a time of widespread government subsidies in post-war housing and education , and increasing affluence . As a group , baby boomers were the wealthiest , most active , and most physically fit generation up to the era in which they arrived , and were amongst the first to grow up genuinely expecting the world to improve with time . They were also the generation that received peak levels of income ; they could therefore reap the benefits of abundant levels of food , apparel , retirement programs , and sometimes even `` midlife crisis '' products . The increased consumerism for this generation has been regularly criticized as excessive . One feature of the boomers was that they have tended to think of themselves as a special generation , very different from those that had come before . In the 1960s , as the relatively large numbers of young people became teenagers and young adults , they , and those around them , created a very specific rhetoric around their cohort , and the changes they were bringing about . This rhetoric had an important impact in the self perceptions of the boomers , as well as their tendency to define the world in terms of generations , which was a relatively new phenomenon . The baby boom has been described variously as a `` shockwave '' and as `` the pig in the python . '' The term `` Generation Jones '' is sometimes used to describe those born between 1954 and 1965 . The term is typically used to refer to the later years of the Baby boomer cohort ( 1954-1960 ) and the early years of Generation X ( 1961-1965 ) .",
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"text": "Turning the Pages Turning the Pages is software technology for viewing scanned books on-line in a realistic and detailed manner . It was developed by the British Library in partnership with Armadillo Systems . The original version , first released in 1997 , uses Adobe Shockwave . In January 2007 version 2.0 version was developed for Microsoft Vista using a browser-based Windows Presentation Foundation format . Features include page turns that are modeled on the actually deformation of different types of material ( for example in a book with vellum pages , which is heavier than printed on paper , will appear to collapse under its own weight as it is turned ) . For certain books , such as the Sherborne Missal , the gold leaf catches the light as the book moves around . The British Library has released a `` Turning the Pages Toolkit '' for libraries around the world to put their collections online . The Codex Leicester along with Codex Arundel was one of the first to be made available in the 2.0 format , with Bill Gates saying `` This is an innovative way to bring treasures - including mine - to a new audience , ''",
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"text": "President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site The President William Jefferson Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site is located at 117 South Hervey Street ( U.S. Route 278 ) in Hope , Arkansas . Built in 1917 by Dr. H. S. Garrett , in this house the 42nd President of the United States Bill Clinton spent the first four years of his life , having been born at Julia Chester Hospital in Hope on August 19 , 1946 . The house was owned by his grandparents , Edith Grisham and James Eldridge Cassidy , and they cared for him when his mother , Virginia , was away working as an anesthetist in New Orleans . On May 19 , 1994 , the site was added to the National Register of Historic Places ( as `` Bill Clinton Birthplace '' ) . Tours were offered by the Clinton Birthplace Foundation . In accordance with the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 ( § 7002 ) , the Secretary of the Interior accepted the property on December 14 , 2010 , establishing it as a national historic site and a unit of the National Park System . This change in status was originally proposed by Senator Mark Pryor of Arkansas . Bill Clinton and Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar formally dedicated the site on April 16 , 2011 .",
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"text": "Bill Kincaid William S. `` Bill '' Kincaid ( born March 10 , 1956 ) is an American computer engineer and entrepreneur notable for creating the MP3 player SoundJam MP with Jeff Robbin that was eventually bought by Apple and renamed iTunes .",
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"text": "Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne , that will play in the Premier League , the top tier of English football , after winning the Championship title in 2017 . Newcastle United was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End , and has played at its current home ground , St James ' Park , ever since . The ground was developed into an all-seater stadium in the mid-1990s and now has a capacity of 52,354 . The club has been a member of the Premier League for all but three years of the competition 's history , spending 85 seasons in the top tier as of May 2016 , and has never dropped below English football 's second tier since joining the Football League in 1893 . They have won four League Championship titles , six FA Cups and a Charity Shield , as well as the 1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup and the 2006 UEFA Intertoto Cup . Newcastle United has the ninth highest total of trophies won by an English club . The club 's most successful period was between 1904 and 1910 , when they won an FA Cup and three of their First Division titles . The club were highly successful in the Premier League in the 1990s and early 2000s without winning any trophies , but have been mostly struggling since the 2006 -- 07 season , and were relegated in 2009 and 2016 . Newcastle has a fierce local rivalry with Sunderland , and the two clubs have engaged in the Tyne -- Wear derby since 1898 . The club 's traditional kit colours are black and white striped shirts , black shorts and black socks . Their traditional crest takes elements of the city coat of arms , which features two grey seahorses . The club has been owned by Mike Ashley since 2007 , succeeding long term chairman and owner Sir John Hall . The club is the seventeenth highest revenue producing club in the world in terms of annual revenue , generating $ 169.3 m in 2015 . Historically , Newcastle 's highest placing was in 1999 when they were the fifth highest revenue producing football club in the world , and second in England only behind Manchester United .",
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"text": "History of Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club was formed in 1863 as Stoke Ramblers Football Club by former pupils of the Charterhouse School whilst they were apprentices at the North Staffordshire Railway . The club dropped the Ramblers from their name in 1878 , and in 1888 they were founding members of the Football League . In 1925 , the club 's name was changed for the final time to Stoke City Football Club when Stoke-on-Trent was granted city status . The club moved in 1997 to the Britannia Stadium , a 28,383 all-seater stadium ; having spent 119 years at the Victoria Ground . In the 2007 -- 08 season , Stoke won promotion from the Football League Championship , the second tier of English football , and as of 2008 -- 09 are playing in the top flight ( currently Premier League ) for the first time since the 1984 -- 85 season , when they were relegated with a total of 17 points , a record low unsurpassed for 21 years . Stoke 's only major trophy was the 1972 Football League Cup , won when they beat Chelsea 2 -- 1 in the final at Wembley Stadium before a crowd of 97,852 . The club have also won the Football League Trophy twice , in 1992 and 2000 . In terms of league achievement the closest Stoke have come to winning the title was in the 1946 -- 47 season where a final day defeat cost Stoke top spot .",
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"text": "2001 FA Charity Shield The 2001 FA Charity Shield was the 79th FA Charity Shield , an annual football match played between the winners of the previous season 's Premier League and FA Cup . The match was contested between Liverpool , winners of the 2000 -- 01 FA Cup and Manchester United , who won the 2000 -- 01 Premier League on 12 August 2001 . It was the first Shield match to be held at the Millennium Stadium following the closure of Wembley Stadium for reconstruction . This was Liverpool 's 19th appearance and Manchester United 's 21st and the 5th time they had met in the competition . The anticipated meeting of Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard and new Manchester United signing Juan Sebastián Verón did not occur . Another omission from the Liverpool team was striker Robbie Fowler , who was left out of the matchday squad . New signings for both teams made an appearance , with defender John Arne Riise making his first appearance in English football for Liverpool , while striker Ruud van Nistelrooy made his debut for Manchester United . Watched by a crowd of 70,027 spectators , Liverpool took the lead in the second minute when Gary McAllister scored from a free kick after a foul on Danny Murphy by Roy Keane . Liverpool extended their lead in the 16th minute when striker Michael Owen scored . Manchester United scored in the second half through Van Nistelrooy but were unable to find the equalising goal in the remaining minutes . Thus , Liverpool won the match 2 -- 1 to win the Shield for the 14th time . Despite the victory , Liverpool manager Gérard Houllier was realistic about his team 's prospects in the upcoming 2001 -- 02 FA Premier League . Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was critical of referee Andy D'Urso 's performance after he turned down two penalty appeals from his side during the match . Liverpool 's victory marked their 14th success , while the match was United 's fourth consecutive loss in the competition .",
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"text": "List of sports rivalries A sports rivalry is intense competition between athletic teams or athletes . This pressure of competition is felt by players , coaches , and management , but is perhaps felt strongest by the fans . The intensity of the rivalry varies from a friendly competition on one end to serious violence on the other that , in one case ( the Football War ) , was suggested to have led to military conflicts . Owners typically encourage rivalries as they tend to improve game attendance and television ratings for rivalry matches , but a rivalry that gets out of control can lead to fighting , hooliganism , rioting and some , with career-ending or even fatal consequences . Rivalries stem from various sources . Simple geographic proximity as well as frequent meetings in important games can lead to rivalries . Games between two rivals of close geographical proximity are usually called a local derby , or simply just derby ( UK : -LSB- 'd ɑrbi -RSB- or US : -LSB- ˈdɜrbi -RSB- ) ; a sporting fixture between two teams from the same town , city or region , particularly in association football . The phrase most likely originated from The Derby , a horse race in England , founded by the 12th Earl of Derby in 1780 , since at least as early as 1840 ` derby ' has been used as a noun in English to denote any kind of sporting contest . In the United States , the term crosstown rivalry is more commonly encountered for this type of rivalry . The town of Derby was renowned as the site of a chaotic and exuberant game that involved the whole town and often resulted in fatalities . The goals were at Nuns Mill in the north and the Gallows Balk in the south of the town , and much of the action took place in the River Derwent or the Markeaton Brook . Nominally the players came from All Saints ' and St Peter 's parishes , but in practice the game was a free-for-all with as many as 1,000 players . A Frenchman who observed the match in 1829 wrote in horror , ` if Englishmen call this play , it would be impossible to say what they call fighting ' . The traditional Shrovetide football match is commonplace in the town of Ashbourne , Derbyshire . ''",
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"text": "List of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. records and statistics Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club is an English football club based in Wolverhampton . The club was founded as St Luke 's in 1877 , soon becoming Wolverhampton Wanderers , before being a founder member of the Football League in 1888 . Since that time , the club has played in all four professional divisions of the English football pyramid , and been champions of all these levels . They have also been involved in European football , having been one of the first English clubs to enter the European Cup , as well as reaching the final of the first staging of the UEFA Cup . This list encompasses all honours won by Wolverhampton Wanderers and records set by the club , their managers and their players . The player records section includes details of the club 's leading goalscorers and those who have made most appearances in first-team competitions , as well as transfer fee records paid and received by the club . A list of streaks recording all elements of the game ( wins , losses , clean sheets , etc. ) is also presented .",
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"text": "Everton F.C. Everton F.C. -LSB- ˈɛvərtən -RSB- is a football club in Liverpool , England , that currently competes in the Premier League , the top flight of English football . The club have competed in the top division for a record 114 seasons and won the League Championship nine times , and the FA Cup five times . Formed in 1878 , Everton were founding members of The Football League in 1888 and won their first League Championship two seasons later . Following four League Championship and two FA Cup wins , Everton experienced a lull in the immediate post World War Two period , until a revival in the 1960s , which saw the club win two League Championships and an FA Cup . The mid-1980s represented their most recent period of sustained success , with two League Championships , an FA Cup , and the 1985 European Cup Winners ' Cup . The club 's most recent major trophy was the 1995 FA Cup . The club 's supporters are known as Evertonians . Everton have a rivalry with neighbours Liverpool , and the two sides contest the Merseyside derby . The club have been based at Goodison Park in Walton , Liverpool , since 1892 , after moving from Anfield following a row over its rent . The club 's home colours are royal blue shirts with white shorts and socks .",
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"text": "Cashmere Wanderers Cashmere Wanderers is a New Zealand association football club based in Christchurch . The club was formed in 1951 as Atlantis AFC , named for its origins among emigrants to New Zealand aboard the Shaw Savill Line ship Atlantis , which arrived in Lyttelton in 1950 . The club 's initial colours of gold with black trim were chosen to match the colours of Shaw Savill , and the club gained the nickname of `` Wanderers '' due to the similarity of these colours to the English team Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. . In 1961 , the club changed its name to Christchurch Wanderers to reflect this nickname , and also to reflect the fact that the remaining links with the Atlantis and with Shaw Savill were by now tenuous . A further name change to the current name of Cashmere Wanderers , reflecting the club 's location in the Christchurch suburb of Cashmere came about in 1967 . At the same time the black trim of the club 's strip was changed to maroon to reflect the colours of Cashmere High School , a near neighbour of the club . The club also changed its badge , the new logo prominently featuring an elephant . Cashmere Wanderers is one of the oldest continually active football clubs in Canterbury . It supports numerous club sides , with over 500 junior players . Its senior men 's team plays in the qualification grade immediately below the Mainland Premier League . The team 's best performance in the Chatham Cup came in 1984 , when they reached the Fifth Round ( last 16 )",
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"text": "List of non-League clubs in the Fifth Round of the FA Cup since 1945 Since the end of the Second World War in 1945 , nine non-League football clubs -- that is , clubs outside the divisions of The Football League and , since 1992 , the Premier League -- have reached the Fifth Round of the FA Cup , to become one of the last 16 clubs in the competition . To date , only Lincoln City has subsequently reached the Sixth Round , or `` quarter finals '' . The last non-League team to reach the quarter finals ( then the Fourth Round ) was Queens Park Rangers in 1914 , when the Football League had just two divisions . The most recent example of a non-league team beating top-flight opposition in the FA Cup was Lincoln City 's Fifth Round victory away at Burnley in 2017 . The last time a non-league side beat top-flight opposition at home in the FA Cup was Sutton United 's Third Round victory over Coventry City in 1989 . In 2017 , two non-League teams made it to the Fifth Round of the competition , Lincoln City and Sutton United . This was the first time two non-League teams has appeared made it this far in the same season since the establishment of the Football League in 1888 . Lincoln City subsequently became the first non-League team in 103 years and the first since World War II to make the quarter finals , but lost 5-0 to Arsenal .",
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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": "Association football culture Association football culture refers to the cultural aspects surrounding the game of association football . In many countries , football has ingrained itself into the national culture , and parts of life may revolve around it . Many countries have daily football newspapers , as well as football magazines . Football players , especially in the top levels of the game , have become role models for people . The FIFA World Cup held every four years is the quintessential football event , combining the greatest players in the world and the passion of the fans . Football has a long and glorious history , with which a vast and diverse culture has emerged . The culture of football can be easily divided into how the players , fans and clubs see the sport .",
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"text": "1950–51 FA Cup The 1950 -- 51 FA Cup was the 70th season of the world 's oldest football cup competition , the Football Association Challenge Cup , commonly known as the FA Cup . Newcastle United won the competition for the fourth time , beating Blackpool 2 -- 0 in the final at Wembley , London . Matches were scheduled to be played at the stadium of the team named first on the date specified for each round , which was always a Saturday . If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played , a replay would take place at the stadium of the second-named team later the same week . If the replayed match was drawn further replays would be held at neutral venues until a winner was determined . If scores were level after 90 minutes had been played in a replay , a 30-minute period of extra time would be played .",
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"text": "Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe , North Lincolnshire , England . The team play in League One , the third tier of the English football league system . The team is nicknamed The Iron , and has played in a home strip of claret and blue for most of its history . It plays its home games at Glanford Park , having moved from the Old Show Ground in 1988 . Grimsby Town , Hull City , Doncaster Rovers , Lincoln City and York City are its main rivals , although of these clubs only Doncaster Rovers currently play in the same division as Scunthorpe . The club was formed in 1899 , turned professional in 1912 and joined the Football League in 1950 . It achieved promotion to Division Two in 1958 , where it stayed until 1964 , but has spent most of its time as a Football League club in the basement tier . The club has had more success recently , however : it was promoted from Football League Two in 2005 , and then spent three out of four seasons from 2007 in the Football League Championship . The Iron were relegated to Football League One in 2011 , having finished bottom of the Championship . The club then suffered a further blow , being relegated to Football League Two in 2013 , however it was fortunate enough to immediately bounce back , winning promotion back to the third tier at the end of the 2013 -- 14 season . In recent years , the club has developed a reputation for developing promising young strikers , having sold Billy Sharp , Martin Paterson and Gary Hooper on for seven-figure sums . The club was also considered one of the most financially prudent in English football , being one of only three in the top four divisions to be debt-free . This status has recently changed after it was announced that a # 2 million loan from the outgoing chairman Steve Wharton was on the accounts to help the club maintain some sense of financial stability . Scunthorpe United was also the first club in England to build a cantilever stand after their old East stand burnt down in 1959 , four years before Sheffield Wednesday constructed its cantilever stand at Hillsborough .",
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"text": "Heroes and Villains (football fanzine) Heroes and Villains is the title of a football fanzine written by and primarily aimed at fans of Aston Villa F.C. . It was launched in 1989 , and has been in regular print ever since , long surpassing 100 issues . It has been edited from the start by Dave Woodhall . Although of course primarily concerned directly with the fortunes of Aston Villa , occasionally other general football articles and humorous , nostalgic pieces are to be found amongst its pages . It was often critical of Doug Ellis who was the chairman of Aston Villa during the period 1982 to 2006 ( his second spell at the club ) . He was seen by many fans as being complacent and unambitious regarding the fortunes of the team . As with most fanzines , many articles contain much baiting of local rival football clubs and their fans , in this case chiefly Birmingham City F.C. and West Bromwich Albion F.C. However , a goodly part of the fanzine 's contents consist of contributors ' personal views on and memories of experiences derived from being a supporter of Aston Villa . Aston Villa 's richly varied history , particularly that of the last 25 years and within living memory of most contributors , consisting as it does of Villa 's League Championship and European Cup winning achievements of '81 and ' 82 , their mid '80s decline culminating in relegation in ' 87 , followed by a revival under Graham Taylor 's management which led to an unexpected league runners-up spot just 3 seasons later , provides much material . As does a further , also unexpected , runners up placing in ' 93 , league cup triumphs in '94 and ' 96 , and the generally solid but unspectacular performance of the team , up to the 2005-2006 season 's underachievements and the broad feeling of dissatisfaction with the way the club was being run . Something of a running joke in the fanzine concerns Villa 's underachievement in the FA Cup , the club having not won the competition since 1957 , with their only final appearance since then consisting of a dismal performance in losing 1-0 to the pre-Roman Abramovich Chelsea in 2000 . As the 3rd round of the competition - Villa 's usual entry point - approaches each season , many fans come to the agreement that this year is definitely `` our year for the cup ... '' For the start of the 2014-15 season , the fanzine phased out the paper publishing format of distribution , and is now available only to download to computers , mobile devices , and so on . The fanzine also spawned a website forum which remains very popular among Villa supporters .",
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"text": "Joe Richardson Joseph Richardson ( 24 August 1908 -- 1977 ) was an English professional footballer who played as a right back . Richardson joined Blyth Spartans from local side New Delaval Villa . His form with Spartans was impressive enough to earn a # 250 move to Newcastle United in 1929 . He went on to play over 200 league games for the Magpies , and after ending his playing career in 1938 joined the coaching staff where he remained until 1977 , serving the club for 48 years . Richardson died in 1977 . England Player in an Unofficial Match Appearing for Another National Side Finally , we turn to the case of the Scot who played for England against Scotland . At least one player who appeared for England in an unofficial match also appeared for another national side in official matches . Thomas ( Tommy ) Usher Pearson , who was born in Edinburgh and who played at outside left for England in the 2-1 victory against Scotland in the 1939 unofficial wartime international , also played at outside left for Scotland in two official 1947 matches , including the 1-1 draw against England . Eric Brook and Sam Barkas , both of Manchester City , were the original selections at outside left and right back for England in the 1939 wartime international , which was played at St. James ' Park in Newcastle , but they were injured in a car accident on the way to the match and were replaced by a pair of Newcastle United players , Pearson and Joseph ( Joe ) Richardson .",
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"text": "2009–10 Derby County F.C. season The 2009 -- 10 season was Derby County 's 111th season in the Football League . It is their 42nd season in the second division of English football and their second consecutive season in the second tier following an 18th-placed finish in the previous campaign . Derby struggled against relegation for much of the season , but a run of just two defeats in the final 10 fixtures saw the club finish in 14th , their third highest finish in their respective division in the previous ten years . The Derby Evening Telegraph described the campaign as `` Good in patches , poor in others , and ultimately frustrating . '' The season was Nigel Clough 's first full season in the job following his appointment in January 2009 . The club started the season with odds of 21/1 for the title , though the media prediction was that they would improve greatly on the previous campaign 's struggles and push for a playoff place . This proved overly optimistic , however , as the club battled relegation from the Championship for the fifth time in eight seasons . Although the club never fell into the bottom three during the campaign ( the lowest position was 20th ) it spent just six fixtures in the top half of the table , only one of which was achieved after August . A lack of consistency was one reason ; not only in results ( the club never recording more than two consecutive victories ) but also in the club 's inability to field a consistent team selection . A club record 40 players represented the club , with only 6 players making 30 or more league starts , and an over-reliance on loanees ( 14 players signing temporary deals over the season ) also played a part , as did injuries ; one match , away to Ipswich Town in October , came at the height of the club 's injury problems and saw them unable to even name a full complement of substitutes such was the lack of players available . A purple patch of form in February saw the club end local rivals Nottingham Forest 's 19 match unbeaten run , inflict eventual-Champions Newcastle United 's biggest defeat of the season ( 3 -- 0 ) and hit five in a match for the first time in three years when they edged out Preston North End 5 -- 3 at Pride Park , but a run of just three wins in twelve through the end of February until the end of April , ensured that safety was not achieved until the 44th fixture of the season after a 1 -- 1 draw at home to relegation rivals Crystal Palace . One bright point to the campaign came with the reserves successful The Central League Division One Central Section campaign , which saw them finish top and become the first Derby reserves team to win the title since Arthur Cox 's reserves claimed it in the 1985 -- 86 season . It was also the first time a Derby County reserves side had won its respective division since the club successfully captured the Premier Reserve League in 2000 -- 01 . The club sold 21,406 season tickets for the 2009 -- 10 season and had an average home attendance of 29,207 ( down from 29,440 the previous season ) , second only to Champions Newcastle United 's 43,388 and over 4,000 ahead of third placed Sheffield United . The ground operated at 86.9 % capacity , putting it third behind Cardiff City and Blackpool . These averages made Derby the 12th best supported club in the country for the third consecutive season .",
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"text": "Ardeer Thistle F.C. Ardeer Thistle Football Club are a Scottish football club from Stevenston in North Ayrshire . Formed in 1900 , they are based at Ardeer Stadium and are nicknamed `` The Thistle '' . They compete in the West Region of the Scottish Junior Football Association and players wear red and black home kits and sky blue change strips . The clubs main sponsor is Move2 . Ardeer Stadium is the second home the club has occupied in its history . Previously playing at Ardchoille Park in the Hayocks area of the town , the club suffered badly due to vandalism at the pavilion , and were effectively left homeless . However Ardeer Stadium , a very good facility , existed in the bottom end of the town , having been the former home of the defunct Ardeer Recreation FC who were at one time sponsored by Chemical giants ICI - once a major employer in the town . When Thistle made the move to Ardeer Stadium in the mid-1970s the opening game was between Kilmarnock and St Mirren , who were managed at the time by none other than Alex Ferguson . Stevenston man Gordon Smith played for Kilmarnock in the game . Smith has since gone on to be the one time Chief Executive of the SFA , and is now Director of Football at Rangers FC . Thistle have remained at Ardeer Stadium ever since and have their own supporters group called none other than ` Ardeer Ultras ' , Ardeer still remains a decent facility in Junior football terms , with its large oval terrace and excellent playing surface . The outline of the former ground at Ardchoille can still be seen , and goalposts remain for public use .",
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"text": "Darlington F.C. Darlington Football Club is an English football club based in Darlington , County Durham . They are members of the and play at Blackwell Meadows . The club was founded in 1883 , and played its matches at Feethams . The club originally played in regionally organised leagues , and were one of the founding members of the Northern League in 1889 . They were first admitted to the Football League when the Third Division North was formed in 1921 . They won the Third Division North title in 1925 , and their 15th place in the Second Division in 1926 remains their highest ever league finish . After their admission to the League , they spent most of their history in the bottom tier . They won the Third Division North Cup in 1934 , their first victory in nationally organised cup competition . They reached the last 16 of the FA Cup twice , and the quarter-final of the Football League Cup once , in 1968 . In the early 1990s they won successive titles , in the Conference National in 1990 and the Fourth Division in 1991 . In 2011 they won the FA Trophy , defeating Mansfield Town 1 -- 0 at Wembley Stadium . Darlington moved to the all-seater , 25,000-capacity Darlington Arena in 2003 . The cost of the stadium was a major factor in driving the club into administration . In May 2012 , the club was bought out of a period of administration without entering into a Creditors Voluntary Agreement ( CVA ) . The Football Association ruled that it should be treated as a new club , which required a change of playing name . The name chosen was Darlington 1883 , and that team was placed in the Northern League Division One , the ninth tier of English football , for the 2012 -- 13 season . They won three promotions in four seasons before the FA approved their request to revert to their traditional name . The club 's main rivals are Hartlepool United . The club 's traditional colours are black and white shirts , black shorts and black and white socks . The club 's crest depicts Locomotion No 1 , referring to the town 's railway history ; as well as a stylised Quaker hat , referring to the religious movement that had a historic influence on the town , and which was the source of the team 's nickname , the Quakers .",
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"text": "1995–96 Newcastle United F.C. season During the 1995 -- 96 football season , English club Newcastle United participated in the Premier League , finishing in second place . An explosive start to the season saw Newcastle storm to the top of the Premier League table . At Christmas 1995 they held a lead of 10 points , which stretched to 12 points in mid-January 1996 . However , a run of five defeats from eight matches enabled Manchester United to catch up and overtake them in March , and Newcastle ultimately finished four points behind Alex Ferguson 's team .",
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"text": "Aberdeen F.C.–Rangers F.C. rivalry The Aberdeen -- Rangers rivalry refers to football matches and related activity involving the Scottish football clubs Aberdeen F.C. and Rangers F.C. Unlike Rangers ' Old Firm rivalry with Glasgow neighbours Celtic F.C. which has historically revolved around religion , national identity and ethnic background , the situation with Aberdeen is a comparatively modern phenomenon which developed from the 1970s on a competitive sporting basis but escalated into hostility on the field and in the stands , with the animosity continuing into the 21st century to some extent .",
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"text": "Mike Ashley (businessman) Michael James Wallace `` Mike '' Ashley ( born 9 September 1964 ) is an English billionaire retail entrepreneur in the sporting goods market . He is also the owner of Newcastle United after paying around # 135 million to buy the club . Ranked 15th ( in Britain only ) in the 2012 version of Forbes magazine with estimated wealth of # 1.5 billion , Ashley was seen as an intensely private person , who never attended industry functions or gave interviews . Philip Beresford , who compiles the annual Sunday Times list , said neither he nor his staff have ever managed to contact Ashley , and in 2006 described him as `` easily Britain 's answer to the late Howard Hughes '' . Since Sports Direct International Plc went public , and his purchase of Newcastle United where he took to sitting in the stands with fans , Ashley took on a more public and accessible persona . However , after the departure of Kevin Keegan as manager and the club 's relegation , he has only made low key appearances when attending Newcastle matches . As of October 2014 , Ashley also owns an 8.92 % stake in Scottish football club Rangers .",
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"text": "Bo'ness United F.C. Bo ` ness United Football Club is a Scottish football club , based in the town of Bo ` ness . The club is currently a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association 's East Region Super League . The club have won the Scottish Junior Cup on three occasions , in 1948 , 1976 and 1984 . Nicknamed the B.U. 's , they were formed in 1945 , at the end of the Second World War when Bo ` ness , a club that had played in the senior ranks , being a member of the Scottish Football League from 1921 to 1932 , merged with the Junior club Bo ` ness Cadora . They presently play their home games at Newtown Park , which has room for around 7,500 spectators and has been used as a football ground since the 1880s . They play in blue . As a result of winning the 2009 -- 10 East Superleague , United competed in the Scottish Cup for the first time the following season . The club eventually reached the third round , defeating Scottish Football League Third Division side Queen 's Park at home in round two . They also reached the third round the following year . Bo ` ness United have a healthy rivalry with Linlithgow Rose .",
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"text": "Ready Player One Ready Player One is a 2011 dystopian science-fiction novel , and the debut novel by Ernest Cline . In 2012 , the book received an Alex Award from the Young Adult Library Services Association division of the American Library Association and won the 2012 Prometheus Award . Cline sold the novel in June 2010 , in a bidding war to the Crown Publishing Group ( a division of Random House ) . The book was published on August 16 , 2011 . An audiobook was released the same day ; it was narrated by Wil Wheaton , who was mentioned briefly in one of the chapters . A film adaptation , directed by Steven Spielberg , is currently in production , and slated to premiere in spring 2018 .",
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"text": "Prometheus Award The Prometheus Award is an award for libertarian science fiction novels given annually by the Libertarian Futurist Society , which also publishes the quarterly journal Prometheus . L. Neil Smith established the award in 1979 , but it was not awarded regularly until the newly founded Libertarian Futurist Society revived it in 1982 . The Society created a Hall of Fame Award ( for classic works of libertarian science fiction , not necessarily novels ) in 1983 , and also presents occasional one-off awards .",
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"text": "Open World Press Open World Press is a publisher of role-playing games , founded in 2001 by Ed Cha , best known for its `` World of Whitethorn '' series of adventure settings . It is a member of Indie Press Revolution , a fulfillment house for publishers of indie role-playing games . Open World Press was nominated as `` The Most Exciting New Company to Emerge '' in 2003 by GameWyrd . In 2005 , `` World of Whitethorn 1B : The Village of Oester '' published by Open World Press was nominated for an ENnie as `` Best Adventure of the Year '' . In that same year , Open World Press gave permission to author William Kooiker to publish the fantasy novel `` Tower of Ruin '' based on the characters and plotline in `` World of Whitethorn 1B : The Village of Oester '' .",
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"text": "Robotech (novels) In 1987 , the Robotech animated series was adapted into novel form by authors James Luceno and Brian Daley and published by Del Rey Books . Having previously collaborated on the animated series Galaxy Rangers , the pair 's Robotech novels were released under the unified pseudonym of `` Jack McKinney '' . Using fictitious epigraphs in the style of Dune , McKinney 's novels escaped the limitations inherent in the dubbed cartoon and fleshed out its chronology in greater detail ; most significantly , by adapting the storyline of the aborted sequel project , `` The Sentinels '' . The entire series lasted for twenty-one books , the first fifteen of which were later collected into five three-book omnibus compilations in the early 1990s . The original twelve novels were written to a tight twelve-month deadline , so that the books could be released one per month . Under this deadline , Daley and Luceno divided the Robotech timeline into twelve segments and worked on different segments simultaneously ( i.e. Daley wrote Book 1 while Luceno wrote Book 2 ) , then traded completed manuscripts for revision and style adjustments . As part of the research project , they watched the TV series many times , and consulted heavily with Carl Macek . The first two omnibus collections , comprising the entirety of the `` Macross Saga '' , were reissued in 2003 to tie in with the release of the Robotech : Battlecry video game . Then , in 2007 , the next two omnibus collections , covering the remainder of the television series , were re-released as tie-ins to the animated movie , Robotech : The Shadow Chronicles . However , a revision of the Robotech timeline made by Harmony Gold alongside the release of the movie caused some continuity clashes with the McKinney novels , which were relegated to a `` secondary '' position in Robotech canon . To work around this , the Southern Cross and Invid Invasion collections contain new appendices written by Robotech fan Jonathan L. Switzer correcting any newborn mistakes .",
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"text": "Green libertarianism Green libertarianism ( also known as eco-libertarianism ) is a hybrid political philosophy that has developed in the United States . Based upon a mixture of political third party values , such as the environmental and economic platform from the Green Party of the United States and the civil liberties platform of the U.S. Libertarian Party , the green libertarian philosophy attempts to consolidate progressive or agrarian values with libertarianism . While green libertarians have tended to associate with the U.S. Green Party , the movement has grown to encompass economic liberals who advocate free markets and commonly identify with contemporary American libertarianism .",
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"text": "Free Democrats (Norway) The Free Democrats ( Fridemokratene ) is a political organization formed by former members of the Progress Party of Norway in 1994 . The 1993 election saw the support of the Progress Party ( 6.3 percent and 10 representatives ) halved . After the 1994 Progress Party national convention several representatives of the `` libertarian wing '' broke out and founded a party more ideologically consistently libertarian , the Free Democrats . Four of the defectors were MPs , and formed an independent group in Parliament of Norway . Its first leader Ellen Christine Christiansen was among the four MPs , and also served in Oslo city council until 1995 . In the Norwegian county elections , 1995 the party received 1,932 votes , 0.09 % of the votes . The Free Democrats no longer participate in elections and function merely as a think tank and organization for Norwegian libertarians , regardless of their political allegiance . People associated with the Free Democrats also founded the online newspaper Liberaleren .",
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"text": "Cyberpunk derivatives A number of cyberpunk derivatives have become recognized as distinct subgenres in speculative fiction . These derivatives , though they do not share cyberpunk 's computers-focused setting , may display other qualities drawn from or analogous to cyberpunk : a world built on one particular technology that is extrapolated to a highly sophisticated level ( this may even be a fantastical or anachronistic technology , akin to retro-futurism ) , a gritty transreal urban style , or a particular approach to social themes . The most successful of these subgenres , Steampunk , has been defined as a `` kind of technological fantasy '' , and others in this category sometimes also incorporate aspects of science fantasy and historical fantasy . Scholars have written of these subgenres ' stylistic place in postmodern literature , and also their ambiguous interaction with the historical perspective of postcolonialism . American author Bruce Bethke coined the term `` cyberpunk '' in his 1980 short story of the same name , proposing it as a label for a new generation of punk teenagers inspired by the perceptions inherent to the Information Age . The term was quickly appropriated as a label to be applied to the works of William Gibson , Bruce Sterling , John Shirley , Rudy Rucker , Michael Swanwick , Pat Cadigan , Lewis Shiner , Richard Kadrey , and others . Science fiction author Lawrence Person , in defining postcyberpunk , summarized the characteristics of cyberpunk thus : Classic cyberpunk characters were marginalized , alienated loners who lived on the edge of society in generally dystopic futures where daily life was impacted by rapid technological change , an ubiquitous datasphere of computerized information , and invasive modification of the human body . The relevance of cyberpunk as a genre to punk subculture is debatable and further hampered by the lack of a defined cyberpunk subculture ; where the small cyber movement shares themes with cyberpunk fiction and draws inspiration from punk and goth alike , cyberculture is much more popular though much less defined , encompassing virtual communities and cyberspace in general and typically embracing optimistic anticipations about the future . Cyberpunk is nonetheless regarded as a successful genre , as it ensnared many new readers and provided the sort of movement that postmodern literary critics found alluring . Furthermore , author David Brin argues , cyberpunk made science fiction more attractive and profitable for mainstream media and the visual arts in general .",
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"text": "Makers (novel) Makers is a novel by Canadian-British science fiction author Cory Doctorow released in October 2009 . It was nominated for the Prometheus Award . The book focuses on a near-future imagining of members of the maker culture , a group Doctorow characterizes as being composed of `` people who hack hardware , business-models , and living arrangements to discover ways of staying alive and happy even when the economy is falling down the toilet '' . The novel is available free on the author 's website , as a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA download . It is also published in traditional paper form by HarperVoyager . The UK hardcover is 416 pages long .",
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"text": "Liberator (magazine) Liberator is a radical liberal United Kingdom magazine associated with but not officially connected to the Liberal Democrats . Founded in 1970 as the magazine of the then Young Liberals , it has often published articles critical of the party leadership , in particular over the Liberal Party 's debacle over nuclear disarmament in 1986 , the merger of the Liberal Party and Social Democratic Party and the Tony Blair-Paddy Ashdown project . Previous editors include Peter Hain in 1973-75 , later a Labour MP . Since 1982 , the magazine has been edited by an editorial collective , whose former members include Liz Barker , now a Liberal Democrat peer . The magazine merged with Radical Bulletin , mostly topical and distinctly off-message news , in 1983 . Regular features include a column by the fictional peer Lord Bonkers who `` was Liberal MP for Rutland South-West between 1906 and 1910 . Since 1990 his diaries have appeared in Liberator magazine , giving a unique perspective on British politics . Lord Bonkers ' Diary is dictated to Jonathan Calder '' . A history of the magazine was published in the 300th issue in December 2004 .",
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"text": "League of Peoples The League of Peoples is a fictional interstellar polity present in a series of novels by science fiction author James Alan Gardner . Although theoretically made up of every sentient race in the galaxy , in actuality the League is controlled by ( from Humanity 's standpoint ) hyperadvanced beings who have little concern for wants , needs , and desires of the less evolved races . The League effectively has one law - no dangerous non-sentient creatures can cross between star systems . A dangerous non-sentient is defined by the league as any being which kills a sentient being or through negligence allows a sentient being to die . Any dangerous non-sentient that attempts to circumvent this law , or any being who knowingly aids in the attempt , is instantaneously but painlessly executed by the League . Although this renders interstellar war impossible , it does not prevent mayhem on individual planets , nor does it stop unethical behavior that stops short of murder .",
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"text": "One-nation conservatism One-nation conservatism ( also known as one-nationism , or Tory democracy ) is a form of British political conservatism that views society as organic and values paternalism and pragmatism . The phrase `` One-nation Tory '' originated with Benjamin Disraeli ( 1804 -- 1881 ) , who served as the chief Conservative spokesman and became Prime Minister in February 1868 . He devised it to appeal to working-class men as a solution to worsening divisions in society through introducing factory and health Acts , as well as greater protection for workers . As a political philosophy , one-nation conservatism reflects the belief that societies exist and develop organically , and that members within them have obligations towards each other . There is particular emphasis on the paternalistic obligation of those who are privileged and wealthy to the poorer parts of society . The ideology featured heavily during Disraeli 's terms in government , during which considerable social reforms were passed . Towards the end of the 19th century , the party moved away from paternalism in favour of free market capitalism , but fears of extremism during the interwar period caused the revival of one-nation conservatism . The philosophy continued to be held by the Conservative party throughout the post-war consensus , influencing the decision to maintain Labour government keynesian intervention in the economy , forming a welfare state and National Health Service . Later years saw the rise of the New Right , which attributed the country 's social and economic troubles to one-nation conservatism . David Cameron , former leader of the Conservative Party , named Disraeli as his favourite Conservative and some commentators and MPs have suggested that Cameron 's ideology contains an element of one-nationism . Other commentators have questioned the degree to which Cameron and his coalition have embodied One-Nation Conservatism , instead locating them in the intellectual tradition of Thatcherism . In 2016 , Cameron 's successor , Theresa May , referred to herself as a one-nation conservative in her first speech as prime minister and outlined her focus on social justice .",
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"text": "Lannan Literary Awards The Lannan Literary Awards are a series of awards and literary fellowships given out in various fields by the Lannan Foundation . Established in 1989 , the awards are meant `` to honor both established and emerging writers whose work is of exceptional quality '' , according to the foundation . The foundation 's awards are lucrative relative to most awards in literature : the 2006 awards for poetry , fiction and nonfiction each came with $ 150,000 , making them among the richest literary prizes in the world . The awards reflect the philosophy governing the Lannan Foundation , a family foundation established by J. Patrick Lannan , Sr. in 1960 . It describes itself as `` dedicated to cultural freedom , diversity and creativity through projects which support exceptional contemporary artists and writers , as well as inspired Native activists in rural indigenous communities . '' Awards have been made to acclaimed and varied literary figures such as David Foster Wallace , William Gaddis , Lydia Davis , William H. Gass , Steve Erickson and W.S. Merwin . The foundation has also recognized people known as much for their public intellectual activities as for their literary talents , such as Barbara Ehrenreich and Edward Said . The foundation also gives a `` Cultural Freedom Prize '' for the stated purpose of recognizing `` people whose extraordinary and courageous work celebrates the human right to freedom of imagination , inquiry , and expression . '' Prize winners include Elouise P. Cobell , Robert Fisk , Eduardo Galeano , , Mahmoud Darwish , Arundhati Roy , Helen Caldicott and Cornel West . The foundation does not accept applications for awards or fellowships . Candidates are suggested anonymously `` by a network of writers , literary scholars , publishers , and editors , '' with the foundation 's literary committee making the final determination . The foundation also `` provides financial assistance to tribes and nonprofits that serve Native American communities ... '' For instance , it gave more than $ 7 million in grants to the Blackfeet Reservation Development Fund from 1998 to 2009 , to support litigation on behalf of Native Americans with interests in trust lands . This nonprofit was created by Elouise P. Cobell and her legal team to bring claims against the United States for mismanaging lands held in trust for Native Americans . The Cobell v. Salazar case was filed in 1996 and settled in 2009 .",
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"text": "For the Win For the Win is the second young adult science fiction novel by Canadian author Cory Doctorow . It was released in May 2010 . The novel is available free on the author 's website as a Creative Commons download , and is also published in traditional paper form by Tor Books . The book is centered on massively multiplayer online role-playing games . Even though the novel is targeted toward young adults , it takes on significant concepts such as macroeconomics and labor rights . It covers the new and fast evolving concept of virtual economy . It also deals with MMORPG specific topics like gold farming and power-leveling .",
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"text": "Planet of the Damned Planet of the Damned is a 1962 novel by American science fiction writer Harry Harrison . It was serialised in 1961 under the title Sense of Obligation and published under that name in 1967 . It was nominated for the Hugo Award .",
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"text": "Intellectual freedom Intellectual freedom encompasses the freedom to hold , receive and disseminate ideas without restriction . Viewed as an integral component of a democratic society , intellectual freedom protects an individual 's right to access , explore , consider , and express ideas and information as the basis for a self-governing , well-informed citizenry . Intellectual freedom comprises the bedrock for freedoms of expression , speech , and the press and relates to freedoms of information and privacy . The United Nations upholds intellectual freedom as a basic human right through Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which asserts : Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression ; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek , receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers . The institution of libraries in particular values intellectual freedom as part of their mission to provide and protect access to information and ideas . The American Library Association ( ALA ) defines intellectual freedom as `` the right of every individual to both seek and receive information from all points of view without restriction . It provides for free access to all expressions of ideas through which any and all sides of a question , cause or movement can be explored . '' The modern concept of intellectual freedom developed out of an opposition to book censorship . It is promoted by several professions and movements . These entities include , among others , librarianship , education , and the Free Software Movement .",
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"text": "Tir na n-Og Award The Tir na n-Og Awards ( abbreviated TnaO ) are a set of annual children 's literary awards in Wales from 1976 . They are presented by the Welsh Books Council to the best books published during the preceding calendar year in each of three awards categories , one English-language and two Welsh-language . Their purpose is '' -LSB- to raise -RSB- the standard of children 's and young people 's books and to encourage the buying and reading of good books . '' There is no restriction to fiction or prose . Each prize is # 1,000 . The awards are named for Tír na nÓg , the `` Land of the Young '' , an otherworldly realm in Irish mythology . The English-language award honours one book with an `` authentic Welsh background '' whose original language is English . It is sponsored by the British Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals , Cymru Wales division ( CILIP/Wales ) , and presented at that association 's annual conference in May . The Welsh-language Primary Sector and Secondary Sector awards honour one book written for primary school children and one for secondary school children . They are presented at the annual Urdd National Eisteddfod , recently at the beginning of June or end of May . Since 2011 , the Welsh-language awards are co-sponsored by the Cardigan-based publisher Cymdeithas Lyfrau Ceredigion . Shortlists comprising three or four books in each awards category have been published by WBC at least from 2011 .",
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"text": "Star Bridge Star Bridge is a science fiction novel by American authors Jack Williamson and James E. Gunn . It was published in 1955 by Gnome Press in an edition of 5,000 copies . However , 900 copies were never bound . It was also issued in paperback by Ace ( D-169 , 1955 , 35 cents , and F-241 , 40 cents ) and reissued by Berkley Books in 1977 and by Ballantine Books in 1982 ( with minor typographic errors ) . Williamson initially wrote about 50 pages in manuscript for the first draft , and worked up about 150 pages of notes for the novel 's completion . Finding himself `` blocked '' on the project , he turned his materials over to Gunn , who completed the book . It was sold to Gnome for a $ 500 advance . It is an adventure story in the classic Williamson tradition , woven with a reflection about the relative importance of impersonal forces and individuals in the events of history .",
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"text": "Fantasy Amateur Press Association The Fantasy Amateur Press Association or FAPA ( `` FAP-uh '' ) is science fiction fandom 's longest-established amateur press association ( `` apa '' ) . It was founded in 1937 by Donald A. Wollheim and John B. Michel . They were inspired to create FAPA by their memberships in some of the non-science fiction amateur press associations , which they learned about from H. P. Lovecraft . ( It is also fandom 's longest-running organization of any kind , preceding the founding of the runner-up , the National Fantasy Fan Federation , by nearly four years . ) Like other APAs , FAPA is primarily an agency for distributing to its members publications published by its members at their own expense . FAPA has `` mailings '' every three months . Members are required to be active in some way -- writing or publishing -- and produce at least eight pages of activity a year . When needed , there are elections ( in August ) of a secretary-treasurer and official editor . Other officials have included Official Critics , a Laureate Committee , President , Vice-President , and ballot counters . The first two positions were abandoned by the mid-1940s , and in 2009 the positions of President and Vice-President were also eliminated . The President Emeritus is the author Robert Silverberg , who was the last serving President and who has been an active member of FAPA longer than any other current member . When necessary , a teller for the annual officer elections is appointed by the secretary-treasurer . FAPA 's original constitutional limit was 50 members to accommodate publishers using hectographs . There were 21 members listed on the roster of the first mailing in August 1937 ; it took until the November 1938 mailing to fill the 50-member roster . The membership limit was raised to 65 in 1943 and has remained at that level ever since . The early years of FAPA were stormy with party politics and sociological feuds ( as recounted in the late Jack Speer 's pioneering fan history , Up to Now ) . In 1947 , Speer reformed the constitution , and the Insurgents quashed the last inactive OE , Elmer Perdue . Since then official troubles have mostly not disturbed FAPA , and red tape has been held to a minimum . The constitution was again revised in 1958 ( also by Speer ) to incorporate amendments , bylaws , and practices adopted since 1947 . Another major revision occurred in 2001 under the oversight of Robert Lichtman ( Secretary-Treasurer since 1986 and still holding that office ) , clarifying and conforming constitutional requirements with actual practice . During the 1950s and 1960s FAPA was so popular and membership so sought after that the waiting list grew to monumental proportions , for a period of time exceeding the number of membership slots on the FAPA roster . A waiting list fee was instituted to cover the cost of sending the Fantasy Amateur to so many fans awaiting membership , and a requirement that waiting listers periodically acknowledge receipt of the Fantasy Amateur was begun in order to weed out those who lost interest during the long wait . By the '70s the waiting list became much smaller , and in recent years ( since the mid 1990s ) has disappeared altogether . Additionally , the number of members has also shrunk as existing members died or otherwise dropped off the roster . As of May 2016 , there were 23 active participants ( including one joint membership ) .",
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"text": "Decision (novel) Decision is a 1983 political novel by Allen Drury which follows a newly appointed Supreme Court Justice as he is faced with the most difficult decision of his life . It is a standalone work set in a different fictional timeline from Drury 's 1959 novel Advise and Consent , which earned him a Pulitzer Prize for Fiction . The novel was out of print for several years until WordFire Press reissued it in paperback and e-book formats in 2014 .",
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"text": "Aurealis Award for best young adult novel The Aurealis Awards are presented annually by the Australia-based Chimaera Publications and WASFF to published works to `` recognise the achievements of Australian science fiction , fantasy , horror writers '' . To qualify , a work must have been first published by an Australian citizen or permanent resident between 1 January and 31 December of the corresponding year ; the presentation ceremony is held the following year . It has grown from a small function of around 20 people to a two-day event attended by over 200 people . Since their creation in 1995 , awards have been given in various categories of speculative fiction . Categories currently include science fiction , fantasy , horror , speculative young adult fiction -- with separate awards for novels and short fiction -- collections , anthologies , illustrative works or graphic novels , children 's books , and an award for excellence in speculative fiction . The awards have attracted the attention of publishers by setting down a benchmark in science fiction and fantasy . The continued sponsorship by publishers such as HarperCollins and Orbit has added weight to the honour of the award . The results are decided by a panel of judges from a list of submitted nominees ; the long-list of nominees is reduced to a short-list of finalists . Ties can occur if the panel decides that both entries show equal merit , however they are encouraged to choose a single winner . The judges are selected from a public application process by the Award 's management team . This article lists all the short-list nominees and winners in the best young-adult novel category , as well as novels that have been highly commended . Three people have won the award twice -- Isobelle Carmody , Garth Nix and Scott Westerfeld . Westerfeld holds the record for most nominations with eight , and Rory Barnes has the most nominations without winning , having been a losing finalist five times .",
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"text": "Logic of Empire `` Logic of Empire '' is a science fiction novella by American writer Robert A. Heinlein . Part of his Future History series , it originally appeared in Astounding Science Fiction ( March 1941 ) , and was collected in The Green Hills of Earth ( and subsequently The Past Through Tomorrow ) . Ostensibly a tale about a man in the wrong place at the wrong time , and his struggle to free himself from the oppressive circumstances in which he is plunged , this story also serves to explain how slavery develops in a new colony . Even in the future , the technology available to a new colony is always initially low . If a machine to do a necessary job is too expensive to import ( say a wheat harvester , a water pump , or even a washing machine ) , a human must do it instead . If too many jobs must be done by hand and there is a shortage of labor compared with independent resources that free labor could take up ( `` land '' , although this condition is not clear in the story ) , a market for slavery develops . Decades later , while there is still an abundance of land , this market remains because the colony itself has quotas to meet and debts to repay - they can not spare the resources to develop local industries to make the machines themselves and free labor does not have to bid its price down enough to out compete slave labor . Throughout the story , Heinlein takes the view of the objective narrator when describing Venusian society . `` Logic of Empire '' places different rationales on the people who participate in slavery . There are no real villains ; everybody 's just doing their job , trying to maximize income in a capitalist system . Even the plantation owner who owns the hero is portrayed as a struggling -- and failing -- small businessman , whose main motivation is to secure a livelihood for his daughter .",
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"text": "Libertarian Party of Missouri The Libertarian Party of Missouri is the Missouri affiliate of the Libertarian Party . The state chair is Cisse Spragins . Due to the state 's low threshold of vote percentage required for ballot access ( 2 % of the votes in a statewide race ) , the party has been an established party in Missouri with ballot access since 1992 .",
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"text": "September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks ( also referred to as 9/11 ) The expression `` 9/11 '' is pronounced `` nine eleven '' . The slash is not part of the pronunciation . The name is frequently used in British English as well as in American English , even though the dating conventions differ . were a series of four coordinated terrorist attacks by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda on the United States on the morning of Tuesday , September 11 , 2001 . The attacks killed 2,996 people , injured over 6,000 others , and caused at least $ 10 billion in property and infrastructure damage . Four passenger airliners operated by two major U.S. passenger air carriers ( United Airlines and American Airlines ) -- all of which departed from airports in the northeastern United States bound for California -- were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda terrorists . Two of the planes , American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 , were crashed into the North and South towers , respectively , of the World Trade Center complex in New York City . Within an hour and 42 minutes , both 110-story towers collapsed , with debris and the resulting fires causing partial or complete collapse of all other buildings in the World Trade Center complex , including the 47-story 7 World Trade Center tower , as well as significant damage to ten other large surrounding structures . A third plane , American Airlines Flight 77 , was crashed into the Pentagon ( the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense ) in Arlington County , Virginia , leading to a partial collapse of the building 's western side . The fourth plane , United Airlines Flight 93 , initially was steered toward Washington , D.C. , but crashed into a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville , Pennsylvania , after its passengers tried to overcome the hijackers . It was the deadliest incident for firefighters and law enforcement officers in the history of the United States , with 343 and 72 killed respectively . Suspicion for the attack quickly fell on al-Qaeda . The United States responded to the attacks by launching the War on Terror and invading Afghanistan to depose the Taliban , which had harbored al-Qaeda . Many countries strengthened their anti-terrorism legislation and expanded the powers of law enforcement and intelligence agencies to prevent terrorist attacks . Although al-Qaeda 's leader , Osama bin Laden , initially denied any involvement , in 2004 he claimed responsibility for the attacks . Al-Qaeda and bin Laden cited U.S. support of Israel , the presence of U.S. troops in Saudi Arabia , and sanctions against Iraq as motives . Having evaded capture for almost a decade , bin Laden was located and killed by SEAL Team Six of the U.S. Navy in May 2011 . The destruction of the World Trade Center and nearby infrastructure caused serious damage to the economy of Lower Manhattan and had a significant effect on global markets , closing Wall Street until September 17 and the civilian airspace in the U.S. and Canada until September 13 . Many closings , evacuations , and cancellations followed , out of respect or fear of further attacks . Cleanup of the World Trade Center site was completed in May 2002 , and the Pentagon was repaired within a year . On November 18 , 2006 , construction of One World Trade Center began at the World Trade Center site . The building was officially opened on November 3 , 2014 . Numerous memorials have been constructed , including the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York City , the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington County , Virginia , and the Flight 93 National Memorial in a field in Stonycreek Township near Shanksville , Pennsylvania .",
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"text": "School attacks in China (2010–12) A series of uncoordinated mass stabbings , hammer attacks , and cleaver attacks in the People 's Republic of China began in March 2010 . The spate of attacks left at least 25 dead and some 115 injured . As most cases had no known motive , analysts have blamed mental health problems caused by rapid social change for the rise in these kinds of mass murder and murder-suicide incidents . As the Chenpeng school attack was followed by the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in the United States hours later comparisons were drawn between the two . The difference in gun control laws between the two countries was used to explain the disparity in casualties of the school attacks by journalists and politicians , including U.S. Representative Jerry Nadler , and an article in the Associated Press noted that despite the different outcomes , an underlying commonality between the attacks was the increased frequency of school attacks because , `` attackers often seek out the vulnerable , hoping to amplify their outrage before they themselves often commit suicide . ''",
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"text": "Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel Since 2001 , Palestinian militants have launched thousands of rocket and mortar attacks on Israel from the Gaza Strip as part of the continuing Arab -- Israeli conflict . From 2004 to 2014 , these attacks have killed 27 Israeli civilians , 5 foreign nationals , 5 IDF soldiers , and at least 11 Palestinians and injured more than 1900 people , but their main effect is their creation of widespread psychological trauma and disruption of daily life among the Israeli populace . Medical studies in Sderot , the Israeli city closest to the Gaza Strip , have documented a post-traumatic stress disorder incidence among young children of almost 50 % , as well as high rates of depression and miscarriage . A public opinion poll conducted in March 2013 found that most Palestinians do not support firing rockets at Israel from the Gaza Strip . Another poll conducted in September 2014 found that 80 % of Palestinians support firing rockets against Israel if it does not allow unfettered access to Gaza . These rocket attacks have caused flight cancellations at Ben Gurion airport . The weapons , often generically referred to as Qassams , were initially crude and short-range , mainly affecting Sderot and other communities bordering the Gaza Strip . In 2006 , more sophisticated rockets began to be deployed , reaching the larger coastal city of Ashkelon , and by early 2009 major cities Ashdod and Beersheba had been hit by Katyusha , WS-1B and Grad rockets . In 2012 , Jerusalem and Israel 's commercial center Tel Aviv were targeted with locally made `` M-75 '' and Iranian Fajr-5 rockets , respectively , and in July 2014 , the northern city of Haifa was targeted for the first time . A few projectiles have contained white phosphorus said to be recycled from unexploded munitions used by Israel in bombing Gaza . Attacks have been carried out by all Palestinian armed groups , and , prior to the 2008 -- 2009 Gaza War , were consistently supported by most Palestinians , although the stated goals have been mixed . The attacks , widely condemned for targeting civilians , have been described as terrorism by United Nations , European Union and Israeli officials , and are defined as war crimes by human rights groups Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch . The international community considers indiscriminate attacks on civilians and civilian structures that do not discriminate between civilians and military targets illegal under international law . Israeli defenses constructed specifically to deal with the weapons include fortifications for schools and bus stops as well as an alarm system named Red Color . Iron Dome , a system to intercept short-range rockets , was developed by Israel and first deployed in the spring of 2011 to protect Beersheba and Ashkelon , but officials and experts warned that it would not be completely effective . Shortly thereafter , it intercepted a Palestinian Grad rocket for the first time . In the cycle of violence , rocket attacks alternate with Israeli military actions . From the outbreak of the Al Aqsa Intifada ( September 30 , 2000 ) through March 2013 , 8,749 rockets and 5,047 mortar shells were fired on Israel , while Israel has conducted several military operations in the Gaza Strip , among them Operation Rainbow ( 2004 ) , Operation Days of Penitence ( 2004 ) , Operation Summer Rains ( 2006 ) , Operation Autumn Clouds ( 2006 ) , Operation Hot Winter ( 2008 ) , Operation Cast Lead ( 2009 ) , Operation Pillar of Defense ( 2012 ) , and Operation Protective Edge ( 2014 ) .",
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"text": "America: A Tribute to Heroes America : A Tribute to Heroes was a benefit concert created by the heads of the four major American broadcast networks ; Fox , ABC , NBC and CBS . Joel Gallen was selected by them to produce and run the show . Actor George Clooney organized celebrities to perform and to staff the telephone bank . The marketing and public relations was headed by Warner Bros. . EVP Corp Comm with assistance from the marketing and publicity departments of all four broadcast networks . It was broadcast live by the four major American television networks and all of the cable networks in the aftermath of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon in 2001 . Done in the style of a telethon , it featured a number of national and international entertainers performing to raise money for the victims and their families , particularly the New York City firefighters and New York City police officers . It aired September 21 , 2001 , uninterrupted and commercial-free , for which it won a Peabody Award . It was released on December 4 , 2001 , on compact disc and DVD . On a dark stage illuminated by hundreds of candles , twenty-one artists performed songs of mourning and hope , while various actors and other celebrities delivered short spoken messages . The musical performances took place at three studios in Los Angeles ( CBS Television City ) , New York , and London , while the celebrity messages took place at Los Angeles . Some of the musicians including Neil Young and Eddie Vedder were heard working the phone banks taking pledges . The money raised amounted to over $ 200 million , and was given to the United Way 's September 11 Telethon Fund . In 2004 , Rolling Stone magazine selected this concert , along with the later The Concert for New York City , as one of the 50 moments that changed rock and roll . The show was also simulcast in Canada ; Young and another Canadian singer , Celine Dion , performed .",
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"text": "U.S. government response to the September 11 attacks The response of the U.S. government to the September 11 attacks sparked investigations into the motivations and execution of the attacks , as well as the ongoing War on Terrorism in Afghanistan The response included funds for affected families , plans for the War on Terrorism , rebuilding of Lower-East Manhattan , and the invasion and investigation of Iraq and Afghanistan .",
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"text": "Patriot Act, Title III, Subtitle B The USA PATRIOT Act was passed by the United States Congress in 2001 as a response to the September 11 attacks in 2001 . It has ten titles , with the third title ( `` Title III : International Money Laundering Abatement and Financial Anti-Terrorism Act of 2001 '' ) written to prevent , detect , and prosecute international money laundering and the financing of terrorism . Title III is itself divided into three subtitles . The second subtitle , entitled Subtitle B : Bank Secrecy Act Amendments and Related Improvements , largely modifies the Bank Secrecy Act ( BSA ) to make it harder for money launderers to operate , and to make it easier for law enforcement and regulatory agencies to police money laundering operations . The BSA was amended to allow the designated officer or agency who receives suspicious transaction reports to notify U.S. intelligence agencies . It also addresses issues of record keeping and reporting by making it easier to undertake the reporting of suspicious transactions ; by making it a requirement that financial institutions report suspicious transactions ; through the creation of anti-money laundering programs and by better defining anti-money laundering strategy ; and by making it a requirement that anyone who does business file a report for any coin and foreign currency receipts that are over US$ 10,000 . The subtitle increases civil and criminal penalties for money laundering and introduces penalties for violations of geographic targeting orders and certain recordkeeping requirements . Subtitle B legislated for the creation of a secure network which can be used by financial institutions to report suspicious transactions and which can also give them alerts of relevant suspicious activities . Subtitle B also makes FinCEN a bureau of the United States Department of Treasury . The subtitle allows the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to authorize personnel to act as law enforcement officers to protect the premises , grounds , property and personnel of any U.S. Federal reserve bank , and allows them to delegate this authority to U.S. Federal Reserve Banks . It instructs any United States Executive Directors of international financial institutions to use their voice and vote to support any country that has taken action to support the U.S. 's War on Terrorism , and to require such Executive Directors to provide ongoing auditing of disbursements made from their institutions to ensure that no funds are paid to persons who commit , threaten to commit , or support terrorism .",
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"text": "Reconstruction of New Orleans Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of the city of New Orleans in 2005 . The storm caused levees to fail , releasing tens of billions of gallons of water . The levee failure contributed to extensive flooding in New Orleans area and surrounding parishes . 80 % of all structures in Orleans Parish sustained water damage . Over 204,000 homes were damaged or destroyed , and more than 800,000 citizens displaced -- the greatest displacement in the United States since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s . Wind damage was less severe than predicted . Reconstruction was hindered by bureaucratic problems and funding issues with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency ( FEMA ) . Relief agencies provided supplemental relief . By mid-June 2006 , the city was again hosting conventions and promoting tourism .",
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"text": "Mustafa Shalabi Mustafa Shalabi was a founder of several charities alleged to have links to terrorism who was found murdered on February 25 , 1991 . Shalabi was an early associate of Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman , after Abdel-Rahman 's arrival in the United States . Funds he raised are said to have been used to finance the 1993 World Trade Center bombing . Abdel-Rahman is said to have circulated a denunciation of Shalabi in early 1991 . Shalabi took this threat seriously enough to send his wife back to Egypt . Shalabi was found murdered a few days later . Abdel-Rahman denied knowledge of any plots to assassinate Shalabi , but the assassination is attributed to his followers . The Al Kifah Refugee Center that Shalabi founded has been described as of pivotal importance in Operation Cyclone -- America 's covert program to send radical , foreign , militant , fundamentalist , Islamists to Afghanistan , to strengthen the resistance against the Communists . Maktab al-Khadamat , the organization Osama bin Laden was to hijack and turn into al Qaeda was one of the main beneficiaries of the American aid funneled through questionable charities like al Kifah . According to Gerald Posner 's book Why America Slept : The Failure to Prevent 9/11 : `` The center 's director was Emir Mustafa Shalabi , a young Egyptian immigrant with a shock of red hair . Shalabi was infused with the same religious fervor for the Afghan cause that roused many young Muslims who regarded it as a holy war to liberate an Islamic country from communist domination . Neighbors began calling Alkifah the `` jihad office . '' Shalabi invited Sergeant Ali Mohamed , a former Egyptian army officer and U.S. Army Green Beret , to the center 's basement offices under the al-Farooq mosque . Armed with official U.S. Army videotapes and military documents marked `` Top Secret , '' Mohamed conducted a series of weekend `` training '' classes and a two-week-long intensive seminar . Almost all the volunteers were Arab immigrants . They bought $ 600 one-way fares as a sign they were willing to give their lives for Islam . '' Other future terrorists whom Shalabi would have met at the al Kifah center include : Shalabi is said to have also founded the Brooklyn Jihad Center ' . Other sources say that `` the Jihad Center '' was merely another name for the al Kifah Refugee Center .",
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"text": "Response analysis Response Analysis refers to the analysis of mitigation plans for emergency or disaster situations . These emergencies or disasters may be naturally occurring ( e.g. hurricanes , earthquakes , disease outbreaks , etc. ) or man-made ( e.g. terrorism , bio-terrorism , industrial accidents , chemical spills , etc. ) . Since the terrorist attacks of September 11 , 2001 , the following Anthrax bio-terror attacks , and the disasters precipitated by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 , emphasis has been put on the development of mitigation plans to prepare for such situations . The field of response analysis is the effort to analyze , validate , and optimize these mitigation plans using quantitative data and computational tools .",
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"text": "Save Beirut Heritage Save Beirut Heritage ( also known as Save Beirut 's Heritage ) is a cultural heritage organization based in Beirut , Lebanon . The organization was founded in 2010 with the aims to preserve architectural heritage within Beirut , which has come under increased threat of destruction through rampant urbanization . The organization started as a group on Facebook , highlighting and vocalising the dangers facing Beirut 's ancient sites and traditional buildings . The group now has over eight thousand members and operates a twenty-four-hour hotline for the city 's residents to call if they fear a building may be in danger from demolition or construction activities . The organization has organized several petitions and assisted with public demonstrations to protest and protect historic buildings . Their efforts have resulted in the Ministry of Culture issuing a halt order on their demolition . The organization encourages people in the city to monitor properties for illegal demolition and highlights the different ploys used by developers to try and tear down these buildings . Interviewed by the New York Times , the organization 's spokesman , Giorgio Tarraf said `` These old buildings are not only pretty , they are financially viable , tourists want to come and see our old city , they do n't want to see towers . They can see towers anywhere . '' He also spoke of a survey conducted by the government in the 1990s that cataloged more than one thousand historic buildings in Beirut . `` Today we estimate the number of remaining traditional buildings to be less than 300 , so you can see how dramatic the demolition is , how fast our old city is being transformed . '' Speaking to the Associated Press , activist and spokesman Naji Raji said : `` Modernization should not be at the expense of history . ''",
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"text": "International Freedom Center The International Freedom Center ( IFC ) was a proposed museum to be located adjacent to the site of Ground Zero at the former World Trade Center in New York City , USA . It was selected in 2004 to comprise a `` cultural space '' near to the memorial for victims of the September 11 attacks , called Reflecting Absence . However , opponents reacted against the IFC 's mission , saying that plans to promote international freedom through exhibits and displays about various genocides and crimes against humanity through history , including genocide of Native American and the slave trade in the United States , were inappropriate at a site that many people consider to be sacred . On September 28 , 2005 , New York Governor George E. Pataki barred the IFC from the World Trade Center site . '' George Soros , Tom Bernstein , Anthony Romero , and Eric Foner were promoters of the IFC . Within an hour of being barred from the WTC site , the IFC museum declared itself to be out of business , making no effort to find a new location . `` We do not believe there is a viable alternative place for the I.F.C. at the World Trade Center site , '' said the statement from the center 's executives , Tom Bernstein , Peter Kunhardt and Richard Tofel . `` We consider our work , therefore , to have been brought to an end . ''",
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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": "Jonestown `` Jonestown '' was the informal name for the Peoples Temple Agricultural Project formed by the Peoples Temple , an American religious organization under the leadership of Jim Jones , in northwestern Guyana . It became internationally notorious when on November 18 , 1978 , a total of 918 people died in the remote commune , at the nearby airstrip in Port Kaituma , and in Georgetown , Guyana 's capital city . The name of the settlement became synonymous with the incidents at those locations . A total of 909 Americans died in Jonestown , all but two from apparent cyanide poisoning , in an event termed `` revolutionary suicide '' by Jones and some members on an audio tape of the event and in prior discussions . The poisonings in Jonestown followed the murder of five others by Temple members at Port Kaituma , including United States Congressman Leo Ryan , an act that Jones ordered . Four other Temple members committed murder-suicide in Georgetown at Jones ' command . While some refer to the events in Jonestown as mass suicide , many others , including Jonestown survivors , regard them as mass murder . All who drank poison did so under duress , and more than a third of victims ( 304 ) were minors . It was the largest such event in modern history and resulted in the largest single loss of American civilian life in a deliberate act until September 11 , 2001 .",
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"text": "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": "National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace In the United States government , the National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace , is a component of the larger National Strategy for Homeland Security . The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace was drafted by the Department of Homeland Security in reaction to the September 11 , 2001 terrorist attacks . Released on February 14 , 2003 , it offers suggestions , not mandates , to business , academic , and individual users of cyberspace to secure computer systems and networks . It was prepared after a year of research by businesses , universities , and government , and after five months of public comment . The plan advises a number of security practices as well as promotion of cyber security education . The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace identifies three strategic objectives : ( 1 ) Prevent cyber attacks against America 's critical infrastructures ; ( 2 ) Reduce national vulnerability to cyber attacks ; and ( 3 ) Minimize damage and recovery time from cyber attacks that do occur . To meet these objectives , the National Strategy outlines five national priorities : The first priority , the creation of a National Cyberspace Security Response System , focuses on improving the government 's response to cyberspace security incidents and reducing the potential damage from such events . The second , third , and fourth priorities ( the development of a National Cyberspace Security Threat and Vulnerability Reduction Program , the creation of a National Cyberspace Security Awareness and Training Program , the necessity of Securing Governments ' Cyberspace ) aim to reduce threats from , and vulnerabilities to , cyber attacks . The fifth priority , the establishment of a system of National Security and International Cyberspace Security Cooperation , intends to prevent cyber attacks that could impact national security assets and to improve the international management of and response to such attacks . Ultimately , the National Strategy encourages companies to regularly review their technology security plans , and individuals who use the Internet to add firewalls and anti-virus software to their systems . It calls for a single federal center to help detect , monitor and analyze attacks , and for expanded cyber security research and improved government-industry cooperation .",
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"text": "Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund The Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund ( IRRF ) was established by the US Congress on November 6 , 2003 . It allocated $ 18.4 billion to rebuild Iraq 's infrastructure , damaged from years of neglect , sanctions , and war . As of March 29 , 2006 , approximately $ 16.3 billion , or 89 % , had been obligated and $ 11.4 billion had been expended . The fund has come under some criticism due to the slowness with which the allocated money has been disbursed , largely because of the time-consuming US procurement process . A budget for the allocation of the $ 18.4 billion may be found here . Weekly updates on reconstruction spending are available from www.defendamerica.mil , and from www.usaid.gov . The duties of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction include oversight of expenditures from the Iraq Relief and Reconstruction Fund .",
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"text": "Weapon of mass destruction A weapon of mass destruction ( WMD ) is a nuclear , radiological , chemical , biological or other weapon that can kill and bring significant harm to a large number of humans or cause great damage to human-made structures ( e.g. , buildings ) , natural structures ( e.g. , mountains ) , or the biosphere . The scope and usage of the term has evolved and been disputed , often signifying more politically than technically . Originally coined in reference to aerial bombing with chemical explosives , since World War II it has come to refer to large-scale weaponry of other technologies , such as chemical , biological , radiological , or nuclear .",
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"text": "Loose Change Loose Change is a series of films released between 2005 and 2009 that argue in favor of certain conspiracy theories relating to the September 11th attacks . The films were written and directed by Dylan Avery and produced by Korey Rowe , Jason Bermas , and Matthew Brown . The original 2005 film was edited and re-released as Loose Change : 2nd Edition ( 2006 ) , and then subsequently edited a third time for the 2nd Edition Recut ( 2007 ) . Loose Change : Final Cut , deemed `` the third and final release of this documentary series '' was released on DVD and Web-streaming format on November 11 , 2007 . Another version of the film , Loose Change 9/11 : An American Coup , released on September 22 , 2009 , is narrated by Daniel Sunjata and distributed by Microcinema International . Coverage of the film increased in 2006 with the recut release having airings on U.S. and European television stations and over 4 million views online in four months , leading Vanity Fair to say it could be the first internet blockbuster . Loose Change asserts that the usual account of the Pentagon attack , World Trade Center collapse and United 93 phone calls and crash is implausible and instead suggests the 9/11 attacks were a false flag operation . The film 's main claims have been debunked by journalists , independent researchers , and prominent members of the scientific and engineering community .",
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"text": "Twin Towers 2 The Twin Towers II ( also known as Twin Towers 2 and New Twin Towers , Trump Twin Towers and World Trade Center Phoenix ) was a proposed twin-towered supertall skyscraper complex which would have been located at the World Trade Center site in Manhattan , New York City . The proposed complex would have replaced the former Twin Towers of the World Trade Center destroyed in the September 11 attacks , restoring the skyline of the city to its former state . The main design for the proposed complex would feature new landmark twin towers , identical to the originals designed by Minoru Yamasaki , , though it would feature 115 stories -- 5 floors taller than the originals , among other differences . Beside the towers , an above-ground memorial would have occupied the footprints of the original towers . The new site would also have featured three 12-story buildings , replacing towers Three , Four and Five World Trade Center . The complex was designed and developed by American architect Herbert Belton and American engineer Kenneth Gardner , and sponsored by real estate mogul and businessman Donald Trump .",
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"text": "Wiedergutmachung The German word Wiedergutmachung after World War II refers to the reparations that the German government agreed to pay in 1953 to the direct survivors of the Holocaust , and to those who were made to work as forced labour or who otherwise became victims of the Nazis . The sum would amount , through the years , to over 100 billion Deutsche Mark . Historian Tony Judt writes about Wiedergutmachung : In making this agreement Konrad Adenauer ran some domestic political risk : in December 1951 , just 5 percent of West Germans surveyed admitted feeling ` guilty ' towards Jews . A further 29 percent acknowledged that Germany owed some restitution to the Jewish people . The rest were divided between those ( some two-fifths of respondents ) who thought that only people ` who really committed something ' were responsible and should pay , and those ( 21 percent ) who thought ` that the Jews themselves were partly responsible for what happened to them during the Third Reich . ' When the restitution agreement was debated in the Bundestag on March 18th 1953 , the Communists voted against , the Free Democrats abstained and both the Christian Social Union and Adenauer 's own CDU were divided , with many voting against any Wiedergutmachung ( reparations ) . The noun Wiedergutmachung is the general term for `` restitution '' or `` reparation '' . The noun is made up of wieder ( `` again '' ) , gut ( `` good '' or `` well '' ) , and machung , a verbal noun of machen ( `` to make '' ) . The verb wiedergutmachen means literally `` to make good again '' or to compensate . Wiedergutmachungsgeld means `` Wiedergutmachung money '' . In the former East Germany , Wiedergutmachung was mostly directed to Poland and the former USSR . The German federal office currently in charge of this issue is the Bundesamt für zentrale Dienste und offene Vermögensfragen ( BADV ) ( Federal Office for Central Services and Unresolved Property Issues ) . It applies the `` Federal Compensation Laws '' ) and took these responsibilities over from the Verwaltungsamt für innere Restitutionen which , in its charter , states : Individuals who were persecuted for political , racial , religious or ideological reasons by the wartime German regime are eligible for money from the German government under the terms of the Federal Compensation Law ( BEG ) of 1953 and 1956 . This includes Jews who were interned in camps or ghettos , were obliged to wear the star badge , or who lived in hiding . Only people who were directly victimised are eligible for Wiedergutmachung , and not , for example , offspring born after the war or grandchildren . Statistics concerning Wiedergutmachung payments were released by the BEG through the mid-1980s , but have not since been publicly released . As of the mid-1980s , over four million claims had been filed and paid . Approximately 40 % of the claims were from Israel , where many Holocaust survivors live , 20 % were from Germany , and 40 % were from other countries . An unusual compensation was to the Republic of Ireland , a neutral country , for bombings in 1941 . On 3 December 1998 , Germany was a signer of the `` Washington Principles on Nazi-Confiscated Art '' . Adherence to these principles is strictly voluntary and not a legal requirement . The Washington Principles cover only items in the possession of public institutions , and not items in the possession of private individuals . Germany has no law in effect which actively requires institutions to have their possessions searched for Nazi-looted goods , unlike the 1998 restitution law in Austria .",
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"text": "Fallujah during the Iraq War The United States bombardment of Fallujah began in April 2003 , one month following the beginning of the invasion of Iraq . In April 2003 United States forces fired on a group of demonstrators who were protesting against the US presence . US forces alleged they were fired at first , but Human Rights Watch who visited the site of the protests concluded that physical evidence did not corroborate their allegations and confirmed the residents ' accusations that the US forces fired indiscriminately at the crowd with no provocation . 17 people were killed and 70 were wounded . In a later incident , US soldiers fired on protesters again ; Fallujah 's mayor , Taha Bedaiwi al-Alwani , said that two people were killed and 14 wounded . Iraqi insurgents were able to claim the city a year later , before they were ousted by a siege and two assaults by US forces . These events caused widespread destruction and a humanitarian crisis in the city and surrounding areas . As of 2004 , the city was largely ruined , with 60 % of buildings damaged or destroyed , and the population at 30 % -- 50 % of pre-war levels .",
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"text": "Sophie Turner Sophie Turner ( born 21 February 1996 ) is an English actress . Turner made her professional acting debut as Sansa Stark on the HBO fantasy television series Game of Thrones ( 2011 -- present ) , which brought her international recognition and critical praise . For her performance , she has received four nominations for Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series , as well as a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Supporting Young Actress in a TV Series . Turner has also starred in the television film The Thirteenth Tale ( 2013 ) and she made her feature film debut in Another Me ( 2013 ) . She has also starred in the action comedy Barely Lethal ( 2015 ) and played Jean Grey / Phoenix in the X-Men film series .",
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"text": "Wok A wok ( from Cantonese ) is a versatile round-bottomed cooking vessel , originating from China . The use of the wok is very prevalent in South China ( particularly Guangdong Province ) . It is one of the most common cooking utensils in China and also found in parts of East , South and Southeast Asia , as well as becoming a popular niche cookware in all the world . Woks are used in a range of different Chinese cooking techniques , including stir frying , steaming , pan frying , deep frying , poaching , boiling , braising , searing , stewing , making soup , smoking and roasting nuts . Wok cooking is done with long-handled utensils called chahn ( spatula ) or hoak ( ladle ) . The long handles of these utensils allow cooks to work with the food without burning their hands .",
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"text": "Prostitution in China Shortly after taking power in 1949 , the Communist Party of China embarked upon a series of campaigns that purportedly eradicated prostitution from mainland China by the early 1960s . Since the loosening of government controls over society in the early 1980s , prostitution in mainland China not only has become more visible , but can now be found throughout both urban and rural areas . In spite of government efforts , prostitution has now developed to the extent that it comprises an industry , one that involves a great number of people and produces a considerable economic output . Prostitution has also become associated with a number of problems , including organized crime , government corruption and sexually transmitted diseases . For example , a Communist Party official who was a top provincial campaigner against corruption was removed from his post after he was caught in a hotel room with a prostitute . Prostitution-related activities in mainland China are characterised by diverse types , venues and prices . Prostitutes themselves come from a broad range of social backgrounds . They are almost all female , though in recent years male prostitutes have also emerged . A large number of Russian women work as prostitutes in China . Venues typically include hotels , karaoke venues and beauty salons . Officially , prostitution is illegal in mainland China . The government of China has vacillated , however , in its legal treatment of prostitutes themselves , treating them sometimes as criminals and sometimes as behaving with misconduct . Since the reemergence of prostitution in the 1980s , government authorities have responded by first using the legal system , that is , the daily operations of institutions like courts and police . Second , they have relied on police-led campaigns , clearly delineated periods of intense public activity , as a form of social discipline . Despite lobbying by international NGOs and overseas commentators , there is not much support for legalisation of the sex sector by the public , social organizations or the government of the PRC . While the sale of sexual intercourse remains illegal throughout mainland China , as of 2013 erotic massage , or more commonly known as massage with `` happy endings , '' is legal in the city of Foshan in Guangdong province . In June of that year , the Foshan Court determined that the sale of erotic massage is not the same as prostitution .",
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"text": "Yang Lei Yang Lei ( ; born October 12 , 1984 in Chongqing ) , also known as Shinee Lee , is a Chinese pop singer and actress who achieved instant fame when she won the nationwide singing contest Super Girl in 2006 .",
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"text": "Cheung Cheung is a Cantonese romanization of several Chinese surnames , including the one written as -LSB- in Traditional characters and -LSB- in Simplified characters ( Jyutping : Zoeng1 ; Pinyin : Zhāng ; Wade -- Giles : Chang ) , and the one written in both Traditional characters and Simplified characters as -LSB- . Sometimes , -LSB- ( -LSB- ) is also spelled as Cheung instead of Chiang/Jiang due to its Cantonese pronunciation . It is a fairly common American surname , listed 3,672 th during the 1990 US Census and 2,069 th during the year 2000 US Census .",
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"text": "Thomas Ho (actor) Thomas Ho Siu-hung , born 19 August 1973 , Kowloon , Hong Kong , is a British actor , of Chinese descent .",
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"text": "Chinese Americans Chinese Americans , which includes American-born Chinese , are Americans who have full or partial Chinese ancestry . Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans , which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans . Many Chinese Americans are immigrants along with their descendants from mainland China , Hong Kong , Macau , Taiwan , as well as from other regions that include large populations of the Chinese diaspora , especially Southeast Asia and some Western countries like Canada , United Kingdom , Australia , New Zealand , and Brazil . The Chinese American community is the largest overseas Chinese community outside of Asia . It is also the third largest in the Chinese diaspora , behind the Chinese communities in Thailand and Malaysia . The Chinese American community comprises the largest ethnic group of Asian Americans , comprising 25.9 % of the Asian American population as of 2010 . Americans of Chinese descent , including those with partial Chinese ancestry constitute 1.2 % of the total U.S. population as of 2010 . According to the 2010 census , the Chinese American population numbered approximately 3.8 million . In 2010 , half of Chinese-born people living in the United States resided in the states of California and New York .",
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"text": "Chng Seok Tin Chng Seok Tin ( 莊心珍 born 1946 ) is a visually-impaired printmaker , sculptor and multi-media artist from Singapore . She is often inspired by the i-Ching and Buddhism . Her work has been shown internationally ; Chng has had over 26 solo shows and 100 group shows . In addition to her art , she is also a prolific writer and has published 11 collections of her writing , mostly in Chinese . She also advocates for artists with disabilities .",
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"text": "Overseas Taiwanese Overseas Taiwanese , also called `` people of Taiwanese descent '' , are people who are living outside of Republic of China on Taiwan but are of Taiwanese ancestry or descent . Overseas Taiwanese may live in other territories such as the People 's Republic of China and are not necessarily Republic of China nationals . Overseas Taiwanese may not have been born in or lived in the Republic of China . Some Overseas Taiwanese also consider themselves Overseas Chinese . In November 2014 the Taipei Times cited an estimate of 1 million Taiwanese living in mainland China . Overseas citizens must return to Taiwan to legally vote in elections , as Taiwan does not use absentee ballots . In the United States , there are 230,382 to 919,000 people of Taiwanese descent living in the country . They are mostly concentrated in California , New York , and Texas . There are over 91,000 Taiwanese people in Canada , mainly living in the provinces of British Columbia and Ontario .",
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"text": "Chinese Chinese can refer to : Something of , from , or related to China Chinese people , people of Chinese nationality , or one of several Chinese ethnicities Zhonghua minzu , the supra-ethnic Chinese nationality Han Chinese , the dominant ethnic group in China , Singapore , and Taiwan List of ethnic groups in China Ethnic minorities in China , the non-Han Chinese population in China Overseas Chinese , people of Chinese ancestry who live outside mainland China , Hong Kong , Macau , and Taiwan Chinese language , a language or family of languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China Standard Chinese , the standard form of the Chinese ( Mandarin ) language in mainland China , Taiwan and Singapore , and the variety most commonly taught as a foreign language other varieties of Chinese Written Chinese , the writing system of China Chinese cuisine , styles of cooking originating from China American Chinese cuisine Chinese Peak ( California ) , a mountain Chinese Peak ( Idaho ) , a mountain `` Chinese Gordon '' , a nickname of Charles George Gordon ( 1833 -- 1885 ) , British military commander and administrator",
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"text": "Katie Targett-Adams Katie Targett-Adams ( born Edinburgh , Scotland ) is a singer , songwriter , MC and Celtic harpist . She has released 6 albums and has enjoyed most success singing in Chinese in China .",
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"text": "T & T Supermarket T & T Supermarket is a Canadian supermarket chain which sells primarily numerous forms of Asian foods . The supermarket chain is headquartered in Richmond , British Columbia . In 1993 , the first T & T was opened in Burnaby 's Metropolis at Metrotown , a shopping centre in the Metrotown area in Metro Vancouver . With rapid expansion , T & T is now Canada 's largest Asian supermarket chain . It has ten stores across British Columbia , five in Alberta ( two in Calgary and three in Edmonton ) , and nine stores in Ontario with eight stores in the Greater Toronto Area including Downtown Toronto , and one in Ottawa . More stores are expected to open in the coming years with a target for 10 in Eastern Canada . The stores range in size from 35000 sqft . and 45000 sqft . In addition to the many departments found in a regular supermarket , most T & T stores also have an in-house bakery , an Asian deli , a sushi and Chinese barbecue department . T & T is part of Loblaw Companies , which purchased it in July 2009 for $ 225 million in consideration , consisting of $ 191 million in cash and $ 34 million in preferred shares . The consideration paid above and beyond the tangible asset base of the company ( i.e. the accounting goodwill ) which was estimated at $ 180 million . The chain had been created as a joint venture of Uni-President Enterprises Corporation , one of Taiwan 's ten largest conglomerates ; Tawa Supermarkets Inc. , a California-based chain of Asian supermarkets ; and a group of Canadian investors . Founder Cindy Lee is a Taiwanese-Canadian who started the business with one store . Back in the 1990s , Chinese-Canadians in Vancouver had limited grocery options as most of the stores are individual vendors located in Chinatown . Seeking to improve shopping experience for these families , Cindy Lee founded T&T with the dream to provide a one-stop solution for high quality Asian products in an enjoyable environment . As a family-oriented supermarket founded and ran by a mother , the name T&T itself stands for the names of Lee 's two daughters , Tina and Tiffany . T&T also represents the names of the two major investors involved when the company was founded in 1993 ; Tawa Supermarket Inc and Uni-President Enterprises Corp. ( Chinese name is pronounced `` Tung Yee '' ) .",
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"text": "World TV World TV is a New Zealand television , radio and print media company specialising in media for Asian migrants and Asian language communities . It operates eleven specialist television channels and publishes a national-circulation magazine for subscribers of its five Sky TV digital television packages . It also broadcasts two free-to-air television channels on the Freeview platform and three 24-hour radio networks through terrestrial radio and Sky TV . Programmes on the television channels , branded KTV , JTV and CTV , include local news and current affairs programmes , subtitled 3 News bulletins and content from Chinese , Korean , Taiwanese and Japanese broadcasters and producers . The radio stations , AM936 , Chinese Radio FM 99.4 and Chinese Radio FM 104.2 , broadcast a combination of Hong Kong and Chinese programmes , and local music , parenting and talkback shows . In December 2005 , the company claimed to have 11,500 subscribers across the country for its seven channels of Chinese , Taiwanese and Hong Kong programmes . In 2009 , the company claimed 20,000 people received its World TV subscriber magazine . World TV 's largest shareholder is Taiwanese resident Fun-nu Tsai with a 19 percent stake ; chief executive Henry Ho owns 15 percent of the company and 11 other investors also have shares . The company 's income is now evenly shared between advertising and subscription fees .",
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"text": "Sophie Clarke Sophie Georgina Clarke ( born July 10 , 1989 ) is a reality television personality known for competing in and winning Survivor : South Pacific .",
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"text": "Sophie and the Rising Sun (film) Sophie and the Rising Sun is a 2016 American drama film written and directed by Maggie Greenwald . It is based on the 2001 novel Sophie and the Rising Sun by Augusta Trobaugh . The film stars Julianne Nicholson , Takashi Yamaguchi , Margo Martindale , Diane Ladd , Lorraine Toussaint and Karen Wheeling Reynolds . The film was released in theaters on January 25 , 2017 by Monterey Media .",
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"text": "Sophie Charlotte (actress) Sophie Charlotte ( born April 29 , 1989 ) is a German Brazilian actress and ballerina .",
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"text": "Susan Osman Susan Osman is a British journalist known for her work with BBC , ITV and China Radio International . Osman was a theatre director in Brighton , and also worked in that capacity in Washington , DC . She began her television career in 1983 at HTV West . She also worked as an investigative reporter for Channel 4 's consumer affairs programme 4 What It 's Worth . She first joined BBC West in 1991 . She presented the current affaires programme Close Up and also hosted her own radio program Radio Bristol 's Morning Show . She also hosted the program Points West until leaving that position in 2005 . She continued doing free-lance work for the network until 2009 . Osman left her position at the BBC in 2009 . Osman left the network , blasting rampant age-discrimination against women in broadcasting . She stated that women in broadcasting have a `` sell-by date '' and that every time she mentions her age , she worries about ending her career . She stated that she even had a manager ask if she was menopausal . Because of this , Osman felt she had no future in the United Kingdom . The BBC denied the allegations of ageism . Osman accepted a job at China Radio International in 2009 , largely to allow herself to continue advancing in her career . She praised Chinese culture 's respect for older persons . She took a position as the host of the English-language talk show The Beijing Hour . She has faced some difficulties from the Chinese government 's insistence on censorship . The private lives of leaders , the Tiananmen Square protests and Falun Gong are off-limits to her show , as well as a variety of smaller issues that are censored at times . Osman has set up film companies called Nick O'Time Films , and Osman Films , along with her writing partner Rowena Goldman . She is also working on a book that will be called Flirting with the Dragon -- Why we misunderstand China .",
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"text": "Metropolis Daily Metropolis Daily is the Hong Kong edition of Metro ( Metro International ) , which publishes free newspapers around the world with 25 editions in 16 countries in 14 languages . It is the first free newspaper in Hong Kong . The Hong Kong version was first launched on April 15 , 2002 ; it is distributed for free in the racks located in 49 Mass Transit Railway ( MTR ) stations except the Airport Station . According to the Hong Kong Audit Bureau of Circulations in September 2002 , the daily circulation of the newspaper was 302,197 copies , making it the third largest daily newspaper in Hong Kong . The paper is distributed from Monday to Friday ( except for public holidays ) , by hand or from the newspaper stands in 49 MTR stations and 11 other key central locations , such as big shopping malls owned by MTR Corporation Limited like Paradise Mall , Telford Plaza , and Luk Yeung Galleria ( 綠楊坊 Pinyin : lǜ yáng fāng ) . Since it is free of charge and easily accessible , many people like to get one on their way to school or work . The paper attracts a younger generation of readers with a great purchasing power likewise , therefore many advertisers are interested in promoting their products on Metropolis Daily . The operating costs of the paper are mainly covered by the classified advertisements in the newspaper . However , the influence of the paper is not yet significant . Though around one tenth size of other newspapers printing local first-hand news reported by fresh journalists , its main news sources are actually the television , radio news , press releases and wired news . As one Metropolis '' ' reporter said , `` Nobody seems to know that we made an exclusive story . '' The paper is in Chinese in most parts , together with an English international section . According to Metropolis , the paper can be read in a `` 19-minute commute '' as the articles inside are usually short and laconic ; readers can scan through the paper so quickly that they can grab a brief understanding of the news within minutes . Although the paper is a tabloid , i.e. a minute-sized newspaper giving the stories in a condensed form , it includes many sections , which make the paper very rich in contents . These sections include : local news ( including one page written in Simplified Chinese ) ; Chinese news ; international news ; finance ; sports ; entertainment ; side stories ; English news digest ; editorial column ; television program schedule ; and film section . Readers can read the on-line edition of Metropolis all over the world by simply registering as users at its official site , and it is totally free . Besides , there is also a club called `` Club Metro '' '' offering discounts in films , sports and travel to its members . Readers can enjoy these benefits once they have joined the club . There are 700,000 worldwide members in this club .",
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"text": "Mabel Cheung Mabel Cheung ( Chinese : 張婉婷 , born 17 November 1950 ) is a film director from Hong Kong . She is one of the leading directors in Hong Kong cinema . Elected `` Freshman 's Queen '' when she was studying undergrad at the University of Hong Kong , she was also an avid sportswoman representing Lady Ho Tung Hall and HKU . Cheung is known for working with the migration issues of Hongkongers and overseas Chinese , especially before the 1997 handover of Hong Kong . Her films include the `` migration trilogy '' : Illegal Immigrant ( 1985 ) , An Autumn 's Tale ( 1987 ) and Eight Taels of Gold ( 1989 ) . The Soong Sisters ( 1997 ) marks another peak of her filming career . All four films were made in collaboration with writer Alex Law . She has been in the relationship with teammate Alex Law since 1986 . The couple first met as classmates in New York University .",
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"text": "Karl Turner (British politician) Karl William Turner ( born 15 April 1971 ) is a British Labour Party politician , who has been the Member of Parliament ( MP ) for Kingston upon Hull East since 2010 . He was appointed Shadow Attorney General in January 2016 by Jeremy Corbyn , before resigning in June .",
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"text": "Malaysian Chinese cuisine Malaysian Chinese cuisine is derived from the culinary traditions of Chinese Malaysian immigrants and their descendants , who have adapted or modified their culinary traditions under the influence of Malaysian culture as well as immigration patterns of Chinese to Malaysia . Because the vast majority of Chinese Malaysians are descendants of immigrants from southern China , Malaysian Chinese cuisine is predominantly based on an eclectic repertoire of dishes with roots from Fujian , Cantonese , Hakka and Teochew cuisines . As these early immigrants settled in different regions throughout what was then British Malaya and Borneo , they carried with them traditions of foods and recipes that were particularly identified with their origins in China , which gradually became infused with the characteristics of their new home locale in Malaysia while remaining distinctively Chinese . For example , Hainanese chicken rice is usually flavoured with tropical pandan leaves and served with chilli sauce for dipping , and tastes unlike the typical chicken dishes found in Hainan Island itself . Some of these foods and recipes became closely associated with a specific city , town or village , eventually developing iconic status and culminating in a proliferation of nationwide popularity in the present day . Chinese food is especially prominent in areas with concentrated Chinese communities , at roadside stalls , hawker centres and kopitiam , as well as smart cafes and upmarket restaurants throughout the nation . Many Chinese dishes have pork as a component ingredient , but chicken is available as a substitution for Muslim customers from the wider community , and some Chinese restaurants are even halal-certified .",
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"text": "Reese Witherspoon Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon ( -LSB- ˈriːs_ˈwɪðərspuːn -RSB- born March 22 , 1976 ) is an American actress , producer , and entrepreneur . Born in New Orleans and raised in Tennessee , she began her career as a child actress , making her professional screen debut in The Man in the Moon ( 1991 ) , for which she was nominated for a Young Artist Award . Following breakout roles in Desperate Choices : To Save My Child ( 1992 ) and Jack the Bear , she starred in the comedy-drama Pleasantville ( 1998 ) , for which she won the Young Hollywood Award for Breakthrough Performance . Her leading role of Tracy Flick in Election ( 1999 ) was nominated for a Golden Globe Award . Witherspoon 's breakthrough role was playing Elle Woods in the 2001 film Legally Blonde , for which she received her second Golden Globe nomination . The following year , she starred in the romantic comedy Sweet Home Alabama , which emerged as her biggest live-action commercial success . In 2005 , she portrayed June Carter in Walk the Line , which earned her the Academy Award , Golden Globe Award , BAFTA Award , Screen Actors Guild Award , and Critics Choice Award for Best Actress . Other notable films of hers include Legally Blonde 2 : Red , White & Blonde ( 2003 ) , Monsters vs. Aliens ( 2009 ) , Water for Elephants ( 2011 ) , and Sing ( 2016 ) . In 2014 , Witherspoon produced the thriller Gone Girl and received critical acclaim for portraying Cheryl Strayed in Wild , for which she earned her second Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and a fourth Golden Globe nomination . In 2017 , she produced and starred in the HBO drama series Big Little Lies . Witherspoon owns a production company , Pacific Standard , and she is actively involved in children 's and women 's advocacy organizations . She serves on the board of the Children 's Defense Fund ( CDF ) and was named Global Ambassador of Avon Products in 2007 , serving as honorary chair of the charitable Avon Foundation . She received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2010 .",
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"text": "International POPs Elimination Network The International POPs Elimination Network ( IPEN ) is a global network of NGOs dedicated to the common aim of eliminating persistent organic pollutants . IPEN is composed of public interest non-governmental organizations who support a common platform for the global elimination of POPs . The Participating Organizations ( POs ) of IPEN are those NGOs which have endorsed the POPs Elimination Platform and/or the Stockholm Declaration . Because the network is primarily engaged in facilitating information exchange and in supporting activities of its constituents , and because the purpose of the network does not include developing network-wide-policy statements , strategies , or action plans , a formal decision-making process for the network can be simple , flexible , and largely administrative in nature . ( IPEN 2005 ) The International POPs Elimination Network ( IPEN ) is a global network of more than 600 public interest non-governmental organizations working together for the elimination of persistent organic pollutants , on an expedited yet socially equitable basis . This mission includes achieving a world in which all chemicals are produced and used in ways that eliminate significant adverse effects on human health and the environment , and where persistent organic pollutants ( POPs ) and chemicals of equivalent concern no longer pollute our local and global environments , and no longer contaminate our communities , our food , our bodies , or the bodies of our children and future generations .",
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"text": "Home Recording Rights Coalition The Home Recording Rights Coalition is a non-profit advocacy organization in the U.S. , whose mission is to protect the rights of consumers to view , listen to , and record radio and television broadcasts . Founded in 1981 in response to the Sony Corp. of America v. Universal City Studios , Inc. case , the group has more recently urged the U.S. Congress and Federal Communications Commission to prevent for-profit corporations and their trade organizations ( like the MPAA and RIAA ) from eroding or even destroying the private , in-home fair use of new digital audio and video technologies , such as DTV , HDTV , DAB , DVD and others .",
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"text": "End Human Trafficking Now The End Human Trafficking Now ( EHTN ) campaign was founded in 2006 in an attempt at uniting the business world in combatting human trafficking and modern slavery . The campaign grew out of the `` Roundtable of the Business Community against Human Trafficking '' , a meeting held on 23 January 2006 in Athens , Greece , and organized under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs . The aim was to bring together business leaders and CEOs from the private sector , representatives of non-governmental organizations ( NGOs ) , international organizations , and governments to share their expertise , find a common stance , and develop measures to counter human trafficking . The meeting was cosponsored by prominent international organizations in the fight against human trafficking : the International Organization for Migration ( IOM ) , the United Nations Development Fund for Women ( UNIFEM ) , the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime ( UNODC ) , the World Bank and the Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces ( DCAF ) . Notable attendants included Queen Sylvia of Sweden , Queen Sabika of Bahrain , former UN Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali , Interpol Secretary General Ronald Noble and French composer Jean Michel Jarre . From the gathering emerged a set of ethical principles against human trafficking , which became known as the Athens Ethical Principles . All signatories declare zero tolerance for dealing with businesses which benefit from human trafficking and promise to Explicitly demonstrate the position of zero tolerance towards trafficking in human beings , especially women and children for sexual exploitation . Contribute to prevention of trafficking in human beings including awareness-raising campaigns and education . Develop a corporate strategy for an anti-trafficking policy which will permeate all our activities . Ensure that our personnel fully comply with our anti-trafficking policy . Encourage business partners , including suppliers , to apply ethical principles against human trafficking . In an effort to increase enforcement it is necessary to call on governments to initiate a process of revision of laws and regulations that are directly or indirectly related to enhancing anti-trafficking policies . Report and share information on best practices . The first company to sign up to the principles was Manpower Inc. , whose president of corporate affairs and government affairs is also the president of the board of EHTN . As of 2012 , over 12,500 corporations have signed the Principles .",
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"text": "UniteWomen.org UniteWomen.org is a national non-partisan 501 ( c ) 3 tax exempt non-profit organization with a mission of ending inequality for women that stems from prejudice and discrimination and to defend and advance the human and civil rights of women and girls . The organization was formed in Michigan in February 2012 . It developed in response to the War on Women , a series of legislative actions in the United States which negatively affect women . The group has organized several marches , including a march in Jackson , Mississippi , to oppose `` 32 bills introduced this session restricting women 's access to health care '' and a nationwide march on April 28 , 2012 that took place in major cities across the United States . The group has been endorsed by American Association of University Women , National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health , the The Coalition of Labor Union Women and The Coffee Party USA . The march in April 2012 was promoted by Barbara Hannah Grufferman Karen Teegarden , President of UniteWomen.org , appeared on The Authentic Woman , along with National Organization for Women President , Terry O'Neill . The two women 's rights leaders were interviewed by radio host , Shannon Fisher , about The State of Women 's Rights in America . The organization was a partner in the Suffrage Centennial Celebration in 2013 , which was a week of events in Washington leading up to a reenactment of the Woman Suffrage Parade of 1913 Other partners in the Suffrage Centennial Celebration were the National Women 's History Museum , Sewall-Belmont House & Museum , the Smithsonian 's National Museum of American History , the Newseum , American Association of University Women , Daughters of the American Revolution , Delta Sigma Theta , the National Archives , the Turning Point Suffragist Memorial , the National Press Club , and The George Washington University Lisner Auditorium . UniteWomen.org 's `` Unite Against Rape '' campaign raised public awareness of the issues of rape , human trafficking and violence against women . An array of legislators , journalists and celebrities participated in the campaign , including U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine ; comedians Roseanne Barr , Margaret Cho , Annabelle Gurwitch and Lois Bromfield ; social justice advocate Sandra Fluke ; Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle , Ronnie Cameron , musician Courtney Love ; social and political commentators Meghan McCain , Alexandria Goddard ( the Steubenville blogger ) , Leslie Salzillo , Kimberley A. Johnson and Tanya Tatum ; XoJane writers and editors Jane Pratt , Mandy Stadtmiller , Alison Freer , Marci Robin and Julia Allison ; actors Yuri Lowenthal , Pia Glenn and Sharon Gardner ; celebrity artist Tormented Sugar ; writers Herman Williams , III , Pat Bertram , Michele Rolle and Toni Morrison ; executive director of the Military Rape Crisis Center , Panayiota Bertzikis ; and celebrity relationship experts Dr. Gilda Carle and Dr. Sheri Meyers . The campaign was co-founded by UniteWomen.org executive committee members Renee Davis , Karen Teegarden , Shannon Fisher and Sarah Warfield Chamberlin . The team also partnered with Rape , Abuse & Incest National Network for a national RAINN Day campaign to raise awareness of sexual assault on college campuses .",
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"text": "National Center for Voluntary Action The National Center for Voluntary Action was an independent , private , non-profit organization that existed in the 1970s , and then extended on in merged forms , that sought to encourage volunteerism on the part of American citizens and organizations , assist in program development for voluntary efforts , and sought to make voluntary action an important force in American society . The organization had its origins in 1969 , the first year of the Nixon administration , when the Cabinet Committee on Voluntary Action was put into place . Led by United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development George W. Romney , a study performed by this committee found a need for a national , non-governmental organization . Hence came the National Center for Voluntary Action , created in 1970 by executive order of the president . At its first meeting on February 20 , 1970 , Romney stressed the value of voluntary action as the `` fourth way '' of solving problems ( along with the federal government , state and local government , and private industry ) . In April 1970 , Henry Ford II became the organization 's first chair and Bud Wilkinson its first president . The organization launched a nationwide effort to develop Voluntary Action Centers ( previously known as Volunteer Bureaus ) as local volunteer centers to help people meet their needs through actions of volunteers . A heart-shaped logo was devised for the Voluntary Action Centers and used nationwide . It operated an information bank known as Clearinghouse . By October 1971 , Voluntary Action Centers had been established in 32 communities , with 30 more underway and 250 other communities having expressed interest . Wilkinson left in August 1970 . Lenore Romney , George 's wife , became a director of the organization , and a member of its executive committee by 1971 , and vice president by 1973 . Ford departed in 1972 , and W. Clement Stone , who was the treasurer , became acting chair . In 1973 , as he left the Nixon administration , George Romney became chair and CEO of the National Center for Voluntary Action . In 1976 , the organization sponsored a national Congress on Volunteerism and Citizenship in conjunction with the United States Bicentennial of that year . In 1979 , the National Center for Voluntary Action merged with another organization , the Colorado-based National Information Center on Volunteerism ( which had been in existence since 1970 , and as the National Information Center on Volunteers in Courts , since 1967 ) , and together became a new organization , VOLUNTEER : The National Center for Citizen Involvement . Romney remained as head of the new organization . The organization simplified its name to VOLUNTEER : The National Center in 1984 and to the National Volunteer Center in 1990 . Romney remained as chair of these organizations throughout this time . In 1991 , the organization merged into the Points of Light Foundation , which had been created in 1990 under the aegis of President George H.W. Bush . The merged organization also became known during the 2000s as the Points of Light Foundation and Volunteer Center National Network . That organization then in 2007 merged with the Atlanta-based Hands On Network to become the Points of Light Institute .",
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"text": "Women Against Pornography Women Against Pornography ( WAP ) was a radical feminist activist group based out of New York City that had an influential force in the anti-pornography movement of the late 1970s and the 1980s . WAP was the most well known feminist anti-pornography group out of many that were active throughout the United States and the anglophone world , primarily from the late 1970s through the early 1990s . After previous failed attempts to start a broad feminist anti-pornography group in New York City , WAP was finally established in 1978 . WAP quickly drew widespread support for its anti-pornography campaign , and in late 1979 held a March on Times Square that included over 5000 supporters . Through their march as well as other means of activism , WAP was able to bring in unexpected financial support from the Mayor 's office , theater owners , and other parties with an interest in the gentrification of Times Square . WAP became known because of their anti-pornography informational tours of sex shops and pornographic theaters held in Times Square . In the 1980s , WAP began to focus more on lobbying and legislative efforts against pornography , particularly in support of civil-rights-oriented antipornography legislation . They were also active in testifying before the Meese Commission and some of their advocacy of a civil-rights based anti-pornography model found its way into the final recommendations of the commission . In the late 1980s , the leadership of WAP changed their focus again , this time more on the issue of international sex trafficking , which led to the founding of the Coalition Against Trafficking in Women . In the 1990s WAP became less active and eventually faded out of existence in the mid '90s . The positions of Women Against Pornography were controversial . Civil liberties advocates opposed WAP and similar groups , holding that the legislative approaches WAP advocated amounted to censorship . Sex-positive feminists held that feminist campaigns against pornography were misdirected and ultimately threatened sexual freedoms and free speech rights in a way that would be detrimental toward women and sexual minorities . In addition to this , WAP faced conflict with sex-positive feminists , particularly in the events surrounding the 1982 Barnard Conference . These events were battles in what became known as the Feminist Sex Wars of the late 1970s and 1980s .",
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"text": "Transpartisan Transpartisanship represents an emerging school of political thought which accepts the validity of truths across a range of political perspectives and seeks to synthesize them into an inclusive , pragmatic container beyond typical political dualities . It is distinct from bipartisanship , which aims to negotiate between `` right '' and `` left , '' resulting in a dualistic perspective , and nonpartisanship , which tends to avoid political affiliation altogether . Transpartisanship is a movement to support and advance a common ground - or `` new center '' - that already exists in U.S. politics , emerging periodically into public view in the form of `` unusual coalitions '' of progressives and conservatives around issues ranging from war and the military budget to corporate power and the surveillance state . The movement builds on methods of facilitated dialogue , deliberation and conflict resolution . Current examples of transpartisan initiatives include Transpartisan Center , TheSolution.org , Reuniting America , Transpartisan Alliance , and Liberty Coalition . Transpartisanship is an emerging field that advocates pragmatic and effective solutions to social and political problems , transcending and including preexisting political ideologies . Transpartisanship encompasses the idea that all systems are inextricably interconnected , and that successful outcomes can best be reached through inclusive , genuine , and respectful cooperation . Transpartisan democracy , in part , seeks to reintegrate the public 's voice in identifying , debating , and shaping governmental policies , while continuing to protect the sovereignty of the individual . The term `` Transpartisanship '' has emerged to provide a meaningful alternative to `` Bipartisanship , '' and `` Nonpartisanship . '' Bipartisanship limits the dialogue process to two political viewpoints or entities , striving for compromise solutions . Nonpartisanship , on the other hand , tends to deny the existence of differing viewpoints in exchange for cooperation . Both the bipartisan and nonpartisan approaches can discount the multiplicity of viewpoints that exist , which often results in incomplete and therefore unsuccessful outcomes . In contrast to these , transpartisanship recognizes the existence and validity of many points of view , and advocates a constructive dialogue aimed at arriving at creative , integrated , and therefore , breakthrough solutions that meet the needs of all present . Transpartisan gatherings have resulted not only in surprisingly civil conversations noted by mainstream media but also in shifts from traditional ideological stances by some participants . A close relative of transpartisanship is Integral politics . A transpartisan approach to policy would necessarily include individual and collective , as well as subjective and objective , perspective . Furthermore , similar to Integral theory , transpartisanship places politics in a developmental context , viewing democracy and prosperity not as static attainments , but rather emergent properties along a continuum of developmental stages .",
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"text": "ASIFA-Hollywood ASIFA-Hollywood , an American non-profit organization in Los Angeles , California , United States , is a branch member of the `` Association Internationale du Film d'Animation '' or `` ASIFA '' ( the International Animated Film Association ) . Its purpose is to promote the art of film animation in a variety of ways , including its own archive and an annual awards presentation , the Annie Awards . It is also known as the International Animated Film Society . Many branches of ASIFA exist throughout the world ; in the US there are chapters in San Francisco , New York City , Atlanta , Seattle , Washington , the Detroit area , and others , while internationally , organizations exist in Annecy , France , in Italy , and Japan . ASIFA also sponsors several animation film festivals throughout the world , including the ASIFA-Hollywood Student Animation Festival . ASIFA-Hollywood has the largest membership internationally of all other chapters , largely because the most popular cartoons ever produced were by studios and animation professionals located in the city of Burbank , which is also the location of the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Center . It includes a virtual archive , museum , library and research facility , containing the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive Project .",
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"text": "New World Foundation The New World Foundation is a liberal foundation , based in New York . It supports organizations that work on behalf of civil rights and that seek to encourage participation of citizens in American democracy . It was founded in 1954 by Anita McCormick Blaine , a prominent member of the McCormick family and an heiress to industrialist Cyrus Hall McCormick and a supporter of Henry Wallace 's 1948 presidential campaign . Its initial funding of about $ 20 million was noted for progress towards education , ethics , peace , and public health . In its mission statement , the New World Foundation stated as of 2009 : We see the strengths of progressive ideals and committed activists , who every day are inventing democracy and extending its boundaries . But we also know the strength of reaction , inaction , and injustice in blocking democracy 's advance . Our work and our tradition is to tip the balance , to add resources to the side of justice , to widen the channels for participation , and to ensure that another generation will see by example how they can make a difference . During the early 1960s , the New World Foundation 's goal was to aid education and promote better intergroup and international relations . During the early 1970s , the Foundation supported various civil rights and community projects . Hillary Clinton , whom Marian Wright Edelman had mentored , was on the board from 1982 to 1988 , and was its chair for some of that time , including 1987 . During that time , the Foundation gave money to a variety of organizations active in civil rights and other New Left causes , including the Christic Institute , Grassroots International , Committee in Solidarity with the People of El Salvador ( CISPES ) , FAIR , and the National Lawyers Guild . By the early 1990s , the foundation was giving money to a Silicon Valley group fighting consequences of computer industry toxins , all the while undergoing criticism for being invested in the likes of Louisiana Pacific , Nike , and Philip Morris .",
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"text": "Human milk banking in North America A human milk bank is `` a service which collects , screens , processes , and dispenses by prescription human milk donated by nursing mothers who are not biologically related to the recipient infant '' . As of March 2014 , there are 18 milk banks in North America that are members of the Human Milk Bank Association of North America ( HMBANA ) . They are usually housed in hospitals , although some are free standing . Members of HMBANA 's follow the annually revised `` Guidelines for the Establishment and Operation of a Donor Human Milk Bank . '' The guidelines were developed with the Food and Drug Administration ( FDA ) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) and include protocols for soliciting donors , collecting , processing and distributing the milk . Some of these protocols are described below . According to a joint statement by the World Health Organization ( WHO ) and United Nations Children 's Fund ( UNICEF ) : `` The best food for a baby who can not be breastfed is milk expressed from the mother 's breast or from another healthy mother . The best food for any baby whose own mother 's milk is not available is the breastmilk of another healthy mother '' ( UNICEF , p. 48 ) . `` Where it is not possible for the biological mother to breast feed , the first alternative , if available , should be the use of human milk from other sources . Human milk banks should be made available in appropriate situations '' ( Wight , 2001 ) .",
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"text": "Habitat International Coalition Habitat International Coalition ( HIC ) is an independent , nonprofit alliance with hundreds of organizations and individuals , which has been working in housing and human settlements for more than 30 years . The Coalition comprises social movements , community-based organizations , support groups and academics . The strength of the Coalition is based on its worldwide membership ( it has members in 117 nations in five continents ) and on the fact that it brings together a range of civil society groups . Dedicated to advocacy and support for the poor , solidarity networking , popular mobilization , debate and analysis , HIC works to unite civil society in a shared commitment to ensuring sustainable habitat and a livable planet for all . Its work focuses on defending and implementing the human rights linked to housing and habitat ; i.e. , land , housing , clean water , sanitation , a healthy environment , access to public goods and services ( e.g. , health , education , transport and recreation ; access to livelihood and social protection , pluralism and the preservation of social , natural , historic and cultural patrimony . Since the ’80 HIC has been developing special capacities seeking gender equality , in a balanced articulation between reflection and action on different issues : the rights ' approach , the right to the city , the social production of habitat , women and habitat and the sustainable habitat . HIC specific work on the right to the city seeks to deepen the analysis and the actions on the proposal of building more just cities worldwide . HIC has been committed since decades in the creation of a theoretical and practical framework for the right to the city . The Coalition articulates and accompanies social movements and organizations in their struggle to achieve the realization of all human rights to ensure the collective well-being of inhabitants ; the democratic management and the social function of the city . HIC is also aware of the global challenges facing worldwide on climate change and food sovereignty and the obvious impacts on the cities : the Coalition works on broaden exchanges between urban and rural movements . HIC 'S work on social production of habitat seeks to derive practical lessons from the compilation , exchange and analysis of `` people 's processes '' in initiating , designing , building and maintaining local environments . These experiences , which build upon local social resources and demonstrate local social reliance and ingenuity , generate and promote methods and strategies that then can be shared and replicated across regions . Each region has given rise to diverse and specific examples of struggles and efforts that emphasize distinct circumstances and priorities to construct people-centred livelihoods . In order to strengthen people 's process for access and provision of land and shelter , lessons learned to date show a need to : understand what sustains the people 's process on land , housing and habitat/settlements development , in urban and rural areas , understand what are the forces , both external and internal , that strengthen or weaken peoples ' processes , including political and economic forces that have a bearing on people 's processes , and in particular the dynamics of the informal and formal land markets ; envision alternative ways to develop cities and other human settlements , evolving a bottom-up perspective on human settlement development without destroying livelihoods , assets and material achievements of the poor , while , quite to the contrary , supporting and nurturing livelihoods , assets and settlements of the poor , and their integration into the city ; articulate and support the people 's processes through policies and actions for both government and nongovernmental organizations ; develop more flexible design-based , knowledge-based and service-based housing policies and outputs with the objective of realizing the human right to adequate housing and equitable land use .",
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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": "Animal Protection Institute The Animal Protection Institute ( API ) was a national , nonprofit animal advocacy organization based in Sacramento , California that in 2007 , as part of its affiliation with the Born Free Foundation , was renamed Born Free USA . Founded in 1968 , API 's mission was to advocate for the protection of animals from cruelty and exploitation . API 's slogan was `` Saving Animals Is Our Reason for Being '' . API was founded by Belton P. Mouras and Kenneth E. Guerrero , both former employees of the Humane Society of the United States . API 's primary campaign areas included animals used in entertainment , captive exotic animals , companion animals , compassionate consumerism , farmed animals , and wildlife protection . API achieved significant results in working with state and local legislatures to pass laws restricting the private possession of exotic animals such as lions , tigers , bears , and other dangerous animals . The organization attempted to get bills passed in North and South Carolina banning venomous snakes and other exotic animals . API also provided `` hands-on '' care for animals at its API Primate Sanctuary , located in Dilley , Texas , where more than 500 primates , many of whom were rescued from abusive situations in laboratories , roadside zoos , and private possession , live in as natural an environment as possible with minimal human interference .",
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"text": "National Fish Habitat Partnership The National Fish Habitat Partnership ( NFHP ) is an attempt to conserve ( protect , restore , enhance ) freshwater , estuarine and marine waterways and fisheries in the United States . The National Fish Habitat Partnership was established as the National Fish Habitat Action Plan in 2006 . The National Partnership is the umbrella for 20 Fish Habitat Partnerships established across the country that focus on regions , species or systems ( example : Reservoirs ) . The Partnership has brought together fisheries professionals and other partners with a shared interest in restoring waterways and fisheries in the United States . This partnership is diverse and focused on achieving national awareness and obtaining resources for conserving fish habitats . There are a variety of on-the-ground projects that are coordinated through the Action Plan every year . However the Action Plan has a yearly initiative , called 10 `` Waters to Watch '' that focuses on 10 conservation projects through partnerships under NFHP . These waters represent a snapshot of this year 's voluntary habitat conservation efforts in progress . These and other locally driven conservation projects are prioritized and implemented by regional Fish Habitat Partnerships that have formed throughout the country to implement the National Fish Habitat Action Plan . The objective of the Action Plan is to conserve freshwater , estuarine and marine habitats essential to the many fish and wildlife species that call these areas home . The fish habitat partnerships , under the National Partnership , are composed of local and regional community groups , non-profit organizations , watershed groups , Native American tribes , local , state and federal agencies , and individuals all working to implement the National Fish Habitat Action Plan . Examples of conservation actions include planting stream-side vegetation important to sustaining the health of riparian and aquatic plants and animals , protecting and restoring fish passage and other voluntary measures that help avoid and minimize negative effects that could result from industrial and agriculture practices and livestock . The 10 `` Waters to Watch '' are representative of freshwater to marine habitats across the country including rivers , lakes , reservoirs and estuaries that benefit through the conservation efforts of these Fish Habitat Partnerships formed under the Action Plan -- a bold initiative implemented in 2006 to avoid and reverse persistent declines in our nation 's aquatic habitats . The initial Action Plan 's 10 `` Waters to Watch '' list was unveiled in 2007 . Since 2006 , the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has provided $ 16 million to support 341 on-the-ground Action Plan projects in 46 states , leveraging $ 40 million in partner match , to address the priorities of Fish Habitat Partnerships . Additional funds have been provided by several other State and Federal agencies and conservation organizations .",
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"text": "Heidelberg Appeal The Heidelberg Appeal , authored by Michel Salomon and signed by a large number of scientists , is a statement decrying `` an irrational ideology which is opposed to scientific and industrial progress , and impedes economic and social development . '' Issued to coincide with the opening of the United Nations-sponsored Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 , the Appeal stated that its signers : `` share the objectives of the ` Earth Summit ' '' but advised `` the authorities in charge of our planet 's destiny against decisions which are supported by pseudo-scientific arguments or false and non-relevant data . ... The greatest evils which stalk our Earth are ignorance and oppression , and not Science , Technology and Industry . '' It was carefully worded to be directed generally at underfunded and poorly conducted science , rather than specifically at climate change . This allowed it to be promoted and exploited by a number of different industries by using this in the context of their own pollution defenses . In fact , the Appeal was created and promoted by a group of industry associations with polluting problems ( including chemical , energy , and mining concerns ) : the tobacco industry was involved , but in this case it was not the primary driving force . At that time the tobacco industry was focussed on trying to change the scientific standards for Good Epidemiology Practice ( GEP ) A version of the Heidelberg Appeal was published in the June 1 , 1992 , Wall Street Journal over the signatures of 46 prominent scientists and other intellectuals . It has subsequently been endorsed by some 4,000 scientists , including 72 Nobel Prize winners . The Appeal was for an anthropocentric assessment of the world 's resources and a utilitarian as opposed to abolitionist approach to hazardous substances used or created by technology . It targeted as irrational , by implication , if not explicitly , both a vision of a `` Natural State '' with intrinsic rights to impede the activities of man , and hysterical fears of environmental poisons , disproportionate to the threat and dismissive of their associated benefits . The Heidelberg Appeal has been enthusiastically embraced by critics of the environmental movement such as S. Fred Singer of the Science and Environmental Policy Project . Conservative think tanks frequently cite the Heidelberg Appeal as proof that scientists reject the theory of global warming as well as a host of other environmental health risks associated with modern science and industry . Its name has subsequently been adopted by the Heidelberg Appeal Nederland Foundation , which was founded in 1993 and disputes health risks related to nitrates in foods and antibiotic-resistant bacteria . The Heidelberg Appeal was promoted in 1993 by the International Center for a Scientific Ecology , a group set up by Michael Salomon `` that was considered important in Philip Morris ' plans to create a group in Europe similar to The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition ( TASSC ) '' . Parts of the Heidelberg Appeal endorse environmental concerns , such as a sentence that states , `` We fully subscribe to the objectives of a scientific ecology for a universe whose resources must be taken stock of , monitored and preserved . '' Its 72 Nobel laureates include 49 who also signed the `` World Scientists ' Warning to Humanity '' , which was circulated that same year by the Union of Concerned Scientists ( UCS ) and attracted the majority of the world 's living Nobel laureates in science along with some 1,700 other leading scientists . In contrast with the vagueness of the Heidelberg Appeal , the `` World Scientists ' Warning '' is a very explicit environmental manifesto , stating that `` human beings and the natural world are on a collision course '' and citing ozone depletion , global climate change , air pollution , groundwater depletion , deforestation , overfishing , and species extinction among the trends that threaten to `` so alter the living world that it will be unable to sustain life in the manner that we know . '' Moreover the Heidelberg Appeal has been , if not specifically misrepresented , at least broadly interpreted out of context , for example , by The National Center for Public Policy which asserts `` The appeal warns industrialized nations that no compelling scientific consensus exists to justify mandatory greenhouse gas emissions cuts . '' Although the Heidelberg Appeal may be open to such an interpretation , it is not what the document said , as the text below shows . 1994 Jun 16 Matt Winokur then sends to a list of PM organisers a note saying : APCo ( the old spelling of APCO Worldwide ) is completing its evaluation of a Symposium for Europe in the fall . They have forwarded the draft Guiding Scientific Principles ( or GEP ) which would constitute the outcome of such a meeting . They are on the right track but the language is too vague . ( Tom ) Borelli and ( Richard ) Carchman will review and tighten . Obviously , any output from the symposium must be supportive of GEP . So the bottom line for both the GEP resolution and GEP Symposium must be in synch . Burson ( Marsteller ) has begun its feasibility review based on a more explicit understanding that GEP is what we are interested in promoting . I gather from Jim -LSB- Lindheim of B-M -RSB- that there may have been a misunderstanding as to whether or not Burson was to have proceeded with the review prior to the presentation of a `` joint '' proposal -LSB- APCO and B-M -RSB- . I was aware that Burson began and take responsibility for allowing them to proceed . If you do n't want to pay for it then I will . But the intelligence obtained from their interviews with potential coalition sponsors as well as information about analogous efforts by existing groups , e.g. , Heidelberg , will be critical to the development of a comprehensive Burson/APCo proposal . -LSB- Note : after a territory battle , Philip Morris had suggested that rivals APCO and B-M present this as a joint proposal -RSB- The Burson research is necessary now in order to tell us whether it is possible or efficient to try to develop an enduring -LSB- ` Sound Science ' -RSB- coalition following on from the symposium . Possible , in that there may prove to be an insufficient amount of interest in the corporate sector for such a movement . Efficient , in that there may already exist analogous groups which we could use without going to the effort of starting one from scratch . And we need to be careful not to step on unseen toes . For example , Bruce Ames is part of TASSC and Heidelberg . Do we need/want him on a third group in Europe ? Thus the benefit in having Burson complete the study now , is that what they learn will be factored into both the content of the symposium AND inform us as to what options are available after the symposium concludes . If we only want a one off event , that 's our decision . But I would think we 'd at least want a mechanism to be able to tap the participants to later on endorse the GEP resolution in the appropriate EU institutions . The Burson research will also turn up corporate interest in GEP in general which may help us identify allies regardless of whether we do either a symposium or create a coalition . The presentation therefore at the next TF mtg. will be a single proposal for PM prepared jointly by Burson and APCo . And I 've asked Margery -LSB- Krause of APCO -RSB- and Jim -LSB- Lindheim of B-M -RSB- to come themselves , as well as any other support staff they may wish to have accompany them .",
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"text": "Treatment Advocacy Center The Treatment Advocacy Center is a national U.S. nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating legal and other barriers to the timely and effective treatment of severe mental illness . The organization promotes laws , policies and practices for the delivery of psychiatric care and supports the development of innovative treatments for and research into the causes of severe and persistent mental illnesses , such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder . Among the organization 's principal activities are promoting the passage and implementation of assisted outpatient treatment ( AOT ) laws and progressive civil commitment laws and standards in individual states .",
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"text": "Election (1999 film) Election is a 1999 American black comedy-drama film directed and written by Alexander Payne and adapted by him and Jim Taylor from Tom Perrotta 's 1998 novel of the same title . The plot revolves around a high school election and satirizes both suburban high school life and politics . The film stars Matthew Broderick as Jim McAllister , a popular high school social studies teacher in suburban Omaha , Nebraska , and Reese Witherspoon as Tracy Flick , around the time of the school 's student body election . When Tracy qualifies to run for class president , McAllister believes she does not deserve the title and tries his best to stop her from winning . Although a box office bomb , Election received critical acclaim . The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Adapted Screenplay , a Golden Globe nomination for Witherspoon in the Best Actress category , and the Independent Spirit Award for Best Film in 1999 .",
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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": "Day care Child care or day care is the care of a child during the day by a person other than the child 's legal guardians , typically performed by someone outside the child 's immediate family . Day care is typically an ongoing service during specific periods , such as the parents ' time at work . The service is known as child care in the United Kingdom , crèche in Ireland and New Zealand , and child care or day care in North America and Australia ( although child care also has a broader meaning ) . The vast majority of childcare is still performed by the parents , in-house nannies or through informal arrangements with relatives , neighbors or friends . Child care in the child 's own home is traditionally provided by a nanny or au pair , or by extended family members including grandparents , aunts and uncles . Child care is provided in nurseries or crèches or by a nanny or family child care provider caring for children in their own homes . It can also take on a more formal structure , with education , child development , discipline and even preschool education falling into the fold of services . The day care industry is a continuum from personal parental care to large , regulated institutions . Some childminders care for children from several families at the same time , either in their own home ( commonly known as `` family day care '' in Australia ) or in a specialized child care facility . Some employers provide nursery provisions for their employees at or near the place of employment . For-profit day care corporations often exist where the market is sufficiently large or there are government subsidies . Research shows that not-for-profits are much more likely to produce the high quality environments in which children thrive . '' Local governments , often municipalities , may operate non-profit day care centers . For all providers , the largest expense is labor . Local legislation may regulate the operation of daycare centers , affecting staffing requirements . In Canada , the workforce is predominantly female ( 95 % ) and low paid , averaging only 60 % of average workforce wage . Some jurisdictions require licensing or certification . Legislation may specify details of the physical facilities ( washroom , eating , sleeping , lighting levels , etc. ) . Independent studies suggest that good daycare is not harmful . In some cases , good daycare can provide different experiences than parental care does , especially when children reach two and are ready to interact with other children . Children in higher quality childcare had somewhat better language and cognitive development during the first 4 1/2 years of life than those in lower quality care .",
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"text": "Civil rights movements Civil rights movements are a worldwide series of political movements for equality before the law , that peaked in the 1960s . In many situations they have been characterized by nonviolent protests , or have taken the form of campaigns of civil resistance aimed at achieving change through nonviolent forms of resistance . In some situations , they have been accompanied , or followed , by civil unrest and armed rebellion . The process has been long and tenuous in many countries , and many of these movements did not , or have yet to , fully achieve their goals , although the efforts of these movements have led to improvements in the legal rights of some previously oppressed groups of people , in some places . The main aim of the successful Civil Rights Movement and other social movements for civil rights included ensuring that the rights of all people were and are equally protected by the law . These include but are not limited to the rights of minorities , women 's rights , and LGBT rights .",
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"text": "Time Lord The Time Lords are a fictional , ancient extraterrestrial people in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who , of which the series ' protagonist , the Doctor , is a member . Time Lords are so named for their command of time travel technology and their non-linear perception of time . Originally they were described as a powerful and wise race from the planet Gallifrey , from which the Doctor was a renegade ; details beyond this were very limited for the first decade of the series . They later became integral to many episodes and stories as their role in the fictional universe developed . For the first eight years after the series resumed in 2005 , the Time Lords were said to have been destroyed at some point between the original series ' cancellation in 1989 and the show 's revival during the fictional Last Great Time War . In 2013 , the 50th anniversary special `` The Day of the Doctor '' concerned this supposed destruction and their eventual survival . They developed a culture of custodianship and time-related technologies based on this perception which includes strictly controlled space/time travel machines ( known as `` TARDISes '' ) and monitoring devices to travel through time and to prevent time from being subverted or abused -- although actual action was described as rare in practice due to their traditional policy of strict non-interference and neutrality . They can act to manipulate timelines of a wide range of events and individuals , so long as they do not cross back into their own timeline . Over subsequent episodes their history , their development of time manipulation , and their internal politics were touched upon , with Time Lord society portrayed as a stagnated ceremony-bound oligarchy and their past having descended into myth and legend . The Doctor became at times an ally , being appointed their president during his fourth incarnation and assisting them on many occasions .",
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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": "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": "Chris Cwej Christopher Rodonanté Cwej , usually just known as Chris Cwej , is a fictional character from the Virgin New Adventures range of spin-offs based on the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who . His surname should technically be pronounced `` Shvay '' , but he pronounces it `` Kwedge '' rather than keep correcting people . His first appearance was in the novel Original Sin by Andy Lane , with his adjudicator partner Roz Forrester . Adjudicators are the police force of 30th century Earth , which was at that time divided into the Overcity and the Undercity . Chris was born in 2954 to a family who lived in the lower levels of the Overcity . Chris 's father , Volsted Kornbluth Cwej , was also an adjudicator . Chris 's father was fairly old when Chris was born , having retired from the Adjudicators the previous year , 2953 , after 48 years of service , and he is well over 70 years old when the young Chris meets the Doctor . Chris 's grandfather died when Chris was only five , and Chris cried when he saw his grandfather being put into a coffin . A more distant ancestor , possibly a great grandfather was Nathaniel Cwej . Even further back , there was a Cwej involved with the founding of the Adjudicators , and the family have had a long association with the Adjudicators ever since . Chris 's accent sounds American , although his home would once have been considered a part of England , and his surname may have a Germanic/Saxon derivation . Chris is tall , blonde and muscular , and when he first met the Seventh Doctor and Bernice , he had had a `` body bepple '' ( bodily alteration ) which made him look like a teddy bear . He and Roz were investigating a murder case in Undercity in the year 2975 when they encountered the Doctor and Bernice . They helped the Doctor defeat his old enemy Tobias Vaughn , who had been manipulating human advancement since the 20th century . Having realise the extent of corruption in the Earth Empire and the Adjudicators , Chris and Roz chose to leave in the TARDIS . Chris and Roz travelled with the Doctor for many adventures . In this eventful period , Chris fathered two daughters : Jasmine Surprise Cwej-Hutchings with Ishtar Hutchings , and iKrissi with Dep of the People . After Roz 's death in battle , Chris continued to travel with the Doctor for a short time , but the event had a profound effect on him . During the events of Eternity Weeps , the Doctor 's former companion Liz Shaw contracted a deadly virus and begged Chris to kill her , however he was unable to do it . This and the subsequent death of millions of people from the virus caused Chris to question himself and first consider quitting the TARDIS . It took the apparent death of the Doctor in Japan to make him put aside his doubts and help protect the people of the local village from the local warlord , who wanted an alien device in their possession . The Doctor and Chris then travelled to the Doctor 's home planet of Gallifrey , where the Doctor faced members of his House and many dark secrets were revealed . After this , Chris decided to travel alone using a time ring given to him by Romana . The book which depicts Chris 's sexual encounter with a gay man , Damaged Goods , was written by future executive producer of the series Russell T Davies , whose works often include gay themes . Much like Davies ' later introduction to the series proper , Jack Harkness , Cwej opines that sexuality is not an issue where he comes from .",
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"text": "List of Doctor Who vehicles This is a list of fictional vehicles in the Doctor Who media franchise .",
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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": "History of UNIT UNIT ( UNified Intelligence Taskforce , formerly United Nations Intelligence Taskforce ) is a fictional military organisation from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who . Operating under the auspices of the United Nations , its purpose is to investigate and combat paranormal and extraterrestrial threats to the Earth . As is common in long-running series whose back-stories are not mapped out in advance , and which are also the product of many different writers over the course of years , the fictional history of UNIT has seen retroactive changes which have caused some continuity problems .",
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"text": "Technological unemployment Technological unemployment is the loss of jobs caused by technological change . Such change typically includes the introduction of labour-saving `` mechanical-muscle '' machines or more efficient `` mechanical-mind '' processes ( automation ) . Just as horses employed as prime movers were gradually made obsolete by the automobile , humans ' jobs have also been affected throughout modern history . Historical examples include artisan weavers reduced to poverty after the introduction of mechanised looms . During World War II , Alan Turing 's Bombe machine compressed and decoded thousands of man-years worth of encrypted data in a matter of hours . A contemporary example of technological unemployment is the displacement of retail cashiers by self-service tills . That technological change can cause short-term job losses is widely accepted . The view that it can lead to lasting increases in unemployment has long been controversial . Participants in the technological unemployment debates can be broadly divided into optimists and pessimists . Optimists agree that innovation may be disruptive to jobs in the short term , yet hold that various compensation effects ensure there is never a long-term negative impact on jobs . Whereas pessimists contend that at least in some circumstances , new technologies can lead to a lasting decline in the total number of workers in employment . The phrase `` technological unemployment '' was popularised by John Maynard Keynes in the 1930s . Yet the issue of machines displacing human labour has been discussed since at least Aristotle 's time . Prior to the 18th century both the elite and common people would generally take the pessimistic view on technological unemployment , at least in cases where the issue arose . Due to generally low unemployment in much of pre-modern history , the topic was rarely a prominent concern . In the 18th century fears over the impact of machinery on jobs intensified with the growth of mass unemployment , especially in Great Britain which was then at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution . Yet some economic thinkers began to argue against these fears , claiming that overall innovation would not have negative effects on jobs . These arguments were formalised in the early 19th century by the classical economists . During the second half of the 19th century , it became increasingly apparent that technological progress was benefiting all sections of society , including the working class . Concerns over the negative impact of innovation diminished . The term `` Luddite fallacy '' was coined to describe the thinking that innovation would have lasting harmful effects on employment . The view that technology is unlikely to lead to long term unemployment has been repeatedly challenged by a minority of economists . In the early 1800s these included Ricardo himself . There were dozens of economists warning about technological unemployment during brief intensifications of the debate that spiked in the 1930s and 1960s . Especially in Europe , there were further warnings in the closing two decades of the twentieth century , as commentators noted an enduring rise in unemployment suffered by many industrialised nations since the 1970s . Yet a clear majority of both professional economists and the interested general public held the optimistic view through most of the 20th century . In the second decade of the 21st century , a number of studies have been released suggesting that technological unemployment may be increasing worldwide . Further increases are forecast for the years to come . While many economists and commentators still argue such fears are unfounded , as was widely accepted for most of the previous two centuries , concern over technological unemployment is growing once again . A report in Wired in 2017 quotes knowledgeable people such as economist Gene Sperling and management professor Andrew McAfee on the idea that handling existing and impending job loss to automation is a `` significant issue '' . Regarding a recent claim by a political appointee that automation is not `` going to have any kind of big effect on the economy for the next 50 or 100 years , '' says McAfee , `` I do n't talk to anyone in the field who believes that . '' Innovations like Watson have the potential to render humans obsolete with the professional , white-collar , low-skilled , creative fields , and other `` mental jobs '' .",
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"text": "Hyperdrive Hyperdrive is a name given to certain methods of traveling faster-than-light ( FTL ) in science fiction . Related concepts are jump drive and warp drive .",
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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": "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": "Face of Boe The Face of Boe is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who . Not portrayed on-screen by an actor , the Face of Boe is a wholly mechanical effect , resembling a gigantic human-like head with a weathered face and in place of hair , numerous tendrils which terminate in round pod-like structures . Typically this is encased in a clear sealed container and mounted on a movable pedestal base . The Face merely grunted during his appearance in `` The End of the World '' , communicated telepathically in `` New Earth '' and `` Gridlock '' , and spoke for the first and last time in the latter , and was voiced by Struan Rodger . It is stated in `` New Earth '' that he is thought to be millions of years old ( billions , at least according to `` Gridlock '' ) ; however , when this was suggested to him , he responded with a leading question concerning the impossibility of such an age . It was suggested in `` Last of the Time Lords '' that the Face of Boe is a future Jack Harkness .",
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"text": "Cyberman The Cybermen are a fictional race of cyborgs who are among the most persistent enemies of the Doctor in the British science fiction television programme , Doctor Who . Within the context of the series , the Cybermen were originally a wholly organic species of humanoids originating on Earth 's twin planet Mondas that began to implant more and more artificial parts into their bodies as a means of self-preservation . This led to the race becoming coldly logical and calculating , with every emotion deleted from their minds . They were created by Dr. Kit Pedler ( the unofficial scientific advisor to the show ) and story editor Gerry Davis in 1966 , first appearing in the serial The Tenth Planet . They were featured numerous times , up until the show 's cancellation . Following the 2005 revival of the show , the Cybermen returned with a new origin story in a parallel universe , in the 2006 series ' two-parter `` Rise of the Cybermen '' and `` The Age of Steel '' , and have been recurring villains again ever since . A further redesign took place in the 2013 episode `` Nightmare in Silver '' , showing technologically advanced Cybermen , the result of a merge between the Mondasian and Parallel universe Cybermen , depicted as being able to instantly upgrade themselves to fix flaws and weaknesses . The species also appeared in the Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood in its fourth episode , `` Cyberwoman '' ( 2006 ) . Cybermen have also appeared in installments of the 2010 Doctor Who video game series The Adventure Games .",
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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": "Time Masters Time Masters may refer to The Time Masters , a science fiction novel by Wilson Tucker Time Masters , a 1995 novel by Gary Blackwood Les Maîtres du temps , a Franco-Hungarian animated science fiction film Time Masters , a DC Comics series by Lewis Shiner , Bob Wayne , and Art Thibert Time Masters ( game show ) , a 1996-98 Australian kids game show for Seven Network",
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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": "A Rebel in Time A Rebel in Time ( also published as Rebel in Time ) is a 1983 science fiction novel by Harry Harrison .",
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"text": "The KLF discography This discography lists the key British and notable international releases of The KLF and the other pseudonyms of Bill Drummond and Jimmy Cauty . It also details the other releases on their independent record label , KLF Communications , by KLF-spinoff Disco 2000 and Space ( Cauty 's solo work ) . In the United Kingdom -- their home country -- Drummond and Cauty released six albums and a wide array of 12 '' singles on KLF Communications . In other territories their material was typically issued under licence by local labels . Although the duo 's early works as The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu ( The JAMs ) aroused media interest , with many singles being awarded `` single of the week '' by various music publications , Drummond and Cauty neither sought nor found mainstream chart success until the release of The Timelords ' million-selling DIY release `` Doctorin ' the Tardis '' in May 1988 . The KLF 's single `` Kylie Said to Jason '' , from The White Room soundtrack , was designed for chart success , but failed to reach the UK Top 100 . However , The KLF achieved international chart success with the string of pop-house singles that began with `` What Time Is Love ? ( Live at Trancentral ) '' , and they became the internationally highest-selling singles band of 1991 . Note that this is a not a complete list ; compilation appearances of otherwise available tracks , bootleg recordings , and certain very limited edition remix and promotional singles have been excluded .",
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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": "The Impossible Planet `` The Impossible Planet '' is the eighth episode of the second series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who , first broadcast on 3 June 2006 . It is the first part of a two-part story , followed by `` The Satan Pit '' . The TARDIS lands in a base on a planet orbiting a black hole , an allegedly impossible situation that stumps even the Doctor . The base crew are drilling towards a mysterious subterranean power source , to claim the power that keeps the planet in orbit for the good of the Human Empire . However , an ancient evil is down there too , and it is awakened .",
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"text": "Space Corps (Star Corps) Space Corps , also colloquially referred to as the Star Corps ( Red Dwarf 1996 Log Book ) , Space Federation ( `` Back in the Red , Part Three '' ) and the Star Fleet ( Last Human and `` Back to Earth , Part Two '' ) , is the umbrella organization which regulated all interplanetary and interstellar space flight to and from Earth , from the British science fiction sitcom Red Dwarf . They were responsible for the creation of spaceships , the colonisation of the Galaxy , and the introduction of holograms , GELFs and artificial intelligences such as mechanoids and Simulants throughout the Galaxy . The Space Corps is somewhat analogous to Star Trek 's Starfleet and is responsible for the administrative organisation of all space travel in the Red Dwarf Universe .",
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"text": "Propaganda model The propaganda model is a conceptual model in political economy advanced by Edward S. Herman and Noam Chomsky to explain how propaganda and systemic biases function in mass media . The model seeks to explain how populations are manipulated and how consent for economic , social , and political policies is `` manufactured '' in the public mind due to this propaganda . The theory posits that the way in which news is structured ( e.g. through advertising , concentration of media ownership , government sourcing ) creates an inherent conflict of interest that acts as propaganda for undemocratic forces . First presented in their 1988 book Manufacturing Consent : The Political Economy of the Mass Media , the propaganda model views private media as businesses interested in the sale of a product -- readers and audiences -- to other businesses ( advertisers ) rather than that of quality news to the public . Describing the media 's `` societal purpose '' , Chomsky writes , '' ... the study of institutions and how they function must be scrupulously ignored , apart from fringe elements or a relatively obscure scholarly literature '' . The theory postulates five general classes of `` filters '' that determine the type of news that is presented in news media . These five classes are : Ownership of the medium , Medium 's funding sources , Sourcing , flak , Anti-communism , and fear ideology . The first three are generally regarded by the authors as being the most important . In versions published after the 9/11 attacks on the United States in 2001 , Chomsky and Herman updated the fifth prong to instead refer to the `` War on Terror '' and `` counter-terrorism '' , although they state that it operates in much the same manner . Although the model was based mainly on the characterization of United States media , Chomsky and Herman believe the theory is equally applicable to any country that shares the basic economic structure and organizing principles that the model postulates as the cause of media biases .",
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"text": "Noam Chomsky Avram Noam Chomsky ( -LSB- æ ` vrɑːm _ ` noʊm_ˈtʃɒmski -RSB- ; born December 7 , 1928 ) is an American linguist , philosopher , cognitive scientist , historian , social critic , and political activist . Sometimes described as `` the father of modern linguistics '' , Chomsky is also a major figure in analytic philosophy and one of the founders of the field of cognitive science . He is Institute Professor Emeritus at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ( MIT ) , where he has worked since 1955 , and is the author of over 100 books on topics such as linguistics , war , politics , and mass media . Ideologically , he aligns with anarcho-syndicalism and libertarian socialism . Born to middle-class Ashkenazi Jewish immigrants in Philadelphia , Chomsky developed an early interest in anarchism from alternative bookstores in New York City . At the age of sixteen he began studies at the University of Pennsylvania , taking courses in linguistics , mathematics , and philosophy . From 1951 to 1955 he was appointed to Harvard University 's Society of Fellows , where he developed the theory of transformational grammar for which he was awarded his doctorate in 1955 . That year he began teaching at MIT , in 1957 emerging as a significant figure in the field of linguistics for his landmark work Syntactic Structures , which remodeled the scientific study of language , while from 1958 to 1959 he was a National Science Foundation fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study . He is credited as the creator or co-creator of the universal grammar theory , the generative grammar theory , the Chomsky hierarchy , and the minimalist program . Chomsky also played a pivotal role in the decline of behaviorism , being particularly critical of the work of B. F. Skinner . An outspoken opponent of U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War , which he saw as an act of American imperialism , in 1967 Chomsky attracted widespread public attention for his anti-war essay `` The Responsibility of Intellectuals '' . Associated with the New Left , he was arrested multiple times for his activism and placed on President Richard Nixon 's Enemies List . While expanding his work in linguistics over subsequent decades , he also became involved in the Linguistics Wars . In collaboration with Edward S. Herman , Chomsky later co-wrote an analysis articulating the propaganda model of media criticism , and worked to expose the Indonesian occupation of East Timor . However , his defense of unconditional freedom of speech -- including for Holocaust deniers -- generated significant controversy in the Faurisson affair of the early 1980s . Following his retirement from active teaching , he has continued his vocal political activism , including opposing the War on Terror and supporting the Occupy movement . One of the most cited scholars in history , Chomsky has influenced a broad array of academic fields . He is widely recognized as a paradigm shifter who helped spark a major revolution in the human sciences , contributing to the development of a new cognitivistic framework for the study of language and the mind . In addition to his continued scholarly research , he remains a leading critic of U.S. foreign policy , neoliberalism and contemporary state capitalism , the Israeli -- Palestinian conflict , and mainstream news media . His ideas have proved highly significant within the anti-capitalist and anti-imperialist movements , but have also drawn criticism , with some accusing Chomsky of anti-Americanism .",
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"text": "Parallel Polis The political-social concept Parallel Polis was created by Czech political thinker and dissident Vaclav Benda in connection with movement Charter 77 . In addition to other philosophers , Benda sought a theoretical grasp of the social events in the circles of dissents . The so-called alternative culture or underground was described in the text Parallel Polis in 1978 for the first time . As a political scientist , Benda noticed the emergence of a new social structure which was born in artistic and intellectual circles as a tool to escape the totalitarian communist regime . He detected the following basic pillars of this new `` field '' : 1 . Constant monitoring and verification of the extent of civic rights and freedoms which the State has a tendency to restrict . Parallel Polis consists of people who actively advocate for , and protect their rights . 2 . Parallel `` alternative '' culture / underground culture is independent and are various spheres of art which are operated and developed without permission and support from the public authorities . 3 . Parallel education and science , which represent the realization of the right of free education and the development of scientific research ( residential seminars , various educational societies , academies etc. . ) 4 . Parallel informational system as an expression of the right of free dissemination of information ( samizdat publishing , unofficial magazines , collections etc. . ) 5 . Parallel economy : `` political power considers this the area as a critical resource for arbitrary control of citizens and strictly regulates it at the same time '' . Economy of dissence was based on reciprocity and trust in the individual person . It was a natural germ of a reputational principle and the search for the exchange resources that are not dependent on control of centralized monetary tools . 6 . Creation of the parallel political structures and promoting their development . The alternative political structures have to be incubated in the environment of the Parallel Polis and develop into such a functional form that they will be able to replace the ruling authoritarian regime . 7 . Parallel foreign policy has to be an instrument of the parallel society for the stabilization and the grounding of the movement in the international context and the search for potential financial and mental resources . These patterns of the parallel structure are not a closed set , on the contrary , they should occur more on all fronts of the resistance against the authoritarian State . The aim of the Parallel Polis , according to Vaclav Havel , Ivan Martin Jirous , Milan Šimečky and other dissents , who discussed the concept , -LSB- 2 -RSB- should be a so-called independent society . A society that is not oppressed by laws and the decisions of the representatives of the public authorities . A society that is based on its own values . Values which are not forced upon by the central authorities . You could even say , that `` Parallel Polis '' today does not represent a `` dissident world '' but the world of persuasions and private interests of the society as a whole . On one hand , `` Parallel Polis '' gives to the totalitarian authorities what it wants , but at the same time does everything it wants and has nothing in common with the authorities . After the revolution in 1989 , nobody paid too much attention to this concept , because it was ahead of its time , but nowadays the concept is relevant , because of the increased activities in the field of civil rights & the way the authoritarian state has been suppressed . The seminal idea received great attention in the dissident community in Czechoslovakia and in western political circles . It was , however , never put into practice . With the arrival of the Velvet Revolution in 1990 , the idea seemed irrelevant . It has since been revived by a group of scholars who originally met at the University of Washington but who now work at other academic institutions . Their thinking posits that Benda 's idea is now being practiced on the Internet which more easily facilitates parallel institutions . Since 2014 , a physical space inspired by the idea and named after it exists in Prague 's Holešovice district .",
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"text": "Conditions on Transformations `` Conditions on Transformations '' is an influential linguistics article by Noam Chomsky , published in 1973 . In it , Chomsky attempted to formulate constraints on transformational rules used in Transformational Generative Grammar ( TGG ) , a new kind of syntactic theory that Chomsky first proposed in the 1950s . These constraints , or `` conditions '' , helped decrease the number of possible generative grammars , with a goal to account for the process of language acquisition in children . Chomsky 's attempt to greatly constrain the power of transformational rules found a common ground with a new generation of generative linguists in Europe , as evidenced by the quote below :",
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"text": "Socialist realism in Poland Socialist realism in Poland ( socrealizm ) was a social , political , and esthetic doctrine enforced by the pro-Soviet communist government in the process of Stalinization of the postwar People 's Republic of Poland . The official policy was introduced in 1949 by a decree of the Polish United Workers ' Party minister ( later , Minister of Culture and Art ) Włodzimierz Sokorski . As in all Soviet-dominated Eastern Bloc countries , Socialist realism became the main instrument of political control in the building of totalitarianism in Poland . However , the trend has never become truly dominant . Following Stalin 's death on March 5 , 1953 , and the subsequent De-Stalinization of all People 's Republics , Polish artists , writers and architects started abandoning it around 1955 . De-Stalinization process peaked during the Polish October .",
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"text": "Political positions of Noam Chomsky Noam Chomsky is a widely known intellectual , political activist , and critic of the foreign policy of the United States and other governments . Noam Chomsky describes himself as a libertarian socialist , a sympathizer of anarcho-syndicalism , and is considered to be a key intellectual figure within the left-wing of US politics .",
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"text": "UNISIST model The UNISIST model of information dissemination was proposed in 1971 by the United Nations . UNISIST ( United Nations International Scientific Information System ) is a model of the social system of communication , which consists of knowledge producers , intermediaries , and users . These groups of people ( or actors ) are different kinds of professionals . The social system also contains institutes such as research institutes , publishers , and libraries . The actors and institutions perform information services such as writing , publishing , storing and retrieving documents and information . The actors are communicating in both formal and informal ways and they are producing different kinds of documents such as journal articles , books , book reviews , proceedings , bibliographies and catalogues , dictionaries , handbooks , encyclopedias and review articles . The UNISIST model can be used to define relations between various kinds of scientific and scholarly documents and to compare various domains and their discursive practices . It provides a classification of documents and information services into primary , secondary and tertiary services and products . The original UNISIST model has been updated . The two most important reasons for the updated version have been : to emphasize differences between different knowledge domains and their structures of communication to reflect the changes in scientific and scholarly communication facilitated by the Internet and information technologies",
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"text": "Mass communication Mass communication is the study of how people exchange information through mass media to large segments of the population at the same time . In other words , mass communication refers to the imparting and exchanging of information on a large scale to a wide range of people . It is usually understood to relate newspaper , magazine , and book publishing , as well as radio , television and film , even via internet as these mediums are used for disseminating information , news and advertising . Mass communication differs from the studies of other forms of communication , such as interpersonal communication or organizational communication , in that it focuses on a single source transmitting information to a large number of receivers . The study of mass communication is chiefly concerned with how the content of mass communication persuades or otherwise affects the behavior , attitude , opinion , or emotion of the person or people receiving the information .",
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"text": "Computational sociology Computational sociology is a branch of sociology that uses computationally intensive methods to analyze and model social phenomena . Using computer simulations , artificial intelligence , complex statistical methods , and analytic approaches like social network analysis , computational sociology develops and tests theories of complex social processes through bottom-up modeling of social interactions . It involves the understanding of social agents , the interaction among these agents , and the effect of these interactions on the social aggregate . Although the subject matter and methodologies in social science differ from those in natural science or computer science , several of the approaches used in contemporary social simulation originated from fields such as physics and artificial intelligence . Some of the approaches that originated in this field have been imported into the natural sciences , such as measures of network centrality from the fields of social network analysis and network science . In relevant literature , computational sociology is often related to the study of social complexity . Social complexity concepts such as complex systems , non-linear interconnection among macro and micro process , and emergence , have entered the vocabulary of computational sociology . A practical and well-known example is the construction of a computational model in the form of an `` artificial society '' , by which researchers can analyze the structure of a social system .",
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"text": "Realist Evaluation Realist evaluation is a type of theory-driven evaluation method used in evaluating social programmes . It is based on the epistemological foundations of critical realism . Based on specific theories , realist evaluation provides an alternative lens to empiricist evaluation techniques for the study and understanding of programmes and policies . This technique assumes that knowledge is a social and historical product , thus the social and political context as well as theoretical mechanisms , need consideration in analysis of programme or policy effectiveness . Realist evaluation techniques recognise that there are many interwoven variables operative at different levels in society , thus this evaluation method suits complex social interventions , rather than traditional cause-effect , non-contextual methods of analysis.This realist technique acknowledges that intervention programmes and policy changes do not necessarily work for everyone , since people are different and are embedded in different contexts . Pawson & Tilley ( 1997 ) describe the procedure followed in the implementation of realist evaluation techniques in programme evaluation and emphasise that once hypotheses have been generated and data collected , the outcomes of the programme are explored , focusing on the groups that the programme benefitted and those who did not benefit . Effectiveness of a programme is thus not dependent on the outcomes alone ( cause -- effect ) , rather there is a consideration of the theoretical mechanisms that are applied , and the socio-historical context in which the programmes were implemented . Thus , the final explanation of a programme considers context-mechanism-outcome .",
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"text": "The Responsibility of Intellectuals `` The Responsibility of Intellectuals '' is an essay by the American academic Noam Chomsky which was published as a special supplement by The New York Review of Books on the 23 February 1967 . The article was written during the then-ongoing Vietnam War , as news of human rights abuses started to return to the United States , and as the war had increasingly become seen as a quagmire . An attack on the intellectual culture in the U.S. , Chomsky argues that it is largely subservient to power . He is particularly critical of social scientists and technocrats , who he believed were providing a pseudo-scientific justification for the crimes of the state in regard to the Vietnam War . He notes that those who opposed the war on moral rather than technical grounds are `` often psychologists , mathematicians , chemists , or philosophers , ... rather than people with Washington contacts , who , of course , realize that ` had they a new , good idea about Vietnam , they would get a prompt and respectful hearing ' in Washington . '' The topic was inspired by articles of Dwight Macdonald published after the Second World War who `` asks the question : To what extent were the German or Japanese people responsible for the atrocities committed by their governments ? And , quite properly , ... turns the question back to us : To what extent are the British or American people responsible for the vicious terror bombings of civilians , perfected as a technique of warfare by the Western democracies and reaching their culmination in Hiroshima and Nagasaki , surely among the most unspeakable crimes in history . '' The article brought Chomsky to public attention as one of the leading American intellectuals in the movement against the Vietnam war .",
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"text": "Rosta poster ROSTA Posters ( also known as ROSTA Windows , Окна РОСТА ) were a propagandistic medium of communication used in the Soviet Union to communicate important messages and instill specific beliefs and ideology within the minds of the masses . Propaganda posters were among the most significant tools for influencing public opinion in the Soviet Union . The text that accompanied each poster was a clear and explicit message for the public , while the use of specific techniques ( photo manipulation , deformity , and amplification ) would indirectly and subconsciously transmit a message in favor of or against an opinion , a person or a political choice . The Soviet Union gave rise to the `` Russian avant-garde '' modern art movement . Alongside the stirring socio-economic developments of the early twentieth century , artists seemed to reject the past and seek innovative forms of expression in various types of art . These posters are prime examples of art movements like Constructivism , Suprematism and , later , Socialist Realism , a fertile meeting place between art and ideology .",
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"text": "Yale attitude change approach In social psychology , the Yale attitude change approach ( also known as the Yale attitude change model ) is the study of the conditions under which people are most likely to change their attitudes in response to persuasive messages . This approach to persuasive communications was first studied by Carl Hovland and his colleagues at Yale University . The basic model of this approach can be described as `` who said what to whom '' : the source of the communication , the nature of the communication and the nature of the audience . According to this approach , many factors affect each component of a persuasive communication . The credibility and attractiveness of the communicator ( source ) , the quality and sincerity of the message ( nature of the communication ) , and the attention , intelligence and age of the audience ( nature of the audience ) can influence an audience 's attitude change with a persuasive communication . Independent variables include the source , message , medium and audience , with the dependent variable the effect ( or impact ) of the persuasion . The Yale attitude change approach has generated research and insight into the nature of persuasion . This approach has helped social psychologists understand the process of persuasion and companies make their marketing and advertising strategies more effective . Like most other theories about persuasion and attitude change , this approach is not perfect . Not a systematic theory about persuasive communications , this approach is a general framework within which research was conducted . The Yale researchers did not specify levels of importance among the factors of a persuasive message ; they emphasized analyzing the aspects of attitude change over comparing them .",
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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": "Marxist philosophy Marxist philosophy or Marxist theory are works in philosophy that are strongly influenced by Karl Marx 's materialist approach to theory , or works written by Marxists . Marxist philosophy may be broadly divided into Western Marxism , which drew out of various sources , and the official philosophy in the Soviet Union , which enforced a rigid reading of Marx called dialectical materialism , in particular during the 1930s . Marxist philosophy is not a strictly defined sub-field of philosophy , because the diverse influence of Marxist theory has extended into fields as varied as aesthetics , ethics , ontology , epistemology , theoretical psychology and philosophy of science , as well as its obvious influence on political philosophy and the philosophy of history . The key characteristics of Marxism in philosophy are its materialism and its commitment to political practice as the end goal of all thought . Marxist theorist Louis Althusser , for example , defined philosophy as `` class struggle in theory '' , thus radically separating himself from those who claimed philosophers could adopt a `` God 's eye view '' as a purely neutral judge .",
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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": "Rhetoric of social intervention model The `` rhetoric of social intervention '' ( RSI ) model is a systemic communication theory of how human beings symbolically constitute , maintain , and change social systems ( e.g. , organizations , societies , and cultures ) . The RSI model was developed in the writings of communication theorist William R. Brown . The model provides a framework for analyzing and interpreting social system change and its side effects from a communication perspective . It also suggests a methodology for acting as an intervener to encourage and/or discourage social system change . The model offers an alternative approach to understanding social system change by its emphasis on communication as the driver of change in contrast to models that focus on social , political , economic , and technological forces as catalysts for change . The RSI model is envisioned as three communication subsystems that function as starting points for interpreting or enacting social system change . The subsystems , known as attention , power , and need , form the RSI model framework . This entry describes the assumptive foundations of the RSI model . Then it discusses the attention , power , and need patterns of communication that that model identifies as points for generating social system change and continuity .",
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"text": "United States Strategic Communication According to the author Christopher Paul ( RAND ) , Strategic Communication is the `` coordinated actions , messages , images , and other forms of signaling or engagement intended to inform , influence , or persuade selected audiences in support of national objectives . '' There is often debate and discussion concerning what makes strategic communication . Regarding definition , psychological operations , public or civil affairs , information operations and public diplomacy are seemingly the least contested components of U.S. strategic communication . With those components , the most important factor that separates strategic communication from other types of communication is the synchronization and coordination of U.S. efforts . For example , in the National Strategy for Public Diplomacy and Strategic Communication , all strategic communication efforts activities should : underscore our commitment to freedom , human rights and the dignity and equality of every human being ; reach out to those who share our ideals ; support those who struggle for freedom and democracy ; and counter those who espouse ideologies of hate and oppression Strategic communication can be a major tool against adversaries that threaten values supported by the United States . U.S. strategic communication promotes democratization and good governance . It proved vital in winning the Cold War . In the 21st Century , it is critical in countering the radical ideologies of the Islamic Republic of Iran , the Muslim Brotherhood , al - Qaeda and other extremist organizations .",
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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": "Anarchy Is What States Make of It Anarchy is What States Make of It ( full title : Anarchy is what states make of it : the social construction of power politics ) is a journal article by Alexander Wendt published in International Organization in 1992 that outlines a constructivist approach to international relations theory . He argues that anarchy is not inherent in the international system in the way in which other schools of international relations theory envision it , but rather it is a construct of the nation-states in the system . At the core of constructivist thought is the idea that many core aspects of international relations are socially constructed ( they are given their form by ongoing processes of social practice and interaction ) , rather than inherent , contrary to the assumptions of neorealism and neoliberalism . According to Wendt , the two basic tenets of constructivism are : The structures of human association are determined primarily by shared ideas rather than material forces The identities and interests of purposive actors are constructed by these shared ideas rather than given by nature The constructivist sentiment is summed up in the following extract from the article : `` I argue that self-help and power politics do not follow either logically or causally from anarchy and that if today we find ourselves in a self-help world , this is due to process , not structure . There is no ` logic ' of anarchy apart from the practices that create and instantiate one structure of identities and interests rather than another ; structure has no existence or causal powers apart from process . Self-help and power politics are institutions , not essential features , of anarchy . Anarchy is what states make of it '' .",
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"text": "Military humanism Military humanism is the use of force and violence to further a humanitarian cause . Although it can easily be disputed whether or not furthering a humanitarian cause is the real intention behind such an action , the theoretical descriptive guideline still applies . The U.S.-led North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) intervention in the Balkans is the most well-known case , and brought the term to prominence . The concept is most widely explored in Noam Chomsky 's book The New Military Humanism : Lessons from Kosovo ( 1999 ) in which he argues that NATO 's 1999 bombing of Kosovo was not conducted for humanitarian reasons but to further the military hegemony of western democratic powers such as the United States .",
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"text": "Public diplomacy In international relations , public diplomacy or people 's diplomacy , broadly speaking , is the communication with and dissemination of propaganda to foreign public to establish a dialogue designed to inform and influence . There is no one definition of public diplomacy , and it may be easier to describe than to define it , as definitions vary and continue to change over time . It is practiced through a variety of instruments and methods ranging from personal contact and media interviews to the Internet and educational exchanges .",
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"text": "Jack Black Thomas Jacob `` Jack '' Black ( born August 28 , 1969 ) is an American actor , comedian , writer , producer , musician and singer . His acting career has been extensive , starring primarily in comedy films . He is known for his roles in High Fidelity ( 2000 ) , Shallow Hal ( 2001 ) , School of Rock ( 2003 ) , King Kong ( 2005 ) , The Holiday ( 2006 ) , Nacho Libre ( 2006 ) , Kung Fu Panda ( 2008 ) , Tropic Thunder ( 2008 ) , Gulliver 's Travels ( 2010 ) , Kung Fu Panda 2 ( 2011 ) , Bernie ( 2011 ) , Goosebumps ( 2015 ) , and Kung Fu Panda 3 ( 2016 ) . He has been nominated for two Golden Globe Awards . Black is the lead vocalist of the comedic rock group Tenacious D which he formed in 1994 with friend Kyle Gass . They have released the albums Tenacious D , The Pick of Destiny and Rize of the Fenix .",
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"text": "New Jack City II New Jack City , Pt . II is the sixth studio album by American rapper Bow Wow . It was released on March 31 , 2009 , by LBW Entertainment and Columbia Records . This is Bow Wow 's first album to be released on his new label LBW Entertainment , and his first album to be receiving a parental advisory label for Adult Language . The album features guest appearances from Swizz Beatz , Jermaine Dupri , Nelly , Trey Songz , T-Pain , Ron Browz , Dondria and T.I. .",
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"text": "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": "Jack T. Chance Jack T. Chance is a fictional character featured in comic books published by DC Comics . He is a Green Lantern from the world of Garnet -- also known as Hellhole . Physically , he is a tall , blue-skinned humanoid . Other distinguishing features include a trademark trench coat , what appear to be brown leather pants , and a skull around his neck . He first appears in Green Lantern Corps Quarterly # 1 in the summer of 1992 . The story was entitled `` Layin ' Down the Law '' . Created by John Ostrander , Chance is loosely based upon another Ostrander character named GrimJack .",
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"text": "Black Tie Nights Black Tie Nights was a softcore drama anthology series which aired on Cinemax in the United States from 2004 to 2005 . This anthology show revolved around the adventures of Olivia Hartley and Cooper Snow who ran Black Tie dating service . They were assisted by their geeky sidekick , Ryan Lundy . Each week they would encounter new or returning customers and try to play matchmaker . The first season had two main subplots that continued in each episode . The first was the budding romance between Ryan and Cooper . The second was Olivia getting over the loss of her husband and dating again . In the second season , the show was retooled . The anthology series was renamed Hollywood Sexcapades and the characters of Olivia and Cooper were said to be out of the country opening a new branch . Candi Hicks , a recurring customer in the first season , became the new employee of Black Tie dating service . She and Ryan ( who was no longer nerdish ) partnered to run the company , and the continuing subplot was the budding romance between these two characters . Each week they would continue to try to play matchmaker to that episode 's guest stars .",
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"text": "Jack Dishel Jack Dishel ( born Yevgeny Leonidovich Dishel ) is an American musician , actor , writer , comic and producer . Born in the Soviet Union , he grew up in the US from the age of three . He releases and performs music under the band name Only Son and was previously the lead guitarist for The Moldy Peaches . On December 17 , 2015 , Dishel launched his new web series , '' : DRYVRS '' starring Macaulay Culkin , which amassed over 6 million views on its first day of release and within its first week online had been viewed more than 20 million times .",
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"text": "The Springheel Saga The Springheel Saga is an audio drama series about the Victorian bogeyman , Spring-heeled Jack , written by Jack Bowman and Robert Valentine , and produced by The Wireless Theatre Company . The first series , The Strange Case Of Springheel 'd Jack , released in 2011 and starring Julian Glover , is based on the original 1837 -- 38 Spring-heeled Jack sightings . Nicholas Parsons features in the second series , The Legend Of Springheel 'd Jack , which was released in 2013 and focuses on Spring-heeled Jack 's absorption into popular culture in the 1840s . The third and final series , The Secret Of Springheel 'd Jack , released over 2015 and 2016 , features Jenny Runacre and Matthew Kelly , and deals with the 1877 Aldershot barracks incident . The production was Wireless Theatre 's first audio series , and is distributed as a digital download in MP3 format .",
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"text": "J-Break J-Break was first introduced to the electronic music scene while going to infamous Orlando nightclubs like the Edge , Ultraviolet ( UV ) , and Firestone in 1995 . He quickly started to DJ , mentored by his friends , Foreplay and Davie-D , who were already an Orlando legend at the time . At the age of 19 , he got his first residency at the late nightclub , Mimosa , along with residents Wutam and Davie-D . His first remix of Sonique ( musician ) 's `` Feel So Good '' was played on XL 106.7 FM every Saturday night and he quickly became a local favorite . In 1999 , J-Break started Millennium Breaks Productions , home to releases such as `` Feel The Heat '' , `` Drop It Down '' and `` This Is The Sound of Underground , '' which became an instant club anthem from coast to coast . After Cyberzone closed in early 2001 , J-Break focused his talents on producing and remixing , as well as touring around the world to support his label 's vinyl and CD releases . Later that year , J-Break became a resident on 96.9 FM in Orlando and WYKS 105.3 FM in Gainesville , 5 nights a week , along with legends such as Andy Hughes , DJ Sandy & Wutam . In 2002 , Wutam and J-Break he joined forces to release their debut mix CD , `` Biomechanik , '' which was released as the follow-up to Infiniti 's `` Looking for Something '' on Subculture Records . This CD received critical acclaim almost instantaneously by DJs , producers , and fans alike , due to the innovative track selection and mixing by the duo . The self-titled track off the CD , also received massive recognition when it was released on Afterdark Records , with support from DJs such as Merlyn , Baitercell & Schumacher , Simply Jeff and Malicious Mike . After the success of the Cyberian Knights debut `` This Is The Sound of Underground , '' Jackal ( Jackal & Hyde , Dynamix II ) & J-Break formed Cyberian Knights Recordings as a collaborative effort to bring upfront electro music to the masses . Jackal & J-Break began their world tour in support of their new label , which found them performing in cities from Los Angeles to Amsterdam . While on their European tour in late 2003 , J-Break recorded his live mix CD `` Barcelona , Spain '' for Afterdark Records , a true representation of his live mixing abilities and diverse track selection of breakbeat . In 2004 , joined forces with Agent K ( Agent K & Deuce ) to form Distorted Recordings , a sub label of their sister labels , Cyberian Knights Recordings and Warped Recordz . The first two releases by Agent K & The Klubbheads , received much airplay in clubs and radio stations around the world , and even found their way on to such mix CDs as DJ Mondo 's `` Tampa Breaks Vol . 4 '' and Storm & Trevor Rockwell 's `` Future Sounds of Breaks . '' 2005 was a big year for J-Break , with over 100 + gigs touring with Jackal & Hyde in cities all over North America , including monster festivals like Ultra Music Festival in Miami during WMC and the annual Love Parade in San Francisco . J-Break spent his free time in the studio , collaborating with different types of artists from around the globe . J-Break released breakbeat hits like `` Dark Circles '' w / Josef Plante ( w / Autobots remix ) and `` Science Fiction '' w / Infiniti , which received support from Deekline & Wizard , DJ Monk , Exzakt , and Baitercell & Schumacher , to name a few . 2006 had been a year of significant releases for J-Break , including 3 international releases , as well as a European tour with Agent K , where they recorded their `` Live from London CD '' . `` Crusher '' with Agent K on Afterdark Records , was featured on DJ Baby Anne `` Rocks '' CD compilation on System Recordings and received support from such heavy hitters as Deekline , Wizard , and DJ X. `` American Werewolf in London '' with Agent K featured the UK bad bwoy Screwface on the remix , and `` Drop It '' with ATF 's Lethal Agent dropped on the Spanish electro label , Dona-Li . In 2007 , J-Break started with new studio collaborations with producers of different genres including Deekline & Wizard w / DJ Assault , MC Messinian of Planet of the Drums , DJ Reid Speed , Una Slim , & Josef Plante . After a successful gig in New York , house music became a new love for J-Break , and he began producing a new studio album with Wutam that was released in early 2008 . `` The Album '' featured four singles that charted on Beatport in several genres . After moving to San Diego , in 2008 international artists such as Tiesto , Hybrid , Miss Nine from Yoshitoshi Records , & Grammy award winning artist Joachim Garraud supported Wutam & J-Break 's new productions . This led to remix offers from world-renowned labels such as Eddie Amador 's Mochico primo Records , Paul Oakenfold 's Perfecto Records , David Guetta 's & Joachim Garraud 's Gum Records , and Melleefresh 's Play Records . Later that year , their next album `` Night & Day '' featured 6 singles that charted on Beatport , including 2 top ten appearances . The # 1 hit single `` Do n't You , '' was featured on DJ Reid Speed 's `` Under The Influence '' mix CD on Moist Music . Wutam & J-Break signed with dPulse / Sony BMG / Universal Music Group as Sidetrax with David `` Scratch D '' Noller from Dynamix II , a gold certified electro artist from Miami , Florida . By 2010 , J-Break teamed up with Jägermeister house artist , DJ IDeaL , including a remix of BT 's classic hit , `` Remember '' and was featured on Paul Oakenfold 's Perfecto XM/Sirius radio show . International artists such as The Crystal Method , Manuel De La Mare , and Donald Glaude quickly began supporting their original productions . In 2011 , IDeaL & J-Break headlined several shows during the Winter Music Conference and Miami Music Week , culminating with their live set at the sold out Ultra Music Festival in downtown Miami for over 150,000 people . After much hype from the massive event , their set was featured on Ultra Music Festival 's UMF Radio Show on XM/Sirius Radio the following week . Their remix of Eddie Amador & Kimberly Cole - `` Arrow Through My Heart '' hit the Billboard Charts for over 10 weeks . After rocking Ultra Music Festival '12 along with the Madonna album release party during Miami Music Week , the duo spent the rest of the year working in the studio on remixes for Adam Lambert , Mickey Avalon , Kerli , and the newest Billboard artist , Warren Nomi . Within weeks of 2013 , IDeaL & J-Break teamed back up with house legend , Eddie Amador , to produce `` I Need You '' featured Tom Napack of Vanity Police and formerly of Dangerous Muse . The track was soon signed to Tiesto 's old label , Black Hole Recordings . In April , the duo remixed former Pussycat Dolls singer , Jessica Sutta `` Again '' , which peaked at # 4 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart . In 2014 , IDeaL & J-Break remixed `` The Rising '' by Five Knives on Red Bull Records , which peaked at # 9 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart . The duo also had success with remixes for Gia `` Bombs Away '' ( # 3 on Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart ) , `` Tonight '' by Aiden Jude ( # 4 on Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart and # 35 on Beatport Top 100 chart ) , as well as remixes for Carmen Electra `` Werq '' and `` Around the World '' ( # 23 on Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart ) . In March 2015 , IDeaL & J-Break remixed Grammy Nominated Eddie Amador & Ultra Nate `` Take Care Of My Heart , '' which debuted at # 1 on the Billboard Breakout chart and # 24 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart . The duo also remixed Philip George 's `` Wish You Were Mine , '' which peaked at # 2 on the UK Singles Chart , # 1 on the UK Dance chart and # 7 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs chart . The track was certified gold in the UK by BPI with over 400,000 units sold . Other remixes include Motown 's Rich White Ladies `` Wimbledon '' and `` No Bad Vibes '' , as well as Paris Hilton 's `` High Off My Love '' which peaked at # 3 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs and # 35 on Hot Dance / Electronic Songs charts . 2016 brought new remixes for the duo , including Lady Gaga 's `` Til It Happens To You '' , which was nominated for the 2016 Academy Awards for Best Original Song and peaked at # 1 on the Billboard Dance Club Songs , # 27 on the Hot Digital Songs , and # 19 on the Adult Contemporary charts .",
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"text": "Leap Day (30 Rock) `` Leap Day '' is the eighth episode of the sixth season of the American television comedy series 30 Rock , and the 112th overall episode of the series . It was directed by Steve Buscemi , and written by Luke Del Tredici . The episode originally aired on NBC in the United States on February 23 , 2012 , and received positive reviews for its inventive script and the engaging performance by its guest stars . The episode revolves around star Liz Lemon ( portrayed by Tina Fey ) facing a crisis when presented with an extravagant sum of money to have sex with an old acquaintance while her boss Jack Donaghy ( Alec Baldwin ) learns the true meaning of Leap Day and the possibilities it presents to mend broken relationships .",
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"text": "Black Jack (Australian band) Black Jack was an Australian Heavy metal/classical band that was active in the 1980/90 's .",
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"text": "Festival Supreme Festival Supreme in an annual comedy music festival held in Los Angeles every October hosted by Jack Black and Kyle Gass as Tenacious D . The first event was held in 2013 at the Santa Monica Pier and 2014 and 2015 saw the festival take place at the Shrine Auditorium . The festival has featured names such as Conan O'Brien as well as David Cross and Sarah Silverman .",
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"text": "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos `` Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos '' is a 1989 song by the American hip hop group Public Enemy from their second album , It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back . The song tells the story of a draft dodger who makes a prison escape . It is built on a high-pitched piano sample from the 1969 Isaac Hayes song `` Hyperbolicsyllabicsesquedalymistic '' from the album `` Hot Buttered Soul '' . The vocals are done mostly by lead Public Enemy rapper Chuck D , with sidekick Flavor Flav appearing in between verses , seemingly speaking to Chuck over the phone . Flavor went to another room and did actually call the studio to achieve this effect . In 1995 , English trip hop musician Tricky released a cover version entitled `` Black Steel '' , with Martina Topley-Bird performing the vocals backed by the techno-rock band FTV .",
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"text": "Union Jack (Joseph Chapman) Union Jack ( Joseph `` Joey '' Chapman ) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . He is the third person to take on the role of Union Jack . He first appeared in Captain America # 253 ( January , 1981 ) .",
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"text": "Black light theatre Black Light Theatre ( in Czech černé divadlo ) or simply Black Theatre , is a theatrical performance style characterized by the use of black box theatre augmented by black light illusion . This form of theatre originated from Asia and can be found in many places around the world . It has become a speciality of Prague , where many theatres use it . The distinctive characteristics of `` black theatre '' are the use of black curtains , a darkened stage , and `` black lighting '' ( UV light ) , paired with fluorescent costumes in order to create intricate visual illusions . This `` black cabinet '' technique was used by Georges Méliès , and by theatre revolutionary Konstantin Stanislavski ( especially in his production of Cain ) . The technique , paired with the expressive artistry of dance , mime and acrobatics of the performers is able to create remarkable spectacles .",
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"text": "Jack Staff Jack Staff is a British superhero created by comic book writer/artist Paul Grist . Billed as `` Britain 's Greatest Hero '' , it is known for being in the style of an anthology title and for its multi-linear plotlines . He first saw print in comics published by Paul Grist 's Dancing Elephant Press , and is now published by Image Comics . Comics International began exclusive publication of a monthly four-page strip featuring the supporting character Ben Kulmer ( the Claw ) ; this started in # 185 of the magazine and was set to run for twelve episodes . These strips have since been reprinted by Image Comics in a special .",
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"text": "Black Jack Tarr `` Black '' Jack Tarr is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Jack Tarr is Sir Denis Nayland Smith 's aide-de-camp , and is a powerful giant of a man with a gruff manner .",
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"text": "Jackrabbit (film) Jack Rabbit is a 2015 American cyberpunk film directed by Carleton Ranney , who co-wrote it with Destin Douglas . Josh Caras and Ian Christopher Noel star as residents of a dystopian city who attempt to find details about the death of their mutual friend , a computer hacker . It premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival .",
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"text": "La historia del blues La Historia del Blues ( History of Blues ) is a concept album by the Spanish band Siniestro Total , released in 2000 . The album tells the story of Jack Griffin , a fictional African-American musician . Siniestro Total use Griffin 's life as a means to chronicle both the evolution of blues during the 20th century and `` the recent history of the United States , with all of its wonders and all of its atrocities '' .",
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"text": "Black (Pearl Jam song) `` Black '' is a power ballad by the American rock band Pearl Jam . The song is the fifth track on the band 's debut album , Ten ( 1991 ) . Featuring lyrics written by vocalist Eddie Vedder and music written by guitarist Stone Gossard , `` Black '' is about Vedder 's ex-girlfriend . Notably , following the band 's 1992 MTV Unplugged performance , Vedder now renders the lyric `` we belong together '' in `` Black '' as `` we do n't belong together '' indicating his moving on from the relationship and being content with how it ended . After Ten became a commercial success in 1992 , Pearl Jam 's record label Epic Records urged the group to release the song as a single . The band refused , citing the song 's personal nature . Despite the lack of a commercial single release , the song managed to reach number three on the Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks chart . Remixed versions of the song were included on Pearl Jam 's 2004 greatest hits album , Rearviewmirror , and the 2009 Ten reissue . It has gone on to become one of the band 's most popular songs , as well as a fan favorite .",
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"text": "Black Jack Justice Black Jack Justice was a podcast radio drama series in the style of old time radio private detective shows , written , directed and produced by Gregg Taylor for Decoder Ring Theatre . It followed two detectives , Jack Justice ( voice by Christopher Mott ) and his partner Trixie Dixon ( voiced by Andrea Lyons ) , who divided the voice-over narration duties of the show .",
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"text": "Jazz (Tenacious D album) Jazz is the second extended play by American comedy rock band Tenacious D. Released in 2012 , the EP consists of a single , 11 minute jazz composition with vocals . The EP was released as a digital download and a limited edition vinyl record .",
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"text": "The Jacksons (TV series) The Jacksons is an American variety show featuring the Jackson siblings ( except for Jermaine , who was signed to Motown while the Jackson group was signed to the Epic/CBS record label ) . It was the first variety show where the entire cast were siblings . As with the Jackson 5 regular performances , Michael Jackson was the lead performer in musical and dance performances . The thirty-minute Wednesday evening show began airing on CBS as a summer 1976 show and it continued into the 1976 -- 1977 season , finishing on March 9 , 1977 after running for 12 episodes .",
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"text": "I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do the Walking `` I 'm Gon na Let My Heart Do the Walking '' is a disco-styled soul single composed by the Holland brothers Eddie and Brian , members of the former Holland -- Dozier -- Holland team and was released as a single by Motown vocal group The Supremes in 1976 on the Motown label . It was the first single since `` Your Heart Belongs to Me '' in 1962 to feature four Supremes . It is also notable for being the last top forty single the group would score before they disbanded in 1977 .",
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"text": "The Remix Suite The Remix Suite ( digital title : Michael Jackson : The Remix Suite ) is a compilation of remixed hits by Michael Jackson . Although labeled as a Michael Jackson release , the majority of remixes are of hits during his tenure with The Jackson 5 . Starting from August 25 , five remixes each were released digitally as `` suites '' via iTunes , AmazonMP3 and Rhapsody every two weeks . It is the fifth album to be released since Jackson 's death . The first suite leaked online two weeks before its intended digital release .",
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"text": "Jackie Jackson (album) Jackie Jackson is the self-titled debut album from Jackie Jackson , the eldest member of The Jackson 5 , released on Motown Records . It was arranged by Eddy Manson , Gene Page and The Corporation . Released on October 14 , 1973 , the album suffered from a lack of promotion and did not chart . It was his only full-length solo release for more than 15 years and his only solo album with Motown . `` Love Do n't Want to Leave '' has appeared on several Jackson 5 compilations ( including Anthology 76 , Anthology 86 and Soulsation ! ) , but the other tracks only appeared on the 33 rpm vinyl LP , which ranks among the more obscure releases in the Jackson family catalogue . The album features background vocals from the Jackson 5 on `` Did n't I ( Blow Your Mind This Time ) '' and the B-side opener `` Do I Owe '' . `` Is It Him or Me '' was sampled by Nas for his song `` War '' on his Street 's Disciple album .",
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"text": "Just a Little While `` Just a Little While '' is a song by American recording artist Janet Jackson , released as the lead single from her eighth studio album , Damita Jo ( 2004 ) . Written by Jackson and Dallas Austin , the song fuses pop with elements of rock , dance , and funk , and is a reflection of Jackson 's new-found happiness . The song leaked ahead of its scheduled release , causing Jackson 's record company to rush with a music video and promotion . It was released following Jackson 's controversial Super Bowl Halftime Show performance incident on February 2 , 2004 , as the lead single from Damita Jo . `` Just a Little While '' received favorable reception from critics , who felt its elements of rock and dance-pop would ensure success . However , following the Super Bowl incident , Jackson 's singles and music videos were blacklisted on many radio formats and music channels worldwide , affecting the song 's performance . Although its success in the US was limited , peaking at number 45 on the Billboard Hot 100 , it peaked atop the Hot Dance Club Songs chart . Internationally , it was more successful , reaching the top ten in Belgium , Canada , and Spain and the top twenty in Australia and The United Kingdom . It peaked at number one in Japan for five weeks , and was the year 's second-biggest hit on Japan 's international airplay chart . The song 's music video , directed by Dave Meyers , was released exclusively in international territories due to the controversy surrounding Jackson at the time . It portrays Jackson filming a DVD for her boyfriend in a futuristic apartment setting , displaying her multiple personae . An alternate live video , filmed in London , was included on Jackson 's From janet . to Damita Jo compilation . Jackson performed the song on television shows including Top of the Pops , Hey ! Hey ! Hey ! , and Festivalbar .",
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"text": "American Idol (season 9) The ninth season of American Idol premiered on January 12 , 2010 and concluded on May 26 , 2010 on Fox . Simon Cowell , Randy Jackson and Kara DioGuardi returned to the judging panel . Ellen DeGeneres joined the panel as a replacement for Paula Abdul after guest judges filled in during the auditions . Idol Gives Back also returned for the season and was held on April 21 , 2010 , during the top seven results show . The top 24 semi-finals format used in the fourth through seventh seasons also returned this season . Cowell , DioGuardi and DeGeneres all left the show after this season ended , although only Cowell 's departure was announced in advance . This was the second season where neither of the final 2 contestants had been in the bottom 2 or 3 prior to the finale , with the first being the seventh season . This was also the third consecutive season a male contestant had won , the longest streak for either gender . It was the first season since sixth season where a female made it to the finale and was also the first time since seventh season seven that both the finalists released a different song as a debut single . Lee DeWyze , a folk rocker from Mount Prospect , Illinois won the competition , beating the runner-up Crystal Bowersox . Eight contestants from this season were signed to record labels . The signed artists are Lee DeWyze , Crystal Bowersox , Casey James , Michael Lynche , Siobhan Magnus , Tim Urban , Didi Benami , and Lacey Brown .",
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"text": "Music and Me (Michael Jackson song) `` Music and Me '' is a 1973 single released by Michael Jackson on the Motown label . It was the singer 's second single release from the album Music & Me . It reached number 29 in the Netherlands and number 49 in Turkey .",
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"text": "Come Back to Me (Janet Jackson song) `` Come Back to Me '' is a song by American singer Janet Jackson from her fourth studio album Janet Jackson 's Rhythm Nation 1814 ( 1989 ) . It was written by Jackson , while James Harris III , and Terry Lewis co-wrote and produced the song . The R&B ballad talks about a lover trying to rekindle a romance that faded away a long time ago . It was released as the fifth single from the album in June 18 , 1990 . Jackson also recorded a Spanish version of the song titled `` Vuelve a Mí '' . The song received positive reviews from most music critics , who praised Jackson 's sweet delivery and the song 's instrumentation ; it was also called a sexy and silky ballad . It became a commercial success on the charts , reaching the top three in Canada and the United States , while also reaching the top twenty in the United Kingdom . The music video for the song was directed by Dominic Sena and it was set in Paris . The romantic video features Jackson 's former husband René Elizondo , Jr. . Jackson has performed the track in all of her tours , with the exception of The Velvet Rope Tour ( 1998 ) .",
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"text": "A Period of Transition A Period of Transition is the ninth studio album by Northern Irish singer/songwriter Van Morrison , released in 1977 ( see 1977 in music ) . It was his first album in two and a half years , largely forgotten or overlooked by most casual fans . At the time of its release it was received with some disappointment by critics and fans : `` Most were hoping for a work of primeval vocal aggression that would challenge the emerging élite of Morrison pretenders , whose ranks included Bruce Springsteen , Bob Seger , Phil Lynott , Graham Parker and Elvis Costello . '' However , the album is still notable for several major compositions , including `` Heavy Connection , '' `` Flamingos Fly , '' `` The Eternal Kansas City '' and `` Cold Wind in August '' . Morrison had appeared in The Last Waltz with Mac Rebennack ( Dr. John ) who was a co-producer on this album as well as playing keyboards and guitar .",
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"text": "Anthology (The Supremes album) Anthology , also known as Anthology : The Best of The Supremes , first released in May 1974 , is a series of same or similarly titled compilation albums by The Supremes . Motown released revised versions in 1986 , 1995 and 2001 . In its initial version , a 35-track triple record collection of hits and rare material , the album charted at # 24 on Billboard 's `` Black Albums '' and # 66 on `` Pop Albums '' . In 2003 , Rolling Stone Magazine listed the 2001 version of the album at # 431 in its list of `` Rolling Stone 's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time '' . Without specifying which edition , music journalist Robert Christgau lists the album as part of his recommended `` core collection '' of albums representing rock music before 1980 . According to Motown data , the 1974 and 1986 releases combined sold over 1,100,000 copies in the USA , while the 1995 edition sold around 125,000 copies . The fourth and final edition released in 2001 managed to sell around 75,000 USA copies .",
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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": "Bad (album) Bad is the seventh studio album by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson , released on August 31 , 1987 in the United States by Epic Records and internationally by CBS Records . It was released nearly five years after Jackson 's previous solo studio album , Thriller ( 1982 ) . Bad was recorded during the first half of 1987 . The lyrical themes include media bias , paranoia , racial profiling , romance , self-improvement and world peace . The album cemented Jackson 's status as one of the most successful artists of the 1980s . Bad saw Jackson exercise even more artistic freedom than he did with his two previous Epic releases ( Off the Wall and Thriller ) ; Jackson composed nine of the album 's eleven tracks , and received co-producer credit for the entire album . Nine of the eleven songs on Bad were released as singles ; one was a promotional single , and another was released outside of the United States and Canada . Five of the singles hit No. 1 in the United States , while a sixth charted within the top ten , and a seventh charted within the top twenty on the Hot 100 . Bad peaked at No. 1 in thirteen countries and charted within the top twenty in other territories . The only songs on the album which were not released as a single were `` Speed Demon '' and `` Just Good Friends '' , the latter being the only song on the album to also not have a music video accompanying it . The album continued Jackson 's commercial success in the late 1980s , and garnered six Grammy Award nominations , winning two . Aside from commercial success , the album was well received by contemporary critics . The album produced a record five Billboard Hot 100 number one singles , the first of two albums to do so , the second being Katy Perry 's 2010 album Teenage Dream . Bad was ranked No. 43 in the 100 Greatest Albums of All Time of the MTV Generation in 2009 by VH1 and number 202 in Rolling Stone magazine 's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time . As of 2012 , Bad had reportedly sold between 30 and 45 million copies worldwide and has been cited as one of the 30 best-selling albums of all time . In 2017 , the album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America , denoting sales of over ten million copies in the United States . The album marked the final collaboration between Jackson and producer Quincy Jones .",
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"text": "Torture (The Jacksons song) `` Torture '' is the second single released off the album Victory by the band , The Jacksons . Written by Jackie Jackson and fellow Motown veteran Kathy Wakefield , the song is about someone ending a relationship and the torture that a person can receive while trying to end it . Jackie was originally going to sing the song with his brother , Michael , but Jackie 's role instead went to Jermaine Jackson , whose availability for the album was in question until the last minute . The rest of the Jacksons sang the chorus along with Michael and Jermaine . The song received mixed reactions from critics . The video was probably best known for Michael not being available , and the use of a wax dummy in his place throughout the video . Paula Abdul replaced Perri Lister as the video 's choreographer , in which various scenes of torture are displayed with the Jacksons being on the receiving end of most of it . The shoot was an expensive and arduous affair that neither Michael nor Jermaine took part in , and it ultimately bankrupted the production company . The song peaked at # 17 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , making it the second best selling single on the album , behind `` State of Shock '' . It also peaked at # 26 on the UK charts . This was their last single to reach the US Top 40 .",
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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": "Enjoy Yourself (The Jacksons song) `` Enjoy Yourself '' is a song recorded by The Jacksons and released as a single in 1976 and peaking in early 1977 . Featuring Michael and Jackie Jackson on lead vocals , it was the first non-Motown single for the group since they departed from the label earlier that year . The song peaked at # 6 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on February 19 , 1977 . On other US charts , `` Enjoy Yourself '' peaked at # 2 on the Hot Soul Singles chart , and # 33 on the National Disco Action Top 40 chart . On February 14 , 1989 , it became the group 's first single to be certified Platinum by the RIAA . It was also the group 's first song to feature new member Randy Jackson , who replaced Jermaine when he decided to stay at Motown after his brothers left . It also featured backing vocals from sisters Janet and La Toya , who would also launch successful solo careers . The song is sampled on the track `` Let 's Have a Party '' by the Backstreet Boys , which appears on their 1996 self-titled debut album . The song is credited to Philadelphia songwriters/producers Gamble and Huff ; however , a session musician from Gamble and Huff 's in-house band recalled that the late guitarist T.J. Tindall wrote the riff that was the initial spark for the song . A music video was produced to promote the single , for this was the Jacksons ' very first video . It features the five brothers wearing white suits and dancing on a stage . It was released on DVD for the bonus disc of Michael Jackson 's Vision .",
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"text": "A Collection of Michael Jackson's Oldies A Collection of Michael Jackson 's Oldies is a compilation of the Motown Records released on December 8 , 1972 , with songs by Michael Jackson and The Jackson 5 that were made between 1969 and 1972 . It was only published in the United States .",
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"text": "La Toya: Growing Up in the Jackson Family La Toya : Growing up in the Jackson Family is an autobiography written by American singer La Toya Jackson , and co-authored by celebrity biography author Patricia Romanowski . The book was originally released on February 7 , 1991 , around the same time as Jackson 's seventh studio album No Relations . In this autobiography , Jackson accuses her father , Joseph , of child abuse , and goes into detail on the personal lives of her superstar siblings Michael and Janet as well as Jermaine , Randy , Tito , and Rebbie Jackson 's struggle under the spotlight . The Jackson family denied all of her allegations . At the time the book was written , Jackson was married to her reportedly abusive manager Jack Gordon , who she now accuses of inserting his own stories into her autobiography to embarrass her family and make her appear to be a `` drama queen '' . Jackson reunited with her family in the late 1990s after leaving Gordon . On her interview with Larry King in 2003 she said that she respectfully accepted her father 's apologies for the way he treated her and her siblings as children . The autobiography was re-issued under various titles throughout the 1990s . The original hardcover edition spent several weeks atop the New York Times Bestseller List . In the weeks leading up to the release of the book , Gordon ordered that the transcript be kept in a high-security vault out of fear that the Jackson family would attempt to sabotage the project .",
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"text": "Lost Highway (Bon Jovi album) Lost Highway is the tenth studio album by American rock band Bon Jovi , released on June 19 , 2007 through Island Records . Produced by John Shanks and Dann Huff , the album was recorded at Black Bird Studios , Nashville and NGR Recording , Hollywood . The album influences the band 's rock sound with that of country music following the success of a country version of the band 's 2006 single `` Who Says You Ca n't Go Home '' , a duet with Jennifer Nettles , which reached No. 1 on the U.S. country chart in May 2006 . Following the success had with the duet version of `` Who Says You Ca n't Go Home '' , there are two songs on the album produced in collaboration with other artists , namely `` We Got It Going On '' featuring Big & Rich and the single `` Till We Ai n't Strangers Anymore '' featuring LeAnn Rimes . Described by Jon Bon Jovi as a `` Bon Jovi album influenced by Nashville '' , the album debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 , becoming Bon Jovi 's first ever album to debut at No. 1 and their third album to reach that position in the United States . The album was nominated for Best Pop Vocal Album at the 2008 Grammy Awards .",
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"text": "Invincible (Michael Jackson album) Invincible is the final studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson , released on October 30 , 2001 , by Epic Records . Similar to Jackson 's previous material , Invincible explores themes such as love , romance , isolation , media criticism , and social issues . It was his sixth studio album released through Epic label . An extensive and laborious album to make , Jackson started production in 1997 , and did not finish until eight weeks before the album 's October 2001 release . Jackson recorded in over 10 different studios , and the final cost was over thirty million dollars . Combined with twenty five million toward the cost of promoting the album , Invincible is the most expensive album ever made . The album peaked at number one in eleven territories worldwide , including the United States ( with first-week sales of 363,000 units ) , the United Kingdom , Australia , France and Switzerland . Invincible charted within the top ten in six other territories . Upon release , the album received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics . Invincible was one of the best-selling of 2001 , being ranked at # 9 on the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry 's ( IFPI ) Top 50 Global Best Selling Albums for 2001 .",
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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": "Farewell My Love `` Farewell My Love '' is a 1963 single by The Temptations for the Gordy ( Motown ) label . It was the last single that was written and produced by Motown president Berry Gordy for well over a decade , and the last released during the period of the `` Original 5 '' lineup ( before member Elbridge `` Al '' Bryant was fired ) . It is also noted as the group 's last single to miss the Billboard pop chart 's Top 40 until 1971 's `` It 's Summer '' ( and the last to not make it on any U.S. music charts for the next 23 years ) . Up until now the group was jokingly referred to at this time as the `` Hitless Temptations '' by the Motown staff , much like their `` sister '' group , The Supremes , were called the `` no-hit Supremes '' . However , their next single , the Smokey Robinson-produced `` The Way You Do the Things You Do '' , would reach the Top 20 of the U.S. pop chart , breaking the group 's streak of being `` hitless '' .",
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"text": "Linda McCartney Linda Louise , Lady McCartney ( née Eastman ; formerly See ; September 24 , 1941 -- April 17 , 1998 ) was an American musician , photographer , animal rights activist , entrepreneur and publisher who was married to Paul McCartney of the Beatles . Prior to marrying Paul , she was a professional photographer of celebrities and contemporary musicians , with her work published in music industry magazines . Her photos were also published in the book Linda McCartney 's Sixties : Portrait of an Era , in 1992 . Linda married McCartney in 1969 at St John 's Wood Church in London . Her daughter , Heather Louise , from her first marriage to Melville See , was adopted by her new husband . Together , the McCartneys had three other children . In 1971 , after they married and following the break-up of the Beatles the previous year , Paul and Linda McCartney recorded the album Ram . Shortly afterwards , they formed the band Wings . She continued to be part of her husband 's touring band following Wings ' break-up in 1981 up until The New World Tour in 1993 . She was an animal rights activist and wrote and published several vegetarian cookbooks , and founded the Linda McCartney Foods company with her husband . In 1995 she was diagnosed with breast cancer and died from the disease in 1998 at the age of 56 .",
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"text": "Classic Albums Live Classic Albums Live is a concert series based in Toronto , Ontario , in which musicians perform a classic rock album in its entirety . The series was founded in 2003 by Craig Martin , a musician who had previously produced a series of boutique cabaret shows as well as composed music for television and film . The musicians go to great lengths to faithfully recreate every sound on the original album . They have performed with orchestras , sitarists , choirs and schools . The shows are treated like recitals with the album being performed in its entirety followed by a ` greatest hits ' set of the featured artist . Albums that have been performed include Led Zeppelin 's Led Zeppelin , Led Zeppelin II and Led Zeppelin IV , Bruce Springsteen 's Born to Run , Supertramp 's Crime of the Century and Breakfast in America , the Rolling Stones ' Sticky Fingers and Exile on Main St. , Fleetwood Mac 's Rumours , Eagles ' Hotel California , Guns N ' Roses ' Appetite for Destruction , Pink Floyd 's The Dark Side of the Moon , Wish You Were Here , The Wall and Animals , Queen 's A Night at the Opera , and the Beatles albums Rubber Soul , Revolver , Sgt. Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band , The Beatles ( AKA the `` White Album '' ) , and Abbey Road . In recent years , the series has presented concerts in a variety of cities , including Orlando , Florida , Los Angeles , Philadelphia , Akron , La Mirada , Jacksonville , Gainesville , Lakeland , Coral Springs , New York , New Jersey , Dallas , Houston , Uncasville , Connecticut , Las Vegas , Nevada , and Rochester , New York . On December 17 , 2006 , Classic Albums Live performed the entire 213-song Beatles song catalogue in one 13-hour concert at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto . A different lineup performs each album . There is a group of core musicians who are frequently part of the performances , including Nick Hildyard , Rob Phillips , Lindsay Clark , Leslea Keurvorst , Troy Feener , Clifton David , Dom Polito and Marty Morin . Occasionally , more famous Canadian musicians are brought in as well , including Mia Sheard , Kim Bingham , Nicholas Walsh , and ex-members of Moist . In some venues , they will bring in local musicians to fill needed spots . For example , on June 16 , 2006 , the group performed the Beatles ' Sgt. Pepper album at the Hard Rock Live in Orlando ; they brought in the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra to fill in on the orchestral parts . When performing in Toronto , they usually play at Massey Hall . The producer of Classic Albums Live has created a musical called Gig which will run in 2016 . List of albums performed : The Beatles ' catalogue Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin IV Houses of the Holy Physical Graffiti In Through the Out Door Meddle The Dark Side of the Moon Animals Wish You Were Here The Wall A Night at the Opera Who 's Next Are You Experienced Boston Crime of the Century Breakfast in America The Last Waltz Rust Never Sleeps Harvest The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars OK Computer Ten Nevermind Regatta de Blanc Outlandos d'Amour The Joshua Tree London Calling Band on the Run Texas Flood Let It Bleed Sticky Fingers Some Girls Exile on Main St. Appetite for Destruction Highway to Hell Back in Black Born to Run Hotel California Rumours The Doors L.A. Woman Legend Pearl Paranoid Van Halen Thriller Purple Rain Nothing 's Shocking Woodstock 2112 Saturday Night Fever A Very Lennon Christmas Elton John Greatest Hits",
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"text": "Robert McCartney (Northern Irish politician) Robert Law McCartney , QC ( born 24 April 1936 ) is a Northern Irish barrister and a former leader of the UK Unionist Party . He was initially a member of the Ulster Unionist Party but was expelled in June 1987 when he refused to withdraw from the general election of that year . He stood against the incumbent Popular Unionist Party MP Sir James Kilfedder in North Down as a `` Real Unionist '' but failed to win the seat . In the 1995 by-election in North Down after the death of Kilfedder he was elected as a `` UK Unionist '' defeating the Ulster Unionist Party candidate . He subsequently established the United Kingdom Unionist Party to contest elections to the Northern Ireland Forum and the related talks which started in 1996 . The other party representatives to the Forum were Dr Conor Cruise O'Brien and Cedric Wilson , a former low-level DUP member in the 1980s . McCartney retained his Westminster seat in the 1997 election . He opposed the subsequent Belfast Agreement in the May 1998 referendum and his party won five seats in the Assembly elections later that year ( McCartney himself in North Down , Cedric Wilson in Strangford , Patrick Roche in Lagan Valley , Norman Boyd in South Antrim and Roger Hutchinson in East Antrim ) . However , Wilson , Roche , Boyd and Hutchinson parted company with McCartney in December 1998 because of their leader 's so-called ` exit strategy ' from the Northern Ireland Assembly in the event of Sinn Féin being allowed seats in the new Northern Ireland Government . McCartney denounced them , saying all four ` were famous in their own living rooms ' and that their supporters ` could fit into a telephone box . ' In 2008 both Wilson and Boyd attended meetings of Jim Allister 's Traditional Unionist Voice . In 1999 , Robert McCartney ran for the party in elections to the European Parliament , winning 2.9 % of the first preference vote . He lost his Westminster seat in the 2001 election to the UUP candidate Lady Hermon . He was committed to a policy of integration for Northern Ireland , whereby legislative devolution for Northern Ireland would no longer be Westminster 's abiding policy , there would be no Stormont legislative assembly and the province would be a fully participating part of the United Kingdom ; at the same time the three main British political parties would fully organise in Northern Ireland . He was the president of the Campaign for Equal Citizenship in 1986 , and led it in its four years of prominence after the 1985 Anglo-Irish Agreement . McCartney resigned as head of the Campaign for Equal Citizenship in 1988 over a dispute with its executive . These integrationist policies , once popular in some sections of Unionism , receded with the introduction of devolution to Scotland and Wales , and the creation of a functioning Northern Ireland Assembly . However it is the case that other parts of the United Kingdom with devolved assemblies are fully covered by the three main British political parties , but not in Northern Ireland . McCartney also strongly opposed the St Andrews Agreement and in 2007 stood on an anti-agreement ticket in six different constituencies . He lost his own seat in North Down , polling 1,806 first preference votes ( 5.9 % of the total , and less than half the quota required to be elected ) . He also obtained 360 votes ( 1.2 % ) in Belfast North , 388 votes ( 0.8 % ) in Fermanagh and South Tyrone , 853 votes ( 2.0 % ) in Lagan Valley , 893 votes ( 2.3 % ) in South Antrim and 220 votes ( 0.5 % ) in West Tyrone He claims to have retired from politics following the loss of his seat in the 2007 Assembly Election to Brian Wilson of the Green Party . However , he still occasionally makes media appearances and writes newspaper articles and in October 2009 , Robert McCartney was guest speaker at the Traditional Unionist Voice party conference in Belfast , where he spoke on the situation surrounding the primary school transfer test , brought about by a Sinn Féin Education Minister .",
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"text": "Michelle (song) `` Michelle '' is a love ballad by the Beatles , composed principally by Paul McCartney , with the middle eight co-written with John Lennon . It is featured on their Rubber Soul album , released in December 1965 . The song is unique among Beatles recordings in that some of its lyrics are in French . `` Michelle '' won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1967 and has since become one of the best known and often recorded of all Beatles songs .",
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"text": "Stuart Sutcliffe Stuart Fergusson Victor Sutcliffe ( 23 June 1940 -- 10 April 1962 ) was a British painter and musician best known as the original bass guitarist for the Beatles . Sutcliffe left the band to pursue his career as a painter , having previously attended the Liverpool College of Art . Sutcliffe and John Lennon are credited with inventing the name , `` Beetles '' , as they both liked Buddy Holly 's band , the Crickets . The band used this name for a while until Lennon decided to change the name to `` the Beatles '' , from the word beat . As a member of the group when it was a five-piece band , Sutcliffe is one of several people sometimes referred to as the `` Fifth Beatle '' . When he performed with the Beatles in Hamburg , he met photographer Astrid Kirchherr , to whom he was later engaged . After leaving the Beatles , he enrolled in the Hamburg College of Art , studying under future pop artist Eduardo Paolozzi , who later wrote a report stating that Sutcliffe was one of his best students . Sutcliffe earned other praise for his paintings , which mostly explored a style related to abstract expressionism . While studying in Germany , Sutcliffe began experiencing severe headaches and acute sensitivity to light . In April 1962 , he collapsed in the middle of an art class after complaining of head pains . German doctors performed various checks , but were unable to determine the exact cause of his headaches . On 10 April 1962 , he was taken to the hospital , but died in the ambulance on the way . The cause of death was later revealed to have been an aneurysm in his brain 's right hemisphere .",
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"text": "The Show Must Go On (Queen song) `` The Show Must Go On '' is a song by the British rock band Queen , featured as the twelfth and final track on their 1991 album Innuendo . It is credited to Queen , but written mainly by Brian May . The song chronicles the effort of Freddie Mercury continuing to perform despite approaching the end of his life ; he was dying from complications due to HIV/AIDS , although his illness had not yet been made public in spite of ongoing media speculation claiming that he was seriously ill . Mercury was so ill when the band recorded the song in 1990 , that May had concerns as to whether he was physically capable of singing it . Recalling Mercury 's performance , May states ; `` I said , ` Fred , I do n't know if this is going to be possible to sing . ' And he went , ` I 'll fucking do it , darling ' -- vodka down -- and went in and killed it , completely lacerated that vocal . '' It was released as a single in the United Kingdom on 14 October 1991 in promotion for the Greatest Hits II album , just six weeks before Mercury died . Following Mercury 's death on 24 November 1991 , the song re-entered the British charts and spent as many weeks in the top 75 ( five ) as it did upon its original release , initially reaching a peak of 16 . A live version with Elton John on vocals appeared on Queen 's Greatest Hits III album . The song was first played live on 20 April 1992 , during The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert , performed by the three remaining members of Queen , with Elton John singing lead vocals and Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi playing rhythm guitar . It has since been played live by Queen + Paul Rodgers with Rodgers citing one of the performances as the best of his career . Since its release , the song has appeared on television , film , and has been covered by a number of artists .",
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"text": "In My Life (George Martin album) In My Life is a 1998 album compiled and produced by Sir George Martin . The CD is composed almost entirely of cover versions of The Beatles songs which George Martin produced originally .",
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"text": "American Tune `` American Tune '' is a song by the American singer-songwriter Paul Simon . It was the third single from his third studio album , There Goes Rhymin ' Simon ( 1973 ) , released on Columbia Records . The song , a meditation on the American experience , is based on a melody line from a chorale from Johann Sebastian Bach 's St Matthew Passion . The song reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 .",
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"text": "Tell Me What You See `` Tell Me What You See '' is a song by the Beatles that first appeared in 1965 on their album Help ! in the United Kingdom and on Beatles VI in the United States . As with all Beatles compositions by either of the two , the song is credited to Lennon -- McCartney . Regarding the song 's authorship , Paul McCartney said , `` I seem to remember it as mine . I would claim it as a 60-40 but it might have been totally me . '' Lennon said , in his interviews with Playboy ( 1980 ) and Hit Parader ( 1972 ) , that `` Tell Me What You See '' was written completely by McCartney .",
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"text": "Fireman Radio Fireman Radio was a limited-run channel on Sirius XM Radio , devoted to the music of Paul McCartney . The channel aired from February 14-March 13 , 2009 on Sirius channel 33 and XM channel 27 , temporarily pre-empting the soft-rock channel The Bridge . The commercial-free Fireman Radio was launched in celebration of McCartney 's new album , Electric Arguments , and featured music from the records of McCartney himself , Wings , and the three albums created by the Fireman , as well as some surprises . It also featured a new , in-depth interview with McCartney and periodic `` fireside chats , '' where the singer would speak his thoughts on cultural matters like politics , current events , music , and other assorted topics . Sirius XM also featured exclusive video clips from the McCartney interview on the Fireman Radio website .",
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"text": "Linda Ronstadt Linda Maria Ronstadt ( born July 15 , 1946 ) is an American popular music singer . She has earned 11 Grammy Awards , three American Music Awards , two Academy of Country Music awards , an Emmy Award , and an ALMA Award , and many of her albums have been certified gold , platinum or multiplatinum in the United States and internationally . She has also earned nominations for a Tony Award and a Golden Globe award . She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in April 2014 . On July 28 , 2014 , she was awarded the National Medal of Arts and Humanities . In total , she has released over 30 studio albums and 15 compilation or greatest hits albums . Ronstadt charted 38 Billboard Hot 100 singles , with 21 reaching the top 40 , 10 in the top 10 , three at number 2 , and `` You 're No Good '' at number 1 . This success did not translate to the UK , with only her single `` Blue Bayou '' reaching the UK Top 40 . Her duet with Aaron Neville , `` Do n't Know Much '' , peaked at number 2 in December 1989 . In addition , she has charted 36 albums , 10 top-10 albums and three number 1 albums on the Billboard Pop Album Chart . Her autobiography , Simple Dreams : A Musical Memoir , was published in September 2013 . It debuted in the Top 10 on The New York Times Best Seller list . Ronstadt has collaborated with artists in diverse genres , including Bette Midler , Billy Eckstine , Frank Zappa , Rosemary Clooney , Flaco Jiménez , Philip Glass , Warren Zevon , Emmylou Harris , Gram Parsons , Dolly Parton , Neil Young , Johnny Cash , and Nelson Riddle . She has lent her voice to over 120 albums and has sold more than 100 million records , making her one of the world 's best-selling artists of all time . Christopher Loudon , of Jazz Times , wrote in 2004 that Ronstadt is `` blessed with arguably the most sterling set of pipes of her generation . '' After completing her last live concert in late 2009 , Ronstadt retired in 2011 . She was diagnosed as having Parkinson 's disease in December 2012 , which left her unable to sing .",
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"text": "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": "Red Rose Speedway Red Rose Speedway is the second album by Paul McCartney and Wings and the fourth by McCartney since leaving the Beatles . The album was released in 1973 after the relatively weak commercial performance of McCartney 's previous , Wild Life , which had been credited to Wings . Red Rose Speedway reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States and `` My Love '' was a No. 1 single and the most popular track from the album .",
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"text": "1998 Cannes Film Festival The 51st Cannes Film Festival was held on May 13 -- 24 , 1998 . The Palme d'Or went to the Greek film Mia aioniotita kai mia mera by Theo Angelopoulos . The festival opened with Primary Colors , directed by Mike Nichols , and closed with Godzilla , directed by Roland Emmerich . Lulu on the Bridge , directed by Paul Auster , opened the Un Certain Regard section .",
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"text": "1998 Webby Awards The 1998 Webby Awards were held on March 6 , 1998 , at the San Francisco Palace of Fine Arts , and were the first event ever to be broadcast live via the Web in 3D . The `` People 's Voice '' awards , chosen by online poll , received 100,000 cumulative votes that year . The Web magazine , which was hosting the awards , was closed down by its parent company IDG shortly before the awards , and the ceremony continued thereafter under the management of Tiffany Shlain , who IDG had hired in 1996 to coordinate the awards . The International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences was constituted that year as the judging panel for the awards , continues to do so as of the 2007 awards .",
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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": "Hey Jude `` Hey Jude '' is a song by the English rock band the Beatles , written by Paul McCartney and credited to Lennon -- McCartney . The ballad evolved from `` Hey Jules '' , a song McCartney wrote to comfort John Lennon 's son , Julian , during his parents ' divorce . `` Hey Jude '' begins with a verse-bridge structure incorporating McCartney 's vocal performance and piano accompaniment ; further instrumentation is added as the song progresses . After the fourth verse , the song shifts to a fade-out coda that lasts for more than four minutes . `` Hey Jude '' was released in August 1968 as the first single from the Beatles ' record label Apple Records . More than seven minutes in length , it was at the time the longest single ever to top the British charts . It also spent nine weeks at number one in the United States , the longest for any Beatles single . `` Hey Jude '' tied the `` all-time '' record , at the time , for the longest run at the top of the US charts . The single has sold approximately eight million copies and is frequently included on professional critics ' lists of the greatest songs of all time . In 2013 , Billboard named it the 10th biggest song of all time .",
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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": "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": "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": "Only Love Remains `` Only Love Remains '' is the fourth single from Paul McCartney 's 1986 album , Press to Play . The song reached number 34 on the UK singles chart .",
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Bette Davis only appeared in British film.
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"text": "Bette Davis Ruth Elizabeth `` Bette '' Davis ( April 5 , 1908 -- October 6 , 1989 ) was an American actress of film , television , and theater . Regarded as one of the greatest actresses in Hollywood history , she was noted for her willingness to play unsympathetic , sardonic characters and was reputed for her performances in a range of film genres , from contemporary crime melodramas to historical and period films and occasional comedies , although her greatest successes were her roles in romantic dramas . After appearing in Broadway plays , Davis moved to Hollywood in 1930 . However , her early films for Universal Studios ( and as a loanout to other studios ) were unsuccessful . She joined Warner Bros. in 1932 and established her career with several critically acclaimed performances . In 1937 , she attempted to free herself from her contract . Although she lost the well-publicized legal case against the studio , it marked the beginning of the most successful period of her career . Until the late 1940s , she was one of American cinema 's most celebrated leading ladies , known for her forceful and intense style . Davis gained a reputation as a perfectionist who could be highly combative and confrontational . She clashed with studio executives and film directors as well as many of her co-stars . Her forthright manner , idiosyncratic speech and ubiquitous cigarette contributed to a public persona , which has often been imitated . Davis was the co-founder of the Hollywood Canteen , and was the first female president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . She won the Academy Award for Best Actress twice , was the first person to accrue ten Academy Award nominations for acting , and was the first woman to receive a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Film Institute . Her career went through several periods of eclipse , and she admitted that her success had often been at the expense of her personal relationships . Married four times , she was once widowed and three times divorced , and raised her children as a single parent . Her final years were marred by a long period of ill health , but she continued acting until shortly before her death from breast cancer , with more than 100 films , television and theater roles to her credit . In 1999 , Davis was placed second behind Katharine Hepburn on the American Film Institute 's list of the greatest female stars of classic Hollywood cinema .",
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"text": "A Royal Divorce (1938 film) A Royal Divorce is a 1938 British historical drama film directed by Jack Raymond and starring Ruth Chatterton , Pierre Blanchar and Frank Cellier . The film portrays the complex relationship between Napoleon I of France and his wife , Josephine Bonaparte from their first meeting until their divorce more than a decade later .",
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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": "The Mysterious Mr. Davis The Mysterious Mr. Davis is a 1939 British comedy drama film directed by Claude Autant-Lara and starring Henry Kendall , Kathleen Kelly and Alastair Sim . It was made as a quota quickie and distributed by the American company RKO Pictures . It was based on the novel The Partner by Jenaro Prieto and was released the same year as an Italian adaptation The Silent Partner .",
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"text": "Diana Churchill (actress) Diana Josephine Churchill ( 21 August 1913 -- 8 October 1994 ) was an English actress . On leaving school she begged her father to let her train for the stage . She made her first professional appearance in 1931 and her film debut in 1933 , but her big break came in 1935 with the comedy film Foreign Affaires . She was a crisp , opulent blonde with blue eyes who appeared in several British films , including Scott of the Antarctic ( 1948 ) . She was married to the actors Barry K. Barnes ( 1938-1965 ) and Mervyn Johns ( 1976-1992 ) . She was no relation to Sir Winston Churchill , who had a daughter called Diana .",
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"text": "Paul Temple Returns Paul Temple Returns is a 1952 British crime film directed by Maclean Rogers and starring John Bentley , Patricia Dainton and Peter Gawthorne . Known in the U.S. as Bombay Waterfront , it was the fourth and last in the series of Paul Temple films , although the character was revived for the BBC television series Paul Temple in 1969 .",
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"text": "What Every Woman Wants (1954 film) What Every Woman Wants is a 1954 British comedy film directed by Maurice Elvey and starring William Sylvester , Elsie Albiin and Brenda De Banzie . It was based on a play Relations Are Best Apart by Edwin Lewis . A large extended family gather together in a small overcrowded house in the English Midlands .",
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"text": "Mabel Poulton Mabel Lilian Poulton ( 29 July 1901 -- 21 December 1994 ) was an English film actress , popular in Britain during the era of silent films . Born in Bethnal Green , London , England , Poulton worked as a stenographer and entered films by chance . Her first role in George Pearson 's Nothing Else Matters ( 1920 ) was opposite Betty Balfour , who was also making her debut , and the film was a success . Over the next several years , Poulton was cast in a succession of roles , and usually played feisty or mischievous characters . A petite blonde , she also became well regarded for her fashion style , and was a highly recognisable celebrity . In 1928 , she starred in The Constant Nymph by Adrian Brunel and received excellent reviews for her performance . By the end of the decade she was considered to be one of Britain 's leading screen actresses along with Balfour , and was described by critics as Balfour 's only serious rival . The advent of sound film brought a premature end to Poulton 's film career . The addition of the microphone revealed Poulton 's broad Cockney accent , which was at odds with the characters she had become identified with . Like Clara Bow who faced the same problem as a result of her Brooklyn accent , Poulton struggled to maintain her status . Also like Bow , she attempted to mount a comeback in the mid-1930s , which was well publicised but unsuccessful . She made her final film appearance in 1938 . She spent her last years writing and re-writing a typescript about a young British starlet who is raped by a film director and who then descends into alcoholism . In biro , at some point of the writing process , she wrote in real names . Thomas Bentley is the director she accuses . She died in Merton , Surrey in 1994 aged 93 .",
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"text": "London Town (film) London Town is a 1946 Technicolor musical film , generally regarded as one of the biggest flops in the history of British cinema .",
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"text": "Calling All Ma's Calling All Ma 's is a 1937 British comedy film directed by Redd Davis and starring Billy Caryll , Hilda Mundy and Margaret Yarde . A henpecked husband attempts to escape from his domineering wife . The film was made at Wembley Studios by 20th Century Fox 's British subsidiary , for release as a quota quickie .",
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"text": "Don't Ever Leave Me Do n't Ever Leave Me is a 1949 British comedy film directed by Arthur Crabtree and starring Petula Clark , Jimmy Hanley , Hugh Sinclair , Edward Rigby , and Anthony Newley . Produced by Betty Box during her stint at Gainsborough Pictures , it was written by Robert Westerby .",
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"text": "Herbert Marshall Herbert Brough Falcon Marshall ( 23 May 1890 -- 22 January 1966 ) was an English stage , screen and radio actor who , in spite of losing a leg during the First World War , starred in many popular and well-regarded Hollywood films in the 1930s and 1940s . After a successful theatrical career in the United Kingdom and North America , he became an in-demand Hollywood leading man , frequently appearing in romantic melodramas and occasional comedies . In his later years , he turned to character acting . The son of actors , Marshall is best remembered for roles in Ernst Lubitsch 's Trouble in Paradise ( 1932 ) , Alfred Hitchcock 's Murder ! ( 1930 ) and Foreign Correspondent ( 1940 ) , William Wyler 's The Letter ( 1940 ) and The Little Foxes ( 1941 ) , Albert Lewin 's The Moon and Sixpence ( 1942 ) , Edmund Goulding 's The Razor 's Edge ( 1946 ) , and Kurt Neumann 's The Fly ( 1958 ) . He appeared onscreen with many of the most prominent leading ladies of Hollywood 's Golden Age , including Greta Garbo , Marlene Dietrich and Bette Davis . From 1944 to 1952 , Marshall starred in his own radio series , The Man Called ` X ' . Often praised for the quality of his voice , he made numerous radio guest appearances and hosted several shows . He performed on television as well . The actor , known for his charm , married five times and periodically appeared in gossip columns because of his sometimes turbulent private life . During the Second World War , he worked on the rehabilitation of injured troops , especially aiding amputees like himself . Marshall received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 .",
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"text": "The Impossible Woman The Impossible Woman is a 1919 British silent comedy film directed by Meyrick Milton and starring Constance Collier , Langhorn Burton and Christine Rayner . It was based on the novel Tante by Anne Douglas Sedgwick .",
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"text": "Judi Dench Dame Judith Olivia Dench ( born 9 December 1934 ) , known as Judi Dench , is an English actress and author . Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company . Over the following few years , she performed in several of Shakespeare 's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet , Juliet in Romeo and Juliet , and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth . Although most of her work during this period was in theatre , she also branched into film work and won a BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer . She drew strong reviews for her leading role in the musical Cabaret in 1968 . Over the next two decades , Dench established herself as one of the most significant British theatre performers , working for the National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company . She achieved success in television during this period , in the series A Fine Romance from 1981 until 1984 , and in 1992 with a starring role in the romantic comedy series As Time Goes By . Her film appearances were infrequent and included supporting roles in major films such as A Room with a View ( 1986 ) supporting Maggie Smith , before she rose to international fame as M in GoldenEye ( 1995 ) , a role she continued to play in James Bond films until Skyfall ( 2012 ) . A seven-time Oscar nominee , Dench won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love and has received nominations for her roles in Mrs Brown ( 1997 ) , Chocolat ( 2000 ) , Iris ( 2001 ) , Mrs Henderson Presents ( 2005 ) , Notes on a Scandal ( 2006 ) , and Philomena ( 2013 ) . She has also received many award nominations for her acting in theatre , film and television ; her competitive awards include six British Academy Film Awards , four BAFTA TV Awards , seven Olivier Awards , two Screen Actors Guild Awards , two Golden Globes , and a Tony Award . She has also received the BAFTA Fellowship ( 2001 ) and the Special Olivier Award ( 2004 ) . In June 2011 , she received a fellowship from the British Film Institute ( BFI ) . Dench is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts ( FRSA ) .",
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"text": "Chu-Chin-Chow (1925 film) Chu-Chin-Chow is a 1925 British-German silent adventure film directed by Herbert Wilcox and starring Betty Blythe , Herbert Langley and Randle Ayrton . It was produced and directed in 1923 in Germany by Wilcox with financial assistance from the German UFA company . Wilcox may have had Erich Pommer also as a financier on the production . It is based on the extraordinarily successful stage musical Chu Chin Chow by Oscar Asche , with music by Frederic Norton , that ran in London from 1916 to 1921 . The film starred American actress Betty Blythe fresh from her scantily clad triumph in 1921 's The Queen of Sheba at Fox . Sources state this film had early experimental synchronised sound but this process could only be viewed at the special theaters outfitted for the sound equipment . This film was released in the United States by MGM two years after its production with a drastically reduced footage count by almost half . A sound film Chu Chin Chow , with the score intact , was made by the Gainsborough Studios in 1934 , with George Robey playing the part of Ali Baba , Fritz Kortner as Abu Hassan , Anna May Wong as Zahrat Al-Kulub and Laurence Hanray as Kasim .",
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"text": "21 Days 21 Days ( a.k.a. 21 Days Together , The First and the Last and Three Weeks Together ) is a 1940 British drama film based on the short play The First and the Last by John Galsworthy . It was directed by Basil Dean and stars Vivien Leigh , Laurence Olivier and Leslie Banks . The film was renamed as 21 Days Together for the US market .",
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"text": "The Lady Is Willing (1934 film) The Lady Is Willing is a 1934 British film directed by Gilbert Miller , based on a comedy by French playwright Louis Verneuil . The cast includes Leslie Howard , Cedric Hardwicke , and Binnie Barnes .",
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"text": "Anne One Hundred Anne One Hundred is a 1933 British drama film directed by Henry Edwards and starring Betty Stockfeld , Gyles Isham and Dennis Wyndham . It was based on the play Anne One Hundred Percent by Sewell Collins . It was made at Elstree Studios as a quota quickie .",
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"text": "Country Dance (film) Country Dance ( also known as Brotherly Love in the USA ) is a 1970 British drama film based on the novel Household Ghosts ( 1961 ) by James Kennaway which became a three-act stage play in 1967 . The film was released on 22 April 1970 ; it was directed by J. Lee Thompson .",
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"text": "The Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square The Lonely Lady of Grosvenor Square is a 1922 British silent romance film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Betty Faire , Jack Hobbs and Eileen Magrath .",
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"text": "The Nonentity The Nonentity is a 1922 British silent adventure film directed by Sinclair Hill and starring Annette Benson , Hugh Buckler and Daisy Campbell . The screenplay concerns an aristocrat who goes undercover in British India to rescue a woman .",
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Measles takes the form of a rash.
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"text": "Measles Measles is a highly contagious infection caused by the measles virus . Initial signs and symptoms typically include fever , often greater than 40 C , cough , runny nose , and inflamed eyes . Two or three days after the start of symptoms , small white spots may form inside the mouth , known as Koplik 's spots . A red , flat rash which usually starts on the face and then spreads to the rest of the body typically begins three to five days after the start of symptoms . Symptoms usually develop 10 -- 12 days after exposure to an infected person and last 7 -- 10 days . Complications occur in about 30 % and may include diarrhea , blindness , inflammation of the brain , and pneumonia among others . Rubella ( German measles ) and roseola are different diseases . Measles is an airborne disease which spreads easily through the coughs and sneezes of those infected . It may also be spread through contact with saliva or nasal secretions . Nine out of ten people who are not immune and share living space with an infected person will catch it . People are infectious to others from four days before to four days after the start of the rash . People usually do not get the disease more than once . Testing for the virus in suspected cases is important for public health efforts . The measles vaccine is effective at preventing the disease . Vaccination has resulted in a 75 % decrease in deaths from measles between 2000 and 2013 with about 85 % of children globally being currently vaccinated . No specific treatment is available . Supportive care may improve outcomes . This may include giving oral rehydration solution ( slightly sweet and salty fluids ) , healthy food , and medications to control the fever . Antibiotics may be used if a secondary bacterial infection such as pneumonia occurs . Vitamin A supplementation is also recommended in the developing world . Measles affects about 20 million people a year , primarily in the developing areas of Africa and Asia . It causes the most vaccine-preventable deaths of any disease . It resulted in about 73,000 deaths in 2014 , down from 545,000 deaths in 1990 . In 1980 , the disease was estimated to have caused 2.6 million deaths per year . Most of those who are infected and who die are less than five years old . The risk of death among those infected is usually 0.2 % , but may be up to 10 % in those who have malnutrition . It is not believed to affect other animals . Before immunization in the United States , between three and four million cases occurred each year . As a result of widespread vaccination , the disease was eliminated from the Americas by 2016 .",
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"text": "Danger zone (food safety) The temperature range in which food-borne bacteria can grow is known as the danger zone . Food safety agencies , such as the United States ' Food Safety and Inspection Service ( FSIS ) , define the danger zone as roughly 4 to . The FSIS stipulates that potentially hazardous food should not be stored at temperatures in this range in order to prevent foodborne illness ( for example , a refrigerator 's temperature must be kept below 40 F ) , and that food that remains in this zone for more than two hours should not be consumed . Foodborne microorganisms grow much faster in the middle of the zone , at temperatures between 21 and . Food-borne bacteria , in large enough numbers , may cause food poisoning , symptoms similar to gastroenteritis or `` stomach flu '' ( a misnomer , as true influenza primarily affects the respiratory system ) . Some of the symptoms include stomach cramps , nausea , vomiting , diarrhea , and fever . Food-borne illness becomes more dangerous in certain populations , such as people with weakened immune systems , young children , the elderly , and pregnant women . In Canada , there are approximately 11 million cases of food-borne disease per year . These symptoms can begin as early as shortly after and as late as weeks after consumption of the contaminated food . Time and temperature control plays a critical role in food safety . To prevent time-temperature abuse , the amount of time food spends in the danger zone must be minimized . A logarithmic relationship exists between microbial cell death and temperature : a significantly large number of cells may survive slightly lower temperatures . In addition to reducing the time spent in the danger zone , foods should be moved through the danger zone as few times as possible when reheating or cooling . Foods that are potentially hazardous inside the danger zone : Meat : beef , poultry , pork , seafood Eggs and other protein-rich foods Dairy products Cut or peeled fresh produce Cooked vegetables , beans , rice , pasta Sauces , such as gravy Sprouts Any foods containing the above , e.g. casseroles , salads , quiches",
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"text": "Epidemiology of chikungunya Chikungunya is a mosquito-borne alpha virus that was first isolated after a 1952 outbreak in modern-day Tanzania . The virus has circulated in forested regions of sub-Saharan African in cycles involving nonhuman primate hosts and arboreal mosquito vectors . Phylogenetic studies indicate that the urban transmission cycle -- the transmission of a pathogen between humans and mosquitoes that exist in urban environments -- was established on multiple occasions from strains occurring on the eastern half of Africa in non-human primate hosts . This emergence and spread beyond Africa may have started as early as the 18th century . Currently , available data does not indicate whether the introduction of chikungunya into Asia occurred in the 19th century or more recently , but this epidemic Asian strain causes outbreaks in India and continues to circulate in Southeast Asia . A number of chikungunya outbreaks have occurred since 2005 . An analysis of the chikungunya virus 's genetic code suggests that the increased severity of the 2005 -- present outbreak may be due to a change in the genetic sequence , altering the virus ' viral coat protein , which potentially allows it to multiply more easily in mosquito cells . The change allows the virus to use the Asian tiger mosquito ( an invasive species ) as a vector in addition to the more strictly tropical main vector , Aedes aegypti . In July 2006 , a team analyzed the virus ' RNA and determined the genetic changes that have occurred in various strains of the virus and identified those genetic sequences which led to the increased virulence of recent strains .",
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"text": "Dermatitis herpetiformis Dermatitis herpetiformis ( DH ) , or Duhring 's disease , Freedberg , et al. ( 2003 ) . Fitzpatrick 's Dermatology in General Medicine . ( 6th ed . ) . McGraw-Hill . ISBN 0-07-138076-0 . is a chronic blistering skin condition , characterised by blisters filled with a watery fluid . Despite its name , DH is neither related to nor caused by herpes virus : the name means that it is a skin inflammation having an appearance similar to herpes . DH was first described by Louis Adolphus Duhring in 1884 . A connection between DH and celiac disease was recognised in 1967 , although the exact causal mechanism is not known . DH is a specific manifestation of celiac disease . The age of onset is usually about 15-40 , but DH can also affect children and the elderly . Men and women are equally affected . Estimates of DH prevalence vary from 1 in 400 to 1 in 10,000 . It is most common in patients of northern European/northern Indian ancestry , and is associated with the HLA-DQ2 haplotype along with coeliac disease and gluten sensitivity .",
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"text": "Zika fever Zika fever , also known as Zika virus disease or simply Zika , is an infectious disease caused by the Zika virus . Most cases have no symptoms , but when present they are usually mild and can resemble dengue fever . Symptoms may include fever , red eyes , joint pain , headache , and a maculopapular rash . Symptoms generally last less than seven days . It has not caused any reported deaths during the initial infection . Mother-to-child transmission during pregnancy can cause microcephaly and other brain malformations in some babies . Infections in adults have been linked to Guillain -- Barré syndrome ( GBS ) . Zika fever is mainly spread via the bite of mosquitoes of the Aedes type . It can also be sexually transmitted and potentially spread by blood transfusions . Infections in pregnant women can spread to the baby . Diagnosis is by testing the blood , urine , or saliva for the presence of the virus 's RNA when the person is sick , or the blood for antibodies after symptoms are present more than a week . Prevention involves decreasing mosquito bites in areas where the disease occurs and proper use of condoms . Efforts to prevent bites include the use of insect repellent , covering much of the body with clothing , mosquito nets , and getting rid of standing water where mosquitoes reproduce . There is no effective vaccine . Health officials recommended that women in areas affected by the 2015 -- 16 Zika outbreak consider putting off pregnancy and that pregnant women not travel to these areas . While there is no specific treatment , paracetamol ( acetaminophen ) may help with the symptoms . Admission to hospital is rarely necessary . The virus that causes the disease was first isolated in Africa in 1947 . The first documented outbreak among people occurred in 2007 in the Federated States of Micronesia . An outbreak started in Brazil in 2015 , and spread to the Americas , Pacific , Asia , and Africa . This led to the World Health Organization declared it a Public Health Emergency of International Concern in February 2016 . The emergency was lifted in November 2016 , but 84 countries still reported cases as of March 2017 .",
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"text": "Hypereosinophilia Hypereosinophilia or hypereosinophilic syndrome is a disease characterised by a marked increase in the eosinophil count in the bloodstream . The eosinophil count in human blood is normally 0.4 × 109/L ( 0.1 - 0.6 ) and results from a balance between production of eosinophils and emigration through post-capillary venules ( Yamaguchi et al. 1991 ) . Eosinophils are only a small minority of peripheral blood leucocytes and in normal subjects , most are found in the tissues of the lung and gastro-intestinal tract ( Beeken et al. 1987 ) . Blood eosinophil counts are arbitrarily classified as mild - between 0.6 to 1.5 × 109/L ; moderate between 1.5 to 5 × 109/L and severe when greater than 5 × 109/L . An elevated blood eosinophil count may be associated with a number of reactive conditions and with clonal disorders of the bone marrow . However , when the blood eosinophil count is persistently greater than 1.5 × 109 / L , for a period of more than six months , damage to end organs such as the heart , lungs , skin , joints and nervous system can be demonstrated , and in the absence of any clonal or reactive cause , the term idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome ( HES ) is used . The three defining criteria of HES are therefore : Eosinophil count persistently greater than 1.5 × 109/L Damage to end-organs No ascertainable cause for the eosinophilia and no evidence of clonality . There are four categories of blood eosinophilia : Reactive ( non-clonal ) eosinophilia : infections , parasitic infestations , asthma and allergies , respiratory diseases , cytokine infusions , vasculitides , non-haematological malignant diseases , drug reactions and connective tissue diseases , Hodgkin 's and non-Hodgkin 's lymphomas are included here as the eosinophils have not been shown to be clonal . Clonal Disorders of the Bone Marrow associated with eosinophilia : Acute and chronic eosinophilic leukaemia , chronic myeloid leukaemia , polycythaemia vera , essential thrombocythaemia , acute myelogenous leukaemia , Chromosome 16 variants , and T lymphoblastic lymphoma with eosinophilia , acute lymphoblastic leukaemia , myelodysplastic disorders ( MDS ) with eosinophilia , systemic mastocytosis and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia ( Bain 1996 ) . Clonal eosinophilia : acquired mutations in genes regulating , in part , eosinophil growth , proliferation , differentiation , and survival , and therefor associated with malignant expansion of blood , bone marrow , and tissue eosinophils in various forms of eosinophilia associated with diverse hematological malignancies including the 8p11 myeloproliferative syndrome . HES : After exclusion of the above two categories , cases of persistent , unexplained eosinophilia fall into the category of HES .",
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"text": "Human pathogen A human pathogen is a pathogen ( microbe or microorganism such as a virus , bacterium , prion , or fungus ) that causes disease in humans . The human physiological defense against common pathogens ( such as Pneumocystis ) is mainly the responsibility of the immune system with help by some of the body 's normal flora and fauna . However , if the immune system or `` good '' microbiota are damaged in any way ( such as by chemotherapy , human immunodeficiency virus ( HIV ) , or antibiotics being taken to kill other pathogens ) , pathogenic bacteria that were being held at bay can proliferate and cause harm to the host . Such cases are called opportunistic infections . Some pathogens ( such as the bacterium Yersinia pestis , which may have caused the Black Plague , the Variola virus , and the malaria protozoa ) have been responsible for massive numbers of casualties and have had numerous effects on afflicted groups . Of particular note in modern times is HIV , which is known to have infected several million humans globally , along with the influenza virus . Today , while many medical advances have been made to safeguard against infection by pathogens , through the use of vaccination , antibiotics , and fungicide , pathogens continue to threaten human life . Social advances such as food safety , hygiene , and water treatment have reduced the threat from some pathogens .",
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"text": "Flavivirus Flavivirus is a genus of viruses in the family Flaviviridae . This genus includes the West Nile virus , dengue virus , tick-borne encephalitis virus , yellow fever virus , Zika virus and several other viruses which may cause encephalitis , as well as insect-specific flaviviruses ( ISFs ) such as cell fusing agent virus ( CFAV ) , Palm Creek virus ( PCV ) , and Parramatta River virus ( PaRV ) . Flaviviruses are named from the yellow fever virus , the type virus for the family ; the word flavus '' means `` yellow '' in Latin . The name yellow fever in turn originated from its propensity to cause yellow jaundice in victims . Flaviviruses share several common aspects : common size ( 40 -- 65 nm ) , symmetry ( enveloped , icosahedral nucleocapsid ) , nucleic acid ( positive-sense , single-stranded RNA around 10,000 -- 11,000 bases ) , and appearance in the electron microscope . Most of these viruses are transmitted by the bite from an infected arthropod ( mosquito or tick ) and hence , classified as arboviruses . Human infections with these viruses are typically incidental , as humans are usually unable to replicate the virus to high enough titers to reinfect the arthropods needed to continue the virus lifecycle -- humans are a dead end host . The exceptions to this are the yellow fever , dengue , and zika viruses , which still require mosquito vectors , but are well-enough adapted to humans as to not necessarily depend upon animal hosts ( although they continue to have important animal transmission routes , as well ) . Other virus transmission routes for arboviruses include handling infected animal carcasses , blood transfusion , child birth and through consumption of unpasteurised milk products . Transmission from nonhuman vertebrates to humans without an intermediate vector arthropod is thought to be unlikely . For example , early tests with yellow fever showed that the disease is not contagious . The known non-arboviruses of the flavivirus family reproduce in either arthropods or vertebrates , but not both , with one odd member of the genus affecting a nematode .",
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"text": "Progressive symmetric erythrokeratodermia Progressive symmetric erythrokeratodermia ( also known as `` Erythrokeratodermia progressiva symmetrica '' ) is a rare , autosomal dominant skin condition that manifests soon after birth with erythematous , hyperkeratotic plaques that are symmetrically distributed on the extremities , buttocks , and face , but sparing the trunk . No other clinical symptoms nor mental or physical signs are usually associated with the condition . Skin plaques start to appear as reddened areas of inflammation , thus often leading to the mistaken diagnosis of Atopic Dermatitis . Following inflammation , the red areas start keratinization , eventually forming the definitive plaques that appear brownish , dry and scaled . Following quite a precise temporal pattern of evolution , the keratinized plaques last for weeks or months , eventually leading to periods of desquamation that leads to the uncovering of `` normal '' skin . Then , a new cycle usually begins , leaving a variable number of days of delay between the cycles . Though environmental causes are not well understood , it seems clear that factors like sun exposure , wind and air conditioning add to the degree of skin inflammation that sets the start of a new cycle . Definitive treatment does not exist at the moment . Palliative treatment are intended to alleviate the itching that often accompanies the skin inflammation and to moisture the dry skin to prevent excessive dryness and scaling of the plaques .",
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"text": "Pertussis Pertussis ( also known as whooping cough or 100-day cough ) is a highly contagious bacterial disease . Initially , symptoms are usually similar to those of the common cold with a runny nose , fever , and mild cough . This is then followed by weeks of severe coughing fits . Following a fit of coughing , a high-pitched whoop sound or gasp may occur as the person breathes in . The coughing may last for 10 or more weeks , hence the phrase `` 100-day cough '' . A person may cough so hard that they vomit , break ribs , or become very tired from the effort . Children less than one year old may have little or no cough and instead have periods where they do not breathe . The time between infection and the onset of symptoms is usually seven to ten days . Disease may occur in those who have been vaccinated , but symptoms are typically milder . Pertussis is caused by the bacterium Bordetella pertussis . It is an airborne disease which spreads easily through the coughs and sneezes of an infected person . People are infectious to others from the start of symptoms until about three weeks into the coughing fits . Those treated with antibiotics are no longer infectious after five days . Diagnosis is by collecting a sample from the back of the nose and throat . This sample can then be tested by either culture or by polymerase chain reaction . Prevention is mainly by vaccination with the pertussis vaccine . Initial immunization is recommended between six and eight weeks of age , with four doses to be given in the first two years of life . The vaccine becomes less effective over time , with additional doses often recommended for older children and adults . Antibiotics may be used to prevent the disease in those who have been exposed and are at risk of severe disease . In those with the disease , antibiotics are useful if started within three weeks of the initial symptoms , but otherwise have little effect in most people . In children less than one year old and among those who are pregnant , they are recommended within six weeks of symptom onset . Antibiotics used include erythromycin , azithromycin , clarithromycin , or trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole . Evidence to support interventions , other than antibiotics , for the cough is poor . Many children less than a year of age require hospitalization . An estimated 16.3 million people worldwide were infected in 2015 . Most cases occur in the developing world , and people of all ages may be affected . In 2015 , it resulted in 58,700 deaths -- down from 138,000 deaths in 1990 . Nearly 0.5 % of infected children less than one year of age die . Outbreaks of the disease were first described in the 16th century . The bacterium that causes the infection was discovered in 1906 . The pertussis vaccine became available in the 1940s .",
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"text": "Nummular dermatitis Nummular dermatitis ( also known as `` discoid dermatitis , '' `` discoid eczema , '' `` microbial eczema , '' `` nummular eczema , '' and `` nummular neurodermatitis '' ) is one of the many forms of dermatitis . it is characterized by round or oval-shaped itchy lesions . The name comes from the Latin word `` nummus , '' which means `` coin . ''",
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"text": "Livedo reticularis Livedo reticularis is a common skin finding consisting of a mottled reticulated vascular pattern that appears as a lace-like purplish discoloration of the skin . The discoloration is caused by swelling of the venules owing to obstruction of capillaries by small blood clots . The blood clots in the small blood vessels can be a secondary effect of a condition that increases a person 's risk of forming blood clots , including a wide array of pathological and nonpathological conditions . Examples include hyperlipidemia , microvascular hematological or anemia states , nutritional deficiencies , hyper - and autoimmune diseases , and drugs/toxins . The condition may be normal or related to more severe underlying pathology . Its differential diagnosis is broadly divided into possible blood diseases , autoimmune ( rheumatologic ) diseases , cardiovascular diseases , cancers , and endocrine disorders . It can usually ( in 80 % of cases ) be diagnosed by biopsy . It may be aggravated by exposure to cold , and occurs most often in the lower extremities . The condition 's name derives from the Latin livere meaning bluish and reticular which refers to the net-like appearance .",
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"text": "Chagas disease Chagas disease , also known as American trypanosomiasis , is a tropical parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Trypanosoma cruzi . It is spread mostly by insects known as Triatominae or kissing bugs . The symptoms change over the course of the infection . In the early stage , symptoms are typically either not present or mild , and may include fever , swollen lymph nodes , headaches , or local swelling at the site of the bite . After 8 -- 12 weeks , individuals enter the chronic phase of disease and in 60 -- 70 % it never produces further symptoms . The other 30 to 40 % of people develop further symptoms 10 to 30 years after the initial infection , including enlargement of the ventricles of the heart in 20 to 30 % , leading to heart failure . An enlarged esophagus or an enlarged colon may also occur in 10 % of people . T. cruzi is commonly spread to humans and other mammals by the blood-sucking `` kissing bugs '' of the subfamily Triatominae . These insects are known by a number of local names , including : vinchuca in Argentina , Bolivia , Chile and Paraguay , barbeiro ( the barber ) in Brazil , pito in Colombia , chinche in Central America , and chipo in Venezuela . The disease may also be spread through blood transfusion , organ transplantation , eating food contaminated with the parasites , and by vertical transmission ( from a mother to her fetus ) . Diagnosis of early disease is by finding the parasite in the blood using a microscope . Chronic disease is diagnosed by finding antibodies for T. cruzi in the blood . Prevention mostly involves eliminating kissing bugs and avoiding their bites . Other preventative efforts include screening blood used for transfusions . A vaccine has not been developed as of 2013 . Early infections are treatable with the medication benznidazole or nifurtimox . Medication nearly always results in a cure if given early , but becomes less effective the longer a person has had Chagas disease . When used in chronic disease , medication may delay or prevent the development of end -- stage symptoms . Benznidazole and nifurtimox cause temporary side effects in up to 40 % of people including skin disorders , brain toxicity , and digestive system irritation . It is estimated that 6.6 million people , mostly in Mexico , Central America and South America , have Chagas disease as of 2015 . In 2015 , Chagas was estimated to result in 8,000 deaths . Most people with the disease are poor , and most do not realize they are infected . Large-scale population movements have increased the areas where Chagas disease is found and these include many European countries and the United States . These areas have also seen an increase in the years up to 2014 . The disease was first described in 1909 by Carlos Chagas after whom it is named . Chagas disease is classified as a neglected tropical disease . It affects more than 150 other animals .",
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"text": "Timeline of vaccines This is a timeline of the development of prophylactic human vaccines . Early vaccines may be listed by the first year of development or testing , but later entries usually show the year the vaccine finished trials and became available on the market . Although vaccines exist for the diseases listed below , only smallpox has been eliminated worldwide . The other vaccine-preventable illnesses continue to cause millions of deaths each year . Currently , polio and measles are the targets of active worldwide eradication campaigns .",
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"text": "Ebola vaccine Ebola vaccine candidates against Ebola have been developed in the decade prior to 2014 , but none have yet been approved for clinical use in humans . Several promising vaccine candidates have been shown to protect nonhuman primates ( usually macaques ) against lethal infection . These include replication-deficient adenovirus vectors , replication-competent vesicular stomatitis ( VSV ) and human parainfluenza ( HPIV-3 ) vectors , and virus-like nanoparticle preparations . Conventional trials to study efficacy by exposure of humans to the pathogen after immunization are obviously not feasible in this case . For such situations , the FDA has established the `` Animal Efficacy Rule '' allowing licensure to be approved on the basis of animal model studies that replicate human disease , combined with evidence of safety and a potentially potent immune response ( antibodies in the blood ) from humans given the vaccine . Clinical trials involve the administration of the vaccine to healthy human subjects to evaluate the immune response , identify any side effects and determine the appropriate dosage . In December 2016 , a study found the VSV-EBOV vaccine to be 70 -- 100 % effective against the Ebola virus , making it the first proven vaccine against the disease .",
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"text": "Kaposi's sarcoma Kaposi 's sarcoma or Kaposi sarcoma ( -LSB- ˈkæpəʃi_sɑrˈkoʊmə -RSB- KS ) is a tumor caused by infection with human herpesvirus 8 ( HHV8 ) , also known as Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus ( KSHV ) or KS agent . It was originally described by Moritz Kaposi , a Hungarian dermatologist practicing at the University of Vienna in 1872 . It became more widely known as one of the AIDS-defining illnesses in the 1980s . The viral cause for this cancer was discovered in 1994 . Although KS is now well-established to be caused by a viral infection , there is widespread lack of awareness of this even among persons at risk for KSHV/HHV -8 infection . Kaposi sarcoma ( KS ) is a systemic disease that can present with cutaneous lesions with or without internal involvement . Four subtypes have been described : Classic KS , affecting middle aged men of Mediterranean descent ; African endemic KS ; KS in iatrogenically immunosuppressed patients ; and AIDS-related KS . The erythematous to violaceous cutaneous lesions seen in KS have several morphologies : macular , patch , plaque , nodular , and exophytic . The cutaneous lesions can be solitary , localized or disseminated . KS can involve the oral cavity , lymph nodes , and viscera . Classic KS tends to be indolent , presenting with erythematous or violaceous patches on the lower extremities . African endemic KS and AIDS-related KS tend to be more aggressive . The AIDS-related KS lesions often rapidly progress to plaques and nodules affecting the upper trunk , face , and oral mucosa . The diagnosis can be made with a tissue biopsy and , if clinically indicated , internal imaging should be done . Once the diagnosis of KS has been made , treatment is based on the subtype and the presence of localized versus systemic disease . Localized cutaneous disease can be treated with cryotherapy , intralesional injections of vinblastine , alitretinoin gel , radiotherapy , topical immunotherapy ( Imiquimod ) , or surgical excision . Extensive cutaneous disease or internal disease may require intravenous chemotherapy and immunotherapy . Discontinuation or reduction of immunosuppressive therapy is recommended when KS arises in the setting of iatrogenic immunosuppression . However , with AIDS-related KS , highly active antiretroviral therapy ( HAART ) has been shown to prevent , or induce regression of , KS . Some AIDS patients have complete resolution of the lesions and prolonged remission while continuing the therapy . Therefore , HAART should be considered first-line treatment for these patients , though they may require other treatments at the same time .",
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"text": "Erythema chronicum migrans Erythema chronicum migrans ( New Latin , literally , `` chronic migrating redness '' ) refers to the rash often ( though not always ) seen in the early stage of Lyme disease . It can appear anywhere from one day to one month after a tick bite . This rash does not represent an allergic reaction to the bite , but rather an actual skin infection with the Lyme bacteria , Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato . `` Erythema migrans is the only manifestation of Lyme disease in the United States that is sufficiently distinctive to allow clinical diagnosis in the absence of laboratory confirmation . '' It is a pathognomonic sign : a physician-identified rash warrants an instant diagnosis of Lyme disease and immediate treatment without further testing , even by the strict criteria of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention . Such target lesions ( bull 's - eye rashes ) are characteristic of Borrelia infections , and no other pathogens are known that cause this form of rash . A similar condition called Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness ( STARI ) produces a similar rash pattern although it develops more quickly and is smaller . The associated infectious agent has not been determined . Antibiotic treatment resolves the illness quickly . This erythema is also sometimes called erythema migrans or EM . However , a less common meaning of the term `` erythema migrans '' is a mucosal condition of the tongue , also called geographic tongue .",
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"text": "Acute retinal necrosis Acute Retinal Necrosis ( ARN ) , is a medical inflammatory condition of the eye . The condition presents itself as a necrotizing retinitis . The inflammation onset is due to certain herpes viruses , Varicella Zoster Virus ( VZV ) , Herpes Simplex Virus ( HSV-1 and HSV-2 ) and Epstein-Barr Virus ( EBV ) . People with the condition usually display redness of the eye , white or off-white colored patches that are patches of retinal necrosis . ARN can progress into other conditions such as uveitis , detachment of the retina , and ultimately can lead to blindness . The disease was first characterized in 1971 , in Japan . Akira Urayama and his colleagues had six patients whose cases showed signs of acute necrotizing retinitis , retinal arertitis , choroiditis , and late-onset retinal detachment . The combination of the conditions was given the name acute retinal necrosis . The first reports of ARN came about in 1971 . It is unclear whether it was previously just reported as something else . Urayama and his colleagues reported the disease that they saw in six Japanese patients . Since then the disease has been seen in patient 's with AIDS , children , and people who are immunocompromised . In 1978 , Young and Bird named the disease when presented in both eyes , Bilateral Acute Retinal Necrosis , otherwise known as BARN .",
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"text": "Shwartzman phenomenon Shwartzman phenomenon , also known as Shwartzman reaction , is a rare reaction of a body to particular types of toxins , called endotoxins , which cause thrombosis in the affected tissue . A clearing of the thrombosis results in a reticuloendothelial blockade , which prevents re-clearing of the thrombosis caused by a repeat introduction of the toxin . That will cause tissue necrosis . Shwartzman phenomenon is usually observed during delivery or abortion , when foreign bodies are introduced into the tissues of the female reproductive system . The Shwartzman phenomenon is named for Gregory Shwartzman , the doctor at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City who was the first to develop the concept of immune system hypersensitivity in the 1920s . This reaction was experimented using Neisseria meningitidis endotoxin . This is notably seen with Neisseria meningitidis rash and purpura are other manifestations",
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"text": "Miliaria Miliaria ( -LSB- ˌmɪl.iˈɛər.i.ə -RSB- also called `` sweat rash '' , `` heat rash '' or `` prickly heat '' ) is a skin disease marked by small and itchy rashes . Miliaria is a common ailment in hot and humid conditions , such as in the tropics and during the summer season . Although it affects people of all ages , it is especially common in children and infants due to their underdeveloped sweat glands .",
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"text": "Scarlet fever serum Scarlet fever serum was used beginning in November 1900 after its development in the Sero-Therapeutic Laboratory of Rudolph Hospital in Vienna , Austria . The serum was taken from the blood of horses . Infected children were injected in their abdominal skin by Dr. Paul Moser . Mortality rates from scarlet fever declined significantly following the use of the blood serum . Moser at first used scarlet fever serum primarily on the most severely sick persons . After achieving positive results it was applied in the first or second day following contraction of scarlet fever . In many cases the children treated demonstrated great improvement in a very short time , with their fevers going away quickly . Moser worked with four hundred children suffering from scarlatina at St. Anne 's Hospital . The mortality rate of those he treated was 8.9 % . This compared quite favorably when measured against the 13.09 % among children in Vienna hospitals where the scarlet fever serum was not administered . Moser 's antitoxin reduced the mortality of scarlet fever by 40 % . At no time was the volume of serum available sufficient . As of November 1902 a strong concentrated scarlet fever serum was unavailable .",
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"text": "Gerard Butler Gerard James Butler ( born 13 November 1969 ) is a Scottish actor who has appeared on film , stage , and television . After studying law , Butler turned to acting in the mid-1990s with small roles in productions such as Mrs Brown ( 1997 ) , the James Bond film Tomorrow Never Dies ( 1997 ) , and Tale of the Mummy ( 1998 ) . In 2000 , he starred as Dracula in the horror film Dracula 2000 with Christopher Plummer and Jonny Lee Miller . The following year onward , he played Attila the Hun in the miniseries Attila ( 2001 ) and then appeared in the films Reign of Fire with Christian Bale ( 2002 ) , and Lara Croft Tomb Raider : The Cradle of Life with Angelina Jolie ( 2003 ) , before playing André Marek in the adaptation of Michael Crichton 's science fiction adventure Timeline ( 2003 ) . He then was cast as the role of Erik , The Phantom in Joel Schumacher 's 2004 film adaptation of the musical The Phantom of the Opera alongside Emmy Rossum . That role earned him a Satellite Award nomination for Best Actor . Although Attila and The Phantom of the Opera were important breaks , it was only in 2007 that Butler gained worldwide recognition for his portrayal of King Leonidas in Zack Snyder 's fantasy war film 300 . That role earned him nominations for an Empire Award for Best Actor and a Saturn Award for Best Actor and a win for MTV Movie Award for Best Fight . In the 2010s , he voiced the role of Stoick the Vast in the animated action-fantasy film How to Train Your Dragon , a role he later reprised in Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon ( 2010 ) , Gift of the Night Fury ( 2011 ) and How to Train Your Dragon 2 ( 2014 ) . He played military leader Tullus Aufidius in the 2011 film Coriolanus , the modernized adaptation of Shakespeare 's tragedy of the same name . He also played Sam Childers in the 2011 action biopic Machine Gun Preacher .",
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"text": "Gift of the Night Fury Gift of the Night Fury is a 2011 computer-animated short film by DreamWorks Animation and directed by Tom Owens . It was released on November 15 , 2011 , on DVD and Blu-ray , along with another original animated short film Book of Dragons . Based on How to Train Your Dragon , the short takes place in the middle of preparing for the Viking winter holiday . After all dragons inexplicably fly away , the last one of them unwittingly kidnaps Hiccup . The film stars the voices of Jay Baruchel , Gerard Butler , Craig Ferguson , America Ferrera , Jonah Hill , T.J. Miller , Kristen Wiig , and Christopher Mintz-Plasse .",
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"docid": "a18c593be7895a91c672f181046a37b9",
"text": "Mikey Kelley Michael `` Mikey '' Kelley ( November 14 , 1973 ) is an American voice actor .",
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"docid": "4ecc08acba7324dd2495c07aa1d5b685",
"text": "Tone Bell Michael Anthony `` Tone '' Bell , II . ( born August 10 , 1983 ) is an American stand-up comedian and actor .",
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"docid": "9655e7f640aa8ff5c4ffadcc3262172f",
"text": "Craig Shoemaker Craig Shoemaker ( born November 15 , 1958 ) is an American comedian , writer , and voice actor . He is best known for his baritone-voiced character , The Lovemaster , which he routinely portrays in his comedy act . In 1997 he was named Funniest Male Stand-Up Comic at the American Comedy Awards .",
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"docid": "7031d99518d21ce013dad44aa2c018d5",
"text": "Brandon Potter Charles Brandon Potter ( born July 28 , 1982 ) is an American voice actor , voice director , and script writer who works for anime series at Funimation/OkraTron 5000 . He has provided voices for a number of English-language versions of Japanese anime series and films .",
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"docid": "c3ddd89ad4332ca1fe1a03b7e1d9022a",
"text": "Erik Dellums Erik Todd Dellums ( born September 23 , 1964 ) is an American actor , voice actor , and narrator . He is perhaps best known for his voice roles as the radio DJ Three-Dog in the 2008 video game Fallout 3 and the main antagonist , Prince Arcann in the 2015 expansion to Star Wars : The Old Republic called ` Knights of the Fallen Empire ' , as well as a minor voice acting role as Dark Brotherhood member Nazir in The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim .",
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"text": "Herschel Savage Herschel Savage ( born Herschel Cohen on November 25 , 1952 ) is an American pornographic film actor and pornographic film director .",
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"text": "Christopher Plummer Arthur Christopher Orme Plummer ( born December 13 , 1929 ) is a Canadian theatre , film and television actor . After making his film debut in Stage Struck ( 1958 ) , Plummer went on to a successful film career , now spanning more than five decades . Some of his most notable film performances include : The Sound of Music ( 1965 ) , Battle of Britain ( 1969 ) , Waterloo ( 1970 ) , The Return of the Pink Panther ( 1975 ) , Murder by Decree ( 1979 ) , Dragnet ( 1987 ) , Star Trek VI : The Undiscovered Country ( 1991 ) , A Beautiful Mind ( 2001 ) , Nicholas Nickleby ( 2002 ) , National Treasure ( 2004 ) , The New World ( 2005 ) , Inside Man ( 2006 ) , Up ( 2009 ) , The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus ( 2009 ) , and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo ( 2011 ) . In a career which includes substantial roles in each of the dramatic arts , Plummer is best known to film audiences as the aristocratic widower , Captain Georg von Trapp , in the musical film The Sound of Music ( 1965 ) , alongside Julie Andrews . Plummer has ventured into various television projects , including the miniseries The Thorn Birds ( 1983 ) . Plummer has notably portrayed several historical figures , including Arthur Wellesley , First Duke of Wellington in Waterloo ( 1970 ) , Rudyard Kipling in The Man Who Would Be King ( 1975 ) , Mike Wallace in The Insider ( 1999 ) , and Leo Tolstoy in The Last Station ( 2009 ) . Plummer has won numerous awards and accolades for his work , including an Academy Award , two Emmy Awards , two Tony Awards , a Golden Globe Award , a SAG Award , and a BAFTA Award . With his win at age 82 in 2012 for Beginners , Plummer is the oldest actor ever to win an Academy Award .",
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"text": "Tom Wright (actor) Tom Wright ( born Harold Thomas Wright ; November 29 , 1952 ) is an American television and theatre actor .",
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"text": "Phillip Van Dyke Phillip Van Dyke ( born June 13 , 1984 ) is an American actor best known for his role as the goblin Luke in the first two installments of the Halloweentown film series .",
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"text": "Steve Valentine Steve Valentine ( born 26 October 1966 ) is a Scottish-American actor , musician , and magician who has performed on stage and screen but who is best known for his role as the eccentric Nigel Townsend on NBC 's crime drama Crossing Jordan and as Harry Flynn in the critically acclaimed PlayStation 3 game Uncharted 2 : Among Thieves as well as the voice of Alistair in BioWare 's Dragon Age franchise . He also starred in the Disney XD sitcom I 'm in the Band as Derek Jupiter until its 2011 cancellation .",
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"text": "Patrick Poivey Patrick Poivey ( born 18 February 1948 ) is a French actor . He is especially known for his voice : he is the French dub voice of Bruce Willis since 1988 .",
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"text": "Jesse Garcia Jesse Garcia ( born c. 1982 ) is an American actor .",
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"text": "Joel McDonald (actor) Joel McDonald ( born December 23 , 1980 ) is an American actor , voice director , and script writer who works for anime series at Funimation .",
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"text": "Mike O'Brien (actor) Michael Patrick O'Brien ( born June 22 , 1976 ) , is an American actor , writer , and comedian , best known for his work as a writer and short filmmaker on Saturday Night Live .",
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"text": "Peter Stormare Rolf Peter Ingvar Storm ( born 27 August 1953 ) , known professionally as Peter Stormare ( -LSB- ˈpeːtɛr ² stɔrːmarɛ -RSB- ) , is a Swedish actor , voice actor , theatre director , playwright , and musician . He played Gaear Grimsrud in the 1996 film Fargo , John Abruzzi in the Fox series Prison Break and Ingmar in Swedish Dicks .",
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"text": "Brandon Larracuente Brandon Larracuente ( born November 16 , 1994 ) is an actor known for his roles in the Bloodline and 13 Reasons Why .",
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"text": "Matt Craven Matthew John Crnkovich , known as Matt Craven ( born November 10 , 1956 ) is a Canadian actor . He has appeared in over 40 films including Happy Birthday to Me , Jacob 's Ladder , K2 , A Few Good Men , The Juror , Assault on Precinct 13 , Disturbia , and X-Men : First Class . Craven has also made several television appearances , most notably as Clayton Jarvis on the CBS series , NCIS , Officer Lenny Gayer on High Incident , Dr. Tim Lonner on L.A. Doctors , and Sheriff Fred Langston on the series , Resurrection .",
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"text": "Timmo Niesner Timmo Niesner ( born November 5 , 1971 in Berlin ) is a German actor and voice actor .",
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"text": "Michael Gough (voice actor) Michael J. Gough ( born December 3 , 1956 in San Jose , California ) is an American voice actor , singer and musician . He is known for providing the voices of Deckard Cain in the Diablo series of video games and Shrek in the Shrek video game franchise .",
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"text": "Reynaldo Rey Reynaldo Rey ( born Harry Reynolds ; January 27 , 1940 -- May 28 , 2015 ) was an American actor , comedian , and television personality .",
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Amy Adams portrayed Margaret Keane in Big Eyes.
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"text": "Amy Adams Amy Lou Adams ( born August 20 , 1974 ) is an American actress and singer . She was named one of 100 most influential people by Time magazine in 2014 and is among the highest-paid actresses in the world . She has won two Golden Globe Awards , and has been nominated for five Academy Awards and six British Academy Film Awards . Adams began her career on stage performing in dinner theater and went on to make her feature film debut in Drop Dead Gorgeous ( 1999 ) . After moving to Los Angeles , she made several appearances on television and in B-movies , before starring in Steven Spielberg 's 2002 biopic Catch Me If You Can . Adams 's breakthrough role came in the 2005 independent film Junebug , in which her portrayal of a young pregnant woman earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress nomination . In 2007 , she starred as a princess in the commercially successful Disney musical film Enchanted . Adams received three more Oscar nominations for her supporting roles in Doubt ( 2008 ) , The Fighter ( 2010 ) , and The Master ( 2012 ) . She played reporter Lois Lane in the 2013 superhero film Man of Steel and a troubled con artist in David O. Russell 's film American Hustle ; for the latter , she won a Golden Globe Award and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress . She won a second consecutive Golden Globe Award for portraying artist Margaret Keane in the comedy-drama Big Eyes ( 2014 ) . In 2016 , Adams reprised the role of Lois in Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice , and garnered acclaim for her leading roles in the science-fiction film Arrival and the crime thriller Nocturnal Animals .",
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"text": "Amy Jane Amy Jane is the third single to be produced by multi-instrumentalist/composer Tim Scott , first released on 9 November 2009 . The cover features a heart sculpted out of a brown paper bag from a fast food chain set in a stripped corrugated cardboard box , shadowed by spotlight , intended to represent how relationships have become more of a disposable commodity in today 's society . Like Guitar Mashing it features a fictional dictionary definition for the term Guitar Mashing which is in part derived from the official Oxford English Dictionary definitions for the words Guitar and Mash but heavily distorted for use as a propaganda tool in marketing the single 's unusual genre and so no longer has any true meaning . The single was recorded and mixed at Acer Studios in Greater Manchester by Tim Scott and mastered on 6 October 2009 by Geoff Pesche at Abbey Road Studios , London .",
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"text": "Amy Hall Amy Hall is an English actress .",
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"text": "Louise Delamere Louise Alexandra Delamere ( born 17 June 1969 ) is an English actress , best known for her roles as Lia in the Channel 4 comedy drama No Angels and Colette Sheward in the BBC medical drama Holby City .",
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"text": "The Big Picture (Elton John album) The Big Picture is the twenty-sixth studio album by British singer-songwriter Elton John , released in 1997 . It includes four worldwide singles : `` Live Like Horses '' ( a duet with Luciano Pavarotti only for the single version ) , `` Something About the Way You Look Tonight '' ( released later also as a double A-side with `` Candle in the Wind 1997 '' ) , `` Recover Your Soul '' and `` If the River Can Bend '' .",
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"text": "Big Questions Big Questions is an Australian television show which is produced and broadcast on the Nine Network , with Jules Lund as host . It commenced broadcasting on 19 October 2006 . It should n't be confused with the Sydney Morning Herald column of the same name in the Saturday edition that poses sometimes serious , sometimes whimsical questions answered by readers . Prolific contributors are John Moir , Jim Dewar and David Buley .",
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"text": "Just a Little Girl `` Just a Little Girl '' is the debut single from English singer/songwriter Amy Studt . Released on 1 July 2002 , the single reached a peak of # 14 in the UK Singles Chart . It is taken from Amy 's debut album , False Smiles , which was released a year later . The song was used in promotion for the last season of Buffy : The Vampire Slayer . It is included on Now 52 in the UK . The melody in the verses bears a strong resemblance to that in the Emilia song Big Big World .",
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"text": "Amy Carlson Amy Lynn Carlson ( born July 7 , 1968 ) is an American television actress , known for her roles as Linda Reagan in the CBS police procedural Blue Bloods , as Alex Taylor on the NBC drama Third Watch , and Josie Watts in the NBC daytime soap opera Another World .",
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"text": "Edwin Adams (actor) Edwin Adams ( February 3 , 1834 -- October 28 , 1877 ) was an American stage actor , considered to have been one of America 's best light comedians . He was born in Medford , Massachusetts , and began his career on the stage in The Hunchback , at the National Theatre in Boston in 1853 . He also appeared in Hamlet with Kate Josephine Bateman in 1860 , as well in The Serf in 1865 , and The Dead Heart , Wild Oats , The Lady of Lyons , Narcisse , and The Marble Heart . In 1867 , Adams joined Edwin Booth 's acting company , appearing in Romeo and Juliet , Narcisse , Othello , and Enoch Arden , based on the poem by Alfred Tennyson . From 1870-75 , Adams toured the country performing his best-known roles . His last appearance was at the California Theatre in San Francisco in 1876 . His health failed on a visit to Australia , and he died in Philadelphia in 1877 . He is buried in Mount Moriah Cemetery .",
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"text": "Big Fantastic Big Fantastic , LLC is a filmmaking collective and production company located in Santa Monica , California which creates , develops and produces online video entertainment . The company is currently most known for their popular web series Sam Has 7 Friends and Prom Queen . Recent project include the web experiment Control TV , the web sitcom Cockpit , Foreign Body , a prequel to the Robin Cook novel , and Sorority Forever for The WB .",
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"text": "Young Dillinger Young Dillinger is a 1965 gangster film . It stars Nick Adams as the notorious criminal John Dillinger , and co-stars Robert Conrad , John Ashley and Mary Ann Mobley .",
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"text": "Sarah Major Sarah Major ( born August 22 , 1988 ) is a voice and television actress from New Zealand who is best known for her role as Patsy in the Cloud 9 Screen Entertainment Group series The Tribe . Major 's other work includes the 1998 short film Flying , a role as Gaela 's daughter in a television production of Hercules and as Emily Watson in William Shatner 's A Twist in the Tale . Major has also done work in television and radio commercials , as well as voice-overs for animated children series , and lives in London as of February 2008 .",
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"text": "Alfred Burke Alfred Burke ( 28 February 1918 -- 16 February 2011 ) was an English actor , best known for his portrayal of Frank Marker in the drama series Public Eye , which ran on television for ten years .",
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"text": "Amy Adams (disambiguation) Amy Adams ( born 1974 ) is an American actress . Amy Adams may also refer to : Amy Adams ( politician ) ( born 1971 ) , New Zealand politician Amy Adams ( singer ) ( born 1979 ) , American singer who was a finalist on the third season of television series American Idol Amy Adams , founder of Adams Childrenswear Amy Adams ( or Amy Games ) , wife of John Popham A. Elizabeth Adams ( 1892 -- 1962 ) , full name Amy Elizabeth Adams , American zoologist",
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"text": "Amy Barnes Amy Knight ( also Barnes ) is a fictional character from the British Channel 4 soap opera Hollyoaks , played by Ashley Slanina-Davies . She debuted on-screen during the episode airing on 14 November 2005 . Amy was created by executive producer David Hanson and Slanina-Davies was offered the role whilst looking for work as an extra . In 2009 , Slanina-Davies stated that she would be lost without the role and confirmed her loyalty to the serial . In July 2010 , it was announced that Slanina-Davies would be leaving the show . However it was revealed that she was back filming and staying in the serial in 2011 . Amy 's storylines have included underage pregnancy which resulted in the birth of daughter Leah Barnes and the subject of domestic abuse in her relationship with Ste Hay , portrayed by Kieron Richardson respectively . Whilst filming the storyline Slanina-Davies cut her long hair off for charity and this was scripted into the storyline . Amy has also been part of a storyline which saw her pretending her daughter was suffering from leukaemia to scam money out of the community , off-screen this prompted Slanina-Davies to campaign for leukaemia and cancer charity CLIC Sargent and Women 's Aid . The issue of post-natal depression has been portrayed following the birth of her second child Lucas Hay . Slanina-Davies has also revealed that she has conducted extensive research into all of her issue-lead storylines . In 2012 , it was announced that Slanina-Davies would be written out of the serial . Amy departed on 8 August 2012 . Amy has returned for guest appearances in 2013 , 2014 and returned to the show on a permanent basis in August 2016 . In January 2017 , it was revealed that Amy would be departing later in the year in a `` whodunit '' storyline which would see the character killed-off , making the second Barnes character to be killed off since her sister Sarah in 2009 . She made her final appearance as a corpse on 29 March 2017 , however continued to appear in flashback appearances throughout the storyline . Amy 's funeral was held on 25 April 2017 , with characters such as her mother , Kathy ( Sarah Jane Buckley ) , and Zoe Carpenter ( Zoë Lister ) , returning for her funeral .",
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"text": "Guy Adams Guy Adams ( born 6 January 1976 ) is an English author , comedian , and actor , possibly best known for the novel The World House . He has also written a BBC Books Torchwood novel , The House That Jack Built . He starred as a mugger on British soap opera , Emmerdale and has also tried stand-up with his own material . Adams has portrayed Sherlock Holmes twice before embarking on creating his own original novel featuring Holmes . In December , 2013 , Adams will publish second book in his The Heaven 's Gate Chronicles series , entitled Once Upon Time in Hell . First book was also published in the 2013 and was entitled The Good , The Bad and the Infernal .",
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"text": "American Beauty (1999 film) American Beauty is a 1999 American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball . Kevin Spacey stars as Lester Burnham , a 42-year-old advertising executive who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenaged daughter 's best friend , Angela ( Mena Suvari ) . Annette Bening co-stars as Lester 's materialistic wife , Carolyn , and Thora Birch plays their insecure daughter , Jane . Wes Bentley , Chris Cooper , and Allison Janney also feature . The film is described by academics as a satire of American middle-class notions of beauty and personal satisfaction ; analysis has focused on the film 's explorations of romantic , and paternal love , sexuality , beauty , materialism , self-liberation , and redemption . Ball began writing American Beauty as a play in the early 1990s , partly inspired by the media circus around the Amy Fisher trial in 1992 . He shelved the play after realizing the story would not work on stage . After several years as a television screenwriter , Ball revived the idea in 1997 when attempting to break into the film industry . The modified script had a cynical outlook that was influenced by Ball 's frustrating tenures writing for several sitcoms . Producers Dan Jinks and Bruce Cohen took American Beauty to DreamWorks ; the then-fledgling film studio bought Ball 's script for $ 250,000 , outbidding several other production bodies . DreamWorks financed the $ 15 million production and served as its North American distributor . American Beauty marked acclaimed theater director Mendes ' film debut ; courted after his successful productions of the musicals Oliver ! and Cabaret , Mendes was , nevertheless , only given the job after 20 others were considered and several `` A-list '' directors turned down the opportunity . Spacey was Mendes ' first choice for the role of Lester , though DreamWorks had urged the director to consider better-known actors ; similarly , the studio suggested several actors for the role of Carolyn until Mendes offered the part to Bening without DreamWorks ' knowledge . Principal photography took place between December 1998 and February 1999 on soundstages at the Warner Bros. backlot in Burbank , California , and on location in Los Angeles . Mendes ' dominant style was deliberate and composed ; he made extensive use of static shots and slow pans and zooms to generate tension . Cinematographer Conrad Hall complemented Mendes ' style with peaceful shot compositions to contrast with the turbulent on-screen events . During editing , Mendes made several changes that gave the film a less cynical tone than the script . Released in North America on September 17 , 1999 , American Beauty was positively received by critics and grossed over $ 356 million worldwide . Reviewers praised most aspects of the production , with particular emphasis on Mendes , Spacey , and Ball ; criticism focused on the familiarity of the characters and setting . DreamWorks launched a major campaign to increase the film 's chances of Academy Award success ; at the 72nd Academy Awards the following year , the film won Best Picture , Best Director , Best Actor ( for Spacey ) , Best Original Screenplay , and Best Cinematography . It was nominated for and won many other awards and honors , mainly for the direction , writing , and acting .",
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"text": "Walter Keane Walter Stanley Keane ( October 7 , 1915 -- December 27 , 2000 ) was an American plagiarist , who became famous in the 1960s , as the claimed painter of a series of widely reproduced paintings depicting vulnerable waifs with enormous eyes . The paintings were in fact painted by his wife Margaret Keane . When she made this fact public , Walter Keane retaliated with a USA Today article that again claimed he had done the work . In 1986 Margaret Keane sued Walter and USA Today . In the subsequent slander suit , the judge demanded that the litigants paint a painting in the courtroom , but Walter declined , citing a sore shoulder . Margaret then produced a painting for the jurors in 53 minutes . The jury awarded her damages of $ 4 million .",
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"text": "Miranda Harcourt Miranda Catherine Millais Harcourt ( born 1962 ) is a New Zealand actress and acting coach . She is the daughter of actress Dame Kate Harcourt . Harcourt 's acting career began playing boy character on Radio New Zealand in the early 1970s . She is best known for her role as `` Gemma '' in the 1980s TV drama series Gloss . Harcourt spent three years acting on the show , and her character was so despicable that people spat at and insulted Harcourt in public . Harcourt received a nomination in the 1989 Film and TV Awards for best actress for the role . Harcourt has starred in countless productions across New Zealand and in Australia . The exhaustive and comprehensive list can be found at Theatre Aotearoa Database .",
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"text": "Watership Down (film) Watership Down is a 1978 British animated adventure-drama thriller film written , produced and directed by Martin Rosen and based on the novel Watership Down by Richard Adams . It was financed by a consortium of British financial institutions . Originally released on 19 October 1978 , the film was an immediate success and it became the sixth most popular film of 1979 at the British box office . It was the first animated feature film to be presented in Dolby surround sound . It features the voices of John Hurt , Richard Briers , Harry Andrews , Simon Cadell , Nigel Hawthorne , and Roy Kinnear , among others , and was the last film work of Zero Mostel , as the voice of Kehaar the gull . The musical score was by Angela Morley and Malcolm Williamson . Art Garfunkel 's hit single `` Bright Eyes '' , which was written by songwriter Mike Batt , briefly features .",
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Planet of the Apes (1968 film) was written by an American named Rod Serling.
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"text": "Planet of the Apes (1968 film) Planet of the Apes is a 1968 American science fiction film directed by Franklin J. Schaffner . It stars Charlton Heston , Roddy McDowall , Kim Hunter , Maurice Evans , James Whitmore , James Daly and Linda Harrison . The screenplay by Michael Wilson and Rod Serling was loosely based on the 1963 French novel La Planète des Singes by Pierre Boulle . Jerry Goldsmith composed the groundbreaking avant-garde score . It was the first in a series of five films made between 1968 and 1973 , all produced by Arthur P. Jacobs and released by 20th Century Fox . The film tells the story of an astronaut crew who crash-land on a strange planet in the distant future . Although the planet appears desolate at first , the surviving crew members stumble upon a society in which apes have evolved into creatures with human-like intelligence and speech . The apes have assumed the role of the dominant species and humans are mute creatures wearing animal skins . The script was originally written by Rod Serling , but underwent many rewrites before filming eventually began . Directors J. Lee Thompson and Blake Edwards were approached , but the film 's producer Arthur P. Jacobs , upon the recommendation of Charlton Heston , chose Franklin J. Schaffner to direct the film . Schaffner 's changes included an ape society less advanced -- and therefore less expensive to depict -- than that of the original novel . Filming took place between May 21 and August 10 , 1967 , in California , Utah and Arizona , with desert sequences shot in and around Lake Powell , Glen Canyon National Recreation Area . The film 's final `` closed '' cost was $ 5.8 million . The film was released on February 8 , 1968 , in the United States and was a commercial success , earning a lifetime domestic gross of $ 32.6 million . The film was groundbreaking for its prosthetic makeup techniques by artist John Chambers and was well received by critics and audiences , launching a film franchise , including four sequels , as well as a short-lived television show , animated series , comic books , and various merchandising . In particular , Roddy McDowall had a long-running relationship with the Apes series , appearing in four of the original five films ( absent , apart from a brief voiceover , from the second film of the series , Beneath the Planet of the Apes , in which he was replaced by David Watson in the role of Cornelius ) , and also in the television series . The original series was followed by Tim Burton 's remake Planet of the Apes in 2001 and the reboot Rise of the Planet of the Apes in 2011 . Also in 2001 , Planet of the Apes 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": "Rod Serling Rodman Edward `` Rod '' Serling ( December 25 , 1924 -- June 28 , 1975 ) was an American screenwriter , playwright , television producer , and narrator known for his live television dramas of the 1950s and his science-fiction anthology TV series , The Twilight Zone . Serling was active in politics , both on and off the screen , and helped form television industry standards . He was known as the `` angry young man '' of Hollywood , clashing with television executives and sponsors over a wide range of issues including censorship , racism , and war .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Gene Roddenberry Gene Roddenberry ( August 19 , 1921 -- October 24 , 1991 ) was an American screenwriter and producer of several television series , best known for his work in creating the Star Trek franchise . Before his television writing career , he was a pilot in the 394th Bomb Squadron , 5th Bombardment Group of the Thirteenth Air Force during World War II . During his time in the military , he flew the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress , and was awarded both the Air Medal and the Distinguished Flying Cross . While working in the Los Angeles Police Department after the war , he began his television writing career , but resigned to concentrate on screenwriting . His first writing award was for an episode of Have Gun -- Will Travel entitled `` Helen of Abajinan '' which won the Writer 's Guild of America award for Best Teleplay in 1958 . In 1964 , he registered the idea with the Writer 's Guild which would define the rest of his career -- Star Trek . The majority of the awards and nominations received by Roddenberry throughout his career were related to Star Trek . He was credited for Star Trek : The Original Series ( known at the time simply as Star Trek ) during the nominations for two Emmy Awards , and won two Hugo Awards . One Hugo was a special award for the series , while another was for `` The Menagerie '' , the episode which used footage from the original unaired pilot for Star Trek , `` The Cage '' . In addition , he was awarded the Brotherhood Award by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People for his work in the advancement of African American characters on television . At the 1967 Writer 's Guild of America Awards , a private feud between Roddenberry and writer Harlan Ellison entered the public eye , as Ellison had produced the original script for the episode `` The City on the Edge of Forever '' . He was told to re-write it due to financial restraints , but could not bring it within budget . Instead , Roddenberry re-wrote the script for the episode , but Ellison retained the credit and subsequently submitted the original script for consideration by the Writer 's Guild . This was an unusual step as normally the filmed version of the script is the one that was submitted . Both `` The City on the Edge of Forever '' and `` The Return of the Archons '' were nominated for the Best Episodic Drama Award , with the latter written and credited to Roddenberry . Ellison won the award for his script . Roddenberry submitted the filmed version of `` The City on the Edge of Forever '' script for the Hugo Awards , winning in 1968 , but the writing remained credited to Ellison . Roddenberry later claimed to have won a Nebula Award for the filmed version despite the Dramatic Presentation category not being created until 1974 . Following the end of Star Trek , he was nominated for Hugo Awards for two television movies , Genesis II and The Questor Tapes . In addition to awards , Roddenberry also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame following a campaign by the fan clubs of Star Trek , which sought to have each fan donate a dollar towards the overall $ 3500 cost of upkeep . Following these donations , the Committee in charge of the Walk of Fame voted Roddenberry in . The star was unveiled on September 4 , 1985 , at the 6600 block , near to the corner of Hollywood Boulevard and Las Palmas . The induction ceremony was attended by all of the main cast of Star Trek , as well as Roger C. Carmel , who portrayed Harry Mudd in The Original Series . Following Roddenberry 's death in 1991 , he was posthumously awarded the Robert A. Heinlein Memorial Award by the National Space Society and the The George Pal Memorial Award at the Saturn Awards . He was also awarded the Exceptional Public Service Medal by National Aeronautics and Space Administration ( NASA ) .",
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"text": "Larry Lieber Larry D. Lieber ( -LSB- ˈliːbər -RSB- born October 26 , 1931 ) is an American comic book artist and writer , and the younger brother of Marvel Comics ' writer , editor , and publisher Stan Lee . Lieber is best known for scripting the first appearances of the Marvel characters Iron Man , Thor , and Ant-Man ; for his long stint both writing and drawing the Marvel Western Rawhide Kid ; and for illustrating the newspaper comic strip The Amazing Spider-Man for many years and continuing as of August 2016 . From 1974 to 1975 , he was editor of Atlas/Seaboard Comics .",
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"text": "List of Planet of the Apes characters The Planet of the Apes franchise features many characters that appear in one or more works .",
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"text": "Planet of the Apes (disambiguation) Planet of the Apes is a film and media franchise involving a world where humans and intelligent apes clash for control . Planet of the Apes may also refer to :",
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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": "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": "Glenn Herdling Glenn Herdling ( born May 2 , 1964 ) is an American author , comics writer , and editor who has written numerous comic books , including Marvel Comics ' `` Atlantis Rising '' story line for the Namor the Sub-Mariner series . He is also the author of the Piper Houdini series of young adult novels and a manualist .",
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"text": "L. Sprague de Camp Lyon Sprague de Camp ( -LSB- ˌspreɪɡdəˈkæmp -RSB- 27 November 1907 -- 6 November 2000 ) , better known as L. Sprague de Camp , was an American writer of science fiction , fantasy , non-fiction and biography . In a career spanning 60 years , he wrote over 100 books , including novels and works of non-fiction , such as biographies of other fantasy authors . He was a major figure in science fiction in the 1930s and 1940s .",
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"text": "Joe Kane Joe Kane is an American author of two books and is also a journalist who writes for numerous publications such as The New Yorker , National Geographic , and Esquire . Kane is best known for his book Running the Amazon ( 1989 ) , a firsthand account of the only expedition ever to travel the entire 4,200-mile Amazon River from its source in Peru to the Atlantic Ocean , which took place between August 1985 and February 1986 . The book is listed on Outside Magazine 's `` 25 Best Adventure Books of the Last 100 Years '' and National Geographic 's `` The 100 Greatest Adventure Books of All Time '' . In 1991 , Kane traveled to Ecuador to learn about the Huaorani Indians and their struggles with international oil companies who were exploiting the Amazon with poor environmental practices such as setting off explosive charges , building new roads and oil rigs , and causing oil spills . Based on his experiences there he wrote Savages ( 1995 ) .",
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"text": "Legacy of Gene Roddenberry Eugene Wesley `` Gene '' Roddenberry ( August 19 , 1921 -- October 24 , 1991 ) was an American television screenwriter , producer and futurist best remembered for creating the original Star Trek television series .",
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"text": "Joseph D. Reitman Joseph David Reitman ( born May 25 , 1968 ) is an American actor , film producer , film director , and writer .",
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"text": "Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc. Edgar Rice Burroughs , Inc. is an American company founded in 1923 by author Edgar Rice Burroughs . It is based in Tarzana , California . The company holds the rights to the literary works of Burroughs that are still protected by copyright ( a number of Burroughs ' early works have passed out of copyright and consequently are in the public domain ) . Burroughs was one of the first artists to incorporate , which he did for tax reasons and for more control over his works . Burroughs ' books were published through the company from 1931 ( Tarzan the Invincible ) through 1948 ( Llana of Gathol ) , with one additional title ( I Am a Barbarian ) appearing in 1967 . The company remains in the ownership of the Burroughs family and manages and licenses Burroughs ' works and characters , including Tarzan and John Carter of Mars .",
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"text": "Wilson Rawls Woodrow Wilson Rawls , ( September 28 , 1969 - December 16 , 1984 ) was an American writer best known for his books Where the Red Fern Grows and Summer of the Monkeys .",
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"text": "Logic of Empire `` Logic of Empire '' is a science fiction novella by American writer Robert A. Heinlein . Part of his Future History series , it originally appeared in Astounding Science Fiction ( March 1941 ) , and was collected in The Green Hills of Earth ( and subsequently The Past Through Tomorrow ) . Ostensibly a tale about a man in the wrong place at the wrong time , and his struggle to free himself from the oppressive circumstances in which he is plunged , this story also serves to explain how slavery develops in a new colony . Even in the future , the technology available to a new colony is always initially low . If a machine to do a necessary job is too expensive to import ( say a wheat harvester , a water pump , or even a washing machine ) , a human must do it instead . If too many jobs must be done by hand and there is a shortage of labor compared with independent resources that free labor could take up ( `` land '' , although this condition is not clear in the story ) , a market for slavery develops . Decades later , while there is still an abundance of land , this market remains because the colony itself has quotas to meet and debts to repay - they can not spare the resources to develop local industries to make the machines themselves and free labor does not have to bid its price down enough to out compete slave labor . Throughout the story , Heinlein takes the view of the objective narrator when describing Venusian society . `` Logic of Empire '' places different rationales on the people who participate in slavery . There are no real villains ; everybody 's just doing their job , trying to maximize income in a capitalist system . Even the plantation owner who owns the hero is portrayed as a struggling -- and failing -- small businessman , whose main motivation is to secure a livelihood for his daughter .",
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"text": "Colossus: The Forbin Project Colossus : The Forbin Project ( a.k.a. . The Forbin Project ) is a 1970 American science fiction thriller film from Universal Pictures , produced by Stanley Chase , directed by Joseph Sargent , that stars Eric Braeden , Susan Clark , Gordon Pinsent , and William Schallert . The film is based upon the 1966 science fiction novel Colossus , by Dennis Feltham Jones ( as D. F. Jones ) , about a massive American defense computer , named Colossus , becoming sentient . After being activated , Colossus expands on its original nuclear defense directives to assume total control of the world and end all warfare for the good of mankind despite its creators ' orders to stop .",
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"text": "Steven Conrad Steven Conrad ( born 1968 ) is an American screenwriter , film producer and director .",
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"text": "Alan Trustman Alan Trustman ( born December 16 , 1930 ) is an American lawyer , screenwriter , pari-mutuel operator and currency trader . He is best known for writing the 1968 film , The Thomas Crown Affair , Bullitt , and They Call Me Mr. Tibbs ! , in his movie career .",
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"text": "The Fear (The Twilight Zone) `` The Fear '' is the penultimate episode of the American television series The Twilight Zone . It is the last episode written by series creator/host Rod Serling .",
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"text": "Tam-Lin (film) Tam-Lin , also known as The Ballad of Tam-Lin , The Devil 's Widow and The Devil 's Woman , is a 1970 British film made by Commonwealth United Entertainment , Winkast Film Productions Ltd. and distributed by American International Pictures ( AIP ) . It was directed by Roddy McDowall and produced by Alan Ladd , Jr. and Stanley Mann , from a screenplay by William Spier based on the traditional Scottish poem The Ballad of Tam Lin . The film had original music by Stanley Myers and a musical version of the original poem recorded by the British folk rock band Pentangle , and was photographed by Billy Williams . It was the only film directed by McDowall . The film stars Ava Gardner and Ian McShane with Richard Wattis , Cyril Cusack , Stephanie Beacham , Sinéad Cusack and Joanna Lumley . A newer release of this film ( 1998 ) ( Republic Pictures Home Video ) re-cut the film to be closer to Roddy McDowall 's intention . McDowall 's direction of this film precluded him from reprising his role as Cornelius in Beneath the Planet of the Apes , the only one of the original five Planet of the Apes films from which he is absent .",
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"text": "Planet of the Damned Planet of the Damned is a 1962 novel by American science fiction writer Harry Harrison . It was serialised in 1961 under the title Sense of Obligation and published under that name in 1967 . It was nominated for the Hugo Award .",
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Paul Feig directed a 2016 movie.
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"text": "Paul Feig Paul Samuel Feig ( -LSB- ˈfiːɡ -RSB- born September 17 , 1962 ) is an American actor , film director , producer , and screenwriter . He is best known for directing the 2011 film Bridesmaids , featuring Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy and the 2016 film Ghostbusters also starring Wiig and McCarthy . Feig also directed the comedy films The Heat ( 2013 ) starring McCarthy and Sandra Bullock , and Spy ( 2015 ) which stars McCarthy , Jason Statham , and Jude Law . On television he created the critically acclaimed show Freaks and Geeks and directed several episodes of The Office and Arrested Development , plus episodes of 30 Rock , Parks and Recreation , Mad Men , Other Space and other television series . Feig has been nominated for two Emmy Awards for writing on Freaks and Geeks and three for directing on The Office . As an actor , he is also known for playing Mr. Eugene Pool , Sabrina 's science teacher , on the first season of Sabrina , the Teenage Witch , as well as Tim , a camp counselor , in the film Heavyweights .",
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"text": "The Woodsman (2016 film) The Woodsman is a 2016 suspense film directed and written by Paul Leach as his directorial debut , based on Little Red Riding Hood by Charles Perrault . The movie stars Christopher Wolfe as a police detective Alex Whiting who must save Millie Gilson played by Sonya Krueger from a mysterious cult order .",
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"text": "Happiness (2016 film) Happiness is a 2016 Hong Kong drama film directed and written by Andy Lo . Centred around the story of a cognitive disorder patient , the film stars Kara Wai , Carlos Chan and Cya Liu . It was released on 8 September 2016 .",
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"text": "Sleight Sleight is a 2016 American drama film about a street magician in Los Angeles . The film is directed by J.D. Dillard , written by Dillard and Alex Theurer and stars Jacob Latimore , Seychelle Gabriel , Dulé Hill , Storm Reid , Sasheer Zamata and Michael Villar . The film was released on April 28 , 2017 , by WWE Studios and BH Tilt . The film received positive reviews from critics and has grossed $ 3 million worldwide , against its $ 250,000 budget .",
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"text": "Tout Schuss Tout Schuss is a 2016 French comedy film directed by Stéphan Archinard and François Prévôt-Leygonie .",
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"text": "List of 2016 box office number-one films in the United States This is a list of films which placed number one at the weekend box office for the year 2016 .",
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"text": "Precious Cargo (film) Precious Cargo is a 2016 Canadian action film directed by Max Adams , co-written by Adams and Paul V. Seetachitt , and starring Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Bruce Willis , alongside a supporting cast featuring Claire Forlani , John Brotherton , Lydia Hull , and Daniel Bernhardt . The film was released on April 22 , 2016 , by Lionsgate Premiere .",
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"text": "Deadman Apocalypse Deadman Apocalypse is a 2016 science fiction film .",
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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": "When Larry Met Mary When Larry Met Mary is a 2016 Chinese romantic comedy film directed by Wen Zhang . It was released in China on July 15 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Fever (2016 film) Fever is a 2016 Indian suspense thriller written and directed by Rajeev Jhaveri and produced by Ravi Agrawal , Mahesh Balekundri , Ajay Chabbria and Rajath Manjunath . The film features Gauhar Khan and Rajeev Khandelwal in the lead roles along with Gemma Atkinson , Caterina Murino and Ankita Makwana . The film was shot in Switzerland . Trailer of the film was released on 14 June 2016 . The movie was released on August 5 , 2016 .",
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"text": "2016 in film 2016 in film is an overview of events , including the highest-grossing films , award ceremonies , festivals , and a list of films released and deaths .",
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"text": "Pet (film) Pet is an American/Spanish psychological thriller film written by Jeremy Slater , directed by Carles Torrens , and starring Dominic Monaghan , Ksenia Solo , Jennette McCurdy , and Nathan Parsons . The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 11 , 2016 and was released to theaters on December 2 , 2016 .",
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"text": "The Ornithologist (film) The Ornithologist ( original title : O Ornitólogo ) is a 2016 Portuguese film directed by João Pedro Rodrigues . It was released in 2016 . The film stars Paul Hamy as Fernando , an ornithologist studying black storks in Portugal who is drawn into a series of incidents paralleling the life of Saint Anthony of Padua .",
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"text": "Night Peacock Night Peacock is a 2016 romantic drama film directed by Dai Sijie . The film is a Chinese-French co-production . It stars Liu Yifei , Liu Ye , Yu Shaoqun and Leon Lai . The film was released in mainland China by SMG Pictures and Beijing Lupiaoda Media on May 20 , 2016 .",
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"text": "Ouija: Origin of Evil Ouija : Origin of Evil is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed and edited by Mike Flanagan and written by Flanagan and Jeff Howard . The film is a prequel to the 2014 film Ouija and stars Elizabeth Reaser , Annalise Basso , Lulu Wilson , Parker Mack , Doug Jones and Henry Thomas . Unlike its predecessor , the film 's plot focuses on a widow and her family adding a Ouija board to their phony seance business where , unbeknownst to them , they invite a spirit that possesses the youngest daughter . The film was released on October 21 , 2016 by Universal Studios , grossing over $ 81 million . The film received positive reviews , with many praising it as a significant improvement over its predecessor .",
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"text": "The Game Changer The Game Changer is a 2017 Chinese action film directed by Gao Xixi , starring Peter Ho , Huang Zitao , Guli Nazha and Wang Xueqi . Inspired from the television series Shanghai Bund , the film is set in 1930s Shanghai . It was released in China on February 10 , 2017 in 2D , 3D and China Film Giant Screen .",
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"text": "King Cobra (2016 film) King Cobra is a 2016 American biographical crime-drama film about the life and early career of Brent Corrigan . It was directed by Justin Kelly and was based on the book Cobra Killer : Gay Porn , Murder , and the Manhunt to Bring the Killers to Justice by Andrew E. Stoner and Peter A. Conway . The film was released on October 21 , 2016 , by IFC Midnight .",
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"text": "The Fury (2016 film) The Fury ( De Helleveeg ) is a 2016 Dutch drama film directed by André van Duren . It was based on the book of the same name by A.F. Th . van der Heijden . It was listed as one of eleven films that could be selected as the Dutch submission for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 89th Academy Awards , but it was not nominated .",
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"text": "The American Side The American Side is a 2016 film starring Greg Stuhr and Matthew Broderick .",
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"text": "Bedeviled (2016 film) Bedeviled is a 2016 American supernatural horror film directed , written and produced by Abel Vang and Burlee Vang . Starring Saxon Sharbino , Victory Van Tuyl , Brandon Soo Hoo , Carson Boatman , Mitchell Edwards and Alexis G Zall . The film was released on October 22 , 2016 at Screamfest LA. .",
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Angelina Jolie was permanently disqualified for an Academy Award.
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"text": "Angelina Jolie Angelina Jolie Pitt ( -LSB- dʒoʊˈliː -RSB- ; née Voight ; born June 4 , 1975 ) is an American actress , filmmaker , philanthropist and humanitarian . She has received an Academy Award , two Screen Actors Guild Awards , and three Golden Globe Awards , and has been cited as Hollywood 's highest-paid actress . Jolie made her screen debut as a child alongside her father , Jon Voight , in Lookin ' to Get Out ( 1982 ) . Her film career began in earnest a decade later with the low-budget production Cyborg 2 ( 1993 ) , followed by her first leading role in a major film , Hackers ( 1995 ) . She starred in the critically acclaimed biographical cable films George Wallace ( 1997 ) and Gia ( 1998 ) , and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in the drama Girl , Interrupted ( 1999 ) . Jolie 's starring role as the video game heroine Lara Croft in Lara Croft : Tomb Raider ( 2001 ) established her as a leading Hollywood actress . She continued her successful action-star career with Mr. & Mrs. Smith ( 2005 ) , Wanted ( 2008 ) , and Salt ( 2010 ) , and received critical acclaim for her performances in the dramas A Mighty Heart ( 2007 ) and Changeling ( 2008 ) , which earned her a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actress . Beginning in the 2010s , she expanded her career into directing , screenwriting , and producing , starting with the wartime dramas In the Land of Blood and Honey ( 2011 ) and Unbroken ( 2014 ) . Her biggest commercial success came with the fantasy picture Maleficent ( 2014 ) . In addition to her film career , Jolie is noted for her humanitarian efforts , for which she has received a Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award and an honorary damehood of the Order of St Michael and St George ( DCMG ) , among other honors . She promotes various causes , including conservation , education , and women 's rights , and is most noted for her advocacy on behalf of refugees as a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees ( UNHCR ) . As a public figure , Jolie has been cited as one of the most influential and powerful people in the American entertainment industry , as well as the world 's most beautiful woman , by various media outlets . Her personal life is the subject of wide publicity . Divorced from actors Jonny Lee Miller and Billy Bob Thornton , she separated from her third husband , actor Brad Pitt , in September 2016 . They have six children together , three of whom were adopted internationally .",
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"text": "Samuel Goldwyn Theater The Samuel Goldwyn Theatre is a screening-only movie theater named after filmmaker Samuel Goldwyn . It is located at 8949 Wilshire Boulevard , Beverly Hills , California , at headquarters of The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS ) . The Academy uses this theater each January most years to announce the nominations for its Academy Awards .",
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"text": "César Award for Best Supporting Actress The César Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role ( French : César de la meilleure actrice dans un second rôle ) is one of the César Awards , presented annually by the Académie des Arts et Techniques du Cinéma to recognize the outstanding performance in a supporting role of an actress who has worked within the French film industry during the year preceding the ceremony . Nominees and winner are selected via a run-off voting by all the members of the Académie .",
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"text": "National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress The National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actress is one of the annual awards given by the National Society of Film Critics . This awards was given for the first time in 1967 to Marjorie Rhodes for her role in The Family Way . Meryl Streep won this award three times ( record ) : in 1978 for The Deer Hunter , in 1979 for Kramer vs. Kramer , for Manhattan and for The Seduction of Joe Tynan and in 2006 for The Devil Wears Prada and for A Prairie Home Companion . Anjelica Huston ( 1985 and 1989 ) , Dianne Wiest ( 1986 and 1994 ) , Patricia Clarkson ( 2002 and 2003 ) and Amy Adams ( 2005 and 2012 ) each won the award two times . In 2009 , Mo'Nique became the first African-American to win in this category for her performance in Precious .",
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"text": "Academy Film Archive The Academy Film Archive is part of the Academy Foundation , established in 1944 with the purpose of organizing and overseeing the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ' educational and cultural activities , including the preservation of motion picture history . Although the current incarnation of the Academy Film Archive began in 1991 , the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences acquired its first film in 1929 . Located in Hollywood , California at the Pickford Center for Motion Picture Study , the Archive has a diverse range of moving image material . The Archive 's collection comprises 85,000 titles and 190,000 separate items , including early American cinema , a vast collection of documentary films , filmed and taped interviews , amateur and private home movies of Hollywood legends , makeup and sound test reels , and a wide selection of experimental film , as well as Academy Award-winning films , Academy Award-nominated films , and a complete collection of every Academy Awards show since 1949 . Since acquiring the Packard Humanities Institute Collection , the Archive has the world 's largest known trailer collection . The Archive is also concerned with the preservation and restoration of films , as well as new technologies and methods of preservation , restoring over 800 titles of historical and artistic importance .",
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"text": "List of Puerto Rican submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Puerto Rico is among the one-hundred countries that have submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue . The Puerto Rican nominee is selected by the Corporación de Cine de Puerto Rico . However , the territory is no longer allowed to submit films due the Academy altering its rules to disqualify films from American protectorates .",
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"text": "15th Academy Awards The 15th Academy Awards was held in the Cocoanut Grove at The Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles . Best Picture honors went to the film Mrs. Miniver . The ceremony is most famous for the speech by the film 's Oscar-winning actress Greer Garson . Garson 's acceptance speech as Best Actress ran nearly 6 minutes and is generally considered to be the longest acceptance speech at an Academy Awards ceremony . Mrs. Miniver was the second film ( after My Man Godfrey in 1936 ) to receive nominations in all four acting categories , as well as the first film to garner five acting nominations . Also notable at the ceremony , Irving Berlin presented the Academy Award for Best Song , which he ended up winning for `` White Christmas '' . Best Documentary had four winners , something that has not happened before or since . A portion of the ceremony was broadcast by CBS Radio .",
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"text": "Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress The Ariel Award for Best Supporting Actress ( Spanish : Premio Ariel a Mejor Coactuación Femenina ) is an award presented by the Academia Mexicana de Artes y Ciencias Cinematográficas ( AMACC ) in Mexico . It is given in honor of an actor who has delivered an outstanding performance in a supporting role while working within the Mexican film industry . In 1947 , the 1st and 2nd Ariel Awards were held , with Lilia Michel winning in both ceremonies for the films Un Beso en la Noche and Vértigo , respectively . With the exception of the years 1959 to 1971 , when the Ariel Awards were suspended , the award has been given annually . Nominees and winners are determined by a committee formed every year consisting of academy members ( active and honorary ) , previous winners and individuals with at least two Ariel nominations ; the committee members submit their votes through the official AMACC website . Since its inception , the award has been given to 47 actresses . Ana Ofelia Murguía and Isela Vega had received the most awards in this category with three Ariels each . Angélica Aragón , Katy Jurado , Ofelia Medina , Lilia Michel , Angelina Peláez , and Eileen Yáñez have been awarded twice ; Jurado was also the first Mexican actress to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for the film Broken Lance ( 1954 ) . Murguía is the most nominated performer , with eight nominations , followed by Aragón with six . Nineteen films have featured two nominated performances for Best Supporting Actress , Una Familia de Tantas ( Eugenia Galindo and Martha Roth ) , Fin de Fiesta ( Ana Martín and Helena Rojo ) , Actas de Marusia ( Silvia Mariscal and Patricia Reyes Spíndola ) , Las Poquianchis ( Ana Ofelia Murguía and María Rojo ) , El Lugar Sin Límites ( Ana Martín and Lucha Villa ) , Que Viva Tepito ( Leonor Llausás and Rebeca Silva ) , Vidas Errantes ( Eugenia D'Silva and Josefina González de la Riva ) , Los Motivos de Luz ( Murguía and Dunia Zaldívar ) , Como Agua Para Chocolate ( Pilar Aranda and Claudette Maillé ) , Novia Que Te Vea ( Angélica Aragón and Verónica Langer ) , Dos Crimenes ( Leticia Huijara and Margarita Isabel ) , Mujeres Insumisas ( Regina Orozco and Lourdes Elizarrarás ) , Profundo Carmesí ( Julieta Egurrola and Verónica Merchant , Por Si No Te Vuelvo a Ver ( Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez and Angelina Peláez ) , Un Embrujo ( Luisa Huertas and Mayra Sérbulo ) , Mezcal ( Aída López and Sérbulo ) , Fuera del Cielo ( Martha Higareda and Isela Vega ) , Cinco Días Sin Nora ( Langer and Peláez ) , and Las Oscuras Primaveras ( Margarita Sanz and Cecilia Suárez ) ; Roth , Helena Rojo , Reyes Spíndola , María Rojo , Villa , Murguía , Maillé , Aragón , Isabel , Egurrola , Vega , and Peláez won the award . As of the 2016 ceremony , Adriana Paz is the most recent winner in this category for her role in Hilda .",
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"text": "26th Academy Awards The 26th Academy Awards honored the best in films of 1953 . The second national telecast of the Awards show drew an estimated 43 million viewers . Shirley Booth , appearing in a play in Philadelphia , presented the Best Actor award through a live broadcast cut-in , and privately received the winner 's name over the telephone from co-host Donald O'Connor . ( Actor Fredric March co-hosted from New York City . ) Gary Cooper filmed his presentation of the Best Actress award in advance on a set in Mexico , with O'Connor announcing the winner 's name . All the major winners in this year were black-and-white films . The big winner was Fred Zinnemann 's From Here to Eternity , with thirteen nominations and eight awards including Best Picture , Best Supporting Actor , Best Supporting Actress , Best Director , Best Screenplay ( Daniel Taradash ) , Best Cinematography ( Burnett Guffey ) , Best Sound , and Best Film Editing . All five of its major actors and actresses were nominated , with secondary players Donna Reed and Frank Sinatra taking home Oscars . The candid film was based on James Jones ' controversial , best-selling novel about Army life on a Hawaiian ( Oahu ) military base just prior to the Pearl Harbor attack and World War II , illustrating the conflict between an individualistic private ( Montgomery Clift ) and rigid institutional authority ( exemplified by the Army ) . Its achievement of eight awards matched the then record held by Gone with the Wind ( 1939 ) . The record would be tied again the following year by On the Waterfront ( 1954 ) . Walt Disney won four awards , which remains the record for the most Oscars won in the same year . William Holden 's speech for Best Actor for his role in Stalag 17 was simply `` Thank You '' , making it one of the shortest speeches ever ; the TV broadcast had a strict cutoff time which forced Holden 's quick remarks . The frustrated Holden personally paid for advertisements in the Hollywood trade publications to thank everyone he wanted to on Oscar night . He also remarked that he felt that either Burt Lancaster or Montgomery Clift should have won the Best Actor Oscar for From Here to Eternity , instead of him .",
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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": "Angelina Angelina may refer to :",
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"text": "List of submissions to the 66th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film The 66th Academy Awards , which were held on March 21 , 1994 , saw 35 countries submit films for competition in the Best Foreign Language Film category . The Academy had initially invited 57 countries to send their best films , and the submission deadline was set on November 22 , 1993 . While the rules were basically unchanged , the applications for the 66th Academy Awards included a new form requesting information about the nationalities of the film 's creative team , due to the controversy that had led to the disqualification of A Place in the World at the 65th Academy Awards . The bolded titles were the five nominated films , which came from Hong Kong , Spain , Taiwan , the United Kingdom and Vietnam . It was the first time that the majority of the nominees in this category came from outside Europe ( it happened again in 1997 , 2006 and 2011 ) and is the only time when there have been three Asian nominees . Vietnam made history by becoming the only Southeast Asian country ever to be nominated in this category ( accurate as of 2013 ) . The prize was ultimately awarded to Spain for the romantic comedy , Belle Epoque .",
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"text": "Academy Award for Best Animated Feature The Academy Awards are given each year by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ( AMPAS or the Academy ) for the best films and achievements of the previous year . The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature is given each year for animated films . An animated feature is defined by the Academy as a film with a running time of more than 40 minutes in which characters ' performances are created using a frame-by-frame technique , a significant number of the major characters are animated , and animation figures in no less than 75 percent of the running time . The Academy Award for Best Animated Feature was first given for films made in 2001 . Through the 89th Academy Awards , presented in 2017 , Academy Award nominations in this category were made by the Academy 's animation section ; effective with the 2018 awards , all Academy members will be eligible to vote on nominations . The entire AMPAS membership has been eligible to choose the winner since the award 's inception . If there are sixteen or more films submitted for the category , the winner is voted from a shortlist of five films , which has happened six times , otherwise there will only be three films on the shortlist . Additionally , eight eligible animated features must have been theatrically released in Los Angeles County within the calendar year for this category to be activated . Animated films can be nominated for other categories , but have rarely been so ; Beauty and the Beast ( 1991 ) was the first animated film ever nominated for Best Picture . Up ( 2009 ) and Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ) also received Best Picture nominations after the Academy expanded the number of nominees . Waltz with Bashir ( 2008 ) is the only animated film ever nominated for Best Foreign Language Film ( though it did not receive a nomination for Best Animated Feature ) . The Nightmare Before Christmas ( 1993 ) and Kubo and the Two Strings ( 2016 ) are the only two animated films to ever be nominated for Best Visual Effects .",
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"text": "List of awards and nominations received by Angelina Jolie The following is a list of awards and nominations received by American actress and filmmaker Angelina Jolie . She received three Golden Globe Awards , two Screen Actors Guild Awards , and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayals of First Lady of Alabama Cornelia Wallace in George Wallace ( 1997 ) , troubled supermodel Gia Carangi in Gia ( 1998 ) , and a sociopathic mental patient in Girl , Interrupted ( 1999 ) . Her later performances as Mariane Pearl in A Mighty Heart ( 2007 ) and Christine Collins in Changeling ( 2008 ) earned her additional nominations , including for an Academy Award for Best Actress . For her work in the action films Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow ( 2004 ) , Mr. and Mrs. Smith ( 2005 ) , Wanted ( 2008 ) , and The Tourist ( 2010 ) , Jolie received awards based on popular votes , including an MTV Movie Award , two People 's Choice Awards , and four Teen Choice Awards .",
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"text": "2006 MTV Movie Awards The 2006 MTV Movie Awards were hosted by Jessica Alba and featured performances by Christina Aguilera , AFI and Gnarls Barkley . In addition to the below awards , MTV gave lifetime achievement awards to Jim Carrey ( The MTV Generation Award ) and Spike Lee ( The Silver Bucket of Excellence , for Do the Right Thing ) . MTV held its 15th annual movie awards show on Saturday , June 3 , at the Sony Pictures Studios in Culver City , California . MTV first broadcast the award show on 8 June at 9:00 pm ET . Tenth Planet Productions produced the awards , and Joel Gallen was the executive-producer and director for the 12th consecutive year . This is also the second MTV Movie Awards show to have a host win an award . The first show was in 2004 with Lindsay Lohan winning an award . The host for the MTV Movie Awards in 2006 was Jessica Alba . Christina Aguilera performed , for the very first time , her lead single of her latest release Back to Basics , `` Ai n't No Other Man '' . Pre-recorded parodies include The Da Vinci Code , Mission : Impossible III , and King Kong .",
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"text": "1956 Academy Awards 1956 Academy Awards may refer to : 28th Academy Awards , the Academy Awards ceremony that took place in 1956 29th Academy Awards , the 1957 ceremony honoring the best in film for 1956",
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"text": "List of Iraqi submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film Iraq has submitted films for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film since 2005 . The award is handed out annually by the United States Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to a feature-length motion picture produced outside the United States that contains primarily non-English dialogue . It was not created until the 1956 Academy Awards , in which a competitive Academy Award of Merit , known as the Best Foreign Language Film Award , was created for non-English speaking films , and has been given annually since . As of 2016 , seven Iraqi films have been submitted for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film , and none of them have been accepted as nominees .",
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"text": "Black Reel Awards The Black Reel Awards , or `` BRAs '' , is an annual American awards ceremony hosted by the Foundation for the Augmentation of African-Americans in Film ( FAAAF ) to recognize excellence in African-American , as well as those of African diaspora 's cinematic achievements in the around the world film industry as assessed by the Academy 's voting membership . The various category winners are awarded a copy of a statuette , officially called the Black Reel Award . The awards , first presented in 2000 in Washington , DC , are overseen by FAAAF . The awards ceremony was initially awarded online their first two years before the first live show in 2002 . The awards have broadcast to radio since 2014 . Currently , the Black Reel Awards is the oldest cinema-exclusive awards ceremony for African-Americans . The 16th Annual Black Reel Awards ceremony was held on February 18 , 2016 . A total of 315 Black Reel Awards have been presented since the inception of the award through the 16th .",
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"text": "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": "25th Academy Awards The 25th Academy Awards ceremony was held on March 19 , 1953 . It took place at the RKO Pantages Theatre in Hollywood , California , and the NBC International Theatre in New York City . It was the first Academy Awards ceremony to be televised , and the first ceremony to be held in Hollywood and New York City simultaneously . It was also the only year that the New York ceremonies were to be held in the NBC International Theatre on Columbus Circle , which was shortly thereafter demolished and replaced by the New York Coliseum convention center . A major upset occurred in the category of Best Picture . The heavily favored High Noon lost to Cecil B. DeMille 's The Greatest Show on Earth , eventually considered among the worst films to have won the Academy Award for Best Picture . The American film magazine Premiere placed the movie on its list of the 10 worst Oscar winners and the British film magazine Empire rated it # 3 on their list of the 10 worst Oscar winners . It has the lowest spot on Rotten Tomatoes ' list of the 81 films to win Best Picture . Of all the films nominated for the Oscar this year , only High Noon and Singin ' in the Rain would show up 46 years later on the American Film Institute list of the greatest American films of the 20th Century . For a film that only received two nominations , Singin ' in the Rain went on to be named as the greatest American musical film of all time and in the 2007 American Film Institute updated list as the fifth greatest American film of all time , while High Noon was ranked twenty-seventh on the same 2007 list , as well . The Bad and the Beautiful won five awards , the most wins ever for a film not nominated for Best Picture . It was also the second Academy Awards in which a film not nominated for Best Picture received the most awards of the evening , excluding years where there were ties for the most wins . The only other film to do this was The Thief of Bagdad at the 13th Academy Awards ; as of the 87th Academy Awards , it has not happened since . Until Spotlight won only Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay at the 88th Academy Awards , this was the last year in which the Best Picture winner won just two Oscars . It was also the second of three years to date in which two films not nominated for Best Picture received more nominations than the winner ( The Bad and the Beautiful and Hans Christian Andersen , both with six ) . This occurred again at the 79th Academy Awards . Shirley Booth also became the last person to win an Oscar in a Leading Role to be born in the 19th century . She also holds the distinction of being the first woman in her 50s to win the award , at the age of 54 ( the second woman in her 50s to win , Julianne Moore , was 54 when awarded at the 87th Academy Awards ) . John Ford 's fourth win for Best Director set a record for the most wins in this category that remains unmatched to this day . For the first time since the introduction of Supporting Actor and Actress awards in 1936 , Best Picture , Best Director , and all four acting Oscars went to six different films . This has happened only three times since , at the 29th Academy Awards for 1956 , the 78th for 2005 , and the 85th for 2012 .",
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"text": "BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language The BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language is given annually by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and presented at the British Academy Film Awards . The award was first given at the 36th British Academy Film Awards , recognising the films of 1982 , and until 1990 was known as the BAFTA Award for Best Foreign Film . Prior to this , films recorded in a language other than English were often recognised in the category BAFTA Award for Best Film , known between 1949 and 1969 as Best Film from any Source . In the following lists , the titles and names in bold with a dark grey background are the winners and recipients respectively ; those not in bold are the nominees . The years given are those in which the films under consideration were released , not the year of the ceremony , which always takes place the following year .",
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"text": "MTV Splitsvilla MTV Splitsvilla is an Indian television reality show that airs on MTV India.The show is presented by Rannvijay Singh and Sunny Leone.The series is loosely based on the American dating reality show Flavor of Love .",
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"text": "Sunny Leone Karenjit Kaur Vohra ( born May 13 , 1981 ) , known by her stage name Sunny Leone ( pronounced -LSB- ˈsənē lēˈōn ' ē -RSB- ) , is an actress and model , currently active in Indian film industry . She is a former pornstar , She has an American citizenship . She has also used the stage name Karen Malhotra . She was named Penthouse Pet of the Year in 2003 , was a contract performer for Vivid Entertainment , and was named by Maxim as one of the 12 top porn stars in 2010 . She has played roles in independent mainstream events , films and television shows . Her first mainstream appearance was in 2005 , when she worked as a red carpet reporter for the MTV Video Music Awards on MTV India . In 2011 , she participated in the Indian reality television series Big Boss . She hosts the Indian reality show Splitsvilla . In 2012 she made her Bollywood debut in Pooja Bhatt 's erotic thriller Jism 2 ( 2012 ) and shifted her focus to mainstream acting which was followed up with Jackpot ( 2013 ) , Ragini MMS 2 ( 2014 ) and Ek Paheli Leela ( 2015 ) . Apart from her acting career she has been part of activism campaigns including the Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Half-Marathon to raise money for the American Cancer Society and has also posed for a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ( PETA ) ad campaign with a rescued dog , encouraging pet owners to have their cats and dogs spayed and neutered . Since 2011 , Leone has been married to Musician Daniel Weber .",
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"text": "Ishq Garaari Ishq Garaari is a Punjabi film directed by Dheeraj Rattan . It is produced by Ravi Jain & Karan Bali and stars Sharry Maan , Rannvijay Singh , Mandy Takhar , Gulzar Chahal , Miss Pooja Vinaypal Buttar , Gunjan Walia and Prabhleen Sandhu , the film also has a song titled ` Khalaara ' by Yo Yo Honey Singh .",
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"text": "Simply Shekhar Simply Shekhar is an Indian late-night talk show that was hosted by popular comedy-actor Shekhar Suman , on Zee TV . It made its debut on July 30 , 2001 . It followed the basic format as many other talk shows : an opening monologue followed by comedy routines , interviews and performances .",
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"text": "KGSV KGSV ( 660 kHz ) is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Oildale , California , and serving the Bakersfield metropolitan area . The station is owned by XL Media , Inc. , and airs a South Asian radio format known as `` Radio Punjab . '' Affiliated stations carry the same programming in San Francisco , Sacramento and other West Coast cities . KGSV 's transmitter is located off Round Mountain Road in Bakersfield . The station 's programming is also heard on FM translator K273CB , on 102.5 MHz .",
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"text": "Turning Point (1991 TV series) Turning Point was a weeklyscience magazine programme that aired on Doordarshan in 1991 . The show won several awards . The script and direction was by Neelabh Kaul and Indraneel Kaul . It was co-produced by Doordarshan & Vyeth Television . The presenter was Girish Karnad , with special appearances by Yash Pal . Actor Naseeruddin Shah , classical dancer Mallika Sarabhai , and director Mahesh Bhatt also hosted some episodes .",
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"text": "Diljit Dosanjh Diljit Dosanjh ( Punjabi : ਦਿਲਜੀਤ ਦੋਸਾਂਝ ) is an Indian film actor , singer and television presenter , who works in Punjabi and Hindi cinema . He is recognized as one of the leading artists in the Punjabi music industry . He also acts in Punjabi movies , with many of them being noticeable hits , including 2012 film Jatt & Juliet , 2013 films Jatt & Juliet 2 and Punjab 1984 , 2015 film Sardaar Ji , and the 2016 films Ambarsariya and Sardaar Ji 2 -- which are counted among the most successful Punjabi movies in history . His first recorded mainstream performance was his solo track and music video Ishq Da Uda Ada from his 2000 album produced by Finetone Cassettes . He made his Bollywood debut with Udta Punjab in 2016 for which he earned Filmfare Award for Best Debut ( Male ) . He mostly works with White Hill Productions .",
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"text": "MTV Roadies MTV Roadies is a youth-based popular reality television show on MTV India . The show first aired in 2003 . In the show , a group of contestants travel to different destinations and participate in various tasks that seemingly challenge their physical and mental strength . During the course of the journey , there are vote outs , vote ins , eliminations and game changing twists . Eventually the contestant who manages to survive vote outs and succeed in the final task is chosen as the winner . The show has enjoyed much success among the youth . When asked about the show , the executive producer said , `` Roadies has travel , adventure , drama , touch of voyeurism ... '' . Raghu Ram and Rajiv Laxman , the creators of Roadies left the show in 2014 . They told the media that they had done enough to popularise the show and wanted to give opportunities to the new generation to carry the show forward . The latest season titled Roadies Rising is currently underway .",
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"text": "KVRI KVRI ( branded as Radio India ) is a radio station licensed to Blaine , Washington , United States , serving Vancouver , British Columbia , Canada with a combined India News/Talk/Music format . It broadcasts on AM frequency 1600 kHz and is under ownership of Multicultural Broadcasting . The station was operating under a LMA with Radio India , Ltd. , and was broadcasting from its studios in Surrey , British Columbia until November 13 , 2014 , when the CRTC forced Radio India to end the LMA due to rules that prohibit a Canadian company from operating , leasing , or owning , a radio or television property in the United States solely for broadcasting to Canadians , and for operating without a license within Canada . Radio India Ltd. is a radio station with its offices in Surrey in Greater Vancouver . As of 2015 , Maninder S. Gill serves as the managing director of the station , and his sister , Baljit Bains , is the owner . Maninder Gill is the brother of the mother-in-law of Tom Gill , a Surrey city councillor , and Robert Matas of The Globe and Mail described Maninder Gill as `` a prominent figure '' of Vancouver 's Indo-Canadian community . As of 2004 Radio India has a clientele of first and second generation Indo-Canadians . Its shows discuss the culture , politics , and religion of India . In 2014 Gill stated that the annual advertising revenue was $ 2 million to $ 3 million .",
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"text": "Radio Salone Radio Salone is the third album from the vivacious Sierra Leone 's Refugee All Stars . Jumping in with well-known producer Victor Axelrod aka `` Ticklah , '' who has worked with the likes of Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings , Amy Winehouse and the Easy Star All Stars , the Refugee All Stars have put together what is supposed to be there most exciting album yet . With two records in their pockets , Sierra Leone 's Refugee All Stars blend the vibrant sounds of traditional West Africa , along with the all the grooves they picked up throughout their travels since their formation . Their previous album Rise & Shine was recorded in New Orleans , adding a jazzy flare to the recording process . Now , Radio Salone , a product of an immensely storied West African band and their renowned Brooklyn producer , is set up to bring a new spin on an evolving group .",
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"text": "Apna (New Zealand) Apna is a New Zealand radio and television network targeted towards ethnic minorities . The radio network broadcasts on 990 AM in Whangarei , Auckland and Hamilton , and plays Bollywood music alongside cultural features and discussions . The television channel is available on channel 26 on Freeview HD in major centres , and features mostly Indian and Pakistani television programmes . The Apna networks serve Indian , Fijian , Bangladeshi , Pakistani and Punjabi communities . The radio network is one of the only media outlets serving the Fijian population . Many of its hosts knew or worked with Radio Sargam presenter Anirudh Diwakar , who is crediting with inspiring Apna 's `` Fiji style '' Hindi radio format . The station 's internal research suggests many listeners also listen to Radio Tarana , Flava , Niu FM and Newstalk ZB . The radio network has not participated in independent TNS New Zealand audience surveys , unlike its competitors New Zealand Media and Entertainment , MediaWorks New Zealand and Radio Tarana . However , the station has commissioned research which suggests it has between 15,000 and 80,000 listeners . The research suggests these listeners are mostly middle-aged and listen to the station during the evening .",
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"text": "Zee Kannada Zee Kannada is a 24-hour Kannada-language channel that launched in May 2006 and is owned by Zee Network . It features a wide array of programming including series , movies , soap-operas , gameshows , talk shows and current affairs programmes . It is a subscription channel that is available via cable and satellite . Zee Kannada caters to the Kannada-speaking population in India .",
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"text": "Sikh Channel The Sikh Channel is a United Kingdom-based , free-to-air , Sikhi-focused satellite television channel . It broadcasts across Europe on satellite television , in Canada and is also streamed live on the internet . The Sikh Channel began to broadcast on 13 April 2009 on Sky channel 840 , replacing Brit Hits . The Sikh Channel primarily focuses on education and religious programming for the Sikh community . It operates from a studio in the Aston area of Birmingham . The Sikh Channel was set up by Davinder Singh Bal 's TV Legal Limited . TV Legal formed The Sikh Channel Community Broadcasting Company Limited to accept donations , which are used to pay broadcast and programming costs . The Sikh Channel Community Broadcasting Company Limited became a registered community interest company on 25 September 2009 and a registered charity on 2 June 2010 . In December 2012 , TV Legal Limited transferred the channel 's television broadcast licence to the Sikh Channel Community Interest Company Limited . On 18 April 2013 , the channel launched in Canada as `` ATN Sikh Channel '' through an exclusive licensing agreement with the Asian Television Network",
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"text": "Ravi Dubey Ravi Dubey ( -LSB- rəʋiː d̪ʊbeː -RSB- ; born 23 December 1983 ) is an Indian television actor . He began his acting career in 2006 with a parallel leading role in DD National TV show Stree ... Teri Kahaani and followed it with roles in lesser successful shows like Doli Saja Ke ( 2007 ) and Yahan Ke Hum Sikandar ( 2007 ) , before starring in popular family drama show Saas Bina Sasural ( 2010 ) and Jamai Raja ( 2014 ) .",
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"text": "Shavinder Mahal Shivendra Mahal ( ਸ਼ਵਿ ਦਰ ਮਾਹਲ born in 1957 in Ropar ) is a Panjabi Sikh actor , anchor and movie director . He began his career with serials like his dual role portrayal of Parshurama and Shiva and mega-epic Mahabharata ( 1988 ) . He has done many serials in Hindi as well as in his mother language Punjabi . He has directed a film ` Panchhtawa ' in 1996 . He acted in more than 30 Punjabi & Hindi films . His famous Punjabi language films include Baaghi Soormey ( 1993 ) , Putt Sardaran De , Vidroh , Main Maa Punjab Dee ( National Award winner film Directed by Balwant Dullat ) etc",
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"text": "Music India Music India is a Hindi music television channel based in Mumbai . It shows 24 hours Hindi music . The channel had broadcast in the United Kingdom and Ireland on Sky from 5 December 2007 until 10 April 2013 , when it was replaced with PTC Punjabi .",
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"text": "Kuch Kar Dikha Kuch Kar Dikha ( -LSB- ; English : do something ) is a 2014 travel reality show presented by Nokia Pakistan , based on a 38-day journey of 9 people across Pakistan . The show was announced on 18 February along with the launch of Lumia 1520 and 1320 . First aired 28 February 2014 on ARY Digital with weekly episodes airing on Fridays . The contestants were divided into three teams and visited Khewra Mine , Khanpur Dam , Nathia Gali , Balakot , and Muzaffarabad . The theme song `` Kuch Kar Dikha '' is sung by Shankar Mahadevan , lyrics and production by Farrukh Malhar and music by Farrukh Abid and Shoaib Farrukh .",
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"text": "Indian Idol Junior Indian Idol Junior is an Indian reality television singing competition . It is a spin-off of Indian Idol . It began broadcasting on Sony Entertainment Television Asia from June 1 , 2013 . Karan Wahi and Mandira Bedi were hosts of the show which was judged by music duo Vishal-Shekhar and with playback singer Shreya Ghoshal . A second season started on 30 May 2015 . The new judges were Salim Merchant and Sonakshi Sinha , while Vishal Dadlani reprised his role as the judge . The show was hosted by Hussain Kuwajerwala and co-hosted by Asha Negi .",
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"text": "Nashe Si Chadh Gayi `` Nashe Si Chadh Gayi '' ( English : `` Kind of highly intoxicated '' ) is an Indian dance song sung by Arijit Singh with the French vocals provided by Caralisa Monteiro . The music is composed by Vishal -- Shekhar and the lyrics are penned by Jaideep Sahni . It is one of the songs from the soundtrack of the film Befikre , dance choreographed by Vaibhavi Merchant , and performed by Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor , leading cast of the film . The tunes of the song is `` directly lifted '' from the title track of the Japanese animated series , Junjo Romantica , claims DNA 's web team in one of their news . To which Vishal Dadlani , one of the music composers of the song replied that `` it is just an ` uncanny coincidence ' '' . The promotional video song which garnered more than 230 million views on YouTube tops the list of `` All Time Most Viewed Indian Music/Bollywood/Hindi Songs on Youtube '' , most watched Indian video on YouTube too till now .",
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"text": "Radio personality A radio personality ( American English ) or radio presenter ( British English ) , commonly referred to as a `` Disc Jockey '' or `` DJ '' for short , is a person who has an on-air position in radio broadcasting . A radio personality that hosts a radio show is also known as a radio host , and in India and Pakistan as a radio jockey . Radio personalities who introduce and play individual selections of recorded music are known as disc jockeys . The term has evolved to also describe a person who mixes a continuous flow of recorded music in real time . Broadcast radio personalities may include talk radio hosts , AM/FM radio show hosts , and satellite radio program hosts . Notable radio personalities include pop music radio hosts Martin Block , Alan Freed , Dick Clark , Delilah Luke , Wolfman Jack , and Casey Kasem , shock jocks such as Don Imus and Howard Stern , also Ameen Sayani of India , as well as sports talk hosts such as Mike Francesa and political talk hosts such as Rush Limbaugh .",
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"text": "Rukawat Ke Liye Khed Hai Rukawat Ke Liye Khed Hai is a TV show which started its first season on 26 April 2015 . It is hosted by Karan Singhmar . The show is about fooling people with different unusual tactics and catching the fun moments with hidden cameras . It is produced by Kosmik Global Media Pvt. Ltd. . The show airs on Sab TV , every Sunday at 12.30 pm and 7.30 pm .",
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"text": "Anokha Ladla Infobox television | show_name = Anokha Ladla | image = | caption = | show_name_2 = | genre = Comedy Drama | creator = J.S. Production | developer = | writer = Malik Khuda Baksh Sajid | director = Aamir Yousaf ( season 1 ) , Muhammad Ashar Asghar ( Season 2 ) , | creative_director = | presenter = | starring = Saleem Sheikh Adnan Gillani Behroze Sabzwari Khayyam Sarhadi Saba Hameed Fariha Jabeen Rija | judges = | voices = | narrated = | theme_music_composer = Tauseef Sheikh | opentheme = | endtheme = | composer = Tauseef Sheikh | country = | language = Urdu-Punjabi | num_seasons = 3 | num_episodes = 100 + | list_episodes = | executive_producer = Salman Khan | producer = Saleem Sheikh | editor = | location = Lahore | cinematography = | camera = | runtime = 35-40 minutes | company = Pakistan Television Corporation | distributor = | channel = PTV Home | picture_format = | audio_format = | first_run = | first_aired = | last_aired = | preceded_by = | followed_by = | related = | website = | website_title = | production_website = Anokha Ladla ( meaning ` Unusual Darling ' ) is a Pakistani Drama series which ran for 3 Seasons ( 2011-2013 ) on PTV Home . The First Season was directed by Aamir Yousaf and produced by Saleem Sheikh who also starred as the main character in the series as ` Midu ' .",
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"text": "The Getaway (Red Hot Chili Peppers album) The Getaway is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers , released through Warner Bros. on June 17 , 2016 . This is the band 's first studio album since 2011 's I 'm with You . It was produced by Danger Mouse , who replaced Rick Rubin after twenty-five years and six albums as the band 's producer , making it the first non-Rubin produced album since 1989 's Mother 's Milk , while its release makes the current lineup of the band only the second in the group 's history to record more than one album together . The Getaway made its debut at number one in ten different countries while reaching number two in the band 's home country of the United States along with the United Kingdom and Canada . Since its release , the album has received mostly favorable reviews . The album was preceded by the first single `` Dark Necessities '' on May 5 , 2016 . `` Dark Necessities '' became the band 's 13th number-one single on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart , a record they have held since 2006 's `` Snow ( ( Hey Oh ) ) '' and currently hold over Linkin Park ( 11 ) . It was also their 25th top-ten single on the Alternative Songs chart , a record they hold over U2 ( 23 ) . `` Dark Necessities '' became only the fourth song ever to top the Mainstream Rock , Alternative Songs and Adult Alternative charts at the same time . The album 's title track received radio airplay in the UK despite never being released as an official single . `` Go Robot '' was released as the album 's second single on September 8 , 2016 , peaking at number 12 on the Alternative Songs Chart , while `` Sick Love '' was released as the third single on December 4 , 2016 however it failed to chart . `` Goodbye Angels '' was released as the album 's fourth single on April 4 , 2017 .",
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"text": "Getaway (Texas song) Getaway is the first single from Scottish band Texas 's 2005 album Red Book and was released prior to the album . The song was successful , peaking at # 6 on the UK Singles Chart , becoming the band 's twelfth Top 10 single since their # 8 hit `` I Do n't Want a Lover '' back in 1989 . A free limited edition slip-case was made available by mail to house all three formats .",
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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": "One Love/People Get Ready `` One Love/People Get Ready '' is a reggae/rhythm and blues song by Bob Marley & The Wailers from their 1977 album Exodus . It was first recorded in a ska style by Marley 's original group , The Wailers in 1965 and was released as a single . This version was later included on their first singles compilation The Wailing Wailers in 1966 . It was rerecorded as part of the 1970 medley All In One , which contained reggae reworkings of their early ska songs . This was released as a single and is also included on the compilation African Herbsman under the name `` All in One '' . The version on Exodus was not released as a single until 9 April 1984 , promoting the forthcoming greatest hits album Legend . However , the single became one of his biggest hits and has been included on many of Marley and the Wailers subsequent compilation albums . The song contains an interpretation of The Impressions ' song `` People Get Ready '' written by Curtis Mayfield . The original recording of the song does not credit Mayfield 's song and is simply titled `` One Love '' - this is because copyright law was not enforced for Jamaican recordings at this time . When the famous version was recorded for Island in 1977 it was titled `` One Love/People Get Ready '' and credited Mayfield ( as Island wanted to avoid copyright problems ) and it gives co-authorship credits to both Marley and Mayfield . The original song was published in the key of B ♭ major , but it has now been transposed so it is in the key of C major .",
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"text": "Overdose (Ciara song) `` Overdose '' is a song recorded by American singer Ciara for her self-titled fifth studio album ( 2013 ) . It was written by Josh Abraham , Oliver Goldstein , Ali Tamposi , Olivia Waithe and Ciara , while its production was handled by the former two . Ciara and Kuk Harrell were responsible for the song 's vocal production . Notable for its shift from her more contemporary R&B sound towards a predominantly pop-orientated vocal style for the singer , `` Overdose '' served as a product of Ciara 's experimentation and was recognized as the purest pop track on Ciara . An uptempo dance-pop , electropop and nu-disco song , its `` club-friendly '' production comprises rupturing synths and gritty , automatic beats . Its lyrical content act as an ode to codependency and are based on the subject of unhealthy infatuation . `` Overdose '' initially leaked as an extended snippet on July 17 , 2012 , and then in full in June 2013 . The song was originally recognized as a `` fan favorite '' , before garnering favorable reviews from music critics , some of which went on to publish campaigns for the track be released as a single . Its accompanying artwork features Ciara 's then-fiancé Future and resulted in widespread media attention for its provocative imagery . Though the song impacted urban contemporary and rhythmic contemporary radio in the United States -- on September 18 and October 15 , 2013 , respectively -- it failed to receive a full-scale single release , when its digital release was later cancelled and its accompanying music video and promotional performances failed to materialize . As a result , `` Overdose '' failed to enter the Billboard Hot 100 and garner success commercially .",
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"text": "More Love Songs More Love Songs is a 1986 album by Loudon Wainwright III released on Rounder Records . Wainwright had moved to England , and this was the second album produced by ( and featuring ) Richard Thompson . Critically and popularly it is probably considered the peak of his 1980s renaissance . After three albums in four years , it would be another three years before he released the largely ignored Therapy . The style of the album combines purely acoustic staples like `` Your Mother and I '' with piano-driven ballads like `` The Back Nine '' and full-blown rockers like `` Vampire Blues '' and `` Hard Day on the Planet '' . Wainwright also careens emotionally from the sad `` Overseas Call '' to the laugh-out-loud `` Synchronicity '' . Wainwright also enjoyed a period of popularity as a regular on The Jasper Carrott Show in the UK , and many of the songs from his following album were written during this time as well as some ( still ) unreleased ones . By the late 1980s Wainwright was back in the USA .",
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"text": "Walkaway Joe `` Walkaway Joe '' is a song written by Vince Melamed and Greg Barnhill , and recorded by American country music singer Trisha Yearwood , with background vocals from Don Henley of the Eagles . It was released in November 1992 as the second single from her album Hearts in Armor . The song reached number 2 on the U.S. Billboard country charts . Matthew McConaughey appears as the male lead in the music video .",
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"text": "Sick of It All discography Sick of It All is a New York hardcore band formed in 1986 and currently consists of brothers Lou Koller ( vocals ) and Pete Koller ( guitar ) , Armand Majidi ( drums ) and Rich Cipriano ( bass guitar ) . In the years since its inception , the band has released twelve studio albums , two live recordings , two compilation albums , two EPs , six singles and one documentary film . After recording a demo in 1987 and playing Sunday afternoon matinees at the famous CBGB 's , Sick of It All signed a record contract with Revelation Records , who released a self-titled 7 '' EP . In 1988 , the band terminated their contract with Revelation and signed with the now-defunct Relativity Records , who released their first two studio albums as well as a live EP . In 1993 , they decided to end their five-year relationship with Relativity and signed with East West Records . In 1998 , Sick of It All terminated their U.S. record contract for the fourth time and signed with Fat Wreck Chords . Around 2005 , they ended their seven-year relationship with Fat Wreck and signed to Abacus Recordings , who released one album for the band before the label went bankrupt . As of 2009 , Sick of It All is under contract to Century Media .",
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"text": "The Fever (Bruce Springsteen song) `` The Fever '' is an early Bruce Springsteen song , recorded and released on an extremely rare 7 '' demo to promote the band , coupled with ` Rendezvous ' , a live track recorded in New York , although the venue and date remain a mystery - Rendezvous opens with Bruce calling out `` New York ! Go ahead , Max ! '' . The single was released under The Jersey Devil and was pressed on Bruce Records , which was Springsteen 's own independent label for his band . The Fever itself was performed by Springsteen in concert beginning in March 1973 . It was recorded in 914 Sound Studios in May 1973 , during sessions for Springsteen 's second album The Wild , the Innocent & the E Street Shuffle , but was only used as a demo by manager Mike Appel 's Laurel Canyon publishing arm and renamed `` Fever For the Girl '' . In early 1974 Appel sent it to several progressive rock radio stations , where it became a `` turntable hit '' in the ramp-up of Springsteen expectations prior to Born to Run . The original Springsteen recording finally achieved an official release surfacing in 1999 on his 18 Tracks outtakes collection - the live b-side has never been officially released since in any other format , although a different live version is on 18 Tracks and Tracks ( Bruce Springsteen album ) and a studio cut of Rendezvous was released on ` The Promise ' CD in 2010 . The Fever was recorded by UK singer Allan Rich in 1975 but failed to make much impact . In 1976 , it was recorded on Southside Johnny and The Asbury Jukes ' debut album I Do n't Want to Go Home , entitled as `` The Fever '' , and became better known . In 1979 , The Pointer Sisters recorded the song under the title '' ( She Got ) The Fever '' , for their album Priority . The song was part of the movie soundtrack to the 2007 film Lucky You .",
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"text": "Vacation (Bomb the Music Industry! album) Vacation is the sixth full-length album by Bomb the Music Industry ! , released on July 26 , 2011 . It was announced in September 2010 . Much of the music was written while Jeff Rosenstock was on a free trip to Belize , and unlike the band 's previous albums , it is `` about trying to build a home . '' In 2015 Rosenstock chose Vacation as his favorite BTMI album . There are guest contributions from members of Fake Problems , Bayside , Andrew Jackson Jihad , and Good Luck .",
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"text": "Vacation (The Go-Go's album) Vacation is the second studio album by American rock band The Go-Go 's , released in 1982 on the I.R.S. Records label . The album reached No. 8 in the Billboard 200 , and was certified Gold . The title track was a U.S. summer smash , reaching No. 8 on the Billboard pop singles chart . The Go-Go 's were riding high at the time of the album 's first release , their prospects to all outward appearances looking bright . Future problems were beginning to take shape , as the members ' drug use and internal fighting began to escalate . The single `` Vacation '' was also issued as perhaps the first cassette single ever . In addition to the title track , two more singles were pulled from the album at the time : `` Get Up and Go '' and `` This Old Feeling '' , the former of which was a minor hit ( Hot 100 No. 50 ) in the United States . The song `` Speeding '' , which is not on the album , is a Caffey/Wiedlin composition used as B-side of the single for `` Get Up and Go '' . It also appeared in the film Fast Times at Ridgemont High , as well as on the film 's soundtrack .",
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"text": "Devil Inside (INXS song) `` Devil Inside '' is a song by Australian band INXS . The song was written by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence and is one of INXS 's best known songs . It was released as a single in February 1988 . The song was most successful in the US , going to # 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks , held out of the top spot by a combination of `` Get Outta My Dreams , Get into My Car '' by Billy Ocean and `` Where Do Broken Hearts Go '' by Whitney Houston . `` Devil Inside '' then went on to peak at # 47 in the United Kingdom , # 20 in France , # 25 in Ireland and # 6 in Australia . Guitarist and saxophone player Kirk Pengilly stated in an interview that he did not like the music video for `` Devil Inside , '' because he thought that it was `` too American . '' The video was filmed in Balboa , California and directed by Joel Schumacher . The song was featured in the film Rock Star and TV show Hindsight . On 19 March 2014 , HBO released the final trailer for the fourth season of Game of Thrones , featuring London Grammar 's version of `` Devil Inside '' .",
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"text": "Something's Gotten Hold of My Heart `` Something 's Gotten Hold of My Heart '' is a song written by Roger Greenaway and Roger Cook . Originally recorded by David and Jonathan , and then Gene Pitney in 1967 , the latter 's version of the song reached No. 5 on the UK Singles Chart in December 1967 , but failed to chart in the United States . The song was subsequently covered by a number of other acts including Cilla Black , Allison Durbin ( dubbed `` Australia 's Queen of Pop '' in the 1960s ) on her 1968 album I Have Loved Me a Man , Terry Reid and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds on their 1986 album of covers Kicking Against the Pricks . It was sung in French by Herbert Léonard in 1968 with the title `` Quelque chose tient mon cœur '' and in Italian by Pitney himself with the title `` Uomo , non sai '' ( `` Man , you do n't know '' ) . It achieved its greatest success in 1988 when it was covered by Marc Almond . Originally recorded by Almond alone for his 1988 album The Stars We Are , the single version reunited it with its original singer Gene Pitney ; their version became a number one single in the UK for four weeks in January 1989 . The music video for this version was filmed on-location in Las Vegas .",
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"text": "Stargate (music producers) Stargate is a Norwegian record producing and songwriting team , composed of Tor Erik Hermansen ( born 14 October 1972 ) and Mikkel Storleer Eriksen ( born 10 December 1972 ) , based in New York City . The team 's genres include R&B , pop , dance-pop , Europop and hip hop . Stargate was established in Trondheim , Norway . Stargate broke into the American recording industry in 2006 , with the release of the Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 single , `` So Sick '' , produced and co-written by the team and performed by Ne-Yo . They also produced and co-wrote Beyoncé 's worldwide hit single `` Irreplaceable '' , which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 consecutive weeks . Throughout their career they have been noted for their extensive work with Rihanna , writing and producing four consecutive Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 singles with the Barbadian singer in 2010 and 2011 .",
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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": "Rico Love Richard `` Rico '' Preston Butler , Jr. ( born December 3 , 1982 ) , better known by his stage name Rico Love , is an American songwriter , record producer and singer . He was born in New Orleans , Louisiana , but split his childhood between Milwaukee , Wisconsin and New York City 's Harlem neighborhood . He attended Florida A&M and , while visiting Atlanta , Georgia , worked his way into the music industry through connections with Usher , who would become Love 's mentor . The first song Love ever wrote in his career was `` Throwback '' for which ended up on Usher 's 2004 album `` Confessions . '' Love success continued writing and producing hit records such as Usher 's `` There Goes My Baby '' and `` Hey Daddy ( Daddy 's Home ) '' , Nelly 's `` Just a Dream '' and `` Gone '' , as well as Beyoncé Knowles ' `` Sweet Dreams '' . and has contributed to works which have gone on to win Grammys such as Beyoncé 's 2009 Best Contemporary R&B album I Am ... Sasha Fierce , Usher 's 2010 Best Contemporary R&B album Raymond v. Raymond , and Usher 's 2010 Best Male R&B Vocal Performance `` There Goes My Baby '' . In addition Love has written and produced records for Kelly Rowland , Diddy -- Dirty Money , Chris Brown , Alexandra Burke , Keri Hilson , Fergie , and Fantasia . Love is also the CEO of Division1 , a record label which partnered with Interscope Records in 2013 . Love has appeared as a featured artist on records with T.I. , Usher , Jermaine Dupri , Jamie Foxx , Rich Boy , and Fat Joe .",
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"text": "Make It Last Forever (album) Make It Last Forever is the debut album of American R&B recording artist Keith Sweat . It was recorded at INS Recording and Power Play Studios in New York City . Released on November 24 , 1987 , the album went to # 1 on the Top R&B Albums chart for three weeks ( and topped the Billboard Year-End R&B chart for 1988 ) , and # 5 on the Billboard 200 . Make It Last Forever was one of the earliest R&B albums to showcase the up-and-coming new jack swing sound , as it was mostly produced by Sweat himself and music producer Teddy Riley . The album 's biggest hit was `` I Want Her '' , a # 5 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 and the first # 1 R&B hit for Sweat . The title track ( a duet with Jacci McGhee ) followed `` I Want Her '' , making the # 2 R&B spot , while `` Do n't Stop Your Love '' and `` Something Just Ai n't Right '' were also major top ten hits on the Billboard R&B charts . In addition , album tracks such as `` Right and a Wrong Way '' and `` How Deep is Your Love '' received substantial radio airplay and can still be heard on quiet storm format stations . On April 6 , 1994 , Make It Last Forever was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America , for shipments of three million copies in the United States . The single `` I Want Her '' was certified gold by the RIAA on June 13 , 1989 , for shipments of 500,000 copies in the US .",
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"text": "The Sweet Escape (song) `` The Sweet Escape '' is a song by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani from her second studio album of the same name ( 2006 ) . It was written by Stefani , Akon , and Giorgio Tuinfort . Akon , who is also a featured artist , developed the song 's beat before collaborating with Stefani . He designed it based on her previous work with No Doubt , and Stefani later commented that it put her `` on the yellow brick road to the No Doubt record I might do '' . `` The Sweet Escape '' is an apology for a fight between two lovers and describes a dream of a pleasant life for them . As the album 's title track , its title was chosen to help market Stefani 's music and fashion lines . The song received generally positive reviews from contemporary music critics , though there was a negative response to Akon 's presence as a featured artist . `` The Sweet Escape '' was released as the album 's second single on December 19 , 2006 and was commercially successful in mainstream and adult contemporary markets . It reached the top 10 of most singles charts and topped the New Zealand Singles Chart . The song was nominated for Best Pop Collaboration with Vocals at the 50th Grammy Awards . In the song 's accompanying music video , Stefani attempts to escape from a golden prison .",
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"text": "Get Him Back `` Get Him Back '' is a song written by American singer Fiona Apple and produced by Mike Elizondo and Brian Kehew for her third album Extraordinary Machine ( 2005 ) . It was released as a promotional CD single only to triple-A radio as the album 's fourth single on February 6 , 2006 ( see 2006 in music ) . In 2003 Extraordinary Machine , which was originally produced by Jon Brion , was submitted to Sony Music executives , who were reportedly unenthusiastic about the finished product and shelved it . On February 26 , 2005 radio DJ Andrew Harms at 107.7 The End in Seattle began playing previously unheard tracks from a bootleg copy of Extraordinary Machine , and before long , poor quality copies of `` Not about Love '' , `` Get Him Back '' and `` Used to Love Him '' were circulating on the internet . Soon after , CD-quality versions of all the tracks were released through the BitTorrent website TorrentBox . An extensively reworked version of Extraordinary Machine , co-produced by Mike Elizondo and Brian Kehew , was released in October 2005 . The Chicago Tribune published a track-by-track comparison of the leaked and official versions of the album , and wrote of `` Get Him Back '' : `` Brion 's drum fills are more pronounced and strings underscore the vocals , while the Roots ' Ahmir Thompson gives the Elizondo-Kehew version a more linear groove . '' Blender magazine ranked the official version of the song at number thirty-five on its list of `` The 100 Greatest Songs of 2005 '' , and a `` 205 Best Songs to Download from 2005 '' article in the New York Post placed it at number thirty .",
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"text": "Sick Love `` Sick Love '' is the third single from The Getaway , an album by the American rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers . Elton John performs on the song which was also co-written by John and longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin .",
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"text": "I Got a Car `` I Got a Car '' is a song recorded by American country music artist George Strait . It was written by Tom Douglas and Keith Gattis . It was released November 4 , 2013 , as the third single from his album Love Is Everything .",
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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": "Children of Violence The Children of Violence is a series of five semi-autobiographical novels by British Nobel Prize in Literature-winner Doris Lessing : Martha Quest ( 1952 ) , A Proper Marriage ( 1954 ) , A Ripple from the Storm ( 1958 ) , Landlocked ( 1965 ) , and The Four-Gated City ( 1969 ) . The series follows the life of the protagonist Martha Quest from adolescence until her death , which takes place in the future , in the year 1997 . The first four novels are set during the 1930s and 1940s , in the former British colony of Southern Rhodesia , now Zimbabwe , in southern Africa , where Lessing lived from 1925 until 1949 . The fifth work , The Four-Gated City , is a science fiction dystopia set in London , from the 1950s into a future where World War Three takes place .",
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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": "Antonina Koptiaeva Antonina Dmitrievna Koptiaeva ( Антонина Дмитриевна Коптяева ; 7 November 1909 -1991 ) was a Soviet novelist . Her novels concern the personal and professional lives of women in the Soviet Union . Koptiaeva was born in Iuzhnyi in eastern Siberia . She and her husband K.Ya . Zeite , a mining official , moved to Kolyma in 1932 , where she began writing in 1935 . Her first novel , Kolymskoe zoloto ( `` Kolyma Gold '' , 1936 ) , was published under her married name A. Zeite . She also published a collection of essays , The Tale of Aldan , in 1937 . Zeite was arrested in 1938 and died in prison . Both of their daughters also died in the 1930s . She later married author Fedor Panferov ( 1896-1960 ) . Her book Fart ( `` Lucky Break '' , 1940 ) was a socialist realist novel about Siberian gold mining , which was followed by Tovarishch Anna ( `` Comrade Anna '' , 1946 ) , about a disintegrating marriage . She graduated from the Maxim Gorky Literary Institute in 1947 . Ivan Ivanovich ( 1949 ) was the first in a trilogy of novels about the titular neurosurgeon , followed by Druzhba ( `` Friendship '' , 1954 ) and Derzanie ( `` Daring '' , 1958 ) . Ivan Ivanovich was awarded the 1950 Stalin Prize . Her novel Dar zemli ( `` Gift of the Earth '' , 1963 ) was about oil workers . She also wrote On the Ural River ( 1971 ) and her memoirs , Severnoe Siianie ( `` The Northern Lights '' , 1977 ) .",
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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": "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": "A Maggot A Maggot ( 1985 ) is a novel by British author John Fowles . It is Fowles ' sixth major novel , following The Collector , The Magus , The French Lieutenant 's Woman , Daniel Martin , and Mantissa . Its title , as the author explains in the prologue , is taken from the archaic sense of the word that means `` whim '' , `` quirk '' , `` obsession '' , or even a snatch of music ( see earworm ) . Another meaning of the word `` maggot '' becomes apparent later in the novel , used by a character to describe a white , oblong machine that appears to be a spacecraft . Though the author denied that A Maggot is a historical novel , it does take place during a precise historical timeframe , May 1736 to February 1737 , in England . It might be variously classified as historical fiction , mystery , or science fiction . Because of the narrative style and various metafictional devices , most critics classify it as a postmodern novel .",
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"text": "For a Breath I Tarry `` For a Breath I Tarry '' is a highly regarded 1966 post-apocalyptic novelette by Roger Zelazny . Taking place long after the self-extinction of Man , it recounts the tale of Frost , a sentient machine ( '' ... a silver-blue box , 40x40x40 feet , ... featured in whatever manner he chose . '' ) Though Man has disappeared , his robotic creations ( and their creations in turn ) continue to function . For ten thousand years Frost sat at the North Pole of the Earth , aware of every snowflake that fell . He monitored and directed the activities of thousands of reconstruction and maintenance machines . He knew half the Earth , as gear knows gear , as electricity knows its conductor , as a vacuum knows its limits . At the South Pole , the Beta-Machine did the same for the southern hemisphere . Along the way , the story explores the differences between Man and Machine , the former experiencing the world qualitatively , while the latter do so quantitatively . `` A machine is a Man turned inside-out , because it can describe all the details of a process , which a Man can not , but it can not experience that process itself as a Man can . '' This is illustrated by a conversation Frost has with another machine named Mordel . `` Regard this piece of ice , mighty Frost . You can tell me its composition , dimensions , weight , temperature . A Man could not look at it and do that . A Man could make tools which would tell Him these things , but He still would not know measurement as you know it . What He would know of it , though , is a thing that you can not know . '' `` What is that ? '' `` That it is cold . '' Driving the plot and setting its tone are allusions to other literature , most specifically the first chapter of the Book of Job , both in situation and language , as verses are both quoted directly and paraphrased . Additionally , echoes of the first three chapters of the Book of Genesis appear . Finally , Frost and Mordel enter into a Faustian bargain , with , however , better results than in the original . The novelette has appeared in collections of Zelazny 's works and in anthologies . The title is from a phrase in A. E. Housman 's collection A Shropshire Lad .",
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"text": "The Cellar (novel) The Cellar is a 1980 horror novel by American author Richard Laymon . It was Laymon 's first published novel , and together with sequels The Beast House , The Midnight Tour , and the novella Friday Night in Beast House , forms the series known by fans of Laymon as `` The Beast House Chronicles . ''",
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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": "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": "The Falling Woman The Falling Woman is a 1986 contemporary psychological fantasy novel by Pat Murphy .",
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"text": "The New World (newspaper) The New World was a weekly newspaper in New York City , New York , in the United States.The New World was published from October 1839 to 1845 by J. Winchester . The paper was founded and edited by Park Benjamin Sr. . It billed itself as an apolitical `` family newspaper '' , featuring British and American literature and religious discourses . The paper 's masthead reads : `` No pent-up Utica contracts our powers ; The whole unbounded Continent is ours ! , '' a quote originally attributed to Jonathan M. Sewall from his epilogue to Cato , a Tragedy in 1778 . Notable contributions include : Charles Dickens ' Barnaby Rudge , reprinted in 1841 in weekly installments after its original appearance in Master Humphrey 's Clock . Thomas Carlyle 's six-part lecture series On Heroes , Hero-Worship , and The Heroic in History , printed in 1841 . Thomas Moore 's `` Fifteen Songs , '' a collection of unpublished songs published in 1841 , which were later released in The Poetical Works of Thomas Moore . Anna Cora Mowatt 's complete play , Gulzara or The Persian Slave : 1 drama in Five Acts , in 1841 . E.P. Hurlbut 's `` The Rights of Woman , '' later published in his work , Essays on Human Rights and their Political Gauranties in 1845 . Hurlbut knew Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Declaration of Sentiments from the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 follows many of the examples set forth in `` The Rights of Woman . '' G.P.R. James ' complete novels , The Jacquerie and Morley Ernstein ; or , The Tenants of the Heart , both published in extra editions in 1842 . Sarah Stickney Ellis ' complete novel , Summer and Winter in the Pyrenees .",
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"text": "Cyberpunk derivatives A number of cyberpunk derivatives have become recognized as distinct subgenres in speculative fiction . These derivatives , though they do not share cyberpunk 's computers-focused setting , may display other qualities drawn from or analogous to cyberpunk : a world built on one particular technology that is extrapolated to a highly sophisticated level ( this may even be a fantastical or anachronistic technology , akin to retro-futurism ) , a gritty transreal urban style , or a particular approach to social themes . The most successful of these subgenres , Steampunk , has been defined as a `` kind of technological fantasy '' , and others in this category sometimes also incorporate aspects of science fantasy and historical fantasy . Scholars have written of these subgenres ' stylistic place in postmodern literature , and also their ambiguous interaction with the historical perspective of postcolonialism . American author Bruce Bethke coined the term `` cyberpunk '' in his 1980 short story of the same name , proposing it as a label for a new generation of punk teenagers inspired by the perceptions inherent to the Information Age . The term was quickly appropriated as a label to be applied to the works of William Gibson , Bruce Sterling , John Shirley , Rudy Rucker , Michael Swanwick , Pat Cadigan , Lewis Shiner , Richard Kadrey , and others . Science fiction author Lawrence Person , in defining postcyberpunk , summarized the characteristics of cyberpunk thus : Classic cyberpunk characters were marginalized , alienated loners who lived on the edge of society in generally dystopic futures where daily life was impacted by rapid technological change , an ubiquitous datasphere of computerized information , and invasive modification of the human body . The relevance of cyberpunk as a genre to punk subculture is debatable and further hampered by the lack of a defined cyberpunk subculture ; where the small cyber movement shares themes with cyberpunk fiction and draws inspiration from punk and goth alike , cyberculture is much more popular though much less defined , encompassing virtual communities and cyberspace in general and typically embracing optimistic anticipations about the future . Cyberpunk is nonetheless regarded as a successful genre , as it ensnared many new readers and provided the sort of movement that postmodern literary critics found alluring . Furthermore , author David Brin argues , cyberpunk made science fiction more attractive and profitable for mainstream media and the visual arts in general .",
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"text": "Burger's Daughter Burger 's Daughter is a political and historical novel by the South African Nobel Prize in Literature-winner Nadine Gordimer , first published in the United Kingdom in June 1979 by Jonathan Cape . The book was expected to be banned in South Africa , and a month after publication in London the import and sale of the book in South Africa was prohibited by the Publications Control Board . Three months later , the Publications Appeal Board overturned the banning and the restrictions were lifted . Burger 's Daughter details a group of white anti-apartheid activists in South Africa seeking to overthrow the South African government . It is set in the mid-1970s , and follows the life of Rosa , the title character , as she comes to terms with her father Lionel Burger 's legacy as an activist in the South African Communist Party ( SACP ) . The perspective shifts between Rosa 's internal monologue ( often directed towards her father or her lover Conrad ) , and the omniscient narrator . The novel is rooted in the history of the anti-apartheid struggle and references to actual events and people from that period , including Nelson Mandela and the 1976 Soweto uprising . Gordimer herself was involved in South African struggle politics , and she knew many of the activists , including Bram Fischer , Mandela 's treason trial defence lawyer . She modelled the Burger family in the novel loosely on Fischer 's family , and described Burger 's Daughter as `` a coded homage '' to Fischer . While banned in South Africa , a copy of the book was smuggled into Mandela 's prison cell on Robben Island , and he reported that he `` thought well of it '' . The novel was generally well-received by critics . A reviewer for The New York Times said that Burger 's Daughter is Gordimer 's `` most political and most moving novel '' , and a review in The New York Review of Books described the style of writing as `` elegant '' , `` fastidious '' and belonging to a `` cultivated upper class '' . A critic in The Hudson Review had mixed feelings about the book , saying that it `` gives scarcely any pleasure in the reading but which one is pleased to have read nonetheless '' . Burger 's Daughter won the Central News Agency Literary Award in 1980 .",
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"text": "With Lee in Virginia, A Story of the American Civil War With Lee in Virginia , A Story of the American Civil War ( 1890 ) is a book by British author G.A. Henty . It was published by Blackie and Son Ltd , London . Henty 's character , Vincent Wingfield , fights for the Confederate States of America , even though he is against slavery . As suggested by the title , he is primarily with the Army of Northern Virginia . Henty 's novel has been cited by some literary historians as an example of British right-wingers ' sympathy for the Confederate cause ; discussing With Lee in Virginia , Jeffrey Richards cites the book as `` significantly pro-Southern '' . Henty defends slavery throughout the novel , stating although slavery was capable of `` abominable '' cruelty under brutal masters , '' . . taken all in all , the negroes on a well-ordered estate , under kind masters , were probably a happier class of people than the laborers upon any estate in Europe . '' At the novel 's end , Henty has the Wingfield family 's former slaves return and continue working for their former owners : The negroes , however , for the most part remained steadily working on the estate . A few wandered away , but their places were easily filled ; for the majority of the freed slaves very soon discovered that their lot was a far harder one than it had been before , and that freedom so suddenly given was a curse rather than a blessing to them . Richards cites the novel as an example of Henty 's belief in the `` incapacity '' of blacks and notes that With Lee In Virginia argues that `` a system of slavery is acceptable so long as the slave owners treat their slaves decently and humanely '' . Nathaniel Cadle claims With Lee in Virginia 's plot works to `` romanticize and oversimplify the relationship between white Confederate slave owners and their black chattel . '' The book has been lauded by the right-wing , Neo-Confederate magazine Southern Partisan , who described With Lee in Virginia as `` the sort of book Southern Partisan readers ought to pass on to their own sons . The politics of sectional conflict are n't oversimplified , but the bias is one Southern Partisan readers are likely to applaud '' .",
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"text": "The Edible Woman The Edible Woman is a 1969 novel that helped to establish Margaret Atwood as a prose writer of major significance . It is the story of a young woman whose sane , structured , consumer-oriented world starts to slip out of focus . Following her engagement , Marian feels her body and her self are becoming separated . As Marian begins endowing food with human qualities that cause her to identify with it , she finds herself unable to eat , repelled by metaphorical cannibalism . In a foreword written in 1979 for the Virago edition of the novel , Atwood described it as a protofeminist rather than feminist work . Atwood explores gender stereotypes through characters who strictly adhere to them ( such as Peter or Lucy ) and those who defy their constraints ( such as Ainsley or Duncan ) . The narrative point of view shifts from first to third person , accentuating Marian 's slow detachment from reality . At the conclusion , first person narration returns , consistent with the character 's willingness to take control of her life again . Food and clothing are major symbols used by the author to explore themes and grant the reader insight on each of the characters ' personalities , moods and motivations . Setting is used to identify differences between the characters ; for example , Duncan is encountered in a mundane laundromat , gloomy theatre or sleazy hotel . In comparison , Peter inhabits genteel bars and a sparkling new apartment . However these changing environments are also used to explore different angles of existence , contrasting a freer , wilder glimpse of life , with a civilised , gilded cage . This highlights the difficulties presented to women in the era , where freedom was synonymous with uncertainty but marriage presented problems of its own . This novel 's publication coincided with the rise of the women 's movement in North America , but is described by Atwood as `` protofeminist '' because it was written in 1965 and thus anticipated second wave feminism .",
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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": "Emma Lathen Emma Lathen is the pen name of two American businesswomen : an economist Mary Jane Latsis ( July 12 , 1927 -- October 29 , 1997 ) and an economic analyst Martha Henissart ( born 1929 ) , who received her B.A. in physics from Mount Holyoke College in 1950 . Henissart and Latsis met as graduate students at Harvard . As Lathen , they wrote numerous mystery novels starring John Putnam Thatcher , a Wall Street banker . The pseudonym is constructed from two authors ' names `` M '' of Mary and `` Ma '' of Martha , and `` Lat '' of Latsis and `` Hen '' of Henissart . They also wrote under the pseudonym R. B. Dominic ; all the Dominic stories feature Congressman Benton Safford as the sleuth . `` The authors have a distinctive talent for writing clearly and entertainingly about complicated financial intrigues , for combining these business matters with current events , and for creating tightly plotted mysteries that produce fascinating and civilized novels . '' Each book features events in a specific industry or activity with which Thatcher or Safford become involved in the course of their work . The books often refer to specific public events in their plotting ; for example , When in Greece is mostly set in that country during the Colonels ' Revolution , and Going for the Gold involves the 1980 Winter Olympics at Lake Placid . Others relate to more general social and other trends , such as Death Shall Overcome which links with the Civil Rights Movement .",
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"text": "The Island Queen (novel) The Island Queen : or Dethroned by Fire and Water : a tale of the Southern Hemisphere ( 1885 ) is a novel written by Scottish author R.M. Ballantyne . The novel first appeared in Volume VI of Young England , an annual magazine published in London from 1880-1937 . It was then published in paperback by J. Nisbet & Co. . This novel was Ballantyne 's 79th publication , written in the latter half of his career . The novel is a castaway / survivalist tale . It tells the story of two brothers and a sister who are stranded on one of the many islands of Oceania . The novel 's major themes include 19th century British imperialism , the value of Christianity , and the development of social hierarchies . Ballantyne published the novel after having moved from Edinburgh to Harrow , a north London borough , to allow his children to finish school in 1873 .",
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"text": "Lovecraft's Book Lovecraft 's Book is a historical novel by author Richard A. Lupoff . It was released in 1985 by Arkham House in an edition of 3,544 copies . It was the author 's first book published by Arkham House .",
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"text": "Saif Ali Khan Saif Ali Khan ( -LSB- ˈsɛːf əˈli ˈxaːn -RSB- ; born Sajid Ali Khan on 16 August 1970 ) is an Indian film actor and producer . The son of actress Sharmila Tagore and the late cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi , Khan made his acting debut in Yash Chopra 's unsuccessful drama Parampara ( 1993 ) , but achieved success with his roles in the romantic drama Yeh Dillagi and the action film Main Khiladi Tu Anari ( both 1994 ) . Khan 's career prospect declined through much of the 1990s , and his biggest commercial success of the decade came with the ensemble drama Hum Saath-Saath Hain ( 1999 ) . He rose to prominence with roles in two ensemble comedy-dramasDil Chahta Hai ( 2001 ) and Kal Ho Naa Ho ( 2003 ) . The 2004 romantic comedy Hum Tum proved to be Khan 's first success in which he played the sole male lead , earning him the National Film Award for Best Actor , and starring roles in the drama Parineeta and the romantic comedy Salaam Namaste ( both 2005 ) established him as a leading actor in Bollywood . He went on to earn wide critical praise for his portrayal of an apprentice in the 2006 English film Being Cyrus , a character based on William Shakespeare 's antagonist Iago in the 2006 crime film Omkara and a terrorist in the 2009 thriller Kurbaan . Khan 's greatest commercial success came with the 2008 thriller Race and its 2013 sequel , the 2009 romance Love Aaj Kal , and the 2012 romantic comedy Cocktail . Khan is the recipient of several accolades , including a National Film Award and six Filmfare Awards , and received the Padma Shri , the fourth highest Indian civilian award , in 2010 . He has been noted for his performances in a range of film genres -- from crime dramas to thrillers and occasional romances -- and his film roles have been credited with contributing to a change in the concept of a Hindi film hero . Khan was married to his first wife , Amrita Singh , for thirteen years , after which he married the actress Kareena Kapoor . He has three childrentwo with Singh and one with Kapoor . In addition to film acting , Khan is a frequent television presenter , stage show performer and the owner of the production company Illuminati Films .",
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"text": "Beti No.1 | music = Viju Shah | cinematography = Dr. Prasad Babu | editing = Tony Glaad | distributor = S K Enterprise Haslingden LTD | released = | runtime = | budget = | gross = | country = India | language = Hindi -RCB- -RCB- Beti No. 1 ( Daughter No. 1 ) is a 2000 Bollywood comedy-drama film , written by Santosh Saroj and directed by Rama Rao Tatineni . It was released on 13 October 2000 . The film is a remake of Malayalam film Aadyathe Kanmani . The film features Govinda , Rambha , Aruna Irani and Johnny Lever in pivotal roles , while Prem Chopra , Ashok Saraf , Laxmikant Berde and Rakesh Bedi appear in supporting roles . well known villain Prem Chopra played a rare positive role in this film .",
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"text": "Kashif Ali Kashif Ali ( Born November 4 , 1992 , né : Babar ) is a Pakistani singer-songwriter and musician . He rose to fame in 2013 as a finalist on the first season of Pakistan Idol , coming in fourth place . In 2016 , he recorded a song `` Mera Mann '' for his Bollywood debut film Laal Rang , that earned him critical acclaim and later that year he marked his Coke Studio debut as a featured artist in season 9 , as a part of team Sheraz Uppal .",
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"text": "Hum Paanch (TV series) Hum Paanch ( Hindi : हम पाँच , English : `` Us Five '' ) was an Indian sitcom that first aired in 1995 . It ran until 1999 . The series returned for a second season in 2005 and ran until mid-2006 . It is regarded as one of the all-time favourite comedies along with Dekh Bhai Dekh . The lead actors of the show -- Ashok Saraf , Vidya Balan , Rakhee Tandon , Bhairavi Raichura , Vandana Pathak -- gained overnight stardom and became iconic TV actors .",
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"text": "Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon Phir Wohi Dil Laya Hoon ( English : I 've Come Back With the Same Heart ) is a 1963 Indian Bollywood film . The film became a box office success . This was Nasir Hussain 's second production ( his first in colour ) , after the hit film Jab Pyar Kisi Se Hota Hai ( 1961 ) . He also wrote and directed it . It starred Joy Mukherjee and the Nasir Hussain fixture Asha Parekh . Pran played the villain in the film and Rajindernath had a supporting role . It also contains many songs that Mohammed Rafi beautifully sung . This Nasir Hussain film had O.P. Nayyar as the music director , who had previously composed Hussain 's Tumsa Nahin Dekha ( 1957 ) . Majrooh Sultanpuri was the lyricist . The film included many superhit songs like the classic `` Dekho Bijli Dole Bin Badal Ki '' sung by Asha Bhosle and Usha Mangeshkar and `` Mujhe Pyar Mein '' sung by Asha Bhosle . It also included the rhythmic solo melodies `` Lakhon Hain Nigaah Mein '' and `` Banda Parwar '' both sung by Mohammed Rafi , which are popular even to this day .",
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"text": "Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri is a 1990 Indian Bollywood comedy film directed by Aziz Sejawal and produced by Iqbal Baig . It stars Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor in pivotal roles . Other casts include Jackie Shroff , Farha , Aditya Pancholi , Jamuna , Anjana Mumtaz . It was the 8th highest grossing Indian film of 1990 . The tunes of the song `` Jhum Jhum Dholak Bajao '' was later re-used by Nadeem-Shravan is movie Saajan Chale Sasural with song `` Ram Narayan baaja bajata '' sung by Udit Narayan . The film was remade in Kannada asKalla Malla .",
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"text": "Dil Deke Dekho Dil Deke Dekho , a 1959 Indian Hindi romantic comedy film , was Nasir Hussain 's second film as director . His first directorial venture was Tumsa Nahin Dekha ( 1957 ) , which became a big hit and which gave star Shammi Kapoor a new image as a comedic , dancing hero . Husain and Kapoor reteamed here . Asha Parekh , a former child actress , made her film debut as a heroine . This was also the debut film of comedian Rajendranath ( younger brother of Premnath . ) This is also music composer Usha Khanna 's first film . The film became a hit at the box office . Husain , Kapoor , and Parekh would reteam again for Teesri Manzil ( 1966 ) , which also became a big hit . Husain would also cast Parekh as his leading lady in five other films . Shammi Kapoor had said that he had initially wanted Waheeda Rehman to play his leading lady in the film , but the producer had already signed Asha Parekh , and he encouraged her during filming . The film was released on Asha 's 17th birthday .",
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"text": "Hum Ho Gaye Aapke Hum Ho Gaye Aapke is a 2001 Bollywood film , directed by Agathiyan and stars Fardeen Khan and Reema Sen in the lead roles . The film is known to be the Bollywood debut of Reema Sen. It was released on 13 August 2001 . It is a remake of Tamil movie Gokulathil Seethai ( 1996 ) .",
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"text": "Saath Saath is the debut Hindi/Urdu album from musician Zameer .",
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"text": "Lazy Lamhe `` Lazy Lamhe '' ( Lazy Moments ) is a seduction song written by Prasoon Joshi and composed by Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy for the film Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic . Picturised on Saif Ali Khan , Ameesha Patel and Rani Mukerji , the song features vocals by Anusha Mani . The scene in which the song was featured was when Saif , Rani and the child artistes arrive at a pool party hosted by Ameesha Patel , who starts singing and dancing with Saif while Rani and the child artistes spoil her party attempting to terminate the affair between Saif and Ameesha .",
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"text": "Aditya Pancholi Aditya Pancholi ( born Nirmal Pancholi , 12 September 1965 ) is an Indian film actor , producer and playback singer who appears in Bollywood films . He started his career as a lead actor but found more success with supporting and negative roles and received a Filmfare nomination for the Best Performance in a Negative Role for Yes Boss ( 1997 ) . Pancholi began his career with television movies produced by Nari Hira and ventured into mainstream Bollywood cinema with Sasti Dulhan Mehnga Dulha ( 1986 ) . Pancholi first came to limelight with an important role in Maha-Sangram ( 1990 ) . He had the peak of his career between the late 1980s and early 1990s . He initially gave critically acclaimed performances as a lead actor in films like Kab Tak Chup Rahungi ( 1988 ) , Qatil ( 1988 ) , Kahan Hai Kanoon ( 1989 ) , Sailaab ( 1990 ) , Laal Paree ( 1991 ) , Naamcheen ( 1991 ) , Yaad Rakhegi Duniya ( 1992 ) , Chor Aur Chaand ( 1993 ) and Surakshaa ( 1995 ) but failed to find commercial success . His biggest commercial success as a lead actor and his most well-known performance was in Mahesh Bhatt 's Saathi ( 1991 ) . After failing to make a mark as a lead actor , Pancholi became a supporting actor in multi-starrer movies like Ladaai ( 1988 ) , Jaadugar ( 1989 ) , Aatish : Feel the Fire ( 1994 ) and Aankhen ( 2002 ) and became synonymous for negative roles in movies like Awwal Number ( 1990 ) , Jung ( 1996 ) , Khilona ( 1996 ) , Yes Boss ( 1997 ) , Hameshaa ( 1997 ) , Jung ( 2000 ) and Musafir ( 2004 ) .",
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"text": "Akshay Kumar Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia ( born 9 September 1967 ) , better known by his stage name Akshay Kumar , is an Indian-born actor who works in Bollywood films . Kumar is also a producer and martial artist who has appeared in over a hundred Hindi films . Kumar has Canadian citizenship . Kumar won the National Film Award for Best Actor for his performance in Rustom and he has been nominated for Filmfare Awards several times , winning it two times . Box Office India listed Kumar as one of the most successful actors in the history of Indian cinema . In February 2013 , many media outlets reported that the net box-office collection of Kumar 's films had crossed and he was the first and the only Bollywood actor to do so . Having done so , he has established himself as a leading contemporary actor of Hindi cinema . When he began his acting career in the 1990s , he primarily starred in action films and was known for his appearances in films of the `` Khiladi series '' as well as other action films such as Waqt Hamara Hai ( 1993 ) , Mohra ( 1994 ) , Elaan ( 1994 ) , Suhaag ( 1994 ) , Sapoot ( 1996 ) , Jaanwar ( 1999 ) . Later , Kumar also gained fame for his drama , romance , action and comic roles . His performances in romance films like Yeh Dillagi ( 1994 ) , Dhadkan ( 2000 ) , Andaaz ( 2003 ) and Namastey London ( 2007 ) , as well as drama films such as Waqt : The Race Against Time ( 2005 ) . His comic performances in comedy films such as Hera Pheri ( 2000 ) , Mujhse Shaadi Karogi ( 2004 ) , Garam Masala ( 2005 ) , Bhagam Bhag ( 2006 ) , Bhool Bhulaiyaa ( 2007 ) , and Singh Is Kinng ( 2008 ) met with acclaim . In 2007 , he starred in four consecutive commercially successful films . Kumar hit a rough patch since 2009 to 2011 but came back with two successes , Housefull 2 ( 2012 ) and Rowdy Rathore ( 2012 ) with both of them grossing over . His other films like OMG ( 2012 ) , Special 26 ( 2012 ) , Holiday ( 2014 ) and Gabbar Is Back ( 2015 ) were highly successful critically and commercially . From January 2016 to February 2017 , he starred in four Rs 100-crore plus earner in a row with films Airlift ( 2016 ) , Housefull 3 ( 2016 ) , Rustom ( 2016 ) and Jolly LLB 2 ( 2017 ) . Apart from acting , Kumar has also worked as a stunt actor ; he has often performed many dangerous stunts in his films , which has earned him the sobriquet `` Indian Jackie Chan '' . In 2008 , he hosted the show Fear Factor -- Khatron Ke Khiladi . The next year , he founded the Hari Om Entertainment production company . In 2012 , he founded another production company called Grazing Goat Pictures . In 2014 , Kumar launched TV realty show Dare 2 Dance . He also owns the team Khalsa Warriors in the World Kabaddi League . In 2015 , Kumar was ranked 9th in Forbes ' first global list of highest-paid actors in the world . In 2008 , the University of Windsor conferred an Honorary Doctorate on Kumar in recognition of his contribution to Indian cinema . The following year he was awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India . In 2011 , The Asian Awards honoured Kumar for his outstanding achievement in Cinema .",
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"text": "Ali Haji (actor) Ali Haji is an Indian child artist . He made his breakthrough with Fanaa as Rehan 's and Zooni 's son . He was also seen as Champ in the 2007 film Ta Ra Rum Pum as Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji 's son . Ali has been a part of over 100 TV commercials and his first film was Family ( 2006 film ) as Amitabh Bachchan 's grandson . He 's currently shooting for a Hollywood feature titled The Field with Ronit Roy and other actors . Ali also has his own theatre production known as Clean Slate Studios , under which he has written and directed two plays , the former being called Kaaya and the latter , a satire on the Indian parenting system , called The Mad World of Rustom Irani .",
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"text": "Insaaf (1997 film) Insaaf , also known as Insaaf : The Final Justice , is a 1997 Indian Bollywood action film directed and written by Dayal Nihalani and starring Akshay Kumar , Shilpa Shetty and Paresh Rawal . It was released on 30 May 1997 and was a box office failure .",
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"text": "Mr. Natwarlal Mr. Natwarlal is a 1979 Hindi action comedy film produced by Tony Glaad ( as `` Tony '' ) and directed by Rakesh Kumar . The film stars Amitabh Bachchan , Rekha , Ajit Khan and Amjad Khan . The music is by Rajesh Roshan , the songs are written by Anand Bakshi . The highlight of the film was a children 's song sung by Amitabh Bachchan . Ishraq-Suja , known for writing a novel named `` Shadman & Zarin er Bhalobasha '' , made their first filmwriting debut with this film . Tony decided to take them as the writer of the film . The film was shot in Kashmir with most of the shooting done in Beerwah , Jammu and Kashmir The name of film and lead character were inspired from a notorious Indian conman , Natwarlal . Getting Amitabh to sing was a gimmick that was tried for the first time in this movie . Kabhi Kabhi earlier had Amitabh use spoken verse within a melodic song , but this was the first time he sang in a movie . This was subsequently copied by other filmmakers in films like Laawaris , Silsila and Pukar . As per trade guide , which was premium box-office publication in the 1970s and 1980s , Mr. Natwarlal was a ` Hit ' . In today 's lenient classification system , Mr. Natwarlal is easy Blockbuster .",
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"text": "Sainik Sainik is an Indian film directed by Sikander Bharti and released in 1993 . It stars Akshay Kumar , Ashwini Bhave and Farheen .",
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"text": "Sohail Khan Sohail Khan ( born 20 December 1969 ) is an Indian film actor , director and producer who works predominantly in Hindi cinema . He is the younger brother of actors Salman Khan and Arbaaz Khan . He produces films under his banner Sohail Khan Productions .",
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"text": "Ghaath Ghaath is a 2000 Indian Bollywood crime drama film directed by Akashdeep and produced by Kumar Mohan . The film stars Manoj Bajpayee , Tabu and Om Puri in pivotal roles and actress Raveena Tandon in a special appearance . The film met with positive critical response whereas ended up being an average grosser at the box-office .",
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"text": "Aap Ki Kasam Aap Ki Kasam ( I swear by you ) is a 1974 Hindi film produced by J. Om Prakash , which also marks his directorial debut . The film stars Rajesh Khanna , Mumtaz , Sanjeev Kumar , Rehman , Asrani and A. K. Hangal . The music is by R.D. Burman , who received the only Filmfare nomination for the film . The film was successful and was declared as hit on the box office , and it was also acclaimed by the critics . The songs from the film , including ` Jai Jai Shiv Shankar ' , ` Zindagi ke safar mein ' and ` Karvate badalate rahen ' , became very popular . The Hindu newspaper in its review of the film quoted `` In a remarkable scene , where Rajesh Khanna , his anger simmering , confronts Mumtaz , the director , J. Om Prakash , brings out the performer in both . Mumtaz brings compelling expressions to her countenance as her initial disbelief at being doubted by her husband is transformed from anguish to fury in a flash . This remains the standout moment of the movie apart from the song `` Zindagi ke safar mein guzar jate hain jo maqaam '' . The film is a remake of a Malayalam film , Vaazhve Mayam ( 1970 ) , directed by K S Sethumadhavan , where the ending was different . The film was later also remade in Telugu , retaining the original ending , by director Dasari Narayana Rao as Edadugula Bandham ( 1985 ) starring Mohan Babu and Jayasudha .",
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"text": "Asha Posley Sabira Begum better known as Asha Posley ( -LSB- ) ( 1927 -- 25 March 1998 ) was the first heroine of Pakistani films . Asha Posley was born Sabira Begum in Patiala , Punjab , British India in 1927 . Posley was the daughter of music composer Inayat Ali Nath and the sister of renowned film playback singer Kausar Perveen and another sister Rani Kiran . She made her debut as a supporting actress in Lahore made Punjabi film Gawandi ( 1942 ) , then the lead role in Hindi film Champa ( 1945 ) , filmed in British India.She was given her professional name Asha Posley by the renowned music director Ghulam Haider . After the Partition of India in 1947 , she migrated with her family to the newly created Pakistan . She was the heroine of the first ever released film in Pakistan in Urdu Teri Yaad ( 1948 ) . She played the female lead opposite Nasir Khan , famous Indian actor Dilip Kumar 's brother , who played the male lead in the film . After playing the female lead role in just a few films , she was cast mainly in supporting roles especially opposite comedian actors Nazar and Asif Jah in most of her films . She acted in 129 films during her film career spanning over 3 decades . She received a Special Award from Nigar Awards for 30 years of excellence in acting , in 1982 .",
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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": "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": "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": "Ron Simmons Ronald Simmons ( born May 15 , 1958 ) is an American retired professional wrestler and football player . He performed for World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) and Extreme Championship Wrestling ( ECW ) under his real name , and in the World Wrestling Federation / World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWF/E ) under both his real name and the ring names Faarooq Asaad ( sometimes spelled Asad ) and Faarooq ( sometimes spelled Farooq ) . He is signed with WWE , working in their Legends program . In WCW , Simmons was a one-time WCW World Heavyweight Champion ; as the first African American to win the title , he is recognized by WWE as the first black world heavyweight champion in professional wrestling history . He was also a one-time WCW World Tag Team Champion with Butch Reed and a one-time WCW United States Tag Team Champion with Big Josh . In ECW , Simmons headlined the 1994 edition of the company 's premier annual pay-per-view event , November to Remember , in a match for the ECW World Heavyweight Championship . In the WWF , he was a three-time WWF Tag Team Champion with Bradshaw as one half of the Acolytes Protection Agency . Former leader of stable The Nation of Domination , Simmons also competed for the company 's singles championships on pay-per-view and television , headlining the 1997 King of the Ring event against The Undertaker for the WWF Championship . He was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame Class of 2012 . Prior to becoming a professional wrestler , Simmons was an American college and pro football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League ( NFL ) , Canadian Football League ( CFL ) and United States Football League ( USFL ) for four seasons during the 1980s . He played college football for Florida State University , and was recognized as an All-American . He played professionally for the NFL 's Cleveland Browns , the CFL 's Ottawa Rough Riders and the USFL 's Tampa Bay Bandits .",
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"text": "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": "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": "J.H. McLaughlin James Hiram McLaughlin ( June 8 , 1844 -- September 11 , 1905 ) ( also known as Colonel J.H. McLaughlin or simply J.H. McLaughlin ) was a wrestling champion in the United States in the 19th century . He is generally considered the first American professional wrestling champion , and along with William Muldoon , was one of the two key people to establish and popularize professional wrestling in the United States . The 6-foot-1 McLaughlin weighed between 215 and 265 pounds , depending on whether he 'd kept himself in fighting shape . He was born in Oriskany , New York . McLaughlin was known for his superior Irish-style `` collar-and-elbow '' standing skills , in which throwing an opponent was the aim . However , he also excelled at the rougher , undisciplined catch-as-catch-can style which was then prominent , and three opponents are known to have died as a result of wrestling McLaughlin . Newspaper accounts of the time are sometimes exaggerated , and even in the late 19th century , numerous fans and reporters already regarded the burgeoning sport 's credibility with skepticism . However , contemporary reports of McLaughlin 's earnings , including the side bets that were commonly several multiples of his official pay , indicate that he was phenomenally well-compensated . Adjusting for inflation , it is possible that he was the highest-paid wrestler in history . McLaughlin 's wrestling career began in earnest with a few matches just before the U.S. Civil War . His first was in 1859 against the irascible Hiram McKee . Though half McKee 's age , McLaughlin may have outweighed his opponent , who he successfully pinned . When McKee angrily demanded a rematch , McLaughlin lost his temper and threw McKee to the ground , fracturing McKee 's leg . McKee fought for the Union Army during the war , while continuing to pursue wrestling , which was a popular pastime among the troops . After defeating Louis Ainsworth in 1866 or 1867 , McLaughlin declared himself to be the collar-and-elbow champion of America . Even after losing a bout to Homer Lane in 1868 , the public still regarded McLaughlin 's claim to the title . In March 1870 , a tournament was held , and is believed to have been wholly legitimate . McLaughlin emerged as the winner , and was awarded a belt with a gold buckle , which he would later put at stake in matches . In the tournament final , McLaughlin was safely ahead in a match against Barney Smith , but the referee declined to end the match . McLaughlin ended the match by either slamming Smith on his head or off the stage ( accounts differ ) , delivering an impact which led to Smith 's mental incapacitation and eventual death from cranial trauma . The remorseful McLaughlin gave his tournament winnings to Smith 's widow , saying `` I forgot I was so wicked strong . '' McLaughlin successfully defended his golden belt for the next year , before announcing his retirement in mid-1871 . Despite remaining inactive for nearly four years , he was generally considered the reigning champion . His next match came in February 1875 , with a decisive win over Mike Whalen in which he collected $ 2,500 for the match itself , and another $ 15,000 by betting on himself , more than half a million dollars in today 's money . McLaughlin did not fight again for a year , winning a January 1876 rematch against Joe Benjamin , who he 'd beaten five years earlier . He fought several times that year , including two draws and a win against James H. Martin . But the year took its toll on McLaughlin 's opponents . Dutch Hogan died after wrestling McLaughlin , and Charles Meier was paralyzed . It was at this point that McLaughlin publicly declared his intention to restrict his future fights to collar-and-elbow rules , rather than the anything-goes style that led to those in-ring tragedies . In December 1876 , McLaughlin injured his heel in an exhibition tune-up match , leaving him at a disadvantage for a title match against James Owens a few weeks later . That bout lasted more than five hours , with McLaughlin protecting his injured foot , and Owens being reluctant to press the advantage against the larger and stronger McLaughlin . Ultimately Owens won the title in two straight falls . McLaughlin spent a few months healing before winning three matches in the spring , then retired again . McLaughlin gained a substantial amount of weight during his sabbatical , but was lured out of retirement in November 1878 against the formidable John McMahon . McLaughlin defeated McMahon in a rematch three weeks later , and a third contest the following March resulted in a draw . Almost four years later , at the end of 1882 , McLaughlin beat Canadian champion Edras Lambert . In 1884 , he reentered the competition with a series of bouts . In January , he beat top star H.M. Dufur to capture his third collar-and-elbow championship . In March , he lost to Duncan C. Ross , then beat Ross three weeks later , then lost a rematch to Dufur three weeks after that . A month later , in June , he defeated Dufur for his fourth title , before relinquishing it to Dufur at the end of July . Wrestling reporter/historian Dave Meltzer believes the back-and-forth results and the shortened time between the matches suggests that the sequence and outcomes of these matches were most likely deliberately prearranged by the wrestlers to excite public interest , and maximize the payout . Four months later , McLaughlin split a pair of matches with William Muldoon in November and December . Muldoon won the rematch , and assumed McLaughlin 's spot as the nation 's preeminent wrestling star . The second Muldoon match marked the effective end of McLaughlin 's professional career and title hopes . However , in 1901 , McLaughlin emerged in the Yukon territory as part of a threesome of wrestlers , travelling from town to town pretending to confront and challenge one another over the `` real '' championship . The other wrestlers , primarily future star Frank Gotch and Joe Carroll , used pseudonyms , but McLaughlin 's name was still a draw after forty years . Their alleged antipathy included the first high-profile `` three way '' match , in which McLaughlin , Gotch and Carroll wrestled one another in five different styles , purportedly to determine which of the three was the most versatile . Gotch would emerge the winner of these round robin challenges . McLaughlin died four years later , aged 61 , on September 11 , 1905 , in Fairmont , Alaska . He was an inductee into the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Hall of Fame class of 2016 .",
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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": "ECCW Championship The ECCW Championship ( formerly known as the NWA/ECCW Heavyweight Championship ) is the top singles championship in Elite Canadian Championship Wrestling . It was first established in 1996 in the then-independent ECCW , and its name was changed when ECCW joined the National Wrestling Alliance in 1998 .",
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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": "Night of Champions (2009) Night of Champions ( 2009 ) was a professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event produced by World Wrestling Entertainment ( WWE ) , which took place on July 26 , 2009 , at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania . It was the second annual event to be promoted solely under the Night of Champions name and the ninth annual event under the Vengeance/Night of Champions chronology . Similar to the previous two events , the concept of the show was that every championship in the company would be defended . It featured talent from the Raw , SmackDown , and ECW brands . Eight matches were contested on the card . This show was considered a supercard , which featured more than one main event match . The main event matches featured were : Jeff Hardy defeating CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship , Randy Orton retaining the WWE Championship against Triple H and John Cena , Mickie James winning the WWE Divas Championship against Maryse , and WWE Intercontinental Champion Rey Mysterio retain his title against Dolph Ziggler . The undercard , featured Chris Jericho and The Big Show defending the Unified WWE Tag Team Championship against The Legacy , Christian defeating Tommy Dreamer for the ECW Championship , Kofi Kingston defending the WWE United States Championship in a Six-Pack Challenge against Montel Vontavious Porter , The Miz , Carlito , Primo , and Jack Swagger , and Michelle McCool defending the WWE Women 's Championship against Melina . The event had 267,000 buys , down on the 2008 's Night of Champions figure of 273,000 buys .",
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"text": "Millennium Final Millennium Final was a Germany-only professional wrestling pay-per-view ( PPV ) event from World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) . It took place on November 16 , 2000 from the Arena Oberhausen in Oberhausen , Germany . The rights to Millennium Final now belong to WWE after their purchase of WCW in 2001 . It is one of just five WCW pay-per-view events not made available for streaming on the WWE Network service .",
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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": "Phoenix Championship Wrestling Phoenix Championship Wrestling was a short-lived American independent professional wrestling promotion based in Toms River , New Jersey . It was founded by twin brothers Don and Mike Bucci in 2001 and promoted by Don Bucci until its close two years later . The promotion enjoyed a high degree of success during its existence and was home to many independent wrestlers in the Jersey Shore and Mid-Atlantic region later signed to both Total Non-Stop Action and World Wrestling Entertainment . Stars from both promotions made appearances for PCW such as TNA 's Alexis Laree , Frankie Kazarian , Amazing Red and The S.A.T. ( Jose and Joel Maximo ) . The Wall and the Harris Brothers were also signed to TNA while competing for the promotion . From the World Wrestling Federation included former and then current superstars such as Jimmy Snuka , Gillberg , Gangrel , Eddie Guerrero and Three Minute Warning ( Rosey and Jamal ) . A number of WWE developmental wrestlers from Ohio Valley Wrestling spent time in the promotion including Kara Drew , Charlie Haas , Mike Kruel , Tank Toland and The Basham Brothers ( Doug and Danny Basham ) . Mike Bucci , a mainstay of Extreme Championship Wrestling , was also able to bring in many of its stars prior to and following the promotion 's close in 2001 . Among these included Prodigy , Chris Chetti , Little Guido , Jerry Lynn , Crowbar , Steve Corino , Julio Dinero , Chris Hamrick , Tommy Dreamer , Raven , Joey Matthews & Christian York and the `` heel '' stable Triple Threat ( `` Franchise '' Shane Douglas , Chris Candido and Bam Bam Bigelow ) . Both Bucci and Prodigy would win titles in the promotion , Prodigy being the first PCW Television Champion . Despite the fierce competitive environment among independent Mid-Atlantic promotions , the smaller PCW had working relationships with several of its rivals allowing appearances by Nicky Benz and Ric Blade from Combat Zone Wrestling , and Michael Shane , `` Fallen Angel '' Christopher Daniels and Samoa Joe from Ring of Honor . PCW also featured many established independent wrestlers , not only in the Jersey Shore and Mid-Atlantic region , but from throughout the United States and Canada . The mix of wrestlers would occasionally result in unofficial interpromotional matches that would not normally be seen in mainstream companies . The promotion also had a weekly Public-access television cable TV series , Fire Bird TV , and many of its supercards and televised events were later released on VHS/DVD by Smart Mark Video and RF Video .",
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"text": "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": "Frontier Wrestling Alliance Frontier Wrestling Alliance ( FWA ) is a professional wrestling promotion in Britain . Established in 1993 as the Fratton Wrestling Association it soon became the Frontier Wrestling Alliance six years later and until 2007 when it lost a scripted inter-promotional feud with International Pro Wrestling : United Kingdom . As a result of losing the promotion was forced to close and the company XWA was founded , largely based on the old FWA with some old staff and wrestlers as well as some championships . However , in 2009 the FWA brand was relaunched again as a separate promotion to the XWA .",
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"text": "World Wrestling Championships UWW United World Wrestling is the Amateur Wrestling World Championship organized by the United World Wrestling . The Men 's Greco-Roman Wrestling tournament began in 1904 , and the Men 's Freestyle Wrestling tournament began in 1951 . The Women 's Freestyle championships were first staged in 1987 .",
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"text": "In Your House In Your House was a pay-per-view ( PPV ) series created by the World Wrestling Federation ( WWF , now WWE ) that aired from May 1995 to April 1999 . The original concept was that , in months when the WWF was not holding one of its major PPV events ( WrestleMania , King of the Ring , SummerSlam , Survivor Series , and Royal Rumble , which at the time ran for three hours and retailed for $ 29.95 ) , they would offer a two-hour PPV , priced at US$ 14.95 . The price was raised to $ 19.95 starting in December 1995 with In Your House 5 . The WWF did this in response to a move by competitor World Championship Wrestling ( WCW ) to increase their annual pay-per-view events ( in 1995 , WCW held 9 PPV events ; in 1996 , 10 and finally started airing monthly events in 1997 ) . Notwithstanding the addition of more WWF events , WCW 's events regularly ran between 2.5 -- 3 hours . Starting in September 1997 , the WWF expanded all of its In Your House events to three hours , thus matching the runtime of its major PPV events . The WWF retired the In Your House branding for its monthly pay-per-views following April 1999 's Backlash : In Your House event , as the company moved to install permanent names for each of its monthly events . The similar branding of this series was then used for the NXT TakeOver series in 2014 . The WWF Championship would never change hands at any event in the In Your House series . A new champion was crowned only once , in a four corners elimination match for the vacant title at February 1997 's In Your House 13 : Final Four ; Shawn Michaels was forced to relinquish the championship due to injury three days earlier , turning what was originally a number one contender 's match into a title match .",
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"text": "Brian Kendrick Brian David Kendrick ( born May 29 , 1979 ) is an American professional wrestler and promoter , currently signed to WWE , performing on the Raw brand , in the Cruiserweight division under the ring name The Brian Kendrick . Kendrick is also known for his appearances with New Japan Pro Wrestling and Total Nonstop Action Wrestling under his real name , as well as his appearances with Pro Wrestling Zero1 as Leonardo Spanky and on the independent circuit as Spanky . Championships held by Kendrick over the course of his career include the NWA/UPW/Zero-One International Junior Heavyweight Championship , NWA International Lightweight Tag Team Championship , TNA X Division Championship , World Tag Team Championship , WWE Tag Team Championship , WWE Cruiserweight Championship , ICW Tag Team Championship and Zero-One United States Openweight Championship . Kendrick currently owns and operates his own promotion , called Brian Kendrick 's Wrestling Pro Wrestling .",
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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": "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": "High Impact Wrestling Canada High Impact Wrestling Canada ( HIW ) is a Canadian professional wrestling promotion , based in Regina , Saskatchewan . Known for its hard hitting `` Saskatchewan Style '' , the HIW roster consists of nearly 40 regular performers . On January 1 , 2015 , the company celebrated its 18-year anniversary . This anniversary makes High Impact Wrestling one of the oldest continuously active pro-wrestling companies currently running in Canada . HIW partnered with Access 7 , a TV station in Regina , SK , in January 2014 to begin producing a weekly TV show which airs every Tuesday night at 8pm . Tapings for the third season are set to commence in January 2016 . 2014 would mark the busiest calendar year in HIW history , running nearly 60 live events across Saskatchewan and Manitoba . The event schedule included a summer tour that featured 13 live events in 15 days , the largest tour in company history .",
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"text": "Holiday: A Soldier Is Never Off Duty Holiday : A Soldier Is Never Off Duty is a 2014 Indian action thriller film written and directed by A. R. Murugadoss , and produced by Vipul Shah . It features Akshay Kumar and Sonakshi Sinha in the lead roles , along with Farhad as the antagonist in his Bollywood debut and Govinda in a special appearance . It is a remake of Murugadoss ' own acclaimed Tamil film Thuppakki ( 2012 ) . The film released on 6 June 2014 , becoming the biggest net grosser of the first half of 2014 . Akshay Kumar was nominated Filmfare Award for Best Actor at 60th Filmfare Awards .",
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"text": "I Want to Be a Soldier I Want to Be a Soldier is a drama film released in Spain and at the Rome Film Festival in 2010 . It is the fourth feature film of director Christian Molina .",
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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": "Don Brown (author) Donald Mitchell Brown , Jr. ( born June 3 , 1960 ) is an American author of eleven published novels , and two significant military works of non-fiction , including Call Sign Extortion 17 : The Shoot-Down of SEAL Team Six , and The Last Figher Pilot : The True Story of the Final Combat Mission of World War II . He is perhaps best known for his bestselling novel , Treason released by Zondervan Publishing Company in 2005 , and by his non-fiction military expose , Call Sign Extortion 17 : The Shoot-Down of SEAL Team Six , released by Rowman & Littlefiled Publishing Company in 2015 . Treason explored the issues and dangers of radical Islamic infiltration in the US military.Call Sign Extortion 17 is a non-fiction account of the 2011 Chinook shootdown in Afghanistan of U.S.Navy SEAL Team , with Brown contending that the SEAL 's deaths were caused , in part , because of `` politically-correct '' rules of engagement .",
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"text": "Christmas Day Plot The first Christmas Day plot was a conspiracy made by the Indian revolutionary movement in 1909 : during the year-ending holidays , the Governor of Bengal organised at his residence a ball in the presence of the Viceroy , the Commander-in-Chief and all the high-ranking officers and officials of the Capital ( Calcutta ) . The 10th Jat Regiment was in charge of the security . Indoctrinated by Jatindranath Mukherjee , its soldiers decided to blow up the ballroom and take advantage of destroying the colonial Government . In keeping with his predecessor Otto ( William Oskarovich ) von Klemm , a friend of Lokamanya Tilak , on 6 February 1910 , M. Arsenyev , the Russian Consul-General , wrote to St Petersburg that it had been intended to `` arouse in the country a general perturbation of minds and , thereby , afford the revolutionaries an opportunity to take the power in their hands . '' According to R. C. Majumdar , `` The police had suspected nothing and it is hard to say what the outcome would have been had the soldiers not been betrayed by one of their comrades who informed the authoritiesabout the impending coup . '' . The second Christmas Day plot was to initiate an insurrection in Bengal in British India during World War I with German arms and support . Scheduled for Christmas Day , 1915 , the plan was conceived and led by the Jugantar group under the Bengali Indian revolutionary Jatindranath Mukherjee , to be coordinated with simultaneous uprising in the British colony of Burma and Kingdom of Siam under direction of the Ghadar Party , along with a German raid on the South Indian city of Madras and the British penal colony in Andaman Islands . The aim of the plot was to seize the Fort William , isolate Bengal and capture the capital city of Calcutta , which was then to be used as a staging ground for a pan-Indian revolution . The Christmas Day plot was one of the later plans for pan-Indian mutiny during the war that were coordinated between the Indian nationalist underground , the `` Indian independence committee '' set up by the Germans in Berlin , the Ghadar Party in North America , and the German Foreign office . The plot was ultimately thwarted after British intelligence uncovered the plot through German and Indian double agents in Europe and South-East Asia .",
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"text": "Danger Within Danger Within is a 1959 British war film set in a prisoner of war camp in Northern Italy during the summer of 1943 . A combination of POW escape drama and whodunnit , the movie is based upon the novel Death in Captivity by Michael Gilbert , who had been a prisoner of war , held by the Italians .",
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"text": "58 Minutes 58 Minutes is a thriller novel by American novelist Walter Wager . The novel was the basis for the 1990 film Die Hard 2 .",
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"text": "Never on Sunday Never on Sunday is a 1960 Greek black-and-white romantic comedy film . The film tells the story of Ilya , a self-employed , free-spirited prostitute who lives in the port of Piraeus in Greece , and Homer , an American tourist from Middletown , Connecticut -- a classical scholar enamored of all things Greek . Homer feels Ilya 's life style typifies the degradation of Greek classical culture and attempts to steer her onto the path of morality , while at the same time Ilya attempts to loosen Homer up . It constitutes a variation of the Pygmalion plus `` hooker with a heart of gold '' story . The film stars Melina Mercouri and Jules Dassin , and it gently submerges the viewer into Greek culture , including dance , music , and language ( through the use of subtitles ) . The theme song and the bouzouki theme of the movie became hits of the 1960s and brought the composer , Manos Hadjidakis , an Academy Award . It won the Academy Award for Best Song ( Manos Hadjidakis for `` Never on Sunday '' ) . It was nominated for the Academy Awards for , respectively , Best Actress in a Leading Role ( Melina Mercouri ) , Best Costume Design , Black-and-White , Best Director ( Jules Dassin ) and Best Writing , Story and Screenplay as Written Directly for the Screen ( Dassin ) . Mercouri won the award for Best Actress at the 1960 Cannes Film Festival .",
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"text": "Section 8 (military) Section 8 is a category of discharge from the United States military , used for a service member judged mentally unfit for service . It also came to mean any service member given such a discharge or behaving as if deserving such a discharge , as in the expression , `` he 's a Section 8 '' . The term comes from Section VIII of the World War II-era United States Army Regulation 615-360 , which provided for the discharge of those deemed unfit for military service . Discharge under Section 8 is no longer practiced , as medical discharges for psychological/psychiatric reasons are now covered by a number of regulations . In the Army , such discharges are handled under the provisions of AR 635-200 , Active Duty Enlisted Administrative Separations . Chapter 5 , paragraph 13 governs the separation of personnel medically diagnosed with a personality disorder . Section 8 became a household phrase when used in the 1970s TV series M * A * S * H , in which the character Corporal Klinger was continually seeking one ( until he eventually abandoned his efforts ) . Other pop culture references to the term include : The 1987 movie Full Metal Jacket , in which a recruit ( Leonard Lawrence , a.k.a. `` Private Gomer Pyle '' ) becomes noticeably unstable as a result of the abuse from his drill instructor and platoon-mates . Later in the film , it is mentioned again when Private `` Cowboy '' mentions how one of his recently deceased platoon-mates was about to be shipped out on a Section 8 for chronic masturbation . The 2003 movie Basic , in which a DEA agent Tom Hardy ( played by John Travolta ) investigates a group of rogue Rangers turned drug dealers calling themselves Section 8 . They are later revealed to be a black-ops anti-drug unit led by Hardy ( now addressed as `` Colonel '' ) ; the `` Section-8 '' insane-mercenary story is a cover to spook the cartels . The 2007 video game BioShock , in which Atlas , via radio , informs the player that Fort Frolic has been handed over to a deranged artist named Sander Cohen . `` Cohen 's an artist , says some . He 's a Section 8 , says I. I seen all kinds of cutthroats , freaks , and headcases , but Cohen 's a real lunatic . '' The 2016 movie Hacksaw Ridge , in which Army recruit Desmond Doss is required to undergo psychiatric evaluation or else face a Section 8 discharge for refusing to participate in weapons training because of his religious convictions .",
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"text": "The Confidential Agent The Confidential Agent ( 1939 ) is a thriller novel by British author Graham Greene . Fueled by Benzedrine , Greene wrote it in six weeks . To avoid distraction , he rented a room in Bloomsbury from a landlady who lived in an apartment below him . He used that apartment in the novel ( it 's where D. hides for a day ) and had an affair with the landlady 's daughter . He wrote the book for money and was so displeased with his work that he wanted it published under a pseudonym . But critics took a far different view ; The New York Times , for example , called the novel `` a magnificent tour-de-force . ''",
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"text": "G.I. (military) G.I. is a noun used to describe the soldiers of the United States Army and airmen of the United States Army Air Forces -- and for U.S. Marines and sailors -- and also for general items of their equipment . The term G.I. has been used as an initialism of `` Government Issue '' or `` General Issue '' , but it originally referred to `` galvanized iron '' , as used by the logistics services of the United States Armed Forces . The letters `` G.I. '' were used to denote equipment made from galvanized iron , such as metal trash cans , in U.S. Army inventories and supply records . During World War I , American soldiers sardonically referred to incoming German artillery shells as `` G.I. cans '' . Also during that war , `` G.I. '' started being interpreted as `` Government Issue '' or `` General Issue '' for the general items of equipment of soldiers and airmen . The term `` G.I. '' came into widespread use in the United States with the start of the Selective Service System ( `` the draft '' ) in 1940 , extending into 1941 . Next , the use of `` G.I. '' expanded from 1942 through 1945 . The American Five-star General Dwight D. Eisenhower said in 1945 that `` the truly heroic figure of this war -LSB- is -RSB- G.I. Joe and his counterpart in the air , the navy , and the Merchant Marine of every one of the United Nations . '' `` G.I. '' was also used as an adjective for anything having to do with the Army or Army Air Force .",
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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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"text": "Highlander (film) Highlander is a 1986 British-American adventure action fantasy film directed by Russell Mulcahy and based on a story by Gregory Widen . It stars Christopher Lambert , Sean Connery , Clancy Brown , and Roxanne Hart . The film narrates the climax of an ages-old battle between immortal warriors , depicted through interwoven past and present-day storylines . Christopher Lambert plays swordsman Connor MacLeod from Scottish Highlands , known as the Highlander , one of a number of immortal warriors , who can only be killed by decapitation . After initial training by another highly skilled immortal swordsman , Ramirez ( Sean Connery ) , MacLeod lives on for several centuries , eventually settling in New York City , managing an antiques shop . In 1985 , he falls in love with a policewoman named Brenda and finds out that he must face his biggest enemy , Clancy Brown 's Kurgan , who wishes to kill MacLeod and to obtain `` the Prize '' -- a special ability which is given to the last living immortal warrior , vast knowledge and the ability to enslave the entire human race . Highlander enjoyed little success on its initial theatrical release , grossing over $ 12 million worldwide against a production budget of $ 19 million , and received mixed reviews . Nevertheless , it became a cult film and launched Lambert to stardom . The film inspired a franchise which included film sequels and television spin-offs . Its tagline , `` There can be only one '' , has carried on throughout the franchise , as have the songs provided for the film by the rock band Queen .",
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"text": "Billet A billet is a term for living quarters to which a soldier is assigned to sleep . Historically , it referred to a private dwelling that was required to accept the soldier . Soldiers are generally billeted in barracks or garrisons when not on combat duty , although in some armies soldiers with families are permitted to maintain a home off-post . Used for a building , the term is more commonly used in British English ; United States standard terms are quarters , barracks , `` Single ( Soldier ) Housing '' or `` Family Housing '' .",
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"text": "Officer Down Officer Down is a 2013 American action thriller film , directed by Brian A. Miller .",
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"text": "Soldier of Love (album) Soldier of Love is the sixth studio album by English band Sade , released on 5 February 2010 by Epic Records . Following the release of Lovers Rock ( 2000 ) , the band went into a 10-year hiatus . In 2008 , the band re-grouped in order to begin work on their sixth album , making it the first time each member had been together . The recording of the album primarily took place at the Real World Studios in Box , England , with additional sessions at El Cortijo in San Pedro de Alcántara , Spain . The album 's recording began in 2009 and was completed in the summer of that year . The first single `` Soldier of Love '' premiered on US radio on 8 December 2009 , and was released digitally on 11 January 2010 . Subsequent singles `` Babyfather '' and `` The Moon and the Sky '' were serviced to US urban AC radio on 13 April and 24 August 2010 , respectively . The album debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart . It also debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 502,000 copies in the United States , marking Sade 's first number-one debut on the chart while also spending three weeks at the top of the chart . Upon its release , Soldier of Love received generally positive reviews from most music critics and won a Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals . The band promoted the album with their first concert tour in ten years , Sade Live .",
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"text": "Tomorrow Never Dies Tomorrow Never Dies ( 1997 ) is the eighteenth spy film in the James Bond series , and the second to star Pierce Brosnan as the fictional MI6 agent James Bond . Directed by Roger Spottiswoode , with the screenplay written by Bruce Feirstein , the film follows Bond as he attempts to stop Elliot Carver , a power-mad media mogul , from engineering world events to initiate World War III . The film was produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli , and was the first James Bond film made after the death of producer Albert R. Broccoli , to whom the movie pays tribute in the end credits . Filming locations included France , Thailand , Germany , Mexico and the United Kingdom . Tomorrow Never Dies performed well at the box office and earned a Golden Globe nomination despite mixed reviews . While its performance at the domestic box office surpassed that of its predecessor , GoldenEye , it was the only Pierce Brosnan Bond film not to open at number one at the box office , as it opened the same day as Titanic , but instead at number two .",
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"text": "Spook Country Spook Country is a 2007 novel by speculative fiction author William Gibson . A political thriller set in contemporary North America , it followed on from the author 's previous novel , Pattern Recognition ( 2003 ) , and was succeeded in 2010 by Zero History , which featured much of the same core cast of characters . The plot comprises the intersecting tales of three protagonists : Hollis Henry , a musician-turned-journalist researching a story on locative art ; Tito , a young Cuban-Chinese operative whose family is on occasion in the employ of a renegade ex-CIA agent ; and Milgrim , a drug-addled translator held captive by Brown , a strangely authoritarian and secretive man . Themes explored include the ubiquity of locative technology , the eversion of cyberspace and the political climate of the United States in the aftermath of the September 11 , 2001 attacks . Spook Country quickly reached mainstream North American bestseller lists and was nominated for British Science Fiction Association and Locus Awards .",
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"text": "Rules of Engagement (film) Rules of Engagement is a 2000 American war film directed by William Friedkin , written by Jim Webb and starring Tommy Lee Jones and Samuel L. Jackson . Jackson plays U.S. Marine Colonel Terry Childers , who is brought to court-martial after men under Childers ' orders kill a large number of civilians outside the U.S. embassy in Yemen .",
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"text": "The Presidential Agent series The Presidential Agent series was written by military author , W. E. B. Griffin . The series consists so far of eight novels , By Order of the President , The Hostage , The Hunters , The Shooters , Black Ops , The Outlaws , Covert Warriors , and Hazardous Duty . Like the rest of his novels , Griffin uses military time , along with the address of the place , and the chapter titles are never started on a separate page . The series is the author 's latest . The main character , Carlos Guillermo Castillo , first appears as an Army major and is later promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel . Carlos is also known as Karl Wilhelm von und zu Gossinger . The reason for the double name stems from his parentage . His father , U.S. Army Warrant Officer Junior Grade Jorge Alejandro Castillo , had a one-night stand with his mother . His mother , Erika von und zu Gossinger , never saw Jorge again as he died shortly thereafter , flying `` his fifty-second rescue mission , picking up downed chopper crews , when he was hit and his Huey blew up . '' Jorge Castillo was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor . This allows Carlos to be admitted to West Point , which begins his Army career . Erika raised Karl Wilhelm with the help of her father and brother , in das Haus im Wald ( the House in the Woods ) until they both died in an automobile accident on the Autobahn , leaving her to raise the boy alone . When Karl Wilhelm is the age of 12 his mother contracts fatal pancreatic cancer . She enlists the help of the then Major Naylor , who is stationed in Germany and was friends with her father , to find the boy 's father . Naylor does some research into the father and finds out that not only is he dead but he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor . He flies to San Antonio and shows Karl 's paternal grandmother , Doña Alicia Castillo a photograph of Karl . Upon seeing the photo she says that the boy has `` Jorge 's eyes '' and immediately goes to Germany . Doña Alicia says that she and her husband , Don Juan Fernando Castillo , will take care of Karl when Erika herself dies of cancer . Karl is 12 and an orphan , but he goes from one rich , but loving , home to another and will gain a cousin , Fernando Lopez , who will become like a brother to him . Castillo , known to his friends as Charley , admits to being confused about who he is at times . There is good reason for this . Not only do his family members leave him a proud legacy of elite Texican/Germanic heritage , they also give him a grounding in English , Spanish , German , Russian , Hungarian and a couple of others . He is an Army aviator , holds credentials for the Secret Service and an Executive Assistant to the Secretary of Homeland Security . Because of his interesting background , Castillo comes to the attention of the President , who decides to use him as a single-source information funnel for intelligence matters , `` to serve as sort of a check on the investigations of the various agencies involved ... What I 'd like to know is what did they know and when did they know it ? '' The series has become one of Griffin 's most popular . Griffin 's son , William E. Butterworth , is listed on Griffin 's website as co-authoring `` The Outlaws '' , `` Covert Warriors '' , and `` Hazardous Duty '' .",
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"text": "Soldati - 365 all'alba Soldati - 365 all ` alba ( i.e. `` Soldiers 365 Days Before Discharge '' ) is a 1987 Italian drama film directed by Marco Risi . The film , which deals with the military service seen as a traumatic experience , marked the switch of Risi from low-wattage comedies to more complex themes . Before coming into production , the screenplay was submitted to the Ministry of Defence to obtain the necessary permits to shoot in real barracks , but it received an outright refusal , as the Ministry feared to exacerbate the already harsh controversy that at the time had invested the Army because of a chain of suicides in the barracks as a result of hazing . The film , therefore , was filmed partly in Rome between the Empire Studios , the private school Nazarene College and the psychiatric hospital Santa Maria della Pietà , and Trieste , in the museum of national history .",
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"text": "Little Boy `` Little Boy '' was the codename for the atomic bomb dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945 during World War II by the Boeing B-29 Superfortress Enola Gay , piloted by Colonel Paul W. Tibbets , Jr. , commander of the 509th Composite Group of the United States Army Air Forces . It was the first atomic bomb to be used in warfare . The Hiroshima bombing was the second artificial nuclear explosion in history , after the Trinity test , and the first uranium-based detonation . It exploded with an energy of approximately 15 ktonTNT . The bomb caused significant destruction to the city of Hiroshima and its occupants . Little Boy was developed by Lieutenant Commander Francis Birch 's group of Captain William S. Parsons 's Ordnance ( O ) Division at the Manhattan Project 's Los Alamos Laboratory during World War II . Parsons flew on the Hiroshima mission as weaponeer . The Little Boy was a development of the unsuccessful Thin Man nuclear bomb . Like Thin Man , it was a gun-type fission weapon , but derived its explosive power from the nuclear fission of uranium-235 . This was accomplished by shooting a hollow cylinder of enriched uranium ( the `` bullet '' ) onto a solid cylinder of the same material ( the `` target '' ) by means of a charge of nitrocellulose propellant powder . It contained 64 kg of enriched uranium , of which less than a kilogram underwent nuclear fission . Its components were fabricated at three different plants so that no one would have a copy of the complete design . After the war ended , it was not expected that the inefficient Little Boy design would ever again be required , and many plans and diagrams were destroyed , but by mid-1946 the Hanford Site reactors were suffering badly from the Wigner effect , so six Little Boy assemblies were produced at Sandia Base . The Navy Bureau of Ordnance built another 25 Little Boy assemblies in 1947 for use by the Lockheed P2V Neptune nuclear strike aircraft ( which could be launched from but not land on the Midway-class aircraft carriers ) . All the Little Boy units were withdrawn from service by the end of January 1951 .",
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"text": "Bad egg Bad egg is a children 's playground ball game played in Great Britain and other countries . One player is chosen as the ` Bad Egg ' and turns their back to the other players . ` Bad Egg ' then asks the others to each name something from a particular group ( for example , each player is to name a colour , or a sports team , etc. ) . Once each player has answered , the ` Bad Egg ' throws a tennis ball over their shoulder , and shouts out one of the answers that had been given by the other players . All players , except ` Bad Egg ' , run in different directions and the person whose answer was shouted out has to run after the ball , and calls `` stop '' when they retrieve it . On hearing the word `` stop , '' all players , including the one who went after the ball , remain stationary . All players , except the one with the ball , stand with their legs apart . The player with the ball then attempts to roll it under the legs of one of the other players . If successful , that player becomes ` Bad Egg ' . If unsuccessful , the player who retrieved the ball becomes ` Bad Egg ' .",
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"text": "Weightlifting at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics – Boys' 85 kg The boys ' 85 kg weightlifting event was the fifth men 's event at the weightlifting competition at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics , with competitors up to85kg . The whole competition took place on August 18 at 18:00 . Each lifter performed in both the snatch and clean and jerk lifts , with the final score being the sum of the lifter 's best result in each . The athlete received three attempts in each of the two lifts ; the score for the lift was the heaviest weight successfully lifted .",
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"text": "Wishbone (TV series) Wishbone is a half-hour live-action children 's television show that was produced from 1995 to 1998 and broadcast on PBS Kids . The show 's title character is a Jack Russell Terrier . Wishbone lives with his owner Joe Talbot in the fictional town of Oakdale , Texas . He daydreams about being the lead character of stories from classic literature . He was known as `` the little dog with a big imagination '' . Only the viewers and the characters in his daydreams can hear Wishbone speak . The characters from his daydreams see Wishbone as whichever famous character he is currently portraying and not as a dog . The show won four Daytime Emmys , a Peabody Award , and honors from the Television Critics Association . Wishbone '' 's exterior shots were filmed on the backlot of Lyrick Studios 's teen division Big Feats ! Entertainment in Allen , Texas , and its interior shots were filmed on a sound stage in a 50,000 square foot warehouse in Plano , Texas . Additional scenes were filmed in Grapevine , Texas . This show garnered particular praise for refusing to bowdlerize many of the sadder or more unpleasant aspects of the source works , which usually enjoyed a fairly faithful retelling in the fantasy sequences . The show also inspired several book series . Altogether , there are more than fifty books featuring Wishbone , which were published even after the TV series ended production . Reruns of the show continued to air on some PBS affiliates until early 2008 . In 2006 , when a PBS Kids Go ! digital channel was announced , PBS planned to air Wishbone on the channel . However , when the digital channel was canceled , Wishbone returned in reruns on the PBS national program service . Wishbone clips came to the PBS Kids Go ! website . The return to PBS lasted a short time , though some PBS affiliates continued to air Wishbone '' until their license to do so ran out . The show continued to air in reruns until August 31 , 2001 . The Show was replaced on the PBS Kids schedule on September 3 , 2001 by Sagwa The Chinese Siamese Cat .",
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"text": "Spud (game) Spud is a game for children and adults , where players try to eliminate each other by catching and throwing an inflated and generally soft ball . It is related to `` call ball '' and `` ball tag '' . As few as three may play , with no upper limit . A large , open area is required . The game begins with each player being assigned a number , in secret , with the highest number corresponding to the number of players . For example , if 5 people are playing , each player will be assigned one of the numbers 1 through 5 . A player is chosen as ` It . ' The person who is It stands in the approximate center of the playing area , with one foot in front of the other . All of the other players must then touch one of their feet to its inward foot , and then step backwards 3 paces . This 3-step-backward set-up is required . When all of the players have stepped backward 3 paces , the person who is It throws the ball straight into the air and calls the number of another player . The ball must be thrown straight up . When the ball is thrown skyward , all of the players then dash away until the player whose number is called both ( 1 ) gains possession of the ball ; and ( 2 ) calls out ` Spud ! ' At that point , all of the players must freeze . If , while they were running , they were unable to stop immediately , those players must retrace their steps and return to the point that they were in contact with when Spud ! was called . In no event may any of the players run around corners or hide behind trees . In all instances , they must be in sight of the player who has gained possession of the ball . At this point , the player who has the ball is allowed to take an identified number of giant steps toward one or more of the other players . Smaller , younger , or older players may be given the option of taking more steps . After the steps are taken , the person with the ball will try to hit one of the other players with the ball . The target player may not move his or her feet or duck , but may sway , bend , shimmy , and shift . If the target player comes into contact with the thrown ball in any way ( unless he or she catches the ball ) , he or she is penalized with one letter ( i.e. , S P U or D ) , and then is charged with throwing the ball into the air for the next round . If the target player does not come into contact with the thrown ball or the target player catches the ball , the player who threw the ball is penalized with one letter , and then is charged with throwing the ball into the air for the next round . When a player receives four penalty letters ( S P U D ) , that person is required to go through a spanking machine , and a new game is begun . For another variation , a player who receives four Penalty letters is simply removed from the game , and the other players continue playing with their original penalty letters in place . When there are only 2 players left playing under this variation , there are two ways for the game to end . First , both players can be declared victors . Second , one of the removed players throws the ball into the air for the final round . In another variation , the highest of the secretly-assigned numbers is 2 greater than the number of players . In this version , the 2 secretly unassigned numbers are referred to as ` ghost numbers . ' If the player throwing the ball into the air calls a ghost number , all players will then chase after the ball and try to touch it . The last player to touch the ball is penalized with one letter and is then charged with throwing the ball into the air for the next round . While kicking the ball is permitted , players may not kick the ball if it is within 3 feet of another player ( for purposes of safety ) . In this instance , the player may simply touch or punch the ball with another part of the body besides his or her feet . In this version , when a player is removed , his or her number also becomes a ghost number . In all instances , a player who wants to call a ghost number must throw the ball sufficiently high and in the air to remove any advantage that he or she would otherwise have .",
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"text": "Airmanship Airmanship is skill and knowledge applied to aerial navigation , similar to seamanship in maritime navigation . Airmanship covers a broad range of desirable behaviors and abilities in an aviator . It is not simply a measure of skill or technique , but also a measure of a pilot 's awareness of the aircraft , the environment in which it operates , and of his own capabilities . Airmanship can be defined as : A sound acquaintance with the principles of flight , The ability to operate an airplane with competence and precision both on the ground and in the air , and The exercise of sound judgment that results in optimal operational safety and efficiency . The three fundamental principles of expert airmanship are skill , proficiency , and the discipline to apply them in a safe and efficient manner . Discipline is the foundation of airmanship . The complexity of the aviation environment demands a foundation of solid airmanship , and a healthy , positive approach to combating pilot error . The actions of Captain Alfred C. Haynes and the crew of United Airlines Flight 232 are often cited as an exemplar of good airmanship . They were able to maintain control of their crippled McDonnell Douglas DC-10 , bringing it to a survivable `` controlled crash '' in Sioux City , Iowa , after a complete loss of all flight controls following an engine failure in July 1989 . They did this by improvising a control scheme on the spot using differential thrust on the two working engines . Captain Haynes credited his Crew Resource Management training as one of the key factors that saved his own life , and many others . The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board occasionally cites poor airmanship as a contributing factor in its determination of probable cause in aviation accidents , although it is implicit in many of the pilot error causes it often uses . For example , in its report on the December 1 , 1993 fatal crash of Northwest Airlink Flight 5719 , the Board determined the `` failure of the company management to adequately address the previously identified deficiencies in airmanship '' was a contributing factor . More recently , in the February 2 , 2005 business jet accident at Teterboro Airport , NTSB investigator Steve Demko , speaking about the probable cause , said determining an aircraft 's weight and balance before takeoff is `` basic airmanship , '' a `` Flying 101 type of thing . '' And in the 2006 New York City plane crash that killed New York Yankees pitcher Cory Lidle , the NTSB cited `` inadequate judgement , planning and airmanship '' in its probable cause determination . A `` failure of airmanship '' was also cited by U.S. Military Authorities in the Tarnak Farm incident in Afghanistan , where the pilot of a U.S. F-16 Fighting Falcon mistakenly targeted a 250-kilogram laser-guided bomb on Canadian troops in April 2003 , killing four of them . Airmanship covers operation of the aircraft and all its systems , so in military usage , this includes the weapons systems of combat aircraft .",
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"text": "Ohio Achievement Assessment The Ohio Achievement Assessment ( commonly stylized as the OAA ) is a standardized test meeting NCLB requirements . Grades 3-8 are tested in reading , mathematics , science , social studies , and writing . Before 2010 , the Ohio Achievement Assessment was known as the Ohio Achievement Test . Students in grades 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 , and 7 are tested in reading and mathematics . Students in grades 5 & 8 are tested in reading , mathematics , and science . Grades 4 and 7 are tested in writing , however , in 2009 , the writing test was canceled ( students in grades 4 and 7 were tested in writing ) and the social studies test was suspended for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years . The social studies test did return for the 2013-14 school year . Districts are graded based on a system of 26 indicators . Schools who meet at least 75 % passing in all tests in grades 3-8 , 85 % percent above proficient on the OGT in grades 10-11 , 90 % graduation rate . and a 93 % rate of attendance receive an `` Excellent '' rating on their school district report card issues by the state yearly . Any district that fails to make 20 indicators receives an `` effective '' or a `` proficient '' rating .",
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"text": "Breaker boy A breaker boy was a coal-mining worker in the United States and United Kingdom whose job was to separate impurities from coal by hand in a coal breaker . Although breaker boys were primarily children , elderly coal miners who could no longer work in the mines because of age , disease , or accident were also sometimes employed as breaker boys . The use of breaker boys began in the mid-1860s . Although public disapproval of the employment of children as breaker boys existed by the mid-1880s , the practice did not end until the 1920s .",
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"text": "Dangling modifier A dangling modifier is an ambiguous grammatical construct , whereby a grammatical modifier could be misinterpreted as being associated with a word other than the one intended or with no particular word at all . For example , a writer may have meant to modify the subject , but word order makes the modifier seem to modify an object instead . Such ambiguities can lead to unintentional humor or difficulty in understanding a sentence in formal contexts . A typical example of a dangling modifier is illustrated in Turning the corner , a handsome school building appeared . The modifying clause Turning the corner is clearly supposed to describe the behavior of the narrator ( or other observer ) , but grammatically it appears to apply to nothing in particular or to the school building . Similarly , in At the age of eight , my family finally bought a dog , the modifier At the age of eight `` dangles '' , not attaching to the subject of the main clause ( and possibly implying that the family was eight years old when it bought the dog , or even that the dog was eight when it was bought , rather than the intended meaning of giving the narrator 's age at the time ) .",
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"text": "Fat Man and Little Boy Fat Man and Little Boy ( a.k.a. Shadow Makers in the UK ) is a 1989 film that reenacts the Manhattan Project , the secret Allied endeavor to develop the first nuclear weapons during World War II . The film is named after the weapons `` Little Boy '' and `` Fat Man '' that were detonated over Hiroshima and Nagasaki , respectively . The code names , originally Fat Man and Thin Man , were drawn from characters in the works of Dashiell Hammett . However , there 's a possible secondary allusion to stout project director Gen. Leslie Groves and the slim scientific director , Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer . The film focuses much attention on the frequently strained relationship between the two men . The film was directed by Roland Joffé and written by Joffe and Bruce Robinson .",
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"text": "Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act The Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act ( `` UCAPA '' ) is a Uniform Act drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws and submitted for enactment by jurisdictions within the United States in 2006 . This uniform law originated by the parents of internationally abducted children , and parents fearing their children would be abducted . In 2006 , NCCUSL promulgated the Uniform Child Abduction Prevention Act . The act provides States with a valuable tool for deterring both domestic and international child abductions by parents and any persons acting on behalf of the parents . Recognizing that most States have already developed substantial bodies of law regarding child custody determinations and enforcement , including specifically the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act ( UCCJEA ) , the NCCUSL drafted UCAPA to be compatible with and to augment existing state law . Under UCAPA , an action for abduction prevention measures may be brought either by a court on its own motion , by a party to a child-custody determination or an individual with a right to seek such a determination , or by a prosecutor or public attorney . The party seeking the abduction prevention measures must file a petition with the court specifying the risk factors for abduction as well as other biographical information including the name , age and gender of the child , the current address of the child and the person against whom the measures are sought , a statement regarding any prior actions related to abduction or domestic violence , a statement addressing any prior arrests for domestic violence or child abuse by either party , and finally any additional information required by existing State child custody law including the UCCJEA . UCAPA sets out a wide variety of factors that should be considered in determining whether there is a credible risk that a child will be abducted . These factors include overt signs such as previous abductions , attempts to abduct the child , or threats of abduction , as well as signs of general abuse including domestic violence , negligence , or refusal to obey a child-custody determination . The act also includes a wide range of activities that may indicate a planned abduction including abandoning employment , liquidating assets , obtaining travel documents or travel tickets , or requesting the child 's school or medical records . The act also addresses the special problems involved with international child abduction by including several risk factors specifically related to international abduction . In particular , the act requires courts to consider whether the party in question is likely to take a child to a country that is n't a party to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction , or to a country that places the child at risk , has laws that would restrict access to the child , that is on the current list of state sponsors of terrorism , or is engaged in an active military action or war . In addition , a court will consider issues related to citizenship such as a recent change in citizenship status or a denial of United States Citizenship . If a court determines that a credible risk exists that the child will be abducted , it may then enter an order containing provisions and measures meant to prevent abduction . The act lists a number of specific measures that a court may order . These include imposing travel restrictions , prohibiting the individual from removing the child from the State or other set geographic area , placing the child 's name in the United States Department of State 's Child Passport Issuance Alert Program , or requiring the individual to obtain an order from a foreign country containing identical terms to the child-custody determination . An abduction prevention order is effective until the earliest of the order 's expiration , the child 's emancipation , the child 's 18th birthday , or until the order is modified , revoked , or vacated . If abduction appears imminent , a court may issue a warrant to take physical custody of the child , direct law enforcement officers to take steps to locate and return the child , or exercise other appropriate powers under existing state laws . A warrant to take physical custody is enforceable in the enacting state even if issued by different state . The court may authorize law enforcement officers to enter private property , or even to make a forcible entry at any hour , if the circumstances so warrant . Nevertheless , the person on whom the warrant is being executed must be served with the warrant when or immediately after the child is taken into custody and the person must be afforded a hearing no later than the next judicial day or the next possible judicial day if the next day is impossible . Up to date legislative activity on UCAPA can be found here .",
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"text": "Murder of Olive Balchin Olive Balchin ( c. 1906 -- 20 October 1946 ) was a British murder victim whose body was found near a bomb site in Manchester , England . The murder weapon , a bloodstained hammer , was found nearby . After a lengthy investigation , police were given a description of a man who purchased a hammer from a local shopkeeper , which was similar to the description that eyewitnesses provided of a man last seen in the company of Balchin on the night of her murder . Based on this information , police questioned Walter Graham Rowland , a man who had been convicted in 1934 of murdering his two-year-old child . His death sentence for that crime had been commuted after serving eight years , due to the onset of World War II and the need for able-bodied men . A forensic examination of Rowland 's clothes showed bloodstains matching Balchin 's blood type as well as dust particles and plant debris traced to the bomb site . Police arrested Rowland for her murder , and he was convicted and held at Strangeways Prison . While Rowland was in prison awaiting execution , a prisoner at Walton Jail in Liverpool , David J. Ware , made unprompted three confessions to the crime - first in writing to the governor of the prison , then to police , and finally to Rowland 's lawyer . The confession was quickly followed by a retraction wherein Ware admitted to confessing because he wanted to appear `` swank , '' and said that he had obtained details of the murder from newspapers he read in prison . There were also questions as to Ware 's mental state , as he had been discharged from the British Army in 1943 after a diagnosis of manic depressive psychosis . Additionally , unlike Rowland , there was no forensic evidence found that tied Ware to the murder scene . Despite the retraction , Rowland 's lawyer argued for his conviction to be overturned on appeal because of Ware 's confession . The motion failed and Rowland was hanged on 27 February 1947 . A Home Office inquiry determined that Ware had made a false confession , and therefore found no impropriety with regards to the conviction . In 1951 , Ware attacked a woman with a hammer , and was found guilty of attempted murder . He was deemed not criminally responsible due to insanity and was committed to Broadmoor Hospital . This attack , coupled with his prior confession to the Balchin murder , led some in Britain to believe that Rowland had been falsely convicted and was the victim of a miscarriage of justice . The matter is still occasionally raised in debates about the death penalty and wrongful convictions in Britain .",
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"text": "Scott Manning This page is on the Canadian aerobatic aviator . For the former indoor soccer player see Scott Manning ( soccer ) . Scott Manning ( 15 May 1958 -- 16 June 2006 ) was a Canadian athlete and aerobatic pilot of the world 's smallest jet , the BD-5J . He grew up in Kitchener , Ontario , and earned a degree in Environmental Studies at the University of Waterloo in 1985 . Having played for four years on the Waterloo Warriors football team , he pursued a career in professional football , at a weight of 290 lbs . and 6 ' 3 '' . In the 1980s , he attended training camps with the Saskatchewan Roughriders and the Montreal Alouettes . Scott pursued his football career until a serious knee injury caused a blood clot that almost killed him and rendered him incapable of continuing in the sport . Although told by doctors that he would probably never walk again , Manning slowly regained his mobility . After two years of recovery , Manning decided that he simply `` wanted to fly jets in airshows '' and set out pursuing private and commercial pilot 's licences and eventually earned flight time in some of the world 's most advanced aerobatic aircraft . In 1990 he purchased and decided to construct `` The Stinger '' BD-5J Microjet airplane kit . Construction work took over 6000 work hours . At the end of several engine malfunctions , and countless technical hiccups , his BD-5J emerged as a tiny , but formidable competitor in the airshow circuit and aerobatics arena . Manning piloted his own plane , and was known as the tallest BD-5 pilot in the world , and the operator of the only BD-5J model in Canada . On 16 June 2006 at 12:14 pm Manning was piloting his BD-5J when he crashed and was killed during practice for the Ottawa Air Show . The Canadian Transportation Safety Board issued its final Aviation Investigation Report A06O0141 on Manning 's accident on 2 May 2007 . The report stated one ` finding ' as to the causes and contributing factors of this accident : `` The right flap was incorrectly installed during the wing installation , which allowed the right flap to retract during the fly-past . This created a flap asymmetry that resulted in an uncommanded right roll . The aircraft was at an attitude from which recovery was not possible before the aircraft struck the ground . '' The report also stated two ` Findings as to Risk ' : 1 . `` The right-wing taper bolt did not penetrate deep enough through the spars to engage the fibre locking feature of the locknut . Therefore , the taper bolt was not in safety at the time of the accident . '' 2 . `` The fibre locking feature of the left-wing locknut was worn and did not secure the left-wing taper bolt in safety . ''",
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"text": "Childhood Childhood is the age span ranging from birth to adolescence . According to Piaget 's theory of cognitive development , childhood consists of two stages : preoperational stage and concrete operational stage . In developmental psychology , childhood is divided up into the developmental stages of toddlerhood ( learning to walk ) , early childhood ( play age ) , middle childhood ( school age ) , and adolescence ( puberty through post-puberty ) . Various childhood factors could affect a person 's attitude formation . '' ' The concept of childhood emerged during the 17th and 18th centuries , particularly through the educational theories of the philosopher John Locke and the growth of books for and about children . Previous to this point , children were often seen as incomplete versions of adults .",
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"text": "Boy (duo) Boy ( stylized BOY ) is a Swiss -- German pop duo founded in 2007 by Swiss singer Valeska Steiner and German bassist Sonja Glass . The two met while at a pop-music course at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg in 2005 . The band initially played concerts exclusively , before being discovered and signed to Herbert Grönemeyer 's label , Grönland Records , in 2011 . Their debut album , Mutual Friends ( Gold-certified in Germany ) , was produced by Philipp Steinke and released in the autumn of 2011 . The band sings entirely in English in a style reminiscent of that of Leslie Feist . In the UK , Mutual Friends was released by Decca in June 2012 . The North American release of the album was in February 2013 on Nettwerk Records . Boy won the Hamburg Musician Prize HANS in 2011 in the category Hamburgs Newcomer of the Year , and their album Mutual Friends won the 2012 European Border Breakers Award ( EBBA ) . The duo 's song `` Little Numbers '' was also featured in the Lufthansa Airline 's Business Class advertisement in mid-2012 . In 2013 the song was at No. 4 in the Japan Hot 100 . The duo 's first-ever USA tour launched on March 1 , 2013 with a sold-out performance at Joe 's Pub , New York City . After a two-year hiatus to focus on song-writing , the duo released their second studio album We Were Here in 2015 .",
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"text": "Hague Protection of Minors Convention The Convention of 1961 Concerning the Powers of Authorities and the Law Applicable in Respect of the Protection of Infants , Convention du 5 octobre 1961 concernant la compétence des autorités et la loi applicable en matière de protection des mineurs , or Hague Protection of Minors Convention is a multilateral convention of the Hague Conference on Private International Law . The 1961 Convention emphasized the concept of the `` interests of the child '' as a basis for authorities of the child 's nationality to overrule the authorities of the child 's habitual residence . It built upon prior efforts to create successful multilateral treaties and brought an innovation in terminology by creating a compromise between advocates of `` nationality '' as the determining factor for jurisdiction and advocates for the modern fact-centric model of `` habitual residence . '' The convention also included expanded language to encompass both judicial and administrative authorities in response to the Boll case ( regarding the Hague Convention of 1902 relating to the settlement of guardianship of minors ) . Of particularly special note , the drafters of the 1961 Convention expressly considered a provision addressing the removal of a child from their habitual residence with an intent to evade rightful jurisdiction -- primarily for child custody reasons . This first attempt to codify international child abduction failed due to an inability to agree on a definition or manner of describing the phenomenon , with a number of countries that adhered to the principle of nationality regulating personal child and family law unable to classify their nationals removing children from foreign countries to their home state as illegal .",
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"text": "We Were There The We Were There books are a series of historical novels written for children . The series consists of 36 titles , first released between 1955 and 1963 by Grosset & Dunlap . Each book in the series is a fictional retelling of an historical event , featuring one or more children as primary characters . The books were written by a number of different authors , each writing from one to seven of the books ; the authors included Benjamin Appel , Jim Kjelgaard , Earl Schenck Miers , William O. Steele , and others . Each book 's byline also lists a separate `` historical consultant , '' who was a specialist in the historic topic covered by that particular book . The historical consultants were typically college professors or , in the case of war-related stories , retired military officers ; among the more noteworthy consultants for the series were the historians Bruce Catton , Walter Prescott Webb and A. B. Guthrie , Jr. . The books are illustrated with black-and-white line art , with color drawings on the dust jacket . The dust jackets of the original printings of the books describe the series as follows : We Were There books are easy to read and provide exciting , entertaining stories , based upon true historic events . Each story is checked for factual accuracy by an outstanding authority on this particular phase of our history . Though written simply enough for young readers , they make interesting reading for boys and girls well into their teens . The original hardbound editions of the books were followed by several other printings , including editions for book clubs and libraries . The books were later reissued with hardbound picture covers ( using the original dust jacket artwork ) , and softcover editions of some books became available in the 1970s . Three of the books are available from Lamppost Publishers and American Home School Publishers . Most of the original books are available in varying used conditions from various sellers through Amazon , although selection will naturally vary at any given time .",
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"text": "Architectural forgery in Japan In Japan , structural engineers designing structures exceeding a certain floor area or number of storeys must submit drawings and calculations to the authorities , demonstrating that the building is safe ( e.g. earthquake-resistant , etc. ) `` Structural Calculation Forgery Problem '' ( 構造計算書偽造問題 , kōzō keisansho gizō mondai ) refers to a series of incidents , set off by the Ministry of Land , Infrastructure and Transport 's November 17 , 2005 , announcement that structural engineer Hidetsugu Aneha of Aneha Architectural Design Office in Chiba Prefecture had falsified earthquake design calculations . A number of Japanese construction and real estate companies have had to declare bankruptcy due to their involvement in the affair , including Kimura Construction and Huser . Note that Aneha is frequently referred to as an architect , as Japan has a unique licensing system where structural engineers designing buildings are registered as first-class architects . It is suggested that one of the causes for the problem was that the ( privately owned ) oversight agencies responsible for confirming compliance to Japanese safety standards did not detect the forgery . Prior to 1999 , oversight was managed solely by regional governments , however , a change made to Japanese law that year allowed private organizations to conduct investigations as well . It was said that these private organizations , such as `` EHomes '' and `` Nihon ERI '' did not adequately function in their oversight roles , however , it was later revealed that government oversight agencies had also failed to detect some instances of forgery . Of 14 hotels that had already been built under false pretenses when the problem first came to light , two of them were shown to fail Japan 's earthquake resistance standards . Because the concrete had insufficient reinforcing steel , there was a fear that an earthquake of magnitude 5 on the Japanese Shindo scale could cause the buildings to collapse . None of the buildings in question have yet collapsed , but the safety of high-rise buildings in earthquake-prone Japan has been called into question , particularly in the light of the 1995 Sampoong Department Store collapse in Korea . Residents of the areas around the affected buildings live in a constant state of unease , not knowing if or when the buildings will collapse . Some hotels , unable to guarantee the safety of their customers , have ceased operations . As the architect concerned in the matter has participated in the construction of a large number of buildings , the full extent of the problem is still unknown . In Japan , the incident was first publicized by bloggers . Hidetsugu Aneha , Moriyoshi Kimura , Akira Shinozuka and Togo Fujita etc. were arrested on April 26 , 2006 , and Huser 's president Susumu Ojima was arrested on May 17 of the same year .",
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"text": "High School Competency Test The High School Competency Test , or HSCT , was a test used by all public high schools in the state of Florida from 1981 until the implementation of the FCAT in 1998 . First mandated by the State Board of Education in 1977 , it was the first attempt by the state to ensure that school districts across the state were being held to at least some minimal standards of accountability . The test was administered to all public high school juniors . Passage was required in order to be issued a high school diploma . Students failing the HSCT were allowed unlimited opportunities to retake sections that they had failed , with such retests routinely administered by school faculty , thus making enforcement of the `` must pass '' proviso problematic , at best . The test was phased out early in Jeb Bush 's first administration , though students who entered high school before the creation of the FCAT were grandfathered in and allowed to take the HSCT instead of the FCAT , if they so wished . Even today , theoretically , a student ( who would now be in their mid - to late twenties , at least ) who had not graduated because of failing the HSCT can request a readministration of the test in order to get their high school diploma . In practice , such a test would probably need to be administered by a community college ; many of the state 's community colleges continue to use the HSCT within their adult studies departments .",
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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": "Sussman Anomaly The Sussman Anomaly is a problem in artificial intelligence , first described by Gerald Sussman , that illustrates a weakness of noninterleaved planning algorithms , which were prominent in the early 1970s . In the problem , three blocks ( labeled A , B , and C ) rest on a table . The agent must stack the blocks such that A is atop B , which in turn is atop C. However , it may only move one block at a time . The problem starts with B on the table , C atop A , and A on the table : However , noninterleaved planners typically separate the goal ( stack A atop B atop C ) into subgoals , such as : get A atop B get B atop C Suppose the planner starts by pursuing Goal 1 . The straightforward solution is to move C out of the way , then move A atop B . But while this sequence accomplishes Goal 1 , the agent can not now pursue Goal 2 without undoing Goal 1 , since both A and B must be moved atop C : If instead the planner starts with Goal 2 , the most efficient solution is to move B . But again , the planner can not pursue Goal 1 without undoing Goal 2 : The problem was first identified by Sussman as a part of his PhD research . Sussman ( and his supervisor , Marvin Minsky ) believed that intelligence requires a list of exceptions or tricks , and developed a modular planning system for `` debugging '' plans . Most modern planning systems can handle this anomaly , but it is still useful for explaining why planning is non-trivial .",
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"text": "O. J. Simpson Orenthal James `` O. J. '' Simpson ( born July 9 , 1947 ) , nicknamed The Juice , is a former American football running back , broadcaster , actor , and convicted armed robber and kidnapper . Simpson attended the University of Southern California ( USC ) , where he played college football for the USC Trojans and won the Heisman Trophy in 1968 . He played professionally in the National Football League ( NFL ) as a running back for 11 seasons , with the Buffalo Bills from 1969 to 1977 and with the San Francisco 49ers from 1978 to 1979 . In 1973 , he became the first NFL player to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season ; holding the record for the single season yards-per-game average , which stands at 143.1 . He is the only player to ever rush for over 2,000 yards in the 14-game regular season NFL format . Simpson was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1983 and the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985 . After retiring from football , he began new careers in acting and football broadcasting . In 1995 , Simpson was acquitted of the 1994 murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ronald Goldman after a lengthy and internationally publicised trial . The families of the victims filed a civil suit against him , and in 1997 a civil court awarded a $ 33.5 million judgment against Simpson for the victims ' wrongful deaths . In 2007 , Simpson was arrested in Las Vegas , Nevada , and charged with felonies including armed robbery and kidnapping . In 2008 , he was convicted and sentenced to 33 years imprisonment , with a minimum of nine years without parole . He is serving his sentence at the Lovelock Correctional Center in Lovelock , Nevada .",
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"text": "Kato Kaelin Brian Gerard `` Kato '' Kaelin ( -LSB- ˈkeɪtoʊ_ˈkeɪlɪn -RSB- born March 9 , 1959 ) is an American radio and television personality who gained fame as a witness during the 1994 -- 95 murder trial of O. J. Simpson .",
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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": "Flash rob A flash rob , also known as a multiple offender crime or flash mob robbery , is an organized form of theft in which a group of participants enter a retail shop or convenience store en masse and steal goods and other items . Typically , store workers and employees in these cases quickly become overwhelmed by the large number of participants and thus , are unable to stop the theft . The National Retail Federation does not classify these crimes as `` flash mobs '' but rather `` multiple offender crimes '' that utilize `` flash mob tactics '' . In a report , the NRF noted , `` multiple offender crimes tend to involve groups or gangs of juveniles who already know each other , which does not earn them the term `` flash mob '' . ''",
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"text": "2007 Chicago Bears season The 2007 Chicago Bears season was the team 's 88th regular season in the National Football League . The season officially began on September 9 , 2007 against the San Diego Chargers , and concluded on December 30 against the New Orleans Saints . The Bears entered the 2007 season as the National Football Conference Champions and had hopes of returning to the Super Bowl , but instead finished the season with a disappointing 7 -- 9 record .",
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"text": "Assata Shakur Assata Olugbala Shakur ( born JoAnne Deborah Byron ; July 16 , 1947 ) , whose married name was Chesimard , is an African-American activist , member of the former Black Panther Party ( BPP ) and Black Liberation Army ( BLA ) , who was convicted of murder in 1977 . She escaped from prison in 1979 and fled to Cuba in 1984 , gaining political asylum . Between 1971 and 1973 , Shakur was charged with several crimes and was the subject of a multi-state manhunt . In May 1973 , Shakur was involved in a shootout on the New Jersey Turnpike , in which New Jersey State Trooper Werner Foerster was killed and Trooper James Harper was grievously assaulted ; she was charged in these attacks . BLA member Zayd Malik Shakur was also killed in the incident , and Shakur was wounded . Between 1973 and 1977 , Shakur was indicted in relation to six other incidents -- charged with murder , attempted murder , armed robbery , bank robbery , and kidnapping . She was acquitted on three of the charges and three were dismissed . In 1977 , she was convicted of the first-degree murder of Foerster and of seven other felonies related to the shootout . Shakur was incarcerated in several prisons in the 1970s . She escaped from prison in 1979 and , after living as a fugitive for several years , fled to Cuba in 1984 , where she received political asylum . She has been living in Cuba ever since . Since May 2 , 2005 , the FBI has classified her as a domestic terrorist and offered a $ 1 million reward for assistance in her capture . On May 2 , 2013 , the FBI added her to the Most Wanted Terrorist List ; the first woman to be listed . On the same day , the New Jersey Attorney General offered to match the FBI reward , increasing the total reward for her capture to $ 2 million .",
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"text": "Naser Jason Abdo Naser Jason Abdo ( born April 1 , 1990 ) is an American former US Army Private First Class who was arrested July 28 , 2011 near Fort Hood , Texas and was held without bond for possession of an unregistered firearm and allegedly planning to attack a restaurant frequented by soldiers from the base . He was convicted in federal court on May 24 , 2012 of attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction , attempted murder of federal employees , and weapons charges . He was sentenced on August 10 , 2012 to two consecutive sentences of life in prison , plus 60 years . After Abdo applied for conscientious objector status in the spring of 2010 pending his deployment to Afghanistan , the Army approved his discharge . While processing him , officials found child pornography on his government-issued computer and in June 2010 , the Army recommended that he be court-martialed . Abdo denied the charges , and went AWOL from Fort Campbell , Kentucky over the July 4 weekend . Abdo is alleged to have planned the bombing because of his opposition as a Muslim to the U.S. War in Afghanistan . But , the US Attorney in the case , Robert Pitman , compared the plot to the 2012 mass murders by two other American men : the shootings at a movie theatre in Aurora , Colorado and at a Sikh temple in suburban Milwaukee . He said that Abdo had planned to use violence `` to advance -LSB- his -RSB- twisted agenda . ''",
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"text": "Jared Lee Loughner Jared Lee Loughner ( -LSB- ˈlɒfnɚ -RSB- born September 10 , 1988 ) is an American mass murderer who pleaded guilty to 19 charges of murder and attempted murder in connection with the January 8 , 2011 Tucson shooting , in which he shot and severely injured U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords , his target , and killed six people , including Chief U.S. District Court Judge John Roll , as well as a nine-year-old bystander , Christina-Taylor Green . Loughner shot and injured a total of 13 people , while one man was injured while subduing him . Acquaintances said that Loughner 's personality had changed markedly in the years prior to the shooting , a period when he was also abusing alcohol and drugs . He had been suspended from Pima Community College in September 2010 because of his bizarre behavior and disruptions in classes and the library . After his arrest , two medical evaluations diagnosed him with paranoid schizophrenia and incompetent to stand trial . He was medicated while in jail as part of his treatment . He was again judged incompetent in May 2012 . In August 2012 , Loughner was judged competent to stand trial , and at the hearing , he pleaded guilty to 19 counts . In November 2012 , he was sentenced to life plus 140 years in federal prison .",
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"text": "Águila Blanca (heist) Águila Blanca ( named after José Maldonado Román and meaning `` White Eagle '' in English ) was the name given by Los Macheteros ( a guerrilla group seeking Puerto Rican independence from the United States ) to its robbery of a Wells Fargo depot on September 12 , 1983 , a day coinciding with the birth date of Puerto Rican Nationalist Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos . The robbery took place in West Hartford , Connecticut , and netted more than $ 7 million ( $ million today ) . At the time of the robbery , it was the largest cash heist in U.S. history . The specific cell responsible for it was known as Los Taínos . According to the Macheteros , part of the money was given to the poor communities of Puerto Rico to fund education , food , housing , clothing and toys for children . According to prosecutors , the money was used to finance Los Macheteros . About $ 80,000 in what was believed to be stolen money was seized by Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) agents in searches in Puerto Rico and Boston . The federal government contends that the group spent about $ 1 million , moved more than $ 2 million to Cuba , and hid $ 4 million in safe deposit boxes , certificates of deposit , savings accounts and farmhouse cellars in Puerto Rico . The FBI charges for this robbery include obstruction of commerce by robbery and conspiracy , bank robbery , aggravated robbery , theft from interstate shipment , foreign and interstate transportation of stolen money , and conspiracy to interfere with commerce by robbery .",
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"text": "Smith v. United States Smith v. United States , , is a United States Supreme Court case that held that the exchange of a gun for drugs constituted `` use '' of the firearm for purposes of a federal statute imposing penalties for `` use '' of a firearm `` during and in relation to '' a drug trafficking crime . In Watson v. United States , 128 S.Ct . 697 ( 2007 ) the court later decided that a transaction in the opposite direction does not violate the same statute ( i.e. , Smith holds that one `` uses '' a gun by giving it in exchange for drugs , but Watson holds that one does not `` use '' a gun by receiving it in exchange for drugs ) .",
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"text": "Christopher Chubasco Wilkins Christopher Chubasco Wilkins ( September 29 , 1968 January 11 , 2017 ) was a Texas inmate sentenced to death and executed for a 2005 double murder . On October 27 , 2005 , Wilkins shot and killed Willie Freeman and Mike Silva . Freeman had allegedly cheated Wilkins in a drug deal ; Silva was with Freeman at the time and thus witnessed the killing . The numbers `` 666 '' and a pentagram matching one of Wilkins ' numerous tattoos were found carved into Silva 's car at the scene of the murders . Wilkins ' fingerprints were also found . The previous day , Wilkins also allegedly killed Gilbert Vallejo outside a bar in south Fort Worth after a dispute over a payphone . On October 28 , Wilkins was arrested and charged with the murders of Freeman and Silva ; he later also confessed to murdering Vallejo . He was sentenced to death on March 12 , 2008 , after only 90 minutes of deliberation by the jury . When asked by his defense lawyer if he wanted to die , Wilkins said : `` I guess , subconsciously , I 've been trying to get myself killed since I was 12 or 13 years old . I do n't have nothing to live for . I have n't been any good to anybody for the last 20 years and I wo n't be for the next 20 or the 20 after that . '' Wilkins was initially scheduled to be executed on October 28 , 2015 ( which , coincidentally , was the 10th anniversary of his arrest ) . His execution was stayed and later rescheduled to January 11 , 2017 . Wilkins was executed by lethal injection on January 11 , 2017 , at 6:29 PM . He was 48 years old .",
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"text": "Cornealious Michael Anderson III Cornealious Michael `` Mike '' Anderson III ( born c. 1977 ) was convicted of armed robbery in 2000 and sentenced to 13 years in the Missouri state prison system . Shortly after his conviction he was released on bail pending the outcome of an appeal of his conviction . In May 2002 , his appeal was rejected but , due to a clerical error , his bond was not revoked when a warrant was issued for his arrest . It was unclear why he was not arrested and imprisoned to serve his 13-year sentence , but , apparently due to clerical errors and miscommunication , the Missouri Department of Corrections thought he was already in prison . The error was only discovered when he was scheduled to be released from prison in 2013 . On July 25 , 2013 he was arrested and required to serve his 13-year sentence . The case stirred controversy when investigative articles were written by Jessica Lussenhop in the Riverfront Times newspaper and when his case was covered nationally in the United States in an episode of This American Life . By April 2014 , his case began receiving extensive national and international attention . These articles and episode raised the question of whether he should be returned to prison 13 years after his conviction especially since the victim of his crime did not believe he should be in prison . Anderson 's attorney filed several appeals and petitions for his release from prison , and on May 5 , 2014 Anderson was released from prison . In 2014 , he was arrested for another crime , but subsequent videotape evidence showed that he could not have committed the crime and charges were dropped with an apology by Circuit Attorney Jennifer M. Joyce .",
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"text": "Jacob Ostreicher Jacob Ostreicher ( born February 7 , 1959 ) is an American businessman and investor . In June 2011 , he was arrested in Santa Cruz , Bolivia while overseeing a rice growing agricultural venture that he had invested in , and was jailed for 18 months on suspicion of money laundering , though he was never formally charged . Ostreicher maintained his innocence and stated that the allegations by the Bolivian government were `` the scam of the century '' . His family and friends initiated a public effort to plea for his release , and actor-activist Sean Penn visited Ostreicher in Bolivia and pledged to work for his release . On December 18 , 2012 , Ostreicher was released from prison on $ 14,000 bail and placed under house arrest . Bolivian officials were later arrested for what authorities state was an extortion ring . On December 16 , 2013 , Ostreicher arrived in the United States after 30 months in Bolivia . It was unclear how he managed to flee the country .",
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"text": "Murder of Ryan Skipper Ryan Keith Skipper ( April 28 , 1981 -- March 14 , 2007 ) was an American man from Polk County , Florida who was murdered on March 14 , 2007 in what authorities declared a hate crime . Skipper 's body was discovered on March 15 along a roadside in Wahneta , Florida . Two men were arrested in connection with the crime : William David Brown Jr. , and Joseph Bearden , 20 and 21 years old at the time of the incident , respectively . The men were charged with first-degree murder and robbery . Bearden was convicted of second degree murder in addition to four additional counts on February 27 , 2009 . He was sentenced to life in prison for the murder charge , two 15-year terms and two five-year terms , all to be served concurrently , on the remaining four charges . On April 16 , 2015 , however , the Florida Supreme Court quashed the District Court 's opinion and granted Bearden a new trial based on incorrect evidentiary rulings regarding a potential third-party confession . Brown claimed he killed Skipper in retaliation for unwanted sexual advances . He was found guilty by a Polk County jury and sentenced to life in prison without parole .",
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"text": "Violent crime A violent crime or crime of violence is a crime in which an offender uses or threatens force upon a victim . This entails both crimes in which the violent act is the objective , such as murder , as well as crimes in which violence is the means to an end . Violent crimes may , or may not , be committed with weapons . Depending on the jurisdiction , violent crimes may vary from homicide to harassment . Typically , violent criminals includes aircraft hijackers , bank robbers , muggers , burglars , terrorists , carjackers , rapists , kidnappers , torturers , active shooters , murderers , gangsters , drug cartels , and others .",
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"text": "Ko Simpson Yukota `` Ko '' Simpson ( born November 9 , 1983 ) is a former American football safety . He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL Draft . He played college football at South Carolina . He has also played for the Detroit Lions .",
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"text": "Shooting of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams The shooting of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams , or as it is sometimes known `` 137 shots '' , two homeless African American individuals , occurred in East Cleveland , Ohio on November 29 , 2012 , at the conclusion of a 22-minute police chase which started in downtown Cleveland . Thirteen police officers fired at Russell and Williams 137 times while they were in their car at a parking lot of a middle school . In May 2014 , one of the officers involved , Michael Brelo , was charged with two counts of voluntary manslaughter , and was acquitted by a Cuyahoga County judge of the charges on May 23 , 2015 . Five police supervisors were also charged with dereliction of duty , a misdemeanor . Their trial was set on July 27 , 2015 . The families of Russell and Williams filed a lawsuit against the city of Cleveland , and received a settlement of $ 3 million in November 2014 . On January 26 , 2016 , it was reported that six Cleveland police officers were fired due to their connection with the car chase . They were identified as Brelo , Wilfredo Diaz , Brian Sabolik , Erin O'Donnell , Michael Farley , and Chris Ereg .",
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"text": "Norco shootout The Norco shootout was an armed confrontation between five heavily armed bank robbers and deputies of the Riverside and San Bernardino County sheriff 's departments in Norco , California , United States on May 9 , 1980 . Two of the five perpetrators and one sheriff 's deputy were killed , 9 other law enforcement officers were injured , and gunfire damaged at least 30 police cars and one police helicopter . At approximately 3:40 p.m. , five men armed with shotguns , an AR-15 , an HK91 , an HK93 , handguns , and an improvised explosive device robbed the Norco branch of Security Pacific Bank . Deputies of the Riverside County Sheriff 's Department responding to the bank robbery call confronted the perpetrators outside the bank and a shootout ensued , killing one perpetrator . The perpetrators then stole a vehicle in the bank parking lot and fled the scene , leading police on a 25 mi car chase into neighboring San Bernardino County . Riverside County deputies were joined in the pursuit by officers of other area law enforcement agencies , including the California Highway Patrol and San Bernardino County Sheriff 's Department . The perpetrators then ambushed the pursuing deputies and engaged them in another shootout in unincorporated San Bernardino County near Lytle Creek before escaping into a wooded area in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains . Two days later , three of the four surviving perpetrators were arrested in the area of the ambush ; the fourth was killed by police . The three who were arrested were convicted of 46 felonies and sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole .",
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"text": "Cory Maye Cory Jermaine Maye ( born September 9 , 1980 ) is a former prisoner in the U.S. state of Mississippi . He was originally convicted of murder in the 2001 death of a Prentiss , Mississippi police officer Ron W. Jones , during a drug raid on the other half of Maye 's duplex . Maye has said he thought that the intruders were burglars and did not realize they were police . He pleaded not guilty at his trial , citing self-defense . Nevertheless , Maye was convicted of murder and was sentenced to death . Maye 's case attracted little attention until late 2005 , when Reason magazine senior editor and police misconduct researcher Radley Balko brought it to light on his blog The Agitator . Balko 's research raised several questions about Maye 's conviction and in particular about the reliability of medical examiner Steven Hayne , who performed the autopsy on Jones and testified at the trial . According to Maye 's supporters , his conviction also brought up issues such as the right to self-defense , police conduct in the War on Drugs , racial and social inequities in Mississippi and whether he received competent legal representation . On September 21 , 2006 , Maye 's death sentence was unexpectedly overturned by Judge Michael Eubanks , who ruled that Maye had received incompetent legal representation during his sentencing phase , and ordered a new sentencing hearing . Maye was sentenced to life in prison . On November 17 , 2009 , the Mississippi Court of Appeals ruled that Maye 's constitutional right of vicinage was violated when Judge Eubanks refused to return the case to Jefferson Davis County , where the alleged crime occurred . The en banc court reversed Maye 's conviction and remanded the case for a new trial . The State of Mississippi appealed to the Mississippi Supreme Court , which agreed to hear the case . On December 2 , 2010 , the Mississippi Supreme Court issued its decision , in which it held that Maye was entitled to a new trial on the ground that the trial court had improperly refused to issue a self-defense instruction that would have highlighted for the jury Maye 's right to act in defense of his infant daughter , who was present in the home on the night of the police raid that led to the shooting . On July 1 , 2011 , Judge Prentiss Harrell signed a plea agreement in which Maye pleaded guilty to manslaughter ; Maye was then sentenced to ten years in prison , time he had already served . Maye was transferred to Rankin County , Mississippi for procedural paperwork and out-processing and was released on July 18 , 2011 .",
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"text": "Lawyers, Guns and Money `` Lawyers , Guns and Money '' is a song by Warren Zevon , the closing track on his 1978 album Excitable Boy . The lyrics describe going home with a waitress who is `` with the Russians , too '' . The narrative goes on to speak of `` gambling in Havana '' , with the request that `` Dad '' send `` lawyers , guns and money '' to `` get me out of this '' . The lyrics then claim that the speaker is an `` innocent bystander '' who is down on his luck . Finally the narrative relates that the speaker is `` hiding in Honduras '' and that he is a `` desperate man '' . The lyrics repeat the refrain to `` send lawyers , guns and money '' , with the final comment that `` the shit has hit the fan '' . The song was first covered by Rick Derringer on the 1978 album `` If I Were n't So Romantic , I 'd Shoot You '' and was released as a single . It was later covered by The Wallflowers on the album Enjoy Every Sandwich : The Songs of Warren Zevon in 2004 . It was also a hit for Hank Williams , Jr. in 1983 and regularly played live by Widespread Panic . The song also lent its title to a light-hearted radio program on the Melbourne community radio station 3RRR which looked at the legal fraternity in the city . The program started in 1985 and ran for several years hosted by the pseudonymous duo `` Donoghue & Stevenson '' - Dennis Connell and Ross Stevenson . The song was used as both intro and exit music for the program . The chorus was changed to `` send robots , bears and Lincolns '' in a parody song set to past sketches on the Late Night With Conan O'Brien show .",
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"text": "Shooting of Laquan McDonald The shooting of Laquan McDonald took place on October 20 , 2014 , in Chicago , Illinois . McDonald , in possession of a 3-inch folding knife , was shot by former Chicago Police Officer Jason Van Dyke from approximately ten feet ( 3 m ) away . After investigation , Officer Van Dyke was charged in November 2015 with first-degree murder and initially held without bail at the Cook County Jail . He was released on bail on November 30 . The city reached a settlement with McDonald 's family . Subsequent protests denounced McDonald 's death and demanded changes in police and judicial procedure , and for the dismissal or resignation of city and county officials . Cook 's County State Attorney Anita Alvarez lost her bid for re-election in 2016 , but Rahm Emanuel won a second term in 2015 as Mayor of Chicago . At the request of Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan , the United States Department of Justice initiated a civil rights investigation into McDonald 's death and the activities of the Chicago Police Department . It released its report in January 2017 , describing the police as having a culture of `` excessive violence , '' especially against minority suspects , and of having poor training and supervision . DOJ and city officials have signed an agreement for a plan for improvement to be overseen by the courts .",
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"text": "Michael Keaton Michael John Douglas ( born September 5 , 1951 ) , known professionally as Michael Keaton , is an American actor , producer and director . He first rose to fame for his comedic film roles in Night Shift ( 1982 ) , Mr. Mom ( 1983 ) , Johnny Dangerously ( 1984 ) and Beetlejuice ( 1988 ) , and he earned further acclaim for his dramatic portrayal of the title character in Tim Burton 's Batman ( 1989 ) and Batman Returns ( 1992 ) . Since then , he has appeared in a variety of films ranging from dramas and romantic comedies to thriller and action films ; such as Clean and Sober ( 1988 ) , The Dream Team ( 1989 ) , Pacific Heights ( 1990 ) , Much Ado About Nothing ( 1993 ) , My Life ( 1993 ) , The Paper ( 1994 ) , Multiplicity ( 1996 ) , Jackie Brown ( 1997 ) , Herbie : Fully Loaded ( 2005 ) , The Other Guys ( 2010 ) , Need for Speed ( 2014 ) , RoboCop ( 2014 ) , Spotlight ( 2015 ) and The Founder ( 2016 ) , and he has also provided voices for characters in animated films such as Cars ( 2006 ) , Toy Story 3 ( 2010 ) and Minions ( 2015 ) . In 2017 , Keaton will play the role of Marvel Comics supervillain the Vulture in Spider-Man : Homecoming . Keaton 's lead performance in Birdman or ( The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance ) ( 2014 ) earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy , the Critics ' Choice Award for Best Actor and Best Actor in a Comedy , and nominations for the Screen Actors Guild Award , British Academy Film Award , and Academy Award for Best Actor . He previously received a Golden Globe Award nomination for his performance in Live from Baghdad ( 2002 ) and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for The Company ( 2007 ) . Keaton was awarded a Career Achievement Award from both the Hollywood Film Festival and Zurich Film Festivals . On January 18 , 2016 , he was named Officer of Order of Arts and Letters in France . He is also a visiting scholar at Carnegie Mellon University . </span>",
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"text": "Happy Hogan (comics) Harold `` Happy '' Hogan is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character is depicted usually as a supporting character in stories featuring Iron Man . The character is portrayed in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by Jon Favreau .",
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"text": "Ghost Rider Ghost Rider is the name of several fictional supernatural antiheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Marvel had previously used the name for a Western character whose name was later changed to Phantom Rider . The first supernatural Ghost Rider is stunt motorcyclist Johnny Blaze , who , in order to save the life of his father , agreed to give his soul to `` Satan '' ( later revealed to be an arch-demon named Mephisto ) . At night and when around evil , Blaze finds his flesh consumed by hellfire , causing his head to become a flaming skull . He rides a fiery motorcycle and wields blasts of hellfire from his body , usually from his skeletal hands . He eventually learns he has been bonded with the demon Zarathos . Blaze starred in the series from 1972 to 1983 . The subsequent Ghost Rider series ( 1990 -- 1998 ) featured Danny Ketch as a new Ghost Rider . After his sister was injured by ninja gangsters , Ketch came in contact with a motorcycle that had somehow been mystically enchanted to contain the essence of a Spirit of Vengeance . Blaze reappeared in this 1990s series as a supporting character , and it was later revealed that Danny and his sister were Johnny Blaze 's long lost siblings . In 2000s comics , Blaze again became the Ghost Rider , succeeding Ketch . In 2013 , Robbie Reyes became Ghost Rider as part of the Marvel NOW ! initiative . Nicolas Cage starred as the Johnny Blaze iteration of the character in the 2007 film Ghost Rider and the sequel Ghost Rider : Spirit of Vengeance in 2012 . Gabriel Luna plays the Robbie Reyes version in the television series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.",
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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": "Captain Marvel (Mar-Vell) Captain Marvel ( Mar-Vell ) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and designed by artist Gene Colan and first appeared in Marvel Super-Heroes # 12 ( December 1967 ) . The character debuted during the Silver Age of comic books and has made many appearances since then , including a self-titled series and the second volume of the Marvel Spotlight series . Captain Marvel was ranked 24th in IGN 's list of `` The Top 50 Avengers '' and has appeared in television series and video games .",
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"text": "Morgan Stark Morgan Stark is a Marvel Comics character .",
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"text": "Redwing (Marvel Comics) Redwing is a fictional bird appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Primarily a supporting character of Falcon , the character exists within Marvel 's main shared universe , known as the Marvel Universe . Redwing appears as a drone in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Captain America : Civil War .",
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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": "Hawkeye (Kate Bishop) Hawkeye ( Katherine `` Kate '' Bishop ) is a fictional superheroine appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . She is a member of the Young Avengers , a team of superheroes in the Marvel Comics ' shared universe , the Marvel Universe . She is the third character and first female to take the Hawkeye name after Clint Barton of the Avengers and Wyatt McDonald of the Squadron Supreme . Her costume appearance is patterned on the first Hawkeye and Mockingbird .",
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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": "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": "Ragman (comics) Ragman ( Rory Regan ) is a fictional character , a superhero and mystic vigilante who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics .",
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"text": "Red Guardian The Red Guardian ( Russian : Красный хранитель , Krasnij Khranitel ) is the name of several fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The Red Guardian is an identity that was created as the Soviet equivalent of Captain America ; since the fall of the Soviet Union , the name is no longer officially used , though at least two people have claimed the name .",
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"text": "Nitro (comics) Nitro is a fictional character , a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Nitro is known by comic fans for playing a part in the death of the Kree superhero Mar-Vell . He is also best known for being part of the tragedy that started off Marvel 's Civil War crossover .",
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"text": "W'Kabi W'Kabi is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . W'Kabi will appear in the upcoming film Black Panther , portrayed by Daniel Kaluuya .",
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"text": "Peter Corbeau Peter Corbeau is a fictional character that appears in Marvel Comics .",
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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": "Hoggoth Hoggoth is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics .",
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"text": "Liberators (comics) The Liberators are a group of fictional supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . These characters appear in comics set in the Ultimate Marvel universe . Created by Mark Millar and Bryan Hitch , they appear in the miniseries The Ultimates 2 . They are effectively the Ultimate universe 's equivalents of the Masters of Evil . The Liberators are a superhuman task force who appear at the climax of the plot arc . They spearhead an invasion of the United States and are from a coalition of nations opposed to the United States ' foreign policy . This international collective is made up of China , Syria , North Korea , Iran , and rogue elements of the French and Russian governments . The Liberators and their overseers are an opposing counterpart to the Ultimates and S.H.I.E.L.D. , respectively . `` We told you to stop making super people , America . We told you not to interfere with cultures you can never understand . This is what happens when your ambitions outstrip your capabilities . The empire takes a fall . Congratulations , ladies and gentlemen ... The Great Satan has just been liberated . '' - The Colonel",
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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": "Reaper (Marvel Comics) Reaper is the name of several fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . The character known most notably as the Reaper whose real name is Pantu Hurageb , a mutant in the X-Force comic book series . He has been a villain in the main Marvel Universe but a hero in the Ultraverse .",
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"text": "Friday the 13th (franchise) Friday the 13th is an American horror franchise that comprises twelve slasher films , a television show , novels , comic books , video games , and tie‑in merchandise , as of 2017 . The franchise mainly focuses on the fictional character Jason Voorhees , who drowned as a boy at Camp Crystal Lake due to the negligence of the camp staff . Decades later , the lake is rumored to be `` cursed '' and is the setting for a series of mass murders . Jason is featured in all of the films , as either the killer or the motivation for the killings . The original film was written by Victor Miller and was produced and directed by Sean S. Cunningham . The films have grossed over $ 464 million at the box-office worldwide . The first film was created to cash in on the success of Halloween ( 1978 ) , and its own success led Paramount Pictures to purchase the full licensing rights to Friday the 13th . Frank Mancuso , Jr. , a producer of the films , also developed the television show Friday the 13th : The Series after Paramount released Jason Lives . The television series was not connected to the franchise by any character or setting , but was created based on the idea of `` bad luck and curses '' , which the film series symbolized . While the franchise was owned by Paramount , four films were adapted into novels , with Friday the 13th Part III adapted by two separate authors . When the franchise was sold to New Line Cinema , Cunningham returned as a producer to oversee two additional films , in addition to a crossover film with character Freddy Krueger from the Nightmare on Elm Street film series . Under New Line Cinema , thirteen novellas and various comic book series featuring Jason were published . Although the films were not popular with critics , Friday the 13th is considered one of the most successful media franchises in America -- not only for the success of the films , but also because of the extensive merchandising and repeated references to the series in popular culture . The franchise 's popularity has generated a fanbase who have created their own Friday the 13th films , fashioned replica Jason Voorhees costumes , and tattooed their bodies with Friday the 13th artwork . Jason 's hockey mask has become one of the most recognizable images in horror and popular culture .",
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"text": "Crystal Lake Entertainment Crystal Lake Entertainment Inc. is a Los Angeles-based multi-media production company . The company was named after the storied lake from founder and CEO , Sean S. Cunningham 's landmark film , Friday the 13th . Their first released project was XCU : Extreme Close Up .",
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"text": "Terror in the Aisles Terror in the Aisles is a 1984 American documentary film about horror films featuring clips from Friday the 13th I and/or II , The Texas Chain Saw Massacre , Halloween I and II , Jaws 1 and 2 , Alien , John Carpenter 's The Thing , The Shining and Alfred Hitchcock 's Psycho and The Birds . The film is hosted by Donald Pleasence and Nancy Allen . The original music score is composed by John Beal .",
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"text": "Friday (disambiguation) Friday is a day of the week . Friday or Fridays may also refer to :",
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"text": "Friday 13th (EP) Friday 13th EP is a four-track EP by English rock band the Damned , issued as the result of a one-off deal with the NEMS Records label . It was released on 13 November 1981 , which fell on a Friday . The EP was released in the UK and Sweden on 7 '' vinyl , and also in Germany on 12 '' vinyl . In 1981 , EPs were still eligible for the UK Top 75 Singles chart , and Friday 13th reached No. 50 . The lead-off track , `` Disco Man '' , was featured on a large number of compilations , also becoming a live favourite . Two of the other three tracks , `` Billy Bad Breaks '' and `` Limit Club '' , were composed by the band ; the final track was a cover version of the Rolling Stones song `` Citadel '' .",
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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": "The Thirteenth Tale (film) The Thirteenth Tale is a British drama television film that first broadcast on BBC Two on 30 December 2013 . It is an adaptation of Diane Setterfield 's gothic novel The Thirteenth Tale .",
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"text": "The Final Chapter The Final Chapter may refer to : The Final Chapter ( Hypocrisy album ) , 1997 The Final Chapter ( C-Bo album ) The Final Chapter ( Ruff Endz album ) The Final Chapter ( Dungeon album ) All Areas -- Worldwide , a 1997 live album by Accept , released as The Final Chapter in Japan and the United States Urusei Yatsura : The Final Chapter , the fifth movie of Urusei Yatsura `` The Gathering of Five and The Final Chapter '' , a Spider-Man story-line Friday the 13th : The Final Chapter , the fourth Friday the 13th film , released in 1984 Puppet Master 5 : The Final Chapter , the fifth Puppet Master film , released in 1994 Lake Placid : The Final Chapter , the fourth Lake Placid film , released in 2012 Duets : The Final Chapter , third posthumous album by The Notorious B.I.G. , released in 2005 The Final Chapter , a 1988 anime film based on the Maison Ikkoku manga series Saw 3D : The Final Chapter , the seventh film in the Saw franchise , released in 2010 . Resident Evil : The Final Chapter , the sixth film in the Resident Evil film series , released in 2017 .",
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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": "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": "List of British films of 2013 The British film industry produced over five hundred feature films in 2013 . This article fully lists all non-pornographic films , including short films , that had a release date in that year and which were at least partly made by the United Kingdom . It does not include films first released in previous years that had release dates in 2013 . Also included is an overview of the major events in British film , including film festivals and awards ceremonies , as well as lists of those films that were particularly well received , both critically and financially . The year was particularly notable for a number of low budget and independent horror films , such as In Fear , Devil 's Pass , Dementamania and Stalled .",
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"text": "American Film Institute The American Film Institute ( AFI ) is an American film organization that educates filmmakers and honors the heritage of the motion picture arts in the United States . AFI is supported by private funding and public membership .",
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"text": "Scene (filmmaking) In filmmaking and video production , a scene is generally thought of as the action in a single location and continuous time . Due to the ability to edit recorded visual works , it is much shorter than a stage play scene . Because of their frequent appearance in films , some types of scenes have acquired names , such as love scene , sex scene , nude scene , dream scene , action scene , car chase scene , crash scene , etc. . There is usually an opening scene and a closing scene . A scene is a part of a film , as well as an act , a sequence ( longer or shorter than a scene ) , and a setting ( usually shorter than a scene ) . While the terms refer to a set sequence and continuity of observation , resulting from the handling of the camera or by the editor , the term scene refers to the continuity of the observed action - an association of time , place or characters . The term may refer to the division of the film from the screenplay , from the finished film , or it may only occur in the mind of the spectator who is trying to close on a logic of action . For example , parts of an action film at the same location , that play at different times can also consist of several scenes . Likewise , there can be parallel action scenes at different locations usually in separate scenes , except that they would be connected by media such as telephone , video , etc. . In contrast , the traditional movie script was divided into acts , but those categories are less frequently used in the digital technology . The scene is important for the unity of the action of the film , while a stage drama is typically divided into acts . The division of a movie into scenes is usually done in the script . Some action scenes need to be planned very carefully .",
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"text": "Kill Bill Kill Bill is an American two-part martial arts film series , and the fourth film overall that was written and directed by Quentin Tarantino . It was originally set to be released as one film , but with a running time of over four hours , it was separated into two films : Kill Bill : Volume 1 , released in late 2003 , and Kill Bill : Volume 2 , released in early 2004 . The original four-hour cut , retitled Kill Bill : The Whole Bloody Affair , was screened at select cinemas in 2011 . Tarantino has discussed the possibility of a third Kill Bill film .",
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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": "Friday Night Lights (season 3) The third season of the American serial drama television series Friday Night Lights began airing in the United States and Canada on October 1 , 2008 . It was the first season to be aired on DirecTV 's The 101 Network . The 13-episode season concluded on The 101 Network on January 14 , 2009 and then began its run on NBC two nights later , on January 16 , 2009 , and concluded its NBC run on April 10 , 2009 . The show was renewed for two more seasons in March 2009 , with both seasons airing in the same format as season 3 , containing 13 episodes each . The third season was released on DVD in region 1 on May 19 , 2009 . The season continues to focus around the Dillon Panthers and the pressures faced on and off the field . This season also has four main characters leave the show by season 's end .",
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"text": "Andrew Form Andrew Form is an American film producer , best known for producing the films Friday the 13th , Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , and The Purge . He is the co-founder of company Platinum Dunes along with Michael Bay and Brad Fuller .",
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"text": "Motion Picture Association of America film rating system The Motion Picture Association of America ( MPAA ) film rating system is used in the United States and its territories to rate a film 's suitability for certain audiences based on its content . The MPAA rating system is a voluntary scheme that is not enforced by law ; films can be exhibited without a rating , although many theaters refuse to exhibit non-rated or NC-17 rated films . Non-members of MPAA may also submit films for rating . Other media , such as television programs and video games , is rated by other entities such as the ESRB and the TV Parental Guidelines . The MPAA rating system is one of various motion picture rating systems that are used to help parents decide what films are appropriate for their children . It is administered by the Classification & Ratings Administration ( CARA ) , an independent division of the MPAA .",
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"text": "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": "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": "Children's film A children 's film , or family film , is a film genre that contains children or relates to them in the context of home and family . Children 's films are made specifically for children and not necessarily for the general audience , while family films are made for a wider appeal with a general audience in mind . Children 's films come in several major forms like realism , fantasy , adventure , animation , war , musicals , and literary adaptations .",
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Greenwich is in England.
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"text": "Greenwich Greenwich ( -LSB- ˈɡrɛnɪtʃ -RSB- , -LSB- ˈɡrɪnɪdʒ -RSB- , -LSB- ˈɡrɪnɪtʃ -RSB- or -LSB- ˈɡrɛnɪdʒ -RSB- ) is an early-established district of south east London , England , centred 5.5 miles ( 8.9 km ) east south-east of Charing Cross . The town lends its name to the Royal Borough of Greenwich . The town gives its name to one of the five boroughs of the London Docklands , and is connected to areas with docks of London historically by river and today to Canary Wharf and other districts by the Docklands Light Railway . Greenwich is notable for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian ( 0 ° longitude ) and Greenwich Mean Time . The town became the site of a royal palace , the Palace of Placentia from the 15th century , and was the birthplace of many Tudors , including Henry VIII and Elizabeth I . The palace fell into disrepair during the English Civil War and was rebuilt as the Royal Naval Hospital for Sailors by Sir Christopher Wren and his assistant Nicholas Hawksmoor . These buildings became the Royal Naval College in 1873 , and they remained an establishment for military education until 1998 when they passed into the hands of the Greenwich Foundation . The historic rooms within these buildings remain open to the public ; other buildings are used by University of Greenwich and Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance . The town became a popular resort in the 18th century and many grand houses were built there , such as Vanbrugh Castle ( 1717 ) established on Maze Hill , next to the park . From the Georgian period estates of houses were constructed above the town centre . The maritime connections of Greenwich were celebrated in the 20th century , with the siting of the Cutty Sark and Gipsy Moth IV next to the river front , and the National Maritime Museum in the former buildings of the Royal Hospital School in 1934 . Greenwich formed part of Kent until 1889 when the County of London was created .",
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"text": "Weybridge Weybridge -LSB- ˈweɪbrɪdʒ -RSB- is a town by the River Wey in the Elmbridge district of Surrey . It is bounded to the north by the River Thames at the mouth of the Wey , from which it gets its name . It is an outlying suburban town within the Greater London Urban Area , situated 7 miles ( 11 km ) northeast of Woking and 16 miles ( 25 km ) southwest of central London . Real estate prices are well above the national average : as of 2008 , six of the ten most expensive streets in South East England ( defined as the official government region , which excludes Greater London ) were in Weybridge . Weybridge , based on its parish bounds , forms three wards of the United Kingdom or can be divided into the Thames Street and town centre area , the Queens Road area on top of Monument Hill , most of Brooklands and St George 's Hill . Within the post town , rather than Weybridge 's other boundaries is Oatlands or Oatlands Village .",
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"text": "Windmill Hill, Kent right | thumb | Windmill Hill Windmill Hill , located in Gravesend , Kent , named for its erstwhile windmills , offers extensive views across the Thames , and was a popular spot for Victorian visitors to the town , because of the Camera obscura installed in the old mill and for its tea gardens and other amusements . The hill was the site of a beacon in 1377 , which was instituted by Richard II , and still in use 200 years later at the time of the Spanish Armada , although the hill was then known as `` Rouge Hill '' . A modern beacon was erected and lit during 1988 , the 300th anniversary . It was during the reign of Elizabeth I that the first windmill was placed on top the highest point in Gravesend , 179 ft ( 55 m ) above the high water mark of the river . One mill burnt down in 1763 , but was replaced the following year and was demolished , having become derelict , in 1894 - the last surviving windmill on the hill . The adjacent public house was destroyed by fire during Mafeking Night celebrations in 1900 . During World War I a German airship passed over Windmill Hill and dropped bombs on it . Today there are three markers indicating where these bombs struck . Windmill Hill is one of Graveshams 24 conservation areas . The ` Windmill Hill Association ' looks after matters related to the area and holds regular meetings to discuss local issues .",
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"text": "Festival of Britain The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition and fair that reached millions of visitors throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951 . Historian Kenneth O. Morgan says the Festival was a `` triumphant success '' as people : flocked to the South Bank site , to wander around the Dome of Discovery , gaze at the Skylon , and generally enjoy a festival of national celebration . Up and down the land , lesser festivals enlisted much civic and voluntary enthusiasm . A people curbed by years of total war and half-crushed by austerity and gloom , showed that it had not lost the capacity for enjoying itself ... Above all , the Festival made a spectacular setting as a showpiece for the inventiveness and genius of British scientists and technologists . Labour cabinet member Herbert Morrison was the prime mover ; in 1947 he started with the original plan to celebrate the centennial of the Great Exhibition of 1851 . However it was not to be another World Fair , for international themes were absent , as was the British Commonwealth . Instead the 1951 festival focused entirely on Britain and its achievements ; it was funded chiefly by the government , with a budget of # 12 million . The Labour government was losing support and so the implicit goal of the festival was to give the people a feeling of successful recovery from the war 's devastation , as well as promoting British science , technology , industrial design , architecture and the arts . The Festival 's centrepiece was in London on the South Bank of the Thames . There were events in Poplar ( Architecture ) , Battersea ( The Festival Pleasure Gardens ) , South Kensington ( Science ) and Glasgow ( Industrial Power ) . Festival celebrations took place in Cardiff , Stratford-upon-Avon , Bath , Perth , Bournemouth , York , Aldeburgh , Inverness , Cheltenham , Oxford , Norwich , Canterbury and elsewhere and there were touring exhibitions by land and sea . The Festival became a `` beacon for change '' that proved immensely popular with thousands of elite visitors and millions of popular ones . It helped reshape British arts , crafts , designs and sports for a generation . Journalist Harry Hopkins highlights the widespread impact of the `` Festival style '' . They called it `` Contemporary '' . It was : clean , bright and new ... . It caught hold quickly and spread first across London and then across England ... In an island hitherto largely given up to gravy browns and dull greens , `` Contemporary '' boldly espoused strong primary colors .",
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"text": "Grade II* listed buildings in Brighton and Hove There are 70 Grade II * listed buildings in the city of Brighton and Hove , England . The city , on the English Channel coast approximately 52 mi south of London , was formed as a unitary authority in 1997 by the merger of the neighbouring towns of Brighton and Hove . Queen Elizabeth II granted city status in 2000 . In England , a building or structure is defined as `` listed '' when it is placed on a statutory register of buildings of `` special architectural or historic interest '' by the Secretary of State for Culture , Media and Sport , a Government department , in accordance with the Planning ( Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas ) Act 1990 . English Heritage , a non-departmental public body , acts as an agency of this department to administer the process and advise the department on relevant issues . There are three grades of listing status . Grade I , the highest , is defined as being of `` exceptional interest '' ; Grade II * is used for `` particularly important buildings of more than special interest '' ; and Grade II , the lowest , is used for buildings of `` special interest '' . Brighton was founded on top of the sea-facing cliffs where the South Downs meet the English Channel . A series of valleys allowed transport routes to develop towards Lewes , London and other important settlements . Although Neolithic settlement has been confirmed , the Anglo-Saxons were the first permanent settlers ; the population was about 400 by the time of the Domesday survey in 1086 . Its neighbour Hove , on flatter , more fertile land to the west , developed concurrently but independently : its existence was recorded in 1288 , and two separate prebends ( similar to benefices ) existed by 1291 . Fishing , farming and smuggling drove the economy , but decline set in during the Middle Ages and persisted until the 19th century . Coastal flooding destroyed buildings on many occasions , the parish church fell into ruins , and the population -- almost all poor -- numbered about 100 in 1801 . Brighton became fashionable as a holiday destination and health resort in the mid-18th century , and royal patronage ( particularly by the flamboyant Prince Regent ) increased its popularity with high society and the upper classes . Day-trippers and longer-term visitors from other social classes soon followed , and by the early 19th century the town was Britain 's foremost seaside resort . Developments such as Royal Crescent , Regency Square , Oriental Place and Park Crescent characterised the bold architectural vision of the town 's new residents ; the design triumvirate of Amon Wilds , Amon Henry Wilds and Charles Busby were instrumental in realising these plans . Hove 's fortunes improved in line with Brighton 's success , and developments such as Palmeira Mansions and Sir Isaac Goldsmid 's Adelaide Crescent covered the fields between the ancient village of Hove and Brighton 's continuous westward expansion . The Vicar of Brighton , Rev. Henry Michell Wagner -- a wealthy , progressive clergyman with strong Anglo-Catholic views and an interest in architecture -- and his son and successor Rev. Arthur Wagner were responsible for an array of new churches throughout Brighton and Hove ( especially in poorer residential areas ) ; many are listed at Grade I , and the Grade II * - listed examples of St Martin 's and St Paul 's merely add to a stock of Victorian places of worship which has been described as one of the best outside London . Elsewhere during the Victorian era , the former parish churches of both Brighton and Hove were rebuilt ; an elaborate synagogue was provided for the Jewish population ; Roman Catholic worship became established at the Classical-style St John the Baptist 's Church ; a new parish church was established in the form of Charles Barry 's St Peter 's ; and several other churches were established . Both towns were incorporated as boroughs : Brighton in 1854 , Hove in 1898 . Expansion in the 20th century , as the urban area became a large regional centre , resulted in ancient villages being absorbed into the boroughs . Hangleton , West Blatchington , Ovingdean , Rottingdean and others had historic buildings and long-established churches of their own ; by 1928 , Acts of Parliament had brought them into `` Greater Brighton and Hove '' . In 1997 , the towns were officially united as a unitary authority ; three years later , city status was secured . Some listings include contributory fixtures such as surrounding walls or railings in front of the building . These are summarised by notes alongside the building name .",
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"text": "Greenwich Dance Greenwich Dance is a dance hub based in Greenwich , London . Founded in 1993 , Greenwich Dance operates from The Borough Hall , the former town hall of the Royal Borough of Greenwich . Greenwich Dance is a registered charity , and receives regular funding from Arts Council England and Royal Borough of Greenwich .",
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"text": "Centre points of the United Kingdom There has long been debate over the exact location of the geographical centre of the United Kingdom , and its constituent countries , due to the complexity and method of the calculation , such as whether to include offshore islands , and the fact that erosion will cause the position to change over time . There are two main methods of calculating this `` centre '' : either as the centroid of the two-dimensional shape made by the country ( projected to the Airy ellipsoid then flattened using the Transverse Mercator projection ) , or as the point farthest from the boundary of the country ( either the sea , or , in the case of constituent countries , a land border ) . These two methods give quite different answers .",
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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": "Greenwich Township, New Jersey Greenwich Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of New Jersey : Greenwich Township , Cumberland County , New Jersey Greenwich Township , Gloucester County , New Jersey Greenwich Township , Warren County , New Jersey May also refer to : East Greenwich Township , New Jersey in Gloucester County",
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"text": "Strand, London Strand ( or the Strand ) is a major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster , Central London . It runs just over 3/4 mi from Trafalgar Square eastwards to Temple Bar , where the road becomes Fleet Street inside the City of London , and is part of the A4 , a main road running west from inner London . The road 's name comes from the Old English strond , meaning the edge of a river , as it historically ran alongside the north bank of the River Thames . The street was popular with the British upper classes between the 12th and 17th centuries , with many historically important mansions being built between the Strand and the river . These included Essex House , Arundel House , Somerset House , Savoy Palace , Durham House and Cecil House . The aristocracy moved to the West End over the 17th century , following which the Strand became well known for coffee shops , restaurants and taverns . The street was a centre point for theatre and music hall during the 19th century , and several venues remain on the Strand . At the east end of the street are two historic churches : St Mary le Strand and St Clement Danes . Several authors , poets and philosophers have lived on or near the Strand , including Charles Dickens , Ralph Waldo Emerson and Virginia Woolf . The street has been commemorated in the song `` Let 's All Go Down the Strand '' , now recognised as a typical piece of Cockney music hall .",
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"text": "London Borough of Hackney The London Borough of Hackney ( -LSB- ˈhækni -RSB- ) is a London Borough in Inner London , United Kingdom . The historical and administrative heart of Hackney is Mare Street , which lies 5 mi north-east of Charing Cross . Southern and eastern parts of the borough are popularly regarded as being part of east London , with northern and western areas belonging to north London . The London Plan issued by the Greater London Authority assigns whole boroughs to sub-regions for statutory monitoring , engagement and resource allocation purposes . The most recent ( 2011 ) iteration of this plan assigns Hackney to the ` East ' sub-region , while the 2008 and 2004 versions assigned the borough to ` North ' and ` East ' sub-regions respectively . The modern borough was formed 1965 by the merger of the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney with the much smaller Metropolitan Boroughs of Stoke Newington and Shoreditch . Hackney is bounded by Islington to the west , Haringey to the north , Waltham Forest to the north-east , Newham to the east , Tower Hamlets to the south-east and the City of London to the south-west . Hackney was one of the host boroughs of the London Olympics in 2012 , with several of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park venues falling within its boundaries .",
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"text": "Royston, Hertfordshire Royston is a town and civil parish in the District of North Hertfordshire and county of Hertfordshire in England . It is situated on the Greenwich Meridian , which brushes the town 's eastern boundary , and at the northernmost apex of the county on the same latitude as towns such as Milton Keynes and Ipswich . It is located 43 mi north of central London in a rural area . Before the boundary changes of the 1890s , the boundary between Hertfordshire and Cambridgeshire ran east -- west through the centre of town along the middle of Melbourn Street . The town has a population of 15,781 .",
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"text": "Woolwich Common Woolwich Common is a common in Woolwich in southeast London , England . It is partly used as military land ( less than 40 % ) and partly as an urban park . Woolwich Common is a conservation area . It is part of the South East London Green Chain . It is also the name of a street on the east side of the common , as well as an electoral ward of the Royal Borough of Greenwich . The population of the ward at the 2011 Census was 17,499 .",
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"text": "Time 106.8 106.8 Time FM was a local commercial radio station located in the south-east London and north-west Kent area of England , which broadcast to Greenwich and Bexleyheath in London and Dartford and Gravesend in Kent on 106.8 FM , and ceased transmission in April 2009 .",
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"text": "Crown Estate The Crown Estate is a collection of lands and holdings in the United Kingdom belonging to the British monarch as a corporation sole , making it the `` Sovereign 's public estate '' , which is neither government property nor part of the monarch 's private estate . As a result of this arrangement , the sovereign is not involved with the management or administration of the estate , exercising only very limited control of its affairs . Instead , the estate 's extensive portfolio is overseen by a semi-independent , incorporated public body headed by the Crown Estate Commissioners , who exercise `` the powers of ownership '' of the estate , although they are not `` owners in their own right '' . The revenues from these hereditary possessions have been placed by the monarch at the disposition of Her Majesty 's Government and thus proceed directly to Her Majesty 's Treasury for the benefit of the British nation . The Crown Estate is formally accountable to the Parliament of the United Kingdom , where it is legally mandated to make an annual report to the sovereign , a copy of which is forwarded to the House of Commons . The Crown Estate is one of the largest property managers in the United Kingdom , overseeing property worth # 12 billion , with urban properties valued at # 9.1 billion representing the majority of the estate by value . These include a large number of properties in central London , but the estate also controls 792000 ha of agricultural land and forest , more than half of the UK 's foreshore , and retains various other traditional holdings and rights , including Ascot Racecourse and Windsor Great Park . Naturally occurring gold and silver in the UK , collectively known as `` Mines Royal '' , are managed by The Crown Estate and leased to mining operators . Historically , Crown Estate properties were administered by the reigning monarch to help fund the business of governing the country . However , in 1760 , George III surrendered control over the Estate 's revenues to the treasury , thus relieving him of the responsibility of personally paying for the costs of the civil service , defence costs , the national debt , and his own personal debts . In return , he received an annual grant known as the Civil list . By tradition , each subsequent monarch agreed to this arrangement upon his or her accession . However , from 1 April 2012 , under the terms of the Sovereign Grant Act 2011 ( SSG ) , the Civil List was abolished and the monarch was thenceforth provided with a stable source of revenue indexed to a percentage of the Crown Estate 's annual net revenue ( currently set at 15 % ) . This was intended to provide a long-term solution and remove the politically sensitive issue of Parliament having to debate the Civil List allowance every ten years . Subsequently , the Sovereign Grant Act allows for all future monarchs to simply extend these provisions for their reigns by Order in Council . The act does not imply any legal change on the nature of the estate 's ownership , but is simply a benchmark by which the sovereign grant is set as a grant by Parliament .",
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"text": "Woolwich (disambiguation) Woolwich can refer to : Several places : Woolwich , London , England , and its local features or administrative areas : Woolwich Common Woolwich Dockyard , former English naval dockyard Woolwich Ferry Woolwich foot tunnel , under the River Thames Metropolitan Borough of Woolwich , former London borough 1899-1965 Woolwich ( UK Parliament constituency ) , now incorporated in Greenwich and Woolwich Woolwich , Ontario , Canada Woolwich , Maine , United States of America Woolwich , New South Wales , Australia Woolwich Township , New Jersey , United States of America North Woolwich , London , England Woolwich-and-Reading Beds , geological deposits Madlyn-Ann C. Woolwich ( b. 1937 ) , American pastel painter and author The Woolwich , a former British bank , previously a building society The Woolwich Steam Packet Company HMS Woolwich , the name of nine ships of the Royal Navy",
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"text": "Royal Greenwich Trust School Royal Greenwich Trust School ( formally Royal Greenwich UTC ) is a free school created out of a former university technical college which opened in the New Charlton area of the Royal Borough of Greenwich in London , England in September 2013 . The campus is located near the banks of the River Thames , close to the Thames Barrier .",
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"text": "St Paul Covent Garden St Paul Covent Garden was a civil parish in the metropolitan area of London , England . The former area of the parish now corresponds to the Covent Garden market and surrounding streets in the City of Westminster .",
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"text": "Greenwich (surname) Greenwich is a surname . Notable people with the surname include : Alex Greenwich ( born 1980 ) , Australian activist and politician Ellie Greenwich ( 1940 -- 2009 ) , American singer , songwriter and record producer Sonny Greenwich ( born 1936 ) , Canadian musician",
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"text": "North Greenwich railway station North Greenwich was a railway station named after the North Greenwich area of the Isle of Dogs in London . It was located on the north side of the River Thames near Island Gardens in the east of the city , and is not to be confused with the present-day North Greenwich station on the London Underground 's Jubilee line , which is located on the south side of the river , one mile downstream on the Greenwich Peninsula . North Greenwich was the terminus of the Millwall Extension Railway ( MER ) branch of the London and Blackwall Railway , 4 mi down-line from the western terminus at , although services did not operate through to Fenchurch Street but instead connected to the Fenchurch Street-Blackwall service at . was the preceding station along the line . Opened in July 1872 ( slightly later than the other stations on the branch ) with the official name North Greenwich & Cubitt Town , it connected with the Greenwich Foot Tunnel , linking it to the Greenwich area south of the river . Traffic at the station was always light and , as with the rest of the MER , it closed to passengers in May 1926 , though goods transport continued until the demise of the docks in the 1970s . The area was heavily redeveloped following the Docklands developments of the 1980s , and most of the Docklands Light Railway ( DLR ) between Island Gardens and South Quay utilises the old MER route . The original Island Gardens DLR station ( at that time the DLR 's southern terminus ) was built on the north end of the original North Greenwich station site when the DLR opened in 1987 . When the DLR was extended to Lewisham in the 1990s , a new Island Gardens DLR station was built 100 metres away and the former site was demolished and replaced by a block of flats .",
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"text": "Greenwich Hospital, London Greenwich Hospital was a permanent home for retired sailors of the Royal Navy , which operated from 1692 to 1869 . Its buildings were later used by the Royal Naval College , Greenwich and the University of Greenwich , and are now known as the Old Royal Naval College . The word `` hospital '' was used in its original sense of a place providing hospitality for those in need of it , and did not refer to medical care , although the buildings included an infirmary which , after Greenwich Hospital closed , operated as Dreadnought Seaman 's Hospital until 1986 . The foundation which operated the hospital still exists , for the benefit of former Royal Navy personnel and their dependants . It now provides sheltered housing on other sites .",
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"text": "Helena Bonham Carter Helena Bonham Carter , ( born 26 May 1966 ) is an English actress . She is known for her roles in low-budget arthouse and independent films to large-scale Hollywood productions . She was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her role as Kate Croy in The Wings of the Dove ( 1997 ) . For her role as Queen Elizabeth in The King 's Speech ( 2010 ) , she was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and won the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Supporting Role . She also won the 2010 International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her role as British author Enid Blyton in the TV film Enid ( 2009 ) . Bonham Carter began her film career playing the title character in Lady Jane ( 1986 ) , and playing Lucy Honeychurch in A Room with a View ( 1986 ) . Her other film roles include Ophelia in Hamlet ( 1990 ) , Where Angels Fear to Tread ( 1991 ) , Howards End ( 1992 ) , Elizabeth Lavenza in Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein ( 1994 ) , Woody Allen 's Mighty Aphrodite ( 1995 ) , Fight Club ( 1999 ) , Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter series ( 2007 -- 11 ) , Terminator Salvation ( 2009 ) , Miss Havisham in Great Expectations ( 2012 ) , Madame Thénardier in Les Misérables ( 2012 ) , and The Fairy Godmother in Cinderella ( 2015 ) . She has frequently collaborated with director Tim Burton ; in Planet of the Apes ( 2001 ) , Big Fish ( 2003 ) , Corpse Bride ( 2005 ) , Charlie and the Chocolate Factory ( 2005 ) , Mrs. Lovett in Sweeney Todd : The Demon Barber of Fleet Street ( 2007 ) , Dark Shadows ( 2012 ) , and playing the Red Queen in Alice in Wonderland ( 2010 ) and its sequel Alice Through the Looking Glass ( 2016 ) . Her other television films include A Pattern of Roses ( 1983 ) , Fatal Deception : Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald ( 1993 ) , Live from Baghdad ( 2002 ) , Toast ( 2010 ) , and Burton & Taylor ( 2013 ) . She was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( CBE ) in the 2012 New Year Honours list for services to drama , and in January 2014 , the British prime minister , David Cameron , announced that Bonham Carter had been appointed to Britain 's new national Holocaust Commission .",
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"text": "Our Island Story Our Island Story : A Child 's History of England is a book by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall , first published in 1905 in London by T. C. & E. C. Jack . It covers the history of England from the time of the Roman occupation until Queen Victoria 's death , using a mixture of traditional history and mythology to explain the story of British history in a way accessible to younger readers . Prime Minister David Cameron chose Our Island Story when asked to select his favourite childhood book in October 2010 : `` When I was younger , I particularly enjoyed ` Our Island Story ' by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall -LSB- ... -RSB- It is written in a way that really captured my imagination and which nurtured my interest in the history of our great nation . '' The book depicts the union of England and Scotland as a desirable and inevitable event , and praises rebels and the collective will of the common people in opposing tyrants , including kings like John and Charles I.",
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"text": "London Film Critics Circle Awards 2010 31st London Film Critics Circle Awards 11 February 2011 Film of the Year : The Social Network British Film of the Year : The King 's Speech The 31st London Film Critics Circle Awards , honouring the best in film for 2010 , were announced by the London Film Critics Circle on 11 February 2011 .",
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"text": "Queen of the Gambia Elizabeth II was Queen of the Gambia from 1965 to 1970 , when the Gambia was a constitutional monarchy within the Commonwealth of Nations . The Queen was also the monarch of the other Commonwealth realms , including the United Kingdom . Her constitutional roles in the Gambia were delegated to a Governor-General . The Gambia was granted independence in 1965 under the Parliament of the United Kingdom 's Gambia Independence Act 1964 , which unified the Gambia Colony and Protectorate into an independent sovereign state . After two referenda on constitutional amendments , the first unsuccessful because it did not pass by the necessary two-thirds majority and the second successful , the Gambia adopted a new constitution that abolished the monarchy on 24 April 1970 . The Gambia became a republic within the Commonwealth , with the President of Gambia as head of state . The Queen visited the Gambia on 3 -- 5 December 1961 .",
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"text": "Colin Firth Colin Andrew Firth , ( born 10 September 1960 ) is an English actor . His films have grossed more than $ 3 billion from 42 releases worldwide . Firth has received an Academy Award , a Golden Globe Award , two BAFTA Awards , and three Screen Actors Guild Awards , as well as the Volpi Cup . Firth 's most notable and acclaimed role to date has been his 2010 portrayal of King George VI in The King 's Speech , a performance that earned him an Oscar and multiple worldwide best actor awards . Identified in the late 1980s with the `` Brit Pack '' of rising , young British actors , it was not until Firth 's portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen 's Pride and Prejudice that he received more widespread attention . This led to roles in films such as The English Patient , Bridget Jones 's Diary ( for which Firth was nominated for a BAFTA ) , Shakespeare in Love , and Love Actually . In 2009 , Firth received widespread critical acclaim for his leading role in A Single Man , for which Firth gained his first Academy Award nomination , and won a BAFTA Award . Firth starred in the action spy movie Kingsman : The Secret Service in 2014 , which was a commercial success and received generally positive reviews . In 2011 , Firth received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame , and was also selected as one of the Time 100 . He was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Winchester in 2007 , and was made a Freeman of the City of London in 2012 . He has campaigned for the rights of indigenous tribal peoples , and is a member of Survival International . Firth has also campaigned on issues of asylum seekers , refugees ' rights , and the environment . He commissioned and is credited as a co-author on a scientific paper on a study into the differences in brain structure between people of differing political orientations .",
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"text": "Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act The Brit Award for British Breakthrough Act is an award given by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) , an organisation which represents record companies and artists in the United Kingdom . The accolade is presented at the Brit Awards , an annual celebration of British and international music . The winners and nominees are determined by the BRIT Awards voting academy with over 1,000 members , which comprise record labels , publishers , managers , agents , media , and previous winners and nominees . The award was first presented in 1977 as two awards as `` British Male Newcomer '' and `` British Female Newcomer '' which were won by Graham Parker and Julie Covington . When the Brit Awards was held for the second time in 1982 , the awards `` British Male Newcomer '' and `` British Female Newcomer '' became joint as one award for both male and female acts as well introducing groups acts to award . The first award for the joint `` British Newcomer '' was won by The Human League . In 2003 the award was renamed to `` British Breakthrough Act '' .",
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"text": "Charles, Prince of Wales Charles , Prince of Wales ( Charles Philip Arthur George ; born 14 November 1948 ) is the eldest child and heir apparent of Queen Elizabeth II . Known alternatively in South West England as Duke of Cornwall and in Scotland as Duke of Rothesay , he is the longest-serving heir apparent in British history , having held the position since 1952 . He is also the oldest person to be next in line to the throne since Sophia of Hanover ( the heir presumptive to Queen Anne ) , who died in 1714 at the age of 83 . Charles was born at Buckingham Palace as the first grandchild of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth . He was educated at Cheam and Gordonstoun Schools , which his father , Prince Philip , Duke of Edinburgh , had attended as a child , as well as the Timbertop campus of Geelong Grammar School in Victoria , Australia . After earning a bachelor of arts degree from Trinity College , Cambridge , Charles served in the Royal Navy from 1971 to 1976 . In 1981 , he married Lady Diana Spencer and they had two sons : Prince William ( born 1982 ) later to become Duke of Cambridge , and Prince Harry ( born 1984 ) . In 1996 , the couple divorced , following well-publicised extramarital affairs . Diana died in a car crash in Paris the following year . In 2005 , Charles married Camilla Parker Bowles . Charles 's interests encompass a range of humanitarian and social issues : he founded The Prince 's Trust in 1976 , sponsors The Prince 's Charities , and is patron of numerous other charitable and arts organisations . Charles has long championed organic farming for which he established the Duchy Home Farm , run by the Duchy of Cornwall , which produces ingredients for the Duchy Originals brand which he founded in 1990 . Charles has sought to raise world awareness of the dangers facing the natural environment , such as climate change . As an environmentalist , he has received numerous awards and recognition from environmental groups around the world . His support for alternative medicine , including homeopathy , has been criticised by some in the medical community . He has been outspoken on the role of architecture in society and the conservation of historic buildings . Subsequently , Charles created Poundbury , an experimental new town based on his theories , in Dorset in 1993 . He has authored a number of books , including A Vision of Britain : A Personal View of Architecture in 1989 and the children 's book The Old Man of Lochnagar in 1980 .",
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"text": "Crown Estate The Crown Estate is a collection of lands and holdings in the United Kingdom belonging to the British monarch as a corporation sole , making it the `` Sovereign 's public estate '' , which is neither government property nor part of the monarch 's private estate . As a result of this arrangement , the sovereign is not involved with the management or administration of the estate , exercising only very limited control of its affairs . Instead , the estate 's extensive portfolio is overseen by a semi-independent , incorporated public body headed by the Crown Estate Commissioners , who exercise `` the powers of ownership '' of the estate , although they are not `` owners in their own right '' . The revenues from these hereditary possessions have been placed by the monarch at the disposition of Her Majesty 's Government and thus proceed directly to Her Majesty 's Treasury for the benefit of the British nation . The Crown Estate is formally accountable to the Parliament of the United Kingdom , where it is legally mandated to make an annual report to the sovereign , a copy of which is forwarded to the House of Commons . The Crown Estate is one of the largest property managers in the United Kingdom , overseeing property worth # 12 billion , with urban properties valued at # 9.1 billion representing the majority of the estate by value . These include a large number of properties in central London , but the estate also controls 792000 ha of agricultural land and forest , more than half of the UK 's foreshore , and retains various other traditional holdings and rights , including Ascot Racecourse and Windsor Great Park . Naturally occurring gold and silver in the UK , collectively known as `` Mines Royal '' , are managed by The Crown Estate and leased to mining operators . Historically , Crown Estate properties were administered by the reigning monarch to help fund the business of governing the country . However , in 1760 , George III surrendered control over the Estate 's revenues to the treasury , thus relieving him of the responsibility of personally paying for the costs of the civil service , defence costs , the national debt , and his own personal debts . In return , he received an annual grant known as the Civil list . By tradition , each subsequent monarch agreed to this arrangement upon his or her accession . However , from 1 April 2012 , under the terms of the Sovereign Grant Act 2011 ( SSG ) , the Civil List was abolished and the monarch was thenceforth provided with a stable source of revenue indexed to a percentage of the Crown Estate 's annual net revenue ( currently set at 15 % ) . This was intended to provide a long-term solution and remove the politically sensitive issue of Parliament having to debate the Civil List allowance every ten years . Subsequently , the Sovereign Grant Act allows for all future monarchs to simply extend these provisions for their reigns by Order in Council . The act does not imply any legal change on the nature of the estate 's ownership , but is simply a benchmark by which the sovereign grant is set as a grant by Parliament .",
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"text": "Sarah Villiers, Countess of Jersey Sarah Sophia Child Villiers , Countess of Jersey ( 4 March 1785 -- 26 January 1867 ) , was an English noblewoman , and through her marriage a member of the Villiers family . She was the eldest daughter of John Fane , 10th Earl of Westmorland , and Sarah Anne Child . Her mother was the only child of Robert Child , the principal shareholder in the banking firm Child & Co. . Under the terms of his will , the Countess of Jersey was the primary legatee , and she not only inherited Osterley Park but became senior partner of the bank . Her husband , George Villiers , added the surname Child by royal licence . Lady Jersey married George Child Villiers , 5th Earl of Jersey , on 23 May 1804 , in the drawing room of her house in Berkeley Square . Her husband 's mother , Frances Villiers , Countess of Jersey ( also Lady Jersey ) , was one of the more notorious mistresses of King George IV when he was Prince of Wales . Her sister Maria married John Ponsonby , Viscount Duncannon , later the 4th Earl of Bessborough , a brother of Lady Caroline Lamb . Her own affairs , though conducted discreetly , were said to be numerous : Henry John Temple , 3rd Viscount Palmerston , was thought to be one of her lovers . When asked why he had never fought a duel to preserve his wife 's reputation , Lord Jersey dryly replied that this would require him to fight every man in London . Lady Jersey was one of the patronesses of Almack 's , the most exclusive social club in London , and a leader of the ton during the Regency era . She was immortalized as Zenobia in Disraeli 's novel Endymion . Caroline Lamb ridiculed her in Glenarvon : in revenge Lady Jersey had her barred from Almack 's , the ultimate social disgrace . This , however , was unusual since she was notable for acts of kindness and generosity ; and she was eventually persuaded to remove the ban . In politics she was a Tory , although she lacked the passion for politics shown by her cousin Harriet Arbuthnot . On hearing that the Duke of Wellington had fallen from power in 1830 , she burst into tears in public . She reportedly `` moved heaven and earth '' against the Reform Act 1832 . Lady Jersey was known by the nickname Silence ; the nickname was ironic since , famously , she almost never stopped talking . She is a recurring character in the Regency novels of Georgette Heyer , where she is presented as eccentric and unpredictable , but highly intelligent and observant , and capable of kindness and generosity . She died at No. 38 , Berkeley Square , Middlesex now London .",
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"text": "Judi Dench Dame Judith Olivia Dench ( born 9 December 1934 ) , known as Judi Dench , is an English actress and author . Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company . Over the following few years , she performed in several of Shakespeare 's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet , Juliet in Romeo and Juliet , and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth . Although most of her work during this period was in theatre , she also branched into film work and won a BAFTA Award as Most Promising Newcomer . She drew strong reviews for her leading role in the musical Cabaret in 1968 . Over the next two decades , Dench established herself as one of the most significant British theatre performers , working for the National Theatre Company and the Royal Shakespeare Company . She achieved success in television during this period , in the series A Fine Romance from 1981 until 1984 , and in 1992 with a starring role in the romantic comedy series As Time Goes By . Her film appearances were infrequent and included supporting roles in major films such as A Room with a View ( 1986 ) supporting Maggie Smith , before she rose to international fame as M in GoldenEye ( 1995 ) , a role she continued to play in James Bond films until Skyfall ( 2012 ) . A seven-time Oscar nominee , Dench won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love and has received nominations for her roles in Mrs Brown ( 1997 ) , Chocolat ( 2000 ) , Iris ( 2001 ) , Mrs Henderson Presents ( 2005 ) , Notes on a Scandal ( 2006 ) , and Philomena ( 2013 ) . She has also received many award nominations for her acting in theatre , film and television ; her competitive awards include six British Academy Film Awards , four BAFTA TV Awards , seven Olivier Awards , two Screen Actors Guild Awards , two Golden Globes , and a Tony Award . She has also received the BAFTA Fellowship ( 2001 ) and the Special Olivier Award ( 2004 ) . In June 2011 , she received a fellowship from the British Film Institute ( BFI ) . Dench is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts ( FRSA ) .",
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"text": "Prince Michael of Kent Prince Michael of Kent , ( Michael George Charles Franklin ; born 4 July 1942 ) is a paternal first cousin of Queen Elizabeth II , being a grandson of King George V and Queen Mary . Prince Michael occasionally represents the Queen at some functions in Commonwealth realms outside the United Kingdom . Otherwise , he manages his own consultancy business and undertakes various commercial work around the world . He has also presented some television documentaries on the royal families of Europe . He is named after Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich of Russia , the younger brother of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia , and a first cousin of three of Michael 's grandparents . Since his mother was a cousin of Prince Philip , he is also a second cousin to Prince Charles and his siblings .",
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"text": "Sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. The sermons and speeches of Martin Luther King Jr. , comprise an extensive catalog of American writing and oratory -- some of which are internationally well-known , while others remain unheralded , and some await re-discovery . Martin Luther King Jr. was a prominent African-American clergyman , a civil rights leader , and a Nobel laureate . King himself observed , `` In the quiet recesses of my heart , I am fundamentally a clergyman , a Baptist preacher . ''",
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"text": "Cate Blanchett on screen and stage Cate Blanchett is an Australian actress who has extensively appeared in film and stage . She made her stage debut in 1992 by playing Electra in the National Institute of Dramatic Art production of the same name . She followed it with performances in Timothy Daly 's Kafka Dances ( 1993 ) and the Sydney Theatre Company stage production of Oleanna ( 1993 ) opposite Geoffrey Rush . Blanchett won the Sydney Theatre Critics Award for Best Newcomer for the former and Best Actress for the latter , making her the first person to win both awards at once . She went on to perform several roles on stage , notably Susan Traherne in Plenty ( 1999 ) , Hedda Gabler in Hedda Gabler ( 2004 ) , Blanche DuBois in A Streetcar Named Desire ( 2009 ) , Yelena in Uncle Vanya ( 2011 ) and Claire in The Maids ( 2013 ) . In 1997 , Blanchett made her feature film debut in a supporting role in the World War II drama Paradise Road . The same year , she had her first leading role in Oscar and Lucinda , which earned her an AACTA Award nomination for Best Actress . Blanchett received worldwide attention for playing Queen Elizabeth I of England in the acclaimed drama Elizabeth ( 1998 ) . Her performance garnered her a Golden Globe and a BAFTA Award for Best Actress and her first Academy Award nomination for Best Actress . Elizabeth and her next film , the thriller The Talented Mr. Ripley ( 1999 ) , performed well at the box office . However , her other 1999 releasesthe widely praised An Ideal Husband and the largely panned Pushing Tinwere unsuccessful . Blanchett found greater success for portraying Galadriel in Peter Jackson 's epic fantasy trilogy The Lord of the Rings ( 2001-03 ) . During this period , she also appeared in several films which had mixed reception and performed poorly at the box office . She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress , among other honors for portraying Katharine Hepburn in Martin Scorsese 's 2004 drama The Aviator , making her the only actor to win an Oscar for portraying another Oscar-winning actor . Her only screen appearance in 2005 was in Little Fish , for which she won the AACTA Award for Best Actress . Blanchett 's performance in the 2006 thriller Notes on a Scandal garnered her another Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress . In 2007 , she received both Best Actress and Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominations for her roles in Elizabeth : The Golden Age and I 'm Not There , becoming one of the few actors to achieve this feat . In 2008 , Blanchett appeared in Steven Spielberg 's action adventure Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull and David Fincher 's fantasy drama The Curious Case of Benjamin Button . She briefly reprised her role of Galadriel in the The Hobbit trilogy ( 2012-14 ) . For her performance as the titular socialite in Woody Allen 's 2013 drama Blue Jasmine , Blanchett won the Golden Globe , the BAFTA Award , the SAG Award and the Academy Award for Best Actress . In 2014 , she voiced Valka in the $ 620 million-grossing animated fantasy How to Train Your Dragon 2 . In 2015 , she received praise for playing Lady Tremaine in Disney 's live action film Cinderella , Mary Mapes in Truth and the titular character in Todd Haynes 's romantic drama Carol . Cinderella was a notable box office success while Carol garnered her seventh Oscar nomination . Blanchett made her Broadway debut in 2017 with The Present , receiving her first Tony Award nomination for the Best Actress in a Play .",
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"text": "Blake (band) Blake is a British vocal group . Blake comprises three men whose friendship and musical careers date back to their school days . After reuniting via Facebook as adults they had recorded their first album in six months . It went to No. 1 in the UK Classical Album Chart , selling over 100,000 copies in three weeks , earning the group a Gold Disc . The album received the Classical Brit Award for Album of the Year in 2008 . Their second album , And So It Goes , peaked at No. 12 in the UK pop charts and No. 1 in several classical charts around the world . During 2008 and 2009 the group undertook tours of Australia and Japan . 2009 continued with a tour , the creation of their new record label , Blake Records , and the release of their third album , Together . They finished 2009 with a 30-night tour in Scandinavia . In 2010 ` Beautiful Earth ' was selected by the World Wildlife Fund as its Earth Hour Anthem , and their album Together reached No. 1 in the Australian Classical Charts and No. 1 in the South African Classical Charts . Blake took their ` An Evening With Blake ' show to over 40 locations throughout the UK , performing to over 50,000 people . After being invited to Buckingham Palace twice during 2010 , Blake released ` All of Me ' in 2011 - written by Simon May . Blake had over 90 live concert appearances in 2011 . They had début tours of the Philippines and Russia and headlined the Henley Festival . They also performed for Prince Albert and Princess Charlene of Monaco . In 2012 the toured China and the USA for the first time and returned to the Philippines for 20 concerts there . In addition to long hours in the recording studio working on their fourth album , the group also found time for a performance at the Olympic Stadium in the run-up to the 2012 Games . In 2013 Blake launched their fourth album Start Over in the UK and the USA . The year also saw performances at Wembley Stadium for the Rugby League Cup final , the group 's first play-listed song on BBC Radio 2 ( ` So Happy ' ) , tours to Indonesia and Trinidad & Tobago plus the launchof their first Asia-only album . Towards the end of 2013 , the band launched two charity singles . ` You Raise Me Up ' was recorded with the soprano Camilla Kerslake and the ` Sing To Beat Breast Cancer Choir ' , made up entirely of women affected by the disease , and was released in October shortly before a 20 date UK tour where Camilla appeared as their guest artist . ` To The Sun ' was released in November and debuted live in Trafalgar square as the anthem for the launch of the Walking With The Wounded South Pole challenge in the presence of Prince Harry . Blake are also ambassadors for certain charities , which include , amongst others , Cancer Research , The War Widows Association , The World Wildlife Fund , Clic Sargent , The Prince 's Trust , Variety ( The Children 's Charity ) , MIND , Starlight , The Royal British Legion and Help for Heroes . The band continue to do much work for military charities , performing at the opening of the Bomber Command Memorial in London for the Queen and 5,000 veterans in the summer of 2012 . At the end of 2014 Blake released their fifth album In Harmony . In 2015 Blake have been back on tour throughout the UK , played at the famous Holders Festival in Barbados . After funding their first independent album on Pledge , Blake teamed up with Dame Shirley Bassey for a version of The Christmas Song ( Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire ) which will appear on their first ever Christmas album . Dame Shirley explains how the collaboration came about : `` Blake sang Moon River at my 70th birthday party , and then we met again at the reception of -LSB- the charity -RSB- Variety 's 70th anniversary six months ago . Ollie mentioned singing a Christmas song together , and I said I 've never done a Christmas song before ! ''",
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"text": "Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical The Laurence Olivier Award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role in a Musical is an annual award presented by The Society of London Theatre in recognition of achievements in commercial British theatre . The awards were established as the Society of West End Theatre Awards in 1976 , and , renamed in 1984 in honour of English actor Lord Olivier . The Olivier Awards are the most prestigious theatrical awards in the United Kingdom and are the UK equivalent of the Tony Awards . Until 2015 , the Olivier Awards did not honour supporting musical performances separately and was therefore a unisex category , honouring both male and female actors . Starting with the 2015 ceremony , the awards have been separated into Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical and Best Actress in a Supporting Role in a Musical",
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"text": "Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is the head of Her Majesty 's Government in the United Kingdom . The Prime Minister ( informal abbreviation : PM ) and Cabinet ( consisting of all the most senior ministers , most of whom are government department heads ) are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Monarch , to Parliament , to their political party and ultimately to the electorate . The office is one of the Great Offices of State . The , Theresa May , leader of the Conservative Party , was appointed by the Queen on 13 July 2016 . The office is not established by any constitution or law but exists only by long-established convention , which stipulates that the monarch must appoint as Prime Minister the person most likely to command the confidence of the House of Commons ; this individual is typically the leader of the political party or coalition of parties that holds the largest number of seats in that chamber . The position of Prime Minister was not created ; it evolved slowly and erratically over three hundred years due to numerous acts of Parliament , political developments , and accidents of history . The office is therefore best understood from a historical perspective . The origins of the position are found in constitutional changes that occurred during the Revolutionary Settlement ( 1688 -- 1720 ) and the resulting shift of political power from the Sovereign to Parliament . Although the Sovereign was not stripped of the ancient prerogative powers and legally remained the head of government , politically it gradually became necessary for him or her to govern through a Prime Minister who could command a majority in Parliament . By the 1830s the Westminster system of government ( or cabinet government ) had emerged ; the Prime Minister had become primus inter pares or the first among equals in the Cabinet and the head of government in the United Kingdom . The political position of Prime Minister was enhanced by the development of modern political parties , the introduction of mass communication ( inexpensive newspapers , radio , television and the internet ) , and photography . By the start of the 20th century the modern premiership had emerged ; the office had become the pre-eminent position in the constitutional hierarchy vis-à-vis the Sovereign , Parliament and Cabinet . Prior to 1902 , the Prime Minister sometimes came from the House of Lords , provided that his government could form a majority in the Commons . However as the power of the aristocracy waned during the 19th century the convention developed that the Prime Minister should always sit in the lower house . As leader of the House of Commons , the Prime Minister 's authority was further enhanced by the Parliament Act of 1911 which marginalised the influence of the House of Lords in the law-making process . The Prime Minister is ex officio also First Lord of the Treasury and Minister for the Civil Service . Certain privileges , such as residency of 10 Downing Street , are accorded to Prime Ministers by virtue of their position as First Lord of the Treasury .",
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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": "Speech at the Opening of the Parliament of South Africa, 1990 On 2 February 1990 , the State President F. W. de Klerk delivered a speech at the opening of the 1990 session of the Parliament of South Africa in which he announced sweeping reforms that marked the beginning of the negotiated transition from apartheid to constitutional democracy . The reforms promised in the speech included the unbanning of the African National Congress ( ANC ) and other anti-apartheid organisations , the release of political prisoners including Nelson Mandela , the end of the state of emergency , and a moratorium on the death penalty .",
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"text": "Land of the Blind Land of the Blind is a 2006 British-American black comedy drama film starring Ralph Fiennes , Donald Sutherland , Tom Hollander and Lara Flynn Boyle . Land of the Blind is a dark political satire , based on several incidents throughout history in which tyrannical rulers were overthrown by new leaders who proved to be just as bad , if not worse , and subtle references are made to several such cases . The title is taken from the saying , `` In the land of the blind , the one-eyed man is king . '' Land of the Blind had its world premiere in competition at the International Film Festival Rotterdam , and was the Opening Night Gala film at the 2006 Human Rights Watch Film Festival in London . Its U.S. premiere was in competition at the 2006 Tribeca Film Festival . The film sparked intense reaction during its festival run , attacked by both left and right , each of which saw the film as a critique of its position . Historical references in the film include Jean-Paul Marat ( from the French Revolution ) , Kim Jong-Il , Joseph Stalin , Benito Mussolini , Augusto Pinochet , Anastasio Somoza Debayle , François Duvalier , Rudolph Hess , Jean-Claude Duvalier , Lyndon B. Johnson , Julius Caesar ( from William Shakespeare 's play ) , Robert Mugabe , Ngo Dinh Diem , Idi Amin , the PIRA Maze prison protests , U.S. POWs in Vietnam , the Weathermen terrorist group , the Khmer Rouge , the 1979 Revolution in Iran , and the subsequent Cultural Revolution in that country .",
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"text": "Speech to the Troops at Tilbury The Speech to the Troops at Tilbury was delivered on 9 August Old Style ( 19 August New Style ) 1588 by Queen Elizabeth I of England to the land forces earlier assembled at Tilbury in Essex in preparation for repelling the expected invasion by the Spanish Armada . Before the speech the Armada had been driven from the Strait of Dover in the Battle of Gravelines eleven days earlier , and had by then rounded Scotland on its way home , but troops were still held at ready in case the Spanish army of Alexander Farnese , the Duke of Parma , might yet attempt to invade from Dunkirk ; two days later they were discharged . On the day of the speech , the Queen left her bodyguard before Tilbury Fort and went among her subjects with an escort of six men . Lord Ormonde walked ahead with the Sword of State ; he was followed by a page leading the Queen 's charger and another bearing her silver helmet on a cushion ; then came the Queen herself , in white with a silver cuirass and mounted on a grey gelding . She was flanked on horseback by her lieutenant general the Earl of Leicester on the right , and on the left by the Earl of Essex , her Master of the Horse . Sir John Norreys brought up the rear .",
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"text": "St Paul's Cathedral St Paul 's Cathedral , London , is an Anglican cathedral , the seat of the Bishop of London and the mother church of the Diocese of London . It sits on Ludgate Hill at the highest point of the City of London and is a Grade 1 listed building . Its dedication to Paul the Apostle dates back to the original church on this site , founded in AD 604 . The present cathedral , dating from the late 17th century , was designed in the English Baroque style by Sir Christopher Wren . Its construction , completed in Wren 's lifetime , was part of a major rebuilding programme in the City after the Great Fire of London . The cathedral is one of the most famous and most recognisable sights of London . Its dome , framed by the spires of Wren 's City churches , dominated the skyline for 300 years . At 365 ft high , it was the tallest building in London from 1710 to 1967 . The dome is among the highest in the world . St Paul 's is the second-largest church building in area in the United Kingdom after Liverpool Cathedral . St Paul 's Cathedral occupies a significant place in the national identity . It is the central subject of much promotional material , as well as of images of the dome surrounded by the smoke and fire of the Blitz . Services held at St Paul 's have included the funerals of Lord Nelson , the Duke of Wellington , Sir Winston Churchill and Margaret Thatcher ; jubilee celebrations for Queen Victoria ; peace services marking the end of the First and Second World Wars ; the wedding of Charles , Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer ; the launch of the Festival of Britain ; and the thanksgiving services for the Silver , Golden and Diamond Jubilees and the 80th and 90th birthdays of Elizabeth II . St Paul 's Cathedral is a working church with hourly prayer and daily services . The tourist entry fee at the door is # 18 for adults ( March 2017 , cheaper online ) , but no charge is made to worshippers .",
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